Description of Research Expertise

1) Cell Death, Inflammation, Innate Immunity

2) Extracellular Biology (Extracellular Vesicles and Extracellular Traps)

3) Extracellular Biology (Extracellular Vesicles and Extracellular Traps), and Their Pathological Involvement in Various Human Diseases, including Autoimmune (i.e. lupus, dermatomyositis, etc), Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases

4) Ultraviolet Exposure, and Its Involvement in Skin Inflammation and Autoimmune Diseases (i.e. lupus, dermatomyositis, etc).

Selected Publications

Singh J, Boettcher M, Dolling M, Jeuer A, Hohberger B, Leppkes M, Naschberger E, Schapher M, Schauer C, Schoen J, Sturzl M, Vitkov L, Wang H, Zlatar L, Schett GA, Pisetsky DS*, Liu ML*, Herrmann M*, Knopf J*.: Moonlighting chromatin: when DNA escapes nuclear control Cell Death Differ. 30 : 861-875,2023 (*Co-senior authors)..

Li MH, Lyu X, Liao J, Werth VP, Liu ML*: Rho Kinase regulates neutrophil NET formation that is involved in UVB-induced skin inflammation (doi: 10.7150/thno.66457) Theranostics. 12 (5): 2133,2022.

Li YB, Li MH, Weigel B, Mall M, Werth VP, Liu ML*: Nuclear envelope rupture and NET formation is driven by PKCα-mediated lamin B disassembly (doi: 10.15252/embr.201948779) EMBO Reports 21 (8): e48779,2020 (*Corresponding Author) .

Zhao Y, Wei W*, Liu ML*: Extracellular Vesicles and Lupus Nephritis - New insights into pathophysiology and clinical implications (doi: 10.1016/j.jaut.2020.102540) Journal of Autoimmunity 113 : 2020 (*Co-corresponding Authors).

Liu ML*: Functional actin cytoskeleton is required in early stage of NETosis induction. (Letter-to-the-editor) Proc. Natl. Acad. Sci. U.S.A. 117 (37): 22653-22654,2020 (*Corresponding Author) .

Luan J, Chen W, Fan J, Wang S, Zhang X, Zai W, Jin X, Wang Y, Feng Z, Zhang J, Liu ML*, Ju D*.: GSDMD membrane pore is critical for IL-1β release and antagonizing IL-1β by hepatocyte-specific nanobiologics is a promising therapeutics for murine alcoholic steatohepatitis Biomaterials 227 (119570): 2020 (* Co-corresponding Authors) .

Wu X, Liu Y, Wei W*, Liu ML*: Extracellular Vesicles in Autoimmune Vasculitis - Little dirts light the fire in blood vessels. Autoimmunity Reviews 18 (6): 593-606,2019 (* Co-corresponding Authors).

ML Liu*, KJ Williams, VP Werth: Microvesicles in Autoimmune Diseases. (Invited Review Article) Advances in Clinical Chemistry 77 : 125-175 ,2016 (* Corresponding Author).

Liu ML*, Scalia R, Mehta JL, Williams KJ*: Cholesterol-induced membrane microvesicles as novel carriers of damage-associated molecular patterns: mechanisms of formation, action, and detoxification. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 32 (9): 2113-21,2012 (* Co-corresponding Authors).

Liu ML*, Reilly MP, Peter Casasanto, McKenzie SE, Williams KJ*.: Cholesterol Enrichment of Human Monocyte/Macrophages Induces Surface Exposure of Phosphatidylserine and the Release of Biologically-Active Tissue Factor-Positive Microvesicles. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 27 (2): 430-5,2007 (* Co-corresponding Authors).

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Academic Contact Information

Department of Dermatology
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Perelman School of Medicine
University of Pennsylvania
2 East. Gates Building, #2021
3600 Spruce Street
Philadelphia, PA 19104