Dr. Yi-Fang Li
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Dr. Yi-Fang Li

Associate Professor
Jinan University, China

Highest Degree
Ph.D. in Biomedical Engineering from Jinan University, China

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Biography

Yifang Li, PhD is an associate professor at Jinan university, college of pharmacy. She finished her master`s degree at Jinan university. Her mentor is Hiroshi Kurihara. Her research focuses are anti-oxidative stress studies and pharmacological studies of traditional Chinese medicine. She has over 30 scientific papers and projects either presented or published. She is an internationally recognized expert in many areas of advanced medicine.

Area of Interest:

Pharmacology and Toxicology
100%
Traditional Chinese Medicine
62%
Psychological Stress
90%
Virus Susceptibility
75%
Natural Products
55%

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Selected Publications

  1. Tan, R.R., Y.F. Li, S.J. Zhang, W.S. Huang and B. Tsoi et al., 2017. Abnormal O-GlcNAcylation of Pax3 occurring from hyperglycemia-induced neural tube defects is ameliorated by carnosine but not folic acid in chicken embryos. Mol. Neurobiol., 54: 281-294.
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  2. Zhang, Y., H.Y. Tian, Y.F. Tan, Y.L. Wong and H.Y. Wu et al., 2016. Isolation and identification of polyphenols from Marsilea quadrifolia with antioxidant properties in vitro and in vivo. Nat. Prod. Res., 30: 1404-1410.
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  3. Zhang, S.J., Y.F. Li, R.R. Tan, B. Tsoi and W.S. Huang et al., 2016. A New Gestational Diabetes Mellitus 1 Model, Hyperglycemia-Induced Eye Malformation via Inhibiting Pax6 in Chick Embryo. Dis. Models Mech., 9: 177-186.
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  4. Li, X.X., B. Tsoi, Y.F. Li, H. Kurihara and R.R. He, 2016. Cardiolipin and Its Different Properties in Mitophagy and Apoptosis. J. Histochem. Cytochem., 63: 301-311.
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  5. Zhang, S.J., Y.F. Li, G.E. Wang, R.R. Tan and B. Tsoi et al., 2015. Caffeine ameliorates high energy diet-induced hepatic steatosis: sirtuin 3 acts as a bridge in the lipid metabolism pathway. Food Funct., 6: 2578-2587.
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  6. Tsoi, B., R.N. Yi, L.F. Cao, S.B. Li and R.R. Tan et al., 2015. Comparing antioxidant capacity of purine alkaloids: A new, efficient trio for screening and discovering potential antioxidants in vitro and in vivo. Food Chem., 176: 411-419.
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  7. Tan, R.R., S.J. Zhang, Y.F. Li, B. Tsoi and W.S. Huang et al., 2015. Proanthocyanidins Prevent High Glucose-Induced Eye Malformation by Restoring Pax6 Expression in Chick Embryo. Nutrients, 7: 6567-6581.
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  8. Tan, R.R., S.J. Zhang, B. Tsoi, W.S. Huang and X.J. Zhuang et al., 2015. A natural product, resveratrol, protects against high-glucose-induced developmental damage in chicken embryo. J. Asian Nat. Prod. Res., 17: 586-594.
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  9. Li, Y.F., M. Chen, C. Wang, X.X. Li and S.H. Ouyang et al., 2015. Theacrine, a purine alkaloid derived from Camellia assamica var. kucha,ameliorates impairments in learning and memory caused by restraint-induced central fatigue. J. Fun. Foods, 16: 472-483.
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  10. Li, S.B., Y.F. Li, Z.F. Mao, H.H. Hu and S.H. Ouyang et al., 2015. Differing chemical compositions of three teas may explain their different effects on acute blood pressure in spontaneously hypertensive rats. J. Sci. Food Agric., 95: 1236-1242.
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  11. Cai, Y., Y.F. Li, L.P. Tang, B. Tsoi and M. Chen et al., 2015. A New Mechanism of Vitamin C Effects on A/FM/1/47(H1N1)Virus-Induced Pneumonia in Restraint-Stressed Mice. Biomed. Res. Int., 2015: 1-12.
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  12. Wang, G.E., Y.F. Li, Y.P. Wu, B. Tsoi and S.J. Zhang et al., 2014. Phloridzin improves lipoprotein lipase activity in stress-loaded mice via AMPK phosphorylation. Int. J. Food Sci. Nutr., 65: 874-880.
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  13. Tang, L.P., Z.F. Mao, X.X. Li, M.Chen and S.B. Li et al., 2014. ReDuNing, a patented Chinese medicine, reduces the susceptibility to H1N1 influenza of mice loaded with restraint stress. Eur. J. Integr. Med., 6: 637-645.
