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Qun Sophia Zang

Associate Professor

Loyola University Chicago

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Stritch School of Medicine

Surgery

Qun Sophia Zang is currently serving as a Stritch School Of Medicine Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago.

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Loyola University Chicago

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mitochondrial function physiology cardiology inflammation emergency medicine medicine sepsis immunology vascular biology regenerative medicine cellular physiology cardiovascular research circulatory physiology intensive care respiratory medicine membrane biology cardiovascular disease redox biology applied physiology cardiovascular physiology cardiac mitochondrial damage electrophysiology immune responses autophagy cardiovascular function human physiology molecular physiology medicinal research hemostasis cardiomyopathy burn trauma mammalian biology liver physiology thrombosis adaptive immune system chronic inflammation burn serum burn injury cerebral blood flow animal physiology heme homeostasis angiogenesis angiology cell migration mammalian physiology physiological research translational physiology clinical physiology disease pathophysiology thermal therapies biogerontology clinical gerontology aging-associated diseases geriatric medicine population aging innate immune system medical microbiology veterinary microbiology molecular microbiology functional regulation cell regulation cellular biology metabolic regulation renal care pneumonia-related sepsis model mtdna damage cardiac function specific inhibition inflammation responses antioxidant therapy beneficial effects ros defense cardiac autophagy estrogen-provided cardiac protection mitochondria-derived damps primary cardiomyocytes mitochondrial dysfunction heart failure cell metabolism mitophagy critical care

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Fructose Induces Inflammatory Activation in Macrophages and Microglia Through the Nutrient‐Sensing Ghrelin Receptor. The FASEB Journal (2025)

Zheng ShenZeyu LiuHongying WangDanilo LandrockJi Yeon NohQun Sophia ZangChih‐Hao LeeYuhua Z. FarnellZheng ChenYuxiang Sun

inflammationbiochemistryfree radical biologysecondary metabolismimmunologynutrient-sensing ghrelin receptorimmune responses

Mitochondria at the Heart of Sepsis: Mechanisms, Metabolism, and Sex Differences. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2025)

John Q. YapAzadeh NikoueeJessie E. LauGabriella WalshQun Sophia Zang

mitochondrial dynamicsmitochondrial functioninflammationintensive carereperfusion injurycell metabolismoxidative stressmolecular biologystress (biology)systems biologystructural molecular biologyimmunologymitophagyvascular biologycell deathsepsismetabolismmitochondrial biogenesis

An Optimized Langendorff-Free Method for Isolation and Characterization of Primary Adult Cardiomyocytes. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2024)

Azadeh NikoueeJohn Q. YapDavid J. RademacherMatthew KimQun Sophia Zang

primary adult cardiomyocyteshealth sciencescardiologyoptimized langendorff-free methodcardiomyopathycell biologybiomedical analysisphysiology

Biomarkers and Molecular Endotypes of Sarcoidosis: Lessons From Omics and Non-Omics Studies. Frontiers in Immunology (2024)

Hong-Long JiNan Mile S. XiChandra MohanXiting YanKrishan G. JainQun Sophia ZangVivian GahtanRunzhen Zhao

non-omics studiesmolecular endotypesimmunologydermatology

Humanized L184Q Mutated Surfactant Protein C Gene Alters Alveolar Type 2 Epithelial Cell Fate. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024)

Krishan G. JainYang LiuRunzhen ZhaoPreeti J. MuireJiwang ZhangQun Sophia ZangHong-Long Ji

geneticsgene functiongene expressionmolecular biologymolecular scienceepithelial cell fatesurfactant proteincell biology

Beclin-1 Dependent Autophagy Improves Renal Outcomes Following Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction (Uuo) Injury. Frontiers in Immunology (2023)

Reynold I. Lopez-SolerAzadeh NikoueeMatthew KimSaman KhanLakshmi SivaramanXiangzhong DingQun Sophia Zang

medicinerenal pathophysiologyrenal functionhematologyregenerative medicinemolecular immunologyrenal outcomesrespiratory medicinevascular biologyclinical evidenceneurologyinflammationautophagyunilateral ureteral obstructioncellular therapyimmunologynephrologyrenal caretranslational medicinemedicinal research

Abstract P3049: Age-Independent Cardiac Protection by Pharmacological Activation of Beclin-1 During Endotoxemia and Its Association With Energy Metabolic Reprogramming in Myocardium-a Targeted Metabolomics Study. Circulation Research (2022)

Matthew Kimazadeh nikoueeRaymond ZouDi RenZhibin HeJi LiLu WangDanijel DjukovicDaniel RafteryHayley J PurcellDaniel PromislowYuxiao SunMohammad GoodarziQing-Jun ZhangZhi-Ping LiuQun S Zang

pharmacologyhealth sciencesrespiratory medicinecardiovascular researchpharmacological activationage-independent cardiac protectioncardiologymetabolomicspublic healthmedicinal researchcardiovascular disease

Evaluation of Parkin in the Regulation of Myocardial Mitochondria-Associated Membranes and Cardiomyopathy During Endotoxemia. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2022)

