Publications

2023

Metabolic Perturbations Associated with an Exposure Mixture of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort.

Liang D, Taibl KR, Dunlop AL, Barr DB, Ryan PB, Everson T, Huels A, Tan Y, Panuwet P, Kannan K, Marsit C, Jones DP, Eick SM.

Environmental Science & Technology 2023

Assessing Metabolic Differences Associated with Exposure to Polybrominated Biphenyl and Polychlorinated Biphenyls in the Michigan PBB Registry.

Hoffman SS, Liang D, Hood RB, Tan Y, Terrell ML, Marder ME, Barton H, Pearson MA, Walker DI, Barr DB, Jones DP.

Environmental Health Perspectives 2023

Serum and follicular fluid metabolome and markers of ovarian stimulation.

Hood RB, Liang D, Tan Y, Ford JB, Souter I, Chavarro JE, Jones DP, Hauser R, Gaskins AJ.

Human Reproduction 2023

The impact of heat exposures on biomarkers of AKI and plasma metabolome among agricultural and non-agricultural workers.

Chicas R, Wang Y, Weil EJ, Elon L, Xiuhtecutli N, Houser MC, Jones DP, Sands JM, Hertzberg V, McCauley L, Liang D

Environment International 2023

Association between a Mixture of Per-and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) and Inflammatory Biomarkers in the Atlanta African American Maternal–Child Cohort.

Tan Y, Taibl KR, Dunlop AL, Barr DB, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Kannan K, Corwin EJ, Ryan PB, Eatman JA, Liang D, Eick SM.

Environmental Science & Technology 2023

Invited Perspective: Application of Nontargeted Analysis in Characterizing the Maternal and Child Exposome.

Liang D, Walker DI

Environmental Health Perspectives 2023

Exposure to phthalate metabolites, bisphenol A, and psychosocial stress mixtures and pregnancy outcomes in the Atlanta African American maternal-child cohort.

Eatman JA*, Dunlop AL, Barr DB, Corwin EJ, Hill CC, Brennan PA, Ryan PB, Panuwet P, Taibl KR, Tan Y, Liang D, Eick SM.

Environmental Research 2023

Environmental health perceptions of urban youth from lowincome communities: A qualitative photovoice study and framework.

Sprague NL, Zonnevylle HM, Jackson Hall L, Williams R, Dains H, Liang D, Ekenga CC.

Health Expectations 2023

Newborn metabolomic signatures of maternal per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance exposure and reduced length of gestation.

Taibl KR, Dunlop AL, Barr DB, Li YY, Eick SM, Kannan K, Ryan PB, Schroder M, Rushing B, Fennell T, Chang CJ, Tan Y, Marsit CJ, Jones DP, Liang D.

Nature Communications 2023

NIEHS Extramural Paper of the Month

A State-of-the-Science Review on High-Resolution Metabolomics Application in Air Pollution Health Research: Current Progress, Analytical Challenges, and Recommendations for Future Direction.

Liang D, Li Z, Vlaanderen J, Tang Z, Jones DP, Vermeulen R, Sarnat JA.

Environmental Health Perspectives 2023

Respiratory Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution: A Randomized, Crossover Analysis of Lung Function, Airway Metabolome, and Biomarkers of Airway Injury

Zhu X, Zhang Q, Du X, Jiang Y, Niu Y, Wei Y, Zhang Y, Chillrud SN, Liang D, Li H, Chen R.

Environmental Health Perspectives 2023

Pregnancy-related hemodynamic biomarkers in relation to trimester-specific maternal per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances exposures and adverse birth outcomes.

Taibl KRLiang D, Dunlop AL, Barr DB, Smith MR, Steenland K, Tan Y, Ryan PB, Panuwet P, Everson T, Marsit CJ, Kannan K, Jones DP, Eick SM.

Environmental Pollution 2023

Prenatal exposure to persistent and non-persistent chemical mixtures and associations with adverse birth outcomes in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child Cohort.

Eick SM, Tan Y, Taibl KR, Ryan PB, Barr DB, Hüls A, Eatman J, Panuwet P, D’Souza PE, Yakimavets, V, Lee GE, Brennan PA, Corwin EJ, Dunlop AL, Liang D.

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2023

Longitudinal profiles of the fecal metabolome during the first 2 years of life.

Holzhausen EA, Shen N, Chalifour B, Tran V, Li Z, Sarnat JA, Chang HH, Jones DP, Goran MI, Liang D, Alderete TL.

