Shiting Yu
Natural-products researcher who contributed to a study showing that a Chinese yam (Dioscorea polystachya) extract counters male reproductive ageing through the mTOR–Beclin-1 autophagy axis
Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine · Changchun University of Chinese Medicine · Changchun, Jilin, China
Shiting Yu works in the Northeast Asia Research Institute of Traditional Chinese Medicine at Changchun University of Chinese Medicine. In this study, a protein extract from Chinese yam improved testicular histology, sperm parameters, and testosterone in aged rats, and rescued viability and reduced senescence markers in D-galactose-induced senescent Leydig and Sertoli cells in vitro. The effect was linked to restored autophagy through the mTOR-Beclin-1 axis and was largely lost when mTOR was activated.
PubMed shows Yu as a repeat contributor to this institute's broader natural-products work, indicating an active role in the lab's ongoing TCM pharmacology program.
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| Year | Evidence | Study |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 | A | Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. attenuates male reproductive aging through modulation of mTOR-Beclin-1-mediated autophagy in Leydig and Sertoli cells ZHANG2026B Co-author on the study showing Chinese yam protein extract activates mTOR-Beclin-1-mediated autophagy to counter reproductive aging in Leydig and Sertoli cells. |
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- Siming Wang Member of Daqing Zhao's natural-products group who contributed to a study showing that a Chinese yam extract restores mTOR–Beclin-1-regulated autophagy in ageing testis cells
- Yiwen Zhang Researcher at Changchun University of Chinese Medicine who contributed to a study showing that a Chinese yam extract counters male reproductive ageing through mTOR–Beclin-1 autophagy
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