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曹亚朋，博士，副教授

2019年7月毕业于北京大学，获理学博士学位。研究生期间于2016年10月至2019年4月，在美国佐治亚洲奥古斯塔大学佐治亚医学院交流访问学习。2019年10月加入西安交通大学基础医学院，主要研究方向聚焦在代谢在炎症及血管稳态中的功能调控。以第一作者身份在Journal of Clinical Investigation、PNAS、Aging、Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications等期刊发表SCI论文。主持国家自然科学基金青年项目、中国博士后面上项目、西安交通大学基本科研业务费项目，参与多项国家自然科学基金面上项目、陕西省自然科学基金项目、重点研发计划、创新团队等项目。

1. Liran Xu^#, Ting Li^#, Yapeng Cao^#, Yu He^#,, Zehua Shao, Ying Xiong, Bianbian Wang , Ailing Su, Huijing Tian, Guozheng Liang, Changhe Wang, John Shyy, Jason X.-J. Yuan, Bin Zhou, Nina Wettschureck, Stefan Offermanns, Yang Yan^*, Zuyi Yuan^*, Shengpeng Wang^*. PIEZO1 mediates Postn+ myofibroblast activation and pulmonary fibrosis. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 2025. Impact factor: 13.3 (共同第一作者).
2. Yapeng Cao, Xiaoyu Zhang, Lina Wang, Qiuhua Yang, Qian Ma, Jiean Xu, Jingjing Wang, Laszlo Kovacs, Ramon Ayon, Zhiping Liu, Min Zhang, Yaqi Zhou, Xianqiu Zeng, Yiming Xu, Yong Wang, David Fulton, Neal Weintraub, Rudolf Lucas, Zheng Dong, Jason X.-J. Yuan, Jennifer C. Sullivan, Louise Meadows, Scott A. Barman, Chaodong Wu, Mei Hong, Yunchao Su, Yuqing Huo. PFKFB3-mediated endothelial glycolysis promotes pulmonary hypertension. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2019 Jul 2;116(27):13394-13403. Impact factor: 9.58.
3. Yapeng Cao, Haixia Duan , Ailing Su , Liran Xu , Baochang Lai. A pan-cancer analysis confirms PTPN11’s potential as a prognostic and immunological biomarker. Aging (Albany NY). 2022 Jul 8;14(13):5590-5610. Impact factor: 5.96.
4. Yapeng Cao, Siyu Wang, Min Zhang, Baochang Lai, Yanni Liang. PFKFB3-mediated glycolysis in hepatic stellate cells promotes liver regeneration. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 2024 Jun 18:712-713:149958. Impact factor: 3.3.
5. Na Liu, Yuzhuo Sun, Jieyun Liu, Yangyang Zhang, Xinyao Yi, Wenhui Yan, Xin Cui, Tingli Guo, Wenzhuo Zhao, Shengli Han, Weina Ma, Yapeng Cao* & Lina Chen*. Nobiletin: a potential erythropoietin receptor activator protects renal cells against hypoxia. Apoptosis. 2025. doi: 10.1007/s10495-024-02067-9. Impact factor: 6.1. (共同通讯作者)
6. Lina Wang#, Xiaoyu Zhang#, Yapeng Cao, Qian Ma, Xiaoxiao Mao, Jiean Xu, Qiuhua Yang, Yaqi Zhou, Rudolf Lucas, David Fulton, Yunchao Su, Scott A. Barman, Mei Hong, Zhiping Liu, Yuqing Huo. Myeloid PFKFB3 deficiency protect mice from hypoxia induced pulmonary hypertension. British Journal of Pharmacology. 2020. Impact factor: 6.58. 
7. Laszlo Kovacs, Yapeng Cao, Weihong Han, Louise Meadows, Anita Kovacs-Kasa, Dmitry Kondrikov, Alexander D Verin, Scott A Barman, Zheng Dong, Yuqing Huo, and Yunchao Su. PFKFB3 in Smooth Muscle Promotes Vascular Remodeling in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension. Am J Respir Crit Care Med. 2019 Sep 1;200(5):617-627. Impact factor: 15.239. 
8. Lina Wang, Yapeng Cao, Gorshkov B, Yaqi Zhou, Qiuhua Yang, Jiean Xu, Qian Ma, Xiaoyu Zhang, Jingjing Wang, Xiaoxiao Mao, Xianqiu Zeng, Verin AD, Mei Hong, Zhiping Liu, Yuqing Huo. Ablation of endothelial Pfkfb3 protects mice from acute lung injury in LPS-induced sepsis. Pharmacological Research. 2019 Aug;146:104292. Impact factor: 5.57. 
