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Rongqing Chen
Basic Medical Sciences
Southern Medical University
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, German, English
Excitability
Synaptic Transmission
Ion Channels
Endocannabinoid System
Epilepsy
Depression
Neural Mechanisms
Psychiatric Disorders
Cellular Mechanisms
Molecular Mechanisms
Areas of Focus
- Cellular and molecular mechanisms of abnormal neural excitability leading to neurological and psychiatric disorders such as epilepsy and depression
Work Experience
- 2014-10 to Present - Southern Medical University - Professor in Neurobiology
Academic Background & Achievements
- Bachelor's Degree: Shandong University
- Doctorate: Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz
Publications
- Nucleus accumbens shell modulates seizure propagation in a mouse temporal lobe epilepsy model., Zou W, Guo Z, Suo L, Zhu J, He H, Li X, Wang K, Chen R, 2022
- Loss of schizophrenia-related miR-501-3p in mice impairs sociability and memory by enhancing mGluR5-mediated glutamatergic transmission., Liang W, Hou Y, Huang W, Wang Y, Jiang T, Huang X, Wang Z, Wu F, Zheng J, Zhang J, Ou H, Li S, Ping J, Zhang Y, Ye J, Li Z, Yang Q, Zhang J, Zheng X, Li S, Zhu XH, Chen R, Zhao C, 2022
- Astroglial CB1 Cannabinoid Receptors Mediate CP 55,940-Induced Conditioned Place Aversion Through Cyclooxygenase-2 Signaling in Mice., Cong J, Lu K, Zou1 W, Li Z, Guo Z, Tong X, Zheng J, Zhu J, Li S, Zhang W, Guo Y, Gao T-M, Chen R, 2021
- TRESK channel contributes to depolarization-induced shunting inhibition and modulates epileptic seizures., Huang W, Ke Y, Zhu J, Liu S, Cong J, Ye H, Guo Y, Wang K, Zhang Z, Meng W, Gao TM, Luhmann HJ, Kilb W, Chen R, 2021
- The Conformationally Sensitive Spatial Distance Between the TM3-4 Loop and Transmembrane Segment 7 in the Glutamate Transporter Revealed by Paired-Cysteine Mutagenesis., Qu Q, Wang J, Li G, Chen R, Qu S, 2021
- Microglia depletion exacerbates acute seizures and hippocampal neuronal degeneration in mouse models of epilepsy., Liu M, Jiang L, Wen M, Ke Y, Tong X, Huang W, Chen R, 2020
- NKCC-1 mediated Cl(-) uptake in immature CA3 pyramidal neurons is sufficient to compensate phasic GABAergic inputs., Kolbaev SN, Mohapatra N, Chen R, Lombardi A, Staiger JF, Luhmann HJ, Jedlicka P, Kilb W, 2020
- Activation of glycine receptors modulates spontaneous epileptiform activity in the immature rat hippocampus., Chen R, Okabe A, Sun H, Sharopov S, Hanganu-Opatz IL, Kolbaev SN, Fukuda A, Luhmann HJ, Kilb W, 2014
- Delta9-THC-caused synaptic and memory impairments are mediated through COX-2 signaling., Chen R, Zhang J, Fan N, Teng ZQ, Wu Y, Yang H, Tang YP, Sun H, Song Y, Chen C, 2013
- Monoacylglycerol lipase is a therapeutic target for Alzheimer's disease., Chen R, Zhang J, Wu Y, Wang D, Feng G, Tang YP, Teng Z, Chen C, 2012
- Role of glycine receptors in glycine-induced LTD in hippocampal CA1 pyramidal neurons., Chen RQ, Wang SH, Yao W, Wang JJ, Ji F, Yan JZ, Ren SQ, Chen Z, Liu SY, Lu W, 2011
