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Wenbin Liang

Researcher at University of Ottawa

Publications -  52
Citations -  1813

Wenbin Liang is an academic researcher from University of Ottawa. The author has contributed to research in topics: Wnt signaling pathway & Medicine. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 47 publications receiving 1316 citations. Previous affiliations of Wenbin Liang include Cedars-Sinai Medical Center & Jilin University.

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Hexokinase Is an Innate Immune Receptor for the Detection of Bacterial Peptidoglycan

TL;DR: This study shows that a metabolic enzyme can act as a pattern recognition receptor and is caused by release of N-acetylglucosamine that is detected in the cytosol by the glycolytic enzyme hexokinase.
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Direct conversion of quiescent cardiomyocytes to pacemaker cells by expression of Tbx18

TL;DR: Conversion of rodent cardiomyocytes to SAN cells in vitro and in vivo by expression of Tbx18, a gene critical for early SAN specification is demonstrated, opening new prospects for bioengineered pacemakers.
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SHOX2 Overexpression Favors Differentiation of Embryonic Stem Cells into Cardiac Pacemaker Cells, Improving Biological Pacing Ability

TL;DR: Overexpression of SHOX2 during ESC differentiation upregulated the pacemaker gene program, resulting in enhanced automaticity in vitro and induced biological pacing upon transplantation in vivo, providing a strategy for enriching the cardiac pacemaker cell population from ESCs.
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NLRP3 inflammasome as a potential treatment in ischemic stroke concomitant with diabetes.

TL;DR: This review summarizes recent progress regarding the NLRP3 inflammasome as a potential treatment for ischemic stroke in patients with diabetes and the maturation of proinflammatory cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-18.
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Injectable human recombinant collagen matrices limit adverse remodeling and improve cardiac function after myocardial infarction.

TL;DR: Functional recovery post-MI is shown using rHCI by promoting a healing environment, cardiomyocyte survival, and less pathological remodeling of the myocardium using injectable recombinant human collagen type I and III matrices that are able to limit adverse remodelling and improve function of theMyocardium.