Biography

2012.12 -- Currently, Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Lecturer

2010.09 -- 2012.12, Department of Physiology, Xuzhou Medical University, Teaching assistant

Education

2013.09 -- 2016.07, Nanjing Medical University, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, PhD.

2007.09 -- 2010.03, Zhejiang University, Physiology, Master.

2003.09 -- 2007.07, Ludong University, Biology Science, Bachelor degree.

Publications

Representative publications: 

1. Adu-Amankwaah J, Bushi A, Tan R, Adekunle AO, Adzika GK, Ndzie Noah ML, Nadeem I, Adzraku SY, Koda S, Mprah R, Cui J, Li K, Wowui PI, Sun H. Estradiol mitigates stress-induced cardiac injury and inflammation by downregulating ADAM17 via the GPER-1/PI3K signaling pathway. Cell Mol Life Sci. 2023 Aug 12;80(9):246. doi: 10.1007/s00018-023-04886-6. PubMed PMID: 37572114; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10423133.

2. Liu L, Xu H, Shi Y, Cui J, Wu J, Li S. p53 regulates the effects of DAPT on Rac1 activation and migration of non-small-cell lung cancer cells. Heliyon. 2023 Mar;9(3):e14169. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2023.e14169. eCollection 2023 Mar. PubMed PMID: 36923886; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10009732.

3. Tan R, You Q, Cui J, Wang M, Song N, An K, Lin L, Adu-Amankwaah J, Yuan J, Sun H. Sodium houttuyfonate against cardiac fibrosis attenuates isoproterenol-induced heart failure by binding to MMP2 and p38. Phytomedicine. 2023 Jan;109:154590. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2022.154590. Epub 2022 Dec 5. PubMed PMID: 36610170.

4. Tan R, You Q, Yu D, Xiao C, Adu-Amankwaah J, Cui J, Zhang T. Novel hub genes associated with pulmonary artery remodeling in pulmonary hypertension. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2022;9:945854. doi: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.945854. eCollection 2022. PubMed PMID: 36531719; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9748075.

5. Kong D, Hua X, Zhou R, Cui J, Wang T, Kong F, You H, Liu X, Adu-Amankwaah J, Guo G, Zheng K, Wu J, Tang R. Antimicrobial and Anti-Inflammatory Activities of MAF-1-Derived Antimicrobial Peptide Mt6 and Its D-Enantiomer D-Mt6 against Acinetobacter baumannii by Targeting Cell Membranes and Lipopolysaccharide Interaction. Microbiol Spectr. 2022 Oct 26;10(5):e0131222. doi: 10.1128/spectrum.01312-22. Epub 2022 Oct 3. PubMed PMID: 36190276; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9603722.

6. Gao L, Li X, Tan R, Cui J, Schmull S. Human-derived decellularized extracellular matrix scaffold incorporating autologous bone marrow stem cells from patients with congenital heart disease for cardiac tissue engineering. Biomed Mater Eng. 2022;33(5):407-421. doi: 10.3233/BME-211368. PubMed PMID: 35180106.

7. Tan R, Li C, Xu C, Wu Q, Gao L, Shi Y, Cui J. Targeting JP2: A New Treatment for Pulmonary Hypertension. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2021;2021:2003446. doi: 10.1155/2021/2003446. eCollection 2021. Review. PubMed PMID: 34394822; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8363443.

8. Wu Q, Zhang KJ, Jiang SM, Fu L, Shi Y, Tan RB, Cui J, Zhou Y. p53: A Key Protein That Regulates Pulmonary Fibrosis. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2020;2020:6635794. doi: 10.1155/2020/6635794. eCollection 2020. Review. PubMed PMID: 33312337; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7721501.

9. Zhao X, Ma Y, Cui J, Zhao H, Liu L, Wang Y, Min P, Zhang L, Chen Y, Du J, Zhang Y, Gu L. FLCN Regulates HIF2α Nuclear Import and Proliferation of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma. Front Mol Biosci. 2020;7:121. doi: 10.3389/fmolb.2020.00121. eCollection 2020. PubMed PMID: 32850947; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7399043.

