Adjunct Faculty
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Adjunct rank detailsYifan Yuan
Assistant Professor AdjunctAbout
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2026
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D Improves Lung Vascular Integrity During Acute Lung Injury.
Yoon Y, Sharma L, Tang W, Kirk S, Raredon M, Ahangari F, Khoury J, Qian H, Ke Y, Tulapurkar M, Liu R, Luan Y, Yuan Q, Chen L, Birukov K, Simons M, Wu D, Niklason L, Kaminski N, Yuan Y. Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor-D Improves Lung Vascular Integrity During Acute Lung Injury. Circulation Research 2026 PMID: 41822962, PMCID: PMC13007730, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.124.326094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVEGF-DAcute lung injuryBarrier-protective effectsVascular integrityLung injuryLipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury modelIntravenous administrationTNF-aParacrine signalingModel of acute lung injuryPulmonary vascular integrityLigand-receptor interactionsImmune cell infiltrationAcute lung injury modelLung vascular integrityVEGFR2-dependent signalingLung injury modelEndothelial barrier integrityEndothelial barrier functionRNA sequencing dataMicrovascular endothelial cellsInhibition of VEGFR2Microvascular nichePharmacological blockadeAssociated with pathwaysAdrenomedullin-RAMP2 Enhances Lung Endothelial Cell Homeostasis Under Shear Stress
Yoon Y, Duffy S, Kirk S, Promnares K, Karki P, Birukova A, Birukov K, Yuan Y. Adrenomedullin-RAMP2 Enhances Lung Endothelial Cell Homeostasis Under Shear Stress. Cells 2026, 15: 152. PMID: 41597226, PMCID: PMC12839701, DOI: 10.3390/cells15020152.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectric cell impedance sensingBarrier integrityPulmonary vascular dysfunctionBarrier-enhancing effectsEndothelial barrier integrityDose-dependent mannerEndothelial cell monolayersAnti-inflammatory phenotypeVascular barrier integrityAnti-inflammatory responseXpert assayEndothelial cell homeostasisLigands in vitroAnti-inflammatory propertiesPhenotypic maturationParacrine pathwaysLung pathologyVascular dysfunctionSingle-cell RNA sequencingVascular nicheEndothelial characteristicsParacrine signalingAnti-coagulationCell monolayersEndothelial homeostasis
2025
Adrenomedullin is Enriched in Human Lung Vascular Niche and Enhances Endothelial Cell Maturation in Bioengineered Lung Models
Yoon Y, Kirk S, Raredon M, Kaminski N, Niklason L, Yuan Y. Adrenomedullin is Enriched in Human Lung Vascular Niche and Enhances Endothelial Cell Maturation in Bioengineered Lung Models. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2025, 211: a7243-a7243. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.abstracts.a7243.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdrenomedullin Enhances Vascular Integrity and Endothelial Cell Maturation in Bioengineered Lung Models
YOON Y, Kirk S, Promnares K, Karki P, Birukov K, Yuan Y. Adrenomedullin Enhances Vascular Integrity and Endothelial Cell Maturation in Bioengineered Lung Models. Physiology 2025, 40: 1257. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2025.40.s1.1257.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchVascular barrier functionEndothelial cell maturationShear stressElectric cell impedance sensingCell maturationBarrier functionMicrovascular nicheAngiopoietin-1Single-cell RNA sequencingParacrine signalingVascular modelLung modelEndothelial cell barrier functionVascular integrityEndothelial cell markersCell barrier functionEndothelial cell integrityAdjacent cell typesAnti-inflammatory responseRNA sequencingNative vasculatureCellular phenotypesFluid flowIn vitro modelGene expressionVEGF-D, unlike VEGF-A, improves vascular integrity in the lung and exerts a protective effect during acute lung injury
Yuan Y, Sharma L, Tang W, Yoon Y, Kirk S, Birukov K, Kaminski N. VEGF-D, unlike VEGF-A, improves vascular integrity in the lung and exerts a protective effect during acute lung injury. Physiology 2025, 40: 0734. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2025.40.s1.0734.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute lung injuryAcute respiratory distress syndromeImmune cell infiltrationVEGF-DIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseVEGF-AVascular integrityMicrovascular nicheAnti-inflammatory propertiesLung injuryCell infiltrationTNF-aLung tissueParacrine signalingPulmonary vascular integrityBarrier functionLung injury indexLevels of pro-inflammatory markersRespiratory distress syndromeTherapeutic targetTumor necrosis factor-aEffects of VEGF-ABronchoalveolar lavage fluidImproving vascular integrityDamage sensing through TLR9 regulates inflammatory and antiviral responses during influenza infection
