supported by a Future Leader Fellowship(106605)from the National Heart Foundation of Australia;HK and ZJC are supported by the Research Training Scholarship from the University of Queensland.
The Smad transcription factors are well known for their role at the core of transforming growth factor-β(TGF-β)signalling.However,recent evidence shows that the Smad transcription factors play a vital role downstrea...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(32241014 and 32170687).
Ubiquitin fold modifier 1(UFM1)is a newly identified post-translational modifier that is involved in the UFMylation process.Similar to ubiquitination,UFMylation enables the conjugation of UFM1 to specific target prote...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(grants 32400789 and 32070970);the Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province(grants BK20240436);the Suzhou Science and Technology Development Plan(SZM2023006 and SKYD2023179);the Gusu Key Health Talent Program of Suzhou(GSWS2022122).
The pathological hallmarks of various neurodegenerative diseases including Parkinson’s disease and Alzheimer’s disease prominently feature the accumulation of misfolded proteins and neuroinflammation.Chaperone-media...
funded in part by Aligning Science Across Parkinson’s(ASAP-020572);NIH grants(R01NS121371 and R21NS135545);Department of Defense Congressionally Directed Medical Research Programs(W81XWH-21-1-0943);Parkinson’s Foundation(PF-IMP-1045313).
The locus coeruleus norepinephrine(LC-NE)system plays an important role in regulating brain function,and its neuronal loss has been well-documented in Parkinson’s disease(PD).The LC-NE neurodegeneration is believed t...
supported by the Shaanxi Key Science and Technology Plan Project(No.2023-ZDLSF-26);National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.82274079,82274192,82074002 and 81872985).
Poria cocos and its surface layer of Poria cocos(Schw.)Wolf(Polyporaceae),are used in traditional Chinese medicine for its diuretic and renoprotective effects.Phytochemical studies have shown that lanostane and 3,4-se...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(82071469,32271033);the Priority Academic Program Development of the Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD);Jiangsu Department of Science and Technology(BK20230164,BK20230165,BE2023695,BK20231136 and BK20243001);Changzhou Municipal Department of Science and Technology(2022169,CJ2023001,CJ20220019,and CJ20235009);the Suzhou Clinical Research Center of Neurological Disease(Szzx201503)and the Jiangsu Key Laboratory Grant(BM2013003).
Despite the vital role of astrocytes in preserving blood-brain barrier(BBB)integrity,their therapeutic potential as targets in ischemic stroke-induced barrier disruption remains underexplored.We previously reported ex...
funded by STI2030-Major Projects(2022ZD0207600)to LZ;National Natural Science Foundation of China(U22A20301 to KFS);Guangdong Major Project of Basic and Applied Basic Research(2023B0303000004)to KFS and LZ;Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(2023B1515040015)to LZ;Guangdong Special Support Program for Young Talented Researchers(2023TQ07A102)to LZ;Guangzhou Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation(SL2023A03J00544,SL2024A04J00149)to LZ;The Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities(21624207)to LZ;the Key Research and Development Plan of Ningxia(2022BEG01004)to KFS.
Astrocytes are known to modulate synaptogenesis or neuronal activities,thus participating in mental functions.It has been shown that astrocytes are involved in the antidepressant mechanism.In this study we investigate...
supported by the National Research Foundation(NRF)(Grant numbers NRF-2021R1A5A802949012 and 2022R1A2C100529611);the Commercializations Promotion Agency for R&D Outcomes(COMPA)(Grant number 1711173796)funded by the Ministry of Science and ICT(MSIT)of the Korean government.
Glutamine synthetase(GS)plays a crucial role in the homeostasis of the glutamate–glutamine cycle in the brain.Hypoactive GS causes depressive behaviors.Under chronic stress,GS has no change in expression,but its acti...
supported by a grant from the Dutch Technology Foundation(STW);the Velux Stiftung(Zurich,Switzerland number 1289)to TD.
Daylength(i.e.,photoperiod)provides essential information for seasonal adaptations of organisms.Earlier studies have demonstrated that photoperiod influences sleep in several species.Notably,photoperiod can change the...
supported by grants from the National Youth Natural Science Foundation(82205275,82305002);the Chinese Postdoctoral Foundation(0106510145,0106510062).
Itch causes a strong urge to scratch and induces negative emotions,such as aversion and anxiety.Antihistamine medications are key in the clinical management of pruritus,but their therapeutic efficacy in controlling mo...