Xue Ma, PhD, MD
- Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (Winston-Salem)

- Education
- PhD, Wake Forest University, 2012
- Positions
- Assistant Professor, Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (Winston-Salem)
- Departments and Affiliations
- Orthopaedic Surgery and Rehabilitation (Winston-Salem)
- Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research
- The role of palmitoylation modifications in the regulation of bone cell function, bone homeostasis, and osteoporosis. Wang X, Zhang Y, Lin Z, Wang H, Xu G, Ma X. Bone Joint Res. 2025 May; 14(5):420-433.
- Impact of vitamin A on aged people's cognition and Alzheimer's disease progression in an animal model. Li P, Xu J, Guo Y, Ma X, Wang X, Liu L, Liu Y, Ren X, Li J, Wang Y, Meng L, Zhou S, Yuan L. NPJ Sci Food. 2025 May; 9(1):67.
- Broussonetia papyrifera ameliorates imiquimod-induced psoriasis-like skin inflammation in mice by modulating the TLR4/NF-?B and PI3K/AKT signaling pathways. Huang X, Wang L, Ma X, Liu S, Zhao H, Zhang P, Li L, Zhao W, Jia A. PLoS One. 2025; 20(5):e0322710.
- Regulation of monocyte activation by PPARa through interaction with the cGAS-STING pathway. Dong L, Cheng R, Ma X, Liang W, Hong Y, Li H, Zhou K, Du Y, Takahashi Y, Zhang X, Li X, Ma JX. Diabetes. 2023 Apr;
- Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-a (PPARa) regulates wound healing and mitochondrial metabolism in the cornea. Liang W, Huang L, Whelchel A, Yuan T, Ma X, Cheng R, Takahashi Y, Karamichos D, Ma JX. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2023 Mar; 120(13):e2217576120.