Chiayu Chiu, PhD
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2026
SST interneurons facilitate dendritic calcium signaling via tonic activation of α5-GABA receptors
Chiu C, Morse T, AitOuares K, Panzera L, Patel P, Nani F, Knoflach F, Hernandez M, Jadi M, Higley M. SST interneurons facilitate dendritic calcium signaling via tonic activation of α5-GABA receptors. Neuron 2026, s0896-6273(26)00286-2. PMID: 42127913, PMCID: PMC13234774, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2026.04.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchThis study investigates how somatostatin interneurons enhance dendritic calcium signals via α5-GABA receptors, revealing their role in synaptic plasticity and cortical activity regulation.Serotonin-endocannabinoid crosstalk selectively regulates inhibitory GABAergic inputs in the medial prefrontal cortex
Meza R, Morales-Weil K, Ancatén-González C, Escobar A, Alcaino A, Sanguinetti N, Delpire E, Moya P, Chiu C, Fuenzalida M, Chávez A. Serotonin-endocannabinoid crosstalk selectively regulates inhibitory GABAergic inputs in the medial prefrontal cortex. Neuropsychopharmacology 2026, 51: 1474-1484. PMID: 41673357, PMCID: PMC13291222, DOI: 10.1038/s41386-026-02364-8.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2025
BK channels mediate a presynaptic form of mGluR-LTD in the neonatal hippocampus
Ancatén-González C, Meza R, Gonzalez-Sanabria N, Segura I, Alcaino A, Peña-Pichicoi A, Latorre R, Chiu C, Chávez A. BK channels mediate a presynaptic form of mGluR-LTD in the neonatal hippocampus. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2025, 122: e2411506122. PMID: 39773031, PMCID: PMC11745352, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2411506122.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Non-canonical type 1 cannabinoid receptor signaling regulates night visual processing in the inner rat retina
Estay S, Morales-Moraga C, Vielma A, Palacios-Muñoz A, Chiu C, Chávez A. Non-canonical type 1 cannabinoid receptor signaling regulates night visual processing in the inner rat retina. IScience 2024, 27: 109920. PMID: 38799553, PMCID: PMC11126983, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2024.109920.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Microbiota and Diapause-Induced Neuroprotection Share a Dependency on Calcium But Differ in Their Effects on Mitochondrial Morphology
Delgado S, Urrutia A, Gutzwiller F, Chiu C, Calixto A. Microbiota and Diapause-Induced Neuroprotection Share a Dependency on Calcium But Differ in Their Effects on Mitochondrial Morphology. ENeuro 2023, 10: eneuro.0424-22.2023. PMID: 37385728, PMCID: PMC10368204, DOI: 10.1523/eneuro.0424-22.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Function at Central Synapses in Health and Disease
Meza R, Ancatén-González C, Chiu C, Chávez A. Transient Receptor Potential Vanilloid 1 Function at Central Synapses in Health and Disease. Frontiers In Cellular Neuroscience 2022, 16: 864828. PMID: 35518644, PMCID: PMC9062234, DOI: 10.3389/fncel.2022.864828.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsLong-Range GABAergic Projections of Cortical Origin in Brain Function
Urrutia-Piñones J, Morales-Moraga C, Sanguinetti-González N, Escobar A, Chiu C. Long-Range GABAergic Projections of Cortical Origin in Brain Function. Frontiers In Systems Neuroscience 2022, 16: 841869. PMID: 35392440, PMCID: PMC8981584, DOI: 10.3389/fnsys.2022.841869.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2020
Muscarinic Regulation of Spike Timing Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus
Fuenzalida M, Chiu C, Chávez A. Muscarinic Regulation of Spike Timing Dependent Synaptic Plasticity in the Hippocampus. Neuroscience 2020, 456: 50-59. PMID: 32828940, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.08.015.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2019
Preserving the balance: diverse forms of long-term GABAergic synaptic plasticity
Chiu CQ, Barberis A, Higley MJ. Preserving the balance: diverse forms of long-term GABAergic synaptic plasticity. Nature Reviews Neuroscience 2019, 20: 272-281. PMID: 30837689, DOI: 10.1038/s41583-019-0141-5.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus Statements
2018
Input-Specific NMDAR-Dependent Potentiation of Dendritic GABAergic Inhibition
Chiu CQ, Martenson JS, Yamazaki M, Natsume R, Sakimura K, Tomita S, Tavalin SJ, Higley MJ. Input-Specific NMDAR-Dependent Potentiation of Dendritic GABAergic Inhibition. Neuron 2018, 97: 368-377.e3. PMID: 29346754, PMCID: PMC5777295, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2017.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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