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Longhou Fang, PhD

Associate Professor of Cardiovascular Sciences, Institute for Academic Medicine
Associate Member, Research Institute
Houston Methodist
Weill Cornell Medical College


Biography

The Fang lab employ zebrafish and mouse models to studying the role of lipid metabolism in angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. During his postdoctoral studies at UC San Diego, Dr. Fang discovered that apolipoprotein (apoA-I) binding protein (AIBP) controls angiogenesis via regulation of cholesterol homeostasis.Based upon the findings, the Fang laboratory will be focusing on the role of AIBP-regulated lipid metabolism in angiogenesis and lymphangiogenesis. We will use a plethora of disease models such as heart hypertrophy, heart ischemia and reperfusion, peripheral artery ischemia and reperfusion, corneal angiogenesis, and tumorigenesis in mice as well as in zebrafish heart regeneration. Both zebrafish and mouse model will be used to study the role of AIBP in lymphangiogenesis.

Areas Of Expertise

Angiogenesis Lymphangiogenesis hematopoiesis cholesterol metabolism
Education & Training

Postdoctoral Associate, University of California, San Diego
PhD, Institute of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, Shanghai Institute for Biological Sciences Chinese Acade
BS, Anhui Normal University
Publications

AIBP-mediated cholesterol efflux instructs hematopoietic stem and progenitor cell fate
Gu, Q, Yang, X, Lv, J, Zhang, J, Xia, B, Kim, JD, Wang, R, Xiong, F, Meng, S, Clements, TP, Tandon, B, Wagner, DS, Diaz, MF, Wenzel, PL, Miller, YI, Traver, D, Cooke, JP, Li, W, Zon, LI, Chen, K, Bai, Y & Fang, L 2019, Science, pp. eaav1749. https://doi.org/10.1126/science.aav1749

TBX20 Regulates Angiogenesis Through the Prokineticin 2-Prokineticin Receptor 1 Pathway
Meng, S, Gu, Q, Yang, X, Lv, J, Owusu, I, Matrone, G, Chen, K, Cooke, JP & Fang, L 2018, Circulation, vol. 138, no. 9, pp. 913-928. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.033939

AIBP augments cholesterol efflux from alveolar macrophages to surfactant and reduces acute lung inflammation
Choi, SH, Wallace, AM, Schneider, DA, Burg, E, Kim, J, Alekseeva, E, Ubags, ND, Cool, CD, Fang, L, Suratt, BT & Miller, YI 2018, JCI insight, vol. 3, no. 16. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.120519

AIBP protects against metabolic abnormalities and atherosclerosis
Schneider, DA, Choi, SH, Agatisa-Boyle, C, Zhu, L, Kim, J, Pattison, J, Sears, DD, Gordts, PLSM, Fang, L & Miller, YI 2018, Journal of Lipid Research, vol. 59, no. 5, pp. 854-863. https://doi.org/10.1194/jlr.M083618

A minimally invasive approach to induce myocardial infarction in mice without thoracotomy
Sun, Q, Wang, KK, Pan, M, Zhou, JP, Qiu, XT, Wang, ZY, Yang, Z, Chen, Y, Shen, H, Gu, QL, Fang, L, Zhang, GG & Bai, YP 2018, Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1111/jcmm.13708

Lmo2 (LIM-Domain-Only 2) Modulates Sphk1 (Sphingosine Kinase) and Promotes Endothelial Cell Migration
Matrone, G, Meng, S, Gu, Q, Lv, J, Fang, L, Chen, K & Cooke, JP 2017, Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology, vol. 37, no. 10, pp. 1860-1868. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.309609

AIBP Limits Angiogenesis Thorough ?-Secretase-Mediated Upregulation of Notch Signaling
Mao, R, Meng, S, Gu, Q, Araujo-Gutierrez, R, Kumar, S, Yan, Q, Almazan, F, Youker, KA, Fu, Y, Pownall, HJ, Cooke, JP, Miller, YI & Fang, L 2017, Circulation research. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.116.309754

AIBP: A Novel Molecule at the Interface of Cholesterol Transport, Angiogenesis, and Atherosclerosis
Zhu, L & Fang, L 2015, Methodist DeBakey Cardiovascular Journal, vol. 11, no. 3, pp. 160-165. https://doi.org/10.14797/mdcj-11-3-160

