1)Tang, Y.#, Zuniga-Hertz, J.#, Han, C., Yu, B., & Cai, D. Multifaceted secretion of htNSC-derived hypothalamic islets induces survival and antidiabetic effect via peripheral implantation in mice. eLife. 2020 Feb 21; 9:e52580.
2)Zhang G#, Li J#, Purkayastha S#, Tang Y#, Zhang H#, Yin Y, Li B, Gang L, Cai D. Hypothalamic programming of systemic ageing involving IKK-β, NF-κB and GnRH. Nature. 2013 May 9; 497(7448):211-6. (Article, Highlighted by News and Views in Nature, recognized by Faculty 1000, Top1% highly Cited Paper by Web of Science)
3)Yu, B.#; Tang, Y.#, Cai, D. Brain is an endocrine organ through secretion and nuclear transfer of parathymosin. Life Science Alliance. 2020 Oct 21;3(12):e202000917.
4)Xuan L, Cai Y, Luo J, Ding J, Yao G, Xiao X*, Tang Y*, Liang Z*. Metformin attenuates hypothalamic inflammation via downregulation of RIPK1-independent microglial necroptosis in diet-induced obese mice. Cell Death Discovery. 2021 Accepted.
5)Tang, Y., Purkayastha, S., Cai, D. Hypothalamic Microinflammation: A Common Basis of Metabolic Syndrome and Aging. Trends in Neurosciences. 2015 Jan;38(1):36-44.
6)Li, J., Tang, Y., and Cai, D. IKKβ/NF-κB disrupts adult hypothalamic neural stem cells to mediate a neurodegenerative mechanism of dietary obesity and pre-diabetes. Nat Cell Biol. 2012 Oct; 14(10):999-1012.
7)Tang Y#, Horikawa I#, Ajiro M#, Robles AI, Fujita K, Mondal AM, Stauffer JK, Zheng ZM & Harris CC. Downregulation of splicing factor SRSF3 induces p53β, an alternatively spliced isoform of p53 that promotes cellular senescence. Oncogene. 2013 May 30; 32(22):2792-8.
8)Tang, Y. and Cai, D. Hypothalamic inflammation and GnRH in aging development. Cell Cycle. 2013 Sep 1;12(17):2711-2.
9)Tang Y, Le L, Matthews QL, Han T, Wu H and Curiel DT. Derivation of a Triple Mosaic Adenovirus Based on Modification of the Minor Capsid Protein IX. Virology. 2008 Aug 1;377(2):391-400.
10)Tang Y, Han T, Everts M, Zhu ZB, Gillespie GY, Curiel DT, Wu H. Directing Adenovirus across the blood brain barrier via melanotransferrin (P97) transcytosis pathway. Gene Therapy. 2007 Mar;14(6):523-32.