Areas of Focus
- Metabolic Pharmacology
- Hormone Regulation of Metabolism
- Oxidative Stress and Organ Damage
- Immune Regulation in Diseases
Work Experience
- 2000-2013: Nankai University - Studied and worked
- 2013-2015: Vanderbilt University and Georgia Institute of Technology - Postdoctoral research
- 2015-present: Sichuan University - Professor
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2000-2013: Studied and worked at Nankai University
- 2013-2015: Postdoctoral research at Vanderbilt University and Georgia Institute of Technology
- 2015: Joined Sichuan University
- 2021: Selected as a reserve candidate for academic and technical leaders in Sichuan Province
- 2018: Awarded Excellent Teacher at Sichuan University
- 2018: Awarded Excellent Scholar of Good Future at Sichuan University
Publications
- Psoralen suppresses lipid deposition by alleviating insulin resistance and promoting autophagy in oleate-induced L02 cells., YH Wang, YL Wang, F Li, J Zou, XQ Li, MX Xu, DJ Yu, YJ Ma, W Huang, XD Sun*, YY Zhang*, 2022
- Icaritin alleviates docetaxel-induced skin injury by suppressing reactive oxygen species via estrogen receptors., J Zou, MX Xu, F Li, YH Wang, XQ Li, DJ Yu, YJ Ma, YY Zhang*, and XD Sun*, 2022
- Naringenin attenuates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by enhancing energy expenditure and regulating autophagy via AMPK., Y Yang, Y Wu, J Zou, YH Wang, MX Xu, W Huang, DJ Yu, L Zhang, YY Zhang*, XD Sun*, 2021
- Icaritin attenuates lipid accumulation by increasing energy expenditure and autophagy regulated by phosphorylating AMPK., Y Wu, Y Yang, F Li, J Zou, YH Wang, MX Xu, YL Wang, RX Li, YT Sun, S Lu, YY Zhang*, XD Sun*, 2021
- A double-edged sword: the Kelch-like ECH-associated protein 1-nuclear factor erythroid-derived 2-related factor 2-antioxidant response element pathway targeted pharmacological modulation in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease., YL Wang, J Wu, RX Li, YT Sun, YJ Ma, CY Zhao, J Zou, YY Zhang*, XD Sun*, 2021
- Cloning short DNA into plasmids by one‐step PCR., CC Tao, Y Yang, F Li, L Qiao, Y Wu, XD Sun, YY Zhang*, CL Li*, 2020
- The antitumor effects of icaritin against breast cancer is related to estrogen receptors., CC Tao, Y Wu, X Gao, L Qiao, Y Yang, F Li, J Zou, YH Wang, SY Zhang, CL Li, YY Zhang*, XD Sun*, 2020
- Mechanism of inhibition of retromer transport by the bacterial effector RidL., J Yao, F Yang, X Sun, S Wang, N Gan, Q Liu, D Liu, X Zhang, D Niu, Y Wei, C Ma, ZQ Luo, Q Sun, and D Jia, 2018
- Oxyresveratrol prevents murine H22 hepatocellular carcinoma growth and lymph node metastasis via inhibiting tumor angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis., Y Liu, W Ren, Y Bai, L Wan, X Sun, Y Liu, W Xiong, YY Zhang*, LM Zhou*, 2018
- Powerful anti-colon cancer effect of modified nanoparticle-mediated IL-15 immunogene therapy through activation of the host immune system., X Liu, Y Li, X Sun, Y Muftuoglu, B Wang, T Yu, Y Hu, L Ma, M Xiang, G Guo, C You, X Gao, and Y Wei, 2018
Awards
- 2021: Reserve candidate for academic and technical leaders in Sichuan Province
- 2018: Excellent Teacher at Sichuan University
- 2018: Excellent Scholar of Good Future at Sichuan University