Dr. Li Cao is an associate professor at College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Soochow University. She obtained her B.S. and Ph.D degrees from Soochow University in 2005 and 2012. She joined College of Pharmaceutical Sciences Soochow University as a staff from 2000 to now. In addition, she worked as a postdoctoral research fellow at the University of Wyoming, USA, from 2014 to 2015. She then joined the BioMedical Polymers Laboratory in 2022. She has published over 10 peer-reviewed articles. Her current research focus is pharmacodynamic/toxicological evaluation and pharmacological mechanism research of nanomaterials.
Representative Papers
1. Cao, L; Wang, J; Bo, L; Li, DW; Yin, N; Zhou, AW; Mao, CP. Effects of Hypoxia on the Growth and Development of the Fetal Ovine Hepatocytes in Primary Culture, Biomedical and Environmental Sciences 2019, 32, 592-601.
2. Cao, L. Qin, X. Peterson, M. R. Haller, S. E. Wilson, K. A. Hu, N. Lin, X. Nair, S. Ren, J. He, G. CARD9 knockout ameliorates myocardial dysfunction associated with high fat diet-induced obesity, Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology 2016, 92, 185-95.
3. Yuanjing Li，Ming Cai, Li Cao，Xing Qin, Tiantian Zheng, Xiaohua Xu, Taylor M. Sandvick, Kirk Hutchinson, Loren E. Wold, Keli Hu, Qinghua Sun, D. Pual Thomas, Iun Ren, Guanglong He. Endurance Exercise Accelerates Myocardial Tissue Oxygenation Recovery and Reduces Ischemia Reperfusion Injury in Mice, Plos One 2014, 9, e114205.
4. 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.
5. Shigang Li, Qi Fang, Anwen Zhou, Lei Wu, Aiping Shi, Li Cao, Hui Zhu, Yujuan Liu, Caiping Mao and Zhice Xu Intake of high sucrose during pregnancy altered large-conductance Ca2+-activated K+ channels and vessel tone in offspring’s mesenteric arteries, Hypertension Research 2013, 36, 158-165.
6. 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, 4955-4965.
7. Feng Y, Caiping M, Li C, Can R, Feichao X, Li Z and Zhice X. Fetal and offspring arrhythmia following exposure to nicotine during pregnancy, J Appl Toxicol 2010, 30, 53-58.
8. Ming, Z. J.，Hu, Y.，Qiu, Y. H.，Cao, L.，Zhang, X. G. Synergistic effects of beta-aescin and 5-fluorouracil in human hepatocellular carcinoma SMMC-7721 cells, Phytomedicine 2010, 17, 575-580.
9. Mao C, Zhang Y, Cao L, Shao H, Wang L, Zhu L, Xu Z. The effect of tanshinone IIA on the cardiovascular system in ovine fetus in utero, Am J Chin Med 2009, 37, 1031-1044.
10. Jianli Z, Weili Y, Li C, Shigang L, Yuying Z, Zhen W, Caiping M. Muscarinic effects and foetal cardiovascular and hormonal responses in utero, J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst 2009, 10, 138-146.