Li Wen, MD, PhD
Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Endocrinology
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Director of Core Laboratory of Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
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Endocrinology
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Director of Core Laboratory of Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
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Appointments
Endocrinology
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Director of Core Laboratory of Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
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Professor of Medicine (Endocrinology)
Director of Core Laboratory of Yale Center for Clinical Investigation (YCCI)
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Endocrinology
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Other Departments & Organizations
- Diabetes Research Center
- Discovery to Cure Internship
- Endocrinology
- Fellowship Training
- Human and Translational Immunology Program
- Internal Medicine
Education & Training
- Postdoctoral Associate and Fellow
- Yale University (1997)
- PhD
- University of London (1992)
- MD
- Capital University of Medicine (1983)
Research
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Medical Research Interests
Antigen-Presenting Cells; Antigens, CD20; Autoimmune Diseases; CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes; CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes; Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1; Hypersensitivity; Immune Tolerance; Immunity, Humoral; Immunity, Innate; Inflammasomes; Islets of Langerhans; Liver; Microbiota; Obesity; T-Lymphocytes, Regulatory; Toll-Like Receptors
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0000-0002-8805-2934
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Juan Huang
Ningwen Tai, PhD
Jian Peng
Joseph Craft, MD
Xin Yang, PhD
Youjia Hu, PhD
128Publications
6,958Citations
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1
CD8-Positive T-Lymphocytes
CD4-Positive T-Lymphocytes
Islets of Langerhans
Autoimmune Diseases
Immune Tolerance
Publications
2024
Regulatory CD4+ T cells redirected against pathogenic CD8+ T cells protect NOD mice from development of autoimmune diabetes
Kakabadse D, Chen D, Fishman S, Weinstein-Marom H, Davies J, Wen L, Gross G, Wong F. Regulatory CD4+ T cells redirected against pathogenic CD8+ T cells protect NOD mice from development of autoimmune diabetes. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 15: 1463971. PMID: 39351219, PMCID: PMC11439686, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1463971.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsCD8+ T cellsCD4+ T cellsAntigen-specific CD8+ T cellsDevelopment of autoimmune diabetesRegulatory T cellsCo-transfer experimentsT cellsNOD miceAutoimmune diabetesAntigen-specific CD4+ T cellsRegulatory CD4+ T cellsAntigen-specific cytotoxic CD8Pathogenic CD8+ T cellsPre-diabetic NOD micePolyclonal CD4+ T cellsDevelopment of type 1 diabetesSuppresses autoimmune diabetesAntigen-specific CD4Expression of Foxp3Young NOD miceT cell-T cellMarkers in vitroType 1 diabetesAdoptive transferTreg cellsBile acid-gut microbiota imbalance in cholestasis and its long-term effect in mice
Yang X, Xu Y, Li J, Ran X, Gu Z, Song L, Zhang L, Wen L, Ji G, Wang R. Bile acid-gut microbiota imbalance in cholestasis and its long-term effect in mice. MSystems 2024, 9: e00127-24. PMID: 38934542, PMCID: PMC11265269, DOI: 10.1128/msystems.00127-24.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsGut microbiotaGut microbiota dysbiosisDysregulated gut microbiotaGut microbiota transplantationGerm-free miceVirulence factorsSmall intestinal bacteriaBile acid homeostasisMicrobiota dysbiosisDecreased diversityMicrobiota imbalanceMicrobiotaMouse model of cholestasisBile acidsMouse modelIntestinal bacteriaAcid homeostasisMicrobiota transplantationClinical management of patientsGutHepatic bile acidsLong-term effectsPre-clinical findingsModel of cholestasisManagement of patientsGut microbiota from B-cell-specific TLR9-deficient NOD mice promote IL-10+ Breg cells and protect against T1D
Yang X, Huang J, Peng J, Wang P, Wong F, Wang R, Wang D, Wen L. Gut microbiota from B-cell-specific TLR9-deficient NOD mice promote IL-10+ Breg cells and protect against T1D. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 15: 1413177. PMID: 38903498, PMCID: PMC11187306, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1413177.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsGut microbiotaGerm-free miceToll-like receptor 9Increased gut permeabilityIntestinal microbiotaGut permeabilityT1D developmentGut microbiota compositionFecal samplesTransferred to germ-free miceGut barrier integrityBreg cell differentiationMicrobiota influenceMucin degradationMicrobiota compositionBreg cellsAltered microbiotaMicrobiota impactMicrobiotaGene expressionImmune regulationDevelopment of T1DCell differentiationGutNOD miceTlr9 deficiency in B cells leads to obesity by promoting inflammation and gut dysbiosis
Wang P, Yang X, Zhang L, Sha S, Huang J, Peng J, Gu J, Pearson J, Hu Y, Zhao H, Wong F, Wang Q, Wen L. Tlr9 deficiency in B cells leads to obesity by promoting inflammation and gut dysbiosis. Nature Communications 2024, 15: 4232. PMID: 38762479, PMCID: PMC11102548, DOI: 10.1038/s41467-024-48611-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsToll-like receptor 9Gut microbiotaGut microbial communityTransferred to germ-free miceB cellsGerm-free miceTLR9 deficiencyKO miceGene sequencesGerminal center B cellsMicrobial communitiesMarginal zone B cellsGut dysbiosisFollicular helper cellsSelf-DNAMetabolic homeostasisAssociated with increased frequencyPro-inflammatory stateFat tissue inflammationGutHigh-fat dietMicrobiotaHelper cellsT cellsControl miceMulti-purposed diagnostic system for ovarian endometrioma using CNN and transformer networks in ultrasound
