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Shihuan Kuang is affiliated with Purdue University West Lafayette in the United States. Their research activity spans primarily the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Within these broader domains, Kuang's work concentrates notably on Molecular Biology, Physiology, and Cell Biology, with additional contributions intersecting Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine as well as Cancer Research.

The scientist's main topics of study encompass:

  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Muscle Physiology and Disorders
  • Extracellular vesicles in disease
  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Muscle metabolism and nutrition
  • Cancer-related gene regulation
  • Metabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Kuang has a number of recent publications across various journals. Notable papers include:

  • "Temporal Dynamics and Heterogeneity of Cell Populations during Skeletal Muscle Regeneration" (2020), published in iScience
  • "Imaging and Analysis of Isomeric Unsaturated Lipids through Online Photochemical Derivatization of Carbon-Carbon Double Bonds" (2021), published in Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • "Effects of repeated local heat therapy on skeletal muscle structure and function in humans" (2020), published in Journal of Applied Physiology
  • "Lipid droplet dynamics regulate adult muscle stem cell fate" (2022), published in Cell Reports
  • "Harnessing Fiber Diameter-Dependent Effects of Myoblasts Toward Biomimetic Scaffold-Based Skeletal Muscle Regeneration" (2020), published in Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology

The scientist frequently publishes in venues including:

  • The FASEB Journal
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Experimental Physiology
  • iScience
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition

Frequent collaborators in their research activities include:

  • Feng Yue
  • Jiamin Qiu
  • Stephanie N. Oprescu
  • Jingjuan Chen
  • Zhihao Jia

Best Publications

  • Asymmetric Self-Renewal and Commitment of Satellite Stem Cells in Muscle

    Shihuan Kuang;Kazuki Kuroda;Fabien Le Grand;Michael A. Rudnicki

  • Niche regulation of muscle satellite cell self-renewal and differentiation

    Shihuan Kuang;Mark A. Gillespie;Mark A. Gillespie;Michael A. Rudnicki;Michael A. Rudnicki

  • Distinct roles for Pax7 and Pax3 in adult regenerative myogenesis.

    Shihuan Kuang;Sophie B. Chargé;Patrick Seale;Michael Huh

  • The emerging biology of satellite cells and their therapeutic potential.

    Shihuan Kuang;Michael A. Rudnicki

  • Myostatin knockout drives browning of white adipose tissue through activating the AMPK-PGC1α-Fndc5 pathway in muscle

    Tizhong Shan;Xinrong Liang;Pengpeng Bi;Shihuan Kuang

  • The molecular regulation of muscle stem cell function.

    M A Rudnicki;F Le Grand;I McKinnell;S Kuang

  • Constitutive Notch activation upregulates Pax7 and promotes the self-renewal of skeletal muscle satellite cells.

    Yefei Wen;Pengpeng Bi;Weiyi Liu;Atsushi Asakura

  • Inhibition of Notch signaling promotes browning of white adipose tissue and ameliorates obesity

    Pengpeng Bi;Tizhong Shan;Weiyi Liu;Feng Yue

  • Fatty acid binding protein 4 expression marks a population of adipocyte progenitors in white and brown adipose tissues

    Tizhong Shan;Weiyi Liu;Shihuan Kuang

  • Hypoxia promotes satellite cell self-renewal and enhances the efficiency of myoblast transplantation

    Weiyi Liu;Yefei Wen;Pengpeng Bi;Xinsheng Lai

  • Temporal Dynamics and Heterogeneity of Cell Populations during Skeletal Muscle Regeneration.

    Stephanie N. Oprescu;Feng Yue;Jiamin Qiu;Luiz F. Brito

  • Notch signaling as a novel regulator of metabolism

    Pengpeng Bi;Shihuan Kuang

  • Early detection and monitoring of chronic wounds using low-cost, omniphobic paper-based smart bandages.

    Aniket Pal;Debkalpa Goswami;Hugo E. Cuellar;Beatriz Castro

  • miR-133a regulates adipocyte browning in vivo.

    Weiyi Liu;Pengpeng Bi;Tizhong Shan;Xin Yang

  • p38-γ–dependent gene silencing restricts entry into the myogenic differentiation program

    Mark A. Gillespie;Fabien Le Grand;Anthony Scimè;Shihuan Kuang

  • Dlk1 is necessary for proper skeletal muscle development and regeneration.

    Jolena N. Waddell;Peijing Zhang;Yefei Wen;Sanjay K. Gupta

  • Notch signaling deficiency underlies age-dependent depletion of satellite cells in muscular dystrophy

    Chunhui Jiang;Yefei Wen;Kazuki Kuroda;Kevin Hannon

  • Distinct populations of adipogenic and myogenic Myf5-lineage progenitors in white adipose tissues

    Tizhong Shan;Xinrong Liang;Pengpeng Bi;Pengpeng Zhang

  • mTOR is necessary for proper satellite cell activity and skeletal muscle regeneration.

    Pengpeng Zhang;Xinrong Liang;Tizhong Shan;Qinyang Jiang

  • Stimulated Raman scattering flow cytometry for label-free single-particle analysis

    Chi Zhang;Kai-Chih Huang;Bartek Rajwa;Junjie Li

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael A. Rudnicki
Michael A. Rudnicki Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Julia Laskin
Julia Laskin Purdue University West Lafayette
Timothy L. Ratliff
Timothy L. Ratliff Purdue University West Lafayette
Ashok Kumar
Ashok Kumar University of Houston
Nihal Ahmad
Nihal Ahmad University of Wisconsin–Madison
David E. Gerrard
David E. Gerrard Virginia Tech
Patrick Seale
Patrick Seale University of Pennsylvania
Stephen F. Konieczny
Stephen F. Konieczny Purdue University West Lafayette
Todd J. Applegate
Todd J. Applegate University of Georgia
Qingyou Han
Qingyou Han Purdue University West Lafayette

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