Selected Publications
2026
NSUN2 suppresses ferroptosis via the KLF4/GPX4 axis to preserve stem cells and tissues
Ying Zhan#, Boxiong Deng#, Xiaoling Zeng#, Ying Guo#, Min Xie#, Chonghui Tang, Ying Li, Yi Tian, Lijuan Huang, Ziqing Yang, Yi Liu, Jianing Zhang, Shasha Wang, Haiqing Kuang, Aijun Deng, Xuran Dong, Chun Zhang, Hong Ouyang, Lekun Fang*, Weisi Lu*, Xuri Li*
An inhibitory aptamer against PDGF-C overcomes anti-VEGF refractoriness and reduces choroidal neovascularization and fibrosis
Rongyuan Chen#, Weiwei Lu#, Juanhua Zhu#, Lijuan Huang, Wei Chen, Xiangrong Ren, Qihang Sun, Jiaxin Hu, Jiani Li, Shasha Wang, Haiqing Kuang, Guanqun Huang, Chunsik Lee, Weisi Lu, Zhen Xiong, Yi Liu, Xiaolu Wang, Aaron Prodeus, Xianjun Zhu, Qiuyang Zhang, Keran Li, Aijun Deng, Yong Yao, Jean Gariepy, Xialin Liu, Zhenglin Yang*, Qin Jiang*, Xuri Li*
Disrupting galectin-3 and NET-mediated microglia-neutrophil cross-talk suppresses pathological retinal angiogenesis
Ziyi Zhou#, Tianhao Yuan#, Jiaxing Sun#, Chaowei Tian#, Guoheng Zhang, Yifan Fang, Yuan Chen, Yixuan Xi, Jiayi Kong, Xiaojia Sun, Tianfang Chang, Zifeng Zhang, Xuri Li*, Yusheng Wang*, Guorui Dou*
VEGF-B: A multifaceted modulator with emerging therapeutic applications
Chunsik Lee*, Myung-Jin Kim, Eunyoung Jung, Jianing Zhang, Vivek Hamse, Nayoung Oh, Anil Kumar, Han-Woong Lee, Xuri Li*, Yonghwan Kim*
Selective targeting of endothelial and perivascular angiocrine ROCK2 treats liver fibrosis
Yan Hu, Biao Yang, Chengju Xiao, Xinchun Yang, Hua Zhang, Pengbo Yang, Xiao Du, Guixiang Zhang, Beibei Liang, Nan Bai, Daoguang Zhang, Dongbo Wu, Qinghua Luo, Yangjing Teng, Yumeng Chen, Zhiqing Guo, Chengjian Zhao, Tinghong Ye, Dong Chai, Xiaolong Qi, Weiting Zhong, Jie Chen, Haohao Dong, Jinhang Gao, Huanhuan He, Junlei Chang, Xuri Li, Liang Peng, Shahin Rafii, Scott L Friedman, Cheng Yi, Yun Cai, Yanping Zhao, Hongjun Wang, Chen Wang, Zhongwei Cao, Bi-Sen Ding
2025
JAM-C prevents ocular fibrosis by suppressing the TAZ/KLF6 pathway
Min Chen#, Wanhong Li#, Yuxiang Du#, Yuanlong Zhao#, Ying Guo#, Ying Li#, Xiaolu Wang, Lijuan Huang, Xiaoling Zeng, Yihan Zhang, Guanqun Huang, Shasha Wang, Haiqing Kuang, Guangli Sun, Qin Jiang*, Xuri Li*, Weisi Lu*
Endothelial protein C receptor promotes retinal neovascularization through heme catabolism
Hongyuan Song#*, Qing Li#, Xiao Gui#, Ziyu Fang#, Wen Zhou#, Mengzhu Wang, Yuxin Jiang, Ajun Geng, Xi Shen, Yongxuan Liu, Haorui Zhang, Zheng Nie, Lin Zhang, Huimin Zhu, Feng Zhang, Xuri Li, Fanyan Luo*, Hongjian Zhang*, Wei Shen*, Xiaodong Sun*
Distinct effects of sevoflurane and propofol on vascular permeability in vitro and in a mouse model
Ru Li, Yujie Huang, Kevin Lin, Xuri Li, James P Dilger Jun Lin*
2024
The retinal pigment epithelium: functions and roles in ocular diseases
Shasha Wang, Wanhong Li, Min Chen, Yihai Cao, Weisi Lu*, Xuri Li*
AIP1 Regulates Ocular Angiogenesis Via NLRP12-ASC-Caspase-8 Inflammasome-Mediated Endothelial Pyroptosis
Yonghao Li, Yimeng Sun, Dasen Xie, Hui Chen, Qi Zhang, Shaochong Zhang, Feng Wen, Jing-Song Ou, Min Zhang, Lishi Su, Xuri Li, Wei-Ping Wen, Wei Chi*
