CAO Aili  

  • Graduate Supervisor, Associate Researcher
  • Department: Nephrology
  • Research Area: Internal Medicine (Nephrology)
  • Research Interests: Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Approach for Preventing and Treating Kidney Diseases
  • Contact: caoaili0312@sina.cn
  • Associate Researcher,  Shanghai Sixth People's Hospital, 2022
  • Assistant Researcher, Putuo hospital, Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2015
  • PhD from Shanghai University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, 2013
  • Young Member of the Kidney Committee of the Chinese Pharmacological Society
  1. Cao A, Li J, Asadi M, Basgen JM, Zhu B, Yi Z, Jiang S, Doke T, El Shamy O, Patel N, Cravedi P, Azeloglu EU, Campbell KN, Menon M, Coca S, Zhang W, Wang H, Zen K, Liu Z, Murphy B, He JC, D'Agati VD, Susztak K, Kaufman L. DACH1 protects podocytes from experimental diabetic injury and modulates PTIP-H3K4Me3 activity. J Clin Invest. 2021 May 17;131(10) pii: 141279.
  2. Zhu B, Cao A, Li J, Young J, Wong J, Ashraf S, Bierzynska A, Menon MC, Hou S, Sawyers C, Campbell KN, Saleem MA, He JC, Hildebrandt F, D'Agati VD, Peng W, Kaufman L. Disruption of MAGI2-RapGEF2-Rap1 signaling contributes to podocyte dysfunction in congenital nephrotic syndrome caused by mutations in MAGI2. Kidney Int. 2019 Sep;96(3):642-655.
  3. Chen Y, Rui R, Wang L, Wang H, Zhu B, Cao A. Huangqi decoction ameliorates kidney injury in db/db mice by regulating the BMP/Smad signaling pathway. BMC Complement Med Ther. 2023 Jun 26;23(1):209.
  4. Zhang M, Cao A, Lin L, Chen Y, Shang Y, Wang C, Zhang M, Zhu J. Phosphorylation-dependent recognition of diverse protein targets by the cryptic GK domain of MAGI MAGUKs. Sci Adv. 2023 May 10;9(19):eadf3295. 
  5. Zhu B, Fang J, Ju Z, Chen Y, Wang L, Wang H, Xing L, Cao A. Zuogui Wan ameliorates high glucose-induced podocyte apoptosis and improves diabetic nephropathy in db/db mice. Front Pharmacol. 2022;13:991976.
  6. Guo H, Wang Y, Zhang X, Zang Y, Zhang Y, Wang L, Wang H, Wang Y, Cao A, Peng W. Astragaloside IV protects against podocyte injury via SERCA2-dependent ER stress reduction and AMPKα-regulated autophagy induction in streptozotocin-induced diabetic nephropathy. Sci Rep. 2017 Jul 31;7(1):6852. 
  7. Cao AL, Wang L, Chen X, Wang YM, Guo HJ, Chu S, Liu C, Zhang XM, Peng W. Ursodeoxycholic acid and 4-phenylbutyrate prevent endoplasmic reticulum stress-induced podocyte apoptosis in diabetic nephropathy. Lab Invest. 2016 Jun;96(6):610-22.