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Xiaosong Gu is affiliated with Nantong University in China and has an extensive research portfolio primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Medicine, and Neuroscience. Their work spans a range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, and Cancer Research.

The scientist's research covers multiple topics, with a strong focus on nerve injury and regeneration, electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications, tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, neurogenesis and neuroplasticity mechanisms, microRNA in disease regulation, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, and 3D printing in biomedical research.

Among recent papers attributed to the scientist or their colleagues, key publications include the following:

  • Sliced Human Cortical Organoids for Modeling Distinct Cortical Layer Formation, 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • Molecular landscapes of human hippocampal immature neurons across lifespan, 2022, Nature
  • Oxidative stress: Roles in skeletal muscle atrophy, 2023, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • Inhibition of IL-6/JAK/STAT3 pathway rescues denervation-induced skeletal muscle atrophy, 2020, Annals of Translational Medicine
  • Bionic microenvironment-inspired synergistic effect of anisotropic micro-nanocomposite topology and biology cues on peripheral nerve regeneration, 2021, Science Advances

Frequent coauthors who have collaborated with Xiaosong Gu include Bin Yu, Songlin Zhou, Hualin Sun, Junhua Wu, and Leilei Gong.

The scientist has published frequently in several journals and venues, notably:

  • Neural Regeneration Research
  • Bioactive Materials
  • Engineering
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cell Stem Cell

Best Publications

  • Neural tissue engineering options for peripheral nerve regeneration

    Xiaosong Gu;Fei Ding;David F. Williams

  • Construction of tissue engineered nerve grafts and their application in peripheral nerve regeneration

    Xiaosong Gu;Fei Ding;Yumin Yang;Jie Liu

  • Biocompatibility evaluation of silk fibroin with peripheral nerve tissues and cells in vitro

    Yumin Yang;Xuemei Chen;Fei Ding;Peiyun Zhang

  • Development and evaluation of silk fibroin-based nerve grafts used for peripheral nerve regeneration.

    Yumin Yang;Fei Ding;Jian Wu;Wen Hu

  • Gekko japonicus genome reveals evolution of adhesive toe pads and tail regeneration

    Yan Liu;Qian Zhou;Yongjun Wang;Longhai Luo

  • The interaction of Schwann cells with chitosan membranes and fibers in vitro.

    Ying Yuan;Peiyun Zhang;Yuming Yang;Xiaodong Wang

  • Dog sciatic nerve regeneration across a 30-mm defect bridged by a chitosan/PGA artificial nerve graft

    Xiaodong Wang;Wen Hu;Yong Cao;Jian Yao

  • Chitosan/silk fibroin-based, Schwann cell-derived extracellular matrix-modified scaffolds for bridging rat sciatic nerve gaps.

    Yun Gu;Jianbin Zhu;Chengbin Xue;Zhenmeiyu Li

  • Biophysical Regulation of Cell Behavior-Cross Talk between Substrate Stiffness and Nanotopography.

    Yong Yang;Kai Wang;Xiaosong Gu;Kam W. Leong

  • Reactivation of Dormant Relay Pathways in Injured Spinal Cord by KCC2 Manipulations

    Bo Chen;Yi Li;Bin Yu;Zicong Zhang

  • The influence of substrate stiffness on the behavior and functions of Schwann cells in culture

    Yun Gu;Yawei Ji;Yahong Zhao;Yan Liu

  • The controlling biodegradation of chitosan fibers by N-acetylation in vitro and in vivo

    Y. M. Yang;W. Hu;X. D. Wang;X. S. Gu

  • Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells promote cell proliferation and neurotrophic function of Schwann cells in vitro and in vivo

    Jie Wang;Fei Ding;Yun Gu;Jie Liu

  • Increased dosage of Dyrk1A alters alternative splicing factor (ASF)-regulated alternative splicing of tau in Down syndrome.

    Jianhua Shi;Tianyi Zhang;Chunlei Zhou;Muhammad Omar Chohan

  • Extracellular Matrix Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine.

    Sheng Yi;Fei Ding;Leiiei Gong;Xiaosong Gu

  • Chitosan degradation products facilitate peripheral nerve regeneration by improving macrophage-constructed microenvironments.

    Yahong Zhao;Yongjun Wang;Jiahuan Gong;Liu Yang

  • miR-182 inhibits Schwann cell proliferation and migration by targeting FGF9 and NTM, respectively at an early stage following sciatic nerve injury

    Bin Yu;Tianmei Qian;Yongjun Wang;Songlin Zhou

  • miR-221 and miR-222 promote Schwann cell proliferation and migration by targeting LASS2 after sciatic nerve injury

    Bin Yu;Songlin Zhou;Yongjun Wang;Tianmei Qian

  • Repair of Rat Sciatic Nerve Gap by a Silk Fibroin-Based Scaffold Added with Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells

    Yumin Yang;Xinlu Yuan;Fei Ding;Dengbing Yao

  • Let-7 microRNAs Regenerate Peripheral Nerve Regeneration by Targeting Nerve Growth Factor

    Shiying Li;Xinghui Wang;Yun Gu;Chu Chen

Frequent Co-Authors

Kam W. Leong
Kam W. Leong Columbia University
Khalid Iqbal
Khalid Iqbal University of York
Cheng-Xin Gong
Cheng-Xin Gong City University of New York
Zhigang He
Zhigang He Boston Children's Hospital
Fei Liu
Fei Liu New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
Zhongze Gu
Zhongze Gu Southeast University
huanming yang
huanming yang Beijing Genomics Institute
Inge Grundke-Iqbal
Inge Grundke-Iqbal University of York
Renxiang Tan
Renxiang Tan Nanjing University

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