Zhengnan Cai

587 total citations
14 papers, 456 citations indexed

About

Zhengnan Cai is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Plant Science. According to data from OpenAlex, Zhengnan Cai has authored 14 papers receiving a total of 456 indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 4 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Immunology and 4 papers in Plant Science. Recurrent topics in Zhengnan Cai's work include Immune cells in cancer (4 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (2 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (2 papers). Zhengnan Cai is often cited by papers focused on Immune cells in cancer (4 papers), Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism (2 papers) and Seaweed-derived Bioactive Compounds (2 papers). Zhengnan Cai collaborates with scholars based in China, Austria and France. Zhengnan Cai's co-authors include Yongming Lu, Yan Chen, Shomaila Mehmood, Wen‐Juan Pan, Ya Wang, Li Wan, Wan Li, Wolfram Weckwerth, Xiaofang Wang and Elke H. Heiß and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, Carbohydrate Polymers and Frontiers in Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Zhengnan Cai

13 papers receiving 454 citations

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Zhengnan Cai China	12	164	159	133	75	67	14	456
Wan-Rong Bao Hong Kong	10	243 1.5×	191 1.2×	147 1.1×	77 1.0×	76 1.1×	18	497
Youwei Pu China	9	174 1.1×	146 0.9×	71 0.5×	63 0.8×	59 0.9×	11	395
Xiaoqiang Han China	11	212 1.3×	143 0.9×	196 1.5×	67 0.9×	49 0.7×	13	473
Chunhui Qi China	7	247 1.5×	146 0.9×	62 0.5×	74 1.0×	98 1.5×	11	465
Hwa Sun Ryu South Korea	11	136 0.8×	139 0.9×	100 0.8×	143 1.9×	30 0.4×	16	435
Nariman K. Badr El-Din Egypt	15	110 0.7×	182 1.1×	40 0.3×	53 0.7×	60 0.9×	25	514
Sairong Fan China	11	187 1.1×	202 1.3×	53 0.4×	90 1.2×	68 1.0×	16	530
Li-Chan Yang Taiwan	16	221 1.3×	219 1.4×	150 1.1×	37 0.5×	124 1.9×	27	606
Marilanda Ferreira Bellini Brazil	9	136 0.8×	119 0.7×	127 1.0×	25 0.3×	67 1.0×	14	458
Seon‐A Jang South Korea	16	167 1.0×	386 2.4×	97 0.7×	73 1.0×	76 1.1×	52	721

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14 of 14 papers shown

Cai, Zhengnan, Martin Brenner, Christian Winter, et al.. (2025). Hesperetin Protects from Palmitic-Acid-Induced Lipotoxicity through the Inhibition of Glutaminolysis, mTORC1 Signaling, and Limited Apoptosis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 73(35). 21932–21946.

Cai, Zhengnan, Li Wan, Sonja Hager, et al.. (2024). Targeting PHGDH reverses the immunosuppressive phenotype of tumor-associated macrophages through α-ketoglutarate and mTORC1 signaling. Cellular and Molecular Immunology. 21(5). 448–465. 38 indexed citations

Cai, Zhengnan, et al.. (2024). Elevated PINK1/Parkin-Dependent Mitophagy and Boosted Mitochondrial Function Mediate Protection of HepG2 Cells from Excess Palmitic Acid by Hesperetin. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 72(23). 13039–13053. 14 indexed citations

Wan, Li, et al.. (2023). Norbergenin prevents LPS-induced inflammatory responses in macrophages through inhibiting NFκB, MAPK and STAT3 activation and blocking metabolic reprogramming. Frontiers in Immunology. 14. 1117638–1117638. 9 indexed citations

Cai, Zhengnan, et al.. (2022). Branched-chain ketoacids derived from cancer cells modulate macrophage polarization and metabolic reprogramming. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 966158–966158. 17 indexed citations

Wilson, Jayne Louise, Thomas Nägele, Monika Linke, et al.. (2020). Inverse Data-Driven Modeling and Multiomics Analysis Reveals Phgdh as a Metabolic Checkpoint of Macrophage Polarization and Proliferation. Cell Reports. 30(5). 1542–1552.e7. 64 indexed citations

Li, Wan, Zhengnan Cai, Shomaila Mehmood, et al.. (2019). Anti-inflammatory effects of Morchella esculenta polysaccharide and its derivatives in fine particulate matter-treated NR8383 cells. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 129. 904–915. 40 indexed citations

Cai, Zhengnan, Li Wan, Shomaila Mehmood, et al.. (2018). Effect of polysaccharide FMP-1 fromMorchella esculentaon melanogenesis in B16F10 cells and zebrafish. Food & Function. 9(9). 5007–5015. 26 indexed citations

Cai, Zhengnan, Li Wan, Shomaila Mehmood, et al.. (2018). Structural characterization, in vitro and in vivo antioxidant activities of a heteropolysaccharide from the fruiting bodies of Morchella esculenta. Carbohydrate Polymers. 195. 29–38. 115 indexed citations

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Li, Wan, Zhengnan Cai, Shomaila Mehmood, et al.. (2018). Polysaccharide FMP-1 from Morchella esculenta attenuates cellular oxidative damage in human alveolar epithelial A549 cells through PI3K/AKT/Nrf2/HO-1 pathway. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 120(Pt A). 865–875. 50 indexed citations

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Pan, Wen‐Juan, Wang Ya, Dandan Wang, et al.. (2018). A bioactive polysaccharide TLH-3 isolated from Tricholoma lobayense protects against oxidative stress-induced premature senescence in cells and mice. Journal of Functional Foods. 42. 159–170. 14 indexed citations

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Zhou, Liyuan, Wan Li, Wen‐Juan Pan, et al.. (2017). Effects of thermal processing on nutritional characteristics and non-volatile flavor components from Tricholoma lobayense. Emirates Journal of Food and Agriculture. 1–1. 26 indexed citations

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Lu, Yongming, Liming Wang, Mingzhu Zhang, et al.. (2016). Enhanced Activity of Immobilized Horseradish Peroxidase by Carbon Nanospheres for Phenols Removal. CLEAN - Soil Air Water. 45(2). 24 indexed citations

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Li, Xuehui, Yongming Lu, Wenna Zhang, et al.. (2015). Antioxidant capacity and cytotoxicity of sulfated polysaccharide TLH-3 from Tricholoma lobayense. International Journal of Biological Macromolecules. 82. 913–919. 19 indexed citations

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