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Luo Tao, M.D., Associate Professor and Master Supervisor of Sun Yat-sen School of Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University. He is currently the deputy director of the Human Anatomy Teaching and Research Section and the deputy director of the Human Anatomy Course Group of the Department of Basic Medical Science. He received his bachelor's degree in Clinical Medicine from Hainan Medical College (now Hainan Medical University), and his master's degree in Human Anatomy and Tissue Embryo from Sun Yat-sen University. He was appointed lecturer of human anatomy at Zhongshan Medical College in 2013 and promoted to associate professor in 2017. He has presided over the National Natural Science Foundation, Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province, Science and Technology Plan of Guangdong Province, Science and Technology Plan of Guangzhou City, Medical Research Fund of Guangdong Province and research funds of central universities and other projects. Have already been
Molecular Therapy, Molecular Neurobiology, CNS Neurol Disord Drug Targets
Several research papers have been published as (co-) first/corresponding authors in other journals.
He has presided over a number of teaching quality engineering and teaching reform projects of Guangdong Province and Sun Yat-sen University, and served as the editorial board of several planning textbooks. He is a key member of Guangdong Province's first-class courses \"Basic Anatomy\" and \"Clinical Anatomy\". He is also the executive director and deputy Secretary-General of the Anatomy Society of Guangdong Province, the executive director of the Association of Popular Science Writers of Guangdong Province, the director of the Brain Development and Encephalopathy Prevention and Treatment Society of Guangdong Province, the editorial director of Anatomical Research and the reviewer of several Chinese and English journals.

Academic achievement

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a kind of progressive neurodegenerative disease, mainly characterized by progressive memory loss and cognitive impairment. The etiology and pathogenesis of AD have not been clarified so far, and there are no accurate biological diagnostic indicators and anti-AD drugs with satisfactory efficacy.
Experimental study on the treatment of AD with natural medicine:
Aiming at the important role of Aβ in the pathogenesis and pathological mechanism of AD, AD targeted by Aβ was treated. A series of studies were conducted on the mechanism of the effect of rhizarine, an effective ingredient extracted from natural plants, on the toxicity of Aβ. The effects of rhizarine on neuroinflammation and autophagy were observed, and the efficacy and possible mechanism of rhizarine in the prevention and treatment of AD were confirmed.
Studies on molecular markers of AD:
The search for effective molecular markers for early diagnosis is of great significance in the early diagnosis and treatment of AD. By integrating bioinformatics methods into the study, the association between specific intestinal flora and AD and related molecular markers were preliminarily discovered. It lays a foundation for early diagnosis and early intervention of AD.

Textbook monograph

National planning textbook
Associate editor
Introduction to the Science of the Human Body in Motion (ISBN 9787040551341)/Higher Education Press, 2020.11
Editorial board member
1. Systematic Anatomy (10th Ed.)/ Cui Huixian et al. (ISBN: 9787117365918)/ People's Medical Publishing House, 2024.08 (Digital editorial board)
2. Human Anatomy and Histomembryology (3rd Ed.)/Zeng Minghui et al. (ISBN:9787030769732)/Science Press,2023.12
3. Fundamentals of Clinical Anatomy/Yi Xinan et al. (ISBN: 9787117355780)/People's Medical Publishing House, 2023.11
4. Local Anatomy (2nd Ed.)/Wang Huaqiao et al. (ISBN: 9787565918964)/Peking University Medical Press, 2018.12
5. Fundamentals of Neuroscience (3rd Ed.)/Li Yunqing, Ed. (ISBN: 9787040471557)/Higher Education Press, 2017.02
6. Systematic Anatomy (English Edition, 3rd Ed.)/Liu Zhiyu (ISBN: 9787030484901)/Science Press, 2016.08
7. Medical Anatomy (2nd Ed.)/Yao Zhibin (ISBN: 9787117219433)/People's Medical Publishing House, 2016.02
8. Physical Health Evaluation and Exercise Prescription/Chen Qi et al. (ISBN: 9787040438758)/Higher Education Press, 2015.11
Participated in compiling and translating monographs
1. Neuroanatomy (3rd Ed.)/Li Yunqing, Ed. (ISBN: 9787117348843)/People's Medical Publishing House, 2024.06
2. Anatomical Basis of Massage (4th Ed.)/ Translated by Ding Zihai et al. (ISBN: 9787533172329)/ Shandong Science and Technology Publishing House, 2014.04
3. Functional Anatomy, translated by Wang Huaqiao et al. (ISBN: 9787543331822)
Tianjin Science and Technology Translation and Publishing Company
January, 2013

