Publications

2021:

Huang, M., Liu, J., Liu, K., Chen, J., Wei, Z., Feng, Z., Wu, Y., Fong, M., Tian, R., Wang, B., Budjan, C., Zhuang, P., Wan, G., & Kong, X. J. (2021). Microbiome-Specific Statistical Modeling Identifies Interplay Between Gastrointestinal Microbiome and Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Patients With Autism: A Case Control Study. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12, 682454. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2021.682454

Kong, X. J., Sherman, H. T., Tian, R., Koh, M., Liu, S., Li, A. C., & Stone, W. S. (2021). Validation of Rapid Interactive Screening Test for Autism in Toddlers Using Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule™ Second Edition in Children at High-Risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in psychiatry, 12.

Huang, M., Liu, K., Wei, Z., Feng, Z., Chen, J., Yang, J., ... & Kong, X. J. (2021). Serum Oxytocin Level Correlates With Gut Microbiome Dysbiosis in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in neuroscience, 1320.

Xiong, J., Ma, Z., Miao, R., Huang, J., Kong, X. J., Qu, Y., & Yang, X. (2021). Genetically determined serum testosterone level and Covid-19 illness level: A mendelian randomization study. medRxiv.

Kong, X. J., Clairmont, C., & Wang, B. (2021). Case Report: Off-Label Use of Omalizumab in a 6-Year-Old Boy With ASD Ameliorated Severe Allergic Rhinitis and Subsequently Improved Behavioral Symptoms. Frontiers in Pediatrics, 996.

Qiu, J., Kong, X., Li, J., Yang, J., Huang, Y., Huang, M., ... & Kong, J. (2021). Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (tDCS) over the Left Dorsal Lateral Prefrontal Cortex in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Neural Plasticity, 2021.

Kong, X. J., Liu, K., Zhuang, P., Tian, R., Liu, S., Clairmont, C., ... & Cao, X. (2021). The Effects of Limosilactobacillus reuteri LR-99 Supplementation on Body Mass Index, Social Communication, Fine Motor Function, and Gut Microbiome Composition in Individuals with Prader–Willi Syndrome: a Randomized Double-Blinded Placebo-Controlled Trial. Probiotics and Antimicrobial Proteins, 1-13.

Huang, Y., Yu, S., Wilson, G., Park, J., Cheng, M., Kong, X., ... & Kong, J. (2021). Altered Extended Locus Coeruleus and Ventral Tegmental Area Networks in Boys with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Resting-State Functional Connectivity Study. Neuropsychiatric disease and treatment, 17, 1207.

Chen, J., Wei, Z., Liang, C., Liu, B., Guo, J., Kong, X., ... & Wan, G. (2021). Dysfunction of the Auditory Brainstem as a Neurophysiology Subtype of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Frontiers in neuroscience, 15.

Kong, X. J., Liu, J., Liu, K., Koh, M., Sherman, H., Liu, S., ... & Song, Y. (2021). Probiotic and Oxytocin Combination Therapy in Patients with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo-Controlled Pilot Trial. Nutrients, 13(5), 1552.

Kong, X. J., Wan, G., Tian, R., Liu, S., Liu, K., Clairmont, C., Lin, X., Zhang, X., Sherman, H.T., Zhu, J... & Cao, X. (2021). The effects of probiotic supplementation on anthropometric growth and gut microbiota composition in patients with Prader-Willi Syndrome: a randomized double-blinded placebo-controlled trial. Frontiers in Nutrition, 8, 48.

Cao X, Liu K, Liu J, Liu Y-W, Xu L, Wang H, Zhu Y, Wang P, Li Z, Wen J, Shen C, Li M, Nie Z and Kong X-J (2021) Dysbiotic Gut Microbiota and Dysregulation of CytokineProfile in Children and Teens With Autism Spectrum Disorder. Front. Neurosci. 15:635925. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2021.635925

Zhang, N., Ranson, J. M., Zheng, Z. J., Hannon, E., Zhou, Z., Kong, X., ... & Huang, J. (2021). Interaction between genetic predisposition, smoking, and dementia risk: a population-based cohort study. Scientific Reports, 11(1), 1-10.

