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Xin-Hong Zhu
Basic Medical Sciences
Southern Medical University
Guangdong
Language: Chinese, English
Mental Disorders
Pathogenesis
Prevention
Neurobiology
Depression
Neuroprotection
Ischemic Stroke
Neurogenesis
Antidepressants
Molecular Mechanisms
Areas of Focus
- Research on the pathogenesis and prevention of mental disorders
Work Experience
- Executive Vice President of the Institute of Mental Health
- Director of the Department of Neurobiology, School of Basic Medicine
Academic Background & Achievements
- National Outstanding Youth Fund recipient
- Pearl River Scholar
- Leader in the 'Guangdong Special Support Plan'
Publications
- Astrocyte-derived ATP modulates depressive-like behaviors., Cao X, Li LP, Wang Q, Wu Q, Hu HH, Zhang M, Fang YY, Zhang J, Li SJ, Xiong WC, Yan HC, Gao YB, Liu JH, Li XW, Sun LR, Zeng YN, Zhu XH, Gao TM, 2013
- Neuregulin 1 regulates pyramidal neuron activity by increasing GABA release from parvalbumin-positive interneurons., Wen L, Lu YS, Zhu XH, Li XM, Woo RS, Chen YJ, Yin DM, Lai C, Arber S, Vazdarjanova A, Xiong WC, Mei L, 2010
- An L-type calcium channel agonist, Bay K8644, extends the window of intervention against ischemic neuronal injury., Hu HH, Li SJ, Wang P, Yan HC, Cao X, Hou FQ, Fang YY, Zhu XH, Gao TM, 2013
- Intermittent Hypoxia Promotes Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Produces Antidepressant-Like Effects in Adult Rats., Zhu XH, Yan HC, Zhang J, Qu HD, Qiu XS, Chen L, Li SJ, Cao X, Bean JC, Chen LH, Qin XH, Liu JH, Bai XC, Mei L, Gao TM, 2010
- Astrocytic ATP release regulates the proliferation of neural stem cells in the adult hippocampus., Cao X, Li LP, Qin XH, Li SJ, Zhang M, Wang Q, Hu HH, Fang YY, Gao YB, Li XW, Sun LR, Xiong WC, Gao TM, Zhu XH, 2013
- Fuzi polysaccharide-1 produces antidepressant-like effects in mice., Yan HC, Qu HD, Sun LR, Li SJ, Cao X, Fang YY, Jie W, Bean JC, Wu WK, Zhu XH, Gao TM, 2010
- Inhibition of human Nav1.5 sodium channels by strychnine and its analogs., Yuan CH, Sun LR, Zhang M, Li SJ, Wang XM, Gao TM, Zhu XH, 2011
- Promoting adult hippocampal neurogenesis: a novel strategy for antidepressant drug screening., Yan HC, Cao X, Gao TM, Zhu XH, 2011
- Neuroprotective effects of Xiao-Xu-Ming decoction against ischemic neuronal injury in vivo and in vitro., Zhu XH, Li SJ, Hu HH, Sun LR, Das M, Gao TM, 2010
- Mitochondrial BNIP3 upregulation precedes endonuclease G translocation in hippocampal neuronal death following oxygen-glucose deprivation., Zhao ST, Chen M, Li SJ, Zhang MH, Li BX, Das M, Bean JC, Kong JM, Zhu XH, Gao TM, 2009
Awards
- 2016 Guangdong Science and Technology Award First Prize: Research on new targets and methods for antidepressants (Second author)
- 2009 Guangdong Science and Technology Award First Prize: Research on new targets for neuroprotection in ischemic stroke (Fifth author)
- 2009 Chinese Medical Science Award Second Prize: Research on new targets for neuroprotection in ischemic stroke (Fifth author)
- 2009 Ministry of Education Natural Science Award Second Prize: Molecular mechanism research on neuronal death and protection in cerebral ischemia (Fifth author)
