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Ø Linlin Zhou, Yuwei Wang, Yu Liu, Feipeng Zhu, Ge Gao, Chengjie Li, Pu Ai, Jingying Xu, Junxin Wang, Long Guo, Virginia Man-Yee Lee, Jianjun Chen*, Jialin Zheng*, Qihui Wu*. Dynein-dependent endo-lysosomal degradation drives Lewy body disorders accompanied by Aβ pathology. Advanced Science. 2025 Jul 18:e14860. doi: 10.1002/advs.202414860.  (Key words: Dynein, endo-lysosome, PD) (IF=14.1)

Ø Yihan Liu, Shengyang Fu, Yan He, Xinwei Huang, Huikang Xie, Leyan Chen, Qihui Wu *, Jialin C. Zheng *, Weijun Cao *, Antioxidative ceria nanoparticles protect acute lung injury-induced cognitive and emotional dysfunctions in mice. Chemical Engineering Journal. Available online 25 May 2025, 164147. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2025.164147 (Key words: Antioxidative nanoparticle, lung-brain axis) (IF=13.2)

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