This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81922026(to SY);the National Key Research and Development Program of China Stem Cell and Translational Research,No.2017YFA0105104(to SY);Key Field Research and Development Program of Guangdong Province,No.2018B030337001(to XJL);Guangdong Key Laboratory of Non-human Primate Models of Brain Diseases,No.2020B121201006(to XJL);Guangzhou Key Research Program on Brain Science,No.202007030008(to SY);the Fundamental Research Funds for the Central Universities,No.21619104(to SY).
In vitro cultures of primary cortical neurons are widely used to investigate neuronal function.However,it has yet to be fully investigated whether there are significant differences in development and function between ...
Ganoderma lucidum polysaccharides have protective effects against apoptosis in neurons exposed to ischemia/reperfusion injury, but the mechanisms are unclear. The goal of this study was to investigate the underlying m...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30471928 and No.30973162;the Natural Science Foundation of Guangdong Province,No.07005203
The present study found expressions of a7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor on hippocampal slices and hippocampal astrocytes using double immunofluorescence stainings. Expression of glial fibdllary acidic protein in th...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.30672450,81173037;the National Program on Key Basic Research Project (973 Program),No.2011CB707500
Cerebral cortical neurons from neonatal rats were cultured in the presence of methyl 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (MDHB; 2, 4, and 8 IJM). Results showed that MDHB significantly promoted neurite outgrowth and microtubule-a...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No.81100831;the Medical Science Foundation of Guangdong Health Department,No.B2011303
Human neuroblastoma cells (SH-SY5Y) have similar structures and functions as neural cells and have been frequently used for cell culture studies of neural cell functions.Previous studies have revealed L-and N-type c...
Following granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) treatment,the growth of processes in cul-tured rat retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) in vitro,expression of growth associated protein 43,and expression of microt...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 81070995;Guangdong Provincial Science Foundation, No.05001726, 1050175
In this study, cerebellar granule neurons were used to examine the role of nitric oxide on cell survival. The N-methyI-D-aspartic acid receptor antagonist, MK-801, and the soluble guanylate cyclase antagonist, 1H-[1, ...
the Key Project of Ministry of Education of China,No. 208009;the National Science & Technology Major Project "Key New Drug Creation and Manufacturing Program",China,No. 2009ZX09308-005
Berberine, a major constituent of Coptidis rhizoma, exhibits neural protective effects. The present study analyzed the potential protective effect of berberine against amyloid β-induced cytotoxicity in rat cerebral c...
Brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) promotes synaptic formation and functional maturation by upregulating synapsin expression in cortical and hippocampal neurons. However, it remains controversial whether BDNF ...
the National Natural Science Foundation of China,No. 30973262
BACKGROUND:In various retinal neurodegenerative animal models,ciliary neurotrophic factor (CNTF) exhibits prominent neuroprotective effects on retinal nerve cells.Bcl-2 is an anti-apoptotic protein.c-Jun is upregul...