Biosensors integrated 3D organoid/organ-on-a-chip system: A real-time biomechanical, biophysical, and biochemical monitoring and characterization

S Liu, S Kumari, H He, P Mishra, BN Singh… - Biosensors and …, 2023 - Elsevier
As a full-fidelity simulation of human cells, tissues, organs, and even systems at the
microscopic scale, Organ-on-a-Chip (OOC) has significant ethical advantages and …

Retinal ganglion cell repopulation for vision restoration in optic neuropathy: a roadmap from the RReSTORe Consortium

JR Soucy, EA Aguzzi, J Cho, MJ Gilhooley… - Molecular …, 2023 - Springer
Retinal ganglion cell (RGC) death in glaucoma and other optic neuropathies results in
irreversible vision loss due to the mammalian central nervous system's limited regenerative …

[HTML][HTML] Linking transcriptomes with morphological and functional phenotypes in mammalian retinal ganglion cells

W Huang, Q Xu, J Su, L Tang, ZZ Hao, C Xu, R Liu… - Cell Reports, 2022 - cell.com
Retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) are the brain's gateway to the visual world. They can be
classified into different types on the basis of their electrophysiological, transcriptomic, or …

Morpho-electric properties and diversity of oxytocin neurons in paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus in female and male mice

S Chen, H Xu, S Dong, L **ao - Journal of Neuroscience, 2022 - Soc Neuroscience
Oxytocin (OXT) neurons in paraventricular nucleus of hypothalamus (PVN) are involved in
modulating multiple functions, including social, maternal, feeding, and emotional related …

[HTML][HTML] Tuning neural circuits and behaviors by microglia in the adult brain

S Zhao, AD Umpierre, LJ Wu - Trends in neurosciences, 2024 - cell.com
Microglia are the primary immune cells of the CNS, contributing to both inflammatory
damage and tissue repair in neurological disorder. In addition, emerging evidence …

Projecting RNA measurements onto single cell atlases to extract cell type-specific expression profiles using scProjection

N Johansen, H Hu, G Quon - Nature Communications, 2023 - nature.com
Multi-modal single cell RNA assays capture RNA content as well as other data modalities,
such as spatial cell position or the electrophysiological properties of cells. Compared to …

Activation of Kv7 channels normalizes hyperactivity of the VTA-NAcLat circuit and attenuates methamphetamine-induced conditioned place preference and …

E Liu, K Pang, M Liu, X Tan, Z Hang, S Mu, W Han… - Molecular …, 2023 - nature.com
The brain circuit projecting from the ventral tegmental area (VTA) to the nucleus accumbens
lateral shell (NAcLat) has a key role in methamphetamine (MA) addiction. As different …

In vivo whole-cell patch-clamp methods: recent technical progress and future perspectives

A Noguchi, Y Ikegaya, N Matsumoto - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Brain functions are fundamental for the survival of organisms, and they are supported by
neural circuits consisting of a variety of neurons. To investigate the function of neurons at the …

Advancements in the quest to map, monitor, and manipulate neural circuitry

JL Swanson, PS Chin, JM Romero… - Frontiers in Neural …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Neural circuits and the cells that comprise them represent the functional units of the brain.
Circuits relay and process sensory information, maintain homeostasis, drive behaviors, and …

Molecular and cellular mechanisms of selective vulnerability in neurodegenerative diseases

M Kampmann - Nature Reviews Neuroscience, 2024 - nature.com
The selective vulnerability of specific neuronal subtypes is a hallmark of neurodegenerative
diseases. In this Review, I summarize our current understanding of the brain regions and …