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Adjunct rank detailsKun Liu, PhD
Assistant Professor Adjunct of PsychiatryAbout
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2025
Mental Imagery in Fencing: Improving Point Control and Lunge Distance Through Visualization
Song T, Liu A, Liu K. Mental Imagery in Fencing: Improving Point Control and Lunge Distance Through Visualization. Brain Sciences 2025, 15: 1338. PMID: 41440134, PMCID: PMC12730400, DOI: 10.3390/brainsci15121338.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Exercise on Striatal Dopamine Level and Anxiety‐Like Behavior in Male Rats after 2‐VO Cerebral Ischemia
Fan Y, Kong X, Liu K, Wu H. Exercise on Striatal Dopamine Level and Anxiety‐Like Behavior in Male Rats after 2‐VO Cerebral Ischemia. Behavioural Neurology 2022, 2022: 2243717. PMID: 36147220, PMCID: PMC9489419, DOI: 10.1155/2022/2243717.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety-like behaviorElevated plus mazeIncrease of dopamineStriatal dopamine levelsStriatal dopamineVoluntary wheel runningDopamine levelsOpen fieldWheel runningIncrease of striatal dopaminePhysical exerciseVoluntary wheelIn vivo microdialysisEffects of voluntary wheelLevels of dopamineAcute cerebral ischemiaDecrease of dopamineWeekly physical exercisePre-ischemic levelsPlus mazeCerebral ischemiaVoluntary running wheelsDopamineVoluntary running exerciseRunning exerciseDifferent Exercise Time on 5-HT and Anxiety-like Behavior in the Rat With Vascular Dementia
Fan Y, Zhang L, Kong X, Liu K, Wu H. Different Exercise Time on 5-HT and Anxiety-like Behavior in the Rat With Vascular Dementia. American Journal Of Alzheimer's Disease & Other Dementias® 2022, 37: 15333175221082743. PMID: 35344444, PMCID: PMC10581105, DOI: 10.1177/15333175221082743.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnxiety-like behaviorVascular dementia groupHippocampal 5-HT levelsHippocampal 5-HTElevated plus mazeDementia groupVascular dementiaPhysical exerciseExercise timeNeurochemical mechanismsVD groupOpen fieldWeekly physical exerciseLevels of hippocampal 5-HTInduce anxiety-like behaviorWeeks of voluntary wheel runningPre-exercise trainingLight/dark box testIn vivo microdialysisBilateral common carotid artery occlusionPre-exerciseRunning wheel exerciseVoluntary wheel runningPlus mazeVascular dementia model
2021
Exercise preconditioning ameliorates cognitive impairment and anxiety-like behavior via regulation of dopamine in ischemia rats
Fan Y, Wang Y, Ji W, Liu K, Wu H. Exercise preconditioning ameliorates cognitive impairment and anxiety-like behavior via regulation of dopamine in ischemia rats. Physiology & Behavior 2021, 233: 113353. PMID: 33571546, DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2021.113353.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal dopamine levelsElevated plus maze testHigh-performance liquid chromatography-electrochemical detection systemBasal dopamine levelsPlus maze testDopamine levelsRetention latencyStriatal dopamineWheel running groupMaze testNeurocognitive functionBasal striatal dopamine levelsIncrease of striatal dopamineCognitive impairmentLevels of striatal dopaminePermanent bilateral common carotid artery ligationAnxiety-like behaviorStriatal brain regionsPassive avoidance taskRegulation of dopamineContent of dopamineRunning groupAssociated with learningPhysical exerciseOpen arm
2020
Electrochemical Sensing of Ascorbate as an Index of Neuroprotection from Seizure Activity by Physical Exercise in Freely Moving Rats
Ji W, Liu K, Zhao G, Wu F, Jiang Y, Hou L, Zhang M, Mao L. Electrochemical Sensing of Ascorbate as an Index of Neuroprotection from Seizure Activity by Physical Exercise in Freely Moving Rats. ACS Sensors 2020, 6: 546-552. PMID: 33346640, DOI: 10.1021/acssensors.0c02326.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Exercise can promote cognition and memory after molar loss