A chemical reprogramming approach efficiently producing human retinal pigment epithelium cells for retinal disease therapies
Ke Zhang, Yanqiu Wang, Qi An, Hengjing Ji, Defu Wu, Xuri Li, Lingge Suo, Chun Zhang*, Xuran Dong*
2023
Chylomicrons Regulate Lacteal Permeability and Intestinal Lipid Absorption
Georgia Zarkada,* Xun Chen,* Xuetong Zhou, Martin Lange , Lei Zeng, Wenyu Lv , Xuan Zhang, Yunhua Li, Weibin Zhou, Keli Liu, Dongying Chen, Nicolas Ricard , James Liao , Young-Bum Kim , Rui Benedito, Lena Claesson-Welsh , Kari Alitalo , Michael Simons , Rong Ju, Xuri Li, Anne Eichmann , Feng Zhang
VEGF-B prevents excessive angiogenesis by inhibiting FGF2/FGFR1 pathway
Chunsik Lee#, Rongyuan Chen#, Guangli Sun, Xialin Liu, Xianchai Lin, Chang He, Liying Xing, Lixian Liu, Lasse Jensen, Anil Kumar, Harald F. Langer, Xiangrong Ren, Jianing Zhang, Lijuan Huang, Xiangke Yin, Jong Kyong Kim, Juanhua Zhu, Guanqun Huang, Jiani Li, Weiwei Lu, Wei Chen, Juanxi Liu, Jiaxin Hu, Qihang Sun, Weisi Lu, Lekun Fang, Shasha Wang, Haiqing Kuang, Yihan Zhang, Geng Tian, Jia Mi, Bi-Ang Kang, Masashi Narazaki, Aaron Prodeus, Luc Schoonjans, David M. Ornitz, Jean Gariepy, Guy Eelen, Mieke Dewerchin, Yunlong Yang, Jing-Song Ou, Antonio Mora, Jin Yao, Chen Zhao*, Yizhi Liu, Peter Carmeliet, Yihai Cao* & Xuri Li*
2022
Single Cell Atlas Identifies Lipid-Processing And Immunomodulatory Endothelial Cells In Healthy And Malignant Breast
Vincent Geldhof, Laura P.M.H. de Rooij, Liliana Sokol, Jacob Amersfoort, Maxim De Schepper, Katerina Rohlenova, Griet Hoste, Adriaan Vanderstichele, Anne-Marie Delsupehe, Edoardo Isnaldi, Naima Dai, Federico Taverna, Shawez Khan, Anh-Co K. Truong, Laure-Anne Teuwen, François Richard, Lucas Treps, Ann Smeets, Ines Nevelsteen, Birgit Weynand, Stefan Vinckier1, Luc Schoonjans, Joanna Kalucka, Christine Desmedt, Patrick Neven, Massimiliano Mazzone, Giuseppe Floris, Kevin Punie, Mieke Dewerchin, Guy Eelen, Hans Wildiers, Xuri Li*, Yonglun Luo* & Peter Carmeliet*
PDGFD switches on stem cell endothelial commitment
Weisi Lu*†, Peipei Xu†, Boxiong Deng†, Jianing Zhang†, Ying Zhan, Xianchai Lin, Xiangzhong Xu, Zhaoxia Xia, Xiaoxi Yang, Xiaoling Zeng, Lijuan Huang, Bingbing Xie, Chenghu Wang, Shasha Wang, Haiqing Kuang, Xianjing Han, Antonio Mora, Yihai Cao, Qin Jiang*, Xuri Li*
Critical role of mitogen-inducible gene 6 in restraining endothelial cell permeability to maintain vascular homeostasis
Liying Xing, Guanqun Huang, Rongyuan Chen, Lijuan Huang, Juanxi Liu, Xiangrong Ren, Shasha Wan1, Haiqing Kuang, Anil Kumar, Jong Kyong Kim, Qin Jiang*, Xuri Li*, Chunsik Lee*
Single cell atlas identifies lipid-processing and immunomodulatory endothelial cells in healthy and malignant breast
Vincent Geldhof, Laura P.M.H. de Rooij, Liliana Sokol, Jacob Amersfoort, Maxim De Schepper, Katerina Rohlenova, Griet Hoste, Adriaan Vanderstichele, Anne-Marie Delsupehe, Edoardo Isnaldi, Naima Dai, Federico Taverna, Shawez Khan, Anh-Co K. Truong, Laure-Anne Teuwen, François Richard, Lucas Treps, Ann Smeets, Ines Nevelsteen, Birgit Weynand, Stefan Vinckier1, Luc Schoonjans, Joanna Kalucka, Christine Desmedt, Patrick Neven, Massimiliano Mazzone, Giuseppe Floris, Kevin Punie, Mieke Dewerchin, Guy Eelen, Hans Wildiers, Xuri Li*, Yonglun Luo* & Peter Carmeliet*
