Allan Zhao

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I am an MD, PhD-student studying developmental programming caused by maternal diseases. I am of Chinese heritage but was born and raised in southern Sweden. Thereafter, I moved to Stockholm for medical school at Karolinska Institute, graduating in 2022, before starting my PhD studies in Qiaolin Deng's group at FyFa. Currently, I am also working in the clinic as an intern physician at S:t Göran's Hospital in Stockholm. My doctoral project is investigating the effects of maternal diabetes on adult offspring disease risks, and how these effects are mediated mechanistically.

Articles

Journal article: ISLETS. 2025;17(1):2503515
Time dynamics of elevated glucose and beta-hydroxybutyrate on beta cell mitochondrial metabolism
Hals IK; Ma Z; Kylling M; Bjorkvik A; Zhao A; Catrina S-B; Zhang X; Bjorklund A; Grill V
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2025;138(6):1019-1028
Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome: Prevalence of Peripheral Microvascular Endothelial Dysfunction and Associations With NT-ProBNP Dynamics
Stahlberg M; Fischer K; Tahhan M; Zhao A; Fedorowski A; Runold M; Nygren-Bonnier M; Bjornson M; Lund LH; Bruchfeld J; Desta L; Braunschweig F; Mahdi A
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2025;135(10):e180900
Erythrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles induce endothelial dysfunction through arginase-1 and oxidative stress in type 2 diabetes
Collado A; Humoud R; Kontidou E; Eldh M; Swaich J; Zhao A; Yang J; Jiao T; Domingo E; Carlestal E; Mahdi A; Tengbom J; Vegvari A; Deng Q; Alvarsson M; Gabrielsson S; Eriksson P; Zhou Z; Pernow J
Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2025;12(15):e2410533
X-Linked Gene Dosage and SOX2 Act as Key Roadblocks for Human Germ Cell Specification in Klinefelter Syndrome
He W; Luo Q; Zhao J; Wang M; Zhao A; Feng L; Reda A; Lindgren E; Stukenborg J-B; Chen J; Deng Q
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 2025;182(2):417-431
miR-210 as a therapeutic target in diabetes-associated endothelial dysfunction
Collado A; Jiao T; Kontidou E; Carvalho LRRA; Chernogubova E; Yang J; Zaccagnini G; Zhao A; Tengbom J; Zheng X; Rethi B; Alvarsson M; Catrina S-B; Mahdi A; Carlstroem M; Martelli F; Pernow J; Zhou Z
Article: PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2024;87:102330
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy as an immunomodulatory intervention in COVID-19-induced ARDS: Exploring clinical outcomes and transcriptomic signatures in a randomised controlled trial
Kjellberg A; Zhao A; Lussier A; Hassler A; Al-Ezerjawi S; Bostrom E; Catrina S-B; Bergman P; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Lindholm P
Journal article: PLACENTA. 2024;154:e5
PLACENTAL CELL TYPE SPECIFIC TRANSCRIPTIONAL RESPONSES TO MATERNAL OBESITY: IMPLICATIONS FOR FETAL GROWTH
Derisoud E; Jiang H; Ortiz M; Li C; Zhao A; Maliqueo MA; Stener-Victorin E; Deng Q
Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2024;11(36):e2309429
Dissecting the Impact of Maternal Androgen Exposure on Developmental Programming through Targeting the Androgen Receptor
Lu H; Jiang H; Li C; Derisoud E; Zhao A; Eriksson G; Lindgren E; Pui H-P; Risal S; Pei Y; Maxian T; Ohlsson C; Benrick A; Haider S; Stener-Victorin E; Deng Q
Article: ADVANCED SCIENCE. 2024;11(28):e2401772
Androgens Modulate the Immune Profile in a Mouse Model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome
