Area of research
Ophthalmology · Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Retinal Diseases and Treatments, Lipid metabolism and disorders, Angiogenesis and VEGF in Cancer, and Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism.
Hypoxia-induced BNIP3 facilitates the progression and metastasis of uveal melanoma by driving metabolic reprogramming
The AKT2/SIRT5/TFEB pathway as a potential therapeutic target in non-neovascular AMD
Targeting hypoxia-inducible factors with 32-134D safely and effectively treats diabetic eye disease in mice
PAI-1 is a vascular cell–specific HIF-2–dependent angiogenic factor that promotes retinal neovascularization in diabetic patients
HIF-1α and HIF-2α redundantly promote retinal neovascularization in patients with ischemic retinal disease
Glycolysis links reciprocal activation of myeloid cells and endothelial cells in the retinal angiogenic niche
Inhibition of soluble epoxide hydrolase prevents diabetic retinopathy
Endothelial adenosine A2a receptor-mediated glycolysis is essential for pathological retinal angiogenesis
Hypoxia-inducible factor 1 upregulation of both VEGF and ANGPTL4 is required to promote the angiogenic phenotype in uveal melanoma
Angiopoietin-like 4 is a potent angiogenic factor and a novel therapeutic target for patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy
Hippo-Independent Activation of YAP by the GNAQ Uveal Melanoma Oncogene through a Trio-Regulated Rho GTPase Signaling Circuitry
Hypoxic retinal Müller cells promote vascular permeability by HIF-1–dependent up-regulation of angiopoietin-like 4
VEGF Secreted by Hypoxic Müller Cells Induces MMP-2 Expression and Activity in Endothelial Cells to Promote Retinal Neovascularization in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy