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Ailong Huang is affiliated with the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology in the United Kingdom. Their research spans key areas within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology, with a focus on infectious diseases, molecular biology, and epidemiology. Specific subfields include cancer research and hepatology.

The primary topics of their scientific work concentrate largely on viral and immunological studies, particularly those related to SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19. Research themes encompass COVID-19 clinical studies, hepatitis B and C virus investigations, as well as SARS-CoV-2 detection, testing, and the long-term effects of COVID-19. The recurrent emphasis on viral pathology and immune responses is reflected in their publication record.

Frequent collaborators in Huang's scholarly output include Ni Tang, Kai Wang, Haijun Deng, Quanxin Long, and Juan Chen. These coauthors have contributed extensively to joint research efforts, indicating sustained collaborative networks in related topics.

Most publications appear in venues known for disseminating biomedical and virology research. Huang has regularly published in:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Genes & Diseases
  • Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • Nature Communications

Representative recent papers authored by Huang include:

  • "Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19," 2020, Nature Medicine
  • "Clinical and immunological assessment of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections," 2020, Nature Medicine
  • "Integrated cytokine and metabolite analysis reveals immunometabolic reprogramming in COVID-19 patients with therapeutic implications," 2021, Nature Communications
  • "GSTZ1 sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to sorafenib-induced ferroptosis via inhibition of NRF2/GPX4 axis," 2021, Cell Death and Disease
  • "Longitudinal Dynamics of the Neutralizing Antibody Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection," 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases

Best Publications

  • Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in patients with COVID-19.

    Quan Xin Long;Bai Zhong Liu;Hai Jun Deng;Gui Cheng Wu

  • Clinical and immunological assessment of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections.

    Quan Xin Long;Xiao Jun Tang;Qiu Lin Shi;Qin Li

  • Seroprevalence of immunoglobulin M and G antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in China.

    Xin Xu;Jian Sun;Sheng Nie;Huiyuan Li

  • SIRT2 overexpression in hepatocellular carcinoma mediates epithelial to mesenchymal transition by protein kinase B/glycogen synthase kinase‐3β/β‐catenin signaling

    Juan Chen;Anthony W.H. Chan;Ka-Fai To;Weixian Chen

  • Integrated cytokine and metabolite analysis reveals immunometabolic reprogramming in COVID-19 patients with therapeutic implications.

    Nan Xiao;Meng Nie;Huanhuan Pang;Bohong Wang

  • Longitudinal Dynamics of the Neutralizing Antibody Response to Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) Infection.

    Kai Wang;Quan-Xin Long;Hai-Jun Deng;Jie Hu

  • Sirtuin 1 Is Upregulated in a Subset of Hepatocellular Carcinomas where It Is Essential for Telomere Maintenance and Tumor Cell Growth

    Juan Chen;Bin Zhang;Nathalie Wong;Anthony W.I. Lo

  • GSTZ1 sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to sorafenib-induced ferroptosis via inhibition of NRF2/GPX4 axis

    Qiujie Wang;Cheng Bin;Qiang Xue;Qingzhu Gao

  • A Peptide-Based Magnetic Chemiluminescence Enzyme Immunoassay for Serological Diagnosis of Coronavirus Disease 2019.

    Xue-Fei Cai;Juan Chen;Jie Li Hu;Quan-Xin Long

  • D614G mutation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhances viral infectivity

    Hu J;He C;Gao Q;Zhang G

  • The D614G mutation of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein enhances viral infectivity and decreases neutralization sensitivity to individual convalescent sera

    Jie Hu;Chang Long He;Qingzhu Gao;Gui Ji Zhang

  • MicroRNAs-372/373 promote the expression of hepatitis B virus through the targeting of nuclear factor I/B.

    Hongyan Guo;Haiying Liu;Keith Mitchelson;Huiying Rao

  • Enhancement of canonical Wnt/β-catenin signaling activity by HCV core protein promotes cell growth of hepatocellular carcinoma cells.

    Jiao Liu;Xiong Ding;Jia Tang;Youde Cao

  • Sirtuin 1 Regulates Hepatitis B Virus Transcription and Replication by Targeting Transcription Factor AP-1

    Ji-Hua Ren;Ying Tao;Zhen-Zhen Zhang;Wei-Xian Chen

  • Antibody responses to SARS-CoV-2 in COVID-19 patients: the perspective application of serological tests in clinical practice

    Quan-xin Long;Hai-jun Deng;Hai-jun Deng;Juan Chen;Jieli Hu

  • Noncanonical Wnt signaling plays an important role in modulating canonical Wnt-regulated stemness, proliferation and terminal differentiation of hepatic progenitors

    Jiaming Fan;Qiang Wei;Junyi Liao;Junyi Liao;Yulong Zou;Yulong Zou

  • Long noncoding RNA MIR31HG inhibits hepatocellular carcinoma proliferation and metastasis by sponging microRNA-575 to modulate ST7L expression

    Shaoying Yan;Zhenrong Tang;Ke Chen;Yuyang Liu

  • SIRT6 Overexpression Potentiates Apoptosis Evasion in Hepatocellular Carcinoma via BCL2-Associated X Protein-Dependent Apoptotic Pathway.

    Long-Kuan Ran;Yong Chen;Zhen-Zhen Zhang;Na-Na Tao

  • Epigenetic silencing of SFRP1 and SFRP5 by hepatitis B virus X protein enhances hepatoma cell tumorigenicity through Wnt signaling pathway.

    Qing Xie;Linlin Chen;Xuefeng Shan;Xiaoliang Shan

  • GSTZ1 sensitizes hepatocellular carcinoma cells to sorafenib-induced ferroptosis via inhibition of NRF2/GPX4 axis

    Qiujie Wang;Bin Cheng;Qiang Xue;Qingzhu Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Tong-Chuan He
Tong-Chuan He University of Chicago
Hue H. Luu
Hue H. Luu University of Chicago
Rex C. Haydon
Rex C. Haydon University of Chicago
Zhenghong Yuan
Zhenghong Yuan Fudan University
Wei Xu
Wei Xu Fudan University
Qian Tao
Qian Tao Chinese University of Hong Kong
Mengji Lu
Mengji Lu University of Duisburg-Essen
Paul B.S. Lai
Paul B.S. Lai Chinese University of Hong Kong
Ka-Fai To
Ka-Fai To Chinese University of Hong Kong

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