GAD1 alleviates injury-induced ocular neurodegeneration by inhibiting retinal ganglion cell apoptosis
Yanping Zhu, Ya Zhang, Xiaoying Qi, Hongyu Che, Jingdan Jia, Chunhua Yang, Yuxue Xu, Xiaodong Chi, Wenguo Jiang, Yanuo Li, Jia Mi, Yunfan Yang*, Xuri Li*, Geng Tian
Chromatin Hubs: A biological and computational outlook
Antonio Morac*, Xiaowei Huang, Shaurya Jauhari, Qin Jiang, Xuri Li*
PDGFD switches on stem cell endothelial commitment
Weisi Lu*#, Peipei Xu#, Boxiong Deng#, Jianing Zhang#, Ying Zhan, Xianchai Lin, Xiangzhong Xu, Zhaoxia Xia, Xiaoxi Yang, Xiaoling Zeng, Lijuan Huang, Bingbing Xie, Chenghu Wang, Shasha Wang, Haiqing Kuang, Xianjing Han, Antonio Mora, Yihai Cao, Qin Jiang*, Xuri Li*
Regional Downregulation of Dopamine Receptor D1 in Bilateral Dorsal Lateral Geniculate Nucleus of Monocular Form-Deprived Amblyopia Models
Dongyue Lin, Zhonghao Wang, Wei Chen, Tao Shen, Xuan Qiu, Kun Wei, Jiahui Li, Dongshen Yang, Ping Wang, Xuri Li, Jianhua Yan* and Zhongshu Tang*
2021
Expression and function of PDGF-C in development and stem cells
Yi Tian, Ying Zhan, Qin Jiang*, Weisi Lu* and Xuri Li*
Automatic cell type identification methods for single-cell RNA sequencing
Bingbing Xie, Qin Jiang*, Antonio Morac*, Xuri Li*
Platelet-derived growth factor-D activates complement system to propagate macrophage polarization and neovascularization
Zhen Xiong#, Qianqian Wang#, Wanhong Li, Lijuan Huang, Jianing Zhang, Juanhua Zhu, Bingbing Xie, Shasha Wang, Haiqing Kuang, Xianchai Lin, Chunsik Lee, Anil Kumar*, Xuri Li*
The role of junctional adhesion molecule-C in regulating the inner endothelial blood-retinal barrier function in the eye
Xu Hou*, Hong-Jun Du, Jian Zhou, Dan Hu, Yu-Sheng Wang, Xuri Li*
Phenotypic diversity and metabolic specialization of renal endothelial cells
S. J. Dumas#, E. Meta, M#. Borri#, Y. Luo, Xuri Li*, T. J. Rabelink*, P. Carmeliet*
Role of VEGFR2 in mediating endoplasmic reticulum stress under glucose deprivation and determining cell death, oxidative stress, and inflammatory factor expression
Bohan Xu#, Linbin Zhou#, Qishan Chen, Jianing Zhang, Lijuan Huang, Shasha Wang, Zhimin Ye, Xiangrong Ren, Yu Cai, Lasse Dahl Jensen, Weirong Chen*, Xuri Li*, Rong Ju*
Platelet-derived growth factor C signaling is a potential therapeutic target for radiation proctopathy
Weisi Lu*#, Yunling Xie#, Binjie Huang#, Tenghui Ma#, Huaiming Wang, Boxion Deng, Shaomin Zou, Wencong Wang, Qin Tang, Ziqing Yang, Xuri Li*, Lei Wang, Lekun Fang*
Mitogen-inducible gene 6 inhibits angiogenesis by binding to SHC1 and suppressing its phosphorylation
Lixian Liu, Liying Xing, Rongyuan Chen, Jianing Zhang, Yuye Huang, Lijuan Huang, Bingbing Xie, Xiangrong Ren, Shasha Wang, Haiqing Kuang, Xianchai Lin, Anil Kumar, Jong Kyong Kim, Chunsik Lee*, Xuri Li*
2020
