Faculty Collaboration Database

1. Lee SH, Shin SM, Zhong P, Kim HT, Kim DI, Kim JM, Heo WD, Kim DW, Yeo CY, Kim CH, Liu QS. Reciprocal control of excitatory synapse numbers by Wnt and Wnt inhibitor PRR7 secreted on exosomes. Nat Commun. 2018 Aug 24;9(1):3434. PMCID: PMC6109165

2. Schurman LD, Carper MC, Moncayo LV, Ogasawara D, Richardson K, Yu L, Liu X, Poklis JL, Liu QS, Cravatt BF, Lichtman AH. Diacylglycerol Lipase-Alpha Regulates Hippocampal-Dependent Learning and Memory Processes in Mice. J Neurosci. 2019 Jul 24;39(30):5949-5965. PMCID: PMC6650989

3. Vickstrom CR, Liu X, Liu S, Hu MM, Mu L, Hu Y, Yu H, Love SL, Hillard CJ, Liu QS. Role of endocannabinoid signaling in a septohabenular pathway in the regulation of anxiety- and depressive-like behavior. Mol Psychiatry. 2021 Jul;26(7):3178-3191. PMCID: PMC8060365

4. Vickstrom CR, Liu X, Zhang Y, Mu L, Kelly TJ, Yan X, Hu MM, Snarrenberg ST, Liu QS. T-Type Calcium Channels Contribute to Burst Firing in a Subpopulation of Medial Habenula Neurons. eNeuro. 2020;7(4). PMCID: PMC7433892

5. Doncheck EM, Liddiard GT, Konrath CD, Liu X, Yu L, Urbanik LA, Herbst MR, DeBaker MC, Raddatz N, Van Newenhizen EC, Mathy J, Gilmartin MR, Liu QS, Hillard CJ, Mantsch JR. Sex, stress, and prefrontal cortex: influence of biological sex on stress-promoted cocaine seeking. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2020 Nov;45(12):1974-1985. PMCID: PMC7547655

6. Hillard CJ, Liu Qs, Liu XQ, Pan B, Roberts CJ, Shi L. Cannabinoids, endocannabinoids and stress Cannabinoids. August 11, 2014:139-174.

7. Liu QS, Jia YS, Xie ZP, Ju G. [Whole-cell recordings of the supraoptic nucleus neurons from rat hypothalamic slices in vitro]. Sheng Li Xue Bao. 1997 Aug;49(4):467-70.

8. Liu QS, He XP, Liu CG. Opposite actions of ACh on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission in cultured rat cortical neurons Chinese Journal of Physiological Sciences. 1997;13(1):57-63.

9. He XP, Liu QS, Xie ZP, Liu CG. [Whole cell recording of sodium, potassium and calcium currents of cultured neonatal rat sympathetic neurons]. Sheng Li Xue Bao. 1995 Oct;47(5):441-7.

10. Logan S, Arzua T, Yan Y, Jiang C, Liu X, Yu LK, Liu QS, Bai X. Dynamic Characterization of Structural, Molecular, and Electrophysiological Phenotypes of Human-Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell-Derived Cerebral Organoids, and Comparison with Fetal and Adult Gene Profiles. Cells. 2020 May 23;9(5). PMCID: PMC7291286

11. Alexanian AR, Liu QS, Zhang Z. Enhancing the efficiency of direct reprogramming of human mesenchymal stem cells into mature neuronal-like cells with the combination of small molecule modulators of chromatin modifying enzymes, SMAD signaling and cyclic adenosine monophosphate levels. Int J Biochem Cell Biol. 2013 Aug;45(8):1633-8.

12. Liu QS, Jia YS, Ju G. Nitric oxide inhibits neuronal activity in the supraoptic nucleus of the rat hypothalamic slices. Brain Res Bull. 1997;43(2):121-5.

13. Liu QS, He XP, Liu CG. [Opposite actions of ACh on excitatory and inhibitory synaptic transmission in cultured rat cortical neurons]. Sheng Li Xue Bao. 1996 Aug;48(4):313-9.

14. Liu QS, He XP, Liu CG. [Nicotinic currents of cultured rat superior cervical ganglion neurons and use-dependent block by mecamylamine]. Zhongguo Yao Li Xue Bao. 1995 Nov;16(6):520-3.

15. Ogasawara D, Deng H, Viader A, Baggelaar MP, Breman A, Den Dulk H, Van Den Nieuwendijk AMCH, Soethoudt M, Van Der Wel T, Zhou J, Overkleeft HS, Sanchez-Alavez M, Mori S, Nguyen W, Conti B, Liu X, Chen Y, Liu QS, Cravatt BF, Van Der Stelt M. Erratum: Rapid and profound rewiring of brain lipid signaling networks by acute diacylglycerol lipase inhibition (Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (2015) 113 (26-33) DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1522364112) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 2 February 2016;113(5):E664.

