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Yang Q, Cai Y, Ma Q, Huo Y. Primary Mouse Choroidal Endothelial Cell Culture. Bio Protoc. 2025 Jun 20;15(12):e5355.
Xu J*, Liu Z*, Yang Q*, Ma Q, Zhou Y, Cai Y, Zhao D, Zhao G, Lu T, Ouyang K, Hong M, Kim HW, Shi H, Zhang J, Fulton D, Miller C, Malhotra R, Weintraub NL, Huo Y. Adenosine kinase inhibition protects mice from abdominal aortic aneurysm via epigenetic modulation of VSMC inflammation. Cardiovasc Res. 2024 Sep 2;120(10):1202-1217. (co-first)
Yang Q, Cai Y, Ma Q, Xiong A, Xu P, Zhang Z, Xu J, Zhou Y, Liu Z, Zhao D, Asara J, Li W, Shi H, Caldwell RB, Sodhi A, Huo Y. Inactivation of adenosine receptor 2A suppresses endothelial-to-mesenchymal transition and inhibits subretinal fibrosis in mice. Sci Transl Med. 2024 Mar 6;16(737):eadk3868. (Cover image)
Yang Q*, Huo E, Cai Y, Zhang Z, Dong C, Asara JM, Shi H, Wei Q. Myeloid PFKFB3-mediated glycolysis promotes kidney fibrosis. Front Immunol. 2023;14:1259434. (Co-corresponding)
Yang Q*, Huo E, Cai Y, Zhang Z, Dong C, Asara JM, Wei Q. PFKFB3-Mediated Glycolysis Boosts Fibroblast Activation and Subsequent Kidney Fibrosis. Cells. 2023 Aug 17;12(16). (Co-corresponding)
Cai Y, Zhou Y, Yang Q, Xu J, Da Q, Ma Q, Zhao D, Lu T, Kim HW, Fulton D, Jiang X, Weintraub NL, Dong K, Xu S, Hong M, Liu Z, Huo Y. Blockade of endothelial adenosine receptor 2A suppresses atherosclerosis in vivo through inhibiting CREB-ALK5-mediated endothelial to mesenchymal transition. Pharmacol Res. 2024 May;203:107156. (co-first)
Yang Q, Ma Q, Xu J, Liu Z, Mao X, Zhou Y, Cai Y, Da Q, Hong M, Weintraub NL, Fulton DJ, Belin de Chantemèle EJ, Huo Y. Endothelial AMPKα1/PRKAA1 exacerbates inflammation in HFD-fed mice. Br J Pharmacol. 2022 Apr;179(8):1661-1678.
Yang Q, Xu J, Ma Q, Liu Z, Zhou Y, Cai Y, Mao X, Stepp D, Weintraub N, Fulton DJ, Hong M, Huo Y. Disruption of endothelial Pfkfb3 ameliorates diet-induced murine insulin resistance. J Endocrinol. 2021 Jul 14;250(3):93-104.
Yang Q, Ma Q, Xu J, Liu Z, Zou J, Shen J, Zhou Y, Da Q, Mao X, Lu S, Fulton DJ, Weintraub NL, Bagi Z, Hong M, Huo Y. Prkaa1 Metabolically Regulates Monocyte/Macrophage Recruitment and Viability in Diet-Induced Murine Metabolic Disorders. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2020;8:611354.
Yang Q, Xu J, Ma Q, Liu Z, Sudhahar V, Cao Y, Wang L, Zeng X, Zhou Y, Zhang M, Xu Y, Wang Y, Weintraub NL, Zhang C, Fukai T, Wu C, Huang L, Han Z, Wang T, Fulton DJ, Hong M, Huo Y. PRKAA1/AMPKα1-driven glycolysis in endothelial cells exposed to disturbed flow protects against atherosclerosis. Nat Commun. 2018 Nov 7;9(1):4667.