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Yigang Wang is affiliated with the University of Cincinnati in the United States. Their research broadly spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a particular focus on subfields such as Molecular Biology, Surgery, Oncology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Immunology.

The scientist's work covers a range of main topics, including:

  • Pluripotent Stem Cells Research
  • CRISPR and Genetic Engineering
  • Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine
  • Aerodynamics and Fluid Dynamics Research
  • CAR-T cell therapy research
  • Advanced Battery Materials and Technologies
  • Advancements in Battery Materials

Yigang Wang has contributed to multiple scholarly articles over recent years. Selected papers include:

  • "GDF3 Protects Mice against Sepsis-Induced Cardiac Dysfunction and Mortality by Suppression of Macrophage Pro-Inflammatory Phenotype," published in 2020 in Cells
  • "Tsg101 Positively Regulates P62-Keap1-Nrf2 Pathway to Protect Hearts against Oxidative Damage," published in 2020 in Redox Biology
  • "CRISPR Activation of Endogenous Genes Reprograms Fibroblasts into Cardiovascular Progenitor Cells for Myocardial Infarction Therapy," published in 2021 in Molecular Therapy
  • "The Distinctive Role of Menthol in Pain and Analgesia: Mechanisms, Practices, and Advances," published in 2022 in Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience
  • "Critical Shear Stress for Erosion of Sand-Mud Mixtures and Pure Mud," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Marine Science

The scientist frequently publishes in venues such as:

  • Circulation
  • Cells
  • Circulation Research
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Frontiers in Molecular Neuroscience

Yigang Wang has collaborated extensively with several coauthors whose frequent partnerships include:

  • Wei Huang
  • Jialiang Liang
  • Christian Paul
  • Guo-Chang Fan
  • Xingyu He

Best Publications

  • Exosomes secreted from GATA-4 overexpressing mesenchymal stem cells serve as a reservoir of anti-apoptotic microRNAs for cardioprotection

    Bin Yu;Ha Won Kim;Min Gong;Jingcai Wang

  • Cardiomyocytes mediate anti-angiogenesis in type 2 diabetic rats through the exosomal transfer of miR-320 into endothelial cells.

    Xiaohong Wang;Wei Huang;Guansheng Liu;Wenfeng Cai

  • Preconditioning enhances cell survival and differentiation of stem cells during transplantation in infarcted myocardium

    Zeeshan Pasha;Yigang Wang;Riazuddin Sheikh;Dongsheng Zhang

  • Blockade of exosome generation with GW4869 dampens the sepsis-induced inflammation and cardiac dysfunction

    Kobina Essandoh;Liwang Yang;Xiaohong Wang;Wei Huang

  • Exosomal miR-223 Contributes to Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Elicited Cardioprotection in Polymicrobial Sepsis.

    Xiaohong Wang;Haitao Gu;Dongze Qin;Dongze Qin;Liwang Yang;Liwang Yang

  • Mesenchymal stem cells release exosomes that transfer miRNAs to endothelial cells and promote angiogenesis

    Min Gong;Bin Yu;Jingcai Wang;Yigang Wang

  • Over-expression of CXCR4 on mesenchymal stem cells augments myoangiogenesis in the infarcted myocardium

    Dongsheng Zhang;Guo Chang Fan;Xiaoyang Zhou;Tiemin Zhao

  • In vitro and in vivo effects of bone marrow stem cells on cardiac structure and function.

    Meifeng Xu;Ryota Uemura;Ying Dai;Yigang Wang

  • Role of Protein Kinase C in Mitochondrial KATP Channel–Mediated Protection Against Ca2+ Overload Injury in Rat Myocardium

    Yigang Wang;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Activation of Mitochondrial ATP-Sensitive K+ Channel for Cardiac Protection Against Ischemic Injury Is Dependent on Protein Kinase C Activity

    Yigang Wang;Kyoji Hirai;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Implantation of bone marrow stem cells reduces the infarction and fibrosis in ischemic mouse heart.

    Mitsuhiro Kudo;Yigang Wang;Maqsood A Wani;Meifeng Xu

  • Hsp20‐Engineered Mesenchymal Stem Cells Are Resistant to Oxidative Stress via Enhanced Activation of Akt and Increased Secretion of Growth Factors

    Xiaohong Wang;Tiemin Zhao;Wei Huang;Tao Wang

  • Activation of mitochondrial K(ATP) channel elicits late preconditioning against myocardial infarction via protein kinase C signaling pathway.

    En Takashi;Yigang Wang;Muhammad Ashraf

  • Hsp20-Mediated Activation of Exosome Biogenesis in Cardiomyocytes Improves Cardiac Function and Angiogenesis in Diabetic Mice

    Xiaohong Wang;Haitao Gu;Wei Huang;Jiangtong Peng

  • Exosomes Secreted from CXCR4 Overexpressing Mesenchymal Stem Cells Promote Cardioprotection via Akt Signaling Pathway following Myocardial Infarction

    Kai Kang;Ruilian Ma;Wenfeng Cai;Wei Huang

  • HIF-1α induced-VEGF overexpression in bone marrow stem cells protects cardiomyocytes against ischemia

    Ying Dai;Meifeng Xu;Yigang Wang;Zeeshan Pasha

  • Synergistic effects of the GATA-4-mediated miR-144/451 cluster in protection against simulated ischemia/reperfusion-induced cardiomyocyte death.

    Xiaowei Zhang;Xiaohong Wang;Hongyan Zhu;Cheng Zhu

  • Essential activation of PKC-δ in opioid-initiated cardioprotection

    Ryan M. Fryer;Yigang Wang;Anna K. Hsu;Garrett J. Gross

  • Paracrine factors released by GATA-4 overexpressed mesenchymal stem cells increase angiogenesis and cell survival

    Hongxia Li;Shi Zuo;Zhisong He;Zhisong He;Yueting Yang

  • Hepatocyte growth factor prevents ventricular remodeling and dysfunction in mice via Akt pathway and angiogenesis.

    Yigang Wang;Nauman Ahmad;Maqsood A. Wani;Muhammad Ashraf

Frequent Co-Authors

Xinyuan Liu
Xinyuan Liu Southern University of Science and Technology
Muhammad Ashraf
Muhammad Ashraf University of Agriculture Faisalabad
Evangelia G. Kranias
Evangelia G. Kranias University of Cincinnati Medical Center
John N. Lorenz
John N. Lorenz University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Anil G. Jegga
Anil G. Jegga Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Gary E. Shull
Gary E. Shull University of Cincinnati Medical Center
Basilia Zingarelli
Basilia Zingarelli Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
Garrett J. Gross
Garrett J. Gross Medical College of Wisconsin
Charles C. Caldwell
Charles C. Caldwell University of Cincinnati
Arnold Schwartz
Arnold Schwartz University of Cincinnati

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