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JI Research Yields 150 Key Publications

Since the partnership's launch, Joint Institute research teams have produced 150 publications. Their work has touched on a variety of disciplines and appeared in leading journals in their respective fields, including Nature Genetics, Molecular Psychiatry, Cell and Science.

Development and Validation of MyProstateScore 2.0 to Detect Clinically Significant Prostate Cancer
MedRxiv
UM PI: Arul Chinnaiyan


Spatiotemporal Local and Abscopal Cell Death and Immune Responses to Histotripsy Focused Ultrasound Tumor Ablation
Frontiers in Immunology
UM PI: Clifford Cho


Current Landscape of Genomic Biomarkers in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma
European Oncology
UM PI: Ganesh Palapattu


Galectin-3-centered Paracrine Network Mediates Cardiac Inflammation and Fibrosis Upon β-adrenergic Insult
Science China. Life Sciences
UM PI: Marschall Runge
PKUHSC PI: Youyi Zhang


Role of Peptidylarginine Deiminase and Neutrophil Extracellular Traps in Injuries: Future Novel Diagnostics and Therapeutic Targets
Shock
UM PI: Yongqing Li


Metformin Directly Binds to MMP-9 to Improve Plaque Stability
Journal of Cardiovascular Science and Disease
PKUHSC PI: Youyi Zhang


The Role of the Inflammasome in Heart Failure
Frontiers in Physiology
PKUHSC PI: Youyi Zhang

Editorial: Targeting Protein Post-Translational Modifications (PTMs) for Diagnosis and Treatment of Sepsis
Frontiers in Immunology
UM PI: Yongqing Li
PKUHSC PI: Panpan Chang


Soluble LILRA3 is Aberrantly Expressed in Antiphospholipid Syndrome (APS) and is a Potential Marker of Thrombotic APS
Rheumatology
UM PI: Jason Knight
PKUHSC PI: Jianping Guo


Impact of Histotripsy on Development of Intrahepatic Metastases in a Rodent Liver Tumor Model
Cancers
UM PI: Clifford Cho


Prediction of Pathogenic Factors in Dysbiotic Gut Microbiomes of Colorectal Cancer Patients Using Reverse Microbiomics
Frontiers in Oncology
UM PI: Oliver He


Systemic Investigation of the Microbiome-host Interactions in H. pylori-associated Gastric Cancer Patients
Molecular & Cellular Proteomics
PKUHSC PI: Jianmin Wu


Multi-Scalar Data Integration Links Glomerular Angiopoietin-Tie Signaling Pathway Activation With Progression of Diabetic Kidney Disease
Diabetes
UM PI: Wenjun Ju
PKUHSC PI: Min Chen


Molecular Characterization of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Reveals Prognostic Significance of Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition Gene Expression Signature
European Urology Oncology
UM PI: Ganesh Palapattu


Clinical Outcomes in a Cohort of Patients with Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma and COVID-19
JAAD International
UM PI: Trilokraj Tejasvi


PEG10 Amplification at 7q21.3 Potentiates Large-cell Transformation in Cutaneous T-cell Lymphoma
Blood
UM PIs: Trilokraj Tejasvi and Alex Tsoi
PKUHSC PI: Yang Wang

Improved diagnostic prediction of the pathogenicity bloodstream isolates of Staphylococcus epidermidis
PLoS One
U-M PI: J. Scott Van Epps


An Asian-specific MPL genetic variant alters JAK-STAT signaling and influences platelet count in the population
Human Molecular Genetics
UM PI: Santhi Ganesh
PKUHSC PI: Yan Zhang


Hemoglobin and erythrocyte count are independently and positively associated with arterial stiffness in a community-based study
Journal of Human Hypertension
UM PI: Santhi Ganesh
PKUHSC PI: Yan Zhang


Epidemiologic and Genetic Associations of Erythropoietin With Blood Pressure, Hypertension, and Coronary Artery Disease
Hypertension
UM PI: Santhi Ganesh
PKUHSC PI: Yan Zhang


Exome-wide association study of plasma lipids in >300,000 individuals
Nature Genetics
UM PI: Cristen Willer
PKUHSC PI: Ming Zu


