Wenfang Hou

Exenatide exerts direct protective effects on endothelial cells through the AMPK/Akt/eNOS pathway in a GLP-1 receptor-dependent manner

Rui Wei, Shifeng Ma, Chen Wang et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2016 · 130 citations · Full text

Glp-1 Receptor-dependent Manner, Vascular Disease, Endothelial Cells +20

Dynamic expression of microRNAs during the differentiation of human embryonic stem cells into insulin-producing cells

Rui Wei, Jin Yang, Guoqiang Liu et al. · Gene · 2013 · 89 citations

Embryonic Stem Cell, Developmental Biology, Medicine +11

Activation of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor inhibits growth and promotes apoptosis of human pancreatic cancer cells in a cAMP-dependent manner

Hejun Zhao, Rui Wei, Liang Wang et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism · 2014 · 67 citations

Apoptosis, Immunology, Cell Death +19

Synergistic effects of metformin with liraglutide against endothelial dysfunction through GLP-1 receptor and PKA signalling pathway

Jing Ke, Ye Liu, Jin Yang et al. · Scientific Reports · 2017 · 37 citations · Full text

Insulin-Producing Cells Derived from Human Embryonic Stem Cells: Comparison of Definitive Endoderm- and Nestin-Positive Progenitor-Based Differentiation Strategies

Rui Wei, Jin Yang, Wenfang Hou et al. · PLoS ONE · 2013 · 35 citations · Full text