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Sizhao Lu

TitleAssistant Research Professor
InstitutionUniversity of Colorado Denver - Anschutz Medical Campus
DepartmentSOM-MED
Phone303/724-4890

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    1. Lu S, Navarro AC, Johnson AM, Noble T, Jolly AJ, Dubner AM, Moulton KS, Nemenoff RA, Weiser-Evans MC. Klf4-dependent pivotal role of smooth muscle-derived Gli1+ lineage progenitor cells in lung cancer progression. bioRxiv. 2025 Jun 03. PMID: 40502062.
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    2. Dubner AM, Lu S, Jolly AJ, Noble T, Hinthorn T, Nemenoff RA, Moulton KS, Majesky MW, Weiser-Evans MCM. Confounding Effects of Tamoxifen: Cautionary and Practical Considerations for the Use of Tamoxifen-Inducible Mouse Models in Atherosclerosis Research-Brief Report. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2023 11; 43(11):2223-2230. PMID: 37706321.
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    3. Okamura K, Lu S, He Z, Altmann C, Montford JR, Li AS, Lucia MS, Orlicky DJ, Weiser-Evans M, Faubel S. IL-6 mediates the hepatic acute phase response after prerenal azotemia in a clinically defined murine model. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol. 2023 09 01; 325(3):F328-F344. PMID: 37471421.
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    4. Dubner AM, Lu S, Jolly AJ, Strand KA, Mutryn MF, Hinthorn T, Noble T, Nemenoff RA, Moulton KS, Majesky MW, Weiser-Evans MC. Smooth muscle-derived adventitial progenitor cells promote key cell type transitions controlling plaque stability in atherosclerosis in a Klf4-dependent manner. bioRxiv. 2023 Jul 19. PMID: 37503181.
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    5. Steiner CA, Koch SD, Evanoff T, Welch N, Kostelecky R, Callahan R, Murphy EM, Nguyen TT, Hall CHT, Lu S, de Zoeten EF, Weiser-Evans MCM, Cartwright IM, Colgan SP. The TNF?ARE Mouse as a Model of Intestinal Fibrosis. Am J Pathol. 2023 08; 193(8):1013-1028. PMID: 37169343.
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    6. Kleczko EK, Le AT, Hinz TK, Nguyen TT, Navarro A, Hu CJ, Selman AM, Clambey ET, Merrick DT, Lu S, Weiser-Evans M, Nemenoff RA, Heasley LE. Novel EGFR-mutant mouse models of lung adenocarcinoma reveal adaptive immunity requirement for durable osimertinib response. Cancer Lett. 2023 03 01; 556:216062. PMID: 36657561.
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    7. Lu S, Weiser-Evans MCM. Lgals3-Transitioned Inflammatory Smooth Muscle Cells: Major Regulators of Atherosclerosis Progression and Inflammatory Cell Recruitment. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2022 08; 42(8):957-959. PMID: 35861989.
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    8. Jolly AJ, Lu S, Strand KA, Dubner AM, Mutryn MF, Nemenoff RA, Majesky MW, Moulton KS, Weiser-Evans MCM. Heterogeneous subpopulations of adventitial progenitor cells regulate vascular homeostasis and pathological vascular remodelling. Cardiovasc Res. 2022 05 06; 118(6):1452-1465. PMID: 33989378.
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    9. Dylewski JF, Wilson N, Lu S, Jat P, Weiser-Evans M, Panzer SE, Blaine J. Isolation, purification, and conditional immortalization of murine glomerular endothelial cells of microvascular phenotype. MethodsX. 2020; 7:101048. PMID: 32944514.
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    10. Strand KA, Lu S, Mutryn MF, Li L, Zhou Q, Enyart BT, Jolly AJ, Dubner AM, Moulton KS, Nemenoff RA, Koch KA, LaBarbera DV, Weiser-Evans MCM. High Throughput Screen Identifies the DNMT1 (DNA Methyltransferase-1) Inhibitor, 5-Azacytidine, as a Potent Inducer of PTEN (Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog): Central Role for PTEN in 5-Azacytidine Protection Against Pathological Vascular Remodeling. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 08; 40(8):1854-1869. PMID: 32580634.
