By Professor Limin Mao

Journal articles

Zablotska IB; Prestage GP; De Wit J; Grulich AE; Mao L; Holt M, 2013, 'The informal use of antiretrovirals for preexposure prophylaxis of HIV infection among gay men in Australia', JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 62, pp. 334 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e31827e854a

Lea T; Prestage G; Mao L; Zablotska I; de Wit J; Holt M, 2013, 'Trends in drug use among gay and bisexual men in Sydney, Melbourne and Queensland, Australia', Drug and Alcohol Review, 32, pp. 39 - 46, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00494.x

Li Y; Wu S; Ouyang J; Mao L; Li W; Lin H, 2012, 'Expression of insulin-like growth factor-1 of orange-spotted grouper (Epinephelus coioides) in yeast Pichia pastoris', PROTEIN EXPRESSION AND PURIFICATION, 84, pp. 80 - 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pep.2012.04.019

Zablotska I; Holt M; de Wit J; Mckechnie ML; Mao L; Prestage G, 2012, 'Gay men who are not getting tested for HIV', AIDS and Behavior, 16, pp. 1887 - 1894, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-012-0184-3

Guy R; Wand HC; Holt M; Mao L; Wilson DP; Bourne CP; Drummond F; Honnor G; Keen P; Donovan B; Prestage G, 2012, 'High annual syphilis testing rates among gay men in Australia, but insufficient retesting', Sexually Transmitted Diseases, 39, pp. 260 - 267, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/OLQ.0b013e3182471ff0

Holt M; Bryant J; Newman CE; Paquette D; Mao L; Kidd MR; Saltman DC; Kippax SC, 2012, 'Patterns of alcohol and other drug use associated with major depression among gay men attending general medical practices in Australia', International Journal of Mental Health and Addiction, 10, pp. 141 - 151, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11469-011-9330-9

Jin F; Grulich AE; Zablotska I; O'Dwyer M; Poynten M; Prestage GP; Mao L, 2012, 'Sexual Partner's Age as a Risk Factor for HIV Seroconversion in a Cohort of HIV-Negative Homosexual Men in Sydney', AIDS and Behavior, pp. 1 - 4, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-012-0350-7

Swart AM; Burns LA; Mao L; Grulich AE; Amin J; O Connell DL; Meagher N; Randall D; Degenhardt LJ; Vajdic CM; O'Connell D, 2012, 'The importance of blood-borne viruses in elevated cancer risk among opioid-dependent people: a population-based cohort study', BMJ Open, 2, pp. e001755 - e001755, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2012-001755

Zhang B; Jiao X; Mao L; Xue J, 2011, 'Cigarette Smoke Exposure before Pregnancy and the Associated Risk of Having a Child with Orofacial Clefts in China: A Case-Control Study', PLASTIC AND RECONSTRUCTIVE SURGERY, 127, pp. 61E - 62E, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/PRS.0b013e31820632c2

Korner H; Newman CE; Mao L; Kidd MR; Saltman D; Kippax SC, 2011, ''The black dog just came and sat on my face and built a kennel': Gay men making sense of depression.', Health: An Interdisciplinary Journal for the Study of Health Illness and Medicine, 15, pp. 417 - 436, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1363459310372511

Zablotska I; Prestage G; Holt M; Poynten M; de Wit J; Guy R; Mao L; McAllister J; Grulich AE, 2011, 'Australian gay men who have taken non-occupational post-exposure prophylaxis of HIV (PEP) are in need for effective HIV prevention methods', JAIDS: Journal of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes, 58, pp. 424 - 428, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAI.0b013e318230e885

Zhang B; Jiao X; Mao L; Xue J, 2011, 'Maternal cigarette smoking and the associated risk of having a child with orofacial clefts in China: A case-control study', JOURNAL OF CRANIO-MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, 39, pp. 313 - 318, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jcms.2010.07.005

Li G; Liu J; Pang Y; Wang R; Mao L; Yan D; Zhu X; Sun J, 2011, 'Polymeric Micelles with Water-Insoluble Drug as Hydrophobic Moiety for Drug Delivery', BIOMACROMOLECULES, 12, pp. 2016 - 2026, http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bm200372s

Mao L; Kippax SC; Holt M; Prestage G; Zablotska I; de Wit J, 2011, 'Rates of condom and non-condom-based anal intercourse practices among homosexually active men in Australia: deliberate HIV risk reduction?', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 87, pp. 489 - 493, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sextrans-2011-050041

Newman CE; Mao L; Canavan P; Kidd MR; Saltman D; Kippax SC, 2010, 'HIV generations? Generational discourse in interviews with Australian general practitioners and their HIV positive gay male patients', Social Science and Medicine, 70, pp. 1721 - 1727, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.socscimed.2010.02.006

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2010, 'Roles ascribed to general practitioners by gay men with depression', Australian Family Physician, 39, pp. 667 - 671, http://www.racgp.org.au/afp/201009/201009newman.pdf

