Shangang Zhao

The University of Texas at San Antonio Health Science Center

Also affiliated with Longevity Biotech (United States), The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

MedicineNeuroscienceBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

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This score is computed over theSindex pilot corpus and does not cover the full scientific literature. Scores are relative to papers we have ingested — papers, authors, and institutions outside the pilot are not represented. Methodology.

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Driven by 26 papers. Top paper: “Suppressing adipocyte inflammation promotes insulin resistance in mice”.

Suppressing adipocyte inflammation promotes insulin resistance in mice

Molecular Metabolism(2020)10.1016/j.molmet.2020.101010

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98 citations

Yu An, Min Kim, Zhuzhen Zhang, Shangang Zhao, Yi Zhu +4 more

Partial leptin deficiency confers resistance to diet-induced obesity in mice

Molecular Metabolism(2020)10.1016/j.molmet.2020.100995

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86 citations

Na Li, Yi Zhu, Leon G. Straub, Zhuzhen Zhang, May-Yun Wang +5 more

Adipocyte iron levels impinge on a fat-gut crosstalk to regulate intestinal lipid absorption and mediate protection from obesity

Cell Metabolism(2021)10.1016/j.cmet.2021.06.001

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108 citations

Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Zhenzhen Zi, Shangang Zhao, Leon G. Straub, Yi Zhu +16 more

Adiponectin preserves metabolic fitness during aging

eLife(2021)10.7554/elife.65108

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96 citations

Shangang Zhao, Zhuzhen Zhang, Yi Zhu, Christy Gliniak, Lavanya Vishvanath +15 more

Pathologic HIF1α signaling drives adipose progenitor dysfunction in obesity

Cell stem cell(2021)10.1016/j.stem.2020.12.008

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88 citations

Chelsea Hepler, Qianbin Zhang, Bo Shan, Lavanya Vishvanath, Gervaise H. Henry +6 more

Cannabinoid receptor 1 signaling in hepatocytes and stellate cells does not contribute to NAFLD

Journal of Clinical Investigation(2021)10.1172/jci152242

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39 citations

Qingzhang Zhu, Guosheng Liang, Tania Franks, Magalie Boucher, Kendra K. Bence +7 more

Adipose tissue hyaluronan production improves systemic glucose homeostasis and primes adipocytes for CL 316,243-stimulated lipolysis

Nature Communications(2021)10.1038/s41467-021-25025-4

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35 citations

Na Li, Mingyang Huang, Mason Bartels, Sophie Dogné, Shangang Zhao +19 more

Adiponectin Preserves Metabolic Fitness During Aging

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2021)10.1101/2021.01.14.426678

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18 citations

Zhuzhen Zhang, Shangang Zhao, Yi Zhu, Christy Gliniak, Lavanya Vishvanath +13 more

Adipocyte mesenchymal transition contributes to mammary tumor progression

Cell Reports(2022)10.1016/j.celrep.2022.111362

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103 citations

Yi Zhu, Chelsea Hepler, Qianbin Zhang, Jiyoung Park, Christy Gliniak +18 more

Activating Connexin43 gap junctions primes adipose tissue for therapeutic intervention

Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B(2022)10.1016/j.apsb.2022.02.020

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11 citations

Na Li, Mingyang Huang, Xi Chen, Yu An, Jianping Li +13 more

Leptin Reduction as a Required Component for Weight Loss

Diabetes(2023)10.2337/db23-0571

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32 citations

Na Li, Wei Xiong, Guannan Li, Sijia He, Zhuzhen Zhang +13 more

Hyperleptinemia contributes to antipsychotic drug–associated obesity and metabolic disorders

Science Translational Medicine(2023)10.1126/scitranslmed.ade8460

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30 citations

Qian Lin, Wei Xiong, Li Li, Leon G. Straub, Dinghong Zhang +23 more

Protective roles of adiponectin and molecular signatures of HNF4α and PPARα as downstream targets of adiponectin in pancreatic β cells

