supported by the STI2030-Major Projects(2021ZD0203700/2021ZD0203703);the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31771151 and 32171030 to H.Y.,32100829 to D.L.);the Lingang Lab(Grant LG202104-01-03);Shanghai Municipal Science and Technology Major Project(grant No.2018SHZDZX05);the Strategic Priority Research Program of the Chinese Academy of Sciences(grant No.XDB32010200).
The orbitofrontal cortex(ORB),a region crucial for stimulus-reward association,decision-making,and flexible behaviors,extensively connects with other brain areas.However,brain-wide inputs to projection-defined ORB neu...
supported by the Wenzhou Municipal Science and Technology Bureau(Y20210901);the Natural Science Foundation of Zhejiang Province(LQ20H090001);the Scientific Research Fund of Wenling Science and Technology Bureau(2018C320001).
Heterozygous loss-of-function variants of FOXP4 are associated with neurodevelopmental disorders(NDDs)that exhibit delayed speech development,intellectual disability,and congenital abnormalities.The etiology of NDDs i...
This work was supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31970957 and 31471078);the Shanghai Science and Technology Commission(19ZR1416600);funding from 2021-JCJQ-JJ-1089.
Crossmodal information processing in sensory cortices has been reported in sparsely distributed neurons under normal conditions and can undergo experience-or activity-induced plasticity.Given the potential role in bra...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China(81570840 and 81200926);the Academician-Led Science and Technological Innovation of Chongqing(cstc2017jcyj-yszxX0006);the Research Foundation of the Department of Ophthalmology in Daping Hospital,AMU(9-2543).
In the visual pathway, optic nerve(ON) injury may cause secondary degeneration of neurons in distal regions, such as the visual cortex. However, the role of the neuroinflammatory response in regulating secondary impai...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31370827);the Shanghai Leading Academic Discipline Project [B111]
Cyproheptadine (CPH), a first-generation anti- histamine, enhances the delayed rectifier outward K+ current (IK) in mouse cortical neurons through a sigma-1 receptor-mediated protein kinase A pathway. In this stu...
supported by grants from the Chinese Academy of Sciences;the National Basic Research Development Program of China (2011CB504102);the National Natural Science Foundation of China (31123002 and 31321091)
Postmitotic neurons in the neocortex migrate to appropriate positions and form layered structures of nascent cortex during brain development. The migration of these neurons requires precise control and coordination of...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30672450);the National Basic Research Development Program (973 Program) of China (2011CB707500);the Third Stage Construction Funds of National "Project 211", Department of Education, China (2005–2010)
Objective Neuronal loss in the central nervous system is central to the occurrence of neurodegenerative diseases. Pharmaceutical companies have devoted much effort to developing new drugs against such diseases, since ...
supported by grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30900457 and 81070917)
Objective To determine whether sulforaphane (SFN) protects neurons against injury caused by oxygen-glucose deprivation/reoxygenation (OGD/R) and, if so, to investigate the possible mechanisms. Methods Primary cult...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (30170220);Xuzhou Science and Technology Bureau of China (XZZD1157);Xuzhou Medical College (2011KJZ03);A Project Funded by the Priority Academic Program Development of Jingsu Higher Education Institutions
Objective Postsynaptic density protein 95 (PSD-95) plays important roles in the regulation of glutamate signaling, such as that of N-methyl-D-aspartate receptors (NMDARs). In this study, the functional roles of PS...