Wang W; Wang J; Li J; Mao L; Guo F; Zhang B, 2009, 'New mutation of the patched homologue 1 gene in a Chinese family with naevoid basal cell carcinoma syndrome', BRITISH JOURNAL OF ORAL & MAXILLOFACIAL SURGERY, 47, pp. 366 - 369, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.bjoms.2008.10.001

Templeton DJ; Jin F; Mao L; Prestage G; Donovan B; Imrie JC; Kippax SC; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2009, 'Circumcision and risk of HIV infection in Australian homosexual men', AIDS, 23, pp. 2347 - 2351

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Rogers G; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2009, 'Features of the management of depression in gay men and men with HIV from the perspective of Australian general practitioners', Family Practice, 26, pp. 27 - 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/fampra/cmn089

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Saltman D; de Wit J; Anderson JA; Reynolds R; Canavan P; Kidd M, 2009, 'Interviewing doctors: advancing qualitative research methods in primary health care contexts', International Journal of Qualitative Methods, 8, pp. 39 - 39, http://ejournals.library.ualberta.ca/index.php/IJQM/issue/view/485

Poynten IM; Jin F; Mao L; Prestage G; Kippax SC; Kaldor JM; Imrie JC; Grulich AE, 2009, 'Nonoccupational postexposure prophylaxis, subsequent risk behaviour and HIV incidence in a cohort of Australian homosexual men', AIDS, 23, pp. 1119 - 1126, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/QAD.0b013e32832c1776

Mao L; Newman CE; Kidd M; Saltman D; Rogers G; Kippax SC, 2009, 'Self-reported sexual difficulties and their association with depression and other factors among gay men attending high HIV-caseload general practices in Australia.', Journal of Sexual Medicine, 6, pp. 1378 - 1385, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.01160.x

Mao L; Kidd MR; Rogers G; Andrews G; Newman CE; Booth A; Saltman D; Kippax SC, 2009, 'Social factors associated with major depressive disorder in homosexually active, gay men attending general practices in urban Australia', Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 33, pp. 83 - 86, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1753-6405.2009.00344.x

Prestage G; Mao L; Kippax SC; Jin F; Hurley M; Grulich AE; Imrie JC; Kaldor JM; Zablotska I, 2009, 'Use of viral load to negotiate condom use among gay men in Sydney, Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 13, pp. 645 - 651, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10461-009-9527-0

Cho YK; Mao L; Li C-S, 2008, 'Modulation of solitary taste neurons by electrical stimulation of the ventroposteromedial nucleus of the thalamus in the hamster', BRAIN RESEARCH, 1221, pp. 67 - 79, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.brainres.2008.05.006

Mao L; Templeton DJ; Crawford J; Imrie JC; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Donovan BJ; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2008, 'Does circumcision make a difference to the sexual experience of gay men? Findings from the Health in Men (HIM) cohort.', Journal of Sexual Medicine, 5, pp. 2557 - 2561, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1743-6109.2008.00845.x

Saltman D; Newman CE; Mao L; Kippax SC; Kidd MR, 2008, 'Experiences in managing problematic crystal methamphetamine use and associated depression in gay men and HIV positive men: in-depth interviews with general practitioners in Sydney, Australia', BMC Family Practice, 9, pp. 45 - 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2296-9-45

Newman CE; Kippax SC; Mao L; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2008, 'GPs understanding of how depression affects gay and HIV positive men', Australian Family Physician, 37, pp. 678 - 680, http://search.informit.com.au/documentSummary;dn=353287802859627;res=IELHEA

Korner H; Newman CE; Mao L; Kippax SC; Kidd M; Saltman D, 2008, 'It's really a myriad of different signals, not just the textbook: the complexities of diagnosing the depression of gay men and HIV-positive men in general practice', Mental Health in Family Medicine, 5, pp. 167 - 175, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777571/

Haines M; Mao LM; Yang L; Arora A; Fibuch EE; Wang JQ, 2008, 'Modulation of AMPA receptor GluR1 subunit phosphorylation in neurons by the intravenous anaesthetic propofol', BRITISH JOURNAL OF ANAESTHESIA, 100, pp. 676 - 682, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/bja/aen051

Mao L; Kippax SC; Newman CE; Andrews G; Rogers G; Saltman D; Kidd MR, 2008, 'Rates of depression among men attending high-HIV-caseload general practices in Australia', Mental Health in Family Medicine, 5, pp. 79 - 83, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2777565/

Templeton DJ; Mao L; Prestage G; Jin F; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2008, 'Self-report is a valid measure of circumcision status in homosexual men', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 84, pp. 187 - 188, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2007.029645

Li C-S; Mao L; Cho YK, 2008, 'Taste-responsive neurons in the nucleus of the solitary tract receive gustatory information from both sides of the tongue in the hamster', AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY, 294, pp. R372 - R381, http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00791.2007

