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  1. ETV5 Regulates Hepatic Fatty Acid Metabolism Through PPAR Signaling Pathway

    Article • Diabetes, October 2020, American Diabetes Association

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  2. Deficiency of ZnT8 Promotes Adiposity and Metabolic Dysfunction by Increasing Peripheral Serotonin Production

    Article • Diabetes, April 2019, American Diabetes Association

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  3. Improvement of Adipose Macrophage Polarization in High Fat Diet-Induced Obese GHSR Knockout Mice

    Article • BioMed Research International, July 2018, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  4. Ghrelin Stimulates Hepatocyte Proliferation via Regulating Cell Cycle Through GSK3β/Β-Catenin Signaling Pathway

    Article • Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2018, Karger Publishers

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  5. mTOR activation protects liver from ischemia/reperfusion-induced injury through NF-κB pathway

    Article • The FASEB Journal, March 2017, Federation of American Societies For Experimental Biology (FASEB)

    Professor Weizhen Zhang, Ziru Li

  6. TSC1-mTOR signaling determines the differentiation of islet cells

    Article • Journal of Endocrinology, October 2016, Bioscientifica

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  7. AMPK-dependent regulation of GLP1 expression in L-like cells

    Article • Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, August 2016, Bioscientifica

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  8. Ghrelin O-acyltransferase (GOAT) and energy metabolism

    Article • Science in China Series C Life Sciences, January 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  9. Can irisin be a linker between physical activity and brain function?

    Article • BioMolecular Concepts, January 2016, De Gruyter

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  10. AMPK-dependent modulation of hepatic lipid metabolism by nesfatin-1

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, December 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  11. Ghrelin regulates GLP-1 production through mTOR signaling in L cells

    Article • Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, November 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  12. HDAC5-mTORC1 Interaction in Differential Regulation of Ghrelin and Nucleobindin 2 (NUCB2)/Nesfatin-1

    Article • Molecular Endocrinology, November 2015, Endocrine Society

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  13. LGR4 and Its Role in Intestinal Protection and Energy Metabolism

    Article • Frontiers in Endocrinology, August 2015, Frontiers

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  14. The Role of Ghrelin in Senescence: A Mini-Review

    Article • Gerontology, July 2015, Karger Publishers

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  15. Intestinal mTOR regulates GLP-1 production in mouse L cells

    Article • Diabetologia, June 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  16. Irisin: A myokine with locomotor activity

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, May 2015, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  17. Central and Peripheral Irisin Differentially Regulate Blood Pressure

    Article • Cardiovascular Drugs and Therapy, March 2015, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  18. Ghrelin Inhibits the Differentiation of T Helper 17 Cells through mTOR/STAT3 Signaling Pathway

    Article • PLoS ONE, February 2015, PLOS

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  19. Neurogenin 3–Directed Cre Deletion of Tsc1 Gene Causes Pancreatic Acinar Carcinoma

    Article • Neoplasia, November 2014, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  20. Tuberous Sclerosis Complex 1–Mechanistic Target of Rapamycin Complex 1 Signaling Determines Brown-to-White Adipocyte Phenotypic Switch

    Article • Diabetes, September 2014, American Diabetes Association

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  21. TNFα Causes Thrombin-Dependent Vagal Neuron Apoptosis in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  22. Thrombin Mediates Vagal Apoptosis and Dysfunction in Inflammatory Bowel Disease

    Article • Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, June 2014, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  23. The Growth Hormone Secretagogue Receptor: Its Intracellular Signaling and Regulation

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, March 2014, MDPI AG

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  24. LGR4 and Its Ligands, R-Spondin 1 and R-Spondin 3, Regulate Food Intake in the Hypothalamus of Male Rats

    Article • Endocrinology, February 2014, Endocrine Society

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  25. Modulation of food intake by mTOR signalling in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus in male rats: focus on ghrelin and nesfatin-1

    Article • Experimental Physiology, November 2013, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  26. Regulation of Gastric Nesfatin-1/NUCB2

    Article • Current Pharmaceutical Design, November 2013, Bentham Science Publishers

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  27. Ghrelin contributes to protection of hepatocellular injury induced by ischaemia/reperfusion

    Article • Liver International, September 2013, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  28. Improved Insulin Secretion Following Intrapancreatic UCB Transplantation in Patients With T2DM

    Article • The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, September 2013, Endocrine Society

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  29. Lipopolysaccharide inhibits the expression of resistin in adipocytes

    Article • August 2013, Bioscientifica

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  30. Peripheral Effects of Nesfatin-1 on Glucose Homeostasis

    Article • PLoS ONE, August 2013, PLOS

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  31. Ghrelin Receptor in Energy Homeostasis and Obesity Pathogenesis

    Article • January 2013, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  32. Deficiency in pulmonary surfactant proteins in mice with fatty acid binding protein 4-Cre-mediated knockout of the tuberous sclerosis complex 1 gene

    Article • Experimental Physiology, December 2012, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  33. Serum Acylated Ghrelin Concentrations in Response to Short-Term Overfeeding in Normal Weight, Overweight, and Obese Men

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2012, PLOS

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  34. Serum Acylated Ghrelin Is Negatively Correlated with the Insulin Resistance In the CODING study

