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Yuqing Q. Cao

National Institutes of HealthORCID 0000-0002-4086-3367Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Jintao ZhangiD· 2 shared Ajay K. DhakaiD· 1 shared Chang-Shen Qiu· 1 shared Dilip K. ToshiD· 1 shared Fengxian LiiD· 1 shared Jacqueline Unsinger· 1 shared Kenneth A. JacobsoniD· 1 shared Leandro Flores do Nascimento· 1 shared

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Low-Dose Interleukin-2 Resolves Stress-Induced Chronic Sensitization Independent of Opioid Receptor Signaling

Róli Rodrigues Simões, Scheila Kraus, Jintao Zhang, Leandro Flores do Nascimento, Dilip K. Tosh, Jacqueline Unsinger, Richard S. Hotchkiss, Tao Che, Kenneth A. Jacobson, Yuqing Q. Cao

This study identifies multiple pathways suppressing stress-induced chronic pain and shows low-dose IL-2 effectively resolves sensitization without relying on opioid or GABA signaling.

bioRxiv · Sep 5, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

TRESK K+ Channel Activity Regulates Trigeminal Nociception and Headache

Zhaohua Guo, Chang-Shen Qiu, Xinhua Jiang, Jintao Zhang, Fengxian Li, Qin Liu, Ajay K. Dhaka, Yuqing Q. Cao

This study shows that TRESK K+ channel activity is required for trigeminal pain regulation, with loss of TRESK increasing headache-like behaviors in mice.

eNeuro · Jul 1, 2019Peer-reviewedNeuroscience