By Associate Professor Lu Liu

Journal articles

Hawker P; Zhang L; Liu L, 2024, 'Mas-related G protein-coupled receptors in gastrointestinal dysfunction and inflammatory bowel disease: A review', British Journal of Pharmacology, 181, pp. 2197 - 2211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.16059

Chong SKT; Liu F; Yuwono C; Tay ACY; Wehrhahn MC; Riordan SM; Liu L; Zhang L, 2024, 'Analysis of global Aeromonas caviae genomes revealed that strains carrying T6SS are more common in human gastroenteritis than in environmental sources and are often phylogenetically related', Microbial Genomics, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.001258

Konesan J; Moore KH; Mansfield KJ; Liu L, 2024, 'Uropathogenic Escherichia coli causes significant urothelial damage in an ex vivo porcine bladder model, with no protective effect observed from cranberry or d-mannose', Pathogens and disease, 82, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/femspd/ftae026

Konesan J; Wang J; Moore KH; Mansfield KJ; Liu L, 2023, 'Cranberry, but not D-mannose and ibuprofen, prevents against uropathogenic Escherichia coli-induced cell damage and cell death in MDCK cells', Frontiers in Microbiology, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2023.1319785

Konesan J; Liu L; Mansfield KJ, 2022, 'The Clinical Trial Outcomes of Cranberry, D-Mannose and NSAIDs in the Prevention or Management of Uncomplicated Urinary Tract Infections in Women: A Systematic Review', Pathogens, 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/pathogens11121471

Taidi Z; Mansfield KJ; Sana-Ur-Rehman H; Moore KH; Liu L, 2022, 'Protective Effect of Purinergic P2X7 Receptor Inhibition on Acrolein-Induced Urothelial Cell Damage', Frontiers in Physiology, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2022.885545

Zhang L; Liu F; Xue J; Lee SA; Liu L; Riordan SM, 2022, 'Bacterial Species Associated With Human Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Their Pathogenic Mechanisms', Frontiers in Microbiology, 13, pp. 801892, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2022.801892

Cheng N; Zhang L; Liu L, 2021, 'Understanding the Role of Purinergic P2X7 Receptors in the Gastrointestinal System: A Systematic Review', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.786579

Lee SA; Liu F; Yun DY; Riordan S; Tay ACYT; Liu L; Lee CS; Zhang L, 2021, 'Campylobacter concisus upregulates PD-L1 mRNA expression in IFN-γ sensitized intestinal epithelial cells and induces cell death in esophageal epithelial cells', Journal of Oral Microbiology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20002297.2021.1978732

Taidi Z; Zhou T; Moore KH; Mansfield KJ; Liu L, 2021, 'P2X7 Receptor Blockade Protects Against Acrolein-Induced Bladder Damage: A Potential New Therapeutic Approach for the Treatment of Bladder Inflammatory Diseases', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 12, pp. 682520, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2021.682520

Saunders SL; Hutchinson DS; Britton FC; Liu L; Markus I; Sandow SL; Murphy TV, 2021, 'Effect of β1/β2‐adrenoceptor blockade on β3‐adrenoceptor activity in the rat cremaster muscle artery', British Journal of Pharmacology, 178, pp. 1789 - 1804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/bph.15398

Lee SA; Wang Y; Liu F; Riordan SM; Liu L; Zhang L, 2021, 'Escherichia coli K12 upregulates programmed cell death ligand 1 (PD-L1) expression in gamma interferon-sensitized intestinal epithelial cells via the NF-кB pathway', Infection and Immunity, 89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00618-20

Liu F; Chen S; Luu LDW; Lee SA; Tay ACY; Wu R; Riordan SM; Lan R; Liu L; Zhang L, 2020, 'Analysis of complete Campylobacter concisus genomes identifies genomospecies features, secretion systems and novel plasmids and their association with severe ulcerative colitis', Microbial Genomics, http://dx.doi.org/10.1099/mgen.0.000457

Lee SA; Wang Y; Liu F; Riordan SM; Liu L; Zhang L, 2020, 'Escherichia coli K12 upregulates PD-L1 expression in IFN-γ sensitized intestinal epithelial cells via the NF-κB pathway', Infection and Immunity, http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00618-20

Drimousis S; Markus I; Murphy TV; Shevy Perera D; Phan-Thien KC; Zhang L; Liu L, 2020, 'Gender-related differences of tachykinin NK2 receptor expression and activity in human colonic smooth muscle', Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 375, pp. 28 - 39, http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/JPET.120.265967

Dai L; Perera DS; Burcher E; Liu L, 2020, 'Hemokinin-1 and substance P stimulate production of inflammatory cytokines and chemokines in human colonic mucosa via both NK1 and NK2 tachykinin receptors', Neuropeptides, 82, pp. 102061, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.npep.2020.102061

Chen J; Liu F; Lee SA; Chen S; Zhou X; Ye P; Riordan SM; Liu L; Zhang L, 2019, 'Detection of IL-18 and IL-1β protein and mRNA in human oral epithelial cells induced by Campylobacter concisus strains', Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 518, pp. 44 - 49, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2019.08.006