Annexin A1 alleviates kidney injury by promoting the resolution of inflammation in diabetic nephropathy
Kidney International
U-M PI: Wenjun Ju & Matthias Kretzler
PKUHSC PI: Min Chen


The Prevalence of Diabetic Microvascular Complications in China and the United States
Current Diabetes Reports
U-M PI: Rodica Busui
PKUHSC PI: Luxia Zhang


Associations of Genetic Variants Contributing to Gut Microbiota Composition in Immunoglobin A Nephropathy
mSystems
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


Potential Roles of Oral Microbiota in the Pathogenesis of Immunoglobin A Nephropathy
Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


Five Novel Loci Are Implicated in Predisposing to IgA Nephropathy by an Exome-Wide Association Study of Han Chinese
Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
U-M PI: Christine Berthier
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


Reverse Microbiomics: a new reverse dysbiosis analysis strategy and its usage in prediction of autoantigens and virulent factors in dysbiotic gut microbiomes from rheumatoid arthritis patients
Frontiers in Microbiology
U-M PI: Oliver He


PINA 3.0: mining cancer interactome
Nucleic Acids Research
PKUHSC PI: Jianmin Wu


Disclosure of clinically actionable genetic variants to thoracic aortic dissection biobank participants
BMC Medical Genomics
U-M PI: Cristen Willer


Ethical Perspectives of Chinese and United States Physicians within a Research Collaborative
Accountability in Research
U-M PIs: Michael Geisser, Joseph Kolars, & Raymond Hutchinson
PKUHSC PI: Yali Cong


Advancing science and education through a novel collaboration platform between the University of Michigan and Peking University Health Science Center
FASEB BioAdvances
U-M PI: Joseph Kolars
PKUHSC PI: Qimin Zhan


Rapid single-molecule digital detection of protein biomarkers for continuous monitoring of systemic immune disorders
Blood
U-M PI: Yongqing Li


Ontological modeling and analysis of experimentally or clinically verified drugs against coronavirus infection
Scientific Data
U-M PI: Oliver He

Albuminuria and retinal vessel density in diabetes without diabetic retinopathy: the Kailuan Eye Study. Acta Ophthalmol. 2020.
Acta Ophthalmolgica
PKUHSC PI: Luxia Zhang


Immunoproteasome in IgA Nephropathy: State-of-Art and Future Perspectives
International Journal of Biological Sciences
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


Perspectives on how mucosal immune responses, infections, and gut microbiome shape IgA nephropathy, and future therapies
Theranostics
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


CVCDAP: an integrated platform for molecular and clinical analysis of cancer virtual cohorts
Nucleic Acids Research
PKUHSC PI: Jianmin Wu


Non-thermal histotripsy tumor ablation promotes abscopal immune responses that enhance cancer immunotherapy
Journal for Immunotherapy of Cancer
U-M PI: Clifford Cho


Aortic progression and reintervention in patients with pathogenic variants after a thoracic aortic dissection
Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
U-M PI: Cristen Willer


Soluble urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor and incident end-stage renal disease in Chinese patients with chronic kidney disease
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
PKUHSC PI: Minghui Zhao


Peptidylarginine deiminase 2 has potential as both a biomarker and therapeutic target of sepsis
JCI Insight
U-M PIs: Yongqing Li & Hasan Alam


Associations of Urinary Epidermal Growth Factor and Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1 with Kidney Involvement in Patients with Diabetic Kidney Disease
Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation
PKUHSC PIs: Min Chen, Minghui Zhao & Luxia Zhang


HDAC6 mediates an aggresome-like mechanism for NLRP3 and pyrin inflammasome activation
Science
U-M PIs: Yongqing Li & Hasan Alam


PAD2 Mediates Caspase-1 Associated Lethality in Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Pneumonia Induced Sepsis
Journal of Infectious Disease
U-M PIs: Yongqing Li & Hasan Alam


Inhibition of PAD2 Improves Survival in a Mouse Model of Lethal LPS-Induced Endotoxic Shock
Inflammation
U-M PIs: Yongqing Li & Hasan Alam


