Publications

Selected Publications

  • Zhu J, Saikia G, Zhang X, Shen X, Kahe K. One-Carbon Metabolism Nutrients, Genetic Variation, and Diabetes Mellitus. Diabetes Metab J. 2024 Mar;48(2):170-183. doi: 10.4093/dmj.2023.0272. Epub 2024 Mar 12. PMID: 38468500; PMCID: PMC10995489.
  • Zhang X. Lowering lifestyle‑related cancer risk through adherence to the 2018 WCRF/AICR recommendations: insights and implications. BMC Global Public Health 2, 7 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1186/s44263-024-00037-6
  • Zhang X, Irajizad E, Hoffman KL, Fahrmann JF, Li F, Seo YD, Browman GJ, Dennison JB, Vykoukal J, Luna PN, Siu W, Wu R, Murage E, Ajami NJ, McQuade JL, Wargo JA, Long JP, Do KA, Lampe JW, Basen-Engquist KM, Okhuysen PC, Kopetz S, Hanash SM, Petrosino JF, Scheet P, Daniel CR. Modulating a prebiotic food source influences inflammation and immune-regulating gut microbes and metabolites: insights from the BE GONE trial. EBioMedicine. 2023 Nov 20:104873. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 38040541.
  • Zhang X, Daniel CR, Soltero V, Vargas X, Jain S, Kanwal F, Thrift AP, Balakrishnan M. A Study of Dietary Patterns Derived by Cluster Analysis and Their Association With Metabolic Dysfunction-Associated Steatotic Liver Disease Severity Among Hispanic Patients. Am J Gastroenterol. 2023 Oct 9. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37737674.
  • Spencer CN, McQuade JL, Gopalakrishnan V, McCulloch JA, Vetizou M, Cogdill AP, Khan MAW, Zhang X, White MG, Peterson CB, Wong MC, Morad G, Rodgers T, Badger JH, Helmink BA, Andrews MC, Rodrigues RR, Morgun A, Kim YS, Roszik J, Hoffman KL, Zheng J, Zhou Y, Medik YB, Kahn LM, Johnson S, Hudgens CW, Wani K, Gaudreau PO, Harris AL, Jamal MA, Baruch EN, Perez-Guijarro E, Day CP, Merlino G, Pazdrak B, Lochmann BS, Szczepaniak-Sloane RA, Arora R, Anderson J, Zobniw CM, Posada E, Sirmans E, Simon J, Haydu LE, Burton EM, Wang L, Dang M, Clise-Dwyer K, Schneider S, Chapman T, Anang NAS, Duncan S, Toker J, Malke JC, Glitza IC, Amaria RN, Tawbi HA, Diab A, Wong MK, Patel SP, Woodman SE, Davies MA, Ross MI, Gershenwald JE, Lee JE, Hwu P, Jensen V, Samuels Y, Straussman R, Ajami NJ, Nelson KC, Nezi L, Petrosino JF, Futreal PA, Lazar AJ, Hu J, Jenq RR, Tetzlaff MT, Yan Y, Garrett WS, Huttenhower C, Sharma P, Watowich SS, Allison JP, Cohen L, Trinchieri G, Daniel CR, Wargo JA. Dietary fiber and probiotics influence the gut microbiome and melanoma immunotherapy response. Science. 2021 Dec 24;374(6575):1632-1640. doi: 10.1126/science.aaz7015. Epub 2021 Dec 23. PMID: 34941392; PMCID: PMC8970537.
  • Zhang X, Browman G, Siu W, Basen-Engquist KM, Hanash SM, Hoffman KL, Okhuysen PC, Scheet P, Petrosino JF, Kopetz S, Daniel CR. The BE GONE trial study protocol: a randomized crossover dietary intervention of dry beans targeting the gut microbiome of overweight and obese patients with a history of colorectal polyps or cancer. BMC Cancer. 2019 Dec 18;19(1):1233. PMID: 31852462; PMCID: PMC6921460.
  • Zhang X, Heredia NI, Balakrishnan M, Thrift AP. Prevalence and factors associated with NAFLD detected by vibration controlled transient elastography among US adults: Results from NHANES 2017-2018. PLoS One. 2021 Jun 3;16(6):e0252164. PMID: 34081733; PMCID: PMC8174685.
