Tenure-track Associate Professor
L. Xu*, Z. Huang*, T. H. Lo, J. T. H. Lee, R. Yang, X. Yan, D. Ye, A. Xu and C. M. Wong. (2022) Hepatic PRMT1 ameliorates diet-inuced hepatic steatosis via induction of PGC1a. Theranostics. 12(6): 2502-2518. (*co-first author)
R. Zhang, J. Chen, Y. Xiong, L. Wang, X. Huang, T. Sun, B. Zha, Y. Wu, C. Yan, S. Zang, Q. Zhou*, Z. Huang*, J. Liu*. (2022) Increased neutraphil count is associated with the development of chronic kidney disease in patients with diabets. Journal of Diabetes. 14: 442-454.(*co-coresponding author)
Y. Sun, L. Hong, Z. Huang, L. Wang, Y. Xiong, S. Zong, R. Zhang, J. Liu and S. Zang. (2022) Fibrosis risk in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease is related to chronic kidney disease in aged type 2 diabetes patients. The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. 107(9):e3661.
Z. Huang and A. Xu. (2021) Adipose extracellular vesicles in intercellular and inter-organ crosstalk in metabolic health and diseases. Frontiers in Immunology. 12: 463.
L. Geng, B. Liao, L. Jin, Z. Huang, C. R. Triggle, H. Ding, J. Zhang, Y. Huang, Z. Lin and A. Xu. (2019) Exercise alleviates obesity-induced metabolic dysfunction via enhancing FGF21 sensitivity in adipose tissues. Cell Reports. 26(10): 2738-2752.
Z. Huang, A. Xu, B. M. Y. Cheung. (2017) The potential role of fibroblast growth factor 21 in lipid metabolism and hypertension. Current Hypertension Reports. 19(4): 28-33.
T. Z. Lee*, Z. Huang*, K. Pan, J. Zhang, C. W. Woo, C. Wong and A. Xu. (2016) Adipose-derived LCN14 alleviates hyperglycaemia by suppressing both adipocyte glycerol efflux and hepatic gluconeogenesis in mice. Diabetologia. 59(3): 604-613. (*co-first author)
C. M. Wong, Y. Wang, T. H. Lee, Z. Huang, D. Wu, A. Xu and S. L. Lam. (2014) Adropin is a brain membrane-bound protein regulating physical activity via the NB-3/Notch signaling pathway in mice. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 289: 25976-25986.