Yang Cai

1.2k total citations · 1 hit paper
46 papers, 788 citations indexed

About

Yang Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Cancer Research and Food Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Yang Cai has authored 46 papers receiving a total of 788 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 25 papers in Molecular Biology, 9 papers in Cancer Research and 7 papers in Food Science. Recurrent topics in Yang Cai's work include Circular RNAs in diseases (7 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (5 papers). Yang Cai is often cited by papers focused on Circular RNAs in diseases (7 papers), MicroRNA in disease regulation (6 papers) and Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research (5 papers). Yang Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Netherlands and Switzerland. Yang Cai's co-authors include Saskia Braber, Gert Folkerts, Marcus Maurer, Jelle Folkerts, Johan Garssen, Paul A. J. Henricks, Lei Wang, Yong Peng, Yugang Jiang and Bo Xu and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine and Journal of Hazardous Materials.

In The Last Decade

Yang Cai

42 papers receiving 780 citations

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The Bidirectional Gut–Lung Axis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2023 95 citations Yang Cai, Johan Garssen et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	TM9SF3 is a Golgi-resident ATG8-binding protein essential for Golgi-selective autophagy 2025 ·Developmental Cell ·(unknown), (unknown), (unknown), (unknown), Yang Cai, Yanjun Chen, Pei Zhang, (unknown), Zongqiang Cui, Yixian Cui	2
2	Transmembrane uptake of polystyrene nanoplastics mediated by aquaporin in tartary buckwheat: Physiological consequence and genomic mechanism 2025 ·Journal of Hazardous Materials ·(unknown), (unknown), Qiang Lai, Wei Lü, Yang Cai, (unknown), Siyuan Yao, Hong‐Yan Tao, Lizhe An, You‐Cai Xiong, Yuan Song	1
3	Machine learning-based algorithm of drug-resistant prediction in newly diagnosed patients with temporal lobe epilepsy 2025 ·Clinical Neurophysiology ·(unknown), (unknown), Yang Cai, (unknown), Yijun Zhang, (unknown), Jing Ding, Xin Wang	0
4	Gut Microbiota Changes and Its Potential Relations with Thyroid Disorders: From Composition to Therapeutic Targets 2024 ·International Journal of General Medicine ·Yang Cai, (unknown), (unknown), (unknown)	4
5	Galacto-Oligosaccharides as an Anti-Infective and Anti-Microbial Agent for Macrolide-Resistant and -Sensitive Mycoplasma pneumoniae 2023 ·Pathogens ·(unknown), Yang Cai, (unknown), Adrianus C. J. M. de Bruijn, Annemarie M. C. van Rossum, Gert Folkerts, Saskia Braber, Wendy W. J. Unger	0
6	Effects of nondigestible oligosaccharides on inflammation, lung health, and performance of calves 2023 ·Journal of Dairy Science ·M.S. Gilbert, Yang Cai, Gert Folkerts, Saskia Braber, W.J.J. Gerrits	5
7	Advancements in Hydrogel Application for Ischemic Stroke Therapy 2022 ·Gels ·Ying Bai, Bing Han, Yi Zhang, Yuan Zhang, Yang Cai, Ling Shen, Yanpeng Jia	13
8	Frontotemporal phase lag index correlates with seizure severity in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy 2022 ·Frontiers in Neurology ·(unknown), (unknown), Yang Cai, (unknown), Qianqian Zhang, Weifeng Peng, Jing Ding, Xin Wang	4
9	Timing matters: there are significant differences in short-term outcomes between two time points of status epilepticus 2022 ·BMC Neurology ·Yiwen Pan, Yu Feng, Weifeng Peng, Yang Cai, Jing Ding, Xin Wang	5
10	Galacto-oligosaccharides as an anti-bacterial and anti-invasive agent in lung infections 2022 ·Biomaterials ·Yang Cai, Jos P. M. van Putten, M.S. Gilbert, W.J.J. Gerrits, Gert Folkerts, Saskia Braber	11
11	Human Milk Oligosaccharide 3′-GL Improves Influenza-Specific Vaccination Responsiveness and Immunity after Deoxynivalenol Exposure in Preclinical Models 2021 ·Nutrients ·(unknown), Saskia Braber, Astrid Hogenkamp, Soheil Varasteh, Yang Cai, (unknown), Sebastian Tims, Thea Leusink-Muis, Ingrid van Ark, Selma P. Wiertsema, Bernd Stahl, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Johan Garssen, Gert Folkerts, Belinda van’t Land	7
12	Galacto-oligosaccharides alleviate lung inflammation by inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation in vivo and in vitro 2021 ·Journal of Advanced Research ·Yang Cai, M.S. Gilbert, W.J.J. Gerrits, Gert Folkerts, Saskia Braber	11
13	Comprehensive Bioinformatics Analysis of mRNA Expression Profiles and Identification of a miRNA–mRNA Network Associated with the Pathogenesis of Low-Grade Gliomas 2021 ·Cancer Management and Research ·Ming Wang, Yan Cui, Yang Cai, Yugang Jiang, (unknown)	6
14	LncRNA RBPMS-AS1 promotes NRGN transcription to enhance the radiosensitivity of glioblastoma through the microRNA-301a-3p/CAMTA1 axis 2021 ·Translational Oncology ·Wenyang Li, Yan Cui, (unknown), Ming Wang, Yang Cai, Yugang Jiang	14
15	Exosomal LGALS9 in the cerebrospinal fluid of glioblastoma patients suppressed dendritic cell antigen presentation and cytotoxic T-cell immunity 2020 ·Cell Death and Disease ·Ming Wang, Yang Cai, Yong Peng, Bo Xu, (unknown), Yugang Jiang	92
16	Microbiota‐dependent and ‐independent effects of dietary fibre on human health 2019 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Yang Cai, Jelle Folkerts, Gert Folkerts, Marcus Maurer, Saskia Braber	92
17	Procyanidins alleviates morphine tolerance by inhibiting activation of NLRP3 inflammasome in microglia 2016 ·Journal of Neuroinflammation ·Yang Cai, Hong Kong, Yinbing Pan, Lai Jiang, (unknown), Liang Hu, Yanning Qian, Chun‐Yi Jiang, Wentao Liu	83
18	MicroRNA-205 increases the sensitivity of docetaxel in breast cancer 2015 ·Oncology Letters ·Yang Cai, Xiang Yan, Guoqing Zhang, Weihong Zhao, Shunchang Jiao	14
19	Sucrose Transporters in Higher Plants 2006 ·Chih Wu Sheng Li Hsueh T'ung Hsun ·Yang Cai	2
20	A Nitro Analogue of Staurosporine and Other Minor Metabolites Produced by a Streptomyces longisporoflavus Strain. 1995 ·The Journal of Antibiotics ·Yang Cai, Andreas Fredenhagen, Paul Hug, HEINRICH H. PETER	20

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