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Frequency-specific modulation of motor cortical excitability by transcranial alternating current stimulation

Journal of NeuroEngineering and Rehabilitation
Background Transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS) is a non-invasive technique that modulates neural oscillations, yet its specific effects on cortical excitability are not well-understood.
Lei Tingting, Chen Lilin, Wang Chuangjia, Si Jiamen, Zhang Shuxian, Ai Yinan, Liu Hanjun, Zheng Haiqing   +7 more
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Cortical Plasticity Induced by Anodal Transcranial Pulsed Current Stimulation Investigated by Combining Two-Photon Imaging and Electrophysiological Recording

Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience, 2019
Anodal-transcranial pulsed current stimulation (a-tPCS) has been used in human studies to modulate cortical excitability or improve behavioral performance in recent years. Multiple studies show crucial roles of astrocytes in cortical plasticity.
Zengguang Ma, Xiaolang Du, Feifei Wang, Ran Ding, Yuanyuan Li, Aili Liu, Liangpeng Wei, Shaowei Hou, Feng Chen, Qi Hu, Cunle Guo, Qingyan Jiao, Shujing Liu, Bei Fang, Hui Shen   +14 more
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A Gut‐Brain Axis Underlying Succinate‐Associated Compulsive‐Like Behavior

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Gut‐derived succinate is associated with an excitatory‐inhibitory imbalance in dmPFC glutamatergic neurons, involving microglial SUCNR1 activation and vagal afferent signaling via upregulated gut 5‐HT4 receptors along the DVC‐CeA‐dmPFC circuit, changes that are linked to excessive compulsive‐like behavior.
Yi Li, Ying‐Dan Zhang, Wei Wang, Xin‐Yi Wu, Di Li, Xin Gong, Fei Tian, Meng‐Yu Dai, Jian Gao, Zi‐Feng Zheng, Zi‐Yang Bi, Dong‐Dong Shi, Zhen Wang   +12 more
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Co‐activation of Selective Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Subtypes Is Required for Neuroprotection against Alzheimer's Disease

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Beta‐amyloid peptide (Aβ)‐induced suppression of hippocampal GABAergic interneuron activity drives hyperexcitability, amyloid pathology, and cognitive impairment in Alzheimer's disease (AD), suggesting that enhancing hippocampal inhibition may be protective.
Rahmi Lee, Gayeon Kim, Ellison R. Black, Seonil Kim   +3 more
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Astrocytes Coordinate Neurovascular Coupling During Prolonged Sensory Demand via AQP4/TRPA1/BEST1/D‐Serine Signaling

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Neuronal activation leads to astrocytic transient volume changes, activating transient receptor potential ankyrin 1 (TRPA1) channels, leading to Ca2+ influx. Activation of TRPA1 causes the release of D‐serine through BEST1. Finally, the augmented extracellular levels of D‐serine boost neuronal activity by binding GluN1‐containing NMDARs, leading to CBV
Kayoung Han, Minwoo Wendy Jang, Taeyoung Park, Ki Jung Kim, Victor James Drew, Sunpil Kim, Tai Young Kim, Mingu Gordon Park, Myeongju Kim, Seung Won Chung, Minah Suh, C. Justin Lee   +11 more
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Cannabinoid CB1 Receptor in Nociceptors Mediates Postoperative Analgesia via ASIC3 Inhibition

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
CB1R and ASIC3 are co‐expressed in CGRP+ nociceptors of mouse DRG. Plantar incision triggers an upregulation of ASIC3 and activation of ASIC3+ neurons, driving mechanical allodynia. CB1R activation suppresses ASIC3 function and downstream ERK1/2 phosphorylation, thereby braking nociceptive signaling and accelerating pain resolution.
Kangtai Xu, Luyao Ji, Haoyi Yang, Xiying Chen, Qiaodan Hu, Haimei He, Jiawei Wu, Leyan Shan, Shihui Feng, Yingzhi Li, Xiongchang Tan, Hao Wang, Zilong Wang, Chaoran Wu   +13 more
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Linking cortical network synchrony and excitability [PDF]

Communicative & Integrative Biology, 2016
Theoretical approaches based on dynamical systems theory can provide useful frameworks to guide experiments and analysis techniques when investigating cortical network activity. The notion of phase transitions between qualitatively different kinds of network dynamics has been such a framework inspiring novel approaches to neurophysiological data ...
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SCTR–Expressing Astrocyte–Serotonergic Neuron Signaling Drives Sexual Dimorphism in Depression Through KAT7/H4ac–Foxc2 Epigenetic Axis in an AMPK‐Dependent Manner

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
Astrocytic SCTR modulates depressive‐related phenotypes via AMPKα1, whereas lowered Mt1 blunts Megalin‐dependent AMPKα2 signaling in serotonergic neurons. Diminished AMPKα2 hinders KAT7 nuclear translocation, curtails KAT7 occupancy and H4K8ac at the Foxc2 promoter, and represses Foxc2 transcription, revealing cell‐type‐specific AMPK‐linked epigenetic ...
Fantao Meng, Jing Liu, Juanjuan Dai, Min Wu, Wentao Wang, Mengdi Zhang, Shujun Jiang, Yifan Cao, Lihong Xu, Lin Du, Dan Wang, Di Zhao, Gaofeng Qin, Dong Wang, Wei Li, Chen Li   +15 more
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Developmentally Guided Differentiation of Ventral Midbrain Dopaminergic Cells Validated in Proteopathy‐Based Parkinson's Disease Models

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
A developmentally guided protocol reproducibly specifies EN1‐positive ventral midbrain dopaminergic (vmDA) progenitors from human pluripotent stem cells and yields functional vmDA neurons. Optogenetic induction of α‐synuclein aggregation elicits selective degeneration of TH‐positive neurons in 2D cultures and 3D neurospheroids, while transplanted ...
Heechang Moon, Heejeong Kim, Elliot H. Lee, Hanseul Kim, Ji Hun Kim, Huisu Jeong, Jiwon Cheon, Ga Ram Jeong, Byoung Dae Lee, Jae‐Won Cho, Soo‐Jin Oh, Yunjong Lee, Yohan Oh   +12 more
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Drug Repurposing for Treating NCOR‐Related Intellectual Disability

Advanced Science, EarlyView.
An autism‐associated NCOR1 heterozygous mutation upregulates NRGs and activates NRG backward signaling in hypothalamic GABAergic neurons in mouse models, leading to Gabra2 downregulation and cognitive deficits, which can be therapeutically targeted by repurposing FDA‐approved drugs.
Yan Kong, Wenjun Zhou, Yuxiang Sun, Zihan Huang, Zhiyue Liu, Udhaya Kumar. S, Chenyan Li, Yi Lu, Chengchuang Song, Veronica C. Ciliberto, Makenna Mack, Lana E. Kim, Zhaoyong Hu, Fang Luo, Aihua Cao, Zheng Sun   +15 more
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