Lihua Ao

Preconditioning of Isolated Rat Heart Is Mediated by Protein Kinase C

Max B. Mitchell, Xianzhong Meng, Lihua Ao et al. · Circulation Research · 1995 · 424 citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Physiology +16

Expression of functional Toll-like receptors 2 and 4 in human aortic valve interstitial cells: potential roles in aortic valve inflammation and stenosis

Xianzhong Meng, Lihua Ao, Yong Song et al. · American Journal of Physiology-Cell Physiology · 2007 · 170 citations

Life Sciences, Cardiology, Immunology +17

Pro-Osteogenic Phenotype of Human Aortic Valve Interstitial Cells Is Associated With Higher Levels of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 and Enhanced Expression of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 2

Xiaoping Yang, David A. Fullerton, Xin Su et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2009 · 160 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pathobiology +16

Bone morphogenic protein 2 induces Runx2 and osteopontin expression in human aortic valve interstitial cells: Role of Smad1 and extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2

Xiaoping Yang, Xianzhong Meng, Xin Su et al. · Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery · 2009 · 124 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cell Biology, Molecular Biology +17

Human Myocardium Releases Heat Shock Protein 27 (HSP27) after Global Ischemia: The Proinflammatory Effect of Extracellular HSP27 through Toll-like Receptor (TLR)-2 and TLR4

Chunhua Jin, Joseph C. Cleveland, Lihua Ao et al. · Molecular Medicine · 2014 · 123 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Cardiology, Molecular Biology +17