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Biography

Weihong He is a principal investigator and associate professor at the Department of Physiology, West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine, Sichuan University. Weihong obtained an MD (2012) at West China School of Medicine & West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and completed a PhD (2017) at the BHF Glasgow Cardiovascular Research Centre, University of Glasgow. Weihong was associate professor at Jining Medical University (2018-2020). Since 2020, Weihong has led a research group to study the pathophysiology of cardiovascular diseases and to investigate novel therapeutic drugs for the treatment of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction at Sichuan University. He also teaches physiology and mentors both national and international students. Weihong has expertise in a number of methodologies which span the level of biochemistry, cell biology, isolated organ, and whole animal in vivo disease models.

Activities

Employment (2)

Sichuan University: Chengdu, Sichuan, CN

2020-06-01 to present | Principal Investigator & Associate Professor (West China School of Basic Medical Sciences and Forensic Medicine)
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Jining Medical University: Jining, Shandong, CN

2018-02-01 to 2020-03-31 | Associate Professor
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Education and qualifications (2)

University of Glasgow: Glasgow, Glasgow, GB

2012-10-01 to 2017-06-29 | PhD (BHF GCRC)
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Sichuan University: Chengdu, Sichuan, CN

2004-09-01 to 2012-06-29 | MD (West China School of Medicine/West China Hospital)
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Professional activities (5)

2nd International Conference on Obesity and Weight Management: Rome, IT

2025-09-19 to 2025-09-20 | Organizing Committee Member
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ICFST2025: Dubai, AE

2025-09-04 to 2025-09-06 | Organizing Committee Member
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International Conference on Dementia and Brain Disorders: Dubai, AE

2024-11-15 to 2024-11-16 | Organizing Committee Member & Keynote Speaker
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Glasgow University: Glasgow, GB

2015-09-15 | Best poster presentation ( Glasgow heart theme meeting)
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Glasgow University: Glasgow, GB

2014-02-01 | Best poster presentation (Glasgow heart theme meeting)
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Funding (1)

Investigating novel therapeutic targets and gene therapy for myocardial remodelling following myocardial infarction

2023-01 to 2024-12 | Grant
Science & Technology Department of Sichuan Province (Chengdu, Sichuan, CN)
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2023YFS0297

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Works (18)

Pharmacological Inhibition of RUNX1 Suppresses Cardiac Cathepsin Expression and Preserves Cardiac Function Following Myocardial Infarction in Rats

IMHSC 2024 Conference Proceedings
2025-01 | Conference abstract
Contributors: Weihong He; Hengshu Chen; Kexin Chen; Tiantian Li; Simiao Wu; Si Wang
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Evaluating Cell Death Signaling by Immunofluorescence in a Rat Model of Ischemic Stroke

Journal of Visualized Experiments
2025-01-03 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1940-087X
Contributors: Hengshu Chen; Kexin Chen; Xing Hua; Simiao Wu; Weihong He
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Matrix vesicles from osteoblasts promote atherosclerotic calcification

Matrix Biology
2024-12 | Journal article
Contributors: Xiaoli Wang; Jie Ren; Fei Fang; Erxiang Wang; Jianwei Li; Weihong He; Zhen Zhang; Yang Shen; Xiaoheng Liu
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Pharmacological inhibition of RUNX1 reduces infarct size after acute myocardial infarction in rats and underlying mechanism revealed by proteomics implicates repressed cathepsin levels

Functional & Integrative Genomics
2024-06-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1438-793X
Part of ISSN: 1438-7948
Contributors: Hengshu Chen; Si Wang; Xiaoling Zhang; Xing Hua; Meng Liu; Yanan Wang; Simiao Wu; Weihong He
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Epigallocatechin-3-gallate inhibits osteogenic differentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells through the transcription factor JunB

Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica
2024-06-01 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1672-9145
Contributors: Tiantian Li; Fei Fang; Hongmei Yin; Zhen Zhang; Xiangxiu Wang; Erxiang Wang; Hongchi Yu; Yang Shen; Guixue Wang; Weihong He et al.
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Matrix Vesicles from Osteoblasts Promote Atherosclerotic Calcification

