First, co-first and/or co-corresponding authored papers:
1. Zhang W#, Cao X#, Zhong X, Wu H, Shi Y, Feng M, Wang YC, Ann D, Gwack Y, Yuan YC, Shang W, Sun Z. SRC2 controls CD4+ T cell activation via stimulating c-Myc-mediated upregulation of amino acid transporter Slc7a5. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 2023; 120 (18): e2221352120. (IF = 12.79)
2. Cao X, Wang Y, Zhang W, Zhong X, Gunes GE, Dang J, Wang J, Epstein AL, Querfeld C, Sun Z, Rosen ST, Feng M. Targeting macrophages for enhancing CD47 blockade-elicited lymphoma clearance and overcoming tumor-induced immunosuppression. Blood. 2022; doi: 10.1182/blood.2021013901. (IF=25.476)
3. Cao X#, Chen J#, Li B#, Dang J, Zhang W, Zhong X, Wang C, Raoof M, Sun Z, Yu J, Fakih MG, Feng M. Promoting antibody-dependent cellular phagocytosis for effective macrophage-based cancer immunotherapy. Science Advances. 2022; 8 (11): eabl9171. (IF=14.957)
4. Cao X#, Li B#, Chen J#, Dang J, Chen S, Gunes EG, Xu B, Tian L, Muend Sabina, Raoof M, Querfeld C, Yu J, Rosen ST, Wang Y, Feng M. Effect of cabazitaxel on macrophages improves CD47-targeted immunotherapy for triple-negative breast cancer. J Immunother Cancer., 2021; 9(3): e002022. (IF= 12.469)
5. Cao X, Nie X, Xiong S, Cao L, Wu Z, Moore PK, Bian JS. Renal protective effect of polysulfide in cisplatin-induced nephrotoxicity. Redox Biol. 2018;15:513-21. (IF= 10.787)
6. Cao X#, Cao L#, Zhang W, Lu R, Bian JS, Nie X. Therapeutic potential of sulfur-containing natural products in inflammatory diseases. Pharmacology & Therapeutics, 2020; 107687 (IF= 13.4)
7. Cao L#, Cao X#, Zhou Y, Nagpure BV, Wu ZY, Hu LF, Yang Y, Sethi Gautam, Moore PK, Bian JS. Hydrogen sulfide inhibits ATP-induced neuroinflammation and Abeta1-42 synthesis by suppressing the activation of STAT3 and cathepsin S. Brain Behav Immun. 2018;73:603-14. (IF= 19.227)
8. Cao X, Ding L, Xie ZZ, Yang Y, Whiteman M, Moore PK, Bian JS. A Review of Hydrogen Sulfide Synthesis, Metabolism, and Measurement: Is Modulation of Hydrogen Sulfide a Novel Therapeutic for Cancer? Antioxid Redox Signal. 2019;31(1):1-38. (IF= 7.468)
9. Cao X, Xiong S, Zhou Y, Wu Z, Ding L, Zhu Y, Wood ME, Whiiteman M, Moore PK, Bian JS. Renal Protective Effect of Hydrogen Sulfide in Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2018;29(5):455-70. (IF= 7.468)
10. Cao X*, Lai SWT, Chen S, Wang S, Feng M*. Targeting tumour-associated macrophages for cancer immunotherapy. Int Rev Cell Mol Biol. 2022; 368, 61-108. (* co-corresponding author; In press; IF= 6.42)
11. Chen J#, Cao X#, Li B#, Zhao Z, Chen S, Lai SWT, Muend SA, Nossa GK, Wang L, Guo W, Ye J, Lee PP, Feng M. Warburg effect is a cancer immune evasion mechanism against macrophage immunosurveillance. Front Immun., 2021; 3815 (IF= 8.786)
