Geriatric Nutrition; Nutrition and Disease; Precision Nutrition
1. The National Natural Science Foundation of China (based on intestinal flora as a target to explore the mechanism of oat glucan delaying the progression of diabetic nephropathy)
2. National Natural Science Foundation Youth Project (Proanthocyanidins Reduce Type 2 Diabetic Nephropathy and Anti-inflammatory Mechanisms)
3. Doctoral Foundation of the Ministry of Education (Molecular Mechanisms of Oligomeric Proanthocyanidins Improving the Structure and Function of Podocyte Hole Septum under High Glucose Conditions)
4. Danone Nutrition Center Dietary Nutrition Research and Education Fund (Phytosterol Intervention Study on Hypercholesterolemia in China)
5. Transverse topic: The effect and mechanism of lutein and zeaxanthin on retinal macular degeneration after blue light injury
6. Transverse topic: Study on the role and mechanism of oat bran in regulating glucose and lipid metabolism
7. Transverse topic: effect and mechanism of fermented Astragalus membranaceus on reducing uric acid
8. Transverse topic: Study on the effect and mechanism of sheep whey protein and sheep casein on sarcopenia
9. Transverse: Study on the effect and mechanism of goat milk whole fat powder and goat milk low fat powder on sarcopenia
1. Zhaofeng Zhang, Yujie Li, Yong Li. Grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts prevent hyperglycemia-induced monocyte adhesion to aortic endothelial cells and ameliorates vascular inflammation in high-carbohydrate/high-fat diet and streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. Int J Food Sci Nutr. 2015 Aug;67(5):524-34.
2. Li Zhang, Jiao Yang, Zhangyi Liao, Xiaomeng Zhao, Xuefeng Hu, Wenli Zhu, Zhaofeng Zhang*. Association between Diabetes and Cognitive Function among People over 45 Years Old in China: A Cross-Sectional Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2019 Apr 11;16(7)
3. Xiaxia Cai, Lei Bao, Jinwei Ren, Yong Li, Zhaofeng Zhang*. Grape seed procyanidin B2 protects podocytes from high glucose-induced mitochondrial dysfunction and apoptosis via the AMPK-SIRT1-PGC-1α axis in vitro. Food Funct. 2016 Feb;7(2):805-15
4. Lei Bao, Xiaxia Cai, Zhaofeng Zhang*, Yong Li*. Grape seed procyanidin B2 ameliorates mitochondrial dysfunction and inhibits apoptosis via the AMP-activated protein kinase-silent mating type information regulation 2 homologue 1-PPARγ co-activator-1α axis in rat mesangial cells under high-dose glucosamine. Br J Nutr. 2015 Jan 14;113(1):35-44.
5. Lei Bao, Xiaxia Cai, Xiaoqian Dai, Ye Ding, Yanfei Jiang, Zhaofeng Zhang*, Yong Li. Grape seed proanthocyanidin extracts ameliorate podocyte injury by activating peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ coactivator 1α in low-dose streptozotocin-and high-carbohydrate/high-fat diet-induced diabetic rats. Food Funct. 2014 Aug;5(8):1872-80
6. Sumiya Aihemaitijiang, Yaqin Zhang, Li Zhang, Jiao Yang, Chen Ye, Mairepaiti Halimulati, Wei Zhang, Zhaofeng Zhang*. The Association between Purine-Rich Food Intake and Hyperuricemia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chinese Adult Residents. Nutrients. 2020 Dec 15;12(12):3835.
7. Chen Ye, Xiaojie Huang, Ruoyu Wang, Mairepaiti Halimulati, Sumiya Aihemaitijiang, Zhaofeng Zhang*. Dietary Inflammatory Index and the Risk of Hyperuricemia: A Cross-Sectional Study in Chinese Adult Residents. Nutrients. 2021 Dec 16;13(12):4504.
8. Yaqin Zhang, Jiao Yang, Ninghua Huang, Linyan Xiao, Hong Lin, Jiayou Luo, Zhaofeng Zhang*, Zhiyong Zou*. Changes in breast milk lutein concentrations and their associations with dietary lutein intake: a 12-week prospective analytical study. Br J Nutr. 2019 Nov 14;122(9):1033-1039.
9. Chen Ye, Sumiya Aihemaitijiang, Ruoyu Wang, Mairepaiti Halimulati, Zhaofeng Zhang*. Associations between Early-Life Food Deprivation and Risk of Frailty of Middle-Age and Elderly People: Evidence from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study. Nutrients. 2021 Aug 31;13(9):3066.
10. Jiao Yang, Dankang Li, Yaqin Zhang, Li Zhang, Zhangyi Liao, SuMiYa Aihemaitijiang,Yanmei Hou, Zhijun Zhan, Kui Xie, Zhaofeng Zhang*. Lutein Protects the Retina from Blue LED light-Induced Degeneration by Inhibiting Increasing Oxidative Stress and Inflammation. Journal of Functional Foods. 2020(73): 104107