Bo Tao, BE, PhD
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Associate Research Scientist in Pathology
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- PhD
- Zhejiang University, Basic medical sciences/Pathology & Pathophysiology (2014)
- BE
- Zhejiang University of Technology, Biological and environmental engineering/Biological Engineering (2007)
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William Sessa, PhD
Anne Eichmann, PhD
Barbora Salovska, PhD
Carlos Fernandez-Hernando, PhD
Ewa Folta-Stogniew, PhD, MSc
George Tellides, MD, PhD
19Publications
220Citations
Publications
2024
Applications of MRI in Schizophrenia: Current Progress in Establishing Clinical Utility
Sun H, Liu N, Qiu C, Tao B, Yang C, Tang B, Li H, Zhan K, Cai C, Zhang W, Lui S. Applications of MRI in Schizophrenia: Current Progress in Establishing Clinical Utility. Journal Of Magnetic Resonance Imaging 2024 PMID: 38946400, DOI: 10.1002/jmri.29470.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMagnetic resonance imagingTreatment outcome of schizophreniaOutcome of schizophreniaSevere mental illnessSchizophrenia patientsSchizophreniaIllness onsetPredicting symptomsBrain abnormalitiesClinical utilityMental illnessTreatment outcomesDecades of researchFindings of magnetic resonance imagingScreening high-risk individualsLife of affected individualsHigh-risk individualsPromote clinical translationResonance imagingIncreased mortality rateResponse processApplication of magnetic resonance imagingSymptomsPrognostic toolResearch findingsAltered cerebral white matter network topology and cognition in children with obstructive sleep apnea
Chen F, Fu Y, Tang B, Tao B, Wang Y, Huang Y, Chen T, Yu C, Jiang C, Lui S, Cai X, Lu Y, Yan Z. Altered cerebral white matter network topology and cognition in children with obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep Medicine 2024, 118: 63-70. PMID: 38613858, DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2024.03.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsObstructive apnea-hypopnea indexWhite matter networksVerbal Comprehension IndexNon-OSA childrenEvidence of impaired cognitive functionRight temporal poleSuperior temporal gyrusImpaired cognitive functionBrain white matter networkHierarchical linear regressionApnea-hypopnea indexObstructive sleep apneaNeuroimaging evidenceTemporal gyrusTemporal poleBrain regionsCognitive testsCognitive functionMediation analysisTemporal lobeCognitive impairmentChild's brainNetwork propertiesSleep apneaComprehensive index
2023
CT Hyperdense Lesions after Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Imaging Findings and Clinical Significance
Yu W, Xia C, Tao B, Xiao Y, Gao Z, Zhu F, Zhao Q, Lui S. CT Hyperdense Lesions after Endovascular Therapy in Acute Ischemic Stroke: Imaging Findings and Clinical Significance. Cerebrovascular Diseases 2023, 1-11. PMID: 37989121, DOI: 10.1159/000535369.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-contrast CTAcute ischemic strokeFollow-up protocolEndovascular therapyContrast extravasationHyperdense lesionHemorrhagic transformationTreated with endovascular therapyStandardized follow-up protocolIschemic strokeDual-energy CTSusceptibility weighted imagingClinical outcomesImaging findingsClinical significanceRadiographic findingsClinical evaluationPostoperative phenomenonExtravasationLesionsAn optogenetic-phosphoproteomic study reveals dynamic Akt1 signaling profiles in endothelial cells
Zhou W, Li W, Wang S, Salovska B, Hu Z, Tao B, Di Y, Punyamurtula U, Turk B, Sessa W, Liu Y. An optogenetic-phosphoproteomic study reveals dynamic Akt1 signaling profiles in endothelial cells. Nature Communications 2023, 14: 3803. PMID: 37365174, PMCID: PMC10293293, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-023-39514-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsPhosphorylation sitesSerine/threonine kinase AktMass spectrometry-based phosphoproteomicsThreonine kinase AktAkt-dependent phosphorylationAberrant Akt activationEndothelial cellsKinase substrateKinase AktCell signalingPhosphorylation profilePhenotypic outcomesDownstream signalingAkt activationAkt1 phosphorylationHuman diseasesSystem-level analysisAKT1Vascular endothelial cellsRich resourcePhosphorylationSignalingGrowth factorAktCellsGenetic or therapeutic neutralization of ALK1 reduces LDL transcytosis and atherosclerosis in mice
Lee S, Schleer H, Park H, Jang E, Boyer M, Tao B, Gamez-Mendez A, Singh A, Folta-Stogniew E, Zhang X, Qin L, Xiao X, Xu L, Zhang J, Hu X, Pashos E, Tellides G, Shaul P, Lee W, Fernandez-Hernando C, Eichmann A, Sessa W. Genetic or therapeutic neutralization of ALK1 reduces LDL transcytosis and atherosclerosis in mice. Nature Cardiovascular Research 2023, 2: 438-448. DOI: 10.1038/s44161-023-00266-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsLDL transcytosisLDL receptor knockout miceReceptor knockout miceAtherosclerotic cardiovascular diseaseLow-density lipoprotein accumulationHigh-fat dietPromising therapeutic strategyTherapeutic neutralizationMacrophage infiltrationTriglyceride levelsLDL entryCardiovascular diseaseSelective monoclonal antibodiesLipoprotein accumulationTherapeutic strategiesKnockout micePlaque formationAtherosclerosis initiationType 1Genetic deletionArterial wallMonoclonal antibodiesEndothelial cellsLDL accumulationMice
