Xuping Li, M.D., Ph.D

Instructor of Neurodegeneration in Oncology, Academic Institute
Instructor, Research Institute
Houston Methodist

XLI2@HoustonMethodist.org

Areas Of Expertise

Drug repositioning Neurodegenerative disease

Publications

OCIAD1 contributes to neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease by inducing mitochondria dysfunction, neuronal vulnerability and synaptic damages

Li, X, Wang, L, Cykowski, MD, He, T, Liu, T, Chakranarayan, J, Rivera, A, Zhao, H, Powell, SZ-E, Xia, W & Wong, ST 2020, EBioMedicine, vol. 2020: 51 .

Editorial: Linking Neuroinflammation and Glial Phenotypic Changes in Neurological Diseases

Tang, Y, Li, X & Mao, X 2019, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, vol. 13.

Integration of multiscale dendritic spine structure and function data into systems biology models

Mancuso, JJ, Cheng, J, Yin, Z, Gilliam, JC, Xia, X, Li, X & Wong, STC 2014, Frontiers in Neuroanatomy, vol. 8, no. November, 130. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnana.2014.00130

Transcriptional signaling pathways inversely regulated in Alzheimer's disease and glioblastoma multiform

Liu, T, Ren, D, Zhu, X, Yin, Z, Jin, G, Zhao, Z, Robinson, D, Li, X, Wong, K, Cui, K, Zhao, H & Wong, STC 2013, Scientific Reports, vol. 3, 3467. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep03467

Vasodilation by in vivo activation of astrocyte endfeet via two-photon calcium uncaging as a strategy to prevent brain ischemia

Chen, Y, Mancuso, J, Zhao, Z, Li, X, Cheng, J, Roman, GC & Wong, ST 2013, Journal of Biomedical Optics, vol. 18, no. 12, 126012. https://doi.org/10.1117/1.JBO.18.12.126012

Methods of dendritic spine detection: From Golgi to high-resolution optical imaging

Mancuso, JJ, Chen, Y, Li, X, Xue, Z & Wong, ST 2013, Neuroscience, vol. 251, pp. 129-140. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroscience.2012.04.010

In vivo optical activation of astrocytes as a potential therapeutic strategy for neurodegenerative diseases

Chen, Y, Mancuso, J, Zhao, Z, Li, X, Xue, Z & Wong, ST 2013, . in Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. vol. 8565, 85655K, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics IX, San Francisco, CA, United States, 2/2/13. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004712

Optogenetic stimulation of cholinergic projection neurons as an alternative for deep brain stimulation for Alzheimers treatment

Mancuso, J, Chen, Y, Zhao, Z, Li, X, Xue, Z & Wong, ST 2013, . in Progress in Biomedical Optics and Imaging - Proceedings of SPIE. vol. 8565, 85655M, Photonic Therapeutics and Diagnostics IX, San Francisco, CA, United States, 2/2/13. https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2004379

Anti-Parkinsonian effects of Nurr1 activator in ubiquitin-proteasome system impairment induced animal model of Parkinson's disease

Zhang, Z, Li, X, Xie, WJ, Tuo, H, Hintermann, S, Jankovic, J & Le, W 2012, CNS and Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets, vol. 11, no. 6, pp. 768-773. https://doi.org/10.2174/187152712803581155

A mechanistic study of proteasome inhibition-induced iron misregulation in dopamine neuron degeneration

Li, X, Xie, WJ, Zhang, Z, Kansara, S, Jankovic, J & Le, W 2012, NeuroSignals, vol. 20, no. 4, pp. 223-236. https://doi.org/10.1159/000332954

Nurr1 regulates Top IIß and functions in axon genesis of mesencephalic dopaminergic neurons

Heng, X, Jin, G, Zhang, X, Yang, D, Zhu, M, Fu, S, Li, X & Le, W 2012, Molecular Neurodegeneration, vol. 7, no. 1, 4. https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-1326-7-4

Iron chelation and neuroprotection in neurodegenerative diseases.

Li, X, Jankovic, J & Le, W 2011, Journal of neural transmission (Vienna, Austria : 1996), vol. 118, no. 3, pp. 473-477. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-010-0518-0

Proteasome inhibition modeling nigral neuron degeneration in Parkinson's disease

Xie, W, Li, X, Li, C, Zhu, W, Jankovic, J & Le, W 2010, Journal of Neurochemistry, vol. 115, no. 1, pp. 188-199. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2010.06914.x

Genetic iron chelation protects against proteasome inhibition-induced dopamine neuron degeneration

Zhu, W, Li, X, Xie, W, Luo, F, Kaur, D, Andersen, JK, Jankovic, J & Le, W 2010, Neurobiology of Disease, vol. 37, no. 2, pp. 307-313. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2009.09.024

Retinal pigment epithelial cells secrete neurotrophic factors and synthesize dopamine: Possible contribution to therapeutic effects of RPE cell transplantation in Parkinson's disease

Ming, M, Li, X, Fan, X, Yang, D, Li, L, Chen, S, Gu, Q & Le, W 2009, Journal of Translational Medicine, vol. 7, 53. https://doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-7-53

Pitx3-transfected astrocytes secrete brain-derived neurotrophic factor and glial cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and protect dopamine neurons in mesencephalon cultures

Yang, D, Peng, C, Li, X, Fan, X, Li, L, Ming, M, Chen, S & Le, W 2008, Journal of Neuroscience Research, vol. 86, no. 15, pp. 3393-3400. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.21774

Nr4a2 is essential for the differentiation of dopaminergic neurons during zebrafish embryogenesis

Luo, GR, Chen, Y, Li, X, Liu, TX & Le, W 2008, Molecular and Cellular Neuroscience, vol. 39, no. 2, pp. 202-210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mcn.2008.06.010

C-Jun N-Terminal kinase mediates lactacystin-induced dopamine neuron degeneration

Li, X, Du, Y, Fan, X, Yang, D, Luo, G & Le, W 2008, Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology, vol. 67, no. 10, pp. 933-944. https://doi.org/10.1097/NEN.0b013e318186de64

Multiple molecular pathways are involved in the neuroprotection of GDNF against proteasome inhibitor induced dopamine neuron degeneration in vivo

Yunlan, DU, Li, X, Yang, D, Zhang, X, Chen, S, Huang, K & Le, W 2008, Experimental Biology and Medicine, vol. 233, no. 7, pp. 881-890. https://doi.org/10.3181/0712-RM-329

D2/D3 receptor agonist ropinirole protects dopaminergic cell line against rotenone-induced apoptosis through inhibition of caspase- and JNK-dependent pathways

Chen, S, Zhang, X, Yang, D, Du, Y, Li, L, Li, X, Ming, M & Le, W 2008, FEBS Letters, vol. 582, no. 5, pp. 603-610. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2008.01.028

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