Hsiu-Wen Yang

(Professor; Ph. D)

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Interests in Research

1. Regulation of circadian firing of noradrenergic neurons in locus coeruleus.
2. The firing pattern GABAergic trigeminal premotor neurons and its role in mastication.

Publications (at most 7 publications in recent 5 years)

1. Kuo CC, Chan H, Hung WC, Chen RF, Yang HW, Min MY,Carbachol increases locus coeruleus activation by targeting noradrenergic neurons, inhibitory interneurons and inhibitory synaptic transmission European Journal of Neurocience 2023; 57: 32-53.(SCI)
2. Kuo CC, Hsieh JC, Tsai HC, Kuo YS, Yau HJ, Chen CC, Chen RF, Yang HW, Min MY,Inhibitory interneurons regulate phasic activity of noradrenergic neurons in the mouse locus coeruleus and functional implications Journal of Physiology-London 2020; 2020: 1-27.(SCI)
3. Wu RN, Kuo CC, Min MY, Chen RF, Yang HW,Extracellular Signal-Regulated Kinases Mediate an Autoregulation of GABAB-Receptor-Activated Whole-Cell Current in Locus Coeruleus Neurons Scientific Reports 2020; 10(1): 7869-7881.(SCI)
4. Hung WC, Chu YL, Tsai ML, Wong SB, Min MY, Chen RF, Yang HW,GABAB receptor-mediated tonic inhibition of locus coeruleus neurons plays a role in deep anesthesia induced by isoflurane Neuroreport 2020; 31(7): 557-564.(SCI)
5. Li MJ, Chang TW, Hung WC, Wu CY, Luo YC, Chang TH, Lin C, Yang CS, Yang HW, Min MY,Cholinergic and glutamatergic transmission at synapses between pedunculopotine tegmental nucleus axonal terminals and A7 catecholamine cell group noradrenergic neurons in the rat. Neuropharmacology 2016; 110: 237-250.(SCI)
6. Liu CY, Lee ML, Yang CS, Chen CM, Min MY, Yang HW,Morphological and physiological evidence of a synaptic connection between the lateral parabrachial nucleus and neurons in the A7 catecholamine cell group in rats Journal of Biomedical Science 2015; 22: 79-88.(SCI)
7. Wang HY, Kuo ZC, Fu YS, Chen RF, Min MY, Yang HW,GABAB receptor-mediated tonic inhibition regulates the spontaneous firing of locus coeruleus neurons in developing rats and in citalopram-treated rats. Journal of Physiology (London) 2015; 593(1): 161-180.(SCI)