Kuo Du

2.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
36 papers, 2.3k citations indexed

About

Kuo Du is a scholar working on Hepatology, Pharmacology and Epidemiology. According to data from OpenAlex, Kuo Du has authored 36 papers receiving a total of 2.3k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 18 papers in Hepatology, 17 papers in Pharmacology and 15 papers in Epidemiology. Recurrent topics in Kuo Du's work include Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (17 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (10 papers). Kuo Du is often cited by papers focused on Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection (17 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (14 papers) and Liver Disease and Transplantation (10 papers). Kuo Du collaborates with scholars based in United States, South Korea and Belgium. Kuo Du's co-authors include Hartmut Jaeschke, Anup Ramachandran, Mitchell R. McGill, Yuchao Xie, Wen‐Xing Ding, Anwar Farhood, Hong‐Min Ni, Anna Mae Diehl, Jeongeun Hyun and Min You and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Clinical Investigation, Nature Communications and Gastroenterology.

In The Last Decade

Kuo Du

35 papers receiving 2.3k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Oxidative stress during acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: Sources, pathophysiological role and therapeutic potential

2016 445 citations Kuo Du, Anup Ramachandran et al. Redox Biology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Kuo Du United States	23	1.1k	794	754	646	292	36	2.3k
Sanda Win United States	20	751 0.7×	1.2k 1.5×	645 0.9×	848 1.3×	266 0.9×	30	2.5k
Tin Aung Than United States	17	549 0.5×	1.1k 1.4×	561 0.7×	599 0.9×	183 0.6×	26	2.1k
Mohammed Bourdi United States	27	1.3k 1.3×	461 0.6×	702 0.9×	480 0.7×	431 1.5×	38	2.3k
Yuchao Xie United States	18	1.5k 1.4×	553 0.7×	745 1.0×	450 0.7×	417 1.4×	23	2.0k
Yujing Xia China	31	327 0.3×	755 1.0×	519 0.7×	947 1.5×	249 0.9×	59	2.4k
Julie Massart Sweden	25	371 0.4×	955 1.2×	276 0.4×	1.1k 1.7×	171 0.6×	42	2.6k
Marcelo G. Roma Argentina	27	580 0.6×	808 1.0×	496 0.7×	673 1.0×	1.2k 4.2×	92	2.7k
Songrong Ren United States	25	740 0.7×	645 0.8×	174 0.2×	921 1.4×	666 2.3×	47	2.5k
Zuzana Červinková Czechia	23	340 0.3×	434 0.5×	264 0.4×	690 1.1×	155 0.5×	108	1.8k
Gaia Robino Italy	13	241 0.2×	655 0.8×	573 0.8×	591 0.9×	127 0.4×	16	1.8k

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Kuo Du

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Kuo Du. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Kuo Du based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Kuo Du. Kuo Du is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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20 of 20 papers shown

Du, Kuo, David S. Umbaugh, Nanqi Ren, & Anna Mae Diehl. (2025). Cellular senescence in liver diseases: From molecular drivers to therapeutic targeting. Journal of Hepatology. 84(1). 194–212. 1 indexed citations

Umbaugh, David S., Anna Mae Diehl, & Kuo Du. (2025). Redefining senescence through hepatocyte fate changes in liver diseases. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2 indexed citations

Du, Kuo, David S. Umbaugh, Liuyang Wang, et al.. (2025). Targeting senescent hepatocytes for treatment of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and multi-organ dysfunction. Nature Communications. 16(1). 3038–3038. 11 indexed citations

Du, Kuo, Liuyang Wang, Ji Hye Jun, et al.. (2024). Aging promotes metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease by inducing ferroptotic stress. Nature Aging. 4(7). 949–968. 31 indexed citations

Du, Kuo, David S. Umbaugh, Rajesh Kumar Dutta, & Anna Mae Diehl. (2024). A systemic effect for liver senescence. Nature Cell Biology. 26(12). 2016–2017. 2 indexed citations

Du, Kuo, Ji Hye Jun, Rajesh Kumar Dutta, & Anna Mae Diehl. (2024). Plasticity, heterogeneity, and multifunctionality of hepatic stellate cells in liver pathophysiology. Hepatology Communications. 8(5). 8 indexed citations

