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Songtao Li

University of Illinois Chicago · US
Area of research
Epidemiology · Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Research interest
Research focused on Endocrinology and Lipotoxicity, with related work in Fatty liver, AMPK, Autophagy. Notable publications include 'BMI is Strongly Associated With Hypertension, and Waist Circumference is Strongly Associated With Type 2 Diabetes and Dyslipidemia, in Northern Chinese Adults', 'Therapeutic Role of Ursolic Acid on Ameliorating Hepatic Steatosis and Improving Metabolic Disorders in High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rats', and 'Prenatal exposure to famine and the development of hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes in adulthood across consecutive generations: a population-based cohort study of families in...'.
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1,966
works
39
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Recent publications

Hepatic NMNAT1 is required to defend against alcohol-associated fatty liver disease
Science Advances 2025cited by 5position: lastdoi
Magnetic UiO-66-NO<sub>2</sub> Nanocomposite for Highly Efficient Adsorption and Detection of Sugar Phosphates in Biological Samples
ACS Applied Nano Materials 2025cited by 4position: middledoi
The roles of polysaccharides in rheumatoid arthritis treatment: A review focusing on the sources, structures and their related mechanism
International Journal of Biological Macromolecules 2025cited by 3position: middledoi
mTORC1 inhibition uncouples lipolysis and thermogenesis in white adipose tissue to contribute to alcoholic liver disease
Hepatology Communications 2023cited by 10position: middledoi
Integrating network pharmacology and experimental verification strategies to reveal the active ingredients and molecular mechanism of Tenghuang Jiangu Capsule against osteoporosis
Heliyon 2023cited by 6position: middledoi
Integrating Network Pharmacology and Experimental Verification Strategies to Reveal the Active Ingredients and Molecular Mechanism of Tenghuang Jiangu Capsule Against Osteoporosis
SSRN Electronic Journal 2023cited by 2position: middledoi
Extracellular vesicles secreted from mesenchymal stem cells exert anti-apoptotic and anti-inflammatory effects via transmitting microRNA-18b in rats with diabetic retinopathy
International Immunopharmacology 2021cited by 51position: middledoi
Prevalences of metabolic syndrome and its sex-specific association with socioeconomic status in rural China: a cross-sectional study
BMC Public Health 2021cited by 46position: middledoi
A Network Pharmacology and Molecular Docking Strategy to Explore Potential Targets and Mechanisms Underlying the Effect of Curcumin on Osteonecrosis of the Femoral Head in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
BioMed Research International 2021cited by 24position: middledoi
Activation of AMP-Activated Protein Kinase-Sirtuin 1 Pathway Contributes to Salvianolic Acid A-Induced Browning of White Adipose Tissue in High-Fat Diet Fed Male Mice
Frontiers in Pharmacology 2021cited by 16position: middledoi
Glutathione disulfide sensitizes hepatocytes to TNFα-mediated cytotoxicity via IKK-β S-glutathionylation: a potential mechanism underlying non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Experimental & Molecular Medicine 2018cited by 43position: middledoi
The <scp>TLR</scp>4‐<scp>IRE</scp>1α pathway activation contributes to palmitate‐elicited lipotoxicity in hepatocytes
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine 2018cited by 38position: middledoi
Sirtuin 3 acts as a negative regulator of autophagy dictating hepatocyte susceptibility to lipotoxicity
Hepatology 2017cited by 130position: firstdoi
Nicotinamide protects hepatocytes against palmitate-induced lipotoxicity via SIRT1-dependent autophagy induction
Nutrition Research 2017cited by 60position: middledoi
MicroRNA-1185 Induces Endothelial Cell Apoptosis by Targeting UVRAG and KRIT1
Cellular Physiology and Biochemistry 2017cited by 18position: middledoi
Increasing extracellular Ca2+ sensitizes TNF-alpha-induced vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) via a TRPC1/ERK1/2/NFκB-dependent pathway in human vascular endothelial cells
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research 2017cited by 14position: firstdoi
Histidine-alleviated hepatocellular death in response to 4-hydroxynonenal contributes to the protection against high-fat diet-induced liver injury
Journal of Functional Foods 2017cited by 6position: middledoi
Prenatal exposure to famine and the development of hyperglycemia and type 2 diabetes in adulthood across consecutive generations: a population-based cohort study of families in Suihua, China
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2016cited by 139position: middledoi
Elevated circulating stearic acid leads to a major lipotoxic effect on mouse pancreatic beta cells in hyperlipidaemia via a miR-34a-5p-mediated PERK/p53-dependent pathway
Diabetologia 2016cited by 99position: middledoi
Serum metabonomics of NAFLD plus T2DM based on liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry
Clinical Biochemistry 2016cited by 34position: middledoi
Insulin Protects Hepatic Lipotoxicity by Regulating ER Stress through the PI3K/Akt/p53 Involved Pathway Independently of Autophagy Inhibition
Nutrients 2016cited by 19position: middledoi
Increase of circulating cholesterol in vitamin D deficiency is linked to reduced vitamin D receptor activity via the Insig‐2/SREBP‐2 pathway
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2015cited by 63position: firstdoi
Ursolic acid increases energy expenditure through enhancing free fatty acid uptake and β‐oxidation via an UCP3/AMPK‐dependent pathway in skeletal muscle
Molecular Nutrition & Food Research 2015cited by 52position: middledoi
Nicotinamide ameliorates palmitate-induced ER stress in hepatocytes via cAMP/PKA/CREB pathway-dependent Sirt1 upregulation
Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Cell Research 2015cited by 51position: middledoi
Ursolic acid protects hepatocytes against lipotoxicity through activating autophagy via an AMPK pathway
Journal of Functional Foods 2015cited by 27position: lastdoi
Therapeutic Role of Ursolic Acid on Ameliorating Hepatic Steatosis and Improving Metabolic Disorders in High-Fat Diet-Induced Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Rats
PLoS ONE 2014cited by 154position: firstdoi
Histidine supplementation alleviates inflammation in the adipose tissue of high-fat diet-induced obese rats via the NF-κB- and PPARγ-involved pathways
British Journal Of Nutrition 2014cited by 68position: lastdoi
Rectification of impaired adipose tissue methylation status and lipolytic response contributes to hepatoprotective effect of betaine in a mouse model of alcoholic liver disease
British Journal of Pharmacology 2014cited by 49position: middledoi
Biomarkers Identified by Urinary Metabonomics for Noninvasive Diagnosis of Nutritional Rickets
Journal of Proteome Research 2014cited by 30position: middledoi
Reply to SI Barr
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 2014cited by 0position: firstdoi