Molecular Metabolism(2023)10.1016/j.molmet.2023.101821

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15 citations

Dae-Seok Kim, Risheng Ye, May-Yun Wang, Shiuhwei Chen, Bianca C. Field +11 more

Dimethyl Sulfoxide Inhibits Bile Acid Synthesis in Healthy Mice but Does Not Protect Mice from Bile-Acid-Induced Liver Damage

Biology(2023)10.3390/biology12081105

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3 citations

Huiqiao Li, Yue Liu, Jing Qi, Bingning Dong, Shixia Huang +3 more

Microglial cGAS deletion protects against amyloid-β induced Alzheimer’s disease pathogenesis

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2023)10.1101/2023.08.07.552300

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9 citations

Xin Li, Namrata Mittra, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Hu Wang, Shangang Zhao +3 more

Downregulation of the kidney glucagon receptor, essential for renal function and systemic homeostasis, contributes to chronic kidney disease

Cell Metabolism(2024)10.1016/j.cmet.2023.12.024

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37 citations

Zhuzhen Zhang, Shangang Zhao, Toshiharu Onodera, Xue‐Nan Sun, Qingzhang Zhu +11 more

The adiponectin-PPARγ axis in hepatic stellate cells regulates liver fibrosis

Cell Reports(2025)10.1016/j.celrep.2024.115165

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21 citations

Qingzhang Zhu, Wang‐Hsin Lee, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Zhuzhen Zhang, May-Yun Wang +12 more

Microglial cGAS Deletion Preserves Intercellular Communication and Alleviates Amyloid‐β‐Induced Pathogenesis of Alzheimer's Disease

Advanced Science(2025)10.1002/advs.202410910

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18 citations

Xin Li, Namrata Mittra, Anindita Bhattacharjee, Hu Wang, Shujie Song +4 more

Adipogenin promotes the development of lipid droplets by binding a dodecameric seipin complex

Science(2025)10.1126/science.adr9755

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14 citations

Xue‐Nan Sun, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Lauri Vanharanta, Xavier Prasanna, Kaitlynn Gov +33 more

Repeated Withdrawal of a GLPR Agonist Induces Hyperleptinemia and Deteriorates Metabolic Health in Obese Aging UM‐HET3 Mice

Aging Cell(2025)10.1111/acel.70210

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3 citations

Jiyuan Yin, Noah Lawrence, Jieyi Meng, Laurence T. Maeyens, Ziying Xu +9 more

Leptin as a key driver for organ fibrogenesis

Science Advances(2025)10.1126/sciadv.ady7904

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3 citations

Shiuhwei Chen, Shangang Zhao, Jan‐Bernd Funcke, Megan Virostek, Lilian Pedersen +17 more

Sex as a major determinant of pro-longevity drug efficacy: a review of two decades of the NIA Interventions Testing Program

The Journals of Gerontology Series A(2025)10.1093/gerona/glaf138

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2 citations

Ziying Xu, Shangang Zhao, Jonathan Gelfond, Randy Strong, James F. Nelson +1 more

Hyaluronidase-1 mediates postprandial suppression of hepatic gluconeogenesis

Life Metabolism(2025)10.1093/lifemeta/loaf016

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1 citations

Sophie Dogné, Yanru Deng, Huiqiao Li, Jieyi Meng, Charlise Giang +17 more

The potential of 4-Methylumbelliferone to be repurposed for treating liver fibrosis

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2025)10.1101/2025.05.19.654778

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Huiqiao Li, Yanru Deng, Jieyi Meng, Shangang Zhao, Clavia Ruth Wooton‐Kee +7 more

The potential of 4-Methylumbelliferone to be repurposed for treating liver fibrosis

Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy(2025)10.1016/j.biopha.2025.118427

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Huiqiao Li, Yanru Deng, Jieyi Meng, Shangang Zhao, Clavia Ruth Wooton‐Kee +7 more

Regulation of food intake by Connexin43 via adipocyte-sensory neuron electrical synapses

Molecular Metabolism(2025)10.1016/j.molmet.2025.102247

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Xing Fang, Hong Zhou, Jieyi Meng, Yang He, Leon G. Straub +6 more