Selected Publications
Li Z, Lin HZ, Yang SQ and Diehl AM. Murine leptin deficiency alters Kupffer cell production of cytokines that regulate the innate immune system. Gastroenterology. 2002;123:1304-1310.
Li Z, Yang SQ, Lin HZ, Huang JW, Watkins PA, Moser AB, DeSimone C, Song XY, Diehl AM. Probiotics and antibodies to TNF inhibit inflammatory activity and improve non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology. 2003;37: 343-350
Oben JA, Roskams T, Yang S, Lin H, Sinelli N, Li Z, Torbenson M, Huang J, Guarino P, Kafrouni M, and Diehl AM. (2003) Sympathetic nervous system inhibition increases hepatic progenitors and reduces liver injury. Hepatology. 2003;38. 664-673
Oben JA, Roskams T, Yang S, Lin H, Sinelli N, Torbenson M, Smedh U, Moran TH, Li Z, Huang J, Thomas SA, Diehl AM. Hepatic fibrogenesis requires sympathetic neurotransmitters. Gut. 2004;53:438-445.
Li Z, Oben JA, Yang S, Lin H, Stafford EA, Soloski MJ, Thomas S and Diehl AM. Norepinephrine regulates hepatic innate immune system in leptin deficient mice with nonalcoholic steatohepatitis. Hepatology. 2004;40:434-441
Li Z, Soloski MJ and Diehl AM. Dietary factors alter hepatic innate immune system in mice with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease. Hepatology. 2005;42:880-885.
Ma X, Hua J, Mohamood AR, Hamad AR, Ravi R and Li Z. A high-fat diet and regulatory T cells influence susceptibility to endotoxin-induced liver injury. Hepatology. 2007;46:1519-1529
Maheshwari A, Maley W, Li Z, and Thuluvath PJ. Biliary complications and outcomes of liver transplantation from donors after cardiac death. Liver Transpl. 2007;13:1645-1653
Ma X, Torbenson M, Hamad AR, Soloski, MJ and Li Z. High-fat diet modulates non-CD1d restricted natural killer T cells and regulatory T cells in mouse colon and exacerbates experimental colitis. Clin Exp Immunol. 2008;151:130-138
Ma X, Hua J and Li Z. Probiotics improve high fat diet-induced hepatic steatosis and insulin resistance by increasing hepatic NKT cells. J Hepatol 2008;49:821-830