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  14. Tang, L.P., W. Xiao, Y.F. Li, H.B. Li and Z.Z. Wang et al., 2014. Anti-inflammatory effects of Reduning Injection on lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury of rats. Chin. J. Integr. Med., 20: 591-599.
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  15. Luo, H., X.D. Lv, G.E. Wang, Y.F. Li, H. Kurihara and R.R. He, 2014. Anti-inflammatory effects of anthocyanins-rich extract from bilberry (Vaccinium myrtillus L.) on croton oil-induced ear edema and Propionibacterium acnes plus LPS-induced liver damage in mice. Int. J. Food Sci. Nutr., 65: 594-601.
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  16. Wen-Jun, D., L. Fang-Lan, H. Rong-Rong, Y. Wei-Lin and L. Yi-Fang et al., 2013. Autophagy is involved in the effects of resveratrol on prevention of splenocyte apoptosis caused by oxidative stress in restrained mice. Mol. Nutr. Food Res., 57: 1145-1157.
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  17. Tan, R.R., Y.F. Li, X.T. Zhang, Y.H. Huang and Y.P. Wu et al., 2013. Glucose Metabolism Disorder is a Risk Factor in Ethanol Exposure Induced Malformation in Embryonic Brain. Food Chem. Toxicol., 60: 238-245.
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  18. Li, Y.F., L.P. Tang, R.R. He, Z. Xu and Q.Q. He et al., 2013. Anthocyanins extract enhances the therapeutic effect of pollen of Brassica napus L. on stress-provoked benin prostatic hyperplasia in restraint mice. J. Fun. Foods, 5: 1357-1365.
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  19. Li, W.X., Y.F. Li, Y.J. Zhai, W.M. Chen, H. Kurihara and R.R. He, 2013. Theacrine, a purine obtained alkaloid from Camelliaassamica var. kucha, attenuat es restraint stress-provoked liver damage in mice. J. Agric. Food Chem., 61: 6328-6335.
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  20. Yu-Jia, Z., H. Rong-Rong, T. Bun, L. Yi-Fang and L. Xiao-Di et al., 2012. Protective effect of extract of chicken meat on restraint stress-induced liver damage in mice. Food Funct., 6: 662-667.
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  21. Xiao-Di, L., H. Rong-Rong, Q. Yang, T. Bun and L. Yi-Fang et al., 2012. Caffeine interferes embryonic development through over-stimulating serotonergic system in chicken embryo. Food Chem. Toxicol., 50: 1848-1853.
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  22. Li, Y.F., R.R. He, B. Tsoi, X.D. Li, W.X. Li, K. Abe and H. Kurihara, 2012. Anti-Stress effects of carnosine on restraint-evoked immunocompromise in mice through spleen lymphocyte number maintenance. PLoS One, 10.1371/journal.pone.0033190.
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  23. Li, Y.F., R.R. He, B. Tsoi and H. Kurihara, 2012. Bioactivities of chicken essence. J. Food Sci., 77: 105-110.
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  24. Bang-Tian, C., L. Wei-Xi, H. Rong-Rong, L. Yi-Fang, T. Bun, Z. Yu-Jia and K. Hiroshi, 2012. Anti-inflammatory effects of a polyphenols-rich extract from tea (camellia sinensis) flowers in acute and chronic mice models. Oxid. Med. Cell Longev., 10.1155/2012/537923.
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  25. Yu, C.H., G. Xie, R.R. He, Y.J. Zhai and Y.F. Li et al., 2011. Effects of a Purified Saponin Mixture from Alfalfa on Plasma Lipid Metabolism in Hyperlipidemic Mice. J. Health Sci., 57: 401-405.
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  26. Wai-Wei, C., H. Rong-Rong, L. Yi-Fang, L. Shan-Bing, T. Bun and K. Hiroshi, 2011. Pharmacological studies on the anxiolytic effect of standardized Schisandra lignans extract on restraint-stressed mice. Phytomed., 18: 1144-1147.
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  27. Tsoi, B., H. Rong-Rong, Y. Dong-Hui, L. Yi-Fang, L. Xiao-Di, A. Keiichi and K. Hiroshi, 2011. Carnosine ameliorates stress-induced glucose metabolism disorder in restrained mice. J. Pharmcol. Sci., 117: 223-229.
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  28. Rong-Rong, H., L. Guan-Yu, L. Yi-Fang, A. Keiichi, Y. Xin-Sheng and K. Hiroshi, 2011. Specific responses of monoamine neurotransmitters to various acute stressors. Neural. Regen. Res., 6: 1072-1076.
  29. He, R.R., B. Tsoi, Y.F. Li, X.S. Yao and H. Kurihara, 2011. The anti-stress effects of Guangdong Herbal Tea on immunocompromise in mice loaded with restraint stress. J. Health Sci., 57: 255-263.
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  30. He, R.R., X.S. Yao, H.Y. Li, Y. Dai, Y.H. Duan, Y.F. Li and H. Kurihara, 2009. The anti-stress effects of Sarcandra glabra extract on restraint-evoked immunocompromise. Biol. Pharm. Bull., 32: 247-252.
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