1. Wang J, Zhang Y, Liu Z, Yang Y, Zhong Y, Ning X, Zhang Y, Zhao T, Xia L, Geng F, Tao R, Fan M, Ren Z*, Liu H*. Schizophrenia patients with a metabolically abnormal obese phenotype have milder negative symptoms. BMC Psychiatry. 2020 Aug 18;20(1):410.
2. Jiang T, Yan L, Chen M, Cao J, Shen Y, Ren Z*. Lateral Supraorbital Approach f[or] the Surgical Clipping of Ruptured Tiny Anteri[or] Circulation Aneurysms. J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2020 May; 30(5): 523-526.
3. Liu Z, Zhang Y, Zhao T, Wang J, Xia L, Zhong Y, Yang Y, Ning X, Zhang Y, Ren Z*, Liu H*. A higher body mass index in Chinese inpatients with chronic schizophrenia is associated with elevated plasma orexin-A levels [and] fewer negative symptoms. Nord J Psychiatry. 2020 Oct; 74(7): 525-532.
4. Zhang Q, Yan L, Chen M, Gui M, Lu L, Deng F*, Ren Z*. IgA1 isolated from Henoch-Schonlein Purpura children promotes proliferation of human mesangial cells in vitro. Cell Biol Int. 2019 Jul;43(7):760-769.
5. Ren Z, Wang X, Xu M, Frank JA, Luo J. Minocycline attenuates ethanol-induced cell death [and] microglial activation in the developing spinal cord. Alcohol. 2019 Sep; 79: 25-35.
6. Ren Z, Wang X, Yang F, Xu M, Frank JA, Wang H, Wang S, Ke ZJ, Luo J. Ethanol-induced Damage to the Developing Spinal Cord: The Involvement of CCR2 Signaling. Biochim Biophys Acta--MOL BASIS DIS. 2017 Nov; 1863(11): 2746- 2761.
7. Wu T, Xu J, Xu S, Wu L, Zhu Y, Li G, Ren Z*. 17β-Estradiol Promotes Islet Cell Proliferation in a Partial Pancreatectomy Mouse Model. J Endocr Soc. 2017 Jun 5; 1(7): 965-979.
8. Ren Z, Yang F, Wang X, Wang Y, Xu M, Frank JA, Ke ZJ, Zhang Z, Shi X, Luo J. Chronic plus binge ethanol exposure causes more severe pancreatic injury [and] inflammation. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2016 Aug 15; 308: 11-19.
9. Ren Z, Wang X, Xu M, Yang F, Frank JA, Ke ZJ, Luo J. Binge ethanol exposure causes endoplasmic reticulum stress, oxidative stress [and] tissue injury in the pancreas. Oncotarget. 2016 Aug 23;7(34):54303-54316.
10. Ren Z, Wang J, Wang S, Zou C, Li X, Guan Y, Chen Z, Zhang YA. Autologous transplantation of GDNF-expressing mesenchymal stem cells protects against MPTP-induced damage in cynomolgus monkeys. Sci Rep. 2013; 3: 2786.
11. Ren Z, Zhang YA, Chen Z. Spontaneous transformation of cynomolgus mesenchymal stem cells in vitro: further confirmation by short tandem repeat analysis. Exp Cell Res. 2012; 318(5): 435-40.
12. Ren Z, Wang J, Zhu W, Guan Y, Zou C, Chen Z, Zhang YA. Spontaneous transformation of adult mesenchymal stem cells from cynomolgus macaques in vitro. Exp Cell Res. 2011; 317(20): 2950-7.
13. Ren Z, Wang J, Zou C, Guan Y, Zhang YA. Labeling of cynomolgus monkey bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stem cells f[or] cell tracking by multimodality imaging. Sci China Life Sci. 2011; 54(11): 981-7.
14. Ren Z, Zou C, Ji H, Zhang YA. Oestrogen regulates proliferation [and] differentiation of human islet-derived precurs[or] cells through oestrogen recept[or] alpha. Cell Biol Int, 2010; 34(5): 523-530.
15. Ren Z, Wang J, Zou C, Guan Y, Zhang YA. Comparative characterization of mesenchymal stem cells from different age groups of cynomolgus monkey. Sci China C Life Sci, 2010; 53(5): 563-572.
16. Ren Z, Zhang Y. Cells therapy f[or] Parkinson's disease --so close [and] so far away. Sci China C Life Sci, 2009; 52(7): 610-614.