A systems genetics approach to revealing the Pdgfb molecular network of the retina
Li, S.#, Xu, F.#, Liu, L., Ju, R., Bergquist, J., Zheng, Q. Y., Mi, J., Lu, L., Xuri Li*, Tian, G.*
Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Maps Endothelial Metabolic Plasticity in Pathological Angiogenesis
Rohlenova K#, Goveia J#, García-Caballero M#, Subramanian A#, Kalucka J, Treps L, Falkenberg KD, de Rooij LPMH, Zheng Y, Lin L, Sokol L, Teuwen LA, Geldhof V, Taverna F, Pircher A, Conradi LC, Khan S, Stegen S, Panovska D, De Smet F, Staal FJT, Mclaughlin RJ, Vinckier S, Van Bergen T, Ectors N, De Haes P, Wang J, Bolund L, Schoonjans L, Karakach TK, Yang H, Carmeliet G, Liu Y, Thienpont B, Dewerchin M, Eelen G, Li X*, Luo Y*, Carmeliet P*
Single-Cell Transcriptome Atlas of Murine Endothelial Cells
Kalucka J#, de Rooij LPMH#, Goveia J#, Rohlenova K, Dumas SJ, Meta E, Conchinha NV, Taverna F, Teuwen LA, Veys K, García-Caballero M, Khan S, Geldhof V, Sokol L, Chen R, Treps L, Borri M, de Zeeuw P, Dubois C, Karakach TK, Falkenberg KD, Parys M, Yin X, Vinckier S, Du Y, Fenton RA, Schoonjans L, Dewerchin M, Eelen G, Thienpont B, Lin L, Bolund L, Li X*, Luo Y*, Carmeliet P*.
An Integrated Gene Expression Landscape Profiling Approach to Identify Lung Tumor Endothelial Cell Heterogeneity and Angiogenic Candidate
Goveia J#, Rohlenova K#, Taverna F#, Treps L#, Conradi LC, Pircher A, Geldhof V, de Rooij LPMH, Kalucka J, Sokol L, García-Caballero M, Zheng Y, Qian J, Teuwen LA, Khan S, Boeckx B, Wauters E, Decaluwé H, De Leyn P, Vansteenkiste J, Weynand B, Sagaert X, Verbeken E, Wolthuis A, Topal B, Everaerts W, Bohnenberger H, Emmert A, Panovska D, De Smet F, Staal FJT, Mclaughlin RJ, Impens F, Lagani V, Vinckier S, Mazzone M, Schoonjans L, Dewerchin M, Eelen G, Karakach TK, Yang H, Wang J, Bolund L, Lin L, Thienpont B, Li X*, Lambrechts D, Luo Y*, Carmeliet P*.
2019
Hallmarks of endothelial cell metabolism in health and disease
Xuri Li*, Xiaodong Sun, Peter Carmeliet*
Novel multi-targeted inhibitors suppress ocular neovascularization by regulating unique gene sets
Xiangke Yin, Xianchai Lin, Xiangrong Ren, Bo Yu, Lixian Liu, Zhimin Ye, Qishan Chen, Chunsik Lee, Weisi Lu, Dechao Yu, Xuri Li*
Novel function of VEGF-B as an antioxidant and therapeutic implications
Rongyuan Chen, Chunsik Lee, Xianchai Lin, Chen Zhao*, Xuri Li*
EndoDB: a database of endothelial cell transcriptomics data
Khan, S., Taverna, F., Rohlenova, K., Treps, L., Geldhof, V., de Rooij, L., Sokol, L., Pircher, A., Conradi, L. C., Kalucka, J., Schoonjans, L., Eelen, G., Dewerchin, M., Karakach, T., Li, X.*, Goveia, J., Carmeliet, P.*
Metabolic pathways fueling the endothelial cell drive
Xuri Li*, Anil Kumar, & Peter Carmeliet*
2018
VEGFR2 and VEGF-C Suppresses the Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transition via YAP in Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells
Yuxiang Du, Qishan Chen, Lijuan Huang, Xiangke Yin, Linbin Zhou, Xuri Li*, Rong Ju*
VEGF-B is a potent antioxidant
