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Overview

Shuxian Hu is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Neuroscience. Their scholarly output includes numerous publications centered on the interactions between pancreatic function, diabetes, immune responses, and neuroinflammation.

The main topics explored in their work include:

  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Diabetes and associated disorders
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Diabetes Management and Research
  • HIV Research and Treatment
  • Tryptophan and brain disorders

Subfields of study relevant to their research encompass Surgery, Immunology, Neurology, Genetics, and Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism.

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Shuxian Hu include:

  • Paul de Vos
  • James R. Lokensgard
  • Priyanka Chauhan
  • Wen S. Sheng
  • Bart J. de Haan

Publications by Shuxian Hu are often featured in journals such as the International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Acta Biomaterialia, Biomaterials, and Materials Science and Engineering C. Their recent papers include:

  • "Acetate and Butyrate Improve β-cell Metabolism and Mitochondrial Respiration under Oxidative Stress" (2020) in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Low methyl-esterified pectin protects pancreatic β-cells against diabetes-induced oxidative and inflammatory stress via galectin-3" (2020) in Carbohydrate Polymers
  • "Toll-like receptor 2-modulating pectin-polymers in alginate-based microcapsules attenuate immune responses and support islet-xenograft survival" (2020) in Biomaterials
  • "An immune regulatory 3D-printed alginate-pectin construct for immunoisolation of insulin producing β-cells" (2021) in Materials Science and Engineering C

The publication venues where Shuxian Hu frequently publishes include:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • Angewandte Chemie International Edition
  • Biomaterials
  • Materials Science and Engineering C

Best Publications

  • Role of Microglia in Central Nervous System Infections

    R. Bryan Rock;Genya Gekker;Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng

  • Cytokine Effects on Glutamate Uptake by Human Astrocytes

    Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng;Laura C. Ehrlich;Phillip K. Peterson

  • Morphine induces apoptosis of human microglia and neurons.

    Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng;James R. Lokensgard;Phillip K. Peterson

  • Cytokine-stimulated astrocytes damage human neurons via a nitric oxide mechanism.

    Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng;Dingfang Bu

  • Synthetic cannabinoid WIN55,212‐2 inhibits generation of inflammatory mediators by IL‐1β‐stimulated human astrocytes

    Wen S. Sheng;Shuxian Hu;Xinan Min;Guy A. Cabral

  • Cutting Edge: TLR2-Mediated Proinflammatory Cytokine and Chemokine Production by Microglial Cells in Response to Herpes Simplex Virus

    Rajagopal N. Aravalli;Shuxian Hu;Timothy N. Rowen;Joseph M. Palmquist

  • Cytokine Regulation of Human Microglial Cell IL-8 Production

    Laura C. Ehrlich;Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng;Richard L. Sutton

  • Cytokine Release from Microglia: Differential Inhibition by Pentoxifylline and Dexamethasone

    Chun C. Chao;Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Karen Close;Karen Close;Chang S. Choi;Chang S. Choi

  • Altered cytokine release in peripheral blood mononuclear cell cultures from patients with the chronic fatigue syndrome

    Chun C. Chao;Edward N. Janoff;Edward N. Janoff;Shuxian Hu;Kelly Thomas

  • Anti-HIV-1 activity of propolis in CD4 + lymphocyte and microglial cell cultures

    Genya Gekker;Shuxian Hu;Marla Spivak;James R. Lokensgard

  • Tumor Necrosis Factor-Alpha Potentiates Glutamate Neurotoxicity in Human Fetal Brain Cell Cultures

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  • CD14 receptor-mediated uptake of nonopsonized Mycobacterium tuberculosis by human microglia.

    P K Peterson;G Gekker;S Hu;W S Sheng

  • Robust expression of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, RANTES, and IP-10 by human microglial cells during nonproductive infection with herpes simplex virus.

    James R. Lokensgard;Shuxian Hu;Wen Sheng;Marieke vanOijen

  • Activated Microgila Inhibit Multiplication of Toxoplasma gondii via a Nitric Oxide Mechanism

    Chun C. Chao;W.Robert Anderson;Shuxian Hu;Genya Gekker

  • Nitric Oxide Production and Neurotoxicity Mediated by Activated Microglia from Human versus Mouse Brain

    Phillip K. Peterson;Phillip K. Peterson;Shuxian Hu;Shuxian Hu;W. Robert Anderson;W. Robert Anderson;Chun C. Chao;Chun C. Chao

  • Human microglial cell defense against Toxoplasma gondii. The role of cytokines.

    Chun C. Chao;Genya Gekker;Shuxian Hu;Phillip K. Peterson

  • Modulation of human microglial cell superoxide production by cytokines.

    Chun C. Chao;Shuxian Hu;Phillip K. Peterson

  • Prolonged Microglial Cell Activation and Lymphocyte Infiltration Following Experimental Herpes Encephalitis

    Cristina P. Marques;Maxim C J Cheeran;Joseph M. Palmquist;Shuxian Hu

  • kappa opioid receptors in human microglia downregulate human immunodeficiency virus 1 expression.

    Chun C. Chao;Genya Gekker;Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng

  • Differential responses of human brain cells to West Nile virus infection.

    Maxim C. J. Cheeran;Shuxian Hu;Wen S. Sheng;Ayesha Rashid

  • Morphine amplifies HIV-1 expression in chronically infected promonocytes cocultured with human brain cells.

    Phillip K. Peterson;Genya Gekker;Shuxian Hu;W.Robert Anderson

  • Toll-like receptor 2 signaling is a mediator of apoptosis in herpes simplex virus-infected microglia

    Rajagopal N Aravalli;Shuxian Hu;James R Lokensgard

Frequent Co-Authors

Phillip K. Peterson
Phillip K. Peterson University of Minnesota
James R. Lokensgard
James R. Lokensgard University of Minnesota
Chun C. Chao
Chun C. Chao University of Minnesota
Thomas W. Molitor
Thomas W. Molitor University of Minnesota
Philip S. Portoghese
Philip S. Portoghese University of Minnesota
Wen-Zhe Ho
Wen-Zhe Ho Temple University
Stanley A. Thayer
Stanley A. Thayer University of Minnesota
Henry H. Balfour
Henry H. Balfour University of Minnesota
Vivek Kapur
Vivek Kapur Pennsylvania State University
Andy I. M. Hoepelman
Andy I. M. Hoepelman Utrecht University

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