Bifeng Gao, PhD, MS
Associate Professor, Medicine-Pulmonary Sciences & Critical Care

Publications

• McCord JM, Gao B, Hybertson BM. The Complex Genetic and Epigenetic Regulation of the Nrf2 Pathways: A Review. Antioxidants (Basel). 2023 Feb 3;12(2). PubMed PMID: 36829925
• Heinzelmann K, Hu Q, Hu Y, Dobrinskikh E, Ansari M, Melo-Narváez MC, Ulke HM, Leavitt C, Mirita C, Trudeau T, Saal ML, Rice P, Gao B, Janssen WJ, Yang IV, Schiller HB, Vladar EK, Lehmann M, Königshoff M. Single-cell RNA sequencing identifies G-protein coupled receptor 87 as a basal cell marker expressed in distal honeycomb cysts in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis. Eur Respir J. 2022 Jun;59(6). PubMed PMID: 35604813
• Campbell NV, Mickael C, Kumar S, Zhang H, Campbell IL, Gillen AE, Trentin CO, Diener K, Gao B, Kheyfets VO, Gu S, Kumar R, Phang T, Brown RD, Graham BB, Stenmark KR. Single-cell RNA sequencing and binary hierarchical clustering define lung interstitial macrophage heterogeneity in response to hypoxia. Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol. 2022 Jul 1;323(1):L58-L68. PubMed PMID: 35608266
• Hybertson BM, Gao B, McCord JM. Effects of the Phytochemical Combination PB123 on Nrf2 Activation, Gene Expression, and the Cholesterol Pathway in HepG2 Cells. OBM Integr Compliment Med. 2022;7(1). PubMed PMID: 35252766
• Teniou, S., Bensegueni, A., Hybertson, B.M., Gao, B., Bose, S.K., McCord, J.M., Chovelon, B., Bensouici, C., Boumendjel, A., Hininger-Favier, I.Hide details Biodriven investigation of the wild edible mushroom Pleurotus eryngii revealing unique properties as functional food Journal of Functional Foods, Volume 89, February 2022
• McCord JM, Hybertson BM, Cota-Gomez A, Gao B. Nrf2 activator PB125® as a carnosic acid-based therapeutic agent against respiratory viral diseases, including COVID-19. Free Radic Biol Med. 2021 Nov 1;175:56-64. PubMed PMID: 34058321
• Goldstein NB, Steel A, Barbulescu CC, Koster MI, Wright MJ, Jones KL, Gao B, Ward B, Woessner B, Trottier Z, Pakieser J, Hu J, Lambert KA, Shellman YG, Fujita M, Robinson WA, Roop DR, Norris DA, Birlea SA. Melanocyte Precursors in the Hair Follicle Bulge of Repigmented Vitiligo Skin Are Controlled by RHO-GTPase, KCTD10, and CTNNB1 Signaling. J Invest Dermatol. 2021 Mar;141(3):638-647.e13. PubMed PMID: 32800877
• Goldstein NB, Steel A, Barbulescu CC, Koster MI, Wright MJ, Jones KL, Gao B, Ward B, Woessner B, Trottier Z, Pakieser J, Hu J, Lambert KA, Shellman YG, Fujita M, Robinson WA, Roop DR, Norris DA, Birlea SA. Melanocyte Precursors in the Hair Follicle Bulge of Repigmented Vitiligo Skin Are Controlled by RHO-GTPase, KCTD10, and CTNNB1 Signaling. J Invest Dermatol. 2020 Aug 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 32800877
• Agostini M, Hininger-Favier I, Marcourt L, Boucherle B, Gao B, Hybertson BM, Bose SK, McCord JM, Millery A, Rome M, Ferreira Queiroz E, Wolfender JL, Gallet C, Boumendjel A. Phytochemical and Biological Investigation of Helianthemum nummularium, a High-Altitude Growing Alpine Plant Overrepresented in Ungulates Diets. Planta Med. 2020 Nov;86(16):1185-1190. PubMed PMID: 32645735
• McCord JM, Hybertson BM, Cota-Gomez A, Geraci KP, Gao B. Nrf2 Activator PB125(®) as a Potential Therapeutic Agent against COVID-19. Antioxidants (Basel). 2020 Jun 12;9(6). PubMed PMID: 32545518
• Simenauer A, Assefa B, Rios-Ochoa J, Geraci K, Hybertson B, Gao B, McCord J, Elajaili H, Nozik-Grayck E, Cota-Gomez A. Repression of Nrf2/ARE regulated antioxidant genes and dysregulation of the cellular redox environment by the HIV Transactivator of Transcription. Free Radic Biol Med. 2019 Sep;141:244-252. PubMed PMID: 31238128
• Kukoyi AT, Fan X, Staitieh BS, Hybertson BM, Gao B, McCord JM, Guidot DM. MiR-144 mediates Nrf2 inhibition and alveolar epithelial dysfunction in HIV-1 transgenic rats. Am J Physiol Cell Physiol. 2019 Aug 1;317(2):C390-C397. PubMed PMID: 31091144
