Xuping Wang

Testosterone inhibits early atherogenesis by conversion to estradiol: Critical role of aromatase

Nathan, Lauren, Shi, Weibin, Dinh, Hillary, Mukherjee, Tapan K., Wang, Xuping, Lusis, Aldons J., ...

The effects of testosterone on early atherogenesis and the role of aromatase, an enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogens, were assessed in low density lipoprotein receptor-deficient male mice...

Synthetic LXR ligand inhibits the development of atherosclerosis in mice

Joseph, Sean B., McKilligin, Elaine, Pei, Liming, Watson, Michael A., Collins, Alan R., Laffitte, Bryan A., ...

The nuclear receptors LXRα and LXRβ have been implicated in the control of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism in multiple cell types. Activation of these receptors stimulates cholesterol efflux...

Identification of macrophage liver X receptors as inhibitors of atherosclerosis

Tangirala, Rajendra K., Bischoff, Eric D., Joseph, Sean B., Wagner, Brandee L., Walczak, Robert, Laffitte, Bryan A., ...

Recent studies have identified the liver X receptors (LXRα and LXRβ) as important regulators of cholesterol metabolism and transport. LXRs control transcription of genes critical to a range of...

Increased atherosclerosis in myeloperoxidase-deficient mice

Brennan, Marie-Luise, Anderson, Melissa M., Shih, Diana M., Qu, Xiao-Dan, Wang, Xuping, Mehta, Asha C., ...

Myeloperoxidase (MPO), a heme enzyme secreted by activated phagocytes, generates an array of oxidants proposed to play critical roles in host defense and local tissue damage. Both MPO and its...

Complex Inheritance of the 5-Lipoxygenase Locus Influencing Atherosclerosis in Mice

Ghazalpour, Anatole, Wang, Xuping, Lusis, Aldons J., Mehrabian, Margarete

We previously mapped a locus on chromosome 6 with a large effect (LOD > 6) on aortic lesion size in a (C57BL/6J × CAST/Ei) F2 cross and identified arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (5LO) as a candidate...

Testosterone inhibits early atherogenesis by conversion to estradiol: Critical role of aromatase

Nathan, Lauren, Shi, Weibin, Dinh, Hillary, Mukherjee, Tapan K., Wang, Xuping, Lusis, Aldons J., ...

The effects of testosterone on early atherogenesis and the role of aromatase, an enzyme that converts testosterone to estrogens, were assessed in low density lipoprotein receptor-deficient male mice...

Synthetic LXR ligand inhibits the development of atherosclerosis in mice

Joseph, Sean B., McKilligin, Elaine, Pei, Liming, Watson, Michael A., Collins, Alan R., Laffitte, Bryan A., ...

The nuclear receptors LXRα and LXRβ have been implicated in the control of cholesterol and fatty acid metabolism in multiple cell types. Activation of these receptors stimulates cholesterol efflux...

Identification of macrophage liver X receptors as inhibitors of atherosclerosis

Tangirala, Rajendra K., Bischoff, Eric D., Joseph, Sean B., Wagner, Brandee L., Walczak, Robert, Laffitte, Bryan A., ...

Recent studies have identified the liver X receptors (LXRα and LXRβ) as important regulators of cholesterol metabolism and transport. LXRs control transcription of genes critical to a range of...

Increased atherosclerosis in myeloperoxidase-deficient mice

Brennan, Marie-Luise, Anderson, Melissa M., Shih, Diana M., Qu, Xiao-Dan, Wang, Xuping, Mehta, Asha C., ...

Myeloperoxidase (MPO), a heme enzyme secreted by activated phagocytes, generates an array of oxidants proposed to play critical roles in host defense and local tissue damage. Both MPO and its...

Complex Inheritance of the 5-Lipoxygenase Locus Influencing Atherosclerosis in Mice

Ghazalpour, Anatole, Wang, Xuping, Lusis, Aldons J., Mehrabian, Margarete

We previously mapped a locus on chromosome 6 with a large effect (LOD > 6) on aortic lesion size in a (C57BL/6J × CAST/Ei) F2 cross and identified arachidonate 5-lipoxygenase (5LO) as a candidate...

Ligand activation of LXRβ reverses atherosclerosis and cellular cholesterol overload in mice lacking LXRα and apoE

Bradley, Michelle N., Hong, Cynthia, Chen, Mingyi, Joseph, Sean B., Wilpitz, Damien C., Wang, Xuping, ...

Liver X receptors (LXRs) α and β are transcriptional regulators of cholesterol homeostasis and potential targets for the development of antiatherosclerosis drugs. However, the specific roles of...

Identification of Abcc6 as the major causal gene for dystrophic cardiac calcification in mice through integrative genomics

Meng, Haijin, Vera, Iset, Che, Nam, Wang, Xuping, Wang, Susanna S., Ingram-Drake, Leslie, ...

The genetic factors contributing to the complex disorder of myocardial calcification are largely unknown. Using a mouse model, we fine-mapped the major locus (Dyscalc1) contributing to the dystrophic...