Areas of Focus
- Inflammation signaling and immune cell differentiation mechanisms
- Metabolic, inflammatory, and immune regulation in allergic and rheumatic diseases
- Target screening and validation for precision treatment of allergic and rheumatic diseases
Work Experience
- 1995/07-present - The First Affiliated Hospital of USTC (Anhui Provincial Hospital) - Physician
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1990/09–1995/07 Bachelor: Anhui Medical University, Clinical Medicine
- 2002/09–2005/07 Master: Anhui Medical University, Internal Medicine, Supervisor: Xiangpei Li
- 2008/09–2011/07 PhD: Anhui Medical University, Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Supervisor: Dongqing Ye
- 2014/04–2015/09 Postdoc: Johns Hopkins University, Immunology
- Discovered ATP as the second pathogenic signal in gout
- Identified regulatory T cells' role in acute and chronic gout transition
Publications
- IFN-beta and EIF2AK2 are potential biomarkers for interstitial lung disease in anti-MDA5 positive dermatomyositis, Liu Y, Feng S, Liu X, Tang Y, Li X, Luo C, Tao J, 2023
- Therapeutic Potential of Targeting the NLRP3 Inflammasome in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Gao J, Zhang H, Yang Y, Tao J, 2023
- Upregulation of CD39 During Gout Attacks Promotes Spontaneous Remission of Acute Gouty Inflammation, Luo C, Liu X, Liu Y, Shao H, Gao J, Tao J, 2023
- Inflammasomes cross-talk with lymphocytes to connect the innate and adaptive immune response, Zhang H, Gao J, Tang Y, Jin T, Tao J, 2023
- P2X7R Mediates the Synergistic Effect of ATP and MSU Crystals to Induce Acute Gouty Arthritis, Li X, Wan A, Liu Y, Li M, Zhu Z, Luo C, Tao J, 2023
- Role of NINJ1 in Gout Flare and Potential as a Drug Target, Zhang H, Gao J, Fang W, Tang Y, Fang X, Jin T, Tao J, 2022
- Z1456467176 alleviates gouty arthritis by allosterically modulating P2X7R to inhibit NLRP3 inflammasome activation, Li X, Liu Y, Luo C, Tao J, 2022
- The molecular targets of taurine confer anti-hyperlipidemic effects, Dong Y, Li X, Liu Y, Gao J, Tao J, 2021
- An overview of disease models for NLRP3 inflammasome over-activation, Zhang H, Zahid A, Ismail H, Tang Y, Jin T, Tao J, 2021
- YAP Is Essential for Treg-Mediated Suppression of Antitumor Immunity, Ni X, Tao J, Barbi J, Chen Q, Park BV, Li Z, Zhang N, Lebid A, Ramaswamy A, Wei P, Zheng Y, Zhang X, Wu X, Vignali P, Yang CP, Li H, Pardoll D, Lu L, Pan D, Pan F, 2018
Awards
- Anhui Science and Technology Award (2022): Second Prize
- Anhui Science and Technology Award (2020): Second Prize
- Anhui Science and Technology Award (2015): Second Prize