2022
Molecular determinants of peri‐apical targeting of inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor type 3 in cholangiocytes
Rodrigues MA, Gomes DA, Fiorotto R, Guerra MT, Weerachayaphorn J, Bo T, Sessa WC, Strazzabosco M, Nathanson MH. Molecular determinants of peri‐apical targeting of inositol 1,4,5‐trisphosphate receptor type 3 in cholangiocytes. Hepatology Communications 2022, 6: 2748-2764. PMID: 35852334, PMCID: PMC9512452, DOI: 10.1002/hep4.2042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsLipid raftsCaveolin-1Intact lipid raftsType 3 inositol trisphosphate receptorApical regionC-terminal amino acidsTrisphosphate receptor type 3Madin-Darby canine kidney cellsCanine kidney cellsFluorescence microscopy techniquesInositol trisphosphate receptorApical localizationTrisphosphate receptorHeavy chain 9Molecular determinantsChemical disruptionAmino acidsITPR3RaftsKidney cellsIntracellular CaFinal common eventReceptor type 3Release channelMYH9Inflammatory stress signaling via NF-kB alters accessible cholesterol to upregulate SREBP2 transcriptional activity in endothelial cells
Fowler JWM, Zhang R, Tao B, Boutagy NE, Sessa WC. Inflammatory stress signaling via NF-kB alters accessible cholesterol to upregulate SREBP2 transcriptional activity in endothelial cells. ELife 2022, 11: e79529. PMID: 35959888, PMCID: PMC9395194, DOI: 10.7554/elife.79529.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAcute inflammatory responseEndothelial cellsCholesterol homeostasisInflammatory stressInflammatory responsePro-inflammatory cytokinesSite of injuryCholesterol biosynthetic gene expressionNF-κB DNA bindingHuman endothelial cellsMultiple sclerosisInflammatory activationPrimary human endothelial cellsVascular endotheliumNF-κB-inducible genesTissue damageInducible targetAberrant activationRole of cholesterolSREBP2 activationMicrobial infectionsCholesterolKey transcription regulatorHomeostasisLeukocytes
2021
Characterization of a Novel Caveolin Modulator That Reduces Vascular Permeability and Ocular Inflammation
Bernatchez PN, Tao B, Bradshaw RA, Eveleth D, Sessa WC. Characterization of a Novel Caveolin Modulator That Reduces Vascular Permeability and Ocular Inflammation. Translational Vision Science & Technology 2021, 10: 21-21. PMID: 34111267, PMCID: PMC8132009, DOI: 10.1167/tvst.10.6.21.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsOcular inflammationCell-permeable peptideRetinal damageVascular permeabilityModel of uveitisVascular endothelial growth factorNitric oxide releaseEndothelial growth factorNovel cell-permeable peptideEndothelial cell signalingVascular leakageClinical developmentInflammationOxide releaseEndothelial cellsNO releaseGrowth factorUveitisVEGFDistinct assaysPhage display technologyPresent studyVivoCell signalingPeptidesLoss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor promotes angiogenesis via upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway
Liu B, Zhou H, Zhang T, Gao X, Tao B, Xing H, Zhuang Z, Dardik A, Kyriakides TR, Goodwin JE. Loss of endothelial glucocorticoid receptor promotes angiogenesis via upregulation of Wnt/β-catenin pathway. Angiogenesis 2021, 24: 631-645. PMID: 33650028, PMCID: PMC8292305, DOI: 10.1007/s10456-021-09773-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsWnt/β-catenin signalingWnt/β-catenin pathwayΒ-catenin signalingΒ-catenin pathwayAutophagy fluxKey biological processesGlucocorticoid receptorNuclear receptor familyTube formation assaysEndothelial cellsBiological processesCanonical WntP62 degradationReceptor familyFormation assaysAbsence of GRCell viability assaysProcess of angiogenesisWntGR regulationSignalingVivo assaysQuantitative PCRKey receptorPathway
2020
BMP-9 and LDL crosstalk regulates ALK-1 endocytosis and LDL transcytosis in endothelial cells
Tao B, Kraehling JR, Ghaffari S, Ramirez C, Lee S, Fowler JW, Lee WL, Fernandez-Hernando C, Eichmann A, Sessa WC. BMP-9 and LDL crosstalk regulates ALK-1 endocytosis and LDL transcytosis in endothelial cells. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2020, 295: 18179-18188. PMID: 33097593, PMCID: PMC7939458, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra120.015680.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsBone morphogenetic protein 9Dynamin 2Caveolin-1LDL transcytosisGene expressionActivin-like kinase 1Endothelial cellsEndothelial cell quiescenceCell surface levelsSmad1/5 phosphorylationExtensive endocytosisUnbiased screenProtein 9Cell quiescenceKinase 1ALK-1BMP-9 levelsEssential roleEndocytosisEndothelial homeostasisHeavy chainSignalingInternalizationTranscytosisCells
Academic Achievements and Community Involvement
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