Post-Doctoral Training, Neuroimmunology
Dartmouth College (Lebanon, New Hampshire)
Post-Doctoral Training, Psychoneuroimmunology
University of Rochester (Rochester, New York)
Selected publications
Please view the complete list of our publications through the following link:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/myncbi/ling.cao.1/bibliography/46382587/public/?sort=date&direction=ascending
- L. Cao, L. Fei, T. T. Chang, and J. A. DeLeo. 2007. Further induction of IL-1beta by IL-4 in LPS-treated mixed glial cultures. Journal of Neurochemistry 102(2), 408-419.
- C. A. Hudson, G. P. Christophi, L. Cao, R. C. Gruber and P. T. Massa. 2007. Regulation of avoidant behaviors and pain by the anti-inflammatory tyrosine phosphatase SHP-1. Neuron Glia Biology 2 (4), 235-246.
- I. D. Meng and L. Cao. 2007. From migraine to chronic daily headache: the biological basis of headache transformation (Invited review). Headache 47(8), 1251-1258.
- L. Cao and J. A. DeLeo. 2008. CNS infiltrating CD4+ T lymphocytes contribute to murine spinal nerve transection-induced neuropathic pain. European Journal of Immunology 38, 448-458 (featured “In This Issue”). (PMCID: PMC2963094)
- L. Cao, F.Y. Tanga and J. A. DeLeo. 2009. The contributing role of CD14 in Toll-Like receptor 4 dependent neuropathic pain. Neuroscience 158(2), 896-903. (PMCID: PMC2701510)
- L. Cao, C. D. Palmer, J. T. Malon and J. A. DeLeo. 2009. Critical role of microglial CD40 in the maintenance of mechanical hypersensitivityin a murine model of neuropathic pain. European Journal of Immunology 39, 3562-3569. (PMCID: PMC2810130)
- J. T. Malon, S. Maddula, H. Bell and L. Cao. 2012. Involvement of calcitonin gene-related peptide and CCL2 production in CD40-mediated behavioral hypersensitivity in a model of neuropathic pain. Neuron Glia Biology (Mar 1:1-12; published online).(PMCID: PMC4110723)
- L. Cao, M. B. Butler, L. Tan and K. S. Draleau. 2012. A murine immunodeficiency virus induced peripheral neuropathy and associated cytokine responses. Journal of Immunology 189(7), 3724-33. (PMCID: PMC3448875).
- L. Cao, H. Beaulac, and A. Eurich. 2012. Differential lumbar spinal cord responses among wild type, CD4 knockout, and CD40 knockout mice in spinal nerve L5 transection-induced neuropathic pain. Molecular pain 8(1), 88. (PMCID: PMC3545955)
- L. Cao and M. B. Butler. 2013. Involvement of microglial CD40 in murine retrovirus-induced peripheral neuropathy. Journal of Neuroimmunology 261, 37-43. (PMCID: PMC3729793)
- K. S. Draleau, S. Maddula, A. Slaiby, N. Nutile-McMenemy, J. A. DeLeo, and L. Cao. 2014. Phenotypic identification of spinal cord-infiltrating CD4+ T lymphocytes in a murine model of neuropathic pain. Journal of Pain and Relief S3:003. Doi: 10.4172/2167-0846.S3-003 (PMCID: PMC4136538)
- V. D. McLane, L. Cao, and C. L. Willis. 2014. Morphine increases hippocampal viral load and suppresses frontal lobe cytokine expression in the LP-BM5 AIDS model. Journal of Neuroimmunology 269(1), 44-51. (PMCID:PMC4026271)
- J. Malon, E. Grlickova-Duzevik, J. Vaughn, T. R. Vunk, and L. Cao. 2015. Microglial Content-Dependent Inhibitory Effects of Calcitonin Gene-Related Peptide (CGRP) on Murine Retroviral Infection of Glial Cells. Journal of Neuroimmunology 279(1), 64-70. (PMCID: PMC4325278)
- J. Malon and L. Cao. 2016. Calcitonin gene-related peptide contributes to peripheral nerve injury-induced mechanical hypersensitivity through CCL5 and p38 pathways. Journal of Neuroimmunology 297,68-75. (PMCID: PMC4940993)
- J. Malon and L. Cao. 2016. Preparation of primary mixed glial cultures from adult mouse spinal cord tissue. Journal of Visulized Experiments. Nov 19;(117). doi: 10.3791/54801. (PMCID: PMC5153361)
Students
If you are interested in a research opportunity in our laboratory, please fill out the application form and submit it via email to Dr. Ling Cao.
Research topics
Animal Model
Animal Studies/ Human-animal Studies
Behavioral Neuroscience
COM Faculty Research
COM Immunology and Infectious Disease
COM Medical Education
COM Neuroscience and Pain
Neuroscience
Pain