*:Co-first author; #:Co-corresponding author
1. Jiao Mu*, Xiang Zou*, Xinjie Bao*, Zhaoyang Yang*, Peng Hao, Hongmei Duan, Wen Zhao, Yudan Gao, Jinting Wu, Kun Miao, Kwok-Fai So#, Liang Chen#, Ying Mao#, Xiaoguang Li#. bFGF-Chitosan “brain glue” promotes functional recovery after cortical ischemic stroke. Bioactive Materials, 2025, 2:46:386-405.
2. Xiao Liu*, Fei Hao*, Peng Hao, Jingxue Zhang, Liqiang Wang, Si-Wei You, Ningli Wang, Zhaoyang Yang#, Kwok-Fai So#, Xiaoguang Li#. Regeneration and Functional Recovery of the Completely Transected Optic Nerve in Adult Rats by CNTF-chitosan. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2023, 27;8(1):81.
3. Fei Hao, Fan Jia, Peng Hao, Hongmei Duan, Zijue Wang, Yubo Fan, Wen Zhao, Yudan Gao, Orion R Fan, Fuqiang Xu#, Zhaoyang Yang#, Yi E Sun#, Xiaoguang Li# . Proper wiring of newborn neurons to control bladder function after complete spinal cord injury. Biomaterials, 2023, 292:121919.
4. Zijue Wang, Hongmei Duan, Fei Hao, Peng Hao, Wen Zhao, Yudan Gao, Yiming Gu, Jianren Song#, Xiaoguang Li#, Zhaoyang Yang#. Circuit reconstruction of newborn neurons after spinal cord injury in adult rats via an NT3-chitosan scaffold. Progress in Neurobiology, 2023, 220:102375.
5. Can Zhao*, Jia-Sheng Rao*, Hongmei Duan*, Peng Hao*, Junkui Shang, Yubo Fan, Wen Zhao, Yudan Gao, Zhaoyang Yang#, Yi Eve Sun#, Xiaoguang Li#. Chronic spinal cord injury repair by NT-3 chitosan only occurs after clearance of the lesion scar. Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy, 2022 7(1):184.
6. Zhaoyang Yang, Wen Zhao, Yudan Gao, Hongmei Duan, Peng Hao, Fei Hao, Xiaoguang Li#. Adult Mammalian Neurogenesis: Hopes and Challenges in the Repair of Spinal Cord Injury. Engineering, 2021, 7 (12) : 1713-1714.
7. Jia-Sheng Rao*, Can Zhao*, Aifeng Zhang*, Hongmei Duan*, Peng Hao*, Rui-Han Wei*, Junkui Shang*, Wen Zhao, Zuxiang Liu, Juehua Yu, Kevin S. Fan, Zhaolong Tian, Qihua He, Wei Song, Zhaoyang Yang#, Yi Eve Sun#, Xiaoguang Li#. NT3-chitosan enables de novo regeneration and functional recovery in monkeys after spinal cord injury. PNAS, 2018, 24(115): E5595-E5604.
8. Peng Hao*, Hongmei Duan*, Fei Hao, Lan Chen, Min Sun, Kevin S. Fan, Yi Eve. Sun, David Williams, Zhaoyang Yang#, Xiaoguang Li#. Neural repair by NT3-chitosan via enhancement of endogenous neurogenesis after adult focal aspiration brain injury. Biomaterials, 2017, 140, 88-102.
9. Hongmei Duan*, Weihong Ge*, Aifeng Zhang*, Yue Xi*, Zhihua Chen*, Dandan Luo, Yin Cheng, Kevin S. Fan, Steve Horvath, Michael V. Sofroniew, Liming Cheng, Zhaoyang Yang#, Yi E. Sun#, and Xiaoguang Li#. Transcriptome analyses reveal molecular mechanisms underlying functional recovery after spinal cord injury. PNAS, 2015, 112, 13360–13365.
10. Zhaoyang Yang*#, Aifeng Zhang, Hongmei Duan, Sa Zhang, Peng Hao, Keqiang Ye, Yi E. Sun#, and Xiaoguang Li#. NT3-chitosan elicits robust endogenous neurogenesis to enable functional recovery after spinal cord injury. PNAS, 2015, 112, 13354–13359.
Honors and Awards:
(1) Zhaoyang Yang (2/6). Activation of adult endogenous neurogenesis with biomaterials for repairing central nervous system injuries. First Prize, Natural Science Award, Ministry of Education of China, 2019. (Contributors: Xiaoguang Li; Zhaoyang Yang; Hongmei Duan; Jiasong Rao; Can Zhao; Wen Zhao)
(2)Zhaoyang Yang (2/6). Basic and preclinical studies on repairing spinal cord injury by activating adult endogenous neurogenesis with biomaterials. Third Prize, Medical Science and Technology Award, Chinese Medical Association, 2018. (Contributors: Xiaoguang Li; Zhaoyang Yang; Hongmei Duan; Peng Hao; Wen Zhao; Yudan Gao)
(3)Zhaoyang Yang. Experimental study on repairing adult rat spinal cord injury with biomaterial scaffolds. National Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, conferred by the Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China and the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council, 2012.
(4) Zhaoyang Yang. Experimental study on repairing adult rat spinal cord injury with biomaterial scaffolds. Beijing Excellent Doctoral Dissertation, conferred by the Beijing Municipal Education Commission and the Beijing Academic Degrees Committee, 2011.