Xinyi Luo

About

Xinyi Luo is a dual-title PhD student in History and Asian Studies at Penn State. She primarily works with sources in Vietnamese, Chữ Nôm, Classical Chinese, French, and Latin to explore political, religious, and social life in eighteenth-century northern Vietnam. Her research also concerns the political and cultural exchanges between Vietnam and the global world, with a specific focus on its East and Southeast Asian neighbors. Having studied intellectual decolonization in the Atlantic World and inspired by the Vietnamese philosopher Trần Đức Thảo, Xinyi Luo is also interested in Afro-Asian connections and Asian intellectuals’ role in shaping postcolonial literature.

Research topics

• Biology
• Immunology
• Cell biology
• Internal medicine
• Medicine
• Virology
• Pathology
• Chemistry
• Biochemistry

Selected publications

• Prenatal anxiety and obstetric decisions among pregnant women in Wuhan and Chongqing during the COVID‐19 outbreak: a cross‐sectional study

  BJOG An International Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology · 2020-06-25 · 187 citations

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  OBJECTIVES: To investigate the mental status of pregnant women and to determine their obstetric decisions during the COVID-19 outbreak. DESIGN: Cross-sectional study. SETTING: Two cities in China--Wuhan (epicentre) and Chongqing (a less affected city). POPULATION: A total of 1947 pregnant women. METHODS: We collected demographic, pregnancy and epidemic information from our pregnant subjects, along with their attitudes towards COVID-19 (using a self-constructed five-point scale). The Self-Rating…

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• Alleviation of regulatory B cell exhaustion highlights CpG-B ODN mediated protection from systemic lupus erythematosus 2467

  The Journal of Immunology · 2025-11-01

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  Abstract Description Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a chronic autoimmune disease that is treated through imperfect pharmaceuticals. We have published the protective effects of bacterial DNA (bDNA) on lupus-like disease in MRL/lpr mice. However, bDNA is large, variable, and has potential for off-target effects. CpG-B oligonucleotides (ODNs) are short DNA sequences that mimic bDNA with potentially fewer off-target effects. In this study, MRL/lpr mice were gavaged with CpG-B ODNs, and treate…

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• Strain-specific modulation of IgA induction by Limosilactobacillus reuteri 2310

  The Journal of Immunology · 2025-11-01

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  Abstract Description Limosilactobacillus reuteri (formerly Lactobacillus reuteri) is a well-studied commensal bacterium known for various health benefits, although recent evidence links specific strains to autoimmune conditions. Our recent findings reveal that the human-derived strain L. reuteri CF48-3A enhances endogenous neonatal immunoglobulin A (IgA) production in mice. In a comparative analysis of CF48-3A and ATCC PTA 6475, we observed that only CF48-3A induces splenic IgA production in vit…

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• Discovery of Novel Probiotic Species to Improve Infant Health 2349

  The Journal of Immunology · 2025-11-01

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  Abstract Description Selecting the right infant formula can be challenging for parents due to the wide range of options, often resulting in suboptimal choices or frequent changes. Our recent studies in mice have shown that the maternal microbiota, particularly Limosilactobacillus reuteri found in breast milk, plays a critical role in shaping the neonatal immune system by promoting the production of immunoglobulin A (IgA), an antibody essential for protecting against gut pathogens. To extend thes…

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• Cx3cr1 deficiency exacerbates lupus nephritis in MRL/lpr mice through modulating various T cell subsets and their production of different IL-17 isoforms 2653

  The Journal of Immunology · 2025-11-01

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  Abstract Description The CX3CR1 chemokine receptor initiates intracellular signaling cascades responsible for cellular activity, proliferation, and survival. CX3CR1 loss-of-function leads to exacerbation of chronic kidney disease. Renal disease is a severe complication that often occurs in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). We had previously reported that Cx3cr1-deficiency exacerbated glomerulonephritis in lupus-prone MRL/lpr mice. In this, we sought to investigate the role of Cx3…

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Recent grants

• Dissecting the Roles of Vitamin A in Autoimmunity

  NIH · $451k · 2017–2020

• Mechanistic role of probiotic Lactobacillus reuteri in autoimmune lupus

  NIH · $1.7M · 2018–2024

• Effect of maternal immune factors in shaping the infant gut microbiota

  NIH · $161k · 2016–2019

Frequent coauthors

• Christopher M. Reilly

  104 shared

• Qinghui Mu

  Stanford University

  67 shared

• Leila Abdelhamid

  Virginia Tech

  66 shared

• Xavier Cabana-Puig

  63 shared

• Thomas E. Cecere

  Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

  54 shared

• Xiaofeng Liao

  Hubei University of Arts and Science

  44 shared

• Brianna Swartwout

  Virginia Tech

  44 shared

• Michael Edwards

  Virginia–Maryland College of Veterinary Medicine

  34 shared

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