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Xiangmei Kong

The University of Texas Southwestern Medical CenterORCID 0000-0002-7327-4227Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Neuroscience· 2 Physiology· 1

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Organism:mouse· 3 Research Focus:differential expression· 2 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 1 Research Focus:clustering· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1 Organism:human· 1

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Erik J. PlautziD· 2 shared Adam D. BachstetteriD· 1 shared Adebowale AdebiyiiD· 1 shared Ann Marie StoweiD· 1 shared Apoorva D. Ajay· 1 shared Ariana Nawaby· 1 shared Dene BetziD· 1 shared Denise M. O. RamireziD· 1 shared

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Peripheral B cell populations tune spontaneous neuronal activity in the uninjured hippocampus after stroke

Thomas A. Ujas, Navid S. Tavakoli, Pavel G. Yanev, Vanessa O. Torres, Jadwiga T. Turchan-Cholewo, Xiangmei Kong, Erik J. Plautz, Adam D. Bachstetter, Nancy L. Monson, Lenora J. Volk, Pavel Ivanovich Ortinski, Ann Marie Stowe

This study shows that B cells modulate hippocampal neuronal activity after stroke, with effects dependent on age, sex, and injury status.

bioRxiv · Mar 4, 2026 · PreprintNeuroscience

Enhanced PIEZO1 Function Contributes to the Pathogenesis of Sickle Cell Disease

Luis O. Romero, Manisha Bade, Laila Elsherif, Jada D. Williams, Xiangmei Kong, Adebowale Adebiyi, Kenneth I. Ataga, Shang Ma, Julio F. Cordero-Morales, Valeria Vásquez

This study shows that enhanced PIEZO1 function in sickle erythrocytes contributes to hemolysis and inflammation in SCD, and that EPA diet reduces PIEZO1 activity and ameliorates disease symptoms.

Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · Oct 2, 2025Peer-reviewedPhysiology

SpinalTRAQ: A novel volumetric cervical spinal cord atlas identifies the corticospinal tract synaptic projectome in healthy and post-stroke mice

Katherine Poinsatte, Matthew R. Kenwood, Dene Betz, Ariana Nawaby, Apoorva D. Ajay, Wei Xu, Erik J. Plautz, Xiangmei Kong, Denise M. O. Ramirez, Mark P. Goldberg

SpinalTRAQ quantifies the CST synaptic projectome in cervical spinal cords of healthy and post-stroke mice, revealing changes in connectivity and plasticity.

bioRxiv · Aug 23, 2024 · PreprintNeuroscience