Min Wu, PhD
Associate Research Scientist in PsychiatryCards
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2020
GABA interneurons are the cellular trigger for ketamine’s rapid antidepressant actions
Gerhard DM, Pothula S, Liu RJ, Wu M, Li XY, Girgenti MJ, Taylor SR, Duman CH, Delpire E, Picciotto M, Wohleb ES, Duman RS. GABA interneurons are the cellular trigger for ketamine’s rapid antidepressant actions. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2020, 130: 1336-1349. PMID: 31743111, PMCID: PMC7269589, DOI: 10.1172/jci130808.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2016
GABA interneurons mediate the rapid antidepressant-like effects of scopolamine
Wohleb ES, Wu M, Gerhard DM, Taylor SR, Picciotto MR, Alreja M, Duman RS. GABA interneurons mediate the rapid antidepressant-like effects of scopolamine. Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 126: 2482-2494. PMID: 27270172, PMCID: PMC4922686, DOI: 10.1172/jci85033.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2011
Regulation of NKB Pathways and Their Roles in the Control of Kiss1 Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Male Mouse
Navarro V, Gottsch M, Wu M, García-Galiano D, Hobbs S, Bosch M, Pinilla L, Clifton D, Dearth A, Ronnekleiv O, Braun R, Palmiter R, Tena-Sempere M, Alreja M, Steiner R. Regulation of NKB Pathways and Their Roles in the Control of Kiss1 Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Male Mouse. Endocrinology 2011, 152: 4265-4275. PMID: 21914775, PMCID: PMC3198996, DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-1143.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2008
Excitatory Effects of the Puberty-Initiating Peptide Kisspeptin and Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists Differentiate Two Distinct Subpopulations of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons
Dumalska I, Wu M, Morozova E, Liu R, van den Pol A, Alreja M. Excitatory Effects of the Puberty-Initiating Peptide Kisspeptin and Group I Metabotropic Glutamate Receptor Agonists Differentiate Two Distinct Subpopulations of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons. Journal Of Neuroscience 2008, 28: 8003-8013. PMID: 18685025, PMCID: PMC2597556, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.1225-08.2008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBarium CompoundsCapillariesChloridesDiagonal Band of BrocaDrug ResistanceElectrophysiologyFemaleGonadotropin-Releasing HormoneGreen Fluorescent ProteinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMedian EminenceMethoxyhydroxyphenylglycolMiceMice, TransgenicNeuronsPotassium ChannelsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptors, Metabotropic GlutamateRNA, MessengerSynapsesTumor Suppressor ProteinsVesicular Glutamate Transport Protein 2
2007
Neurokinins robustly activate the majority of septohippocampal cholinergic neurons
Morozova E, Wu M, Dumalska I, Alreja M. Neurokinins robustly activate the majority of septohippocampal cholinergic neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2007, 27: 114-122. PMID: 18184316, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2007.05993.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2006
Muscarine activates the sodium–calcium exchanger via M3 receptors in basal forebrain neurons
Xu C, Wu M, Morozova E, Alreja M. Muscarine activates the sodium–calcium exchanger via M3 receptors in basal forebrain neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2006, 24: 2309-2313. PMID: 17074051, DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2006.05118.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnimalsBasal GangliaBiotransformationDiagonal Band of BrocaDiphenylacetic AcidsElectrophysiologyIn Vitro TechniquesIon ChannelsIonsLithium ChlorideMaleMuscarineMuscarinic AgonistsPatch-Clamp TechniquesPiperidinesProsencephalonRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Muscarinic M3Sodium-Calcium ExchangerThiourea
2004
Histamine innervation and activation of septohippocampal GABAergic neurones: involvement of local ACh release
Xu C, Michelsen KA, Wu M, Morozova E, Panula P, Alreja M. Histamine innervation and activation of septohippocampal GABAergic neurones: involvement of local ACh release. The Journal Of Physiology 2004, 561: 657-670. PMID: 15486020, PMCID: PMC1665378, DOI: 10.1113/jphysiol.2004.071712.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHippocampal theta rhythm is reduced by suppression of the H‐current in septohippocampal GABAergic neurons
Xu C, Datta S, Wu M, Alreja M. Hippocampal theta rhythm is reduced by suppression of the H‐current in septohippocampal GABAergic neurons. European Journal Of Neuroscience 2004, 19: 2299-2309. PMID: 15090056, DOI: 10.1111/j.0953-816x.2004.03316.x.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2000
Muscarinic Tone Sustains Impulse Flow in the Septohippocampal GABA But Not Cholinergic Pathway: Implications for Learning and Memory
Alreja M, Wu M, Liu W, Atkins J, Leranth C, Shanabrough M. Muscarinic Tone Sustains Impulse Flow in the Septohippocampal GABA But Not Cholinergic Pathway: Implications for Learning and Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 8103-8110. PMID: 11050132, PMCID: PMC6772717, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-21-08103.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetylcholineAnimalsAtropineDiagonal Band of BrocaFluorescent Dyesgamma-Aminobutyric AcidHippocampusIn Vitro TechniquesLearningMaleMemoryMuscarinic AgonistsMuscarinic AntagonistsNeural PathwaysNeuronsPatch-Clamp TechniquesRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Muscarinic M3Receptors, MuscarinicScopolamineSeptum of BrainSynaptic TransmissionCholinergic Excitation of Septohippocampal GABA But Not Cholinergic Neurons: Implications for Learning and Memory
Wu M, Shanabrough M, Leranth C, Alreja M. Cholinergic Excitation of Septohippocampal GABA But Not Cholinergic Neurons: Implications for Learning and Memory. Journal Of Neuroscience 2000, 20: 3900-3908. PMID: 10804229, PMCID: PMC6772671, DOI: 10.1523/jneurosci.20-10-03900.2000.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcetylcholineAction PotentialsAnimalsAntibodies, MonoclonalCholinergic AgentsCognitionConditioning, PsychologicalElectrophysiologygamma-Aminobutyric AcidHippocampusImmunotoxinsIn Vitro TechniquesMaleMemoryMuscarineMuscarinic AgonistsN-Glycosyl HydrolasesNeural InhibitionNeuronsRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyReceptor, Nerve Growth FactorReceptors, MuscarinicRibosome Inactivating Proteins, Type 1SaporinsSeptal NucleiSynaptic TransmissionTetrodotoxinTheta RhythmVasodilator Agents
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