Kaixuan Zhao

Dr. Kaixuan Zhao

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Academic Career Length

2Years (2025-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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30 June 2025 in Preprints.org
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KZKaixuan Zhao
Kaixuan Zhao
HZHaoyue Zhang
Haoyue Zhang
YLYanbo Liu
Yanbo Liu
YZYing Zhou
Ying Zhou
JZJuan Zhi
Juan Zhi
DYDong Yang
Dong Yang
Background: Bronchial asthma is characterized by persistent airway inflammation and immune dysregulation. The stellate ganglion (SG), a crucial sympathetic hub, may modulate pulmonary inflammation, but the feasibility and molecular mechanisms of non-invasive modulation via infrared polarized light (IPL) remain unexplored. This study investigated the therapeutic effects and molecular basis of SG-IPL treatment in an ovalbumin (OVA)-induced asthma mouse model. Methods: BALB/c mice were divided into Control, OVA, and OVA+SG-IPL groups. The OVA+SG-IPL group received IPL irradiation on the SG region during the OVA challenge phase. Bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) cytokines IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13 were measured by ELISA. Lung histopathology was assessed using hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) and periodic acid-Schiff (PAS) staining. High-throughput RNA sequencing was performed to explore transcriptomic changes. Results: OVA-induced mice exhibited significant pulmonary inflammation, goblet cell hyperplasia, and elevated BALF cytokines (P < 0.0001). SG-IPL treatment significantly reduced these pathological changes and cytokine levels (P < 0.001). Transcriptomic analysis revealed SG-IPL broadly suppressed inflammatory pathway genes, including TNF, IL-6, IL-1β, IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13, with concurrent upregulation of anti-inflammatory regulator SIRT1. Conclusion: Non-invasive SG modulation with IPL effectively mitigated asthmatic airway inflammation, decreased Th2 cytokines, and restored lung pathology. Mechanistically, SG-IPL exerts therapeutic effects by systemically suppressing inflammatory signaling networks, notably NF-κB and TNF pathways, potentially driven by SIRT1 activation. These findings provide foundational evidence supporting neuromodulation as an innovative therapeutic approach for asthma.

28 August 2026 in International Journal of Theoretical Physics
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KZKaixuan Zhao
Kaixuan Zhao