Hang Zhou Lab

1. Zhou, H.*, Bi, G.-Q., and Liu, G.* (2024) Intracellular magnesium optimizes transmission efficiency and plasticity of hippocampal synapses by reconfiguring their connectivity. Nature Communications 15, 3406. (* Corresponding author)

2. Zhou, H.^#, Neudecker, V.^#, Perez-Zoghbi, J. F.^#, Brambrink, A. M., and Yang, G. (2024) Volatile anesthetic-induced cerebral vasodilation is age-dependent and mediated by NG2⁺ pericytes. Communications Biology 7, 1519. (# Co-first author)

3. Su, P., Yan, S., Chen, K., Huang, L., Wang, L., Lee, F.H.F., Zhou, H., Lai, T.K.Y., Jiang, A., Samsom, J., et al. (2024). EF1alpha-associated protein complexes affect dendritic spine plasticity by regulating microglial phagocytosis in Fmr1 knock-out mice. Molecular Psychiatry 48.

4. Zhou, H., Li, M., Zhao, R., Sun, L., Yang, G. (2023). A sleep-active basalocortical pathway crucial for generation and maintenance of chronic pain. Nature Neuroscience 26, 458–469.

5. Chen C., Sun L., Adler A., Zhou H., Zhang L., Zhang L., Deng J., Bai Y., Zhang J., Yang G., Tang P., and Gan, W.-B. (2023). Synchronized activity of sensory neurons initiates cortical synchrony in a model of neuropathic pain. Nature Communications 14, 689.

6. Li, M., Zhou, H., Teng, S., Yang, G. (2022). Activation of VIP interneurons in the prefrontal cortex ameliorates neuropathic pain aversiveness. Cell Reports 40 (111333), 1-14.

7. Sun, L., Tong, C. K., Morgenstern, T. J., Zhou, H., Yang, G., and Colecraft, H.M. (2022). Targeted ubiquitination of sensory neuron calcium channels reduces the development of neuropathic pain. The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) 119 (20), e2118129119.

8. Zhou, H., Xie, Z., Brambrink, A. M., and Yang, G. (2021). Behavioural impairments after early life propofol exposure are accompanied by reductions in neuronal activity in cortical circuitry. British Journal of Anaesthesia 126 (6), 1141-1156. (Editorial Highlight)

9. Huang, L., Zhou, H., Chen K., Chen X., and Yang, G. (2020). Learning-Dependent Dendritic spine plasticity is reduced in the aged mouse cortex. Front Neural Circuits 14, 581435.

10. Sun, L., Zhou, H., Cichon, J., and Yang, G. (2020). Experience and sleep-dependent synaptic plasticity: from structure to activity. Philos Trans R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 375, 20190234.

11. Liu, Y., Chen, C., Liu, Y., Li, W., Wang, Z., Sun, Q., Zhou, H., Chen, X., Yu, Y., Wang, Y., et al. (2018). TRPM7 is required for normal synapse density, learning, and memory at different developmental stages. Cell Reports 23, 3480-3491.

12. Zhao, R., Zhou, H., Huang, L., Xie, Z., Wang, J., Gan, W.B., and Yang, G. (2018). Neuropathic Pain Causes Pyramidal Neuronal Hyperactivity in the Anterior Cingulate Cortex. Front Cell Neurosci 12, 107.

13. Xu, T., Li, D., Zhou, X., Ouyang, H.D., Zhou, L.J., Zhou, H., Zhang, H.M., Wei, X.H., Liu, G., and Liu, X.G. (2017). Oral application of magnesium-L-threonate attenuates vincristine-induced allodynia and hyperalgesia by normalization of tumor necrosis factor-alpha/nuclear factor-kappaB signaling. Anesthesiology, 2017. 126(6): p. 1151-1168.

14. Zhou, H. and Liu, G. (2015). Regulation of density of functional presynaptic terminals by local energy supply. Molecular Brain 8(42): 1-21. (Journal’s Highlight)

Liu, G., and Zhou, H. (2022). Methods of modifying neuronal function by changing intracellular magnesium levels. US Patent 11,278,567