Wei Shuai

Dr. Wei Shuai

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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

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

Representative Publications

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15 May 2023 in International Immunopharmacology
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QLQi Liu
Qi Liu
JZJun Zhu
Jun Zhu
BKBin Kong
Bin Kong
WSWei Shuai
Wei Shuai
HHHe Huang
He Huang

1 September 2020 in Journal of the American Heart Association
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HWHuibo Wang
Huibo Wang
JYJian Yang
Jian Yang
WSWei Shuai
Wei Shuai
JYJun Yang
Jun Yang
LLLi-Bo Liu
Li-Bo Liu
QTQi-Zhu Tang
Qi-Zhu Tang
Background: Cardiac remodeling predisposes individuals to heart failure if the burden is not solved, and heart failure is a growing cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The cardiac extracellular matrix not only provides structural support, but also is a core aspect of the myocardial response to various biomechanical stresses and heart failure. MFAP4 (microfibrillar‐associated protein 4) is an integrin ligand located in the extracellular matrix, whose biological functions in the heart remain poorly understood. In the current study we aimed to test the role of MFAP4 in cardiac remodeling. Methods and Results: MFAP4‐deficient (MFAP4 −/− ) and wild‐type mice were subjected to aortic banding surgery and isoproterenol to establish models of cardiac remodeling. We also evaluated the functional effects of MFAP4 on cardiac hypertrophy, fibrosis, and cardiac electrical remodeling. The expression of MFAP4 was increased in the animal cardiac remodeling models induced by pressure overload and isoproterenol. After challenge of 8 weeks of aortic banding or 2 weeks of intraperitoneal isoproterenol, MFAP4 −/− mice exhibited lower levels of cardiac fibrosis and fewer ventricular arrhythmias than wild‐type mice. However, there was no significant effect on cardiomyocyte hypertrophy. In addition, there was no significant difference in cardiac fibrosis severity, hypertrophy, or ventricular arrhythmia incidence between wild‐type‐sham and knockout‐sham mice. Conclusions: These findings are the first to demonstrate that MFAP4 deficiency inhibits cardiac fibrosis and ventricular arrhythmias after challenge with 8 weeks of aortic banding or 2 weeks of intraperitoneal isoproterenol but does not significantly affect the hypertrophy response. In addition, MFAP4 deficiency had no significant effect on cardiac fibrosis, hypertrophy, or ventricular arrhythmia in the sham group in this study.

1 February 2023 in International Immunopharmacology
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HFHui Fu
Hui Fu
BKBin Kong
Bin Kong
JZJun Zhu
Jun Zhu
HHHe Huang
He Huang
WSWei Shuai
Wei Shuai

7 September 2022 in Canadian Journal of Cardiology
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BKBin Kong
Bin Kong
HFHui Fu
Hui Fu
ZXZheng Xiao
Zheng Xiao
YZYanxiang Zhou
Yanxiang Zhou
WSWei Shuai
Wei Shuai
HHHe Huang
He Huang

30 November 2023 in Heart, Lung and Circulation
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HYHongjie Yang
Hongjie Yang
JZJun Zhu
Jun Zhu
HFHui Fu
Hui Fu
WSWei Shuai
Wei Shuai

1 September 2019 in Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases
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WSWei Shuai
Wei Shuai
BKBin Kong
Bin Kong
HFHui Fu
Hui Fu
CSCai-jie Shen
Cai-jie Shen
HHHe Huang
He Huang