Weikang Cai

Weikang Cai

New York Institute of Technology

H-index: 28

North America-United States

About Weikang Cai

Weikang Cai, With an exceptional h-index of 28 and a recent h-index of 25 (since 2020), a distinguished researcher at New York Institute of Technology, specializes in the field of Diabetes, Neuroscience, Astrocytes.

His recent articles reflect a diverse array of research interests and contributions to the field:

Loss of insulin signaling in astrocytes exacerbates Alzheimer-like phenotypes in a 5xFAD mouse model

Unique ligand and kinase-independent roles of the insulin receptor in regulation of cell cycle, senescence and apoptosis

Knockout of the intellectual disability-linked gene Hs6st2 in mice decreases heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfation, impairs dendritic spines of hippocampal neurons, and …

RIT1 deficiency alters cerebral lipid metabolism and reduces white matter tract oligodendrocytes and conduction velocities

Neuropeptide Cholecystokinin: A Potential Molecular Link Between Obesity, Gut, and Emotion

Insulin action in the brain: cell types, circuits, and diseases

Imatinib and methazolamide ameliorate COVID-19-induced metabolic complications via elevating ACE2 enzymatic activity and inhibiting viral entry

Leucine-973 is a crucial residue differentiating insulin and IGF-1 receptor signaling

Weikang Cai Information

University

Position

College of Osteopathic Medicine

Citations(all)

3638

Citations(since 2020)

2814

Cited By

1769

hIndex(all)

28

hIndex(since 2020)

25

i10Index(all)

38

i10Index(since 2020)

36

Email

University Profile Page

New York Institute of Technology

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Weikang Cai Skills & Research Interests

Diabetes

Neuroscience

Astrocytes

Top articles of Weikang Cai

Title

Journal

Author(s)

Publication Date

Loss of insulin signaling in astrocytes exacerbates Alzheimer-like phenotypes in a 5xFAD mouse model

Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A

C Ronald Kahn 1 Wenqiang Chen 1

Qian Huang 2

Ekaterina Katie Lazdon 3

Antonio Gomes 1

Marisa Wong 2

...

2023/5/15

Unique ligand and kinase-independent roles of the insulin receptor in regulation of cell cycle, senescence and apoptosis

Nature Communications

Hirofumi Nagao

Ashok Kumar Jayavelu

Weikang Cai

Hui Pan

Jonathan M Dreyfuss

...

2023/1/4

Knockout of the intellectual disability-linked gene Hs6st2 in mice decreases heparan sulfate 6-O-sulfation, impairs dendritic spines of hippocampal neurons, and …

Glycobiology

Sohyun Moon

Hiu Ham Lee

Stephanie Archer-Hartmann

Naoko Nagai

Zainab Mubasher

...

2024/2

RIT1 deficiency alters cerebral lipid metabolism and reduces white matter tract oligodendrocytes and conduction velocities

Heliyon

Lei Wu

Fang Wang

Carole L Moncman

Mritunjay Pandey

Harrison A Clarke

...

2023/10/1

Neuropeptide Cholecystokinin: A Potential Molecular Link Between Obesity, Gut, and Emotion

Biological Psychiatry: Global Open Science

Qian Huang

Weikang Cai

2023/10/1

Insulin action in the brain: cell types, circuits, and diseases

Wenqiang Chen

Weikang Cai

Benjamin Hoover

C Ronald Kahn

2022/5/1

Imatinib and methazolamide ameliorate COVID-19-induced metabolic complications via elevating ACE2 enzymatic activity and inhibiting viral entry

Cell Metabolism

Zilun Li

Meixiu Peng

Pin Chen

Chenshu Liu

Ao Hu

...

2022/3/1

Leucine-973 is a crucial residue differentiating insulin and IGF-1 receptor signaling

The Journal of Clinical Investigation

Hirofumi Nagao

Weikang Cai

Bruna B Brandão

Nicolai J Wewer Albrechtsen

Martin Steger

...

2023/2/16

Insulin and IGF-1 elicit robust transcriptional regulation to modulate autophagy in astrocytes

Molecular Metabolism

Shawn J Geffken

Sohyun Moon

Catherine O Smith

Sharon Tang

Hiu Ham Lee

...

2022/11/26

Phosphatase protector alpha4 (α4) is involved in adipocyte maintenance and mitochondrial homeostasis through regulation of insulin signaling

Nature Communications

Masaji Sakaguchi

Shota Okagawa

Yuma Okubo

Yuri Otsuka

Kazuki Fukuda

...

2022/10/14

Obesity-related vascular dysfunction persists after weight loss and is associated with decreased vascular glucagon-like peptide receptor in female rats

American Journal of Physiology-Heart and Circulatory Physiology

Risa Kiernan

Dhandevi Persand

Nicole Maddie

Weikang Cai

Maria Alicia Carrillo-Sepulveda

2022/8/1

Distinct signaling by insulin and IGF-1 receptors and their extra-and intracellular domains

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Hirofumi Nagao

Weikang Cai

Nicolai J Wewer Albrechtsen

Martin Steger

Thiago M Batista

...

2021/4/27

Resveratrol Promotes Angiogenesis in a FoxO1-Dependent Manner in Hind Limb Ischemia in Mice

Molecules

Dongxiao Fan

Chenshu Liu

Zeling Guo

Kan Huang

Meixiu Peng

...

2021/12/12

COVID-19 induces new-onset insulin resistance and lipid metabolic dysregulation via regulation of secreted metabolic factors

Signal Transduction and Targeted Therapy

Xi He

Chenshu Liu

Jiangyun Peng

Zilun Li

Fang Li

...

2021/12/16

Deconstructing the Origins of Sexual Dimorphism in Sensory Modulation of Pancreatic β Cells

Molecular Metabolism

Sara McEwan

Hyokjoon Kwon

Azeddine Tahiri

Nivetha Shanmugarajah

Weikang Cai

...

2021/11/1

Peripheral Insulin Regulates a Broad Network of Gene Expression in the Hypothalamus, Hippocampus and Nucleus Accumbens.

Diabetes

Weikang Cai

Xuemei Zhang

Thiago M Batista

Rubén García-Martín

Samir Softic

...

2021/5/20

Muscle Specific Insulin Receptor Overexpression Protects Mice from Diet-Induced Glucose Intolerance but Leads to Post-Receptor Insulin Resistance

Diabetes

Guoxiao Wang

Yingying Yu

Weikang Cai

Thiago M Batista

Sujin Suk

...

2020/11/1

Single-cell transcriptional networks in differentiating preadipocytes suggest drivers associated with tissue heterogeneity

Nature communications

Alfred K Ramirez

Simon N Dankel

Bashir Rastegarpanah

Weikang Cai

Ruidan Xue

...

2020/4/30

Arrestin domain-containing 3 (Arrdc3) modulates insulin action and glucose metabolism in liver

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Thiago M Batista

Sezin Dagdeviren

Shannon H Carroll

Weikang Cai

Veronika Y Melnik

...

2020/3/24

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