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Frequent collaborators

Changhao Sun · Zhongyuan University of Technology18 papers (2012–2017)Zhenyuan Song · University of Illinois Chicago14 papers (2012–2025)Xiaobing Dou · University of Illinois Chicago12 papers (2013–2025)Xia Chu · University of Turku9 papers (2012–2017)Ximei Zhang · University of Illinois Chicago8 papers (2013–2017)Rennan Feng · Harbin Medical University8 papers (2012–2017)Lixin Na · Tufts University8 papers (2012–2017)Ying Li · Jiangsu University7 papers (2012–2016)Zongxiang Sun · Harbin Medical University5 papers (2014–2016)Hua Ning · Harbin Medical University5 papers (2013–2017)Zhigang Wang · University of Illinois Chicago5 papers (2012–2013)Fuchuan Guo · Harbin Medical University5 papers (2012–2016)Liyan Liu · Southwest Petroleum University5 papers (2012–2025)Liuyi Hao · Harbin Medical University4 papers (2013–2016)Yucun Niu · Harbin Medical University4 papers (2012–2016)Yaxin Ye · South China Agricultural University4 papers (2015–2017)Qing Song · University of Illinois Chicago4 papers (2017–2025)Chen Shen · Nantong University4 papers (2013–2018) · 3 papers (2017–2018)Dongfang Gu · University of Illinois Chicago3 papers (2012–2013)