Li Cao

Li Cao, Ph.D./M.D

Associate Professor

Department of Chinese Materia Medica

Email: caoli@suda.edu.cn

Biosketch

q Education

B.S. Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, China 2000

M.S. & Ph.D. Soochow University, China 2005 & 2012

q Work experience

Teacher Soochow University, China 2000-now

Postdoctor University of Wyoming, USA 2014

q Honors and awards

Research Interests

q Effect of tumor metabolism and microenvironment on the efficacy of antitumor drug and its mechanism

q Mechanism and related drugs of disorder of glucose and lipid metabolism

q Pharmacodynamics, mechanism and toxicology of traditional Chinese medicine

Select Publications

q Li Cao, Juan Wang, Le Bo, Da Wei Li, Na Yin, An Wen Zhou, Cai Ping Mao. Effects of Hypoxia on the Growth and Development of the Fetal Ovine Hepatocytes in Primary Culture. Biomed Environ Sci. 2019,32(8):592-601.

q Li Cao, Xing Qin, Matthew R. Peterson, Samantha E. Haller, Kayla A. Wilson, Nan Hu, Xin Lin, Sreejayan Nair, Jun Ren, Guanglong He. CARD9 knockout ameliorates myocardial dysfunction associated with high fat diet-induced obesity. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology. 2016,92(3):185-195.

q Li Cao, Jie Pu, Qing-Ri Cao, Bo-Wen Chen, Beom-Jin Lee, Jing-Hao Cui. Pharmacokinetics of puerarin in pregnant rats at different stages of gestation after oral administration. Fitoterapia. 2013,86C:202-207.

q Li Cao, Caiping Mao, Shigang Li, Yujuan Zhang, Juanxiu Lv, Shan Jiang, and Zhice Xu. Hepatic Insulin Signaling Changes: Possible Mechanism in Prenatal Hypoxia-Increased Susceptibility of Fatty Liver in Adulthood. Endocrinology. 2012,153(10):4955-4965.