2020:

Kong, X., Zhu, J., Tian, R., Liu, S., Sherman, H. T., Zhang, X., ... & Wan, G. (2020). Early Screening and Risk Factors of Autism Spectrum Disorder in a Large Cohort of Chinese Patients With Prader-Willi Syndrome. Frontiers in Psychiatry, 11.

Kong XJ, Autism Spectrum Disorder and Co-morbidities: A Closer Look at Pathogenesis and Clinical Implications. Am J Biomed Sci & Res (in print)

Kong XJ, Liu J, Liu K, Koh M, Tian R, Hobbie C, Fong M, Chen Q, Zhao M, Budjan C, Kong J. Altered autonomic functions and gut microbiome in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD): implications for assisting ASD screening and diagnosis. J Autism Dev Disord. 2020 (in print)

Zou TL, Liu J, Zhang XY, Tang HL, Song YQ, Kong XJ Autoantibody and autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review. Res. Autism Spectr. Disord. 2020 (in print)

Liu J, Chen LL, Shen SQ, Mao JR, Lopes M, Liu SY, Kong XJ Challenges in the Diagnosis and Management of Pain in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder. Rev J Autism Dev Disord (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-020-00199-7   

Peng Z, Chen J, Jin L, Han H, Dong C, Guo Y, Kong XJ, Wan G, Wei Z. Social brain dysfunctionality in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and their first-degree relatives: An activation likelihood estimation meta-analysis.  Psychiatry Research:Neuroimaging 298 (2020) 111063 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pscychresns.2020.111063

Kong XJ, Liu, J, Li, J, Kwong, K, Koh, M, Sukijthamapan, P, Guo, J, Sun, Z, Song, Y. Probiotics and oxytocin nasal spray as neuro-social behavioral interventions for patients with autism spectrum disorders: a pilot randomized controlled trial protocol. Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2020, 6:20 https://doi.org/10.1186/s40814-020-0557-8

2019:

Jung M, Tu Y, Lang CA, Ortiz A, Park J, Jorgenson K, Kong XJ, Kong J. Decreased structural connectivity and resting-state brain activity in the lateral occipital cortex is associated with social communication deficits in boys with autism spectrum disorder. Neuroimage. 2019 04 15; 190:205-212. PMID: 28927730.

Kong XJ, Liu J, Cetinbas M, Sadreyev R, Koh M, Huang H, Adeseye A, He P, Zhu J, Russel H, Hobbie C, Liu K, Onderdonk AB: New and Preliminary Evidence on Altered Oral and Gut Microbiota in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Implications for ASD Diagnosis and Subtyping Based on Microbial Biomarkers. Nutrients, 2019, 11, 2128; doi:10.3390/nu11092128

Fan, C., Huang, T., Kong, X., Zhang, X., Zou, Z., & Xiao, J. (2019). Circulating vitamin E and cardiometabolic measures: a Mendelian randomization analysis. Journal of clinical biochemistry and nutrition, 65(2), 160–169. https://doi.org/10.3164/jcbn.19-12

Dai Q, Kong XJ, Song YQ, Zhou A, Zhang X, Zhang P, Li M , Liu X , Wang J,  Xu H. Prevalence and Risk Factors of Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children Aged 18-36 Months in Hubei Province, China.  Journal of Family Medicine and Health Care 2019; 5(4): 64-69 doi: 10.11648/j.jfmhc.20190504.15. ^co-first author

Liu J, Amat M, Song R, Kong XJ: Missing Components in Current Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): Nutrition, Dental Care, and House-Call Programs. Review Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019 Aug 19. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40489-019-00182-x

Tian J, Wang J, Quana W, Lv B, Liu J, Hobbie C, Kong XJ, Dong W: The functional near-infrared spectroscopy in the diagnosis of schizophrenia. Eur. J. Psychiat. 2019;33(3):97---103. 2019 Jun 14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpsy.2019.05.001.

Chen J, Liang C, Wei Z, Cui X, Kong XJ, Dong CJ, Lai Y, Peng Z, Wan G: Atypical Longitudinal Development of Speech-Evoked Auditory Brainstem Response in Preschool Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders. Autism Research 12: 1022–1031, 2019. 2019 April 26. doi:10.1002/aur.2110

Kong XJ, Liu L, Chien T, Batalden M, Hirsh DA: A Systematic Network of Autism Primary Care Services (SYNAPSE): A Model of Coproduction for the Management of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2019 Feb 21. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-019-03922-4.

