Min Wang, PhD
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- Shanghai Institute of Physiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences (2001)
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Amy Arnsten, PhD
Dibyadeep Datta
Shengtao Yang, PhD
Alvaro Duque, PhD
Christopher van Dyck, MD
Jon Arellano, PhD
17Publications
2,419Citations
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2025
Dysregulated calcium signaling in the aged primate association cortices: vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology
Arnsten A, Perone I, Wang M, Yang S, Uchendu S, Bolat D, Datta D. Dysregulated calcium signaling in the aged primate association cortices: vulnerability to Alzheimer’s disease neuropathology. Frontiers In Aging Neuroscience 2025, 17: 1610350. PMID: 40735190, PMCID: PMC12303958, DOI: 10.3389/fnagi.2025.1610350.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTau pathologyEtiology of sporadic ADCalcium signalingAlzheimer's diseaseCalpain-2Calcium dysregulationDisease neuropathologyRegulation of calcium signalingAutophagic degenerationAPOE-e4 carriersOnset formAlzheimer's disease neuropathologyTau hyperphosphorylationActivation of calpain-2Sporadic ADAD pathologySynapse lossAmyloid pathologyCalpain-2 inhibitorDysregulated calciumTauAssociation cortexHigh-resolution nanoscale imagingTherapeutic targetAged macaques472. Role of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Vulnerable Pyramidal Neurons in Primate Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: Elucidating the Role of Cav3.1 and Cav1.2 in Higher-Order Cognition
Datta D, Yang S, Gonzalez-Burgos G, Enwright J, Arion D, Lewis D, Wang M, Arnsten A. 472. Role of Voltage-Gated Calcium Channels in Vulnerable Pyramidal Neurons in Primate Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex: Elucidating the Role of Cav3.1 and Cav1.2 in Higher-Order Cognition. Biological Psychiatry 2025, 97: s291-s292. DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2025.02.710.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSUSCEPTIBLE PYRAMIDAL NEURONS IN PRIMATE DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX EXPRESS AN ENRICHED CALCIUM INTERACTOME: CRITICAL ROLE OF CALBINDIN AND CAV1.2 IN HIGHER-ORDER COGNITION
Datta *, Yang S, Joyce M, Woo E, McCarroll S, Gonzalez-Burgos G, Perone I, Uchendu S, Ling E, Goldman R, Berretta S, Murray J, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, O'dell R, van Dyck C, Lewis D, Wang M, Krienen F, Arnsten A. SUSCEPTIBLE PYRAMIDAL NEURONS IN PRIMATE DORSOLATERAL PREFRONTAL CORTEX EXPRESS AN ENRICHED CALCIUM INTERACTOME: CRITICAL ROLE OF CALBINDIN AND CAV1.2 IN HIGHER-ORDER COGNITION. The International Journal Of Neuropsychopharmacology 2025, 28: i57-i58. PMCID: PMC11814899, DOI: 10.1093/ijnp/pyae059.100.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexMacaque dlPFCPrefrontal cortexWorking memoryLayer 3 pyramidal cellsAlzheimer s diseasePrefrontal cortex dysfunctionExpression of Grin2bPyramidal cellsHigher-order cognitionIncreased risk of mental disordersRisk of neuropsychiatric disordersDendritic spine pathologyRisk of mental disordersIncreased risk of neuropsychiatric disordersL-type calcium channel Cav1.2Primate dlPFCDLPFC functionCognitive deficitsLayer III pyramidal cellsMemory impairmentPsychiatric disordersBrain circuitryNeuropsychiatric disordersMental representations
2024
Key Roles of CACNA1C/Cav1.2 and CALB1/Calbindin in Prefrontal Neurons Altered in Cognitive Disorders
Datta D, Yang S, Joyce M, Woo E, McCarroll S, Gonzalez-Burgos G, Perone I, Uchendu S, Ling E, Goldman M, Berretta S, Murray J, Morozov Y, Arellano J, Duque A, Rakic P, O’Dell R, van Dyck C, Lewis D, Wang M, Krienen F, Arnsten A. Key Roles of CACNA1C/Cav1.2 and CALB1/Calbindin in Prefrontal Neurons Altered in Cognitive Disorders. JAMA Psychiatry 2024, 81: 870-881. PMID: 38776078, PMCID: PMC11112502, DOI: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2024.1112.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexLayer III pyramidal cellsWorking memoryCognitive disordersNeuronal firingPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexPyramidal cellsSpatial working memoryWorking memory performanceRisk of mental disordersCalcium-related proteinsReduced neuronal firingL-type calcium channel Cav1.2GluN2B-NMDA receptorsL-type calcium channel activityPrefrontal neuronsL-type calcium channel blockerMemory performanceL-type calcium channelsMental disordersRisk of cognitive disordersCognitive behaviorProtein expressionAssociated with increased riskβ1-adrenoceptor expression on GABAergic interneurons in primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: potential role in stress-induced cognitive dysfunction
