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Peng Zhang

4 papers in the library · 9 citations · publishing 2022-2026

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The functional role of ERK activity in esketamine's antidepressant effects.

Pharmacology, biochemistry, and behavior July 26, 2026 Peng Zhang, Mengyu Wu, Keke Zhang et al.

Esketamine has been approved for the treatment of treatment-resistant depression. However, there is an unmet clinical need to extend the duration of esketamine's action to reduce the high recurrence rate after drug withdrawal and the potential side effects of repeated esketamine use. Here, we found that increasing extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity by pharmacologically...

Mindfulness Meditation Training Reshapes Somatomotor Edge-Centric Connectivity Underlying Somatic Awareness: Insights for Healthy and Depressed Individuals

medRxiv July 29, 2025 Yuwen He, Shan Lei, Wangli Si et al. preprint

Abstract Background Somatic awareness is a fundamental practice for novice mindfulness practitioners. It has been proposed that mindfulness meditation training (MMT) enhances brain function through somatic awareness in both non-clinical and clinical populations. However, the neural signatures underlying this mechanism remain poorly understood. Methods In our study, we conducted mindfulness...

Mitochondrial Calcium Uniporter (MCU)-Mediated Calcium Overload in Psychoactive Drug Neurotoxicity: From Pathogenesis to Therapeutic Targets.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences May 15, 2025 Xinyan Yang, Yinyu Chen, Gaolin Zheng et al. 3 citations

With rapid societal changes and increasing stress levels, the abuse of psychoactive substances has emerged as a global health crisis. Studies indicate that the mitochondrial calcium uniporter (MCU) plays a pivotal role in neurotoxic damage induced by psychoactive substances. As the primary channel for mitochondrial Ca2+ uptake, MCU dysfunction can lead to Ca2+ overload, oxidative stress, and...

Cystathionine Gamma-Lyase Regulate Psilocybin Biosynthesis in Gymnopilus dilepis Mushroom via Amino Acid Metabolism Pathways

Journal of Fungi August 18, 2022 Sen Yao, Chuanzheng Wei, Hui Lin et al. 6 citations

As a potential medicine for the treatment of depression, psilocybin has gradually attracted attention. To elucidate the molecular mechanism regulating psilocybin synthesis in Gymnopilus dilepis, ultra-performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) was used to detect the changes in psilocybin content after S-adenosyl-l-homocysteine (SAH) treatment and the changes of psilocybin content in different...