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Last published 2024
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Jennifer Yanhua Xie

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High Impact

Associate Professor

Also affiliated: Boston Children's Hospital (2014); Northwell Health (2024); Harvard University (2014); University of Arizona (2005–2020); University of New England (2015); New York Institute of Technology (2018–2024); Arkansas Biosciences Institute (2020); University of Arizona Cancer Center (2015); University of Arizona College of Medicine- Phoenix (2014)

29 h-index 57 pubs 3,159 cited

  • Animals
  • Rats, Sprague-Dawley
  • Rats
  • Male
  • Disease Models, Animal
  • Neuralgia
  • Humans
  • Hyperalgesia
  • Pain
  • Analgesics, Opioid
  • Pain Measurement
  • Reward
  • Nucleus Accumbens
  • Morphine
  • Neurons

Biography and Research Information

OverviewAI-generated summary

Jennifer Yanhua Xie's research focuses on the neurobiological mechanisms of pain and pain relief, particularly investigating the roles of reward circuitry and endogenous opioid systems. Her work has explored how pain relief can act as a negative reinforcer by engaging mesolimbic reward pathways. Xie has also examined the involvement of specific brain regions, such as the rostral ventromedial medulla and the anterior cingulate cortex, in mediating pain states, opioid-induced hyperalgesia, and antinociceptive tolerance.

Her investigations have delved into the function of various molecular targets, including adenosine A3 receptors, in alleviating persistent pain. Additionally, her research has contributed to the development of biomaterials for in vivo neurotransmitter detection, indicating an interest in analytical techniques applicable to neuroscience research. Xie's scholarly output includes 57 publications with over 3,100 citations, and she holds an h-index of 29. She has served as PI on a National Science Foundation grant totaling $719,800 for the acquisition of analytical instrumentation.

Xie collaborates with researchers at Arkansas State University, including Krishna Deo Sharma, Guo-Lei Zhou, and Regina K. Fleming, with whom she has co-authored multiple publications. She maintains an active laboratory website and is recognized as a highly cited researcher.

Metrics

  • h-index: 29
  • Publications: 57
  • Citations: 3,159

Positions

  • Associate Professor 2021–present
    NYIT College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University Basic Sciences ORCID
  • Associate Professor publications 2018–2024
    Arkansas State University ORCID
  • Assistant Professor 2017–2021
    New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University Basic Sciences ORCID

Selected Publications

  • Potential mechanisms for osteopathic manipulative treatment to alleviate migraine-like pain in female rats (2024)
    Frontiers in Pain Research 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Meta-epidemiologic review: Blinding and sham treatment in clinical trial design for osteopathic manipulative treatment research (2023)
    International journal of osteopathic medicine 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Microglial inflammation modulates opioid analgesic tolerance (2023)
    Journal of Neuroscience Research 20 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • CAP1 (cyclase-associated protein 1) mediates the cyclic AMP signals that activate Rap1 in stimulating matrix adhesion of colon cancer cells (2023)
    Cellular Signalling 15 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Letters to the editor: Nicotinic acetylcholine receptor ligands as potential targets for managing neuropathic pain induced by diabetic peripheral neuropathy (2022)
    eNeurologicalSci 4 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Gold Nanorod Substrate for Rat Fetal Neural Stem Cell Differentiation into Oligodendrocytes (2022)
    Nanomaterials 7 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Functionalized Nanocellulose Drives Neural Stem Cells toward Neuronal Differentiation (2021)
    Journal of Functional Biomaterials 9 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Chronicling changes in the somatosensory neurons after peripheral nerve injury (2020)
    Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 13 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Predominant differentiation of rat fetal neural stem cells into functional oligodendrocytes in vitro (2020)
    Neuroscience Letters 8 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Glioma-derived exosomes drive the differentiation of neural stem cells to astrocytes (2020)
    PLoS ONE 30 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Antihyperalgesic effects of Meteorin in the rat chronic constriction injury model: a replication study (2019)
    Pain 21 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Inhibition of experimental visceral pain in rodents by cebranopadol (2018)
    Behavioural Pharmacology 9 citations DOI OpenAlex

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Federal Grants 1 $719,800 total

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61 Collaborators 9 Institutions 2 Countries

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