Areas of Focus
- Basic and Clinical Research on Cerebrovascular Diseases
- Basic and Clinical Research on Dementia
- Basic and Clinical Translational Research on Stem Cells
Work Experience
- Current - Nanjing University Gulou Hospital - Director of Neurology
- Current - Nanjing University Brain Science Institute - Vice President
- Current - Jiangsu Provincial Cerebrovascular Disease Treatment Center - Director
Academic Background & Achievements
- Studied at Heidelberg University, Germany
- Studied at Johns Hopkins University, USA
- Published over 400 papers
- 166 SCI papers as corresponding author
- Total impact factor: 542.145
- H-index: 36
- 7 patents and software copyrights
- Authored and co-authored 10 books
- Vice President of Nanjing University Brain Science Institute
- Director of Jiangsu Provincial Cerebrovascular Disease Treatment Center
Publications
- Double-negative T cells remarkably promote neuroinflammation after ischemic stroke, Meng H, Zhao H, Cao X, Hao J, Zhang H, Liu Y, Zhu M, Fan L, Weng L, Qian L, Wang X, Xu Y*, 2019
- HDAC3 negatively regulates spatial memory in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease, Zhu X, Wang S, Yu L, Jin J, Ye X, Liu Y, Xu Y*, 2017
- Microglial lnc-U90926 facilitates neutrophil infiltration in ischemic stroke via MDH2/CXCL2 axis, Chen J, Jin J, Zhang X, Yu H, Zhu X, Yu L, Chen Y, Liu P, Dong X, Cao X, Gu Y, Bao X, Xia S, Xu Y*, 2021
- HDAC3 inhibitor RGFP966 ameliorated ischemic brain damage by down-regulating the AIM2 inflammasome, Zhang M, Zhao Q, Xia M, Chen J, Chen Y, Cao X, Yuan Z, Wang X, Xu Y*, 2020
- FasL-PDPK1 pathway promotes the cytotoxicity of CD8+ T cells during ischemic stroke, Fan L, Zhang C, Zhu L, Chen J, Zhang Z, Liu P, Cao X, Meng H, Xu Y*, 2020
- miR-204-3p/Nox4 Mediates Memory Deficits in a Mouse Model of Alzheimer's Disease, Tao W, Yu L, Shu S, Liu Y, Zhuang Z, Xu S, Bao X, Gu Y, Cai F, Song W, Xu Y*, Zhu X*, 2021
- Targeting connexin 43 provides anti-inflammatory effects after intracerebral hemorrhage injury by regulating YAP signaling, Yu H, Cao X, Li W, Liu P, Zhao Y, Song L, Chen J, Chen B, Yu W*, Xu Y*, 2020
- Disrupted functional and structural connectivity within default mode network contribute to WMH-related cognitive impairment, Chen X, Huang Li, Ye Q, Yang D, Qin R, Luo C, Li M, Zhang B, Xu Y*, 2019
- Progression of White Matter Hyperintensities Contributes to Lacunar Infarction, Xu X, Gao Y, Liu R, Qian L, Chen Y, Wang X, Xu Y*, 2018
- Sodium Tanshinone IIA Sulfonate Enhances Effectiveness Rt-PA Treatment in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Associated with Ameliorating Blood-Brain Barrier Damage, Ji B, Zhou F, Han L, Yang J, Fan H, Li Shan, Li J, Zhang X, Wang X, Chen X, Xu Y*, 2017
Awards
- Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award First Prize (2020): Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Ischemic Stroke
- Jiangsu Medical Science and Technology Award First Prize (2020): Immune Inflammation Mechanism and Clinical Translation of Ischemic Brain Injury
- Jiangsu Provincial Health Commission New Technology Introduction Award First Prize (2020): Early Diagnosis of Cerebral Small Vessel Disease with Multimodal MRI
- Jiangsu Provincial Science and Technology Award Second Prize (2015, 2011): Translational Medical Research on Brain Disease-Related Brain Injury
- Chinese Medical Award Third Prize (2011): Clinical Translation of Molecular and Imaging Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of High AD Risk MCI