Scientific Reports 2023

Saliva and Exhaled Breath Condensate Correlate with Serum in 4-12-Year-Olds Exposed to Secondhand Electronic Cigarette Vapors.

Rodriguez J, Liang DTchen R, Yang I.

Biological Research for Nursing 2023

Prenatal exposure to per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances and childhood autism-related outcomes.

Ames JL, Burjak M, Avalos LA, Braun JM, Bulka CM, Croen LA, Dunlop AL, Ferrara A, Fry RC, Hedderson MM, Karagas MR, Liang D, Lin PD, Lyall K, Moore B, Morello-Frosch R, O’Connor TG, Oh J, Padula AM, Woodruff TJ, Zhu Y, Hamra GB.

Epidemiology 2023

2022

Detecting Elevated Air Pollution Levels by Monitoring Web Search Queries: Algorithm Development and Validation.

Lin C, Yousefi S, Kahoro E, Karisani P, Liang DSarnat J, Agichtein E.

JMIR Formative Research 2022

Urinary oxidative stress biomarkers are associated with preterm birth: an ECHO program study.

Eick SM, Geiger SD, Alshawabkeh A, Aung M, Barrett ES, Bush N, Carroll KN, Cordero JF, Goin DE, Ferguson KK, Kahn LG, Liang D, Meeker J, Milne G, Nguyen R, Padula A, Sathyanarayana S, Taibl KR, Schantz S, Woodruff T, Morello-Frosch R.

American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2022

Postnatal exposure to ambient air pollutants is associated with the composition of the infant gut microbiota at 6-months of age.

Bailey MJ, Holzhausen EA, Morgan ZE, Naik N, Shaffer JP, Liang D, Chang HH, Sarnat J, Sun S, Berger PK, Schmidt KA, Lurmann F, Goran MI, Alderete TL

Gut Microbes 2022

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances and psychosocial stressors have a joint effect on adverse pregnancy outcomes in the Atlanta African American Maternal-Child cohort. 

Eick SM, Barr DB, Brennan PA, Taibl KRTan Y, Robinson M, Kannan K, Panuwet P, Yakimavets V, Ryan PB, Liang D, Dunlop AL

Science of The Total Environment 2022

Using follicular fluid metabolomics to investigate the association between air pollution and oocyte quality 

Hwang S, Hood RB, Hauser R, Schwartz J, Laden F, Jones D, Liang D, Gaskins AJ

Environment International 2022

Characterizing the follicular fluid metabolome: quantifying the correlation across follicles and differences with the serum metabolome

Hood RB, Liang D, Tan Y, Ford J, Souter I, Jones DP, Hauser R, Gaskins AJ. 

Fertility and Sterility 2022

Use of high-resolution metabolomics to assess the biological perturbations associated with maternal exposure to Bisphenol A and Bisphenol F among pregnant African American women. 

Tchen R, Tan Y, Barr DB, Ryan PB, Tran V, Li Z, Hu YJ, Smith AK, Jones DP, Dunlop AL, Liang D

Environment International 2022

Metabolome-wide association study of the relationship between chlorpyrifos exposure and first trimester serum metabolite levels in pregnant Thai farmworkers

Liang D, Batross J, Fiedler N, Prapamontol T, Suttiwan P, Panuwet P, Naksen W, Baumert BO, Yakimavets V, Tan Y, D’Souza P

Environmental Research 2022

Attenuation of Piwil2 induced by hypoxic post conditioning prevents cerebral ischemic injury by inhibiting CREB2 promoter methylation

Zhan L, Chen M, Pang T, Li X, Long L, Liang D, Peng L, Sun W, Xu E

Brain Pathology 2022

Air pollution and blood pressure in the elderly: evidence from a panel study in Nanjing, China

Cai Y, Huang HY, Liang D, Li J, Tang Y, Hong HC, Yan Q, Huang HD, Li Z

Heliyon 2022

Metapone: a Bioconductor package for joint pathway testing for untargeted metabolomics data

L Tian, Z Li, G Ma, X Zhang, Z Tang, S Wang, J Kang, D Liang, T Yu

Bioinformatics 2022

Effect of exposures to mixtures of lead and various metals on hypertension, pre-hypertension, and blood pressure: A cross-sectional study from the China National Human …

Y Qu, Y Lv, S Ji, L Ding, F Zhao, Y Zhu, W Zhang, X Hu, Y Lu, Y Li, X Zhang, M Zhang, Y Yang, C Li, M Zhang, Z Li, C Chen, L Zheng, H Gu, H Zhu, Q Sun, J Cai, S Song, B Ying, S Lin, Z Cao, D Liang, JS Ji, PB Ryan, DB Barr, X Shi

Environmental Pollution 2022

Attenuation of Piwil2 induced by hypoxic postconditioning prevents cerebral ischemic injury by inhibiting CREB2 promoter methylation

L Zhan, M Chen, T Pang, X Li, L Long, D Liang, L Peng, W Sun, E Xu

Brain Pathology 2022

Evaluation of the Use of Saliva Metabolome as a Surrogate of Blood Metabolome in Assessing Internal Exposures to Traffic-Related Air Pollution.