Jun, Ji Hye, Kuo Du, Rajesh Kumar Dutta, et al.. (2024). The senescence-associated secretome of Hedgehog-deficient hepatocytes drives MASLD progression. Journal of Clinical Investigation. 134(19). 13 indexed citations

Maeso‐Díaz, Raquel, Kuo Du, Christopher C. Pan, et al.. (2023). Targeting senescent hepatocytes using the thrombomodulin-PAR1 inhibitor vorapaxar ameliorates NAFLD progression. Hepatology. 78(4). 1209–1222. 19 indexed citations

Du, Kuo, Raquel Maeso‐Díaz, Ergang Wang, et al.. (2023). Targeting YAP-mediated HSC death susceptibility and senescence for treatment of liver fibrosis. Hepatology. 77(6). 1998–2015. 60 indexed citations

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Chen, Tianyi, George D. Dalton, Seh‐Hoon Oh, et al.. (2022). Hepatocyte Smoothened Activity Controls Susceptibility to Insulin Resistance and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 15(4). 949–970. 19 indexed citations

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Nguyen, Nga, Kuo Du, Jephte Y. Akakpo, et al.. (2020). Mitochondrial protein adduct and superoxide generation are prerequisites for early activation of c-jun N-terminal kinase within the cytosol after an acetaminophen overdose in mice. Toxicology Letters. 338. 21–31. 52 indexed citations

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Du, Kuo, Satish K. Chitneni, Ayako Suzuki, et al.. (2019). Increased Glutaminolysis Marks Active Scarring in Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis Progression. Cellular and Molecular Gastroenterology and Hepatology. 10(1). 1–21. 77 indexed citations

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Du, Kuo, Jeongeun Hyun, Richard T. Premont, et al.. (2018). Hedgehog-YAP Signaling Pathway Regulates Glutaminolysis to Control Activation of Hepatic Stellate Cells. Gastroenterology. 154(5). 1465–1479.e13. 267 indexed citations

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Du, Kuo, Anup Ramachandran, James L. Weemhoff, et al.. (2018). Mito-tempo protects against acute liver injury but induces limited secondary apoptosis during the late phase of acetaminophen hepatotoxicity. Archives of Toxicology. 93(1). 163–178. 51 indexed citations

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Bhushan, Bharat, Hemantkumar Chavan, Prachi Borude, et al.. (2016). Dual Role of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Liver Injury and Regeneration after Acetaminophen Overdose in Mice. Toxicological Sciences. 155(2). 363–378. 55 indexed citations

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Du, Kuo, Anup Ramachandran, & Hartmut Jaeschke. (2016). Oxidative stress during acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: Sources, pathophysiological role and therapeutic potential. Redox Biology. 10. 148–156. 445 indexed citations breakdown →

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Du, Kuo, Anup Ramachandran, James L. Weemhoff, et al.. (2016). Editor’s Highlight: Metformin Protects Against Acetaminophen Hepatotoxicity by Attenuation of Mitochondrial Oxidant Stress and Dysfunction. Toxicological Sciences. 154(2). 214–226. 63 indexed citations

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Xie, Yuchao, Mitchell R. McGill, Kuo Du, et al.. (2015). Mitochondrial protein adducts formation and mitochondrial dysfunction during N-acetyl-m-aminophenol (AMAP)-induced hepatotoxicity in primary human hepatocytes. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 289(2). 213–222. 74 indexed citations

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McGill, Mitchell R., Kuo Du, Yuchao Xie, et al.. (2014). The role of the c-Jun N-terminal kinases 1/2 and receptor-interacting protein kinase 3 in furosemide-induced liver injury. Xenobiotica. 45(5). 442–449. 14 indexed citations

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Du, Kuo, C. David Williams, Mitchell R. McGill, & Hartmut Jaeschke. (2014). Lower susceptibility of female mice to acetaminophen hepatotoxicity: Role of mitochondrial glutathione, oxidant stress and c-jun N-terminal kinase. Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology. 281(1). 58–66. 103 indexed citations

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