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Overview

Qianjin Lu is affiliated with the Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College in China, with an extensive research profile spanning immunology, medicine, and molecular biology. Their work focuses on various aspects of autoimmune diseases, immune cell function, and dermatological conditions.

The scientist's research covers several main fields of study including:

  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these broad areas, Lu has contributed specifically to subfields like:

  • Immunology
  • Rheumatology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Dermatology
  • Oncology

Their research interests are reflected in main topics such as:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis

Lu has published research in numerous academic venues, with frequent publications in:

  • Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
  • Journal of Autoimmunity
  • International Immunopharmacology
  • The Science of The Total Environment
  • Autoimmunity

Recent notable publications authored or associated with Lu include:

  • Epigenetics in Health and Disease, 2020, Advances in experimental medicine and biology
  • COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases, 2020, Current Opinion in Rheumatology
  • Type I Interferons in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases, 2020, Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology
  • Global epidemiology of atopic dermatitis: a comprehensive systematic analysis and modelling study, 2023, British Journal of Dermatology
  • Clinical Treatment Options in Scleroderma: Recommendations and Comprehensive Review, 2021, Clinical Reviews in Allergy & Immunology

Frequent collaboration is evident with several coauthors, including:

  • Ming Zhao
  • Haijing Wu
  • Hai Long
  • Meiling Zheng
  • Zhi Hu

Best Publications

  • COVID-19 and autoimmune diseases.

    Yu Liu;Amr H. Sawalha;Qianjin Lu;Qianjin Lu

  • The Inflammatory Response in Psoriasis: a Comprehensive Review

    Yaxiong Deng;Christopher Chang;Qianjin Lu

  • Hydralazine may induce autoimmunity by inhibiting extracellular signal-regulated kinase pathway signaling

    Chun Deng;Qianjin Lu;Zhiyong Zhang;Tharaknath Rao

  • Demethylation of ITGAL (CD11a) regulatory sequences in systemic lupus erythematosus.

    Qianjin Lu;Mariana J. Kaplan;Donna Ray;Doreen Ray

  • Demethylation of Promoter Regulatory Elements Contributes to Perforin Overexpression in CD4+ Lupus T Cells

    Mariana J. Kaplan;Qianjin Lu;Ailing Wu;John Attwood

  • Critical role of environmental factors in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.

    Jinrong Zeng;Shuaihantian Luo;Yumeng Huang;Qianjin Lu

  • The critical importance of epigenetics in autoimmunity.

    Qianjin Lu

  • Clinical significance and immunobiology of IL-21 in autoimmunity

    Di Long;Yongjian Chen;Haijing Wu;Ming Zhao

  • Heritability versus the role of the environment in autoimmunity.

    Carlo Selmi;Qianjin Lu;Michael C. Humble

  • DNA demethylation of CD40l in CD4+ T cells from women with systemic sclerosis: a possible explanation for female susceptibility.

    XiaoRi Lian;Rong Xiao;Xinhong Hu;Takuro Kanekura

  • DNA methylation and chromatin structure regulate T cell perforin gene expression

    Qianjin Lu;Ailing Wu;Donna Ray;Chun Deng

  • Global epidemiology of atopic dermatitis: a comprehensive systematic analysis and modelling study

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  • Overexpression of the growth arrest and DNA damage–induced 45α gene contributes to autoimmunity by promoting DNA demethylation in lupus T cells

    Yaping Li;Ming Zhao;Heng Yin;Fei Gao

  • Type I Interferons in the Pathogenesis and Treatment of Autoimmune Diseases

    Jiao Jiang;Ming Zhao;Christopher Chang;Haijing Wu

  • IL-6/STAT3 pathway induced deficiency of RFX1 contributes to Th17-dependent autoimmune diseases via epigenetic regulation

    Ming Zhao;Yixin Tan;Qiao Peng;Cancan Huang

  • Overexpression of microRNA-21 is associated with elevated pro-inflammatory cytokines in dominant-negative TGF-β receptor type II mouse.

    Yugo Ando;Yugo Ando;Guo Xiang Yang;Thomas P. Kenny;Kazuhito Kawata

  • Th9 cells and IL-9 in autoimmune disorders: Pathogenesis and therapeutic potentials.

    Yaxiong Deng;Zijun Wang;Christopher Chang;Liwei Lu

  • Epigenetic regulation in B-cell maturation and its dysregulation in autoimmunity

    Haijing Wu;Yaxiong Deng;Yu Feng;Di Long

  • Demethylation of TNFSF7 contributes to CD70 overexpression in CD4+ T cells from patients with systemic sclerosis

    HongYan Jiang;Rong Xiao;XiaoRi Lian;Takuro Kanekura

  • Interleukin-17 in systemic lupus erythematosus: A comprehensive review

    Duo Li;Bin Guo;Haijing Wu;Lina Tan

  • Systemic sclerosis: Genetics and epigenetics

    Yangyang Luo;Yaoyao Wang;Qing Wang;Rong Xiao

  • Epigenetics, autoimmunity and hematologic malignancies: a comprehensive review.

    Owen Ngalamika;Yiqun Zhang;Heng Yin;Ming Zhao

  • Total glucosides of paeony induces regulatory CD4(+)CD25(+) T cells by increasing Foxp3 demethylation in lupus CD4(+) T cells.

    Ming Zhao;Gong-ping Liang;Mei-ni Tang;Shuang-yan Luo

  • The modulation of co-stimulatory molecules by circulating exosomes in primary biliary cirrhosis

    Takashi Tomiyama;Takashi Tomiyama;Guo-Xiang Yang;Ming Zhao;Weici Zhang

  • AIM2 deficiency in B cells ameliorates systemic lupus erythematosus by regulating Blimp-1-Bcl-6 axis-mediated B-cell differentiation.

    Ming Yang;Di Long;Longyuan Hu;Zhidan Zhao

  • Clinical Treatment Options in Scleroderma: Recommendations and Comprehensive Review

    Ming Zhao;Ming Zhao;Jiali Wu;Jiali Wu;Haijing Wu;Haijing Wu;Amr H. Sawalha

  • Epigenetics and psoriasis

    P. Zhang;Y. Su;Q. Lu

  • Dysregulation of Cell Death and Its Epigenetic Mechanisms in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

    Haijing Wu;Siqi Fu;Ming Zhao;Liwei Lu

  • Cytopenia and autoimmune diseases: a vicious cycle fueled by mTOR dysregulation in hematopoietic stem cells

    Pan Zheng;Xing Chang;Qianjin Lu;Yang Liu

  • Aberrant epigenetic modifications in peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with pemphigus vulgaris.

    M. Zhao;W. Huang;Q. Zhang;F. Gao

Frequent Co-Authors

Gang Wang
Gang Wang Xijing Hospital
Ming Zhao
Ming Zhao Central South University
M. Eric Gershwin
M. Eric Gershwin University of California, Davis
Carlo Selmi
Carlo Selmi Humanitas University
Tak Mao Chan
Tak Mao Chan University of Hong Kong

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