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Zheng Gang Zhang is affiliated with the Henry Ford Health System in the United States. Their research spans the fields of biochemistry, genetics and molecular biology, as well as neuroscience, with a focus on several specialized subfields including molecular biology, cancer research, cellular and molecular neuroscience, neurology, and pediatrics, perinatology and child health.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics, prominently featuring extracellular vesicles in disease, microRNA in disease regulation, nerve injury and regeneration, cancer-related molecular mechanisms research, cerebrospinal fluid and hydrocephalus, fetal and pediatric neurological disorders, and neurological disease mechanisms and treatments.

Zhang's frequent publication venues reflect a strong emphasis on neurological and systemic disease research, with papers appearing in:

  • Stroke
  • Diabetes
  • Stem Cells
  • Oncotarget
  • Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience

Among recent publications, notable papers include:

  • Exosomes Derived From Schwann Cells Ameliorate Peripheral Neuropathy in Type 2 Diabetic Mice, 2020, Diabetes
  • Long noncoding RNA mediates stroke-induced neurogenesis, 2020, Stem Cells
  • MicroRNA-214 enriched exosomes from human cerebral endothelial cells (hCEC) sensitize hepatocellular carcinoma to anti-cancer drugs, 2021, Oncotarget
  • Aging-Related Alterations of Glymphatic Transport in Rat: In vivo Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Kinetic Study, 2022, Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience
  • Ablation of Argonaute 2 in Schwann cells accelerates the progression of diabetic peripheral neuropathy, 2023, Glia

Zhang has collaborated extensively with other researchers, with frequent coauthors including Michael Chopp, Yi Zhang, Xianshuang Liu, Baoyan Fan, and Xinli Wang.

Best Publications

  • Therapeutic Benefit of Intravenous Administration of Bone Marrow Stromal Cells After Cerebral Ischemia in Rats

    Jieli Chen;Yi Li;Lei Wang;Zhenggang Zhang

  • VEGF enhances angiogenesis and promotes blood-brain barrier leakage in the ischemic brain

    Zheng Gang Zhang;Li Zhang;Quan Jiang;Ruilan Zhang

  • Treatment of Stroke With Erythropoietin Enhances Neurogenesis and Angiogenesis and Improves Neurological Function in Rats

    Lei Wang;Zhenggang Zhang;Ying Wang;Ruilan Zhang

  • Systemic administration of exosomes released from mesenchymal stromal cells promote functional recovery and neurovascular plasticity after stroke in rats.

    Hongqi Xin;Yi Li;Yisheng Cui;James J Yang

  • Intravenous administration of human bone marrow stromal cells induces angiogenesis in the ischemic boundary zone after stroke in rats.

    Jieli Chen;Zheng Gang Zhang;Yi Li;Lei Wang

  • Exosome‐Mediated Transfer of miR‐133b from Multipotent Mesenchymal Stromal Cells to Neural Cells Contributes to Neurite Outgrowth

    Hongqi Xin;Yi Li;Ben Buller;Mark Katakowski

  • MiR-133b promotes neural plasticity and functional recovery after treatment of stroke with multipotent mesenchymal stromal cells in rats via transfer of exosome-enriched extracellular particles

    Hongqi Xin;Yi Li;Zhongwu Liu;Xinli Wang

  • Proliferation and differentiation of progenitor cells in the cortex and the subventricular zone in the adult rat after focal cerebral ischemia.

    R.L Zhang;Z.G Zhang;L Zhang;M Chopp;M Chopp

  • Neurorestorative therapies for stroke: underlying mechanisms and translation to the clinic

    Zheng Gang Zhang;Michael Chopp;Michael Chopp

  • Intrastriatal transplantation of bone marrow nonhematopoietic cells improves functional recovery after stroke in adult mice

    Yi Li;Michael Chopp;Michael Chopp;Jieli Chen;Lei Wang

  • Statins induce angiogenesis, neurogenesis, and synaptogenesis after stroke

    Jieli Chen;Zheng Gang Zhang;Yi Li;Ying Wang

  • Bone Marrow--Derived Endothelial Progenitor Cells Participate in Cerebral Neovascularization After Focal Cerebral Ischemia in the Adult Mouse

    Zheng Gang Zhang;Li Zhang;Quan Jiang;Michael Chopp

  • Correlation of VEGF and angiopoietin expression with disruption of blood-brain barrier and angiogenesis after focal cerebral ischemia.

    Zheng Gang Zhang;Li Zhang;Wayne Tsang;Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh

  • MicroRNA cluster miR-17-92 Cluster in Exosomes Enhance Neuroplasticity and Functional Recovery After Stroke in Rats.

    Hongqi Xin;Mark Katakowski;Fengjie Wang;Jian Yong Qian

  • Activated Neural Stem Cells Contribute to Stroke-Induced Neurogenesis and Neuroblast Migration toward the Infarct Boundary in Adult Rats:

    Ruilan Zhang;Zhenggang Zhang;Lei Wang;Ying Wang

  • A test for detecting long-term sensorimotor dysfunction in the mouse after focal cerebral ischemia.

    Li Zhang;Timothy J Schallert;Zheng Gang Zhang;Quan Jiang

  • Exosomes — beyond stem cells for restorative therapy in stroke and neurological injury

    Zheng Gang Zhang;Benjamin Buller;Michael Chopp;Michael Chopp

  • A rat model of focal embolic cerebral ischemia.

    Rui Lan Zhang;Michael Chopp;Michael Chopp;Zheng G Zhang;Quan Jiang

  • Nitric Oxide Enhances Angiogenesis via the Synthesis of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor and cGMP After Stroke in the Rat

    Ruilan Zhang;Lei Wang;Li Zhang;Jieli Chen

  • Src deficiency or blockade of Src activity in mice provides cerebral protection following stroke.

    Robert Paul;Zheng G. Zhang;Brian P. Eliceiri;Quan Jiang

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Chopp
Michael Chopp Oakland University
Mei Lu
Mei Lu Henry Ford Health System
Yi Li
Yi Li Henry Ford Hospital
Douglas L. Rosene
Douglas L. Rosene Boston University
Timothy J Schallert
Timothy J Schallert The University of Texas at Austin
Ali S. Arbab
Ali S. Arbab Augusta University
Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh
Hamid Soltanian-Zadeh University of Tehran
Constance Tom Noguchi
Constance Tom Noguchi National Institutes of Health
Seth P. Finklestein
Seth P. Finklestein Harvard University
David L. Kaplan
David L. Kaplan Tufts University

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