Li Y, Zhao B, Wen L, Huang R, Ni D. Multi-purposed diagnostic system for ovarian endometrioma using CNN and transformer networks in ultrasound. Biomedical Signal Processing And Control 2024, 91: 105923. DOI: 10.1016/j.bspc.2023.105923.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsConceptsFirst deep learning methodDeep learning methodsAccuracy of classificationDeep learningSegmentation branchTransformer networkClassification branchPopular networksAttention mechanismDice scoreCyst segmentationLearning methodsClassification accuracyComparable performanceExperience of doctorsReader studyDiagnostic systemNetworkClassificationSpecific informationAccuracyImagesCNNCyst regionExtensive datasetGut microbiota and therapy for obesity and type 2 diabetes
Zhang L, Wang P, Huang J, Xing Y, Wong F, Suo J, Wen L. Gut microbiota and therapy for obesity and type 2 diabetes. Frontiers In Endocrinology 2024, 15: 1333778. PMID: 38596222, PMCID: PMC11002083, DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2024.1333778.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsGut microbiota compositionGut microbiotaMicrobiota compositionType 2 diabetesFunction of gut microbiotaHomeostasis of gut microbiotaMicrobiota-based approachesModulating gut microbiotaBariatric surgeryEffective anti-obesity treatmentQuality of life of individualsMicrobiotaMildly obese patientsSustained weight lossAssociated with obesityDiminished quality of lifeAnti-obesity treatmentObesity management strategiesGutQuality of lifeNon-surgical interventionsIncreased medical costsPublic health crisisMusculoskeletal disordersObese patientsTLR5-deficiency controls dendritic cell subset development in an autoimmune diabetes-susceptible model
Pearson J, Hu Y, Peng J, Wong F, Wen L. TLR5-deficiency controls dendritic cell subset development in an autoimmune diabetes-susceptible model. Frontiers In Immunology 2024, 15: 1333967. PMID: 38482010, PMCID: PMC10935730, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2024.1333967.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsToll-like receptor 5Antigen-presenting cellsDendritic cellsType 1 diabetesTLR5-deficientDC developmentCytokine secretionCD4<sup>+</sup> T cell proliferationPathogenesis of type 1 diabetesT cell responsesEnhanced cytokine secretionT cell proliferationWild-type miceSusceptibility to obesitySusceptibility to T1DProinflammatory cytokine secretionGut microbiotaSpontaneous T1DNOD miceAutoimmune diabetesNon-obeseHuman T1DReceptor 5Autoimmune diseasesHyper-secretion
2023
Comparison of the diagnostic efficiency between the O-RADS US risk stratification system and doctors’ subjective judgment
Zhou S, Guo Y, Wen L, Liu J, Fu Y, Xu F, Liu M, Zhao B. Comparison of the diagnostic efficiency between the O-RADS US risk stratification system and doctors’ subjective judgment. BMC Medical Imaging 2023, 23: 190. PMID: 37986051, PMCID: PMC10662783, DOI: 10.1186/s12880-023-01153-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsMeSH Keywords and ConceptsNovel engineered B lymphocytes targeting islet-specific T cells inhibit the development of type 1 diabetes in non-obese diabetic Scid mice
Chen D, Kakabadse D, Fishman S, Weinstein-Marom H, Davies J, Boldison J, Thayer T, Wen L, Gross G, Wong F. Novel engineered B lymphocytes targeting islet-specific T cells inhibit the development of type 1 diabetes in non-obese diabetic Scid mice. Frontiers In Immunology 2023, 14: 1227133. PMID: 37731505, PMCID: PMC10507356, DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1227133.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAntigen-specific CD8Islet-specific T cellsT cellsAutoimmune diabetesB cellsSCID miceMouse modelB lymphocytesNon-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse modelRegulatory B cell functionsProtective cell typesAntigen-specific CD4Pathogenic T cellsT cell cytotoxicityAntigen-presenting cellsCo-transfer experimentsDiabetic mouse modelDiabetic SCID miceType 1 diabetesAntigen-specific cellsB cell functionNovel therapeutic approachesMHC II moleculesSplenic B cellsPD-1Distinct signatures of gut microbiota and metabolites in different types of diabetes: a population-based cross-sectional study
Hu J, Ding J, Li X, Li J, Zheng T, Xie L, Li C, Tang Y, Guo K, Huang J, Liu S, Yan J, Peng W, Hou C, Wen L, Xu A, Zhou Z, Xiao Y. Distinct signatures of gut microbiota and metabolites in different types of diabetes: a population-based cross-sectional study. EClinicalMedicine 2023, 62: 102132. PMID: 37593224, PMCID: PMC10430172, DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102132.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsAdult-onset T1DHealthy controlsGut microbiotaT1D patientsShort-chain fatty acid-producing bacteriaPopulation-based cross-sectional studyGut microbial alterationsRecent epidemiological dataType 1 diabetesCross-sectional studyT2D patientsIntestinal disturbancesDifferential diagnosisSerum metabolitesEpidemiological dataPatientsStudy subjectsT1DDiabetesSignificant differencesAcid-producing bacteriaMicrobiotaMicrobial profilesNational Key ResearchMicrobial alterations
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Treating Obesity with Gut Microbiota
- August 14, 2024
A Link Between the Immune System and Obesity
- December 07, 2022
New Professors in Department of Internal Medicine (December 2022)
- September 20, 2021
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