Hemoglobin and erythrocyte count are independently and positively associated with arterial stiffness in a community-based study
Journal of Human Hypertension
U-M PI: Santhi Ganesh
PKUHSC PI: Yan Zhang


Clopidogrel Resistance in a Murine Model of Diet-Induced Obesity Is Mediated by the Interleukin-1 Receptor and Overcome With DT-678
Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology
U-M PIs: Daniel Eitzman, Haoming Zhang & Eugene Chen
PKUHSC PI: Jianping Li

Podocytes and autophagy: A potential therapeutic target in lupus nephritis
Autophagy
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


Autophagy and immunological aberrations in systemic lupus erythematosus
European Journal of Immunology
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


Disruption of Histidine and Energy Homeostasis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
U-M PI: Theodore Standiford
PKUHSC PI: Bei He


Serum amino acid concentrations and clinical outcomes in smokers: SPIROMICS metabolomics study
Scientific Reports
U-M PI: Theodore Standiford
PKUHSC PI: Bei He


Training Pathways to Working as a General Practitioner in China
Family Medicine
U-M PI: Michael Fetters


Survey of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Knowledge, Nutrition, and Physical Activity Patterns Among the General Public in Beijing, China
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


Awareness and Knowledge of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Among Office Employees in Beijing, China
Digestive Diseases and Sciences
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


Accumulation, Liver Fibrosis, and Metabolic Abnormalities in Chinese Patients With Moderate/Severe Versus Mild Hepatic Steatosis
Hepatology Communication
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


Sorafenib Encapsulated in Nanocarrier Functionalized With glypican-3 Specific Peptide for Targeted Therapy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Colloids and Surfaces B: Biointerfaces
U-M PI: Thomas Wang
PKUHSC PI: Jiye Zhu


Peptidylarginine Deiminase 2 Knockout Improves Survival in Hemorrhagic Shock
Shock
U-M PIs: Hasan Alam, Yongqing Li & Thomas Wang
PKUHSC PIs: Tianbing Wang & Baoguo Jiang


OHMI: the ontology of host-microbiome interactions
Journal of Biomedical Semantics
U-M PI: Oliver He
PKUHSC PI: Jianmin Wu


Increased mitochondrial NADPH oxidase 4 (NOX4) expression in aging is a causative factor in aortic stiffening
Redox Biology
U-M PI: Marschall Runge
PKUHSC PI: You Yi Zhang


Clinical Implications of Identifying Pathogenic Variants in Individuals With Thoracic Aortic Dissection
Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine
U-M PI: Cristen Willer


HDAC inhibitor valproic acid protects heart function through Foxm1 pathway after acute myocardial infarction.
EBioMedicine
U-M PIs: Zhong Wang, Hasan Alam, Yongqing Li & Eugene Chen


Effects of medication-assisted treatment on mortality among opioids users: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Molecular Psychiatry
U-M PIs: Fred Blow & Mark Ilgen
PKUHSC PI: Lin Lu


The rising crisis of illicit fentanyl use, overdose, and potential therapeutic strategies
Translational Psychiatry
PKUHSC PI: Lin Lu

Profile of psychiatric symptoms in methamphetamine users in China: Greater risk of psychiatric symptoms with a longer duration of use
Psychiatry Research
PKUHSC PI: Lin Lu


Epidemiological characteristics and risk factors of methamphetamine-associated psychotic symptoms
Frontiers in Psychiatry
PKUHSC PI: Lin Lu


Poly-drug use of prescription medicine among people with opioid use disorder in China: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Substance Use and Misuse
PKUHSC PI: Lin Lu


Serum uromodulin and progression of kidney disease in patients with chronic kidney disease
Journal of Translational Medicine
PKUHSC PI: Minghui Zhao


Increased autophagy is cytoprotective against podocyte injury induced by antibody and interferon-alpha in lupus nephritis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


Exploring the Role of Autophagy-Related Gene 5 (ATG5) Yields Important Insights Into Autophagy in Autoimmune/Autoinflammatory Diseases
Frontiers in Immunology
PKUHSC PI: Hong Zhang