Liu J, Wan GB, Huang MS, Agyapong G, Zou TL, Zhang XY, Liu YW, Song YQ, Tsai YC, Kong XJ: Probiotic Therapy for Treating Behavioral and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials. Current Medical Science 39(2):173-184, 2019  

2018:

Liu J, Wan GB, Huang MS, Agyapong G, Zou TL, Zhang XY, Liu YW, Song YQ, Tsai YC, Kong XJ: Probiotic Therapy for Treating Behavioral and Gastrointestinal Symptoms in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review of Clinical Trials. Current Medical Science 39(2):173-184, 2019

XJ Kong: Autism spectrum disorders co-morbidities and treatment approaches. Pediatr Dimensions, 2018, Volume 3(3): 1-5, doi: 10.15761/PD.1000173

J Liu, M Amat, R Song, XJ Kong: Early diagnosis and adulthood transition in autism spectrum disorders (ASD): How primary care helps to close the gaps, Pediatr Dimensions, 2018, Volume 3(3), 6-11, doi: 10.15761/PD.1000174

GB Wan, XJ Kong and J Kong et al: Applying eye tracking to identify autism spectrum disorder in children. J Autism Dev Disord. 2018 Aug 10. doi: 10.1007/s10803-018-3690-y. [Epub ahead of print], ^co-first author

2017:

Du, Y., Martin, J. S., McGee, J., Yang, Y., Liu, E. Y., Sun, Y., ... Kong, X. ...& Huang, J. (2017). A SNP panel and online tool for checking genotype concordance through comparing QR codes. Plos one, 12(9), e0182438.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182438 9/19/2017

Wei L, Wang L, Liu Z, Wang M, Lu W, Zhao D, Yang B, Kong XJ, Ding Y and Wang Z. Dramatic response of CTNNB1 and VEGFR-2 mutant temporal bone squamous cell carcinoma to bevacizumab in combination with pemetrexed.  Oncotarget. 2017 Jul 28;8(34):57898-57904. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.19649. eCollection 2017 Aug 22.

Kong XJ, Wang BK, Park J, Kong J*. Introduction of a New Video-based Eye Tracking Paradigm for Early Detection of ASD. [N A J Med Sci. 2017;10(4):133-135. doi: 10.7156/najms.2017.1004133]

Dong CJ and Kong XJ. ASD Pathogenesis and Emerging Treatments: Lessons Learned from the Monogenic syndromic ASD [N A J Med Sci. 2017;10(4):148-155.   DOI:  10.7156/najms.2017.1004148]

Zhu JL and Kong XJ. The Current Treatments of Prader-Willi Syndrome: A Systematic Review. [N A J Med Sci. 2017;10(4):156-163. DOI:10.7156/najms.2017.1004156]

Chen YW, Guo CN, Wang BK, Zhu JL, Kong XJ. ASD and Sleep Disorder. [N A J Med Sci. 2017;10(4):164-170. DOI:10.7156/najms.2017.1004164]

Wu M, Wu Y, Yu L, Liu J, Zhang M, Kong XJ, Wu BL. A Survey of Epidemiological Studies and Risk Factors of ASD, with a Focus on China. [N A J Med Sci. 2017;10(3):124-132. DOI:  10.7156/najms.2017.1003124]

2016: 

Kong XJ, Wang R, Zhao D, Wang Z, Liu X, Ding Y. Clinical Implementation of Precision Medicine: Current Challenges and Future Perspectives. [N A J Med Sci. 2016;9(3):123-126. DOI: 10.7156/najms.2016.0903123]

Lu P and Kong XJ. Immune Dysregulation and the Pathogenesis of Autism. [N A J Med Sci. 2016;9(4):161-166. DOI: 10.7156/najms.2016.0904161]

Song R, Liu J and Kong XJ. Autonomic dysfunction and autism: subtypes and clinical perspective. [N A J Med Sci. 2016;9(4):172-180. DOI: 10.7156/najms.2016.0904172]

Fei W, Zhang F, Ding E, Kong XJ, et all. HIV-1 infection in early human placenta in vitro: Effects of Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-α) and Interleukins IL-1 and IL-6. [N A J Med Sci. 2016;9(4):151-160. DOI:10.7156/najms.2016.0904151]

