Wenxin He

Wenxin He


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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28 July 2021 in Annals of Surgical Oncology
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CWChong Wang
Chong Wang
SWShaodong Wang
Shaodong Wang
ZLZhi-Xin Li
Zhi-Xin Li
WHWenxin He
Wenxin He

16 June 2023 in Experimental Cell Research
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ZLZhixin Li
Zhixin Li
TJTongzhu Jin
Tongzhu Jin
RYRuoxuan Yang
Ruoxuan Yang
JGJiayu Guo
Jiayu Guo
ZNZhihui Niu
Zhihui Niu
WHWenxin He
Wenxin He

22 April 2025 in Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B
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TJTongzhu Jin
Tongzhu Jin
HGHuiying Gao
Huiying Gao
YWYuquan Wang
Yuquan Wang
ZNZhiwei Ning
Zhiwei Ning
DBDanyang Bing
Danyang Bing
HLHaihai Liang
Haihai Liang
Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF), a chronic interstitial lung disease, is characterized by aberrant wound healing, excessive scarring and the formation of myofibroblastic foci. Although the role of alternative splicing (AS) in the pathogenesis of organ fibrosis has garnered increasing attention, its specific contribution to pulmonary fibrosis remains incompletely understood. In this study, we identified an up-regulation of serine/arginine-rich splicing factor 7 (SRSF7) in lung fibroblasts derived from IPF patients and a bleomycin (BLM)-induced mouse model, and further characterized its functional role in both human fetal lung fibroblasts and mice. We demonstrated that enhanced expression of Srsf7 in mice spontaneously induced alveolar collagen accumulation. Mechanistically, we investigated alternative splicing events and revealed that SRSF7 modulates the alternative splicing of pyruvate kinase (PKM), leading to metabolic dysregulation and fibroblast activation. In vivo studies showed that fibroblast-specific knockout of Srsf7 in conditional knockout mice conferred resistance to bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis. Importantly, through drug screening, we identified lomitapide as a novel modulator of SRSF7, which effectively mitigated experimental pulmonary fibrosis. Collectively, our findings elucidate a molecular pathway by which SRSF7 drives fibroblast metabolic dysregulation and propose a potential therapeutic strategy for pulmonary fibrosis.

11 August 2021 in Annals of Surgical Oncology
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ZLZhixin Li
Zhixin Li
WHWenxin He
Wenxin He
CWChong Wang
Chong Wang

3 August 2021 in Annals of Surgical Oncology
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CWChong Wang
Chong Wang
SWShaodong Wang
Shaodong Wang
ZLZhi-Xin Li
Zhi-Xin Li
WHWenxin He
Wenxin He