Mortality risk of chronic kidney disease: A comparison between the adult populations in urban China and the United States
PLoS One
U-M PI: Jennifer Bragg-Gresham


Prevalence and Risk Factors for CKD: A Comparison Between the Adult Populations in China and the United States.
Kidney International Reports
U-M PI: Jennifer Bragg-Gresham
PKUHSC PI: Ming-hui Zhao


Variation in doses and duration of particulate matter exposure in bronchial epithelial cells results in upregulation of different genes associated with airway disorders
Toxicology In Vitro
U-M PI: Steven Huang
PKUHSC PI: Yahong Chen


Multiregional sequencing reveal genomic alterations and clonal dynamics in primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus
Cancer Research
U-M PI: Jun Li
PKUHSC PI: Yang Ke


Inhibition of Peptidylarginine Deiminase Alleviates LPS-induced Pulmonary Dysfunction and Improves Survival in a Mouse Model of Lethal Endotoxemia
European Journal of Pharmacology
U-M PIs: Hasan Alam & Yongqing Li


Relationship between the duration of methamphetamine use and psychotic symptoms: A two-year prospective cohort study
Drug and Alcohol Dependence
U-M PI: Fred Blow


Myeloperoxidase mediated HDL oxidation and HDL proteome changes do not contribute to dysfunctional HDL in Chinese subjects with coronary artery disease
PLoS One
U-M PI: Eugene Chen
PKUHSC PI: Guisong Wang


Effect of Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Air Pollution and Colder Outdoor Temperatures on High-Density Lipoprotein Function
American Journal of Cardiology
U-M PI: Robert Brook


Short-Term Blood Pressure Responses to Ambient Fine Particulate Matter Exposures at the Extremes of Global Air Pollution Concentrations
American Journal of Hypertension
U-M PI: Robert Brook
PKUHSC PI: Jianping Li


Structural basis for the antiarrhythmic blockade of a potassium channel with a small molecule
FASEB Journal
U-M PI: Jose Jalife


Minocycline effects on intracerebral hemorrhage-induced iron overload in aged rats: brain iron quantification with MRI
Stroke
U-M PI: Guohua Xi


Early Hemolysis Within Human Intracerebral Hematomas: an MRI Study
Translational Stroke Research
U-M PI: Guohua Xi


Urinary Epidermal Growth Factor Predicts Renal Prognosis in Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody-associated Vasculitis
Annals of Rheumatic Diseases
U-M PI: Wenjun Ju
PKUHSC PI: Ming-hui Zhao

Pattern and related factors of cognitive impairment among chronic methamphetamine users
American Journal of Addiction
PKUHSC PI: Lin Lu


Chinese herbal medicine for the treatment of drug addiction
International Review of Neurobiology
PKUHSC PI: Lin Lu


Accelerated podocyte detachment and progressive podocyte loss from glomeruli with age in Alport Syndrome
Kidney International
U-M PI: Roger Wiggins
PKUHSC PI: Jie Ding


Collaboration platforms in China for translational and clinical research: the partnership between Peking University Health Science Center and the University of Michigan Medical School
Academic Medicine
U-M PI: Joseph Kolars
PKUHSC PI: Weigang Fang


Education Improves Patient Knowledge and Acceptance on Antiviral Therapy of Hepatitis C in Rural China
Chinese Medical Journal
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


Risk Assessment of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Hepatitis C in China and the USA
Digestive Disease and Sciences
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


Temporal changes in the modes of hepatitis C virus transmission in the USA and Northern China
Digestive Disease and Sciences
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


Mutation landscape and intratumor heterogeneity of two MANECs of the esophagus revealed by multi-region sequencing
Oncotarget
U-M PI: Jun Li
PKUHSC PI: Yang Ke


The higher prevalence of truncal obesity and diabetes in American than Chinese patients with chronic hepatitis C might contribute to more rapid progression to advanced liver disease
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


CitH3: a reliable blood biomarker for diagnosis and treatment of endotoxic shock
Scientific Reports
U-M PI: Hasan Alam
PKUHSC PI: Baoguo Jiang


