Areas of Focus
- Heart Failure: Regulation and intervention of calcium ion transport in heart failure
- Cardiac Remodeling: Structural and electrical remodeling of the heart under different pathological conditions and its intervention
Work Experience
- 2008.08-2010.07 Postdoctoral Researcher, Emory University, USA
- 2010.08-2012.12 Attending Physician and Lecturer, Cardiovascular Department, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
- 2013.01-2018.12 Associate Chief Physician and Associate Professor, Cardiovascular Department, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
- 2019.01-present Director Physician, Associate Professor, Master's Supervisor, Cardiovascular Department, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University
Academic Background & Achievements
- 1997-2002 Bachelor of Clinical Medicine, Wuhan University
- 2002-2008 PhD in Internal Medicine, Wuhan University
- Received 2 National Natural Science Foundation grants, 3 other provincial and ministerial projects
Publications
- The unfolded protein response in ischemic heart disease, Wang X, Xu L, Gillette TG, Jiang X, Wang ZV, 2018
- Leonurine protects cardiac function following acute myocardial infarction through anti-apoptosis by the PI3K/AKT/GSK3β signaling pathway, Xu L, Jiang X, Wei F, Zhu H, 2018
- DHEA inhibits vascular remodeling following arterial injury: a possible role in suppression of inflammation and oxidative stress derived from vascular smooth muscle cells, Chen J, Xu L, Huang C, 2014
- Stretch current-induced abnormal impulses in CaMKIIδ knockout mouse ventricular myocytes, Lai D, Xu L, Cheng J, Guilbert AB, Lim HJ, Fu G, Wang Y, 2013
- MiR-17-5p as circulating biomarkers for the severity of coronary atherosclerosis in coronary artery disease, Chen J, Xu L, Hu Q, Yang S, Zhang B, Jiang H, 2015
- Analysis of Na(+)/Ca (2+) exchanger (NCX) function and current in murine cardiac myocytes during heart failure, Xu L, Chen J, Li XY, Ren S, Huang CX, Wu G, Li XY, Jiang XJ, 2012
- Transcriptional regulation of platelet-derived growth factor-B chain by thrombin in endothelial cells: involvement of Egr-1 and CREB-binding protein, Chen J, Xu L, Chen S, Yang J, Jiang H, 2012
- Protective effect of caffeine administration on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in rats, Li XY, Xu L, Lin GS, Li XY, Jiang XJ, Wang T, Lü JJ, Zeng B, 2011
- The mechanisms underlying ICa heterogeneity across murine left ventricle, Xu L, Li XY, Liu Y, Li HT, Chen J, Li XY, Jiang XJ, Wu G, Tang YH, Wang X, Huang CX, 2011
- Alterations of L-type calcium current and cardiac function in CaMKII{delta} knockout mice, Xu L, Lai D, Cheng J, Lim HJ, Keskanokwong T, Backs J, Olson EN, Wang Y, 2010
- Effect of amiodarone on Kv1.4 channel C-type inactivation: comparison of its effects with those induced by propafenone and verapamil, Xu L, Huang C, Chen J, Jiang X, Li X, Bett GC, Rasmusson RL, Wang S, 2008