Liu J, Zhang M, Kong XJ. Gut Microbiome and Autism: Recent Advances and Future Perspectives. [N A J Med Sci. 2016;9(3):104-115. DOI: 10.7156/najms.2016.0903104]

2014:

Jin Y, Han G, Wang ZX, Kong XJ, Jing J. A Screening Tool of Social Cognition for Preschool Children [N A J Med Sci. 2014;7(3):107-111. DOI: 10.7156/najms. 2014.070310]

Wang QM, Luo A, Kong XJ. Neuroinflammation and Autism. [N A J Med Sci. 2014;7(3):118-122. DOI:10.7156/najms. 2014.0703118]

2012: 

Kong XJ, Chen LC, Wang XC. Future directions on Autism treatment. [N A J Med Sci. 2012;5(3):185-188.]

Lee D, Kong XJ. Potential treatment of Autism with traditional Chinese medicine. [N A J Med Sci. 2012; 5(3): 189-192.]

Zhan YG, Kong XJ. Synaptic dysfunction attributes to Autism spectrum disorder. [N A J Med Sci. 2011; 4(3):112-115.]

2011: 

Kong XJ, Wang XC, Stone W. Prospect of stem cell therapy for Autism spectrum disorders. [N A J Med Sci.2011; 4(3):134-138.]

Peng-Wilford P, Kong XJ. Behavioral treatment for children with Autism. [N A J Med Sci. 2011; 4(3):158-163.]

Kong XJ, Li M, Hu KQ. Update on the recommended HBV screening in the United States. [N A J Med Sci. 2011; 4(1):18-22.]

2009:

Kuang PP, Kong XJ. Lung cancer in Asian woman. [N A J Med Sci. 2009; 2(2):69-73.]

Kong XJ. Clinical Significance of Functional MRI Guided Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation for Autism. [N A J Med Sci. 2009;2(2):64-66.]

2008:

Kong XJ. A Forty-one-year-old man died of hepatocellular carcinoma from Hepatitis B. [N A J Med Sci. 2008;1(1):23-25.]

Kong XJ. The Biomedical aspect of Autism. [N A J Med Sci. 2008;1(1):13-14.]

1996:

McCue JD, Kong XJ. Migraine stroke. [Cortlandt Forum.1996;4:179-181.]

Kong XJ, Tulgan H, Blagg N. Prevertebral space versus retropharyngeal space infection: case report and discussion. [Berkshire Med J. 1996;9(1):15-17.]

1994:

Lanzillo JJ, Kong XJ, Fanburg BL. A competitive deletion mutant quantitative polymerase chain reaction assay for angiotensin converting enzyme miRNA in smooth muscle cells. [PCR Methods Appl. 1994; 4(3):167-171.]

1993: 

Kong XJ, Lee SL, Lanzillo JJ, Fanburg BL. Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase in vascular cells: changes during cell cycling and exposure to hyperoxia. [Am J Physiol. 1993; 264(4 Pt 1): L365-L375.]

1992:

Kong XJ, Fanburg BL. Regulation of Cu,Zn-superoxide dismutase in bovine pulmonary artery endothelial cells. [J Cell Physiol. 1992;153(3):491-497]

1989:

Kong XJ, He B. Superoxide dismutase in erythrocytes and neutrophils of the patients with pneumonia. [Chinese Journal of Gerontology. 1989; 8(1):8-11.]

1988: 

Kong XJ, He B. Neutrophils and lung diseases (review). Chinese Journal of Respiratory Diseases and Tuberculosis. [1988; 252(14):297-302.]

Editor in Chief

Special issue of Autism. N A J Med Sci. 2015; 7(3)
Special issue of Autism. N A J Med Sci. 2014; 7(3)
Special issue of Autism. N A J Med Sci. 2013; 6(3)
Special Issue of Autism. N A J Med Sci.2012:5(3)
Special Issue of Autism. N, A J Med Sci 2011: 4(3)

Translator in Chief:

“Frontiers in Autism Research -New Horizons for Diagnosis and Treatment” (by Valerie Hu, PhD) translated into Chinese (591000 words) published by People’s Medical Publishing House, China 2017, ISBN 978-7-117-24470-I/R.24471

“The autism revolution, whole body strategies for making life all it can be” (by Martha Herbert, MD, PhD) translated into Chinese (163131words) published by People’s Medical Publishing House, China 2015