Wenkai Ren
South China Agricultural University, China · China
Editorial leadership for International Journal of Nutrition ISSN 2379-7835
Research interests
- Amino Acids
- Intestinal Health
- Nutrition
- Immunity
- Innate Immunity
Biography
Wenkai Ren is affiliated with South China Agricultural University, China, where his research focuses on the intersections of nutrition, metabolism, and immune function, particularly in the context of gut microbiota and oxidative stress. His most influential work, "Melatonin reprogramming of gut microbiota improves lipid dysmetabolism in high‐fat diet‐fed mice" (2018), has been cited 356 times and exemplifies his contributions to understanding how bioactive compounds modulate metabolic and inflammatory processes through microbial pathways. With over 31 indexed publications, his body of work spans amino acid metabolism, melatonin signaling in immune cells, inflammatory bowel diseases, and nutritional interventions in oxidative stress and metabolic disorders. His investigations into methionine restriction, polyamines, and glutamine further underscore a sustained commitment to elucidating dietary and molecular mechanisms that influence host health and disease.
Selected publications
- Melatonin reprogramming of gut microbiota improves lipid dysmetabolism in high‐fat diet‐fed mice 2018 cited 356×
- Glutamine Metabolism in Macrophages: A Novel Target for Obesity/Type 2 Diabetes 2019 cited 211×
- Melatonin signaling in T cells: Functions and applications 2017 cited 182×
- Functions and Signaling Pathways of Amino Acids in Intestinal Inflammation 2018 cited 167×
- Melatonin in macrophage biology: Current understanding and future perspectives 2019 cited 162×
- Melatonin alleviates weanling stress in mice: Involvement of intestinal microbiota 2017 cited 156×
Ranked by citation impact (Crossref) where available, newest otherwise · verified via ORCID.
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