Preside over scientific research projects

1. Guangdong Natural Science Foundation - Surface Project, 2021-2025
2. Guangzhou Science and Technology Plan-Basic and Applied Basic Research Project, 2021-2024
3. Guangdong Provincial Natural Science Foundation - Surface Project, 2020-2023
4. National Natural Science Foundation of China - Youth Science Project, 2016-2019
5. Guangdong Science and Technology Plan - Social Development Field, 2015-2018
6. Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province - Doctoral Program, 2014-2017
7. Guangdong Medical Research Foundation - Doctoral Program, 2014-2015
8. Central University Research Expenses - Young Teacher Training Project, 2014-2016
9. Guangdong Higher Education Teaching Research and Reform Project, 2018-2020
10. Teaching Quality and Teaching Reform Project of Guangdong Province, 2021-2023

Academic work

Published papers (corresponding author and first author papers only listed, * Co-corresponding author, # Co-first author) :

1. Sheng Wang; Cai-Li Xu; Tao Luo*; Hua-Qiao Wang* ; Effects of Jatrorrhizine on infammatory response induced H2O2 in microglia by regulating the MAPK/NF-κB/NLRP3 signaling pathway, Molecular Neurobiology, 2023, 60(10) 
2.  Wang sheng#; Jiang wei#; Ouyang Ting; Shen XiuYin; Wang Fen; Qu YuHua; Zhang Min; Luo Tao*; Wang HuaQiao* ; Jatrorrhizine Balances the Gut Microbiota and Reverses Learning and Memory Deficits in APP/PS1 transgenic mice., Scientific Reports, 2019, 9(1)
3. Luo,Tao; Shen, Xiuyin; Li, Sheng; Ouyang, Ting; Mai, Quanan*; Wang, Huaqiao* ; The Protective Effect of Jatrorrhizine against Oxidative Stress in Primary Rat Cortical Neurons., CNS&Neurol Disord Drug Targets, 2017, 16(5): 617-623
4. Ding, Qianshan#; He, Ke#; Luo, Tao#; Deng, Yunchao; Wang, Hanning; Liu, Hao; Zhang, Jinqian; Chen, Kaiyun; Xiao, Jinfeng; Duan, Xiaopeng; Huang, Rui; Xia, Zhenglin; Zhou, Wenjie; He,Jinliang; Yu, Honggang; Jiao, Xingyuan*; Xiang, Guoan* ; SSRP1 Contributes to the Malignancy of Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Is Negatively Regulated by miR-497., Molecular Therapy, 2016, 24(5):903-914
5. Luo Tao#; Jiang Wei#; Kong Yan; Li Sheng; He Feng*; Xu Jie; Wang Hua-qiao* ; Theprotective effects of Jatrorrhizine on β-amyloid (25-35)-inducedneurotoxicity in rat cortical neurons., CNS& Neurological Disorders - Drug Targets., 2012, 11(8): 1030-1037

Award honor

Sun Yat-sen University 2021 \"Ye Rengao - Li Youji\" couple Clinical Medicine Outstanding Young and middle-aged Teachers Award - Outstanding Contribution Award/Guangdong Kelin Medical Education Foundation /2021.12

Academic part-time job

Executive Director and Deputy Secretary-General of Anatomy Society of Guangdong Province
Executive director of Nursing Anatomy Branch, Chinese Society of Anatomy
Member of Youth Committee of Chinese Anatomical Society
Member, Human Anatomy and Digital Anatomy Branch, Chinese Anatomical Society
Executive Director of Guangdong Science Writers Association
Director of Brain Development and brain disease Prevention Society of Guangdong Province
Editorial Director of the Journal of Anatomical Research