2024
Regulation of cardiac function by the autonomic nervous system
Hafez O, Chang R. Regulation of cardiac function by the autonomic nervous system. Physiology 2024 PMID: 39585760, DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00018.2024.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAutonomic nervous systemNervous systemNeurocardiac axisIntrinsic cardiac nervous systemRegulation of cardiac functionCardiac nervous systemAutonomic control of the heartRegulating cardiovascular physiologyAutonomic dysfunctionSensory neuronsCardiac functionParasympathetic nervous systemClinical conditionsCardiac reflexesThe heartNeuronal populationsTreatment approachesCardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular physiologyMotor circuitsPhysiological roleAutonomic controlClinical fieldHeartDysfunction
2023
The Coding Logic of Interoception
Wang R, Chang R. The Coding Logic of Interoception. Annual Review Of Physiology 2023, 86: 301-327. PMID: 38061018, PMCID: PMC11103614, DOI: 10.1146/annurev-physiol-042222-023455.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCardiovascular 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