Z Li, JA Sarnat, KH Liu, RB Hood, CJ Chang, X Hu, V Tran, R Greenwald, HH Chang, A Russell, T Yu, DP Jones, D Liang

Environmental Science & Technology 2022

Length of PM2.5 exposure and alternations in the serum metabolome among women undergoing infertility treatment.

RB Hood, D Liang, Z Tang, I Kloog, J Schwartz, F Laden, D Jones, AJ Gaskins.

Environmental Epidemiology, 2022

The oxidative Potential of Fine Particulate Matter and Biological Perturbations in Human Plasma and Saliva Metabolome.

Z Tang, JA Sarnat, RJ Weber, AG Russell, X Zhang, Z Li, T Yu, DP Jones, D Liang

Environmental Science & Technology, 2022

2021

Pesticide residue intake from fruits and vegetables and alterations in the serum metabolome of women undergoing infertility treatment.

RB Hood, D Liang, YH Chiu, H Sandoval-Insausti, JE Chavarro, D Jones, R Hauser, AJ Gaskins

Environment international, 2021

Long-term exposure to low-level NO 2 and mortality among the elderly population in the southeastern United States. 

Y Qian, H Li, A Rosenberg, Q Li, JA Sarnat, S Papatheodorou, J Schwartz, D Liang, Y Liu, P Liu, L Shi

Environmental Health Perspectives, 2021

 Assessment of metabolic perturbations associated with exposure to phthalates among pregnant African American women.

 X Zhang, DB Barr, AL Dunlop, P Panuwet, JA Sarnat, GE Lee, Y Tan, EJ Corwin, DP Jones, PB Ryan, D Liang

Science of The Total Environment, 2021

Per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure, maternal metabolomic perturbation, and fetal growth in African American women: A meet-in-the-middle approach.

CJ Chang, DB Barr, P B Ryan, P Panuwet, MM Smarr, K Liu, K Kannan, V Yakimavets, Y Tan, V Ly, CJ Marsit, DP Jones, EJ Corwin, AL Dunlop, D Liang

Environment International, 2021

High-resolution metabolomics of exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy and adverse birth outcomes in the Atlanta African American maternal-child cohort.

Y Tan, DB Barr, PB Ryan, V Fedirko, JA Sarnat, AJ Gaskins, CJ Chang, Z Tang, CJ Marsit, EJ Corwin, DP Jones, AL Dunlop, D Liang

Environmental Pollution, 2021

Maternal Plasma Metabolic Profile Demarcates a Role for Neuroinflammation in Non-Typical Development of Children.

RJ Schmidt, D Liang, SA Busgang, P Curtin, C Giulivi

Metabolites, 2021

Associations of single and multiple per-and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS) exposure with vitamin D biomarkers in African American women during pregnancy.

CJ Chang, DB Barr, Q Zhang, AL Dunlop, MM Smarr, K Kannan, P Panuwet, V Tangpricha, L Shi, D Liang, EJ Corwin, PB Ryan

Environment Research, 2021

Impact of ozone exposure on heart rate variability and stress hormones: a randomized-crossover study.

C Wang, J Lin, Y Niu, W Wang, J Wen, L Lv, C Liu, X Du, Q Zhang, B Chen, J Cai , Z Zhao, D Liang, J Ji, H Chen, R Chen, H Kan

Journal of hazardous materials, 2021

Periconception air pollution, metabolomic biomarkers, and fertility among women undergoing assisted reproduction

AJ Gaskins, Z Tang, RB Hood, J Ford, JD Schwartz, DP Jones, F Laden, D Liang

Environment International, 2021

Reproductive toxicity and metabolic perturbations in male rats exposed to boron

C Wang, Z Kong, L Duan,  Deng, Y Chen, S Quan, X Liu, Y Cha, Y Gong, C Wang, Y Shi, W Gu, Y Fu, D Liang, JP Giesy, H Zhang, S Tang

