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Biology and Biochemistry
China
2023

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
86
Citations
21775
World Ranking
3039
National Ranking
80

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2023 - Research.com Biology and Biochemistry in China Leader Award

Overview

Jiankang Liu is affiliated with Xi'an Jiaotong University in China and has established a body of research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research activity spans various subfields, encompassing Molecular Biology, Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Physiology, Surgery, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

Their recent notable publications include:

  • "The COVID-19 pandemic and physical activity" (2020) published in Sports Medicine and Health Science
  • "Central and Peripheral Metabolic Defects Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease: Targeting Mitochondria for Diagnosis and Prevention" (2020) in Antioxidants and Redox Signaling
  • "Skp2 dictates cell cycle-dependent metabolic oscillation between glycolysis and TCA cycle" (2020) in Cell Research
  • "Diabetes and pre-diabetes in patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction" (2021) in European Journal of Heart Failure
  • "Punicalagin Regulates Signaling Pathways in Inflammation-Associated Chronic Diseases" (2021) in Antioxidants

Their work addresses a diverse range of main research topics:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Heart Failure Treatment and Management
  • Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
  • Hydrogen's biological and therapeutic effects
  • Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress
  • Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism

Jiankang Liu frequently publishes in several scientific journals, with multiple contributions in Antioxidants, European Journal of Heart Failure, Free Radical Biology and Medicine, Antioxidants and Redox Signaling, and Food & Function. This reflects a consistent focus on topics related to oxidative stress, cardiovascular medicine, and molecular biology.

The scientist collaborates regularly with several coauthors, including Jiangang Long, Zhihui Feng, Yunhua Peng, Brian Claggett, and Scott D. Solomon. These collaborative efforts suggest active involvement in multidisciplinary research teams.

Best Publications

  • Memory loss in old rats is associated with brain mitochondrial decay and RNA/DNA oxidation: Partial reversal by feeding acetyl-l-carnitine and/or R-α-lipoic acid

    Jiankang Liu;Elizabeth Head;Afshin M. Gharib;Wenjun Yuan

  • Chronically and acutely exercised rats: biomarkers of oxidative stress and endogenous antioxidants

    Jiankang Liu;Helen C. Yeo;Eva Övervik-Douki;Tory Hagen

  • The COVID-19 Pandemic and Physical Activity

    Jeffrey A. Woods;Noah T. Hutchinson;Scott K. Powers;William O. Roberts

  • Chronic systemic D-galactose exposure induces memory loss, neurodegeneration, and oxidative damage in mice: Protective effects of R-α-lipoic acid

    Xu Cui;Pingping Zuo;Qing Zhang;Xuekun Li

  • Immobilization stress causes oxidative damage to lipid, protein, and DNA in the brain of rats.

    Jiankang Liu;Xiaoyan Wang;Mark K. Shigenaga;Helen C. Yeo

  • Feeding acetyl-l-carnitine and lipoic acid to old rats significantly improves metabolic function while decreasing oxidative stress

    Tory M. Hagen;Jiankang Liu;Jens Lykkesfeldt;Carol M. Wehr

  • Age-associated mitochondrial oxidative decay: Improvement of carnitine acetyltransferase substrate-binding affinity and activity in brain by feeding old rats acetyl-l- carnitine and/or R-α-lipoic acid

    Jiankang Liu;David W. Killilea;Bruce N. Ames

  • (R)-α-Lipoic acid-supplemented old rats have improved mitochondrial function, decreased oxidative damage, and increased metabolic rate

    Tory M. Hagen;Russell T. Ingersoll;Jens Lykkesfeldt;Jiankang Liu

  • Assay of Aldehydes from Lipid Peroxidation: Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry Compared to Thiobarbituric Acid

    Jiankang Liu;Helen C. Yeo;Stephanie J. Doniger;Bruce N. Ames

  • Delaying Brain Mitochondrial Decay and Aging with Mitochondrial Antioxidants and Metabolites

    Jiankang Liu;Hani Atamna;Hirohiko Kuratsune;Bruce N. Ames

  • The Effects and Mechanisms of Mitochondrial Nutrient α-Lipoic Acid on Improving Age-Associated Mitochondrial and Cognitive Dysfunction: An Overview

    Jiankang Liu

  • Oxidative damage increases with age in a canine model of human brain aging

    E. Head;J. Liu;T. M. Hagen;B. A. Muggenburg

  • Stress, aging, and brain oxidative damage.

    Jiankang Liu;Akitane Mori

  • SIRT3/SOD2 maintains osteoblast differentiation and bone formation by regulating mitochondrial stress.

    Jing Gao;Zhihui Feng;Xueqiang Wang;Mengqi Zeng

  • Hydroxytyrosol promotes mitochondrial biogenesis and mitochondrial function in 3T3-L1 adipocytes.

    Jiejie Hao;Weili Shen;Guangli Yu;Haiqun Jia

  • (R)-alpha-lipoic acid reverses the age-related loss in GSH redox status in post-mitotic tissues: evidence for increased cysteine requirement for GSH synthesis.

    Jung H. Suh;Hong Wang;Rui-Ming Liu;JianKang Liu

  • Polyhydroxylated fullerene derivative C(60)(OH)(24) prevents mitochondrial dysfunction and oxidative damage in an MPP(+) -induced cellular model of Parkinson's disease

    Xiaoqing Cai;Haiqun Jia;Zhongbo Liu;Bei Hou

  • Hydroxytyrosol protects against oxidative damage by simultaneous activation of mitochondrial biogenesis and phase II detoxifying enzyme systems in retinal pigment epithelial cells

    Lu Zhu;Zhongbo Liu;Zhihui Feng;Jiejie Hao

  • Hydroxytyrosol prevents diet-induced metabolic syndrome and attenuates mitochondrial abnormalities in obese mice.

    Ke Cao;Jie Xu;Xuan Zou;Yuan Li

  • Acrolein, a Toxicant in Cigarette Smoke, Causes Oxidative Damage and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in RPE Cells: Protection by (R)-α-Lipoic Acid

    Lihong Jia;Zhongbo Liu;Lijuan Sun;Sheldon S. Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Bruce N. Ames
Bruce N. Ames University of California, Berkeley
Carl W. Cotman
Carl W. Cotman University of California, Irvine
Lester Packer
Lester Packer University of Southern California
Cheng Luo
Cheng Luo Chinese Academy of Sciences
Wenyi Wei
Wenyi Wei Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Tory M. Hagen
Tory M. Hagen Oregon State University
Xianglin Shi
Xianglin Shi University of Kentucky
Young-Ok Son
Young-Ok Son Gwangju Institute of Science and Technology
George Perry
George Perry The University of Texas at San Antonio
William G. Kaelin
William G. Kaelin Harvard University

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