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42
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World Ranking
19515
National Ranking
501

Overview

Yang Sun is a researcher affiliated with Nanjing University in China, with a focus primarily on the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans 45 publications in the first field and 44 in the latter, indicating a strong interdisciplinary approach combining molecular and medical sciences.

The research subfields that Yang Sun contributes to include Molecular Biology, Immunology, Oncology, Plant Science, and Pharmacology. This diversity reflects an engagement with both fundamental biological processes and applied medical research.

Key topics explored in their publications include Bone Metabolism and Diseases, Cancer-related Molecular Mechanisms Research, Ion Channels and Receptors, RNA Modifications and Cancer, MicroRNA in Disease Regulation, Cancer Cells and Metastasis, and Cancer Mechanisms and Therapy.

Yang Sun has co-authored extensively with several collaborators, including Xiaoqiang Li (9 joint publications), Qibing Mei (7), Wen Tian (6), Wei Cao (6), and Huiping Zhou (5).

Frequent publication venues for Yang Sun comprise the International Journal of Biological Macromolecules, where they have published 3 papers, SSRN Electronic Journal (3 papers), Molecules (2 papers), Pharmacological Research (2 papers), and Pest Management Science (2 papers).

Recent significant publications include:

  • Apple polysaccharide prevents from colitis-associated carcinogenesis through regulating macrophage polarization, 2020, International Journal of Biological Macromolecules
  • Role of RASA1 in cancer: A review and update (Review), 2020, Oncology Reports
  • Resveratrol Enhances Inhibition Effects of Cisplatin on Cell Migration and Invasion and Tumor Growth in Breast Cancer MDA-MB-231 Cell Models In Vivo and In Vitro, 2021, Molecules
  • Activation of the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway as a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for COVID-19, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Old targets, new strategy: Apigenin-7-O-β-d-(-6"-p-coumaroyl)-glucopyranoside prevents endothelial ferroptosis and alleviates intestinal ischemia-reperfusion injury through HO-1 and MAO-B inhibition, 2022, Free Radical Biology and Medicine

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Protective effects of salidroside on hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis in SH-SY5Y human neuroblastoma cells.

    Li Zhang;Huixin Yu;Yang Sun;Xiufeng Lin

  • Erratum to: Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition) (Autophagy, 12, 1, 1-222, 10.1080/15548627.2015.1100356

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • MicroRNA-124 mediates the cholinergic anti-inflammatory action through inhibiting the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines

    Yang Sun;Qi Li;Huan Gui;Dong-Ping Xu

  • Small molecule-driven mitophagy-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome inhibition is responsible for the prevention of colitis-associated cancer

    Wenjie Guo;Yang Sun;Wen Liu;Xingxin Wu

  • NF-κB-induced microRNA-31 promotes epidermal hyperplasia by repressing protein phosphatase 6 in psoriasis.

    Sha Yan;Zhenyao Xu;Fangzhou Lou;Lingyun Zhang

  • An updated role of microRNA-124 in central nervous system disorders: a review.

    Yang Sun;Zhu-Min Luo;Xiu-Ming Guo;Ding-Feng Su

  • C1q/Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Protein-3, a Newly Identified Adipokine, Is a Novel Antiapoptotic, Proangiogenic, and Cardioprotective Molecule in the Ischemic Mouse Heart

    Wei Yi;Yang Sun;Yuexing Yuan;Wayne Bond Lau

  • SHP2 inhibition triggers anti-tumor immunity and synergizes with PD-1 blockade.

    Mingxia Zhao;Wenjie Guo;Yuanyuan Wu;Chenxi Yang

  • Orosomucoid, an acute response protein with multiple modulating activities.

    Zhumin Luo;Hong Lei;Yang Sun;Xia Liu

  • Anti-inflammatory Activities of Aqueous Extract from Radix Ophiopogon japonicus and Its Two Constituents

    Junping Kou;Junping Kou;Yang Sun;Yuwen Lin;Zhihong Cheng

  • Wogonoside protects against dextran sulfate sodium-induced experimental colitis in mice by inhibiting NF-κB and NLRP3 inflammasome activation

    Yang Sun;Yue Zhao;Jing Yao;Li Zhao

  • Inhibition of AIM2 inflammasome-mediated pyroptosis by Andrographolide contributes to amelioration of radiation-induced lung inflammation and fibrosis.

    Jian Gao;Shuang Peng;Xinni Shan;Guoliang Deng

  • A micropeptide encoded by lncRNA MIR155HG suppresses autoimmune inflammation via modulating antigen presentation.

    Liman Niu;Fangzhou Lou;Yang Sun;Libo Sun

  • A novel benzo[d]imidazole derivate prevents the development of dextran sulfate sodium-induced murine experimental colitis via inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome

    Wen Liu;Wenjie Guo;Jing Wu;Qiong Luo

  • Resveratrol Inhibits the Migration and Metastasis of MDA-MB-231 Human Breast Cancer by Reversing TGF-β1-Induced Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition.

    Yang Sun;Qian-Mei Zhou;Yi-Yu Lu;Hui Zhang

  • NF-κB and Nrf2 signaling pathways contribute to wogonin-mediated inhibition of inflammation-associated colorectal carcinogenesis

    Yao J;Zhao L;Zhao Q;Zhao Y

  • Tyrosine phosphatase SHP2 negatively regulates NLRP3 inflammasome activation via ANT1-dependent mitochondrial homeostasis.

    Wenjie Guo;Wen Liu;Zhen Chen;Yanhong Gu

  • An apple oligogalactan prevents against inflammation and carcinogenesis by targeting LPS/TLR4/NF-κB pathway in a mouse model of colitis-associated colon cancer

    Li Liu;Yuhua Li;Yinbo Niu;Yang Sun

  • Role of phytochemicals in colorectal cancer prevention.

    Yu-Hua Li;Yin-Bo Niu;Yang Sun;Feng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Qibing Mei
Qibing Mei Air Force Medical University
Renxiang Tan
Renxiang Tan Nanjing University
Yongqian Shu
Yongqian Shu Nanjing Medical University
Jing Bai
Jing Bai Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Peng Xu
Peng Xu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Qinglong Guo
Qinglong Guo China Pharmaceutical University
Jia Li
Jia Li Pennsylvania State University
Erhe Gao
Erhe Gao Temple University
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Kunji Chen
Kunji Chen Nanjing University

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