Torstensson S; Ascani A; Risal S; Lu H; Zhao A; Espinosa A; Lindgren E; Johansson MH; Eriksson G; Barakat M; Karlsson MCI; Svensson C; Benrick A; Stener-Victorin E
Article: EMBO REPORTS. 2024;25(4):1752-1772
Appropriate glycemic management protects the germline but not the uterine environment in hyperglycemia
Zhao A; Jiang H; Palomares AR; Larsson A; He W; Grunler J; Zheng X; Wallberg KAR; Catrina S-B; Deng Q
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):20230
Dysregulations in hemostasis, metabolism, immune response, and angiogenesis in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome with and without postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome: a multi-omic profiling study
Mahdi A; Zhao A; Fredengren E; Fedorowski A; Braunschweig F; Nygren-Bonnier M; Runold M; Bruchfeld J; Nickander J; Deng Q; Checa A; Desta L; Pernow J; Stahlberg M
Journal article: CIRCULATION. 2023;148:a16646
Evidence of Protein Dysregulation in Patients With Post-Acute COVID-19 Syndrome With- and Without Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome
Zhao A; Mahdi A; Fredengren E; Fedorowski A; Braunschweig F; Brodin P; Nygren-Bonnier M; Runold M; Bruchfeld J
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;293(2):228-245
The red blood cell as a mediator of endothelial dysfunction in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and dyslipidemia
Mahdi A; Wodaje T; Kovamees O; Tengbom J; Zhao A; Jiao T; Henricsson M; Yang J; Zhou Z; Nieminen AI; Levin M; Collado A; Brinck J; Pernow J
Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2022;119:21211
[Peritoneal dialysis-associated peritonitis caused by Rhizobium species - a case report].
Zhao A; Andersson A; Backrud O; Heimbürger O
Article: EUROSURVEILLANCE. 2022;27(7):2100079
SARS-CoV-2 testing in patients with low COVID-19 suspicion at admission to a tertiary care hospital, Stockholm, Sweden, March to September 2020
Requena-Mendez A; Mougkou A; Hedberg P; van der Werff SD; Tanushi H; Hertting O; Farnert A; Nyberg F; Naucler P
Article: ELIFE. 2022;11:e70714
Repression of hypoxia-inducible factor-1 contributes to increased mitochondrial reactive oxygen species production in diabetes
Zheng X; Narayanan S; Xu C; Eliasson Angelstig S; Grunler J; Zhao A; Di Toro A; Bernardi L; Mazzone M; Carmeliet P; Del Sole M; Solaini G; Forsberg EA; Zhang A; Brismar K; Schiffer TA; Rajamand Ekberg N; Botusan IR; Palm F; Catrina S-B
Article: ANTIOXIDANTS. 2021;10(5):793
L-Carnosine Stimulation of Coenzyme Q10 Biosynthesis Promotes Improved Mitochondrial Function and Decreases Hepatic Steatosis in Diabetic Conditions
Schwank-Xu C; Forsberg E; Bentinger M; Zhao A; Ansurudeen I; Dallner G; Catrina S-B; Brismar K; Tekle M
Article: COMMUNICATIONS BIOLOGY. 2020;3(1):768
HypoxamiR-210 accelerates wound healing in diabetic mice by improving cellular metabolism
Narayanan S; Angelstig SE; Xu C; Grunler J; Zhao A; Zhu W; Landen NX; Stahle M; Zhang J; Ivan M; Maltesen RG; Botusan IR; Ekberg NR; Zheng X; Catrina S-B
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2019;39(7):3433-3442
Biochemical Inhibition of DOG1/TMEM16A Achieves Antitumoral Effects in Human Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor Cells In Vitro
Frobom R; Sellberg F; Xu C; Zhao A; Larsson C; Lui W-O; Nilsson I-L; Berglund E; Branstrom R
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2019;116(14):6985-6994
Triggering of a Dll4-Notch1 loop impairs wound healing in diabetes
Zheng X; Narayanan S; Sunkari VG; Eliasson S; Botusan IR; Grunler J; Catrina AI; Radtke F; Xu C; Zhao A; Ekberg NR; Lendahl U; Catrina S-B