Mao L; Imrie J; Prestage G; Grulich A; Donovan B; Kaldor J; Kippax S, 2007, 'Does circumcision make a difference to the sexual experience of gay men? Findings from the health in men (HIM) cohort', SEXUAL HEALTH, 4, pp. 309 - 310, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/SHv4n4Ab64

Jin F; Prestage G; Mao L; Kippax SC; Pell CM; Donovan BJ; Cunningham PH; Templeton DJ; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2007, 'Incidence and risk factors for urethral and anal gonorrhoea and chlamydia in homosexual men: implications for HIV prevention', Sexually Transmitted Infections, 83, pp. 113 - 119, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/sti.2006.021915

Wang JQ; Fibuch EE; Mao L, 2007, 'Regulation of mitogen-activated protein kinases by glutamate receptors', JOURNAL OF NEUROCHEMISTRY, 100, pp. 1 - 11, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1471-4159.2006.04208.x

Prestage G; Mao L; Jin F; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2007, 'Sex work and risk behaviour among HIV-negative gay men', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 19, pp. 931 - 934

Yang L; Mao LM; Chen H; Catavsan M; Kozinn J; Arora A; Liu XY; Wang JQ, 2006, 'A signaling mechanism from Gαq-protein-coupled metabotropic glutamate receptors to gene expression: Role of the c-Jun N-terminal kinase pathway', JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 26, pp. 971 - 980, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4423-05.2006

Mao L; Crawford J; Hospers H; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC; Hospers , 2006, '`Serosorting` in casual anal sex of HIV-negative gay men is noteworthy and is increasing in Sydney, Australia', AIDS, 20, pp. 1204 - 1206

Templeton DJ; Mao L; Prestage G; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2006, 'Demographic predictors of circumcision status in a community-based sample of homosexual men in Sydney, Australia', Sexual Health, 3, pp. 191 - 193

Mao L; Crawford J; Van De Ven PG; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM; Kippax SC, 2006, 'Differences between men who report frequent, occasional or no unprotected anal intercourse with casual partners among a cohort of HIV-seronegative gay men in Sydney, Australia', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 18, pp. 942 - 951

Abelson J; Rawstorne PR; Crawford J; Mao L; Prestage G; Kippax SC, 2006, 'HIV optimism does not explain increases in high-risk sexual behaviour among gay men of positive or negative HIV status in Sydney, Australia', AIDS, 20, pp. 1215 - 1216

Prestage G; Mao L; McGuigan D; Crawford J; Kippax SC; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2006, 'HIV risk and communication between regular partners in a cohort of HIV-negative gay men', AIDS Care - Psychological and Socio - Medical Aspects of AIDS/HIV, 18, pp. 166 - 172

Kozinn J; Mao L; Arora A; Yang L; Fibuch EE; Wang JQ, 2006, 'Inhibition of glutamatergic activation of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases in hippocampal neurons by the intravenous anesthetic propofol', ANESTHESIOLOGY, 105, pp. 1182 - 1191, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200612000-00018

Crawford J; Kippax SC; Mao L; Van De Ven PG; Prestage G; Grulich AE; Kaldor JM, 2006, 'Number of risk acts by relationship status and partner serostatus: Findings from the HIM Cohort of homosexually active men in Sydney, Australia', AIDS and Behavior, 10, pp. 325 - 331

Wang JQ; Liu X; Zhang G; Parelkar NK; Arora A; Haines M; Fibuch EE; Mao L, 2006, 'Phosphorylation of glutamate receptors: A potential mechanism for the regulation of receptor function and psychostimulant action', JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH, 84, pp. 1621 - 1629, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/jnr.21050

Kingston S; Mao LM; Yang L; Arora A; Fibuch EE; Wang JQ, 2006, 'Propofol inhibits phosphorylation of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor NR1 subunits in neurons', ANESTHESIOLOGY, 104, pp. 763 - 769, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/00000542-200604000-00021

Jin F; Prestage G; Mao L; Kippax SC; Pell CM; Donovan BJ; Templeton DJ; Taylor J; Mindel A; Kaldor JM; Grulich AE, 2006, 'Transmission of herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in a prospective cohort of HIV negative gay men: The Health in Men Study', Journal of Infectious Diseases, 194, pp. 561 - 570, http://dx.doi.org/10.1086/506455

Mao LM; Yang L; Arora A; Choe ES; Zhang GC; Liu ZG; Fibuch EE; Wang JQ, 2005, 'Role of protein phosphatase 2A in mGluR5-regulated MEK/ERK phosphorylation in neurons', JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY, 280, pp. 12602 - 12610, http://dx.doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M411709200

Mao LM; Yang L; Tang QS; Samdani S; Zhang GC; Wang JQ, 2005, 'The scaffold protein homer1b/c links metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 to extracellular signal-regulated protein kinase cascades in neurons', JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE, 25, pp. 2741 - 2752, http://dx.doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4360-04.2005

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