9. Zhiping Liu, Jiean Xu, Qian Ma, Xiaoyu Zhang, Qiuhua Yang, Lina Wang, Yapeng Cao, Zhimin Xu, Amany Tawfik, Ye Sun, Neal L Weintraub, David J Fulton, Mei Hong, Zheng Dong, Lois E H Smith, Ruth B Caldwell, Akrit Sodhi, Yuqing Huo. Glycolysis links reciprocal activation of myeloid cells and endothelial cells in the retinal angiogenic niche. Sci Transl Med. 2020 Aug 5;12(555):eaay1371. Impact factor: 19.36. 
10. Yaqi Zhou, Xianqiu Zeng, Ge Li, Qiuhua Yang, Jiean Xu, Min Zhang, Xiaoxiao Mao, Yapeng Cao, Lina Wang, Yiming Xu, Yong Wang, Yu Zhang, Zhengshuang Xu, Chaodong Wu, Jiang-Fan Chen, Md Nasrul Hoda, Zhiping Liu, Mei Hong, Yuqing Huo. Inactivation of endothelial adenosine receptor 2A protects mice from cerebral ischemia-induced brain injury. British Journal of Pharmacology. 2019 Jul;176(13):2250-2263. Impact factor: 6.58. 
11. Jiean Xu, Qiuhua Yang, Xiaoyu Zhang, Zhiping Liu, Yapeng Cao, Lina Wang, Yaqi Zhou, Xianqiu Zeng, Qian Ma, Yiming Xu, Yong Wang, Lei Huang, Zhen Han, Tao Wang, David Stepp, Zsolt Bagi, Chaodong Wu, Mei Hong, Yuqing Huo. Enhanced intracellular adenosine in endothelial cells ameliorates diet-induced insulin resistance in mice. J Endocrinol. 2019 Aug;242(2):159-172.Impact factor: 3.96. 
12. Qiuhua Yang, Jiean Xu, Qian Ma, Zhiping Liu, Varadarajan Sudhahar, Yapeng Cao, Lina Wang, Xianqiu Zeng, Yaqi Zhou, Min Zhang, Yiming Xu, Yong Wang, Neal L. Weintraub, Chunxiang Zhang, Tohru Fukai, Chaodong Wu, Lei Huang, Zhen Han, Tao Wang, David J. Fulton, Mei Hong, and Yuqing Huo. PRKAA1/AMPKα1-driven glycolysis in endothelial cells exposed to disturbed flow protects against atherosclerosis. Nat Commun. 2018 Nov 7; 9(1):4667. Impact factor: 12.353. 
13. Min Zhang, Xianqiu Zeng, Qiuhua Yang, Jiean Xu, Zhiping Liu, Yaqi Zhou, Yapeng Cao, Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiaofei An, Yiming Xu, Lei Huang, Zhen Han, Tao Wang, Chaodong Wu, David J. Fulton, Neal L. Weintraub, Mei Hong, Yuqing Huo. Ablation of Myeloid ADK (Adenosine Kinase) Epigenetically Suppresses Atherosclerosis in ApoE^−/− (Apolipoprotein E Deficient) Mice. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 2018 Dec; 38(12):2780-2792. Impact factor: 6.607. 
14. Liran Xu^#; Chao Yang^#; Kaidan Pang^#; Ying Zhang; Yu He; Siyu Liu; Huijing Tian; Zehua Shao; Siyu Wang; Xingqian Liu; Ting Li; Yapeng Cao; Luqin Yan; Jinjin Liu; Yongxin Li; Zhao Wei; Youhua Wang^*; Yang Yan^*; Shengpeng Wang^*. Molecular Metabolism. 2025 Feb 25:95:102114. Impact factor: 7. 
15. Yiming Xu, Yong Wang, Siyuan Yan, Yaqi Zhou, Qiuhua Yang, Yue Pan, Xianqiu Zeng, Xiaofei An, Zhiping Liu, Lina Wang, Jiean Xu, Yapeng Cao, David J Fulton, Neal L Weintraub, Zsolt Bagi, Md Nasrul Hoda, Xiaoling Wang, Qinkai Li, Mei Hong, Xuejun Jiang, Detlev Boison, Christian Weber, Chaodong Wu, Yuqing Huo. Intracellular adenosine regulates epigenetic programming in endothelial cells to promote angiogenesis. EMBO Mol Med. 2017 Sep; 9 (9):1263-1278. Impact factor: 10.293.