Lei Tong, PhD
Associate Research Scientist
Research & Publications
Biography
Coauthors
Selected Publications
- PLD3 affects axonal spheroids and network defects in Alzheimer’s diseaseYuan P, Zhang M, Tong L, Morse T, McDougal R, Ding H, Chan D, Cai Y, Grutzendler J. PLD3 affects axonal spheroids and network defects in Alzheimer’s disease. Nature 2022, 612: 328-337. PMID: 36450991, PMCID: PMC9729106, DOI: 10.1038/s41586-022-05491-6.
- KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular couplingAndo K, Tong L, Peng D, Vázquez-Liébanas E, Chiyoda H, He L, Liu J, Kawakami K, Mochizuki N, Fukuhara S, Grutzendler J, Betsholtz C. KCNJ8/ABCC9-containing K-ATP channel modulates brain vascular smooth muscle development and neurovascular coupling. Developmental Cell 2022, 57: 1383-1399.e7. PMID: 35588738, DOI: 10.1016/j.devcel.2022.04.019.
- Imaging and optogenetic modulation of vascular mural cells in the live brainTong L, Hill RA, Damisah EC, Murray KN, Yuan P, Bordey A, Grutzendler J. Imaging and optogenetic modulation of vascular mural cells in the live brain. Nature Protocols 2020, 16: 472-496. PMID: 33299155, DOI: 10.1038/s41596-020-00425-w.
- A fluoro-Nissl dye identifies pericytes as distinct vascular mural cells during in vivo brain imagingDamisah EC, Hill RA, Tong L, Murray KN, Grutzendler J. A fluoro-Nissl dye identifies pericytes as distinct vascular mural cells during in vivo brain imaging. Nature Neuroscience 2017, 20: 1023-1032. PMID: 28504673, PMCID: PMC5550770, DOI: 10.1038/nn.4564.
- The temporal–spatial dynamics of feature maps during monocular deprivation revealed by chronic imaging and self-organization model simulationTong L, Xie Y, Yu H. The temporal–spatial dynamics of feature maps during monocular deprivation revealed by chronic imaging and self-organization model simulation. Neuroscience 2016, 339: 571-586. PMID: 27746342, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2016.10.014.
- Regional Blood Flow in the Normal and Ischemic Brain Is Controlled by Arteriolar Smooth Muscle Cell Contractility and Not by Capillary PericytesHill RA, Tong L, Yuan P, Murikinati S, Gupta S, Grutzendler J. Regional Blood Flow in the Normal and Ischemic Brain Is Controlled by Arteriolar Smooth Muscle Cell Contractility and Not by Capillary Pericytes. Neuron 2015, 87: 95-110. PMID: 26119027, PMCID: PMC4487786, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2015.06.001.
- Feedback from area 21a influences orientation but not direction maps in the primary visual cortex of the catTong L, Zhu B, Li Z, Shou T, Yu H. Feedback from area 21a influences orientation but not direction maps in the primary visual cortex of the cat. Neuroscience Letters 2011, 504: 141-145. PMID: 21945948, DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2011.09.019.