Dongsheng Cai, M.D., Ph.D.

Li J, Tang Y, Cai D. IKKβ/NF-κB disrupts adult hypothalamic neural stem cells to mediate a neurodegenerative mechanism of dietary obesity and pre-diabetes. Nature Cell Biology, 14(10):999-1012, 2012.

(Highlighted as Nature Cell Biology commentary,  Nature Cell Biology, 14 (10): 987-9, 2012)

Purkayastha S, Zhang G,Cai D. Uncoupling the mechanisms of obesity and hypertension by targeting hypothalamic IKKβ/NF-κB. Nature Medicine, 17 (7): 883-7, 2011.

(Highlighted as Nature Medicine news, highlighted by a preview in Cell Metabolism, 14 (7): 3-4, 2011)

Zhang H, Zhang G, Gonzalez, F, Park S, Cai D. Hypoxia-Inducible Factor Directs POMC Gene to Mediate Hypothalamic Glucose Sensing and Energy Balance Regulation. PLoS Biology, 9 (7): e1001112, 2011.

(Highlighted by the primer report of PLoS Biology, 9(7): e1001116, 2011.)

Meng Q, Cai D. Defective hypothalamic autophagy mediates central pathogenesis of obesity via IKK-beta/NF-kappaB pathway. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 2011 Jul 22. [Epub ahead of print]

Zhang G, Bai H, Zhang H, Dean C, Wu Q, Li J, Guariglia S, Meng Q, and Cai D. Neuropeptide exocytosis involving synaptotagmin-4 and oxytocin in hypothalamic programming of body weight and energy balance. Neuron, 69(3): 523-35, 2011.

 (Featured Neuron article, highlighted by preview in Neuron, highlighted as a top 2% article of Faculty 1000)

Purkayastha S, Zhang H, Zhang G, Ahmed Z, Wang Y, and Cai D. Neural dysregulation of peripheral insulin action and blood pressure by brain endoplasmic reticulum stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA, 108(7):2939-44, 2011.

Cai D, and Liu T.  Hypothalamic inflammation: a double-edged sword to nutritional diseases. Ann N Y Acad Sci., 1243: E1-39, 2011.  (Review article)

Zhang X, Zhang G, Zhang H, Karin M, Bai H and Cai D.  Hypothalamic IKKβ/NF-κB and ER stress link overnutrition to energy imbalance and obesity. Cell, 134 (7): 61-73, 2008.

(Highlighted by preview in Cell, highlighted as a top-10 article of Faculty 1000)

Cai D, Yuan M, Frantz JD, Melendez P, Hansen L, Lee J, and Shoelson SE. Local and systemic insulin resistance resulting from hepatic activation of IKKb/NF-kB.  Nature Medicine, 11(2): 183-90, 2005.

(Highlighted as a cover reportof Nature Medicine)

Cai D, Frantz JD, Tawa NE, Melendez PA, Oh B, Lidov HG, Hasselgren PO, Frontera WR, Lee J, Glass DJ, and Shoelson SE. IKKb/NF-kB activation causes severe muscle wasting in mice. Cell, 119(2): 285-298, 2004.   

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 Cai D, Dhe-Paganon S, Melendez PA, Lee J, and Shoelson SE. Two new substrates in insulin signaling: IRS5/DOK4 and IRS6/DOK5. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 278(28): 25323-30, 2003.