Xianghua Yan, Ph.D/Professor

Contact Details

Tel: not available now

Fax: 0086-27-87280408

E-mail: xhyan@mail.hzau.edu.cn

Office: B507, The Third Hall

Mailing Address

Prof. Xianghua Yan

State Key Laboratory of Agricultural Microbiology

College of Animal Sciences & Technology

Huazhong Agricultural University

Wuhan, 430070, Hubei, China

Research interests

● Interaction of gut microbiota and gut health in mammals

● Nutrients-sensitive signaling pathways

● Swine nutrition

Education background

2003.2-2006.3: Zhejiang University (Ph.D. Candidate)

1998.9-2001.6: Jiangxi Agricultural University (Jointed Master Candidate) 

1994.9-1998.6: Jiangxi Agricultural University (B.S. Candidate)

Professional Experience

2013.01-present: Professor, Huazhong Agricultural University

2007.12-2012.12: Associate professor, Huazhong Agricultural University

2009.10-2010.10: Visiting Scholar, University of California at Berkeley

2006.04-2007.11: Lecturer, Huazhong Agricultural University

2001.07-2003.01: Assistant, Jiangxi Agricultural University

Selected Publications

1. Yangfan Nie, Jun Hu, Qiliang Hou, Wenyong Zheng, Xianghua Zhang, Tao Yang, Libao Ma, Xianghua Yan*. Lactobacillus frumenti improves antioxidant capacity via nitric oxide synthase 1 in intestinal epithelial cells. FASEB Journal. 2019.33(10):10705-10716.

2. Jun Hu, Libao Ma, Yangfan Nie, Jianwei Chen, Wenyong Zheng, Xinkai Wang, Chunlin Xie, Zilong Zheng, Zhichang Wang, Tao Yang, Min Shi, Lingli Chen, Qiliang Hou, Yaorong Niu, Xiaofan Xu, Yuhua Zhu, Yong Zhang, Hong Wei, Xianghua Yan*. A Microbiota-Derived Bacteriocin Targets the Host to Confer Diarrhea Resistance in Early-Weaned Piglets. Cell Host & Microbe. 2018.24(6):817-832.

3. Qiwen Fan, Baisheng Long, Guokai Yan, Zhichang Wang, Min Shi, Xiaoyu Bao, Jun Hu, Xiuzhi Li, Changqing Chen, Zilong Zheng, Xianghua Yan*. Dietary leucine supplementation alters energy metabolism and induces slow-to-fast transitions in longissimus dorsi muscle of weanling piglets. British Journal of Nutrition. 2017.117(9):1222-1234.

4. Hao Wu#, Fengli Wang#, Shenglan Hu#, Cong Yin, Xiao Li, Shuhong Zhao, Junjun Wang, Xianghua Yan*. MiR-20a and miR-106b negatively regulate autophagy induced by leucine deprivation via suppression of ULK1 expression in C2C12 myoblasts. Cellular Signalling. 2012.24(11):2179-2186.

5. Xianghua Yan#, Qiming Sun#, Jian Ji, Yaqin Zhu, Zhengfei Liu and Qing Zhong*. Reconstitution of leucine-mediated autophagy via the mTORC1-Barkor pathway in vitro. Autophagy. 2012.8:213-221.

Members of Editorial Board

1. Journal of Zhejiang University-SCIENCE B (2018-2022)
Molecular nutrition, http://www.jzus.zju.edu.cn/editorial_b.php
2. Scientific Reports (2018-2022)
Microbiology, https://www.nature.com/srep/about/editorial-board#microbiology
3. Journal of Animal Sciences and Biotechnology (2019-2023)
https://jasbsci.biomedcentral.com/about/editorial-board

4. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition (Scientific editor, 2020-2024)