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94
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36654
World Ranking
1987
National Ranking
49

Overview

Wei Chen is affiliated with Beijing Technology and Business University in China. Their research spans multiple disciplines with a primary focus on medicine, supported by significant work in biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Wei Chen has contributed extensively in the fields of molecular biology, oncology, physiology, surgery, and neurology. Their main research topics include pain mechanisms and treatments, gut microbiota and health, pancreatic and hepatic oncology research, bone tissue engineering materials, Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathways in development and cancer, bone health and osteoporosis research, and electrospun nanofibers in biomedical applications.

The scientist's recent publications include:

  • Gut microbiota: A target for heavy metal toxicity and a probiotic protective strategy, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Oral Supplementation of Lead-Intolerant Intestinal Microbes Protects Against Lead (Pb) Toxicity in Mice, 2020, Frontiers in Microbiology
  • Precursors of typical nitrogenous disinfection byproducts: Characteristics, removal, and toxicity formation potential, 2020, The Science of The Total Environment
  • Intravenous injection of human umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cells ameliorates not only blood glucose but also nephrotic complication of diabetic rats through autophagy-mediated anti-senescent mechanism, 2023, Stem Cell Research & Therapy
  • Convergence of Calcium Channel Regulation and Mechanotransduction in Skeletal Regenerative Biomaterial Design, 2023, Advanced Healthcare Materials

Wei Chen frequently collaborates with several researchers, including Meiwand Bedar, Shahrzad Moghadam, Qixiao Zhai, Kelly X. Huang, and Justine C. Lee. These collaborations have often resulted in multiple joint publications.

The scientist's works have appeared in various publication venues, with multiple papers published in The Science of The Total Environment, Osteoporosis International, Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine, arXiv (Cornell University), and Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery Global Open.

Best Publications

  • Quantitative genetic background of the host influences gut microbiomes in chickens.

    Lele Zhao;Gang Wang;Paul Siegel;Chuan He

  • A next generation probiotic, Akkermansia muciniphila

    Qixiao Zhai;Saisai Feng;Narbad Arjan;Wei Chen

  • Dietary strategies for the treatment of cadmium and lead toxicity.

    Qixiao Zhai;Arjan Narbad;Wei Chen

  • Bifidobacterium with the role of 5-hydroxytryptophan synthesis regulation alleviates the symptom of depression and related microbiota dysbiosis.

    Peijun Tian;Gang Wang;Jianxin Zhao;Hao Zhang

  • Review of the roles of conjugated linoleic acid in health and disease

    Bo Yang;Haiqin Chen;Catherine Stanton;Catherine Stanton;R. Paul Ross

  • In vitro comparison of probiotic properties of Lactobacillus casei Zhang, a potential new probiotic, with selected probiotic strains

    Zhuang Guo;Jicheng Wang;Liya Yan;Wei Chen

  • Metabolism of anthocyanins and consequent effects on the gut microbiota

    Lingmin Tian;Yisha Tan;Guowei Chen;Gang Wang

  • A High-Fat Diet Increases Gut Microbiota Biodiversity and Energy Expenditure Due to Nutrient Difference.

    Botao Wang;Qingmin Kong;Xiu Li;Jianxin Zhao

  • Oral Administration of Probiotics Inhibits Absorption of the Heavy Metal Cadmium by Protecting the Intestinal Barrier

    Qixiao Zhai;Qixiao Zhai;Fengwei Tian;Fengwei Tian;Jianxin Zhao;Hao Zhang;Hao Zhang

  • Protective Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM8610 against Acute Cadmium Toxicity in Mice

    Qixiao Zhai;Gang Wang;Jianxin Zhao;Xiaoming Liu

  • The role of MUC2 mucin in intestinal homeostasis and the impact of dietary components on MUC2 expression.

    Yang Liu;Xinjie Yu;Jianxin Zhao;Hao Zhang

  • Investigations of Bacteroides spp. towards next-generation probiotics

    Huizi Tan;Qixiao Zhai;Wei Chen

  • Lactobacillus casei CCFM419 attenuates type 2 diabetes via a gut microbiota dependent mechanism

    Gang Wang;Xiangfei Li;Jianxin Zhao;Hao Zhang

  • Screening of lactic acid bacteria with potential protective effects against cadmium toxicity

    Qixiao Zhai;Ruijie Yin;Leilei Yu;Gang Wang

  • Effects of different oligosaccharides at various dosages on the composition of gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in mice with constipation

    Linlin Wang;Lujun Hu;Shuang Yan;Tian Jiang

  • Protective Effects of Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM8610 against Chronic Cadmium Toxicity in Mice Indicate Routes of Protection besides Intestinal Sequestration

    Qixiao Zhai;Gang Wang;Jianxin Zhao;Xiaoming Liu

  • Determining antioxidant activities of lactobacilli cell-free supernatants by cellular antioxidant assay: a comparison with traditional methods.

    Jiali Xing;Gang Wang;Qiuxiang Zhang;Xiaoming Liu

  • Lactobacillus plantarum CCFM8661 alleviates lead toxicity in mice.

    Fengwei Tian;Qixiao Zhai;Jianxin Zhao;Xiaoming Liu

  • Orally Administered CLA Ameliorates DSS-Induced Colitis in Mice via Intestinal Barrier Improvement, Oxidative Stress Reduction, and Inflammatory Cytokine and Gut Microbiota Modulation

    Yang Chen;Bo Yang;R. Paul Ross;Yan Jin

  • Lactulose Differently Modulates the Composition of Luminal and Mucosal Microbiota in C57BL/6J Mice

    Bingyong Mao;Dongyao Li;Chunqing Ai;Jianxin Zhao

Frequent Co-Authors

Hao Zhang
Hao Zhang Jiangnan University
Jianxin Zhao
Jianxin Zhao University of Queensland
Yong Q. Chen
Yong Q. Chen Jiangnan University
Qixiao Zhai
Qixiao Zhai Jiangnan University
Xiaoming Liu
Xiaoming Liu University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Catherine Stanton
Catherine Stanton Teagasc - The Irish Agriculture and Food Development Authority
R. Paul Ross
R. Paul Ross University College Cork
Arjan Narbad
Arjan Narbad Norwich Research Park
Lei Wang
Lei Wang Nankai University
Heping Zhang
Heping Zhang Inner Mongolia Agricultural University

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