Wei Chen, M.D., Ph.D.

Research Associate Professor

wei.chen@vanderbilt.edu
Faculty Appointments
Research Associate Professor of Medicine
Education
Ph.D., Cardiology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaM.S., Genetics & Biology, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, ChinaM.D., Clinical Medicine, Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
Office Address
MRB-IV P415E
Nashville, TN 37232
Publications
Itani HA, McMaster WG, Saleh MA, Nazarewicz RR, Mikolajczyk TP, Kaszuba AM, Konior A, Prejbisz A, Januszewicz A, Norlander AE, Chen W, Bonami RH, Marshall AF, Poffenberger G, Weyand CM, Madhur MS, Moore DJ, Harrison DG, Guzik TJ. Activation of Human T Cells in Hypertension: Studies of Humanized Mice and Hypertensive Humans. Hypertension [print-electronic]. 2016 Jul; 68(1): 123-32. PMID: 27217403, PMCID: PMC4900908, PII: HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07237, DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.116.07237, ISSN: 1524-4563.

Itani HA, Xiao L, Saleh MA, Wu J, Pilkinton MA, Dale BL, Barbaro NR, Foss JD, Kirabo A, Montaniel KR, Norlander AE, Chen W, Sato R, Navar LG, Mallal SA, Madhur MS, Bernstein KE, Harrison DG. CD70 Exacerbates Blood Pressure Elevation and Renal Damage in Response to Repeated Hypertensive Stimuli. Circ. Res [print-electronic]. 2016 Apr 4/15/2016; 118(8): 1233-43. PMID: 26988069, PMCID: PMC4833561, PII: CIRCRESAHA.115.308111, DOI: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.115.308111, ISSN: 1524-4571.

Trott DW, Thabet SR, Kirabo A, Saleh MA, Itani H, Norlander AE, Wu J, Goldstein A, Arendshorst WJ, Madhur MS, Chen W, Li CI, Shyr Y, Harrison DG. Oligoclonal CD8+ T cells play a critical role in the development of hypertension. Hypertension [print-electronic]. 2014 Nov; 64(5): 1108-15. PMID: 25259750, PMCID: PMC4191997, PII: HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.04147, DOI: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.114.04147, ISSN: 1524-4563.