1. Jiang J#, Zou X#, Liu Y, Liu X, Dong K, Yao X, Feng Z, Chen X, Sheng L*, Li Y. Simultaneous Determination of a Novel PD-L1 Inhibitor, IMMH-010, and Its Active Metabolite, YPD-29B, in Rat Biological Matrices by Polarity-Switching Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry: Application to ADME Studies. Front Pharmacol. 2021;12:677120.
2. Wang Y#, Liu X#, Zou X, Wang S, Luo L, Liu Y, Dong K, Yao X, Li Y, Chen X*, Sheng L*. Metabolism and Interspecies Variation of IMMH-010, a Programmed Cell Death Ligand 1 Inhibitor Prodrug. Pharmaceutics. 2021;13(5):598.
3. Jiang J#, Liu Y#, Liu X, Zhang D, Huang H, Wang B*, Sheng L*, Li Y. Simultaneous determination of a novel oxazolidinone anti-tuberculosis OTB-658 and its metabolites in monkey blood by LC-MS/MS. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2021;1167:122552.
4. Liu X, Jiang J, Jin X, Liu Y, Xu C, Zhang J, Shi J, Sheng L*, Li Y. Simultaneous determination of YZG-331 and its metabolites in monkey blood by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Pharm Biomed Anal. 2021;193:113720.
5. Wen H#, Liu Y#, Wang S, Wang T, Zhang G, Chen X, Li Y, Cui H, Lai F*, Sheng L*. Design and Synthesis of Indoleamine 2,3-Dioxygenase 1 Inhibitors and Evaluation of Their Use as Anti-Tumor Agents. Molecules. 2019;24(11):2124.
6. Zhang Z#, Liu D#, Jiang J, Song X, Zou X, Chu S, Xie K, Dai J, Chen N*, Sheng L*, Li Y. Metabolism of IMM-H004 and Its Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic Analysis in Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion Injured Rats. Front Pharmacol. 2019;10:631.
7. Jiang J, Zhang Z, Zou X, Wang R, Bai J, Zhao S, Fan X, Sheng L*, Li Y. Determination of IMM-H004 and its active glucuronide metabolite in rat plasma and Ringer's solution by ultra-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2018;1074-1075:16-24.
8. Wu X, Zhang Q, Guo J, Jia Y, Zhang Z, Zhao M, Yang Y, Wang B, Hu J, Sheng L*, Li Y*. Metabolism of F18, a Derivative of Calanolide A, in Human Liver Microsomes and Cytosol. Front Pharmacol. 2017;8:479.
9. Liu Z#, Yang Y#, Sheng L*, Li Y. Interspecies Variation of In Vitro Stability and Metabolic Diversity of YZG-331, a Promising Sedative-Hypnotic Compound. Front Pharmacol. 2017;8:527.
10. Liu X, Zhao M, Mi J, Chen H, Sheng L*, Li Y*. Protective Effect of Bicyclol on Anti-Tuberculosis Drug Induced Liver Injury in Rats. Molecules. 2017;22(4):524.
11. Zhang Z, Wu X, Zhao M, Yang Y, Wang Y, Hu J, Wang B, Sheng L*, Li Y*. Determination of IMM-H004, a novel neuroprotective agent, in rat plasma and brain tissue by liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry. J Chromatogr B Analyt Technol Biomed Life Sci. 2017;1048:49-55.
12. Yang F#, Wang B#, Liu Z, Xia X, Wang W, Yin D, Sheng L*, Li Y. Prediction of a Therapeutic Dose for Buagafuran, a Potent Anxiolytic Agent by Physiologically Based Pharmacokinetic/Pharmacodynamic Modeling Starting from Pharmacokinetics in Rats and Human. Front Pharmacol. 2017;8:683.
13. Liu Z, Mi J, Yang S, Zhao M, Li Y, Sheng L*. Effects of P-glycoprotein on the intestine and blood-brain barrier transport of YZG-331, a promising sedative-hypnotic compound. Eur J Pharmacol. 2016;791:339-347.
14. Zhang G, Sheng L, Hegde P, Li Y, Aldrich CC*. 8-cyanobenzothiazinone analogs with potent antitubercular activity. Med Chem Res. 2021:1-10.
15. Sun Y, Fu R, Lin S, Zhang J, Ji M, Zhang Y, Wu D, Zhang K, Tian H, Zhang M, Sheng L, Li Y, Jin J*, Chen X*, Xu H*. Discovery of new thieno[2,3-d]pyrimidine and thiazolo[5,4-d]pyrimidine derivatives as orally active phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem. 2021;29:115890.
16. Zhou C, Lai F, Sheng L, Chen X, Li Y, Feng Z*. Design, Synthesis and Biological Evaluation of Phenyl Urea Derivatives as IDO1 Inhibitors. Molecules. 2020;25(6):1447.
17. Zhao H, Wang B, Fu L, Li G, Lu H, Liu Y, Sheng L, Li Y, Zhang B, Lu Y, Ma C, Huang H*, Zhang D*, Lu Y*. Discovery of a Conformationally Constrained Oxazolidinone with Improved Safety and Efficacy Profiles for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. J Med Chem. 2020;63(17):9316-9339.
18. Zhao W, Wang B, Liu Y, Fu L, Sheng L, Zhao H, Lu Y, Zhang D*. Design, synthesis, and biological evaluation of novel 4H-chromen-4-one derivatives as antituberculosis agents against multidrug-resistant tuberculosis. Eur J Med Chem. 2020;189:112075.
19. Li G, Meng B, Yuan B, Huan Y, Zhou T, Jiang Q, Lei L, Sheng L, Wang W, Gong N, Lu Y, Ma C, Li Y, Shen Z*, Huang H*. The optimization of xanthine derivatives leading to HBK001 hydrochloride as a potent dual ligand targeting DPP-IV and GPR119. Eur J Med Chem. 2020;188:112017.
20. Du T, Lin S, Ji M, Xue N, Liu Y, Zhang Z, Zhang K, Zhang J, Zhang Y, Wang Q, Sheng L, Li Y, Lu D*, Chen X*, Xu H*. A novel orally active microtubule destabilizing agent S-40 targets the colchicine-binding site and shows potent antitumor activity. Cancer Lett. 2020;495:22-32.
21. Lin S, Wang C, Ji M, Wu D, Lv Y, Zhang K, Dong Y, Jin J, Chen J, Zhang J, Sheng L, Li Y, Chen X*, Xu H*. Discovery and Optimization of 2-Amino-4-methylquinazoline Derivatives as Highly Potent Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase Inhibitors for Cancer Treatment. J Med Chem. 2018;61(14):6087-6109.
22. Lin S, Wang C, Ji M, Wu D, Lv Y, Sheng L, Han F, Dong Y, Zhang K, Yang Y, Li Y, Chen X*, Xu H*. Discovery of new thienopyrimidine derivatives as potent and orally efficacious phosphoinositide 3-kinase inhibitors. Bioorg Med Chem. 2018;26(3):637-646.
23. Zhao H, Lu Y, Sheng L, Yuan Z, Wang B, Wang W, Li Y, Ma C, Wang X, Zhang D*, Huang H*. Discovery of Fluorine-Containing Benzoxazinyl-oxazolidinones for the Treatment of Multidrug Resistant Tuberculosis. ACS Med Chem Lett. 2017;8(5):533-537.
24. Zhang S, Ma J, Sheng L, Zhang D, Chen X*, Yang J, Wang D. Total Coumarins from Hydrangea paniculata Show Renal Protective Effects in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Acute Kidney Injury via Anti-inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities. Front Pharmacol. 2017;8:872.