Matthew KimAzadeh NikoueeYuxiao SunQing-Jun ZhangZhi-Ping LiuQun Sophia Zang

neurologymyocardial mitochondria-associated membranesmembrane biologymitochondrial functiondevelopmental sciencestructural biologycardiologyredox biologydevelopmental biologycellular physiologycell regulationcardiomyopathyfunctional regulationdevelopmental neurobiologyvascular biologycell biologymammalian biologycellular biology

Beclin-1–Dependent Autophagy Improves Outcomes of Pneumonia-Induced Sepsis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2021)

Azadeh NikoueeMatthew KimXiangzhong DingYuxiao SunQun S. Zang

infection controlchronic inflammationmedical microbiologyimmune responsesmolecular and cellular biologyclinical microbiologymolecular microbiologyveterinary medicineemergency medicinepneumonia-induced sepsismicrobial pathogenesisinfectious diseasesautophagyveterinary microbiologyimmunologyadaptive immune systemapplied microbiologymedicinal researchsepsis

Metabolic and Inflammatory Functions of Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Are Differentially Modulated by Adiponectin. World Journal of Diabetes (2021)

Qiong WeiJong Han LeeChia-Shan WuQun S ZangShaodong GuoHui-Chen LuYuxiang Sun

pharmacologyinflammatory functionsreceptorshealth sciencesinflammationmetabolic regulationdiabetesmetabolismphysiology

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Qun Sophia Zang

Associate Professor

Loyola University Chicago

Affiliations

Stritch School of Medicine

Surgery

Qun Sophia Zang is currently serving as a Stritch School Of Medicine Associate Professor at Loyola University Chicago.

Honors

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Experiences

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Qun Sophia Zang

Loyola University Chicago

Associate Professor

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Notable Scholarly Works

Notable Federal Grants

Collaborators

Fructose Induces Inflammatory Activation in Macrophages and Microglia Through the Nutrient‐Sensing Ghrelin Receptor. The FASEB Journal (2025)

Zheng ShenZeyu LiuHongying WangDanilo LandrockJi Yeon NohQun Sophia ZangChih‐Hao LeeYuhua Z. FarnellZheng ChenYuxiang Sun

inflammationbiochemistryfree radical biologysecondary metabolismimmunologynutrient-sensing ghrelin receptorimmune responses

Mitochondria at the Heart of Sepsis: Mechanisms, Metabolism, and Sex Differences. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2025)

John Q. YapAzadeh NikoueeJessie E. LauGabriella WalshQun Sophia Zang

An Optimized Langendorff-Free Method for Isolation and Characterization of Primary Adult Cardiomyocytes. BMC Cardiovascular Disorders (2024)

Azadeh NikoueeJohn Q. YapDavid J. RademacherMatthew KimQun Sophia Zang

primary adult cardiomyocyteshealth sciencescardiologyoptimized langendorff-free methodcardiomyopathycell biologybiomedical analysisphysiology

Biomarkers and Molecular Endotypes of Sarcoidosis: Lessons From Omics and Non-Omics Studies. Frontiers in Immunology (2024)

Hong-Long JiNan Mile S. XiChandra MohanXiting YanKrishan G. JainQun Sophia ZangVivian GahtanRunzhen Zhao

non-omics studiesmolecular endotypesimmunologydermatology

Humanized L184Q Mutated Surfactant Protein C Gene Alters Alveolar Type 2 Epithelial Cell Fate. International Journal of Molecular Sciences (2024)

Krishan G. JainYang LiuRunzhen ZhaoPreeti J. MuireJiwang ZhangQun Sophia ZangHong-Long Ji

geneticsgene functiongene expressionmolecular biologymolecular scienceepithelial cell fatesurfactant proteincell biology

Beclin-1 Dependent Autophagy Improves Renal Outcomes Following Unilateral Ureteral Obstruction (Uuo) Injury. Frontiers in Immunology (2023)

Reynold I. Lopez-SolerAzadeh NikoueeMatthew KimSaman KhanLakshmi SivaramanXiangzhong DingQun Sophia Zang

Matthew Kimazadeh nikoueeRaymond ZouDi RenZhibin HeJi LiLu WangDanijel DjukovicDaniel RafteryHayley J PurcellDaniel PromislowYuxiao SunMohammad GoodarziQing-Jun ZhangZhi-Ping LiuQun S Zang

Evaluation of Parkin in the Regulation of Myocardial Mitochondria-Associated Membranes and Cardiomyopathy During Endotoxemia. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology (2022)

Matthew KimAzadeh NikoueeYuxiao SunQing-Jun ZhangZhi-Ping LiuQun Sophia Zang

Beclin-1–Dependent Autophagy Improves Outcomes of Pneumonia-Induced Sepsis. Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology (2021)

Azadeh NikoueeMatthew KimXiangzhong DingYuxiao SunQun S. Zang

Metabolic and Inflammatory Functions of Cannabinoid Receptor Type 1 Are Differentially Modulated by Adiponectin. World Journal of Diabetes (2021)

Qiong WeiJong Han LeeChia-Shan WuQun S ZangShaodong GuoHui-Chen LuYuxiang Sun

pharmacologyinflammatory functionsreceptorshealth sciencesinflammationmetabolic regulationdiabetesmetabolismphysiology

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