Ya Xu, M.D., PhD.
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Ya Xu, M.D., PhD.
Assistant Professor
Positions
- Assistant Professor
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Department of Pathology and Immunology
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX US
Education
- Fellowship at Houston Methodist Hospital
- Houston, Texas United States
- Residency at University of Texas Medical Branch
- Galveston, TX
- PhD from Peking Union Medical College
- Beijing
- MD from West China University of Medical Sciences
- Chengdu, China
- Fellowship at Baylor College of Medicine
- Houston, Texas United States
Certifications
- Anatomic and Clinical Pathology
- American Board of Pathology
- Board Certified
- Cytopathology
- American Board of Pathology
- Board Certified
Websites
Selected Publications
- Xu, Y., Gong, B., Yang, Y., Awasthi, YC., Boor, PJ. "Adenovirus-mediated overexpression of Glutathione-S-Transferase mitigates transplant arteriosclerosis in rabbit carotid allografts." Transplantation.2010;89(4):409-416. Pubmed PMID: 20177342
- Xu, Y., Stout, LC. "Complete step section microscopic study of a Swan-Ganz catheter-related pulmonary artery rupture: a frequently lethal complication that to our knowledge has not had a comprehensive microscopic examination: case report and literature review." Cardiovasc Pathol..2017/November;31:17-19. Pubmed PMID: 28806628
- Xu, Y., Treumann, S., Rossbacher, R., Schneider, S. and Boor PJ. "Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm Induced by N-(2-Aminoethyl) Ethanolamine in Rat: Role of Defective Collagen during Development.." Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical Molecular Teratology.2014;100(12):924-33. Pubmed PMID: 24909928
- Yang, Y., Yang, Y., Xu, Y., Lick, SD., Awasthi, YC., Boor, PJ "Endothelial glutathione-S-transferase A4-4 protects against oxidative stress and modulates iNOS expression through NF-kappaB translocation.." Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology.2008;230(1):187-196. Pubmed PMID: 18485437
- Medrek S, Bandi V, Xu Y, Sarkar P, Guy E, Kao C "Fatal Progressive Membranous Obliterative Bronchitis: A Sequela of Influenza?." J of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology. 2017 January ; 24(1):88-91 (1): 88-91. Pubmed PMID: 27984386
- Xu, Y., Zhou, T., Yu, W., Zarrin-Khameh, N "Fine Needle aspiration of alveolar soft part sarcoma: Histologic correlation and aberrant CD68 expression.." Diagn Cytopathol.. 2019 February ; 47 (2): 114-120. Pubmed PMID: 30457206
- Xu, Y., Gong, B., Yang, Y., Awasthi, YC., Woods, M., Boor, PJ. "Glutathione-S-Transferase protects against oxidative injury of endothelial cell tight junctions.." Endothelium. 2007 14 (6): 333–343. Pubmed PMID: 18080870
- Manwani, B., Xu, Y., El Sahly HM "Hepatic abscesses due to Clostridium septicum infection and its association with colonic adenocarcinoma: a case report and literature review." Clin J Gastroenterol.. 2019 June ; 13 (1): 66-72. Pubmed PMID: 31190186
- Wang, KY., Kim, DH., Xu, Y., Rad, MG., Lincoln, CM "High-grade Features of Papillary Cystadenocarcinoma of the Parotid Gland." Oman Med J.. 2019 March ; 34 (2): 164–168. Pubmed PMID: 30918612
- Chen, Z., Xu, Y., Bujalowski, P., Oberhauser, A. F., and Boor, PJ. "N-(2-Aminoethyl) Ethanolamine Induced Morphological, Biochemical and Biophysical Alterations in Vascular Matrix Associated with Dissecting Aortic Aneurysm.." Toxicological Sci.. 2015 148 (2): 421–432. Pubmed PMID: 26443843
- Xu, Y., Zarrin-Khameh, N. "Strongyloides in cerebrospinal fluid." Diagn Cytopathol.. 2017 February ; 45(2):125-127 (2): 125-127. Pubmed PMID: 27888660
- Suo L., Mousavi S,, Ward TL,, Xu Y "Systemic AL amyloidosis presenting as progressive hepatic failure with coagulopathy: An autopsy case report." Int J Case Rep Images. 2020 August ; 11 : 101161Z01LS2020.
- Gong, B., Sun, J., Vargas, G., Chang, Q., Xu, Y., Srivastava, D., Boor, PJ "Nonlinear imaging study of extracellular matrix in chemical-induced, developmental dissection aortic aneurysm: Evidence for defective collagen type III." Birth Defects Research Part A: Clinical Molecular Teratology. 2008 January ; 82(1): 16-24 (1): 16-24. Pubmed PMID: 30918612
- Wang, L., Yang, Y., Dwivedi, S., Xu, Y., Chu, E., Li, J., Fitchett, K., and Boor, PJ. "Manipulation Glutathione-S-Transferases may prevent the development of tolerance to nitroglycerin." Cardiovascular Toxicology. 2006 6 (2): 131-144. Pubmed PMID: 17303920
- Gu, Y., Xu, Y., Li, GW., and Huang, L.-Y. "Remote nerve injection of mu opioid receptor adeno-associated viral vector increases antinociception of intrathecal morphine.." 2005 July ; 6 (7): 447-454. Pubmed PMID: 15993823
- Xu, Y., Wu, P. and Huang, L.-Y. M. "Efficiencies of transgene expression in nociceptive neurons through different routes of delivery of adeno-associated viral vectors.." Human Gene Therapy. 2003 June ; 14 (9): 1897-906. Pubmed PMID: 12828860
- Xu, Y., Gu, Y., Xu, G-Y., Wu, P. et al. "Adeno-associated viral transfer of opioid receptor gene to primary sensory neurons: a strategy to increase opioid antinociception." Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences in U S A. 2003 May ; 100 (10): 6204-9.
Memberships
- United States and Canadian Academy of Pathology
- Member
- College of American Pathologists
- Member
- Texas Society of Pathologists
- Member
- Houston Society of Clinical Pathologists
- Member
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