12. Cao X, Zhang W, Moore PK, Bian J. Protective Smell of Hydrogen Sulfide and Polysulfide in Cisplatin-Induced Nephrotoxicity. Int J Mol Sci. 2019; 20(2). (IF= 6.208)
13. Cao X, Cao L, Ding L, Bian JS. A New Hope for a Devastating Disease: Hydrogen Sulfide in Parkinson's Disease. Mol Neurobiol. 2018;55(5):3789-99. (IF= 5.682)
14. Cao X, Wu Z, Xiong S, Cao L, Sethi G, Bian JS. The role of hydrogen sulfide in cyclic nucleotide signaling. Biochem Pharmacol. 2018;149:20-8. (IF= 6.1)
15. Cao X, Bian J. The Signaling Interaction Systems of in NO Biology and H2S and Medicine. Gasotransmitters. 2018;12:145. (Book Chapter)
16. Cao X, Bian JS. The Role of Hydrogen Sulfide in Renal System. Front Pharmacol. 2016;7:385. (IF= 5.81)
17. Cao X, Kong CM, Mathi KM, Lim YP, Cacheux-Rataboul V, Wang X. The use of transformed IMR90 cell model to identify the potential extra-telomeric effects of hTERT in cell migration and DNA damage response. BMC Biochem. 2014;15:17. (IF= 4.06)
18. Lu M#, Cao X#, Yang X, Zheng H, Liu N, Jiang Y, Lin D, Chen Y. A diketoreductase exhibits unique renaturation profile from thermal-induced protein unfolding. Amino Acids. 2010;39(2):609-13. (IF= 3.52)
Co-authored papers:
19. Zhang W, Cao X, Zhong X, Wu H, Feng M, Gwack Y, Sun Z. Steroid nuclear receptor coactivator 2 controls immune tolerance by promoting induced Treg differentiation via upregulating Nr4a2. Science Advances. 2022; 8 (24), eabn7662 (IF= 14.957)
20. Sun HJ, Xiong SP, Cao X, Cao L, Zhu MY, Wu ZY, Bian JS. Polysulfide-mediated sulfhydration of SIRT1 prevents diabetic nephropathy by suppressing phosphorylation and acetylation of p65 NF-κB and STAT3. Redox Biology, 2020; 101813 (IF= 10.787)
21. Zhou YB, Zhou H, Li L, Kang Y, Cao X, Wu ZY, Ding L, Sethi Gautam, Bian JS. Hydrogen Sulfide Prevents Elastin Loss and Attenuates Calcification Induced by High Glucose in Smooth Muscle Cells through Suppression of Stat3/Cathepsin S Signaling Pathway. Int J Mol Sci. 2019;20(17). (IF= 6.208)
22. Zhang W, Cao X, Liu SQ. Aroma modulation of vegetable oils-A review. Critical reviews in food science and nutrition. 2019:1-14. (IF= 11.18)
23. Hua F, Wu Z, Yan X, Zheng J, Sun H, Cao X, Bian JS. DR region of Na(+)-K(+)-ATPase is a new target to protect heart against oxidative injury. Sci Rep. 2018;8(1):13100. (IF= 4.996)
24. Shi M, Cao L, Cao X, Zhu M, Zhang X, Wu Z, Xiong S, Xie Z, Yang Y, Chen J, Wong PT, Bian JS. DR-region of Na(+)/K(+) ATPase is a target to treat excitotoxicity and stroke. Cell death & disease. 2018;10(1):6. (IF= 9.685)
25. Zhou H, Ding L, Wu Z, Cao X, Zhang Q, Lin L, Bian JS. Hydrogen sulfide reduces RAGE toxicity through inhibition of its dimer formation. Free Radic Biol Med. 2017;104:262-71. (IF= 7.38)
26. Zhou Y, Wu Z, Cao X, Ding L, Wen Z, Bian JS. HNO suppresses LPS-induced inflammation in BV-2 microglial cells via inhibition of NF-kappaB and p38 MAPK pathways. Pharmacol Res. 2016;111:885-95. (IF= 7.66)