  • Hou R, Wei J, Hu Y, Zhang X, Sun X, Chandrasekar EK, Voruganti VS. Healthy dietary patterns and risk and survival of breast cancer: a meta-analysis of cohort studies. Cancer Causes Control. 2019 Aug;30(8):835-846.Epub 2019 Jun 5. PMID: 31165965.
  • Zhang X, El-Serag HB, Thrift AP. Sex and Race Disparities in the Incidence of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the United States Examined through Age-Period-Cohort Analysis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 Jan;29(1):88-94. Epub 2019 Nov 11. PMID: 31712271.
  • Heredia NI, Zhang X, Balakrishnan M, Daniel CR, Hwang JP, McNeill LH, Thrift AP. Physical activity and diet quality in relation to non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: A cross-sectional study in a representative sample of U.S. adults using NHANES 2017-2018. Prev Med. 2022 Jan;154:106903. Epub 2021 Dec 1. PMID: 34861339; PMCID: PMC8724407.
  • Razouki ZA, Zhang X, Hwang JP, Heredia NI. Clinical Factors Associated with Non-Obese Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Detected among US Adults in the NHANES 2017-2018. J Clin Med. 2022 Jul 22;11(15):4260. PMID: 35893351; PMCID: PMC9331553.
  • Gregg JR, Kim J, Logothetis C, Hanash S, Zhang X, Manyam G, Muir K; UKGPCS Collaborative Group; Giles GG, Stanford JL, Berndt SI, Kogevinas M, Brenner H, Eeles RA; PRACTICAL Consortium; Wei P, Daniel CR. Coffee Intake, Caffeine Metabolism Genotype, and Survival Among Men with Prostate Cancer. Eur Urol Oncol. 2022 Aug 20:S2588-9311(22)00138-9.Epub ahead of print. PMID: 35995710; PMCID: PMC9939555.
  • Zhang X. Association of COVID-19 Mitigation Measures With Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Mass Index Among Children in Austria. JAMA Netw Open. 2021 Aug 2;4(8):e2121965.  PMID: 34436614.
  • Zhang X, Anandasabapathy S, Abrams J, Othman M, Badr HJ. Lifestyle Risk Factors, Quality of Life, and Intervention Preferences of Barrett’s Esophagus Patients: A Prospective Cohort Study. Glob Adv Health Med. 2021 Mar 8. PMID: 33767920; PMCID: PMC7952842.
  • Zhang X, Thrift AP. Modest Impact of Liver Transplantation on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Mortality in the United States, Findings from The Transplant Cancer Match (TCM) Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Mar. PMID: 33857017.
  • Zhang X, Pang L, Sharma SV, Li R, Nyitray AG, Edwards BJ. Malnutrition and overall survival in older patients with cancer. Clin Nutr. 2021 Mar;40(3):966-977. Epub 2020 Jul 1. PMID: 32665101.
  • Zhang X, Hoffman KL, Wei P, Elhor Gbito KY, Joseph R, Li F, Scheet P, Chang S, Petrosino JF, Daniel CR. Baseline Oral Microbiome and All-cancer Incidence in a Cohort of Nonsmoking Mexican American Women. Cancer Prev Res (Phila). 2021 Mar;14(3):383-392. Epub 2020 Dec 4. PMID: 33277317; PMCID: PMC8137515.
  • Zhang X. Vitamin D and Depression in Puerto Ricans Living in the United States. J Nutr. 2020 Dec 10;150(12):3047-3048. PMID: 33021316.
  • Gregg JR, Zhang X, Chapin BF, Ward JF, Kim J, Davis JW, Daniel CR. Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and grade group progression in localized prostate cancer: An active surveillance cohort. Cancer. 2021 Mar 1;127(5):720-728. Epub 2021 Jan 7. PMID: 33411364; PMCID: PMC9810094.
  • Zhang, X., Daniel, C.R. (2021). Diet, Microbiome, Inflammation, and Cancer. In: Sun, J. (eds) Inflammation, Infection, and Microbiome in Cancers. Physiology in Health and Disease. Springer, Cham.