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    Optochemical control of slow-wave sleep in the nucleus accumbens of male mice by a photoactivatable allosteric modulator of adenosine A2A receptors

    Optochemistry, an emerging pharmacologic approach in which light is used to selectively activate or deactivate molecules, has the potential to alleviate symptoms, cure diseases, and improve quality of life whi...

    Koustav Roy, Xuzhao Zhou, Rintaro Otani, **-Chuan Yuan in Nature Communications (2024)

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    40 Hz light flickering promotes sleep through cortical adenosine signaling

    Flickering light stimulation has emerged as a promising non-invasive neuromodulation strategy to alleviate neuropsychiatric disorders. However, the lack of a neurochemical underpinning has hampered its therape...

    Xuzhao Zhou, Yan He, Tao Xu, Zhaofa Wu, Wei Guo, ** Xu, Yuntao Liu in Cell Research (2024)

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    Targeting adenosine A2A receptors for early intervention of retinopathy of prematurity

    Retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) continues to pose a significant threat to the vision of numerous children worldwide, primarily owing to the increased survival rates of premature infants. The pathologies of RO...

    Xuhao Chen, **aoting Sun, Yuanyuan Ge, Xuzhao Zhou, Jiang-Fan Chen in Purinergic Signalling (2024)

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    Lateral septum adenosine A2A receptors control stress-induced depressive-like behaviors via signaling to the hypothalamus and habenula

    Major depressive disorder ranks as a major burden of disease worldwide, yet the current antidepressant medications are limited by frequent non-responsiveness and significant side effects. The lateral septum (L...

    Muran Wang, Peijun Li, Zewen Li, Beatriz S. da Silva, Wu Zheng in Nature Communications (2023)