Wenjiang Zheng

Wenjiang Zheng


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Academic Career Length

6Years (2021-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

Representative Publications

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31 May 2021 in Briefings in Bioinformatics
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WZWenjiang Zheng
Wenjiang Zheng
HWHui Wu
Hui Wu
TWTing Wang
Ting Wang
SZShaofeng Zhan
Shaofeng Zhan
XLXiaohong Liu
Xiaohong Liu
Background: The clinical consequences of SARS-CoV-2 and DENGUE virus co-infection are not promising. However, their treatment options are currently unavailable. Current studies have shown that quercetin is both resistant to COVID-19 and DENGUE; this study aimed to evaluate the possible functional roles and underlying mechanisms of action of quercetin as a potential molecular candidate against COVID-19 and DENGUE co-infection. Methods: We used a series of bioinformatics analyses to understand and characterize the biological functions, pharmacological targets and therapeutic mechanisms of quercetin in COVID-19 and DENGUE co-infection. Results: We revealed the clinical characteristics of COVID-19 and DENGUE, including pathological mechanisms, key inflammatory pathways and possible methods of intervention, 60 overlapping targets related to the co-infection and the drug were identified, the protein–protein interaction (PPI) was constructed and TNFα, CCL-2 and CXCL8 could become potential drug targets. Furthermore, we disclosed the signaling pathways, biological functions and upstream pathway activity of quercetin in COVID-19 and DENGUE. The analysis indicated that quercetin could inhibit cytokines release, alleviate excessive immune responses and eliminate inflammation, through NF-κB, IL-17 and Toll-like receptor signaling pathway. Conclusions: This study is the first to reveal quercetin as a pharmacological drug for COVID-19 and DENGUE co-infection. COVID-19 and DENGUE co-infection remain a potential threat to the world’s public health system. Therefore, we need innovative thinking to provide admissible evidence for quercetin as a potential molecule drug for the treatment of COVID-19 and DENGUE, but the findings have not been verified in actual patients, so further clinical drug trials are needed.

19 May 2022 in Computers in Biology and Medicine
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YJYong Jiang
Yong Jiang
QYqian yan
qian yan
CLCheng-Xin Liu
Cheng-Xin Liu
CPChen-Wen Peng
Chen-Wen Peng
WZWenjiang Zheng
Wenjiang Zheng
XHXiufang Huang
Xiufang Huang

1 September 2022 in Computers in Biology and Medicine
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WZWenjiang Zheng
Wenjiang Zheng
TWTing Wang
Ting Wang
CLChengxin Liu
Chengxin Liu
QYQian Yan
Qian Yan
SZShaofeng Zhan
Shaofeng Zhan
YJYong Jiang
Yong Jiang