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Professor EmeritusDepartment of Obstetrics & GynaecologyWestern University

Kaiping Yang

Professor Emeritus

Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology

Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry

Western University

London, Ontario, Canada

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Emeritus professors are retired and rarely take new students.
No publications since 2020.
Principal investigator on 3 research grants (3 CIHR), most recently in 2010.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2010.

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Latest papers

Fertility factors affect the vaginal microbiome in women of reproductive age.
American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989) · 2020
Bisphenol A stimulates steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression via an unknown mechanism in adrenal cortical cells.
Journal of cellular biochemistry · 2019 · senior author
Bisphenol A stimulates adrenal cortical cell proliferation via ERβ-mediated activation of the sonic hedgehog signalling pathway.
The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology · 2018 · senior author

All 24 publications

Latest funding

Mechanisms of Neuropeptide Y Action in Adipose Tissue and its Role in the Pathogenesis of Obesity
CIHR · 2010 · Supervisor
$17,500
Early-life origins of visceral adiposity
CIHR · 2010 · Nominated PI
$566,323
Molecular mechanisms underlying glucocorticoid induction of cPLA2 and PGHS2 in human amnion fibroblast cells
CIHR · 2009 · Nominated PI
$150,000

All 4 grants and awards

24 publications.

Fertility factors affect the vaginal microbiome in women of reproductive age.

Xu J, Bian G, Zheng M, Lu G, Chan WY, Li W, Yang K, Chen ZJ, Du Y

American journal of reproductive immunology (New York, N.Y. : 1989)2020

DOI: 10.1111/aji.13220 PMID: 31925865

Bisphenol A stimulates steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression via an unknown mechanism in adrenal cortical cells.

Medwid S, Guan H, Yang K

Journal of cellular biochemistry2019Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jcb.27574 PMID: 30206973

Bisphenol A stimulates adrenal cortical cell proliferation via ERβ-mediated activation of the sonic hedgehog signalling pathway.

Medwid S, Guan H, Yang K

The Journal of steroid biochemistry and molecular biology2018Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.jsbmb.2018.01.004 PMID: 29307715

The Gut Microbiota of Healthy Aged Chinese Is Similar to That of the Healthy Young.

Bian G, Gloor GB, Gong A, Jia C, Zhang W, Hu J, Zhang H, Zhang Y, Zhou Z, Zhang J, Burton JP, Reid G, Xiao Y, Zeng Q, Yang K, Li J

mSphere2017

DOI: 10.1128/msphere.00327-17 PMID: 28959739

Bisphenol A suppresses glucocorticoid target gene (ENaCγ) expression via a novel ERβ/NF-κB/GR signalling pathway in lung epithelial cells.

Hijazi A, Guan H, Yang K

Archives of toxicology2017Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s00204-016-1807-7 PMID: 27522653

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A disrupts adrenal steroidogenesis in adult mouse offspring.

Medwid S, Guan H, Yang K

Environmental toxicology and pharmacology2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.etap.2016.03.014 PMID: 27017381

Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A Disrupts Mouse Fetal Liver Maturation in a Sex-Specific Manner.

DeBenedictis B, Guan H, Yang K

Journal of cellular biochemistry2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1002/jcb.25276 PMID: 26146954

Wisp1 mediates Bmp3-stimulated mesenchymal stem cell proliferation.

Cernea M, Tang W, Guan H, Yang K

Journal of molecular endocrinology2016Senior author

DOI: 10.1530/jme-15-0217 PMID: 26489765

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A disrupts mouse fetal lung development.

Hijazi A, Guan H, Cernea M, Yang K

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1096/fj.15-270942 PMID: 26283537

Bisphenol A disrupts gene expression in human placental trophoblast cells.

Rajakumar C, Guan H, Langlois D, Cernea M, Yang K

Reproductive toxicology (Elmsford, N.Y.)2015Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.reprotox.2015.03.001 PMID: 25784278

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Kaiping Yang

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Fertility factors affect the vaginal microbiome in women of reproductive age.

Bisphenol A stimulates steroidogenic acute regulatory protein expression via an unknown mechanism in adrenal cortical cells.

Bisphenol A stimulates adrenal cortical cell proliferation via ER&#x3b2;-mediated activation of the sonic hedgehog signalling pathway.

The Gut Microbiota of Healthy Aged Chinese Is Similar to That of the Healthy Young.

Bisphenol A suppresses glucocorticoid target gene (ENaC&#x3b3;) expression via a novel ER&#x3b2;/NF-&#x3ba;B/GR signalling pathway in lung epithelial cells.

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A disrupts adrenal steroidogenesis in adult mouse offspring.

Prenatal Exposure to Bisphenol A Disrupts Mouse Fetal Liver Maturation in a Sex-Specific Manner.

Wisp1 mediates Bmp3-stimulated mesenchymal stem cell proliferation.

Prenatal exposure to bisphenol A disrupts mouse fetal lung development.

Bisphenol A disrupts gene expression in human placental trophoblast cells.

Mechanisms of Neuropeptide Y Action in Adipose Tissue and its Role in the Pathogenesis of Obesity

Early-life origins of visceral adiposity

Molecular mechanisms underlying glucocorticoid induction of cPLA2 and PGHS2 in human amnion fibroblast cells

CIHR Training Program in Reproduction, Early Development, and the Impact on Health (REDIH)

Bisphenol A stimulates adrenal cortical cell proliferation via ERβ-mediated activation of the sonic hedgehog signalling pathway.

Bisphenol A suppresses glucocorticoid target gene (ENaCγ) expression via a novel ERβ/NF-κB/GR signalling pathway in lung epithelial cells.