Science of The Total Environment, 2021

Estimating climate change-related impacts on outdoor air pollution infiltration

D Liang, WC Lee, J Liao, J Lawrence, JM Wolfson, ST Ebelt, CM Kang, P Koutrakis, JA Sarnat

Environmental research, 2021

Field Validation of a Smart Energy Recovery Ventilation System Using Low-Cost Indoor Air Quality Sensors

B Hains, R Abi Saab, T Giddings, H Magande, J Grygier, D Liang, Han Gao, JA Sarnat, E Horner

Southface Institute, 2021

2020

Dysregulated lipid and fatty acid metabolism link perfluoroalkyl substances exposure and impaired glucose metabolism in young adults

Z Chen, T Yang, DI Walker, DC Thomas, C Qiu, L Chatzi, TL Alderete, JS Kim, DV Conti, CV Breton, D Liang, ER Hauser, DP Jones, FD Gilliland

Environment International, 2020

Urban Air Pollution May Enhance COVID-19 Case-Fatality and Mortality Rates in the United States

D Liang, L Shi, J Zhao, P Liu, JA Sarnat, S Gao, J Schwartz, Y Liu, ST Ebelt, N Scovronick, HH Chang

The Innovation, 2020

Photochemical impacts on the toxicity of PM2.5

J Xu, W Hu, D Liang, P Gao

Critical Reviews in Environmental Science and Technology, 2020

Evaluating a multipollutant metric for use in characterizing traffic-related air pollution exposures within near-road environments

JL Moutinho, D Liang, R Golan, ST Ebelt, R Weber, JA Sarnat, AG Russell

Environmental research, 2020

Ambient air pollution and sickle cell disease-related emergency department visits in Atlanta, GA

AH Blumberg, ST Ebelt, D Liang, CR Morris, JA Sarnat

Environmental research, 2020

Near-road vehicle emissions air quality monitoring for exposure modeling

JL Moutinho, D Liang, R Golan, SE Sarnat, R Weber, JA Sarnat, AG Russell

Atmospheric Environment, 2020

2019

Metabolome-Wide Association Study of Vanadium Exposure Reveals Exacerbated Fatty Acid Oxidation in Human Plasma and Human Lung Fibroblasts

M Smith, J Fernandes, X Hu, D Liang, M Orr, JA Sarnat, D Jones, YM Go

Free Radical Biology and Medicine, 2019

Shape-dependent toxicity of alumina nanoparticles in rat astrocytes

L Dong, S Tang, F Deng, Y Gong, K Zhao, J Zhou, D Liang, J Fang, M Hecker, JP Giesy, X Bai, H Zhang

Science of the Total Environment, 2019

Metabolic perturbations following exposures to traffic-related air pollution in a panel of commuters with and without asthma

D Liang, C Ladva, R Golan, T Yu, D Walker, S Sarnat, K Uppal, D Jones, A Russell, J Sarnat

Environmental Epidemiology, 2019

Ambient Air Pollution and Acute Sickle Cell Disease Exacerbation in Atlanta, Ga

J Sarnat, A Blumberg, D Liang

Environmental Epidemiology, 2019

Saliva Metabolome in Detecting Internal Exposure to Traffic Related Air Pollution

D Liang, C Chang, Z Li, B Vu, R Golan, S Sarnat, R Greenwald, D Jones, H Chang, J Sarnat

Environmental Epidemiology, 2019

Perturbations of the arginine metabolome following exposures to traffic-related air pollution in a panel of commuters with and without asthma

D Liang, CN Ladva, R Golan, T Yu, DI Walker, SE Sarnat, R Greenwald, K Uppal, V Tran, DP Jones, AG Russell, JA Sarnat

Environment International, 2019

2018

Use of high-resolution metabolomics for the identification of metabolic signals associated with traffic-related air pollution

D Liang, JL Moutinho, R Golan, T Yu, CN Ladva, M Niedzwiecki, DI Walker, SE Sarnat, H Chang, R Greenwald, DP Jones, AG Russell, JA Sarnat

Environment International, 2018

Hypoxic preconditioning maintains GLT-1 against transient global cerebral ischemia through upregulating Cx43 and inhibiting c-Src

K Li, H Zhou, L Zhan, Z Shi, W Sun, D Liu, L Liu, D Liang, Y Tan, W Xu, E Xu

Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, 2018

Particulate metal exposures induce plasma metabolome changes in a commuter panel study

CN Ladva, R Golan, D Liang, R Greenwald, DI Walker, K Uppal, AU Raysoni, V Tran, T Yu, WD Flanders, GW Miller, DP Jones, JA Sarnat

