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Frequent collaborators of Jian Peng's published research.
Li Wen, MD, PhD
Juan Huang
Youjia Hu, PhD
Jianlei Gu
Hongyu Zhao, PhD
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2026
IL17-deficient NOD mice are protected from autoimmune diabetes due to decreased antigen presentation and T cell activation
Pearson J, Li Y, Huang J, Peng J, Wong F, Wen L. IL17-deficient NOD mice are protected from autoimmune diabetes due to decreased antigen presentation and T cell activation. Frontiers In Immunology 2026, 16: 1728313. PMID: 41613137, PMCID: PMC12850519, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1728313.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsCD8+ T cellsType 1 diabetesNOD miceT cellsIL-17Autoimmune diabetesAntigen presentationAutoantigen-specific T-cell responseType 3 innate lymphoid cellsSusceptibility to type 1 diabetesDevelopment of type 1 diabetesExogenous IL-17Type 1 diabetes developmentAdoptive transfer studiesIL-17 blockadeIL-17 deficiencyRegulatory T cellsT cell responsesIL-12/IL-23T cell activationDevelopment of autoimmunityInsulin-producing beta cellsNon-immune cellsEpithelial cell functionProinflammatory cytokine secretion
2025
Pdgfrα deficiency in islet β-cells up-regulates apoptosis of beta-cells and disturbs glucose metabolism in B6 mice
Zhang L, Xing Y, Wang P, Gu J, Peng J, Huang J, Pearson J, Hu Y, Zhao H, Wong F, Wen L. Pdgfrα deficiency in islet β-cells up-regulates apoptosis of beta-cells and disturbs glucose metabolism in B6 mice. Frontiers In Endocrinology 2025, 16: 1630979. PMID: 41234234, PMCID: PMC12605365, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2025.1630979.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsB cell apoptosisB cell functionApoptosis of beta-cellsAminoacyl-tRNA synthetasesB cellsGlucose metabolismType 2 diabetesExpression of Gadd45bB cell-specificB cell survivalPI3K pathwayInsulin contentApoptotic pathwayInsulin biosynthesisHigh-fat diet conditionsDownstream effectorsSignaling pathwayIslet B-cell functionB-cell dysfunctionBeta-cellsATF5 expressionK pathwayB cell proliferationDevelopment of type 2 diabetesApoptosis
2024
Gut microbiota from B-cell-specific TLR9-deficient NOD mice promote IL-10+ Breg cells and protect against T1D
Yang X, Huang J, Peng J, Wang P, Wong F, Wang R, Wang D, Wen L. Gut microbiota from B-cell-specific TLR9-deficient NOD mice promote IL-10+ Breg cells and protect against T1D. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 15: 1413177. PMID: 38903498, PMCID: PMC11187306, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1413177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsGut microbiotaGerm-free miceToll-like receptor 9Increased gut permeabilityIntestinal microbiotaGut permeabilityT1D developmentGut microbiota compositionFecal samplesTransferred to germ-free miceGut barrier integrityBreg cell differentiationMicrobiota influenceMucin degradationMicrobiota compositionBreg cellsAltered microbiotaMicrobiota impactMicrobiotaGene expressionImmune regulationDevelopment of T1DCell differentiationGutNOD miceTlr9 deficiency in B cells leads to obesity by promoting inflammation and gut dysbiosis
Wang P, Yang X, Zhang L, Sha S, Huang J, Peng J, Gu J, Pearson J, Hu Y, Zhao H, Wong F, Wang Q, Wen L. Tlr9 deficiency in B cells leads to obesity by promoting inflammation and gut dysbiosis. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 4232. PMID: 38762479, PMCID: PMC11102548, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48611-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsToll-like receptor 9Gut microbiotaGut microbial communityTransferred to germ-free miceB cellsGerm-free miceTLR9 deficiencyKO miceGene sequencesGerminal center B cellsMicrobial communitiesMarginal zone B cellsGut dysbiosisFollicular helper cellsSelf-DNAMetabolic homeostasisAssociated with increased frequencyPro-inflammatory stateFat tissue inflammationGutHigh-fat dietMicrobiotaHelper cellsT cellsControl miceTLR5-deficiency controls dendritic cell subset development in an autoimmune diabetes-susceptible model
Pearson J, Hu Y, Peng J, Wong F, Wen L. TLR5-deficiency controls dendritic cell subset development in an autoimmune diabetes-susceptible model. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 15: 1333967. PMID: 38482010, PMCID: PMC10935730, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1333967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsToll-like receptor 5Antigen-presenting cellsDendritic cellsType 1 diabetesTLR5-deficientDC developmentCytokine secretionCD4+ T cell proliferationPathogenesis of type 1 diabetesT cell responsesEnhanced cytokine secretionT cell proliferationWild-type miceSusceptibility to obesitySusceptibility to T1DProinflammatory cytokine secretionGut microbiotaSpontaneous T1DNOD miceAutoimmune diabetesNon-obeseHuman T1DReceptor 5Autoimmune diseasesHyper-secretion
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