16. Yu L, Li Y, Lv Y, Gu B, Cai J, Liu QS, Zhao L. Treadmill Exercise Facilitates Synaptic Plasticity in <i>APP/PS1</i> Mice by Regulating Hippocampal AMPAR Activity. Cells. 2024 Sep 25;13(19). PMCID: PMC11475322

17. Liu S, Nawarawong N, Liu X, Liu QS, Olsen CM. Dissociable dorsal medial prefrontal cortex ensembles are necessary for cocaine seeking and fear conditioning in mice. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Sep 23;14(1):387. PMCID: PMC11420216

18. Sarka BC, Liu S, Banerjee A, Stucky CL, Liu QS, Olsen CM. Neuropathic pain has sex-specific effects on oxycodone-seeking and non-drug-seeking ensemble neurons in the dorsomedial prefrontal cortex of mice. Addict Biol. 2024 Aug;29(8):e13430. PMCID: PMC11315577

19. Arzua T, Yan Y, Liu X, Dash RK, Liu QS, Bai X. Synaptic and mitochondrial mechanisms behind alcohol-induced imbalance of excitatory/inhibitory synaptic activity and associated cognitive and behavioral abnormalities. Transl Psychiatry. 2024 Jan 22;14(1):51. PMCID: PMC10803756

20. Mu L, Liu X, Yu H, Vickstrom CR, Friedman V, Kelly TJ, Hu Y, Su W, Liu S, Mantsch JR, Liu QS. cAMP-mediated upregulation of HCN channels in VTA dopamine neurons promotes cocaine reinforcement. Mol Psychiatry. 2023 Sep;28(9):3930-3942. PMCID: PMC10730389

21. Kelly TJ, Bonniwell EM, Mu L, Liu X, Hu Y, Friedman V, Yu H, Su W, McCorvy JD, Liu QS. Psilocybin analog 4-OH-DiPT enhances fear extinction and GABAergic inhibition of principal neurons in the basolateral amygdala. Neuropsychopharmacology. 2024 Apr;49(5):854-863. PMCID: PMC10948882

22. Tran H, Feng Y, Chao D, Liu QS, Hogan QH, Pan B. Descending mechanism by which medial prefrontal cortex endocannabinoid signaling controls the development of neuropathic pain and neuronal activity of dorsal root ganglion. Pain. 2024 Jan 01;165(1):102-114. PMCID: PMC10787817

23. Hess EM, Kassel SN, Simandl G, Raddatz N, Maunze B, Hurley MM, Grzybowski M, Klotz J, Geurts A, Liu QS, Choi S, Twining RC, Baker DA. Genetic Disruption of System xc-Mediated Glutamate Release from Astrocytes Increases Negative-Outcome Behaviors While Preserving Basic Brain Function in Rat. J Neurosci. 2023 Mar 29;43(13):2349-2361. PMCID: PMC10072291

24. Mu L, Xia D, Cai J, Gu B, Liu X, Friedman V, Liu QS, Zhao L. Treadmill Exercise Reduces Neuroinflammation, Glial Cell Activation and Improves Synaptic Transmission in the Prefrontal Cortex in 3 × Tg-AD Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Oct 21;23(20). PMCID: PMC9604030

25. He Y, Madeo G, Liang Y, Zhang C, Hempel B, Liu X, Mu L, Liu S, Bi GH, Galaj E, Zhang HY, Shen H, McDevitt RA, Gardner EL, Liu QS, Xi ZX. A red nucleus-VTA glutamate pathway underlies exercise reward and the therapeutic effect of exercise on cocaine use. Sci Adv. 2022 Sep 02;8(35):eabo1440. PMCID: PMC10848951

26. Yan Y, Logan S, Liu X, Chen B, Jiang C, Arzua T, Ramchandran R, Liu QS, Bai X. Integrated Excitatory/Inhibitory Imbalance and Transcriptomic Analysis Reveals the Association between Dysregulated Synaptic Genes and Anesthetic-Induced Cognitive Dysfunction. Cells. 2022 Aug 11;11(16). PMCID: PMC9406780

27. Liu X, Vickstrom CR, Yu H, Liu S, Snarrenberg ST, Friedman V, Mu L, Chen B, Kelly TJ, Baker DA, Liu QS. Epac2 in midbrain dopamine neurons contributes to cocaine reinforcement via enhancement of dopamine release. Elife. 2022 Aug 22;11. PMCID: PMC9436413

28. Liu X, Yu H, Chen B, Friedman V, Mu L, Kelly TJ, Ruiz-Pérez G, Zhao L, Bai X, Hillard CJ, Liu QS. CB2 Agonist GW842166x Protected against 6-OHDA-Induced Anxiogenic- and Depressive-Related Behaviors in Mice. Biomedicines. 2022 Jul 22;10(8). PMCID: PMC9329798

29. Yu H, Liu X, Chen B, Vickstrom CR, Friedman V, Kelly TJ, Bai X, Zhao L, Hillard CJ, Liu QS. The neuroprotective effects of the cb2 agonist gw842166x in the 6-ohda mouse model of parkinson’s disease Cells. December 2021;10(12).

30. Vickstrom CR, Liu X, Liu S, Hu MM, Mu L, Hu Y, Yu H, Love SL, Hillard CJ, Liu Qs. The MSDB sends a GABAergic projection to cholinergic neurons in the ventral MHb Molecular Psychiatry. July 2021;26(7):2679.

31. Vickstrom CR, Snarrenberg ST, Friedman V, Liu QS. Application of optogenetics and in vivo imaging approaches for elucidating the neurobiology of addiction. Mol Psychiatry. 2022 Jan;27(1):640-651. PMCID: PMC9190069