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Overview

Zheng Dong is a researcher affiliated with Augusta University in the United States. Their work primarily addresses topics within medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The scientist's research output spans several interconnected fields and subfields, with a strong focus on nephrology, molecular biology, and epidemiology.

The scientist has contributed extensively to research on kidney-related diseases and cellular mechanisms, particularly in understanding acute kidney injury and chronic kidney conditions. Their expertise includes studying autophagy in disease and therapy, chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation, and microRNA in disease regulation.

Recent notable publications by Zheng Dong include:

  • Mitochondrial quality control in kidney injury and repair, 2020, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Autophagy in kidney homeostasis and disease, 2020, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • Cisplatin nephrotoxicity: new insights and therapeutic implications, 2022, Nature Reviews Nephrology
  • p53/microRNA-214/ULK1 axis impairs renal tubular autophagy in diabetic kidney disease, 2020, Journal of Clinical Investigation
  • The PINK1/PARK2/optineurin pathway of mitophagy is activated for protection in septic acute kidney injury, 2020, Redox Biology

Zheng Dong regularly publishes in renowned journals and contributes to multiple research venues known for their focus on nephrology and cellular biology. Their frequent publication venues include:

  • Kidney International
  • Journal of the American Society of Nephrology
  • American Journal of Physiology-Renal Physiology
  • Cell Death and Disease
  • Molecular Therapy

Their collaborative network includes multiple frequent coauthors, reflecting ongoing partnerships and joint research efforts. Notable collaborators include:

  • Chengyuan Tang
  • Brad H. Rovin
  • Detlef Schlöndorff
  • Qais Al-Awqati
  • Saulo Klahr

Zheng Dong's research covers a range of specific topics such as:

  • Acute Kidney Injury Research
  • Chemotherapy-induced organ toxicity mitigation
  • Autophagy in Disease and Therapy
  • Chronic Kidney Disease and Diabetes
  • Renal and related cancers
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • MicroRNA in disease regulation

The subfields of study explored by Zheng Dong include molecular biology, nephrology, epidemiology, pathology, forensic medicine, and cancer research. The main fields represented in their publications are medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology.

Best Publications

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Fabio C. Abdalla;Hagai Abeliovich;Robert T. Abraham

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Cisplatin nephrotoxicity: Mechanisms and renoprotective strategies

    N Pabla;Z Dong

  • Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (3rd edition)

    Daniel J. Klionsky;Kotb Abdelmohsen;Akihisa Abe;Joynal Abedin

  • Regulation of mitochondrial dynamics in acute kidney injury in cell culture and rodent models

    Craig Brooks;Qingqing Wei;Sung Gyu Cho;Zheng Dong

  • Autophagy in proximal tubules protects against acute kidney injury

    Man Jiang;Qingqing Wei;Guie Dong;Masaaki Komatsu

  • Regulated Cell Death in AKI

    Andreas Linkermann;Guochun Chen;Guie Dong;Ulrich Kunzendorf

  • The mitochondria-targeted antioxidant MitoQ ameliorated tubular injury mediated by mitophagy in diabetic kidney disease via Nrf2/PINK1

    Li Xiao;Xiaoxuan Xu;Fan Zhang;Ming Wang

  • Bak regulates mitochondrial morphology and pathology during apoptosis by interacting with mitofusins

    Craig Brooks;Qingqing Wei;Leping Feng;Guie Dong

  • Autophagy is a renoprotective mechanism during in vitro hypoxia and in vivo ischemia-reperfusion injury.

    Man Jiang;Kebin Liu;Jia Luo;Zheng Dong

  • Autophagy is cytoprotective during cisplatin injury of renal proximal tubular cells

    Sudharsan Periyasamy-Thandavan;Man Jiang;Qingqing Wei;Robert Smith

  • Mitochondrial dynamics: Regulatory mechanisms and emerging role in renal pathophysiology

    Ming Zhan;Craig Brooks;Fuyou Liu;Lin Sun

  • Autophagy in kidney homeostasis and disease.

    Chengyuan Tang;Man J. Livingston;Zhiwen Liu;Zheng Dong;Zheng Dong;Zheng Dong

  • Calcium in cell injury and death.

    Zheng Dong;Pothana Saikumar;Joel M. Weinberg;Manjeri A. Venkatachalam

  • ATR-Chk2 signaling in p53 activation and DNA damage response during cisplatin-induced apoptosis

    Navjotsingh Pabla;Shuang Huang;Qing Sheng Mi;Rene Daniel

  • AKI on CKD: heightened injury, suppressed repair, and the underlying mechanisms

    Liyu He;Qingqing Wei;Jing Liu;Jing Liu;Mixuan Yi;Mixuan Yi

  • Mouse model of ischemic acute kidney injury: technical notes and tricks

    Qingqing Wei;Zheng Dong;Zheng Dong

  • Minocycline up-regulates Bcl-2 and protects against cell death in mitochondria.

    Jinzhao Wang;Qingqing Wei;Cong Yi Wang;William D. Hill

  • Checkpoint kinase 1 in DNA damage response and cell cycle regulation

    Mallikarjun Patil;Navjotsingh Pabla;Navjotsingh Pabla;Zheng Dong;Zheng Dong

  • The copper transporter Ctr1 contributes to cisplatin uptake by renal tubular cells during cisplatin nephrotoxicity.

    Navjotsingh Pabla;Robert F. Murphy;Kebin Liu;Zheng Dong

Frequent Co-Authors

Xiao Ming Yin
Xiao Ming Yin Indiana University
Cong-Yi Wang
Cong-Yi Wang Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Hong Liu
Hong Liu Shandong University
Qing Sheng Mi
Qing Sheng Mi Henry Ford Health System
Kebin Liu
Kebin Liu Augusta University
Yuqing Huo
Yuqing Huo Augusta University
Yutao Liu
Yutao Liu Augusta University
Evelina Gatti
Evelina Gatti Aix-Marseille University
Joseph A. Hill
Joseph A. Hill The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Wei-Xing Zong
Wei-Xing Zong Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

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