Pachiappan Arjunan#, Xianchai Lin#, Zhongshu Tang, Yuxiang Du, Anil Kumar, Lixian Liu, Xiangke Yin, Lijuan Huang, Wei Chen, Qishan Chen, Zhimin Ye, Linbin Zhou, Kai Xu, Xue Chen, Haitao Zeng, Weisi Lu, Yihai Cao, Yizhi Liu, Chen Zhao*, Xuri Li*
Role of glutamine synthetase in angiogenesis beyond glutamine synthesis
Guy Eelen*, Charlotte Dubois, Anna Rita Cantelmo, Jermaine Goveia, Ulrike Brüning, Michael DeRan, Gopala Jarugumilli, Jos van Rijsse, Giorgio Saladino, Federico Comitani, Annalisa Zecchin1, Susana Rocha, Rongyuan Chen, Hongling Huang, Saar Vandekeere, Joanna Kalucka, Christian Lange, Francisco Morales-Rodriguez, Bert Cruys, Lucas Treps, Leanne Ramer, Stefan Vinckier, Katleen Brepoels, Sabine Wyns, Joris Souffreau, Luc Schoonjans, Wouter H. Lamers, Yi Wu, Jurgen Haustraete, Johan Hofkens, Sandra Liekens, Richard Cubbon, Bart Ghesquière, Mieke Dewerchin, Francesco L. Gervasio, Xuri Li*, Jaap D. van Buu, Xu Wu & Peter Carmeliet*
Quiescent Endothelial Cells Upregulate Fatty Acid beta-Oxidation for Vasculoprotection via Redox Homeostasis
Kalucka, J., Bierhansl, L., Conchinha, N. V., Missiaen, R., Elia, I., Bruning, U., Scheinok, S., Treps, L., Cantelmo, A. R., Dubois, C., de Zeeuw, P., Goveia, J., Zecchin, A., Taverna, F., Morales-Rodriguez, F., Brajic, A., Conradi, L. C., Schoors, S., Harjes, U., Vriens, K., Pilz, G. A., Chen, R., Cubbon, R., Thienpont, B., Cruys, B., Wong, B. W., Ghesquiere, B., Dewerchin, M., De Bock, K., Sagaert, X., Jessberger, S., Jones, E. A. V., Gallez, B., Lambrechts, D., Mazzone, M., Eelen, G., Li, X.*, Fendt, S. M., Carmeliet, P.*
Impairment of Angiogenesis by Fatty Acid Synthase Inhibition Involves mTOR Malonylation
Bruning, U., Morales-Rodriguez, F., Kalucka, J.Goveia, J., Taverna, F., Queiroz, K. C. S., Dubois, C., Cantelmo, A. R., Chen, R., Loroch, S., Timmerman, E., Caixeta, V.Bloch, K., Conradi, L. C., Treps, L., Staes, A., Gevaert, K., Tee, A., Dewerchin, M., , Semenkovich, C. F., Impens, F., Schilling, B., Verdin, E., Swinnen, J. V., Meier, J. L., Kulkarni, R. A., Sickmann, A., Ghesquiere, B., Schoonjans, L., Li, X.*, Mazzone, M., Carmeliet, P.*
Serine synthesis via PHGDH is essential for heme production in endothelial cells
S. Vandekeere, C. Dubois, J. Kalucka, M. R. Sullivan, M. Gar-cía-Caballero, J. Goveia, R. Chen, F. F. Diehl, Libat Bar-Lev, J. Souffreau, A. Pircher, S. Kumar, S. Vinckier, Y. Hirabayashi, S-g. Furuya, L. Schoonjans, G. Eelen, B. Ghesquière, E. Keshet, X. Li*, M. G. V. Heiden, M. Dewerchin*, & P. Carmeliet*
Neuronal Expression of Junctional Adhesion Molecule-C is Essential for Retinal Thickness and Photoreceptor Survival
Li, Y., Zhang, F., Lu, W*., Xuri Li*
RAISEing VEGF-D's importance as predictive biomarker for ramucirumab in metastatic colorectal cancer patients
Carmeliet P, Li X, Treps L, Conradi LC, Loges S.
Targeting angiogenic metabolism in disease.
Li X, Carmeliet P
2017
Off-tumor targets compromise antiangiogenic drug sensitivity by inducing kidney erythropoietin production
Nakamura M, Zhang Y, Yang Y, Sonmez C, Zheng W, Huang G, Seki T, Iwamoto H, Ding B, Yin L, Foukakis T, Hatschek T, Li X, Hosaka K, Li J, Yu G, Wang X, Liu Y, Cao Y.
