Xiaofang Cheng

ORCID: 0000-0002-5566-5355
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Research Areas
  • Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
  • Functional Brain Connectivity Studies
  • Plant Disease Resistance and Genetics
  • Bipolar Disorder and Treatment
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Chromosomal and Genetic Variations
  • Advanced Neuroimaging Techniques and Applications
  • Natural Compound Pharmacology Studies
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Advanced oxidation water treatment
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Fluoride Effects and Removal
  • Ginkgo biloba and Cashew Applications
  • Maternal Mental Health During Pregnancy and Postpartum
  • Memory and Neural Mechanisms
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Cholinesterase and Neurodegenerative Diseases
  • Suicide and Self-Harm Studies
  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Genomics and Phylogenetic Studies

Northwest A&F University
2021-2025

Anhui Medical University
2025

Guangzhou Medical University
2016-2024

Sun Yat-sen University
2024

Fudan University
2018-2024

Zhongshan Hospital
2024

The First Affiliated Hospital, Sun Yat-sen University
2024

Army Medical University
2013-2023

Shanxi Agricultural University
2018-2022

First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University
2020-2022

A close view of the paraventricular thalamus The is a relay station connecting brainstem and hypothalamic signals that represent internal states with limbic forebrain performs associative functions in emotional contexts. Zhu et al. found thalamic neurons multiple salient features sensory stimuli, including reward, aversiveness, novelty, surprise. nucleus thus provides context-dependent salience encoding. gates information contributes to sleep-wake cycle through its interactions cerebral...

10.1126/science.aat2512 article EN Science 2018-10-26

Cerebral energy metabolism in Alzheimer disease (AD) has recently been given increasing attention. This study focuses on the alterations of cerebral lactate double-transgenic amyloid precursor protein/presenilin 1 (APP/PS1) mouse model AD. Immunofluorescence staining and Western blotting analysis were used to identify content transporters (MCT1, MCT2, MCT4) APP/PS1 brains, which display beta plaques, reduced amounts neurons oligodendrocytes, increased quantity astrocytes. We found that...

10.1093/jnen/nly102 article EN Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology 2018-11-01

The autophagy receptor CALCOCO2/NDP52 functions as a bridging adaptor and plays an essential role in the selective autophagic degradation of invading pathogens by specifically recognizing ubiquitin-coated intracellular subsequently targeting them to machinery; thereby it is required for innate immune defense against range infectious mammals. However, mechanistic basis underlying CALCOCO2-mediated specific recognition ubiqutinated still unknown. Here, using biochemical structural analyses, we...

10.1080/15548627.2015.1082025 article EN Autophagy 2015-08-20

Allergic asthma is a chronic inflammatory disease primarily mediated by Th2 immune mechanisms. Numerous studies have suggested that early life exposure to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) negatively associated with allergic asthma. One proposed mechanism invokes desensitization of lung epithelial cells LPS. We report here acyloxyacyl hydrolase (AOAH), host lipase degrades and inactivates LPS, renders mice more susceptible house dust mite (HDM)-induced Lung from Aoah-/- are refractory HDM...

10.1084/jem.20172225 article EN cc-by-nc-sa The Journal of Experimental Medicine 2018-07-18

TiO(2) photocatalytic oxidation (PCO) of As(III) in the normal air-saturated aqueous solutions has been widely studied. Yet no consensus achieved on mechanism whether superoxide is main oxidant, although many approaches have taken. (Photo)electrochemical method can minimize changes to surface and could therefore not alter mechanism. In this Article, both approach kinetic measurements were performed clarify disputed Under a sufficient cathodic bias potential, dark by occur, but reaction rate...

10.1021/es200574h article EN Environmental Science & Technology 2011-04-18

FYCO1 (FYVE and coiled-coil domain containing 1) functions as an autophagy adaptor in directly linking autophagosomes with the microtubule-based kinesin motor, plays essential role microtubule plus end-directed transport of autophagic vesicles. The specific association is mediated by its interaction Atg8-family proteins decorated on outer surface autophagosome. However, mechanistic basis governing between largely unknown. Here, using biochemical structural analyses, we demonstrated that...

10.1080/15548627.2016.1185590 article EN Autophagy 2016-06-01

This study was conducted to investigate the effect and underlying mechanism of Resveratrol (RES) in regulating skeletal muscle fiber-type switching.

