1. Nie Q^#, Luo X^#, Wang K^#, Ding Y^#, Jia S^#, Zhao Q, Li M, Zhang J, Zhuo Y, Lin J, Guo C, Zhang Z, Liu H, Zeng G, You J, Sun L, Lu H, Ma M, Jia Y, Zheng MH, Pang Y, Qiao J, Jiang C. Gut symbionts alleviate MASH through a secondary bile acid biosynthetic pathway. Cell. 2024. 187(11):2717-2734.

2. Lin J^#, Nie Q^#, Cheng J^#, Zhong YN^#, Zhang T^#, Zhang X^#, Ge X^#, Ding Y^#, Niu C, Gao Y, Wang K, Gao M, Wang X, Chen W, Yun C, Ye C, Xu J, Shaoyong W, Zhang L, Shang P, Luo X, Zhang Z, Zheng X, Sha X, Zhang J, Nie S, Zhang X, Ren F, Liu H, Dong E, Yu X, Ji L, Pang Y, Sun JP, Jiang C. A microbial amino-acid-conjugated bile acid, tryptophan-cholic acid, improves glucose homeostasis via the orphan receptor MRGPRE. Cell. 2025 ;188(17):4530-4548.
3. Nie Q, Sun Y, Hu W, Chen C, Lin Q, Nie S. (2023). Glucomannan promotes Bacteroides ovatus to improve intestinal barrier function and ameliorate insulin resistance. iMeta. e163.

4. Sun Y#, Nie Q#, Zhang S, He H, Zuo S, Chen C, Yang J, Chen H, Hu J, Li S, Cheng J, Zhang B, Zheng Z, Pan S, Huang P, Lian L, Nie S. (2023). Parabacteroides distasonis ameliorates insulin resistance via activation of intestinal GPR109a. Nature Communications. 14(1):7740.

5. Liu H#, Wang P#, Xu F#, Nie Q#, Yan S, Zhang Z, Zhang Y, Jiang C, Qin X, Pang Y. (2024). The Hydrophilic Metabolite UMP Alleviates Obesity Traits through a HIF2α-ACER2-Ceramide Signaling Axis. Advanced Science. e2309525. doi: 10.1002/advs.202309525.

6. Nie Q, Sun Y, Li M, Zuo S, Chen C, Lin Q, Nie S. (2023). Targeted modification of gut microbiota and related metabolites via dietary fiber. Carbohydrate Polymers. 316:120986.

7. Nie Q., Hu J., Chen H., Geng F., Nie S. (2022). Arabinoxylan ameliorates type 2 diabetes by regulating the gut microbiota and metabolites. Food Chemistry. 371:131106.