先後主持進行過“肝外組織脂氧合酶對致癌物的活化與活化作用抑制的研究”、“含游離二氧化矽呼吸性粉塵與塵肺的劑量反應關係”、“重金屬中毒性腎損害早期檢測指標的探討”、“職業人群健康教育的衛生經濟學評價研究”等國家自然科學基金、教育部博士點基金以及省部級10餘項課題的研究;參與農藥白菌清車間衛生標準的研究和車間噪聲衛生標準探討等8項課題的工作。在美國期間,主要做有關代謝酶對外源化學物質代謝作用的研究。在《中華勞動衛生職業病雜誌》和《International Journal of Toxicology》等國內外有影響的雜誌發表第一或通訊作者論文40餘篇。其中,在國外雜誌上發表7篇 (被SCI收錄)。參與《中國農村醫生全書》等6本書的編寫工作。近年被聘為國家863高技術計畫項目、國家支撐計畫項目、國家自然科學基金、教育部博士點基金、教育部出國留學基金的評審專家;中華醫學科技獎和教育部科技獎的評審專家;湖南省高等教育高級職稱、優秀博士論文以及省自然基金等評審專家。
⑸ Hu Jianan, Huang Yun, Xiong Minru, Luo Shafei,Chen Yong and Li Yuanjian.The effects of natural flavonoids on lipoxygenase -mediated oxidation of compounds with a benzene ring structure --A new possible mechanism of flavonoid anti-chemical carcinogenesis and other toxicities. International Journal of Toxicology, 2006 Jul-Aug; 25(4):295-301. (第1作者)
⑵ Hu Jianan,Chen Yong,Xiong Minru,Luo Shafei,Huang Yun. Effect of tea polyphenols on soybean lipoxygenase - mediated interaction of phenothiazines with benzidine and other xenobiotics. Toxicology and Applied pharmacology, 2004, 194(3):193. (第1作者)
(6) Hiroto Matsuse, Xiaoyuan Kong, Jianan Hu, Stanley F. Wolf, Richard F. Lockey and Shyam S. Mphapatra. Intranasal IL-12 produces discreet pulmonary and systemic effects on allergic inflammation and airway reactivity. International Immunopharmacology, 2003, 3: 457-468. (第3作者)
⑼ Mukesh Kumar,Aruna K. Behera, Jianan Hu , Richard F. Lockey and Shyam S. Mphapatra. IFN-γand IL-12 plasmid DNAs as vaccine adjuvant in a murine model of grass allergy. J Allergy Clin Imm unol,2001,108:402-408. (第3作者)
⑽ Hu Jianan and kulkarni AP. Metabolic fate of chemical mixtures.I.”shuttle oxidants” effect of lipoxygenase -generated radical of chlorpromazine and related phenothiazines on the oxidation of benzidine and other xenobiotics, Teratogenesis, Carcinogenesis and Mutagenesis, 2000;20:195-208. (第1作者)
⒀ Hu Jianan and Kulkarni AP. Lipoxygenase-mediated N-demethylation of imipramine and related tricyclic antidepressants in the presence of hydrogen peroxide.Internat. J. Toxicol. 1999; 18: 251-257. (第1作者)
⒁ Hu Jianan and Kulkarni AP. Lipoxygenase-mediated demethylation of pasticides. Pestic Biochem Physiol 1998;61:145-153. (第1作者)