Platelet-derived growth factor-C and -D in the cardiovascular system and diseases
Chunsik Lee, Xuri Li
PDGFs and their receptors in vascular stem/progenitor cells: Functions and therapeutic potential in retinal vasculopathy
Weisi Lu, Xuri Li
PDGF-C and PDGF-D in ocular diseases
Anil Kumar, Xuri Li
Vascular stem/progenitor cells: functions and signaling pathways
Weisi Lu, Xuri Li
Critical role of caveolin-1 in ocular neovascularization and multitargeted antiangiogenic effects of cavtratin via JNK
Jiang Y, Lin X, Tang Z, Lee C, Tian G, Du Y, Yin X, Ren X, Huang L, Ye Z, Chen W, Zhang F, Mi J, Gao Z, Wang S, Chen Q, Xing L, Wang B, Cao Y, Sessa WC, Ju R, Liu Y, Li X.
2016
VEGF-B inhibits hyperglycemia- and Macugen-induced retinal apoptosis
Huang D, Zhao C, Ju R, Kumar A, Tian G, Huang L, Zheng, Li X, Liu L, Wang S, Ren X, Ye Z, Chen W, Xing L, Chen Q, Gao Z, Mi J, Tang Z, Wang B, Zhang S*, Lee C*, Li X*.
PDGF-CC underlies resistance to VEGF-A inhibition and combinatorial targeting of both suppresses pathological angiogenesis more efficiently
Zheng L#, Zhao C#, Du Y, Lin X, Jiang Y, Lee C, Tian G, Mi J, Li X, Chen Q, Ye Z, Huang L, Wang S, Ren X, Xing L, Chen W, Huang D, Gao Z, Zhang S, Lu W, Tang Z, Wang B*, Ju R*, Li X*.
Placental growth factor and its potential role in diabetic retinopathy and other ocular neovascular diseases
Nguyen QD, De Falco S, Behar-Cohen F, Lam WC, Li X, Reichhart N, Ricci F, Pluim J, Li WW.
Endothelial PDGF-CC regulates angiogenesis-dependent thermogenesis in beige fat
Seki T, Hosaka K, Lim S, Fischer C, Honek J, Yang Y, Andersson P, Nakamura M, Näslund E, Ylä-Herttuala S, Sun M, Iwamoto H, Li X, Liu Y, Samani NJ, Cao Y.
Lens regeneration using endogenous stem cells with gain of visual function
Lin H#, Ouyang H#, Zhu J#, Huang S#, Liu Z, Chen S, Cao G, Li G, Signer RA, Xu Y, Chung C, Zhang Y, Lin D, Patel S, Wu F, Cai H, Hou J, Wen C, Jafari M, Liu X, Luo L, Zhu J, Qiu A, Hou R, Chen B, Chen J, Granet D, Heichel C, Shang F, Li X, Krawczyk M, Skowronska-Krawczyk D, Wang Y, Shi W, Chen D, Zhong Z, Zhong S, Zhang L, Chen S, Morrison SJ, Maas RL, Zhang K, Liu Y.
2015
Platelets induce apoptosis via membrane-bound FasL
Schleicher RI, Reichenbach F, Kraft P, Kumar A, Lescan M, Todt F, Göbel K, Hilgendorf I, Geisler T, Bauer A, Olbrich M, Schaller M, Wesselborg S, O'Reilly L, Meuth SG, Schulze-Osthoff K, Gawaz M, Li X, Kleinschnitz C, Edlich F, Langer HF.
VEGF-B-Neuropilin-1 signaling is spatiotemporally indispensable for vascular and neuronal development in zebrafish
Jensen LD, Nakamura M, Bräutigam L, Li X, Liu Y, Samani NJ, Cao Y.
2014
Oigodendrocyte Progenitor Cells Promote Neovascularization in Glioma by Disrupting the Blood–Brain Barrier
Huang Y, Hoffman C, Rajappa P, Kim JH, Hu W, Huse J, Tang Z, Li X, Weksler B, Bromberg J, Lyden DC, Greenfield JP.
Vasoprotective effect of PDGF-CC mediated by HMOX1 rescues retinal degeneration
He C, Zhao C, Kumar A, Lee C, Chen M, Huang L, Wang J, Ren X, Jiang Y, Chen W, Wang B, Gao Z, Zhong Z, Huang Z, Zhang F, Huang B, Ding H, Ju R, Tang Z, Liu Y, Cao Y, Li X, Liu X.
