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Contact information

Email
lei.deng@rdm.ox.ac.uk

Research groups

Simmons Group: Intestinal Immunity in Health and Disease

Lei Deng

Postdoctoral Scientist

Key publications

Spatial fibroblast niches define Crohn's fistulae.

McGregor C. et al, (2026), Nature, 649, 703 - 712

Milk fat globule membrane modulates inflammatory pathways in human monocytes: A crossover human intervention study.

Deng L. et al, (2024), Clin Nutr, 43, 232 - 245

Triacylglycerol uptake and handling by macrophages: From fatty acids to lipoproteins.

Deng L. et al, (2023), Prog Lipid Res, 92

HILPDA is a lipotoxic marker in adipocytes that mediates the autocrine negative feedback regulation of triglyceride hydrolysis by fatty acids and alleviates cellular lipotoxic stress.

Deng L. et al, (2023), Mol Metab, 75

Macrophages take up VLDL-sized emulsion particles through caveolae-mediated endocytosis and excrete part of the internalized triglycerides as fatty acids.

Deng L. et al, (2022), PLoS Biol, 20

Flavonoid-Like Components of Peanut Stem and Leaf Extract Promote Sleep by Decreasing Neuronal Excitability.

Guo R. et al, (2022), Mol Nutr Food Res, 66

Caveolae mediated endocytosis of VLDL particles in macrophages requires NPC1 and STARD3 for further lysosomal processing

Deng L. et al, (2021)

Sedative-hypnotic and anxiolytic effects and the mechanism of action of aqueous extracts of peanut stems and leaves in mice.

Deng L. et al, (2018), J Sci Food Agric, 98, 4885 - 4894

Identification of chemical ingredients of peanut stems and leaves extracts using UPLC-QTOF-MS coupled with novel informatics UNIFI platform.

Deng L. et al, (2016), J Mass Spectrom, 51, 1157 - 1167

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