2024
Single-cell transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Parkinson’s disease brains
Zhu B, Park J, Coffey S, Russo A, Hsu I, Wang J, Su C, Chang R, Lam T, Gopal P, Ginsberg S, Zhao H, Hafler D, Chandra S, Zhang L. Single-cell transcriptomic and proteomic analysis of Parkinson’s disease brains. Science Translational Medicine 2024, 16: eabo1997. PMID: 39475571, DOI: 10.1126/scitranslmed.abo1997.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProteomic analysisAlzheimer's diseasePrefrontal cortexBrain cell typesGenetics of PDParkinson's diseaseCell-cell interactionsChaperone expressionSingle-nucleus transcriptomesExpressed genesTranscriptional changesPostmortem human brainPostmortem brain tissueDiseased brainSynaptic proteinsSingle-cellDown-regulationBrain cell populationsBrain regionsCell typesNeurodegenerative disordersLate-stage PDParkinson's disease brainsDisease etiologyNeuronal vulnerability
2023
Cardiovascular Brain Circuits
Mohanta S, Yin C, Weber C, Godinho-Silva C, Veiga-Fernandes H, Xu Q, Chang R, Habenicht A. Cardiovascular Brain Circuits. Circulation Research 2023, 132: 1546-1565. PMID: 37228235, PMCID: PMC10231443, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.322791.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCardiovascular systemBrain circuitsAxonal connectionsCardiovascular disease progressionIntegration centerDistant brain regionsDistinct sensory neuronsEffector neuronsAfferent inputPeripheral organsDisease progressionHormone releaseSensory neuronsImmune memoryNervous systemBrain centersImmune systemBrain regionsEfferent signalsHumoral cuesDisease hypothesisArterial treeNeuronsBrainCircuit hypothesis
2020
Vagal sensory neurons and gut-brain signaling
Yu CD, Xu QJ, Chang RB. Vagal sensory neurons and gut-brain signaling. Current Opinion In Neurobiology 2020, 62: 133-140. PMID: 32380360, PMCID: PMC7560965, DOI: 10.1016/j.conb.2020.03.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVagal sensory neuronsGut-brain signalingSensory neuronsGut-derived signalsTrans-synaptic tracingImmune controlVagus nerveImmunological disordersBrain pathwaysAnatomical basisNovel physiological functionCellular mechanismsActivity recordingsNeural activity recordingNeuronsRecent findingsNew gutPhysiological functionsGutGut systemSingle-cell genomic analysisSignalingAfferentsNervePsychological regulation