2013
Tumour PDGF-BB expression levels determine dual effects of anti-PDGF drugs on vascular remodeling and metastasis
Hosaka K, Yang Y, Seki T, Nakamura M, Andersson P, Rouhi P, Yang X, Jensen L, Lim S, Feng N, Xue Y, Li X, Larsson O, Ohhashi T, Cao Y.
Cold Exposure Promotes Atherosclerotic Plaque Growth and Instability via UCP1-Dependent Lipolysis
Dong M, Yang X, Lim S, Cao Z, Honek J, Lu H, Zhang C, Seki T, Hosaka K, Wahlberg E, Yang J, Zhang L, Länne T, Sun B, Li X, Liu Y, Zhang Y, Cao Y.
PDGF-C: a new performer in the neurovascular interplay
Lee C, Zhang F, Tang Z, Liu Y, Li X.
2012
Platelets Contribute to the Pathogenesis of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis
Langer HF#, Choi EY#, Zhou H, Schleicher R, Chung KJ, Tang Z, Göbel K, Bdeir K, Chatzigeorgiou A, Wong C, Bhatia S, Kruhlak MJ, Rose JW, Burns JB, Hill KE, Qu H, Zhang Y, Lehrmann E, Becker KG, Wang Y, Simon DI, Nieswandt B, Lambris JD, Li X, Meuth SG, Kubes P, Chavakis T.
Complicated life, complicated VEGF-B
Li X, Kumar A, Zhang F, Lee C, Tang Z.
Proliferative and Survival Effects of PUMA Promote Angiogenesis
Zhang F, Li Y, Tang Z, Kumar A, Lee C, Zhang L, Zhu C, Klotzsche-von Ameln A, Wang B, Gao Z, Zhang S, Langer HF, Hou X, Jensen L, Ma W, Wong W, Chavakis T, Liu Y, Cao Y, Li X.
2010
Oligo-guanosine nucleotide induces neuropilin-1 internalization in endothelial cells and inhibits angiogenesis
Narazaki M, Segarra M, Hou X, Tanaka T, Li X, Tosato G.
Complement-mediated inhibition of neovascularization reveals a point of convergence between innate immunity and angiogenesis
Langer HF, Chung KJ, Orlova VV, Choi EY, Kaul S, Kruhlak MJ, Alatsatianos M, DeAngelis RA, Roche PA, Magotti P, Li X, Economopoulou M, Rafail S, Lambris JD*, Chavakis T*.
Semaphorin 3E Initiates Antiangiogenic Signaling through Plexin D1 by Regulating Arf6 and R-Ras
Sakurai A, Gavard J, Annas-Linhares Y, Basile JR, Amornphimoltham P, Palmby TR, Yagi H, Zhang F, Randazzo PA, Li X, Weigert R, Gutkind JS.
VEGF-B: a thing of beauty
Xuri Li
Platelet-derived Growth Factor-DD Targeting Arrests Pathological Angiogenesis by Modulating Glycogen Synthase Kinase-3beta Phosphorylation
Kumar A, Hou X, Lee C, Li Y, Maminishkis A, Tang Z, Zhang F, Langer HF, Arjunan P, Dong L, Wu Z, Zhu LY, Wang L, Min W, Colosi P, Chavakis T, Li X.
PDGF-CC blockade inhibits pathological angiogenesis by acting on multiple cellular and molecular targets
Hou X, Kumar A, Lee C, Wang B, Arjunan P, Dong L, Maminishkis A, Tang Z, Li Y, Zhang F, Zhang SZ, Wardega P, Chakrabarty S, Liu B, Wu Z, Colosi P, Fariss RN, Lennartsson J, Nussenblatt R, Gutkind JS, Cao Y, Li X.
Survival effect of PDGF-CC rescues neurons from apoptosis in both brain and retina by regulating GSK3 phosphorylation
Tang Z, Arjunan P, Lee C, Li Y, Kumar A, Hou X, Wang B, Wardega P, Zhang F, Dong L, Zhang Y, Zhang SZ, Ding H, Fariss RN, Becker KG, Lennartsson J, Nagai N, Cao Y, Li X.
2009
A role for a CXCR2/phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase gamma signaling axis in acute and chronic vascular permeability.
Gavard J, Hou X, Qu Y, Masedunskas A, Martin D, Weigert R, Li X, Gutkind JS.
Paracrine Signaling by Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-CC Promotes Tumor Growth by Recruitment of Cancer-Associated Fibroblasts
Anderberg C, Li H, Fredriksson L, Andrae J, Betsholtz C, Li X, Eriksson U, Pietras K.
