Dr. Wei will chair an American Physiological Society-Sponsored NCAR Featured Topics at the Experimental Biology Meeting 2022 in Philadelphia on April 2–5. The topic will be “Immune activation and neuroinflammatory regulation in cardiovascular diseases.”

Dr. Wei has been appointed to serve on the Animal Care & Experimentation Committee of the American Physiological Society. This is a three-year appointment from 2022 to 2025.

Dr. Wei received a 5-year 2.9M NIH R01 grant (HL-155091) to study the role of IL-17A in sympathetic activation in heart failure (1/8/2021 – 12/31/2025).

Abstract selected for oral presentation at AHA Hypertension 2019 Scientific Sessions, September 5-8, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana
Presenter: Yiling Cao
Title:  Role of Interleukin-17 in the Regulation of Hemodynamics and Renal Sympathetic Nerve Activity in Rats.  
Authors:  Yiling Cao, Yang Yu, Ye Wang, Robert B Felder, Shun-Guang Wei

Cytokines Driving Sympathetic Nervous System Activation in the Subfornical Organ: Implications for Heart Failure and Hypertension
Neuroendocrine Immunology News (http://www.brainimmune.com)
A recent study published in Hypertension demonstrates that cytokines such as interleukin (IL)-1β and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α acting at the level of the subfornical organ induce the expression of inflammatory and excitatory mediators that subsequently drive sympathetic nervous system activation.

New study clarifies connection of brain and heart failure (https://www.eurekalert.org)
The organs of our body, such as the heart, stomach, and intestines, are all regulated by a part of the nervous system called the autonomic nervous system (ANS). The ANS is one component of the peripheral nervous system that controls many organs and muscles within the body.