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Overview

Xin Chen is affiliated with the University of Macau in China and conducts research primarily in the fields of Medicine, Immunology and Microbiology, and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly output includes a significant number of publications addressing various aspects of immune function, molecular biology, and related biomedical sciences.

Their work spans several subfields including Immunology, Molecular Biology, Oncology, Pharmacology, and Cancer Research. The main topics in their research focus on:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Response and Inflammation

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Xin Chen include Md Sahidul Islam, Mengmeng Jiang, Chon-Kit Chou, Ping Liao, and Yibo Chen.

Their research has been published in various venues, most commonly appearing in:

  • PubMed
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Research Square
  • arXiv (Cornell University)

Notable recent papers by Xin Chen include:

  • "Cytokine storm and leukocyte changes in mild versus severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: Review of 3939 COVID-19 patients in China and emerging pathogenesis and therapy concepts" (2020), Journal of Leukocyte Biology
  • "Enhanced uptake and anti-maturation effect of celastrol-loaded mannosylated liposomes on dendritic cells for psoriasis treatment" (2021), Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
  • "The role of CD4+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells in the immunopathogenesis of COVID-19: implications for treatment" (2021), International Journal of Biological Sciences
  • "African swine fever virus cysteine protease pS273R inhibits pyroptosis by noncanonically cleaving gasdermin D" (2021), Journal of Biological Chemistry
  • "Multifunctional Hydrogel Eye Drops for Synergistic Treatment of Ocular Inflammatory Disease" (2023), ACS Nano

Best Publications

  • Traditional Chinese Medicine in the Treatment of Patients Infected with 2019-New Coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2): A Review and Perspective.

    Yang Yang;Shahidul Islam;Jin Wang;Yuan Li

  • Cytokine storm and leukocyte changes in mild versus severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: Review of 3939 COVID-19 patients in China and emerging pathogenesis and therapy concepts.

    Jin Wang;Mengmeng Jiang;Xin Chen;Luis J. Montaner

  • Interaction of TNF with TNF receptor type 2 promotes expansion and function of mouse CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells.

    Xin Chen;Monika Bäumel;Daniela N. Männel;O. M. Zack Howard

  • Cellular pharmacology studies of shikonin derivatives.

    Xin Chen;Lu Yang;Joost J. Oppenheim;O. M. Zack Howard

  • Cutting Edge: Expression of TNFR2 Defines a Maximally Suppressive Subset of Mouse CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ T Regulatory Cells: Applicability to Tumor-Infiltrating T Regulatory Cells

    Xin Chen;Jeffrey J. Subleski;Heather Kopf;O. M. Zack Howard

  • Drugs for Autoimmune Inflammatory Diseases: From Small Molecule Compounds to Anti-TNF Biologics

    Ping Li;Ying Zheng;Xin Chen

  • Rapamycin inhibits differentiation of Th17 cells and promotes generation of FoxP3+ T regulatory cells

    Heather Kopf;Gonzalo M. de la Rosa;O.M.Zack Howard;Xin Chen

  • TNFR2 Is Critical for the Stabilization of the CD4+Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cell Phenotype in the Inflammatory Environment

    Xin Chen;Xueqiang Wu;Qiong Zhou;O. M. Zack Howard

  • Shikonin, a Component of Chinese Herbal Medicine, Inhibits Chemokine Receptor Function and Suppresses Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1

    Xin Chen;Lu Yang;Ning Zhang;Jim A. Turpin

  • Glucocorticoid amplifies IL-2-dependent expansion of functional FoxP3(+)CD4(+)CD25(+) T regulatory cells in vivo and enhances their capacity to suppress EAE.

    Xin Chen;Joost J Oppenheim;Robin T Winkler-Pickett;John R Ortaldo

  • Differential response of murine CD4+CD25+ and CD4+CD25– T cells to dexamethasone‐induced cell death

    Xin Chen;Takaya Murakami;Joost J. Oppenheim;O. M. Zack Howard

  • Co-expression of TNFR2 and CD25 identifies more of the functional CD4+FOXP3+ regulatory T cells in human peripheral blood

    Xin Chen;Jeffrey J. Subleski;Ryoko Hamano;O. M. Zack Howard

  • Resolving the identity myth: key markers of functional CD4+FoxP3+ regulatory T cells

    Xin Chen;Joost J. Oppenheim

  • BALB/c mice have more CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells and show greater susceptibility to suppression of their CD4+CD25− responder T cells than C57BL/6 mice

    Xin Chen;Joost J. Oppenheim;O. M. Zack Howard

  • Development of regulatory T cells requires IL-7Rα stimulation by IL-7 or TSLP

    Renata Mazzucchelli;Julie A. Hixon;Rosanne Spolski;Xin Chen

  • Expression of Costimulatory TNFR2 Induces Resistance of CD4+FoxP3− Conventional T Cells to Suppression by CD4+FoxP3+ Regulatory T Cells

    Xin Chen;Ryoko Hamano;Jeffrey J. Subleski;Arthur A. Hurwitz

  • Pertussis toxin as an adjuvant suppresses the number and function of CD4+CD25+ T regulatory cells

    Xin Chen;Robin T. Winkler-Pickett;Nicholas H. Carbonetti;John R. Ortaldo

  • TNF-α: An Activator of CD4+FoxP3+TNFR2+ Regulatory T Cells

    Xin Chen;Joost J. Oppenheim

  • Th17 cells and Tregs: unlikely allies.

    Xin Chen;Joost J. Oppenheim

  • Pertussis Toxin by Inducing IL-6 Promotes the Generation of IL-17-Producing CD4 Cells

    Xin Chen;O. M. Zack Howard;Joost J. Oppenheim

  • Contrasting effects of TNF and anti-TNF on the activation of effector T cells and regulatory T cells in autoimmunity

    Xin Chen;Joost J. Oppenheim

Frequent Co-Authors

Joost J. Oppenheim
Joost J. Oppenheim National Institutes of Health
O. M. Zack Howard
O. M. Zack Howard National Institutes of Health
Jin-Jian Lu
Jin-Jian Lu University of Macau
Xiuping Chen
Xiuping Chen University of Macau
De Yang
De Yang National Cancer Research Institute, UK
Yitao Wang
Yitao Wang University of Macau
Magdalena Plebanski
Magdalena Plebanski RMIT University
Howard A. Young
Howard A. Young National Institutes of Health
Robert H. Wiltrout
Robert H. Wiltrout National Institutes of Health
Ji Ming Wang
Ji Ming Wang National Institutes of Health

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