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Overview

Lei Dong is affiliated with Nanjing University in China and has contributed extensively to research in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, as well as Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Molecular Biology, Biomedical Engineering, Immunology, Water Science and Technology, and Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment.

The scientist's research focuses on advanced biochemical and molecular processes, with significant investigations into topics such as Advanced oxidation water treatment, Advanced Photocatalysis Techniques, Environmental remediation with nanomaterials, MicroRNA in disease regulation, Immune cells in cancer, RNA Interference and Gene Delivery, and Liver physiology and pathology.

Recent papers authored or coauthored by Lei Dong include:

  • Modulating macrophage activities to promote endogenous bone regeneration: Biological mechanisms and engineering approaches, 2020, Bioactive Materials
  • SIDT1-dependent absorption in the stomach mediates host uptake of dietary and orally administered microRNAs, 2020, Cell Research
  • Delivering Antisense Oligonucleotides across the Blood-Brain Barrier by Tumor Cell-Derived Small Apoptotic Bodies, 2021, Advanced Science
  • High-salt diet inhibits tumour growth in mice via regulating myeloid-derived suppressor cell differentiation, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Bimetallic oxides with package structure for enhanced degradation of bisphenol a through peroxymonosulfate activation, 2021, Chemical Engineering Journal

Frequent coauthors working with Lei Dong include:

  • Chunming Wang
  • Zhenzhen Wang
  • Junfeng Zhang
  • Yiming Niu
  • Zhen Xing

Their publications appear frequently in several scientific journals and publication venues, particularly:

  • Separation and Purification Technology
  • Advanced Science
  • Advanced Functional Materials
  • Advanced Materials
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • Honeysuckle-encoded atypical microRNA2911 directly targets influenza A viruses

    Zhen Zhou;Xihan Li;Jinxiong Liu;Lei Dong

  • Simultaneous regeneration of articular cartilage and subchondral bone in vivo using MSCs induced by a spatially controlled gene delivery system in bilayered integrated scaffolds.

    Jiangning Chen;Huan Chen;Pei Li;Huajia Diao

  • Tumor-secreted miR-214 induces regulatory T cells: a major link between immune evasion and tumor growth

    Yuan Yin;Xing Cai;Xi Chen;Hongwei Liang

  • Adsorption of anionic dyes from aqueous solutions using chemically modified straw.

    Wenxuan Zhang;Haijiang Li;Xiaowei Kan;Lei Dong

  • Targeted delivery of oligonucleotides into tumor-associated macrophages for cancer immunotherapy

    Zhen Huang;Zhengping Zhang;Yucui Jiang;Dachuan Zhang

  • miR-30 inhibits TGF-β1-induced epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition in hepatocyte by targeting Snail1.

    Jingcheng Zhang;Haiyan Zhang;Junyu Liu;Xiaolong Tu

  • miR-141 Regulates colonic leukocytic trafficking by targeting CXCL12β during murine colitis and human Crohn's disease

    Zhen Huang;Tongguo Shi;Qian Zhou;Song Shi

  • MicroRNA‐101 suppresses liver fibrosis by targeting the TGFβ signalling pathway

    Xiaolong Tu;Haiyan Zhang;Jingcheng Zhang;Shuhua Zhao

  • Modulating macrophage activities to promote endogenous bone regeneration: Biological mechanisms and engineering approaches

    Yiming Niu;Yiming Niu;Zhenzhen Wang;Zhenzhen Wang;Yuchen Shi;Lei Dong

  • Anti-tumor immune responses of tumor-associated macrophages via toll-like receptor 4 triggered by cationic polymers.

    Zhen Huang;Yang Yang;Yucui Jiang;Juan Shao

  • Targeted depletion of tumour-associated macrophages by an alendronate–glucomannan conjugate for cancer immunotherapy

    Xiudan Zhan;Lixin Jia;Yiming Niu;Haixia Qi

  • Doxorubicin-induced systemic Inflammation is driven by upregulation of Toll-like receptor TLR4 and endotoxin leakage

    Lintao Wang;Qian Chen;Haixia Qi;Chunming Wang

  • The autoregulatory feedback loop of microRNA-21/programmed cell death protein 4/activation protein-1 (MiR-21/PDCD4/AP-1) as a driving force for hepatic fibrosis development.

    Zhengping Zhang;Yinhe Zha;Wei Hu;Zhen Huang

  • A physiologically active polysaccharide hydrogel promotes wound healing.

    Yi Luo;Huajia Diao;Suhua Xia;Lei Dong

  • A toll-like receptor agonist mimicking microbial signal to generate tumor-suppressive macrophages.

    Yanxian Feng;Ruoyu Mu;Zhenzhen Wang;Panfei Xing

  • A pH/enzyme-responsive tumor-specific delivery system for doxorubicin.

    Lei Dong;Suhua Xia;Ke Wu;Zhen Huang

  • The promotion of type 1 T helper cell responses to cationic polymers in vivo via toll-like receptor-4 mediated IL-12 secretion

    Huan Chen;Pei Li;Yuan Yin;Xing Cai

  • A polysaccharide isolated from the medicinal herb Bletilla striata induces endothelial cells proliferation and vascular endothelial growth factor expression in vitro

    Chunming Wang;Jiantao Sun;Yi Luo;Weihua Xue

  • Corona-Directed Nucleic Acid Delivery into Hepatic Stellate Cells for Liver Fibrosis Therapy

    Zhengping Zhang;Chunming Wang;Yinhe Zha;Wei Hu

  • Bletilla striata Polysaccharide Stimulates Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase and Proinflammatory Cytokine Expression in Macrophages

    Huajia Diao;Xin Li;Jiangning Chen;Yi Luo

Frequent Co-Authors

Chunming Wang
Chunming Wang University of Macau
Chen-Yu Zhang
Chen-Yu Zhang Nanjing University
Rongshi Cheng
Rongshi Cheng South China University of Technology
Yitao Wang
Yitao Wang University of Macau
Zijian Guo
Zijian Guo Nanjing University
Xiuping Chen
Xiuping Chen University of Macau
Xi Chen
Xi Chen Nanjing University
Jianlin Han
Jianlin Han Nanjing Forestry University
Ke Zen
Ke Zen Nanjing University
Jian Jing
Jian Jing Nanjing University

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