Xiaonan Han, Ph.D.
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Titles:
Research Associate, Department of Critical Care Medicine

Contact:
Email:hanx@ccm.upmc.edu

Degrees:

POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION
DEGREE YEAR FIELD
Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) & Chinese Academy Medical Sciences (CAM)   1995  
Other:
 
Peking Union Medical College (PUMC) & Chinese Academy Medical Sciences (CAM) Ph.D. 1995-2000 Pathology

Research Grants:

Title Source of Support
Molecular Mechanisms of Gut Barrier Dysfunction NIH-GM58484-02

Current Research Interest:

  • Tight Junction of Epithelial cells and Multi-organ Dysfunction

Publications:

  • Han X, Fink, MP, Delude, RL. Proinflammatory Cytokines Cause NO·-Dependent and Independent Changes in Expression and Localization of Tight Junction Proteins in Intestinal Epithelial Cells. Shock, 2003, 19(3):229-237.
  • Han X, Sappington, PL, Uchiyama, T et al. Extracellular NAD Preserves Mucosal Barrier Dysfunction in Immunostimulated Caco-2 Cells and Endotoxemic Mice, Gastroenterology, submitted as rapid communication.
  • Han X, Yang, R, Fink, MP et al. LPS-Induced Structural and Functional Alterations in Tight Junctions in Multiple Organs of Mice is Nitric Oxide-Dependent. submitted.

Presentations at Major Meetings:

  • Han X, Yang, R, Fink, MP, Delude, RL. Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) Administration to Mice Induces Dysregulation of Tight Junction Formation in Multiple Organs Through a NO·-Dependent Mechanism. Molecular Cell Biology, 2002,13:271a (42nd ASCB Annual Meeting, 2002, San Francisco, CA)