Search Results - "Wen, Zhexing"
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Sliced Human Cortical Organoids for Modeling Distinct Cortical Layer Formation
Published in Cell stem cell (07-05-2020)“…Human brain organoids provide unique platforms for modeling development and diseases by recapitulating the architecture of the embryonic brain. However,…”
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Epigenetic Regulations in Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Published in Frontiers in genetics (04-04-2019)“…Precise genetic and epigenetic spatiotemporal regulation of gene expression is critical for proper brain development, function and circuitry formation in the…”
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A human forebrain organoid model of fragile X syndrome exhibits altered neurogenesis and highlights new treatment strategies
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-10-2021)“…Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is caused by the loss of fragile X mental retardation protein (FMRP), an RNA-binding protein that can regulate the translation of…”
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Identification of small-molecule inhibitors of Zika virus infection and induced neural cell death via a drug repurposing screen
Published in Nature medicine (01-10-2016)“…A high-throughput screen of preclinical, investigational and FDA-approved drugs identifies compounds that possess antiviral and neuroprotective effects against…”
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Leveraging iPSC technology to assess neuro-immune interactions in neurological and psychiatric disorders
Published in Frontiers in psychiatry (2023)“…Communication between the immune and the nervous system is essential for human brain development and homeostasis. Disruption of this intricately regulated…”
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Brain-Region-Specific Organoids Using Mini-bioreactors for Modeling ZIKV Exposure
Published in Cell (19-05-2016)“…Cerebral organoids, three-dimensional cultures that model organogenesis, provide a new platform to investigate human brain development. High cost, variability,…”
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A Bayesian framework that integrates multi-omics data and gene networks predicts risk genes from schizophrenia GWAS data
Published in Nature neuroscience (01-05-2019)“…Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified more than 100 schizophrenia (SCZ)-associated loci, but using these findings to illuminate disease…”
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Brain Organoids: Studying Human Brain Development and Diseases in a Dish
Published in Stem cells international (2021)“…With the rapid development of stem cell technology, the advent of three-dimensional (3D) cultured brain organoids has opened a new avenue for studying human…”
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Synaptic dysregulation in a human iPS cell model of mental disorders
Published in Nature (London) (20-11-2014)“…Generation and neural differentiation of induced pluripotent stem cells (iPS cells) from patients enables new ways to investigate the cellular pathophysiology…”
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Measurement of lactate levels in postmortem brain, iPSCs, and animal models of schizophrenia
Published in Scientific reports (25-03-2019)“…Converging evidence suggests bioenergetic defects contribute to the pathophysiology of schizophrenia and may underlie cognitive dysfunction. The transport and…”
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Robust Hi-C Maps of Enhancer-Promoter Interactions Reveal the Function of Non-coding Genome in Neural Development and Diseases
Published in Molecular cell (06-08-2020)“…Genome-wide mapping of chromatin interactions at high resolution remains experimentally and computationally challenging. Here we used a low-input “easy Hi-C”…”
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LncRNA-AC006129.1 reactivates a SOCS3-mediated anti-inflammatory response through DNA methylation-mediated CIC downregulation in schizophrenia
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-08-2021)“…Schizophrenia is a complex genetic disorder, the non-Mendelian features of which are likely complicated by epigenetic factors yet to be elucidated. Here, we…”
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Non-invasive label-free imaging analysis pipeline for in situ characterization of 3D brain organoids
Published in Scientific reports (27-09-2024)“…Brain organoids provide a unique opportunity to model organ development in a system similar to human organogenesis in vivo. Brain organoids thus hold great…”
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Zika-Virus-Encoded NS2A Disrupts Mammalian Cortical Neurogenesis by Degrading Adherens Junction Proteins
Published in Cell stem cell (07-09-2017)“…Zika virus (ZIKV) directly infects neural progenitors and impairs their proliferation. How ZIKV interacts with the host molecular machinery to impact…”
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Pharmacological rescue in patient iPSC and mouse models with a rare DISC1 mutation
Published in Nature communications (03-03-2021)“…We previously identified a causal link between a rare patient mutation in DISC1 (disrupted-in-schizophrenia 1) and synaptic deficits in cortical neurons…”
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TSPAN5 influences serotonin and kynurenine: pharmacogenomic mechanisms related to alcohol use disorder and acamprosate treatment response
Published in Molecular psychiatry (01-07-2021)“…We previously reported that SNPs near TSPAN5 were associated with plasma serotonin (5-HT) concentrations which were themselves associated with selective…”
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APOE expression and secretion are modulated by mitochondrial dysfunction
Published in eLife (12-05-2023)“…Mitochondria influence cellular function through both cell-autonomous and non-cell autonomous mechanisms, such as production of paracrine and endocrine…”
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Role of Astrocytes in Major Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Published in Neurochemical research (01-10-2021)“…Astrocytes are the primary homeostatic cells of the central nervous system, essential for normal neuronal development and function, metabolism and response to…”
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The TLX-miR-219 cascade regulates neural stem cell proliferation in neurodevelopment and schizophrenia iPSC model
Published in Nature communications (11-03-2016)“…Dysregulated expression of miR-219, a brain-specific microRNA, has been observed in neurodevelopmental disorders, such as schizophrenia (SCZ). However, its…”
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Drug repurposing for Alzheimer’s disease from 2012–2022—a 10-year literature review
Published in Frontiers in pharmacology (07-09-2023)“…Background: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a debilitating neurodegenerative condition with few treatment options available. Drug repurposing studies have sought…”
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