Autism-like behaviours and germline transmission in transgenic monkeys overexpressing MeCP2

Z Liu, X Li, JT Zhang, YJ Cai, TL Cheng, C Cheng… - Nature, 2016 - nature.com
Methyl-CpG binding protein 2 (MeCP2) has crucial roles in transcriptional regulation and
microRNA processing 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 . Mutations in the MECP2 gene are found in 90% of patients …

Generation of a monkey with MECP2 mutations by TALEN-based gene targeting

Z Liu, X Zhou, Y Zhu, ZF Chen, B Yu, Y Wang… - Neuroscience …, 2014 - Springer
Gene editing in model organisms has provided critical insights into brain development and
diseases. Here, we report the generation of a cynomolgus monkey (Macaca fascicularis) …

[HTML][HTML] Deep-brain magnetic stimulation promotes adult hippocampal neurogenesis and alleviates stress-related behaviors in mouse models for neuropsychiatric …

Y Zhang, RR Mao, ZF Chen, M Tian, DL Tong, ZR Gao… - Molecular brain, 2014 - Springer
Background Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (rTMS)/ Deep-brain Magnetic
Stimulation (DMS) is an effective therapy for various neuropsychiatric disorders including major …

Effect of integrated urban and rural residents medical insurance on the utilisation of medical services by residents in China: a propensity score matching with …

D Su, Y Chen, H Gao, H Li, J Chang, D Jiang, X Hu… - BMJ open, 2019 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives In this study, we aim to evaluate the effect of urban and rural resident medical
insurance scheme (URRMI) on the utilisation of medical services by urban and rural residents …

Whole-brain in vivo base editing reverses behavioral changes in Mef2c-mutant mice

…, JL Chen, C Zhang, SJ Zhu, YL Tai, TL Cheng… - Nature …, 2024 - nature.com
Whole-brain genome editing to correct single-base mutations and reduce or reverse behavioral
changes in animal models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) has not yet been achieved…

Silencing of long non-coding RNA CRNDE promotes autophagy and alleviates neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in rats

CH Fu, FF Lai, S Chen, CX Yan, BH Zhang… - Molecular and Cellular …, 2020 - Springer
Hypoxic-ischemic (HI) brain damage (HIBD) leads to high neonatal mortality and severe
neurologic morbidity. Autophagy is involved in the pathogenesis of HIBD. This study aims to …

[HTML][HTML] Intraventricular injection of human dental pulp stem cells improves hypoxic-ischemic brain damage in neonatal rats

C Fang, Y Yang, Q Wang, Y Yao, X Zhang, X He - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Objective To investigate the effect of intraventricular injection of human dental pulp stem
cells (DPSCs) on hypoxic-ischemic brain damage (HIBD) in neonatal rats. Methods Thirty-six …

Induction of core symptoms of autism spectrum disorder by in vivo CRISPR/Cas9-based gene editing in the brain of adolescent rhesus monkeys

SH Wu, X Li, DD Qin, LH Zhang, TL Cheng, ZF Chen… - Science Bulletin, 2021 - Elsevier
Although CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing is widely applied to mimic human disorders,
whether acute manipulation of disease-causing genes in the brain leads to behavioral …

Hydrogen sulfide regulates vascular endoplasmic reticulum stress in apolipoprotein E knockout mice

Z Chen, Z Bin, X Tang, LI Wei, L Zhu… - Chinese medical …, 2011 - journals.lww.com
Background Atherosclerosis is an important cardiovascular disease, becoming a major and
increasing health problem in developed countries. However, the possible underlying …

[HTML][HTML] A novel cold-adapted and high-alkaline alginate lyase with potential for alginate oligosaccharides preparation

HY Wang, ZF Chen, ZH Zheng, HW Lei, HH Cong… - Molecules, 2023 - mdpi.com
Alginate oligosaccharides (AOs) prepared through enzymatic reaction by diverse alginate
lyases under relatively controllable and moderate conditions possess versatile biological …