Leptin Is Not Necessary for Gestation and Parturition But Regulates Maternal Nutrition via a Leptin Resistance State

Khalid Mounzih, Jun Qiu, Amanda E. Toland, +1

Endocrinology

NutritionFertilityReproductive HealthGynecologyHypothalamic Peptide +18

Effectiveness of School-based Education on HIV/AIDS Knowledge, Attitude, and Behavior among Secondary School Students in Wuhan, China

Xiaohui Gao, Yu Wu, Yu Zhang, +5

PLoS ONE

Leptin-Deficient Mice Backcrossed to the BALB/cJ Genetic Background Have Reduced Adiposity, Enhanced Fertility, Normal Body Temperature, and Severe Diabetes

Jun Qiu, Scott Ogus, Khalid Mounzih, +2

Endocrinology

Effect of the Genetic Background on the Reproduction of Leptin-Deficient Obese Mice*

Amanda E. Toland, Khalid Mounzih, Jun Qiu, +1

Endocrinology

FertilityGeneticsReproductive HealthReproductive BiologyGastrointestinal Peptide Hormone +14

NLRP3 inflammasome negatively regulates podocyte autophagy in diabetic nephropathy

Yun Hou, Sixiang Lin, Jun Qiu, +5

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications

InflammationCell AutophagyMedicineDiabetesAutophagy +7

Dihydroartemisinin alleviates oxidative stress in bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis

Dongxia Yang, Jun Qiu, Huihui Zhou, +9

Life Sciences

FibrosisInflammatory Lung DiseaseBiochemistryLung InflammationMedicine +5

Syntheses and evaluation of new acridone derivatives for selective binding of oncogene c-<i>myc</i> promoter i-motifs in gene transcriptional regulation

Bing Shu, Jiaojiao Cao, Guotao Kuang, +10

Chemical Communications

New Acridone DerivativesMolecular BiologyChemical BiologyTumor BiologyTranscriptional Regulation +16

Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Leptin Accumulate Adipose Mass atan Older, But Not Younger, Age**This work was funded by NIH Grant HD-35142.

Jun Qiu, Scott Ogus, Rongzhu Lu, +1

Endocrinology

FAT10 promotes the progression of bladder cancer by upregulating HK2 through the EGFR/AKT pathway

Yan Zou, Yunyan Du, Cheng Cheng, +6

Experimental Cell Research

UrologyGenitourinary CancerMedicineEgfr/akt PathwayTumor Suppressor +6

Hyperleptinemia Precipitates Diet-Induced Obesity in Transgenic Mice Overexpressing Leptin

Scott Ogus, Ya Ke, Jun Qiu, +2

Endocrinology

Metabolic DisorderTransgenic MiceAdipokinesInsulin SignalingGastrointestinal Peptide Hormone +17