Polo-like kinase 2 regulates angiogenic sprouting and blood vessel development
Yang, H, Fang, L, Zhan, R, Hegarty, JM, Ren, J, Hsiai, TK, Gleeson, JG, Miller, YI, Trejo, J & Chi, NC 2015, Developmental Biology, vol. 404, no. 2, pp. 49-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ydbio.2015.05.011

Apoc2 loss-of-function zebrafish mutant as a genetic model of hyperlipidemia
Liu, C, Gates, KP, Fang, L, Amar, MJ, Schneider, DA, Geng, H, Huang, W, Kim, J, Pattison, J, Zhang, J, Witztum, JL, Remaley, AT, Dong, PD & Miller, YI 2015, Disease models & mechanisms, vol. 8, no. 8, pp. 989-998. https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.019836

Oxidative stress activates endothelial innate immunity via sterol regulatory element binding protein 2 (SREBP2) transactivation of MicroRNA-92a
Chen, Z, Wen, L, Martin, M, Hsu, CY, Fang, L, Lin, FM, Lin, TY, Geary, MJ, Geary, GG, Zhao, Y, Johnson, DA, Chen, JW, Lin, SJ, Chien, S, Huang, HD, Miller, YI, Huang, PH & Shyy, JYJ 2015, Circulation, vol. 131, no. 9, pp. 805-814. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.114.013675

Zebrafish models of dyslipidemia: Relevance to atherosclerosis and angiogenesis
Fang, L, Liu, C & Miller, YI 2014, Translational Research, vol. 163, no. 2, pp. 99-108. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2013.09.004

Targeted cholesterol efflux
Fang, L & Miller, YI 2013, Cell Cycle, vol. 12, no. 21, pp. 3345-3346. https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.26401

Control of angiogenesis by AIBP-mediated cholesterol efflux
Fang, L, Choi, SH, Baek, JS, Liu, C, Almazan, F, Ulrich, F, Wiesner, P, Taleb, A, Deer, E, Pattison, J, Torres-Vázquez, J, Li, AC & Miller, YI 2013, Nature, vol. 498, no. 7452, pp. 118-122. https://doi.org/10.1038/nature12166

Emerging applications for zebrafish as a model organism to study oxidative mechanisms and their roles in inflammation and vascular accumulation of oxidized lipids
Fang, L & Miller, YI 2012, Free Radical Biology and Medicine, vol. 53, no. 7, pp. 1411-1420. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2012.08.004

Ezetimibe and simvastatin reduce cholesterol levels in zebrafish larvae fed a high-cholesterol diet
Baek, JS, Fang, L, Li, AC & Miller, YI 2012, Cholesterol, vol. 2012, 564705. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/564705

In vivo visualization and attenuation of oxidized lipid accumulation in hypercholesterolemic zebrafish
Fang, L, Green, SR, Baek, JS, Lee, SH, Ellett, F, Deer, E, Lieschke, GJ, Witztum, JL, Tsimikas, S & Miller, YI 2011, Journal of Clinical Investigation, vol. 121, no. 12, pp. 4861-4869. https://doi.org/10.1172/JCI57755

Oxidation-specific epitopes are danger-associated molecular patterns recognized by pattern recognition receptors of innate immunity
Miller, YI, Choi, SH, Wiesner, P, Fang, L, Harkewicz, R, Hartvigsen, K, Boullier, A, Gonen, A, Diehl, CJ, Que, X, Montano, E, Shaw, PX, Tsimikas, S, Binder, CJ & Witztum, JL 2011, Circulation research, vol. 108, no. 2, pp. 235-248. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.110.223875

Oxidized cholesteryl esters and phospholipids in zebrafish larvae fed a high cholesterol diet: Macrophage binding and activation
Fang, L, Harkewicz, R, Hartvigsen, K, Wiesner, P, Choi, SH, Almazan, F, Pattison, J, Deer, E, Sayaphupha, T, Dennis, EA, Witztum, JL, Tsimikas, S & Miller, YI 2010, Journal of Biological Chemistry, vol. 285, no. 42, pp. 32343-32351. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M110.137257

Lipoprotein modification and macrophage uptake: Role of pathologic cholesterol transport in atherogenesis
Miller, YI, Choi, SH, Fang, L & Tsimikas, S 2010, Sub-cellular biochemistry, vol. 51, pp. 229-251. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-90-481-8622-8_8

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