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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, 138: e326094. 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
Damage 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 trials
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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