All other publications

Preprint: BIORXIV. 2025
Decoding human placental cellular and molecular responses to obesity and fetal growth
Jiang H; Derisoud E; Parreira D; Taebnia N; Jannig P; Shafagh RZ; Zhao A; Li C; Ortiz M; Maliqueo MA; Stener-Victorin E; Lauschke V; Deng Q
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;54:33
Hyperandrogenism cause tissue specific alterations of NK cells in a mouse model of polycystic ovary syndrome
Torstensson S; Lu H; Zhao A; Risal S; Lindgren E; Eriksson G; Chambers B; Johansson M; Benrick A; Stener-Victorin E
Conference publication: DIABETOLOGIA. 2024;67:S478-S479
Impaired adaptive responses to hypoxia in patients with diabetes
Zheng X; Di Toro A; Angelstig SE; Xu C; Botusan I; Ekberg NR; Zhao A; Yan B; Liu Z; Grunler J; Widen N; Deng Q; Landen NX; Bernardi L; Catrina S-B
Review: HUMAN REPRODUCTION UPDATE. 2024;30(4):410-441
Revealing the molecular landscape of human placenta: a systematic review and meta-analysis of single-cell RNA sequencing studies
Derisoud E; Jiang H; Zhao A; Chavatte-Palmer P; Deng Q
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024
Divergent roles of SOX2 in human and mouse germ cell specification related to X-linked gene dosage effects
He W; Luo Q; Zhao J; Wang M; Feng L; Zhao A; Reda A; Lindgren E; Strukenborg J-B; Chen J; Deng Q
Review: ACTA OBSTETRICIA ET GYNECOLOGICA SCANDINAVICA. 2024;103(5):786-798
Outcomes of SARS-CoV-2 infection in early pregnancy-A systematic review and meta-analysis
Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Nilsson HP; Rothe EB; Zhao A; Shah PS; Acharya G
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024
Androgens modulate the immune profile in a mouse model of polycystic ovary syndrome
Torstensson S; Ascani A; Risal S; Lu H; Zhao A; Espinosa A; Lindgren E; Johansson M; Eriksson G; Barakat M; Karlsson MCI; Svensson C; Benrick A; Stener-Victorin E
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024
Appropriate glycemic management protects the germline but not uterine environment in type 1 diabetes
Zhao A; Jiang H; Palomares AR; Larsson A; He W; Grünler J; Zheng X; Rodriguez Wallberg K; Catrina S-B; Deng Q
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023
Dissecting the Impact of Maternal Androgen Exposure on Offspring Health through Targeting the Androgen Receptor in Developmental Programming
Lu H; Jiang H; Li C; Derisoud E; Zhao A; Eriksson G; Lindgren E; Pui H-P; Risal S; Pei Y; Maxian T; Ohlsson C; Benrick A; Haider S; Stener-Victorin E; Deng Q
Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2023
Fast recovery of COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome after hyperbaric oxygen treatment and changes in endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress response in peripheral monocytes – A randomized-controlled trial
Kjellberg A; Zhao A; Lussier A; Hassler A; Al-Ezerjawi S; Boström E; Catrina S-B; Bergman P; Rodriguez-Wallberg KA; Lindholm P
Conference publication: DIABETOLOGIA. 2023;66(SUPPL 1):S140
Inhibition of microRNA-34a signalling impairs wound healing in diabetes through regulating macrophage polarisation
Yan B; Zhao A; Angelstig SE; Narayanan S; Grunler J; Navid M; Xu C; Li D; Landen NX; Stahle M; Botusan IR; Ekberg NR; Deng Q; Zheng X; Catrina SB
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021
Repression of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor-1 Contributes to Increased Mitochondrial Reactive Oxygen Species Production in Diabetes
Zheng X; Narayanan S; Xu C; Angelstig SE; Grünler J; Zhao A; Toro AD; Bernardi L; Mazzone M; Carmeliet P; Sole MD; Solaini G; Forsberg E; Zhang A; Brismar K; Schiffer T; Ekberg NR; Botusan IR; Palm F; Catrina S-B
Conference publication: DIABETOLOGIA. 2019;62:S545-S546
Impaired adaptive hypoxia responses in patients with diabetes
Zheng X; Toro AD; Eliasson S; Xu C; Botusan IR; Ekberg NR; Li Y; Ma C; Grunler J; Alferova V; Zhao A; Widen N; Catrina AI; Bernardi L; Catrina S-B

Employments

Intern Physician, Saint Göran Hospital, 2025-2027
Clinical Assistant, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2025
Phd Student, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025
Junior Physician, Nephrology, Nephrology, Karolinska University Hospital, 2021-2021

Degrees and Education

Degree Of Master Of Science In Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022

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