Baolan Ji

1,25-Dihydroxyvitamin-D3 prevents the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy in type 1 diabetic rats by enhancing autophagy via inhibiting the β-catenin/TCF4/GSK-3β/mTOR pathway

Huili Wei, Hua Qu, Hang Wang et al. · The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology · 2017 · 65 citations

Medicine, Cell Biology, Endocrinology +15

In vitro and in vivo inhibition of mTOR by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 to improve early diabetic nephropathy via the DDIT4/TSC2/mTOR pathway

Hang Wang, Jian‐Min Wang, Hua Qu et al. · Endocrine · 2016 · 51 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Nephrology +17

1,25(OH)₂D₃ improves cardiac dysfunction, hypertrophy, and fibrosis through PARP1/SIRT1/mTOR‐related mechanisms in type 1 diabetes

Hua Qu, Ke Lin, Hang Wang et al. · Molecular Nutrition & Food Research · 2016 · 51 citations

Life Sciences, Cardiology, Pharmacology +17

Association Between the Visceral Adiposity Index and Homeostatic Model Assessment of Insulin Resistance in Participants With Normal Waist Circumference

Baolan Ji, Hua Qu, Hang Wang et al. · Angiology · 2016 · 47 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology +16

The ZJU index: a useful indicator for recognizing insulin resistance in the Chinese general population

Baolan Ji, Hua Qu, Hang Wang et al. · Acta Diabetologica · 2016 · 31 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Nutritional Sciences +10