• Hybertson BM, Gao B, Bose S, McCord JM. Phytochemical Combination PB125 Activates the Nrf2 Pathway and Induces Cellular Protection against Oxidative Injury. Antioxidants (Basel). 2019 May 3;8(5). PubMed PMID: 31058853
• Li ZW, Sun B, Gong T, Guo S, Zhang J, Wang J, Sugawara A, Jiang M, Yan J, Gurary A, Zheng X, Gao B, Xiao SY, Chen W, Ma C, Farrar C, Zhu C, Chan OTM, Xin C, Winnicki A, Winnicki J, Tang M, Park R, Winnicki M, Diener K, Wang Z, Liu Q, Chu CH, Arter ZL, Yue P, Alpert L, Hui GS, Fei P, Turkson J, Yang W, Wu G, Tao A, Ramos JW, Moisyadi S, Holcombe RF, Jia W, Birnbaumer L, Zhou X, Chu WM. GNAI1 and GNAI3 Reduce Colitis-Associated Tumorigenesis in Mice by Blocking IL6 Signaling and Down-regulating Expression of GNAI2. Gastroenterology. 2019 Jun;156(8):2297-2312. PubMed PMID: 30836096
• Goldstein NB, Koster MI, Jones KL, Gao B, Hoaglin LG, Robinson SE, Wright MJ, Birlea SI, Luman A, Lambert KA, Shellman YG, Fujita M, Robinson WA, Roop DR, Norris DA, Birlea SA. Repigmentation of Human Vitiligo Skin by NBUVB Is Controlled by Transcription of GLI1 and Activation of the ß-Catenin Pathway in the Hair Follicle Bulge Stem Cells. J Invest Dermatol. 2018 Mar;138(3):657-668. PubMed PMID: 29054607
• Soto SM, Blake AC, Wesolowski SR, Rozance PJ, Barthels KB, Gao B, Hetrick B, McCurdy CE, Garza NG, Hay WW Jr, Leinwand LA, Friedman JE, Brown LD. Myoblast replication is reduced in the IUGR fetus despite maintained proliferative capacity in vitro. J Endocrinol. 2017 Mar;232(3):475-491. PubMed PMID: 28053000
• Goldstein NB, Koster MI, Jones KL, Gao B, Hoaglin LG, Robinson SE, Wright MJ, Birlea SI, Luman A, Lambert KA, Shellman YG, Fujita M, Robinson WA, Roop DR, Norris DA, Birlea SA. Repigmentation of Human Vitiligo Skin by NBUVB is Controlled by Transcription of GLI1 and Activation of ß-Catenin Pathway in the Hair Follicle Bulge Stem Cells. J Invest Dermatol. 2017 Oct 17. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 29054607
• Soto SM, Blake AC, Wesolowski SR, Rozance PJ, Barthel KB, Gao B, Hetrick B, McCurdy CE, Garza NG, Hay WW Jr, Leinwand LA, Friedman JE, Brown LD. Myoblast replication is reduced in the IUGR fetus despite maintained proliferative capacity in vitro. J Endocrinol. 2017 Mar;232(3):475-491. PubMed PMID: 28053000
• Chen Z, Gowan K, Leach SM, Viboolsittiseri SS, Mishra AK, Kadoishi T, Diener K, Gao B, Jones K, Wang JH. Unexpected effects of different genetic backgrounds on identification of genomic rearrangements via whole-genome next generation sequencing. BMC Genomics. 2016 Oct 21;17(1):823. PubMed PMID: 27769169
• Nakachi I, Rice JL, Coldren CD, Edwards MG, Stearman RS, Glidewell SC, Varella-Garcia M, Franklin WA, Keith RL, Lewis MT, Gao B, Merrick DT, Miller YE, Geraci MW. Application of SNP microarrays to the genome-wide analysis of chromosomal instability in premalignant airway lesions. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2014 Feb;7(2):255-65. PubMed PMID: 24346345
• Ito Y, Zemans R, Correll K, Yang IV, Ahmad A, Gao B, Mason RJ. Stanniocalcin-1 is induced by hypoxia inducible factor in rat alveolar epithelial cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2014 Oct 3;452(4):1091-7. PubMed PMID: 25251473
• Gao B, Doan A, Hybertson BM. The clinical potential of influencing Nrf2 signaling in degenerative and immunological disorders. Clin Pharmacol. 2014;6:19-34. PubMed PMID: 24520207
• Nakachi I, Rice JL, Coldren CD, Edwards MG, Stearman RS, Glidewell SC, Varella-Garcia M, Franklin WA, Keith RL, Lewis MT, Gao B, Merrick DT, Miller YE, Geraci MW. Application of SNP microarrays to the genome-wide analysis of chromosomal instability in premalignant airway lesions. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2014 Feb;7(2):255-65. PubMed PMID: 24346345
• Graham BB, Chabon J, Kumar R, Kolosionek E, Gebreab L, Debella E, Edwards M, Diener K, Shade T, Bifeng G, Bandeira A, Butrous G, Jones K, Geraci M, Tuder RM. Protective role of IL-6 in vascular remodeling in Schistosoma pulmonary hypertension. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2013 Dec;49(6):951-9. PubMed PMID: 23815102