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Haiming Wei is affiliated with the University of Science and Technology of China in China. Their research spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology, with significant contributions across multiple subfields including Immunology, Infectious Diseases, Oncology, Molecular Biology, and Epidemiology.

Their work has been published extensively, with frequent appearances in several scientific journals. Notable venues include:

  • Frontiers in Immunology (10 publications)
  • Blood (5 publications)
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (4 publications)
  • Nature Communications (3 publications)
  • Cellular and Molecular Immunology (3 publications)

Haiming Wei's main research topics include:

  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy
  • Long-Term Effects of COVID-19
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research

Several recent papers illustrate the focus of Wei's research. These include:

  • "Effective treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with tocilizumab," published in 2020 in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • "Pathogenic T-cells and inflammatory monocytes incite inflammatory storms in severe COVID-19 patients," published in 2020 in National Science Review
  • "Why tocilizumab could be an effective treatment for severe COVID-19?" published in 2020 in Journal of Translational Medicine
  • "Aberrant pathogenic GM-CSF+T cells and inflammatory CD14+CD16+monocytes in severe pulmonary syndrome patients of a new coronavirus," published in 2020 in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Role of Decidual Natural Killer Cells in Human Pregnancy and Related Pregnancy Complications," published in 2021 in Frontiers in Immunology

Haiming Wei has collaborated frequently with a number of coauthors, including:

  • Binqing Fu (48 joint publications)
  • Zhigang Tian (36 joint publications)
  • Yonggang Zhou (35 joint publications)
  • Rui Sun (32 joint publications)
  • Xiaohu Zheng (27 joint publications)

Best Publications

  • Effective treatment of severe COVID-19 patients with tocilizumab.

    Xiaoling Xu;Mingfeng Han;Tiantian Li;Wei Sun

  • Pathogenic T-cells and inflammatory monocytes incite inflammatory storms in severe COVID-19 patients

    Yonggang Zhou;Binqing Fu;Xiaohu Zheng;Dongsheng Wang

  • Blockade of the checkpoint receptor TIGIT prevents NK cell exhaustion and elicits potent anti-tumor immunity.

    Qing Zhang;Jiacheng Bi;Xiaodong Zheng;Yongyan Chen

  • Respiratory influenza virus infection induces intestinal immune injury via microbiota-mediated Th17 cell–dependent inflammation

    Jian Wang;Fengqi Li;Haiming Wei;Zhe-Xiong Lian

  • Liver-resident NK cells confer adaptive immunity in skin-contact inflammation.

    Hui Peng;Xiaojun Jiang;Yonglin Chen;Dorothy K. Sojka

  • Why tocilizumab could be an effective treatment for severe COVID-19?

    Binqing Fu;Xiaoling Xu;Haiming Wei

  • Dysfunction of Natural Killer Cells by FBP1-Induced Inhibition of Glycolysis during Lung Cancer Progression

    Jingjing Cong;Xianwei Wang;Xiaohu Zheng;Dong Wang

  • Impaired natural killer (NK) cell activity in leptin receptor deficient mice: leptin as a critical regulator in NK cell development and activation.

    Zhigang Tian;Rui Sun;Rui Sun;Rui Sun;Haiming Wei;Haiming Wei;Bin Gao

  • Natural Killer Cells Promote Fetal Development through the Secretion of Growth-Promoting Factors

    Binqing Fu;Yonggang Zhou;Xiang Ni;Xianhong Tong

  • Natural Killer Cells Promote Immune Tolerance by Regulating Inflammatory TH17 Cells at the Human Maternal-Fetal Interface

    Binqing Fu;Xian Chang Li;Xian Chang Li;Rui Sun;Xianhong Tong

  • Mitochondrial fragmentation limits NK cell-based tumor immunosurveillance.

    Xiaohu Zheng;Yeben Qian;Binqing Fu;Defeng Jiao

  • High NKG2A expression contributes to NK cell exhaustion and predicts a poor prognosis of patients with liver cancer.

    Cheng Sun;Jing Xu;Qiang Huang;Mei Huang

  • Human CD96 Correlates to Natural Killer Cell Exhaustion and Predicts the Prognosis of Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma.

    Haoyu Sun;Qiang Huang;Mei Huang;Hao Wen

  • Aberrant pathogenic GM-CSF+ T cells and inflammatory CD14+CD16+ monocytes in severe pulmonary syndrome patients of a new coronavirus

    Yonggang Zhou;Binqing Fu;Xiaohu Zheng;Dongsheng Wang

  • Developmental and Functional Control of Natural Killer Cells by Cytokines.

    Yang Wu;Zhigang Tian;Haiming Wei

  • Bacterial colonization dampens influenza-mediated acute lung injury via induction of M2 alveolar macrophages

    Jian Wang;Fengqi Li;Rui Sun;Xiang Gao

  • Subsets of human natural killer cells and their regulatory effects.

    Binqing Fu;Zhigang Tian;Haiming Wei

  • Role of Decidual Natural Killer Cells in Human Pregnancy and Related Pregnancy Complications.

    Xiuhong Zhang;Haiming Wei

  • CD11b and CD27 reflect distinct population and functional specialization in human natural killer cells.

    Binqing Fu;Fuyan Wang;Rui Sun;Bin Ling

  • High-mobility group box 1 (HMGB1)-Toll-like receptor (TLR)4-interleukin (IL)-23-IL-17A axis in drug-induced damage-associated lethal hepatitis: Interaction of γδ T cells with macrophages.

    Xuefu Wang;Rui Sun;Haiming Wei;Zhigang Tian

  • TGF-β1 Down-Regulation of NKG2D/DAP10 and 2B4/SAP Expression on Human NK Cells Contributes to HBV Persistence

    Cheng Sun;Binqing Fu;Yufeng Gao;Xiaofeng Liao

  • The roles of innate immune cells in liver injury and regeneration.

    Zhongjun Dong;Haiming Wei;Rui Sun;Zhigang Tian

Frequent Co-Authors

Zhigang Tian
Zhigang Tian University of Science and Technology of China
Rui Sun
Rui Sun University of Science and Technology of China
Xiang Gao
Xiang Gao Nanjing University
Xian Chang Li
Xian Chang Li Cornell University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao National Institutes of Health
Wayne M. Yokoyama
Wayne M. Yokoyama Washington University in St. Louis
Zhe-Xiong Lian
Zhe-Xiong Lian University of Science and Technology of China
Zhong-Qun Tian
Zhong-Qun Tian Xiamen University
Nan Shen
Nan Shen Shanghai Jiao Tong University
Yuan Chen
Yuan Chen University of Sydney

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