Yeh KM; Johansson O; Le H; Rao K; Markus I; Perera DS; Lubowski DZ; King DW; Zhang L; Chen H; Liu L, 2019, 'Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator modulates enteric cholinergic activities and is abnormally expressed in the enteric ganglia of patients with slow transit constipation', Journal of Gastroenterology, 54, pp. 994 - 1006, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00535-019-01610-9

Taidi Z; Mansfield K; Bates L; Sana-Ur-Rehman H; Liu L, 2019, 'Purinergic P2X7 receptors as therapeutic targets in interstitial cystitis/bladder pain syndrome; key role of ATP signaling in inflammation', Bladder, 6, pp. e38 - e38, http://dx.doi.org/10.14440/bladder.2019.789

Diezmos EF; Markus I; Perera DS; Gan S; Zhang L; Sandow SL; Bertrand PP; Liu L, 2018, 'Blockade of pannexin-1 channels and purinergic P2X7 receptors shows protective effects against cytokines-induced colitis of human colonic mucosa', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9, pp. 865, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00865

Tonkin RS; Bowles C; Perera CJ; Keating BA; Makker PGS; Duffy SS; Lees JG; Tran C; Don AS; Fath T; Liu L; O'Carroll SJ; Nicholson LFB; Green CR; Gorrie C; Moalem-Taylor G, 2018, 'Attenuation of mechanical pain hypersensitivity by treatment with Peptide5, a connexin-43 mimetic peptide, involves inhibition of NLRP3 inflammasome in nerve-injured mice', Experimental Neurology, 300, pp. 1 - 12, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.expneurol.2017.10.016

Yu P; Zhou W; Liu L; Tang YB; Song Y; Lu JJ; Hou LN; Chen HZ; Cui YY, 2017, 'L-Satropane Prevents Retinal Neuron Damage by Attenuating Cell Apoptosis and Aβ Production via Activation of M1 Muscarinic Acetylcholine Receptor', Current Eye Research, 42, pp. 1319 - 1326, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/02713683.2017.1315142

Liu F; Ma R; Riordan SM; Grimm MC; Liu L; Wang Y; Zhang L, 2017, 'Azathioprine, mercaptopurine, and 5-aminosalicylic acid affect the growth of IBD-associated Campylobacter species and other enteric microbes', Frontiers in Microbiology, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmicb.2017.00527

Sana-Ur-Rehman H; Markus I; Mansfield KJ; Moore KH; Liu L, 2017, 'Expression and localization of pannexin-1 and CALHM1 in porcine bladder and their involvement in modulating ATP release', Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 312, pp. R763 - R772, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00039.2016

Diezmos EF; Bertrand PP; Liu L, 2016, 'Purinergic signaling in gut inflammation: The role of connexins and pannexins', Frontiers in Neuroscience, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2016.00311

Bertrand PP; Polglaze KE; Chen H; Sandow SL; Walduck A; Jenkins TA; Bertrand RL; Lomax AE; Liu L, 2016, 'Excitability and synaptic transmission in the enteric nervous system: Does diet play a role?', Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, 891, pp. 201 - 211, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27592-5_19

Diezmos EF; Sandow SL; Perera DS; King DW; Bertrand PP; Liu L, 2015, 'Pannexin-2 is expressed in the human colon with extensive localization in the enteric nervous system', Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 27, pp. 672 - 683, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12541

Liu L; Dai L; King DW; Perera DS; Lubowski DZ; Burcher E, 2015, 'Inverse Expression of Prostaglandin E2-Related Enzymes Highlights Differences Between Diverticulitis and Inflammatory Bowel Disease.', Digestive Diseases and Sciences

Bertrand PP; Liu L, 2014, 'Explainer: what is inflammatory bowel disease?', The Conversation

Wang K; Bertrand RL; Senadheera S; Polglaze KE; Murphy TV; Sandow SL; Liu L; Bornstein JC; Bertrand PP, 2014, 'Motility changes induced by intraluminal FeSO4 in guinea pig jejunum', Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 26, pp. 385 - 396, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12276

Bahadory F; Moore KH; Liu L; Burcher E, 2013, 'Gene expression of muscarinic, tachykinin, and purinergic receptors in porcine bladder: Comparison with cultured cells', Frontiers in Pharmacology, 4, pp. 1 - 7, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2013.00148

Diezmos E; Sandow SL; Markus I; PERERA DS; lubowski D; King D; Bertrand PP; Liu L, 2013, 'Expression and localization of pannexin-1 hemichannels in human colon in health and disease', Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 25, pp. e395 - e405, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/nmo.12130

Sadananda P; Kao F; Liu L; Mansfield KJ; Burcher EF, 2012, 'Acid and stretch, but not capsaicin, are effective stimuli for ATP release in the porcine bladder mucosa: Are ASIC and TRPV1 receptors involved?', European Journal of Pharmacology, 683, pp. 252 - 259, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2012.02.041

