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12518
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Overview

Yan Xu is a researcher affiliated with Indiana University in the United States, actively contributing to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Oncology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Cancer Research.

The main topics covered in Yan Xu's research include:

  • Cancer Cells and Metastasis
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research
  • Cancer Immunotherapy and Biomarkers
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation

Yan Xu has authored several papers, with notable recent publications including:

  • GPR68 Is a Neuroprotective Proton Receptor in Brain Ischemia, 2020, Stroke
  • Mendelian randomization analyses of genetically predicted circulating levels of cytokines with risk of breast cancer, 2020, npj Precision Oncology
  • ZIP4 Is a Novel Cancer Stem Cell Marker in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer, 2020, Cancers
  • Differential diagnosis of plasma cell mastitis and invasive ductal carcinoma using multiparametric MRI, 2020, Gland Surgery
  • Diabetic nephropathy execrates epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) via miR-2467-3p/Twist1 pathway, 2020, Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Frequent co-authors in Yan Xu's research include:

  • Gang Zhang
  • Yan Jiang
  • Xiang-ming Zha
  • Qipeng Fan
  • Robert E. Emerson

Yan Xu's publications appear regularly in several venues, prominently including:

  • Advanced Science
  • Journal of Visualized Experiments
  • Cancers
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • PubMed

Best Publications

  • Apoptotic Cells Induce Migration of Phagocytes via Caspase-3-Mediated Release of a Lipid Attraction Signal

    Kirsten Lauber;Erwin Bohn;Stefan Martin Kröber;Yi Jin Xiao

  • The lysophosphatidic acid receptor LPA1 links pulmonary fibrosis to lung injury by mediating fibroblast recruitment and vascular leak.

    Andrew M Tager;Peter LaCamera;Barry S Shea;Gabriele S Campanella

  • Lysophosphatidic Acid as a Potential Biomarker for Ovarian and Other Gynecologic Cancers

    Yan Xu;Zhongzhou Shen;Donald W. Wiper;Minzhi Wu

  • Lysophospholipids are potential biomarkers of ovarian cancer.

    Rebecca Sutphen;Yan Xu;George D Wilbanks;James Fiorica

  • Lysophosphatidylcholine as a ligand for the immunoregulatory receptor G2A

    Janusz H. S. Kabarowski;Kui Zhu;Lu Q. Le;Owen N. Witte

  • Sphingosylphosphorylcholine and lysophosphatidylcholine are ligands for the G protein-coupled receptor GPR4.

    Kui Zhu;Linnea M. Baudhuin;Linnea M. Baudhuin;Guiying Hong;Freager S. Williams

  • Electrospray ionization mass spectrometry analysis of lysophospholipids in human ascitic fluids: comparison of the lysophospholipid contents in malignant vs nonmalignant ascitic fluids.

    Yi Jin Xiao;Benjamin Schwartz;Monique Washington;Alexander Kennedy

  • GPR68 Senses Flow and Is Essential for Vascular Physiology

    Jie Xu;Jayanti Mathur;Emilie Vessières;Scott Hammack

  • Lysophosphatidic Acid Is Constitutively Produced by Human Peritoneal Mesothelial Cells and Enhances Adhesion, Migration, and Invasion of Ovarian Cancer Cells

    Juan Ren;Yi Jin Xiao;Lisam Shanjukumar Singh;Xiaoxian Zhao

  • Evaluation of plasma lysophospholipids for diagnostic significance using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS) analyses.

    Yijin Xiao;Yonghong Chen;Alexander W. Kennedy;Jerome L. Belinson

  • Plasma Lysophosphatidylcholine Levels: Potential Biomarkers for Colorectal Cancer

    Zhenwen Zhao;Yijin Xiao;Paul Elson;Haiyan Tan

  • An extremely simple method for extraction of lysophospholipids and phospholipids from blood samples

    Zhenwen Zhao;Yan Xu

  • Autotaxin expression from synovial fibroblasts is essential for the pathogenesis of modeled arthritis.

    Ioanna Nikitopoulou;Nikos Oikonomou;Emmanuel Karouzakis;Ioanna Sevastou

  • The role of LPA and YAP signaling in long-term migration of human ovarian cancer cells.

    Hui Cai;Hui Cai;Yan Xu

  • ATX expression and LPA signalling are vital for the development of the nervous system

    Stella Fotopoulou;Nikos Oikonomou;Elena Grigorieva;Ioanna Nikitopoulou

  • KiSS1 suppresses metastasis in human ovarian cancer via inhibition of protein kinase C alpha.

    Ying Jiang;Michael Berk;Lisam Shanjukumar Singh;Haiyan Tan

  • Autotaxin expression and its connection with the TNF-alpha-NF-κB axis in human hepatocellular carcinoma

    Jian Min Wu;Yan Xu;Nicholas J. Skill;Hongmiao Sheng

  • Expression of the Splicing Factor Gene SFRS10 Is Reduced in Human Obesity and Contributes to Enhanced Lipogenesis

    Jussi Pihlajamäki;Carles Lerin;Paula Itkonen;Tanner Boes

  • Identification of human OGR1, a novel G protein-coupled receptor that maps to chromosome 14.

    Yan Xu;Graham Casey

  • Akt activation induced by lysophosphatidic acid and sphingosine-1-phosphate requires both mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase and p38 mitogen-activated protein kinase and is cell-line specific

    Linnea M. Baudhuin;Kelly L. Cristina;Jun Lu;Yan Xu;Yan Xu

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Berk
Michael Berk Deakin University
Graham Casey
Graham Casey University of Virginia
Jerold Chun
Jerold Chun Sanford Burnham Prebys Medical Discovery Institute
Hong Zhang
Hong Zhang Chinese Academy of Sciences
Owen N. Witte
Owen N. Witte University of California, Los Angeles
Shu Chien
Shu Chien University of California, San Diego
Andrew M. Tager
Andrew M. Tager Harvard University
Andrew J. Morris
Andrew J. Morris University of Kentucky
Stefan Stamm
Stefan Stamm University of Kentucky
Peter J. Park
Peter J. Park Harvard University

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