10. Kong D, Guo H, Lu Z, Cui J. MicroRNA-21 Mediates the Inhibiting Effect of Praziquantel on NLRP3 Inflammasome in Schistosoma japonicum Infection. Front Vet Sci. 2019;6:517. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2019.00517. eCollection 2019. PubMed PMID: 32118052; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7029728.

11. Kong DL, Kong FY, Liu XY, Yan C, Cui J, Tang RX, Zheng KY. Soluble egg antigen of Schistosoma japonicum induces pyroptosis in hepatic stellate cells by modulating ROS production. Parasit Vectors. 2019 Oct 14;12(1):475. doi: 10.1186/s13071-019-3729-8. PubMed PMID: 31610797; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6791022.

12. Xue M, Shen J, Cui J, Wu J, Qiao W, Ding N, Song C, Shan B. MicroRNA-638 expression change in osteosarcoma patients via PLD1 and VEGF expression. Exp Ther Med. 2019 May;17(5):3899-3906. doi: 10.3892/etm.2019.7429. Epub 2019 Mar 22. PubMed PMID: 30988774; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6447936.

13. Ye B, Duan B, Deng W, Wang Y, Chen Y, Cui J, Sun S, Zhang Y, Du J, Gu L, Lin L, Tang Y. EGF Stimulates Rab35 Activation and Gastric Cancer Cell Migration by Regulating DENND1A-Grb2 Complex Formation. Front Pharmacol. 2018;9:1343. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2018.01343. eCollection 2018. PubMed PMID: 30524285; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6261971.

14. Cui J, Duan B, Zhao X, Chen Y, Sun S, Deng W, Zhang Y, Du J, Chen Y, Gu L. MBD3 mediates epigenetic regulation on EPAS1 promoter in cancer. Tumour Biol. 2016 Oct;37(10):13455-13467. doi: 10.1007/s13277-016-5237-1. Epub 2016 Jul 27. PubMed PMID: 27465550.

15. Duan B, Cui J, Sun S, Zheng J, Zhang Y, Ye B, Chen Y, Deng W, Du J, Zhu Y, Chen Y, Gu L. EGF-stimulated activation of Rab35 regulates RUSC2-GIT2 complex formation to stabilize GIT2 during directional lung cancer cell migration. Cancer Lett. 2016 Aug 28;379(1):70-83. doi: 10.1016/j.canlet.2016.05.027. Epub 2016 May 26. PubMed PMID: 27238570.

16. Cui J, Li Z, Qian LB, Gao Q, Wang J, Xue M, Lou XE, Bruce IC, Xia Q, Wang HP. Reducing the oxidative stress mediates the cardioprotection of bicyclol against ischemia-reperfusion injury in rats. J Zhejiang Univ Sci B. 2013 Jun;14(6):487-95. doi: 10.1631/jzus.B1200263. PubMed PMID: 23733425; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3682164.

17. Cui J, Liu L, Zou J, Qiao W, Liu H, Qi Y, Yan C. Protective effect of endogenous hydrogen sulfide against oxidative stress in gastric ischemia-reperfusion injury. Exp Ther Med. 2013 Mar;5(3):689-694. doi: 10.3892/etm.2012.870. Epub 2012 Dec 20. PubMed PMID: 23403765; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3570130.

18. Liu L, Cui J, Song CJ, Bian JS, Sparatore A, Soldato PD, Wang XY, Yan CD. H(2)S-releasing aspirin protects against aspirin-induced gastric injury via reducing oxidative stress. PLoS One. 2012;7(9):e46301. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0046301. Epub 2012 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 23029468; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3460860.

19. Qi HN, Cui J, Liu L, Lu FF, Song CJ, Shi Y, Yan CD. [Exogenous hydrogen sulfide delays the senescence of human umbilical vein endothelial cells by lessening oxidative stress]. Sheng Li Xue Bao. 2012 Aug 25;64(4):425-32. PubMed PMID: 22907303.