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    11. Lu S, Strand KA, Mutryn MF, Tucker RM, Jolly AJ, Furgeson SB, Moulton KS, Nemenoff RA, Weiser-Evans MCM. PTEN (Phosphatase and Tensin Homolog) Protects Against Ang II (Angiotensin II)-Induced Pathological Vascular Fibrosis and Remodeling-Brief Report. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2020 02; 40(2):394-403. PMID: 31852223.
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    12. Lu S, Weiser-Evans MCM. Nuclear Focal Adhesion Kinase. Circ Res. 2019 07 05; 125(2):167-169. PMID: 31268859.
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    13. Majesky MW, Horita H, Ostriker A, Lu S, Regan JN, Bagchi A, Dong XR, Poczobutt J, Nemenoff RA, Weiser-Evans MC. Differentiated Smooth Muscle Cells Generate a Subpopulation of Resident Vascular Progenitor Cells in the Adventitia Regulated by Klf4. Circ Res. 2017 Jan 20; 120(2):296-311. PMID: 27834190.
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    14. Lu S, Bennett RG, Kharbanda KK, Harrison-Findik DD. Lack of hepcidin expression attenuates steatosis and causes fibrosis in the liver. World J Hepatol. 2016 Feb 08; 8(4):211-25. PMID: 26855692.
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    15. Lu S, Natarajan SK, Mott JL, Kharbanda KK, Harrison-Findik DD. Ceramide Induces Human Hepcidin Gene Transcription through JAK/STAT3 Pathway. PLoS One. 2016; 11(1):e0147474. PMID: 26807955.
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    16. Lu S, Mott JL, Harrison-Findik DD. Saturated fatty acids induce post-transcriptional regulation of HAMP mRNA via AU-rich element-binding protein, human antigen R (HuR). J Biol Chem. 2015 Oct 02; 290(40):24178-89. PMID: 26304124.
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    17. Harrison-Findik DD, Lu S. The effect of alcohol and hydrogen peroxide on liver hepcidin gene expression in mice lacking antioxidant enzymes, glutathione peroxidase-1 or catalase. Biomolecules. 2015 May 06; 5(2):793-807. PMID: 25955433.
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    18. Lu S, Seravalli J, Harrison-Findik D. Inductively coupled mass spectrometry analysis of biometals in conditional Hamp1 and Hamp1 and Hamp2 transgenic mouse models. Transgenic Res. 2015 Aug; 24(4):765-73. PMID: 25904410.
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    19. Zmijewski E, Lu S, Harrison-Findik DD. TLR4 signaling and the inhibition of liver hepcidin expression by alcohol. World J Gastroenterol. 2014 Sep 14; 20(34):12161-70. PMID: 25232250.
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    20. Lu S, Zmijewski E, Gollan J, Harrison-Findik DD. Apoptosis induced by Fas signaling does not alter hepatic hepcidin expression. World J Biol Chem. 2014 Aug 26; 5(3):387-97. PMID: 25225605.
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    21. Harrison-Findik DD, Lu S, Zmijewski EM, Jones J, Zimmerman MC. Effect of alcohol exposure on hepatic superoxide generation and hepcidin expression. World J Biol Chem. 2013 Nov 26; 4(4):119-30. PMID: 24340135.
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    22. Lu SZ, Harrison-Findik DD. Autophagy and cancer. World J Biol Chem. 2013 Aug 26; 4(3):64-70. PMID: 23977422.
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    23. Gerjevic LN, Lu S, Chaky JP, Harrison-Findik DD. Regulation of heme oxygenase expression by alcohol, hypoxia and oxidative stress. World J Biol Chem. 2011 Dec 26; 2(12):252-60. PMID: 22216371.
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    24. Gerjevic LN, Liu N, Lu S, Harrison-Findik DD. Alcohol Activates TGF-Beta but Inhibits BMP Receptor-Mediated Smad Signaling and Smad4 Binding to Hepcidin Promoter in the Liver. Int J Hepatol. 2012; 2012:459278. PMID: 22121494.
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