VEGF-B is dispensable for blood vessel growth but critical for their survival, and VEGF-B targeting inhibits pathological angiogenesis
Zhang F, Tang Z, Hou X, Lennartsson J, Li Y, Koch AW, Scotney P, Lee C, Arjunan P, Dong L, Kumar A, Rissanen TT, Wang B, Nagai N, Fons P, Fariss R, Zhang Y, Wawrousek E, Tansey G, Raber J, Fong GH, Ding H, Greenberg DA, Becker KG, Herbert JM, Nash A, Yla-Herttuala S, Cao Y, Watts RJ, Li X.
2008
Reevaluation of the Role of VEGF-B Suggests a Restricted Role in the Revascularization of the Ischemic Myocardium
Li X*, Tjwa M*, Van Hove I, Enholm B, Neven E, Paavonen K, Jeltsch M, Juan TD, Sievers RE, Chorianopoulos E, Wada H, Vanwildemeersch M, Noel A, Foidart JM, Springer ML, von Degenfeld G, Dewerchin M, Blau HM, Alitalo K, Eriksson U, Carmeliet P, Moons L.
VEGF-B inhibits apoptosis via VEGFR-1– mediated suppression of the expression of BH3-only protein genes in mice and rats
Li Y, Zhang F, Nagai N, Tang Z, Zhang S, Scotney P, Lennartsson J, Zhu C, Qu Y, Fang C, Hua J, Matsuo O, Fong GH, Ding H, Cao Y, Becker KG, Nash A, Heldin CH, Li X.
2005
Revascularization of ischemic tissues by PDGF-CC via effects on endothelial cells and their progenitors
Li X*, Tjwa M*, Moons L, Fons P, Noel A, Ny A, Zhou JM, Lennartsson J, Li H, Luttun A, Pontén A, Devy L, Bouché A, Oh H, Manderveld A, Blacher S, Communi D, Savi P, Bono F, Dewerchin M, Foidart JM, Autiero M, Herbert JM, Collen D, Heldin CH, Eriksson U, Carmeliet P.
2003
PDGF-D is a potent transforming and angiogenic growth factor
Li H, Fredriksson L, Li X, Eriksson U.
Transgenic Overexpression of Platelet-Derived Growth Factor-C in the Mouse Heart Induces Cardiac Fibrosis, Hypertrophy, and Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Pontén A, Li X, Thorén P, Aase K, Sjöblom T, Ostman A, Eriksson U.
Novel PDGF family members: PDGF-C and PDGF-D
Li X, Eriksson U.
2002
Angiogenesis stimulated by PDGF-CC, a novel member in the PDGF family, involves activation of PDGFR-alphaalpha and -alphabeta receptors.
Cao R, Bråkenhielm E, Li X, Pietras K, Widenfalk J, Ostman A, Eriksson U, Cao Y.
2001
Vascular endothelial growth factor-B-deficient mice display an atrial conduction defect.
Aase K, von Euler G, Li X, Pontén A, Thorén P, Cao R, Cao Y, Olofsson B, Gebre-Medhin S, Pekny M, Alitalo K, Betsholtz C, Eriksson U.
Isoform-specific expression of VEGF-B in normal tissues and tumors.
Li X, Aase K, Li H, von Euler G, Eriksson U.
Chromosomal location, exon structure, and vascular expression patterns of the human PDGFC and PDGFD genes.
Uutela M, Laurén J, Bergsten E, Li X, Horelli-Kuitunen N, Eriksson U, Alitalo K.
PDGF-D is a specific, protease-activated ligand for the PDGF beta-receptor.
Bergsten E*, Uutela M*, Li X, Pietras K, Ostman A, Heldin CH, Alitalo K, Eriksson U.
Lack of pericytes leads to endothelial hyperplasia and abnormal vascular morphogenesis.
Hellström M, Gerhardt H, Kalén M, Li X, Eriksson U, Wolburg H, Betsholtz C.
Novel VEGF family members: VEGF-B, VEGF-C and VEGF-D.
Li X, Eriksson U.
2000
PDGF-C is a new protease-activated ligand for the PDGF alpha-receptor.
Li X, Pontén A, Aase K, Karlsson L, Abramsson A, Uutela M, Bäckström G, Hellström M, Boström H, Li H, Soriano P, Betsholtz C, Heldin CH, Alitalo K, Ostman A, Eriksson U.
