Publications

Our work has been published in leading scientific journals. Explore a selection of our featured papers or browse our full publication list by year.

Featured Publications

2026

Gut microbiota promotes immune tolerance at the maternal-fetal interface.

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2025

Microbiota regulation of gut-brain neuroimmune crosstalk in early life.

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2024

Gut bacteria-derived serotonin promotes immune tolerance in early life.

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2022

Gut microbiota-derived metabolites confer protection against SARS-CoV-2 infection.

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Full Publications List By Year

Zeng Lab 1/1/17 Zeng Lab 1/1/17

The interplay between host immune cells and gut microbiota in chronic inflammatory diseases

Kim D, Zeng MY, Núñez G. Exp Mol Med. 2017 May 26;49(5):e339. doi: 10.1038/emm.2017.24. Review. PubMed PMID: 28546562; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5454439. READ ARTICLE

Zeng Lab 12/31/16 Zeng Lab 12/31/16

Mesenchymal Cell-Specific MyD88 Signaling Promotes Systemic Dissemination of Salmonella Typhimurium via Inflammatory Monocytes

Kim D, Seo SU, Zeng MY, Kim WU, Kamada N, Inohara N, Núñez G. J Immunol. 2017 Aug 15;199(4):1362-1371. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.1601527. Epub 2017 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 28674182; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5548622. READ ARTICLE

Zeng Lab 12/30/16 Zeng Lab 12/30/16

Gut microbiota: Role in pathogen colonization, immune responses, and inflammatory disease

Pickard JM*, Zeng MY*, Caruso R*, Núñez G. Immunol Rev. 2017 Sep;279(1):70-89. doi: 10.1111/imr.12567. Review. PubMed PMID: 28856738; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5657496. *co-first authors READ ARTICLE

Zeng Lab 12/29/16 Zeng Lab 12/29/16

Mechanisms of inflammation-driven bacterial dysbiosis in the gut

Zeng MY, Inohara N, Nunez G. Mucosal Immunology. 2017 Jan;10(1):18-26. PMID: 27554295.PMCID: PMC5788567 READ ARTICLE