Joyce M, Yang S, Morin K, Duque A, Arellano J, Datta D, Wang M, Arnsten A. β1-adrenoceptor expression on GABAergic interneurons in primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: potential role in stress-induced cognitive dysfunction. Neurobiology Of Stress 2024, 30: 100628. PMID: 38550854, PMCID: PMC10973161, DOI: 10.1016/j.ynstr.2024.100628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexPrefrontal cortexStress-induced cognitive dysfunctionTreat stress-related disordersPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexImpaired working memoryWorking Memory DeficitsWorking Memory TaskCalcium-binding proteins calbindinStress-related disordersClasses of inhibitory neuronsLevels of norepinephrineFast-spikingMemory taskDopamine releaseWorking memoryMemory deficitsInhibitory neuronsCognitive dysfunctionPV interneuronsGABAergic interneuronsDLPFCBehavior analysisCortexPyramidal cellsDynamic Network Connectivity: from monkeys to humans
Arnsten A, Wang M, D’Esposito M. Dynamic Network Connectivity: from monkeys to humans. Frontiers In Human Neuroscience 2024, 18: 1353043. PMID: 38384333, PMCID: PMC10879414, DOI: 10.3389/fnhum.2024.1353043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsDynamic network connectivityFunctional MRIFunctional connectivityHuman brain imaging researchDorsolateral prefrontal cortexNMDA receptor neurotransmissionBrain imaging researchHuman fMRI studiesPrefrontal cortexReceptor neurotransmissionWorking memoryFMRI studyBrain regionsPersistent neuronal firingNeuromodulator acetylcholineCognitive disordersCortical regionsDLPFCPost-synaptic densityArousal stateStrength of synaptic connectionsNeuronal firingCognitive statesImaging researchDendritic spines
2023
Scientific Rationale for the Treatment of Cognitive Deficits from Long COVID
Zadeh A, Arnsten A, Wang M. Scientific Rationale for the Treatment of Cognitive Deficits from Long COVID. Neurology International 2023, 15: 725-742. PMID: 37368329, PMCID: PMC10303664, DOI: 10.3390/neurolint15020045.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricConceptsLong COVIDGlutamate carboxypeptidase IIKynurenic acidNicotinic alpha 7 receptorCognitive deficitsProduction of KYNACOVID-19 infectionDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAgonist guanfacineNeuronal firingCognitive symptomsAcetyl cysteineCognitive functionPrefrontal cortexScientific rationaleCarboxypeptidase IIPFC functionCOVIDDeficitsReceptorsTreatmentExecutive functioningNMDAGuanfacineNeurotransmission
2020
Biochemical characterization of age‐related calcium‐cAMP‐PKA signaling dysregulation and its effect on tau pathology in rhesus monkey cortex
Leslie S, Datta D, Wang M, van Dyck C, Arnsten A, Nairn A. Biochemical characterization of age‐related calcium‐cAMP‐PKA signaling dysregulation and its effect on tau pathology in rhesus monkey cortex. Alzheimer's & Dementia 2020, 16 DOI: 10.1002/alz.042017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTau pathologyAge-related dysregulationAlzheimer's diseaseIntracellular calciumTau phosphorylationRhesus monkeysRat primary cortical culturesHuman post-mortem samplesVulnerable brain regionsSporadic Alzheimer's diseaseAmyloid-beta plaquesPrimary cortical culturesMain pathological hallmarksRhesus monkey cortexTau neurofibrillary tanglesYears of ageEarly-onset formAge-related vulnerabilityDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAge-related changesMonkey DLPFCPost-mortem samplesAD pathologyAmyloid pathologyUnknown etiology
2017
mGluR2/3 mechanisms in primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: evidence for both presynaptic and postsynaptic actions
Jin L, Wang M, Yang S, Yang Y, Galvin V, Lightbourne T, Ottenheimer D, Zhong Q, Stein J, Raja A, Paspalas C, Arnsten A. mGluR2/3 mechanisms in primate dorsolateral prefrontal cortex: evidence for both presynaptic and postsynaptic actions. Molecular Psychiatry 2017, 22: 1511-1511. DOI: 10.1038/mp.2017.206.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetric
2013
Nicotinic α7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex
Yang Y, Paspalas CD, Jin LE, Picciotto MR, Arnsten AF, Wang M. Nicotinic α7 receptors enhance NMDA cognitive circuits in dorsolateral prefrontal cortex. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2013, 110: 12078-12083. PMID: 23818597, PMCID: PMC3718126, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1307849110.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitationsAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsMeSH KeywordsAcetylcholineAconitinealpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine ReceptorAnalysis of VarianceAnimalsBridged Bicyclo Compounds, HeterocyclicCholinergic AgonistsCholinergic AntagonistsCognitionFemaleIontophoresisMacaca mulattaMaleMecamylamineMicroscopy, ImmunoelectronN-MethylaspartatePhenolsPiperidinesPrefrontal CortexQuinuclidinesReceptors, NicotinicSpatial BehaviorSynapsesVisual PerceptionConceptsDorsolateral prefrontal cortexΑ7 nAChRsPrefrontal cortexΑ7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptorGlutamatergic NMDA receptorsCognitive circuitsNicotinic α7 receptorsPrimary visual cortexNMDA receptor actionGenetic insultsNicotinic acetylcholine receptorsDlPFC circuitsPrimate dlPFCACh depletionNMDA actionNMDA receptorsPyramidal cellsΑ7 receptorsNeuronal firingNAChR blockadeAcetylcholine receptorsVisual cortexPersistent firingCognitive functionLow-dose stimulation
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honor Alzheimer’s Association New Investigator Research Award 2011
07/01/2011Other Awardhonor NARSAD Young Investigator Award 2004
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