PloS one, 2018

Errors associated with the use of roadside monitoring in the estimation of acute traffic pollutant-related health effects

D Liang, R Golan, JL Moutinho, HH Chang, R Greenwald, SE Sarnat, AG Russell, JA Sarnat

Environmental research, 2018

Neuroglobin mediates neuroprotection of hypoxic postconditioning against transient global cerebral ischemia in rats through preserving the activity of

Na+K+ATPases

H Wen, L Liu, L Zhan, D Liang, L Li, D Liu, W Sun, E Xu

Cell death & disease, 2018

Assessment of Fine-Scale Dispersion Modelling for Near-Road Exposure Applications

JL Moutinho, D Liang, J Sarnat, AG Russell

International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, 2018

Acute pulmonary and inflammatory response in young adults following a scripted car commute

R Golan, C Ladva, R Greenwald, JR Krall, AU Raysoni, P Kewada, A Winquist, WD Flanders, D Liang, JA Sarnat

Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health, 2018

Neuroglobin Mediates Neuroprotection of Hypoxic Postconditioning Against Transient Global Cerebral Ischemia in Rats via Preserving the Activity of

Na+/K+ ATPases

D Liang, J Moutinho, R Golan, T Yu, C Ladva, SE Sarna, H Chang, D Jones, A Russell, JA Sarnat

STROKE, 2018

Developing Multipollutant Exposure Indicators of Traffic Pollution: The Dorm Room Inhalation to Vehicle Emissions (DRIVE) Study

JA Sarnat, RA Ted, D Liang, JL Moutinho, R Golan, RJ Weber, D Gao, SE Sarnat, HH Chang, R Greenwald, T Yu

Research Reports: Health Effects Institute, 2018

Dcr1 and Dcr2 Protect Neuron Against Ischemia and Hypoxia Damage via Differential Mechanisms on Ischemia Preconditioning-Induced Neuroprotection

W Xu, W Jin, X Zhang, J Chen, M Liu, S Zhang, C Ren

STROKE, 2018

2012-2017

Metabolomic profiles of plasma, exhaled breath condensate, and saliva are correlated with potential for air toxics detection

CN Ladva, R Golan, R Greenwald, T Yu, SE Sarnat, WD Flanders, K Uppal, DI Walker, V Tran, D Liang, DP Jones, JA Sarnat

Journal of breath research, 2017

Neuroprotection of hypoxic postconditioning against global cerebral ischemia through influencing posttranslational regulations of heat shock protein 27 in

adult rats

L Zhan, L Liu, K Li, B Wu, D Liu, D Liang, H Wen, Y Wang, W Sun, W Liao, E Xu

Brain Pathology, 2017

Autophagosome maturation mediated by Rab7 contributes to neuroprotection of hypoxic preconditioning against global cerebral ischemia in rats

L Zhan, S Chen, K Li, D Liang, X Zhu, L Liu, Z Lu, W Sun, E Xu

Cell death & disease, 2017

Characterization of Traffic Emissions Exposure Metrics in the Dorm Room Inhalation to Vehicle Emissions (DRIVE) Study

JL Moutinho, D Liang, R Weber, J Sarnat, AG Russell

International Technical Meeting on Air Pollution Modelling and its Application, 2016

Metabolic syndrome and the short-term prognosis of acute ischemic stroke: a hospital-based retrospective study

L Liu, L Zhan, Y Wang, C Bai, J Guo, Q Lin, D Liang, E Xu

Lipids in health and disease, 2015

Hypoxia-inducible factor 1α mediates neuroprotection of hypoxic postconditioning against global cerebral ischemia

T Zhu, L Zhan, D Liang, J Hu, Z Lu, X Zhu, W Sun, L Liu, E Xu

Journal of Neuropathology & Experimental Neurology, 2014

The roles of p38 MAPK/MSK1 signaling pathway in the neuroprotection of hypoxic postconditioning against transient global cerebral ischemia in adult rats

P Zhu, L Zhan, T Zhu, D Liang, J Hu, W Sun, Q Hou, H Zhou, B Wu, Y Wang, E Xu

Molecular neurobiology, 2014

Activation of Akt/FoxO and inactivation of MEK/ERK pathways contribute to induction of neuroprotection against transient global cerebral ischemia by

delayed hypoxic postconditioning in adult rats

L Zhan, D Li, D Liang, B Wu, P Zhu, Y Wang, W Sun, E Xu

Neuropharmacology, 2012