Kim J, Yuan Y, Agaronyan K, Zhao A, Wang V, Gau D, Toosi N, Gupta G, Essayas H, Kaminski A, McGovern J, Yu S, Woo S, Lee C, Gandhi S, Saber T, Saleh T, Hu B, Sun Y, Ishikawa G, Bain W, Evankovich J, Chen L, Yun H, Herzog E, Dela Cruz C, Ryu C, Sharma L. Damage sensing through TLR9 regulates inflammatory and antiviral responses during influenza infection. Mucosal Immunology 2025, 18: 537-548. PMID: 39884393, PMCID: PMC12205908, DOI: 10.1016/j.mucimm.2025.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchToll-like receptor 9Anti-influenza immunityToll-like receptor 9 activationImpaired viral clearanceViral clearanceMyeloid cellsTissue injuryInflammatory responseInfluenza infectionPersistent inflammationLung injuryTissue damageToll-like receptor 9 deficiencyReceptor 9Toll-like receptor 9 signalingToll-like receptor 9 ligandInfection of immune cellsInfluenza-infected individualsPersistent lung injuryTLR9-/- miceInfected myeloid cellsInflammatory lung injurySensing tissue damageUnmethylated CpG DNA sequencesMitochondrial DNA
2024
Fully biologic endothelialized-tissue-engineered vascular conduits provide antithrombotic function and graft patency
Park J, Riaz M, Qin L, Zhang W, Batty L, Fooladi S, Kural M, Li X, Luo H, Xu Z, Wang J, Banno K, Gu S, Yuan Y, Anderson C, Ellis M, Zhou J, Luo J, Shi X, Shin J, Liu Y, Lee S, Yoder M, Elder R, Mak M, Thorn S, Sinusas A, Gruber P, Hwa J, Tellides G, Niklason L, Qyang Y. Fully biologic endothelialized-tissue-engineered vascular conduits provide antithrombotic function and graft patency. Cell Stem Cell 2024, 32: 137-143.e6. PMID: 39644899, PMCID: PMC11698629, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2024.11.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTissue-engineered vascular conduitsSingle-ventricle congenital heart defectsEndothelial cellsBiodegradable polymeric scaffoldsGraft patencyAutologous bone marrow cellsAntithrombotic functionCongenital heart defectsInferior vena cava graftHiPSC-derived endothelial cellsBone marrow cellsHuman umbilical arteryDecellularized human umbilical arteriesPolymeric scaffoldsHost endothelial cellsHuman induced pluripotent stem cell (hiPSC)-derived endothelial cellsUmbilical arteryHeart defectsVascular conduitsMarrow cellsFlow bioreactorVena cava graftNude ratsGraft stenosisClinical trialsSingle-cell RNA-seq analysis of cell-cell communications in human lung reveals a novel role of VEGF-D in acute lung injury
Yuan Y, Sharma L, Tang W, Raredon M, Ahangari F, Khoury J, Wu D, Niklason L, Kaminski N. Single-cell RNA-seq analysis of cell-cell communications in human lung reveals a novel role of VEGF-D in acute lung injury. Physiology 2024, 39: 1314. DOI: 10.1152/physiol.2024.39.s1.1314.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIdiopathic pulmonary fibrosisAcute lung injuryChronic obstructive pulmonary diseaseAcute respiratory distress syndromeAnalysis of cell-cell communicationVEGF-DMicrovascular nicheSingle-cell RNA-seqLung injury modelSingle-cell RNA-seq analysisLung injuryCell-cell communicationLigand-receptor pairsLPS-induced lung injury modelRNA-seqAdjacent cell typesPulmonary diseaseInjury modelHuman lung endothelial cellsBarrier functionImmune cell infiltrationTumor necrosis factor-aRespiratory distress syndromeLung vascular integrityGene expressionVEGF-D Is Enriched in the Human Lung Microvascular Niche and Improves Vascular Integrity During Acute Lung Injury
Yuan Y, Sharma L, Tang W, Raredon M, Ahangari F, Khoury J, Wu D, Niklason L, Kaminski N. VEGF-D Is Enriched in the Human Lung Microvascular Niche and Improves Vascular Integrity During Acute Lung Injury. American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2024, 209: a4694-a4694. DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2024.209.1_meetingabstracts.a4694.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
The regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by extracellular matrix in human late outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells
Yifan Y, Duncan S, David C. The regulation of endothelial nitric oxide synthase by extracellular matrix in human late outgrowth endothelial progenitor cells. Frontiers In Bioengineering And Biotechnology 2016, 4 DOI: 10.3389/conf.fbioe.2016.01.02345.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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