Dai L; Perera DS; King DW; Southwell BR; Burcher EF; Liu L, 2012, 'Hemokinin-1 stimulates prostaglandin E2 production in human colon through activation of cyclooxygenase-2 and inhibition of 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase.', Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 340, pp. 27 - 36, http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/jpet.111.186155

Bertrand R; Senadheera SN; Tanoto A; Tan K; Howitt L; Chen H; Murphy TV; Sandow S; Liu L; Bertrand PP, 2012, 'Serotonin availability in rat colon is reduced during a Western diet model of obesity', American Journal of Physiology - Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology, 303, pp. G424 - G434, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpgi.00048.2012

French M; Peck C; Liu L; Burcher E; Southwell BR, 2011, 'Hemokinin-immunoreactivity in immune cells in inflamed colon', JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY, 26, pp. 21 - 21, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000295157300053&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Azriel Y; Liu L; Burcher E, 2011, 'Erratum: Complex actions of neurotensin in ascending and sigmoid colonic muscle: Involvement of enteric mediators (European Journal of Pharmacology (2010) 644 (195-202))', European Journal of Pharmacology, 650, pp. 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.10.018

Bertrand R; Senadheera SN; Markus I; Liu L; Howitt L; Chen H; Murphy TV; Sandow S; Bertrand PP, 2011, 'A western diet increases serotonin availability in rat small intestine', Endocrinology, 152, pp. 36 - 47, http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2010-0377

Liu L; Markus I; Saghire HE; Perera DS; King DW; Burcher EF, 2011, 'Distinct differences in tachykinin gene expression in ulcerative colitis, Crohn's disease and diverticular disease: a role for hemokinin-1?', Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 23, pp. 475 - e180, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2982.2011.01685.x

Chadha PS; Liu L; Rikard-Bell MJ; Senadheera S; Howitt L; Bertrand RL; Grayson TH; Murphy TV; Sandow SL, 2011, 'Endothelium-dependent vasodilation in human mesenteric artery is primarily mediated by myoendothelial gap junctions intermediate conductance calcium-activated K+ channel and nitric oxide', Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 336, pp. 701 - 708, http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/jpet.110.165795

Azriel Y; Liu L; Burcher EF, 2010, 'Complex actions of neurotensin in ascending and sigmoid colonic muscle: Involvement of enteric mediators', European Journal of Pharmacology, 644, pp. 195 - 202, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2010.06.049

Harrington AM; Peck CJ; Liu L; Burcher EF; Hutson JM; Southwell BR, 2010, 'Localization of muscarinic receptors M1R, M2R and M3R in the human colon', Neurogastroenterology and Motility, 22, pp. 999 - 1008, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2982.2009.01456.x

Harrington AM; Peck CJ; Liu L; Burcher E; Hutson JM; Southwell BR, 2010, 'T1758 Immunohistochemical Localisation Shows That Muscarinic Receptors M1R, M2R and M3R Mediate Both Cholinergic and Nitrergic Pathways in Human Colon', Gastroenterology, 138, pp. S - 572, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0016-5085(10)62636-4

Liu L; Shang F; Morgan M; King DW; Lubowski DZ; Burcher EF, 2009, 'Cyclooxygenase-dependent alterations in substance p-mediated contractility and tachykinin NK1 receptor expression in the colonic circular muscle of patients with slow transit constipation', Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 329, pp. 282 - 289, http://dx.doi.org/10.1124/jpet.108.148148

Furlong TM; Vianna D; Liu L; Carrive P, 2009, 'Hypocretin/orexin contributes to the expression of some but not all forms of stress and arousal', European Journal of Neuroscience, 30, pp. 1603 - 1614, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1460-9568.2009.06952.x

Burcher E; Shang F; Liu L; Vaux KJ; Millard RJ, 2009, 'P3.2 Expression of connexins and neurochemical receptors in human detrusor: Differences in gender and in multiple sclerosis', Autonomic Neuroscience, 149, pp. 82 - 83, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2009.05.150

Senadheera S; Tanoto A; Markus I; Bertrand RL; Liu L; Bertrand PP, 2009, 'P4.10 Serotonin availability increases in rat small intestine during a high-fat diet', Autonomic Neuroscience, 149, pp. 95 - 96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2009.05.177

Liu L; Markus I; Shang F; King DW; Burcher E, 2009, 'P4.17 Changes in expression of cyclooxygenase-2 and gap junction protein connexins in the smooth muscle and mucosa of patients with slow transit constipation', Autonomic Neuroscience, 149, pp. 98 - 99, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.autneu.2009.05.184

Sadananda P; Shang F; Liu L; Mansfield KJ; Burcher EF, 2009, 'Release of ATP from rat urinary bladder mucosa: role of acid, vanilloids and stretch', British Journal of Pharmacology, 158, pp. 1655 - 1662

Burcher EF; Shang F; Warner F; Du Q; Lubowski D; King DW; Liu L, 2008, 'Tachykinin NK2 receptor and functional mechanisms in human colon: changes with indomethacin and in diverticular disease and ulcerative colitis', Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 324, pp. 170 - 178

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