Feng Y, Zhang L, Rong X, Duan Y, Liu J, Liu K. Exercise can promote cognition and memory after molar loss. Chinese Journal Of Physical Medicine And Rehabilitation 2018, 40: 253-256. DOI: 10.3760/cma.j.issn.0254-1424.2018.04.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOnline Electrochemical Monitoring of Glucose in Rat Brain with Acanthosphere‐like CuOOH Nanospheres‐based Electrochemical Sensor as Non‐enzymatic and O2‐independent Detector
Li B, Fan Y, Li C, Zhao X, Liu K, Lin Y. Online Electrochemical Monitoring of Glucose in Rat Brain with Acanthosphere‐like CuOOH Nanospheres‐based Electrochemical Sensor as Non‐enzymatic and O2‐independent Detector. Electroanalysis 2018, 30: 1033-1040. DOI: 10.1002/elan.201700574.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2017
Effect of Voluntary Wheel Running on Striatal Dopamine Level and Neurocognitive Behaviors after Molar Loss in Rats
Zhang L, Feng Y, Ji W, Liu J, Liu K. Effect of Voluntary Wheel Running on Striatal Dopamine Level and Neurocognitive Behaviors after Molar Loss in Rats. Behavioural Neurology 2017, 2017: 6137071. PMID: 29358845, PMCID: PMC5735578, DOI: 10.1155/2017/6137071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStriatal dopamine levelsEffects of voluntary wheelDopamine levelsVoluntary wheel runningVoluntary wheelBehavioral testsWheel runningElevated plus maze testNeurocognitive behaviorPlus maze testIn vivo microdialysisPassive avoidance testMolar lossAvoidance testVoluntary running wheelsMaze testBehaviors of cognitionPhysical exerciseLoss groupRunning wheelBehavioral dataEmotional recoveryCognitionEmotionsSprague-Dawley rats
2016
Ultrasensitive and facile electrochemical detection of hydrogen sulfide in rat brain microdialysate based on competitive binding reaction
Li B, Li L, Wang K, Wang C, Zhang L, Liu K, Lin Y. Ultrasensitive and facile electrochemical detection of hydrogen sulfide in rat brain microdialysate based on competitive binding reaction. Analytical And Bioanalytical Chemistry 2016, 409: 1101-1107. PMID: 27822649, DOI: 10.1007/s00216-016-0030-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRat brain microdialysatesCompetitive binding interactionsBrain microdialysatesElectrochemical sensingGold electrodeCu2+Surface of gold electrodeSignal of Cu2+Steric hindrance reasonsLigand exchange reactionGold electrode surfaceS-Au bondsDetection of hydrogen sulfideLow detection limitDetection limit 5Thiol-containing speciesSensing of H2SCoordination bondsElectrochemical probeS-AuElectrode surfaceFacile methodSelf-AssemblyAmino groupsLinear range
2015
Fe3+-functionalized carbon quantum dots: A facile preparation strategy and detection for ascorbic acid in rat brain microdialysates
Li L, Wang C, Luo J, Guo Q, Liu K, Liu K, Zhao W, Lin Y. Fe3+-functionalized carbon quantum dots: A facile preparation strategy and detection for ascorbic acid in rat brain microdialysates. Talanta 2015, 144: 1301-1307. PMID: 26452962, DOI: 10.1016/j.talanta.2015.08.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCarbon quantum dotsRat brain microdialysatesFluorescence of carbon quantum dotsBrain microdialysatesFe(3+Fluorescence resonance energy transferDetection of ascorbic acidSurface of carbon quantum dotsFluorescent probeOne-step pyrolysisAnalysis of AAAscorbic acidRedox reactionsFluorescence responseHydroxyl groupsResonance energy transferDetection limitQuantum dotsMolecules i.Preparation strategiesEnergy transferConcentration of AAFe(3Biological fluidsFe(2+
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