OBJECTIVE Previous studies have demonstrated a close association between an altered immune system and major depressive disorders,and inhibition of neuroinflammation may represent an alternative mechanism to treat depr...
OBJECTIVE Alzheimer disease(AD) is the most common type of dementia and is featured by the accumulation of β-amyloid peptide(Aβ) in the brain. The Alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor family(α7 nAChR) was widel...
Liuwei Dihuang decoction(LW), a classic formula in traditional Chinese medicine(TCM), has been used for nearly one thousand years for various diseases with characteristic features of kidney yin deficiency. LW consists...
As a structural protein, the physiological function of tau proteins is to promote microtu-bule assembly and maintain the stability of the microtubules, so that to build up the tracks for axonal transport of the neuron...
The unbalance between synaptic(Glu N2 A, mediating the protective pathway) and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors(NMDARs)(Glu N2 B, mediating the excitotoxic pathway) has been found in Alzheimer disease(AD), indicating rest...
National Natural Science Foundation of China(81402912).
OBJECTIVE Exposure to stressful events can be differently perceived by individuals depending on the level of stress resilience or vulnerability.The neural processes that underlie such clinical y and social y important...
supported by National Institute of Health(T32GM008424);Whitehall Foundation;William C DEGROAT Neuropharmacology Departmental Fellowship;Pharmacology and Chemical Biology Startup Funds
OBJECTIVE Investigate the effects of diazepam(DZP) on γ2 subunit containing GABA type A receptor(GABA A R) trafficking.METHODS Immunofluorescence microscopy measured surface GABA A Rs and gephyrin in rat cortical neu...
The project supported by NSFC grant(SZRIA0314025);SRFDP-HKRGC grant(2900703);HKGRF grant(2140903);HMRF grant(02130976)
The motor cortex plays a key role in motor control as its output directly generates movement.However,it is known that the motor cortex also exhibits a high degree of plasticity that may be important in both health and...