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Kaikai Zang

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Publications

9

Citations

415

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9

Active since

2014

Affiliations

Washington University in St. Louis(Current)

Fudan University

Shanghai Institute of Materia Medica

Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Shanghai Medical College of Fudan University

Kaikai Zang is an author at Washington University in St. Louis specializing in life sciences, neuroscience, and pain physiology.

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Publications per year

2014–2025

9

Publications

9

A TRPV4-dependent neuroimmune axis in the spinal cord promotes neuropathic pain

Xueming Hu, Lixia Du, Shenbin Liu et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2023 · 92 citations · Full text

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Piezo2 channels expressed by colon-innervating TRPV1-lineage neurons mediate visceral mechanical hypersensitivity

Zili Xie, Jing Feng, Timothy J. Hibberd et al. · Neuron · 2022 · 81 citations · Full text

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A neuroimmune circuit mediates cancer cachexia-associated apathy

Sarah Starosta, Miriam Ferrer, J.Y. Hou et al. · Science · 2025 · 57 citations · Full text

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Enteric neuronal Piezo1 maintains mechanical and immunological homeostasis by sensing force

Zili Xie, Lillian Rose, Jing Feng et al. · Cell · 2025 · 42 citations · Full text

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Miswiring of Merkel cell and pruriceptive C fiber drives the itch-scratch cycle

Jing Feng, Yonghui Zhao, Zili Xie et al. · Science Translational Medicine · 2022 · 37 citations · Full text

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