Nano Cheng's Laboratory

Publications:

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1. Cheng, W.Y.*, Chan, P.H., Chan, P.L., Lam, K.L., Lai, C.H., HO, Y.S., Yeung, W.F., Wong, K.H., Cheung, P.C.K. & Chang, R. C. C. (2026). Chronoregulatory and Neuroprotective Effects of Yeast β-Glucan Against Systemic Inflammation. Carbohydrate Polymers, 124812 (Impact factor: 12.5, Q1)  

2. Chen, S.C., Li, H., Ning, M., Yu, B.Y.M., Wu, S., Cheng, W.Y., Li, Y, Yeung, W.F.(2026). The Association Between Gut Microbiota and Insomnia: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Sleep Medicine Reviews, [Accepted, in press] (Impact factor: 9.7, Q1) 

3. Cheng, W.Y.*, Lee, X.Z., Lai, M.S.L., Ho, Y.S. and Chang, R.C.C. (2025). PKR Modulates Sterile Systemic Inflammation-Triggered Neuroinflammation and Brain Glucose Metabolism Disturbance. Frontiers in Immunology, 16, 1469737 (Impact factor: 5.9, Q1) 

4. Ling, P. Z., Wong, K. H., Ho, Y. S., Cheng, W. Y.*, & Chang, R. C. C. (2025). The Role of Gut-Brain Axis in Modulating the Impact of Sterile Inflammation on Neuroimmune Responses in Neurodegenerative Diseases—Alzheimer’s Disease and Parkinson’s Disease. Neuroimmunomodulation, 32 (1), 220–232. 

5. Chen, S. C., Wu, T. M. S., Li, H., Shou, J. W., Qin, J., Wu, G. T., Cheng, W. Y., & Yeung, W. F. (2025). Parental Perspectives on Eating Disorders of Their School-Age Children with ADHD in Hong Kong: A Qualitative Study. Nutrients, 17(3), 513. (Impact factor: 5.0, Q1) 

6. Zhu, Y. Y., Dong, Y. H., Gu, F. T., Zhao, Z. C., Huang, L. X., Cheng, W. Y.*, & Wu, J. Y. (2024). Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Cordyceps Cs-HK1 Fungus Exopolysaccharide on Lipopolysaccharide-Stimulated Macrophages via the TLR4/MyD88/NF-κB Pathway. Nutrients, 16(22), 3885. (Impact factor: 5.0, Q1) 

7. Cheng, W.Y.*, Chan, P.L., Ong, H.Y., Wong, K.H., & Chang, R. C. C. (2024). Systemic Inflammation Disrupts Circadian Rhythms and Diurnal Neuroimmune Dynamics. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(13). (Impact factor: 5.7, Q1) 

8. Ho, Y. S., Cheng, W. Y., Lai, M. S. L., Lau, C. F., Wong, G. T. C., Yeung, W. F., & Chang, R. C. C. (2024). Postoperative Electroacupuncture Boosts Cognitive Function Recovery after Laparotomy in Mice. Biomolecules, 14(10), 1274. (Impact factor: 5.6, Q1) 

9. Wu, Y., Meng, X., Cheng, W. Y., Yan, Z., Li, K., Wang, J., Jiang, T., Zhou, F., Wong, K. H., Zhong, C., Dong, Y., & Gao, S. (2024). Can pluripotent/multipotent stem cells reverse Parkinson's disease progression? Frontiers in Neuroscience, 18, 1210447. (Impact factor: 3.2, Q2) 

10. Cheung, K., Chan, V., Chan, S., Wong, M. M. H., Chung, G. K. K., Cheng, W. Y., Lo, K. & Zeng, F. (2024). Effect of intermittent fasting on cardiometabolic health in the Chinese population: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. Nutrients, 16(3), 357. (Impact factor: 5.0, Q1) 

11. Cheng, W.Y., Desmet, L., & Depoortere, I. (2023). Time-restricted eating for chronodisruption-related chronic diseases. Acta Physiologica, 239(2), e14027. (Impact factor: 6.3, Q1) 

12. Cheng, W. Y., Ho, Y. S., & Chang, R. C. C. (2022). Linking circadian rhythms to microbiome-gut-brain axis in aging-associated neurodegenerative diseases. Ageing Research Reviews, 78, 101620. (Impact factor: 12.4, Q1) 

13. Wong, W. K., Lai, C. H. N., Cheng, W. Y., Tung, L. H., Chang, R. C. C., & Leung, F. K. C. (2022). Polymer–Metal Composite Healthcare Materials: From Nano to Device Scale. Journal of Composites Science, 6(8), 218. (Impact score: 3.9, Q2)   

14. Cheng, W. Y., Lam, K. L., Li, X., Kong, A. P. S., & Cheung, P. C. K. (2021). Circadian disruption-induced metabolic syndrome in mice is ameliorated by oat β-glucan mediated by gut microbiota. Carbohydrate Polymers, 267, 118216. (Impact factor: 12.5, Q1)   

15. Cheng, W. Y., Lam, K. L., Kong, A. P. S., & Cheung, P. C. K. (2020). Prebiotic supplementation (beta-glucan and inulin) attenuates circadian misalignment induced by shifted light-dark cycle in mice by modulating circadian gene expression. Food Research International, 137, 109437. (Impact factor: 8.0, Q1)   

16. Lam, K. L., Cheng, W. Y., Su, Y., Li, X., Wu, X., Wong, K. H., ... & Cheung, P. C. K. (2020). Use of random forest analysis to quantify the importance of the structural characteristics of beta-glucans for prebiotic development. Food Hydrocolloids, 108, 106001. (Impact factor: 12.4, Q1) 

17. Lam, K. L., Cheng, W. Y., Yang, F., Lin, S., You, L., Chiou, J., ... & Cheung, P. C. K. (2020). Framework as a Service, FaaS: Personalized Prebiotic Development for Infants with the Elements of Time and Parametric Modelling of In Vitro Fermentation. Microorganisms, 8(5), 623. (Impact factor: 4.926, Q2)   

18. Lam, K. L., Ko, K. C., Li, X., Ke, X., Cheng, W. Y., Chen, T., ... & Cheung, P. C. K. (2019). In Vitro Infant Faecal Fermentation of Low Viscosity Barley β-Glucan and Its Acid Hydrolyzed Derivatives: Evaluation of Their Potential as Novel Prebiotics. Molecules, 24(5), 828. (Impact factor: 5.0, Q1)   

19. Cheng, W. Y., Wei, X. Q., Siu, K. C., Song, A. X., & Wu, J. Y. (2018). Cosmetic and Skincare Benefits of Cultivated Mycelia from the Chinese Caterpillar Mushroom, Ophiocordyceps sinensis (Ascomycetes). International journal of medicinal mushrooms, 20(7), 623-636. (Research article based on final year project; Impact factor: 1.921, Q3)  

20. Li, X., Zhou, J., Dong, X., Cheng, W. Y., Duan, H., & Cheung, P. C. K. (2018). In Vitro and In Vivo Photothermal Cancer Therapeutic Effects of Gold Nanorods Modified with Mushroom β-Glucan. Journal of agricultural and food chemistry, 66(16), 4091-4098. (Impact factor: 6.2, Q1)