10.1039/c8fo02518e article EN cc-by-nc Food & Function 2019-01-01

Altered cytokine production has been implicated in the down-regulation of cell-mediated immunity mice bearing large mammary tumors. In several diseases, an imbalance between helper T lymphocytes Th1 and Th2 their cytokines suggested as a contributing factor. this study, although IFN-gamma from splenic cells D1-DMBA-3 tumor-bearing was greatly diminished, other levels remained unchanged, indicating no clear shift Th1, Th2, or Th3 phenotypes. The can be restored vitro by addition rIL-12 to...

10.4049/jimmunol.158.1.280 article EN The Journal of Immunology 1997-01-01

To accurately prevent and warn of traffic accidents, this article proposes a method for predicting urban road safety risks based on vehicle driving behaviour data information entropy theory. This uses from radar video-integrated sensors to calibrate the thresholds identifying unsafe behaviour, introduces recognition principles algorithms, analyses spatiotemporal distribution patterns. By incorporating theory, an evaluation system with as primary indicator rate secondary is established....

10.7307/ptt.v37i2.777 article EN cc-by PROMET - Traffic&Transportation 2025-03-13

Thinopyrum ponticum (2n = 10x 70, EeEeEbEbExExStStStSt), a wild relative of common wheat (Triticum aestivum L., 2n 6x 42), possesses extensive genetic diversity. The primary objective this study was to develop and evaluate alien derivatives carrying the St-chromosome from Th. ponticum, aiming improve disease resistance agronomic traits. In study, set developed ponticum. Chromosomal compositions, karyotypes homoeologous group affiliations seven were characterized using genomic in situ...

10.3389/fpls.2025.1576050 article EN cc-by Frontiers in Plant Science 2025-04-16

Abstract The diagnosis and pathology of neuropsychiatric systemic lupus erythematosus (NPSLE) remains challenging. Herein, we used multimodal imaging to assess anatomical functional changes in brains SLE patients instead a single MRI approach generally previous studies. Twenty-two NPSLE patients, 21 non-NPSLE 20 healthy controls (HCs) underwent 3.0 T with multivoxel magnetic resonance spectroscopy, T1-weighted volumetric images for voxel based morphometry (VBM) diffusional kurtosis (DKI)...

10.1038/srep19026 article EN cc-by Scientific Reports 2016-01-13

Bipolar I disorder (BD-I) is associated with a high risk of suicide attempt; however, the neural circuit dysfunction that confers suicidal vulnerability in individuals this remains largely unknown. Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging (rs-fMRI) allows non-invasive mapping brain connectivity. The current study used an unbiased voxel-based graph theory analysis rs-fMRI to investigate intrinsic networks BD-I patients and without attempt.A total 30 attempt (attempter group), 82...

10.1111/bdi.13012 article EN Bipolar Disorders 2020-09-27

Abstract Converging evidence has revealed disturbances in the corticostriatolimic system are associated with suicidal behaviors adults major depressive disorder. However, neurobiological mechanism that confers vulnerability depressed adolescents is largely unknown. A total of 86 and without prior suicide attempts (SA) 47 healthy controls underwent resting-state functional imaging (R-fMRI) scans. The dynamic amplitude low-frequency fluctuations (dALFF) was measured using sliding window...

10.1007/s00787-023-02242-4 article EN cc-by European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry 2023-06-07

Lymphangiogenesis is one of the promoters tumor lymphatic metastasis. Fucoidan which a fucose-enriched sulfated polysaccharide has effect on various pharmacological activities including anti-metastasis activity. However, inhibitory fucoidan lymphangiogenesis remains unclear. Here, extracted from U. pinnatifida sporophylls suppressed HLECs proliferation, migration and tube-like structure formation, had tumor-induced in vitro. Additionally, we found that dose-dependent depressive expressions...

10.18632/oncotarget.9443 article EN Oncotarget 2016-05-18

Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) is a minimally invasive technique for the diagnosis and management of small pulmonary nodular lesions However, identification some lung nodules remains difficult.This research aimed to investigate clinical value preoperative computed tomography (CT)-guided hookwire localization solitary (SPNs) thoracoscopic resection.Seventy-one patients with 74 SPNs underwent VATS wedge resection after CT-guided localization. The mean diameter was 8.50 ± 4.53...

10.3233/thc-thc228042 article EN other-oa Technology and Health Care 2022-02-01
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