Personal-level exposure to environmental temperature is a superior predictor of edothelialdpendent vasodilatation than outdoor-ambient level
Journal of the American Society of Hypertension
U-M PI: Robert Brook
PKUHSC PI: Jianping Li


Transplantation of multipotent Isl1+ cardiac progenitor cells preserves infarcted heart function in mice
American Journal of Translational Research
U-M PI: Zhong Wang
PKUHSC PI: Hongkuei Deng


Air Pollution and Cardiometabolic Disease: An Update and Call for Clinical Trials
American Journal of Hypertension
U-M PI: Robert Brook
PKUHSC PI: Jianping Li


Transplantation of Isl1+ Cardiac Progenitor Cells in Small Intestinal Submucosa Improves Infarcted Heart Function
Stem Cell Research Therapy
U-M PI: Zhong Wang


CD163 expression in neurons after experimental intracerebral hemorrhage
Stroke
U-M PI: Guohua Xi
PKUHSC PI: Yining Huang


Eplerenone Reduces Atrial, Fibrillation Burden Without Preventing Atrial Electrical Remodeling
Journal of the American College of Cardiology
U-M PI: Jose Jalife


“Stressed” About Air Pollution: Time for Personal Action
Circulation
U-M PI: Robert Brook
PKUHSC PI: Jianping Li


Exome chip meta-analysis identifies novel loci and East Asian–specific coding variants contributing to lipid levels and coronary artery disease
Nature Genetics
U-M PI: Christen Willer
PKUHSC PI: Ming-Hsu


Derivation of Pluripotent Stem Cells with In Vivo Embryonic and Extraembryonic Potency
Cell
U-M PI: Zhong Wang
PKUHSC PI: Hongkuei Deng

In vivo photoacoustic tomography of EGFR overexpressed in hepatocellular carcinoma mouse xenograft
Photoacoustics
U-M PI: Thomas Wang
PKUHSC PI: Jiye Zhu


A Comparative Study of Liver Disease Care in the USA and Urban and Rural China
Digestive Disease and Sciences
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


In vivo fluorescence imaging of hepatocellular carcinoma xenograft using near-infrared labeled epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
Biomedical Optic Express
U-M PI: Thomas Wang
PKUHSC PI: Jiye Zhu


Survey of hepatitis B knowledge and stigma among chronically infected patients and uninfected persons in Beijing, China.
Liver International
U-M PI: Anna Lok
PKUHSC PI: Lai Wei


Protective effect of Cl-amidine against CLP-induced lethal septic shock in mice
Scientific Reports
U-M PI: Hasan Alam
PKUHSC PI: Baoguo Jiang


Quantitative analysis of MR imaging to assess treatment response for patients with multiple myeloma by using dynamic intensity entropy transformation: a preliminary study
Radiology
U-M PI: Qian Dong
PKUHSC PI: Jin Lu


Galectin-3 Regulates Atrial Fibrillation Remodeling and Predicts Catheter Ablation Outcomes. JACC: Basic to Translational Science
JACC: Basic to Translational Science
U-M PI: Jose Jalife


Improving cardiac reprogramming for heart regeneration
Current Opinion in Organ Transplantation
U-M PI: Zhong Wang
PKUHSC PI: Hongkuei Deng


Targeting Mll1 H3K4 methyltransferase activity to guide cardiac lineage specific reprogramming of fibroblasts
Cell Discovery
U-M PI: Zhong Wang
PKUHSC PI: Hongkuei Deng


Atrial Fibrillation Susceptibility in Obesity: An Excess Adiposity and Fibrosis Complicity?
Circulation Research
U-M PI: Jose Jalife


Meta-analysis of rare and common exome chip variants identifies S1PR4 and other loci influencing blood cell traits
Nature Genetics
U-M PI: Santhi Ganesh
PKUHSC PI: Yan Zhang 2016

NEPTUNE and PKU-IgAN Consortium (2015) Tissue transcriptome-driven identification of epidermal growth factor as a chronic kidney disease biomarker
Science Translational Medicine
U-M PI: Mattias Kretzler
PKUHSC PI: Minghuei Zhao