    Article • PLoS ONE, September 2012, PLOS

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  35. Krüppel-like factor 4 is induced by rapamycin and mediates the anti-proliferative effect of rapamycin in rat carotid arteries after balloon injury

    Article • British Journal of Pharmacology, March 2012, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  36. Ghrelin, a Gastric Hormone with Diverse Functions

    Article • February 2012, IntechOpen

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  37. mTOR-dependent Modulation of Gastric Nesfatin-1/NUCB2

    Article • Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2012, Karger Publishers

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  38. Ankyrin repeat and SOCS box containing protein 4 (Asb-4) colocalizes with insulin receptor substrate 4 (IRS4) in the hypothalamic neurons and mediates IRS4 degradation

    Article • BMC Neuroscience, January 2011, Springer Science + Business Media

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  39. Regulation of gastric hormones by systemic rapamycin

    Article • Peptides, December 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  40. Melanocortin-4 receptor activation promotes insulin-stimulated mTOR signaling

    Article • Peptides, October 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  41. Improvement in the morphology of micro-arc oxidised titanium surfaces: A new process to increase osteoblast response

    Article • Materials Science and Engineering C, January 2010, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  42. Modulation of Ghrelin O-Acyltransferase Expression in Pancreatic Islets

    Article • Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2010, Karger Publishers

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  43. Expression of Ankyrin Repeat and Suppressor of Cytokine Signaling Box Protein 4 (Asb-4) in Proopiomelanocortin Neurons of the Arcuate Nucleus of Mice Produces a Hyperphagic, Lean Phenotype

    Article • Endocrinology, January 2010, Endocrine Society

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  44. Gastric Mammalian Target of Rapamycin Signaling Regulates Ghrelin Production and Food Intake

    Article • Endocrinology, August 2009, Endocrine Society

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  45. Melanocortin-4 receptor activation inhibits c-Jun N-terminal kinase activity and promotes insulin signaling

    Article • Peptides, June 2009, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  46. Ghrelin and cell differentiation

    Article • Acta Biochimica et Biophysica Sinica, October 2008, Oxford University Press (OUP)

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  47. Effect of Des-acyl Ghrelin on Adiposity and Glucose Metabolism

    Article • Endocrinology, September 2008, Endocrine Society

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  48. Stimulation of intramembranous bone repair in rats by ghrelin

    Article • Experimental Physiology, June 2008, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  49. Akyrin repeat and SOCS box containing protein 4 (Asb-4) interacts with GPS1 (CSN1) and inhibits c-Jun NH2-terminal kinase activity

    Article • Cellular Signalling, June 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  50. Melanocortin-3 receptor activates MAP kinase via PI3 kinase

    Article • Regulatory Peptides, March 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  51. Ghrelin Stimulates Myocyte Development

    Article • Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry, January 2007, Karger Publishers

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  52. Interleukin-1β and Interleukin-6 Stimulate Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Secretion in Cultured Myenteric Glia

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, January 2007, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  53. Melanocortin-4 receptor-mediated inhibition of apoptosis in immortalized hypothalamic neurons via mitogen-activated protein kinase

    Article • Peptides, November 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  54. Activation of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Mobilizes Intracellular Free Calcium in Immortalized Hypothalamic Neurons

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, May 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  55. Serum-free culture of rat postnatal neurons derived from the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience Methods, January 2006, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  56. Thrombin and PAR-1-AP Increase Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in C6 Cells1

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, December 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  57. Stimulation of neurogenesis in rat nucleus of the solitary tract by ghrelin

    Article • Peptides, November 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  58. Sphingosine-1-phosphate induces early response gene expression in C6 glioma cells

    Article • Molecular Brain Research, February 2005, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  59. Ghrelin stimulates neurogenesis in the dorsal motor nucleus of the vagus

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, September 2004, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  60. Activation of c-fos expression in the rat inferior olivary nucleus by ghrelin

    Article • Neuroscience Letters, December 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  61. Stimulation of rat pancreatic exocrine secretion by urocortin and corticotropin releasing factor

    Article • Peptides, May 2003, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  62. Intercellular calcium waves in cultured enteric glia from neonatal guinea pig

    Article • Glia, May 2003, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  63. Endothelin-Stimulated Capacitative Calcium Entry in Enteric Glial Cells: Synergistic Effects of Protein Kinase C Activity and Nitric Oxide

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, November 2002, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  64. Presence of functionally active protease-activated receptors 1 and 2 in myenteric glia

    Article • Journal of Neurochemistry, October 2002, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  65. Cholecystokinin-8 induces intracellular calcium signaling in cultured myenteric neurons from neonatal guinea pigs

    Article • Peptides, October 2002, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  66. Inhibition of pancreatic protein secretion by ghrelin in the rat

    Article • The Journal of Physiology, November 2001, Wiley

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  67. ATP Induces c-fos Expression in C6 Glioma Cells by Activation of P2Y Receptors

    Article • Journal of Surgical Research, November 2000, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  68. Endothelin-1 stimulates c-fos mRNA expression in C6 glioma cells via MAP kinase pathway

    Article • Peptides, January 1999, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang

  69. Tachykinin Neuropeptide-Evoked Intracellular Calcium Transients In Cultured Guinea Pig Myenteric Neurons

    Article • Peptides, January 1998, Elsevier

    Professor Weizhen Zhang