2024-04-21 | Preprint
Contributors: Xiaoli Wang; Jie Ren; Zhen Zhang; Fei Fang; Erxiang Wang; Jianwei Li; Weihong He; Yang Shen; Xiaoheng Liu
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EGCG alleviates vascular calcification via the MAPK/JunB signaling pathway

Genes & Diseases
2024-02 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 2352-3042
Contributors: Tiantian Li; Fei Fang; Hongmei Yin; Zhen Zhang; Xiangxiu Wang; Erxiang Wang; Hongchi Yu; Yang Shen; Guixue Wang; Weihong He et al.
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Prognostic significance of fluid balance in acute ischemic stroke patients with thrombectomy

Journal of the Neurological Sciences
2023-12 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 0022-510X
Contributors: Meng Liu; Xing Hua; Linrui Huang; Xindi Song; Weihong He; Simiao Wu
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Age-related promoter-switch regulates Runx1 expression in adult rat hearts.

BMC cardiovascular disorders
2023-11 | Journal article
Contributors: Song J; Zhang X; Lv S; Liu M; Hua X; Yue L; Wang S; He W
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Weihong He via Europe PubMed Central

Prognostic value of day-of-event serum calcium and magnesium for predicting 1-year prognosis after intracerebral hemorrhage.

Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology
2023-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Liu M; Xiong Y; Hua X; Huang L; He W; You C; Liu M; Wu S
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Weihong He via Europe PubMed Central

Inhibition of myocardial cathepsin-L release during reperfusion following myocardial infarction improves cardiac function and reduces infarct size

Cardiovascular Research
2022-05-06 | Journal article
Contributors: Weihong He; Charlotte S McCarroll; Katrin Nather; Kristopher Ford; Kenneth Mangion; Alexandra Riddell; Dylan O’Toole; Ali Zaeri; David Corcoran; David Carrick et al.
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Association between serum NLRP3 and malignant brain edema in patients with acute ischemic stroke.

BMC neurology
2021-09 | Journal article
Contributors: Wang Y; Huang H; He W; Zhang S; Liu M; Wu S
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Weihong He via Europe PubMed Central

Runx1 deficiency protects against adverse cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction

2017 | Journal article
Contributors: McCarroll, Charlotte S.; He, Weihong; Foote, Kirsty; Bradley, Ashley; Mcglynn, Karen; Vidler, Francesca; Nixon, Colin; Nather, Katrin; Fatta, Caroline; Riddell, Alexandra et al.
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Runx1 deficiency protects against adverse cardiac remodelling following myocardial infarction

Heart
2015-11 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 1355-6037
Part of ISSN: 1468-201X
Contributors: CS McCarroll; W He; KK Foote; K Nather; C Fattah; EBA Elliott; A Cochrane; P Bowman; M Bell; T Kubin et al.
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The cathepsin-L inhibitor CAA0225 protects against myocardial ischaemia-reperfusion injury

Heart
2015-11 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 1355-6037
Part of ISSN: 1468-201X
Contributors: W He; CS McCarroll; K Nather; EBA Elliott; SA Nicklin; CM Loughrey
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The Cathepsin-L Inhibitor CAA0225 Improves Cardiac Function During Ischaemia-Reperfusion

Biophysical Journal
2014-01 | Conference abstract
Part of ISSN: 0006-3495
Contributors: Weihong He; Douglas McCarroll; Elspeth B. Elliott; Christopher M. Loughrey
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Ischemia-induced copper loss and suppression of angiogenesis in the pathogenesis of myocardial infarction.

Cardiovascular toxicology
2013-03 | Journal article
Contributors: He W; James Kang Y
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Weihong He via Europe PubMed Central

Anti-tumor effect of adenovirus-mediated gene transfer of pigment epithelium-derived factor on mouse B16-F10 melanoma

Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
2009-12 | Journal article
Part of ISSN: 1756-9966
Contributors: Li-Ping Yang; Ping Cheng; Xing-Chen Peng; Hua-Shan Shi; Wei-Hong He; Feng-Yu Cui; Shun-Tao Luo; Yu-Quan Wei; Li Yang
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Peer review (1 review for 1 publication/grant)

Review activity for European journal of histochemistry. (1)