Publications
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Rs-fMRI detected increased functional connectivity in TgAPP/PS1 mice in the networks of somatosensory cortex - caudoputamen and in unsula compared to WT mouse. Source: Liu, Y., et al., Brain Res Bull., 2020
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The central nervous system biodistribution of lamivudine, an antiretroviral drug, was measured in vivo using MRI utilizing the endogenous chemical exchange saturation transfer contrast of lamivudine. Source: Bade, An, et al. AIDS, 2021.
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MEMRI enhancement maps of controls and rats with chronic nicotine exposure. (B) and (C) MRI enhancement of controls and rats with chronic nicotine exposure, respectively. Enhancements were found on hippocampus and nucleus accumbens. Source: Bade AN, et al., Am J Transl Res. 2017
Yutong Liu, PhD, has been an active researcher for more than two decades, with a vast list of publications.
Selected publications
- Foster EG, Sillman B, Liu Y, Summerlin M, Kumar V, Sajja BR, et al. Long-acting dolutegravir formulations prevent neurodevelopmental impairments in a mouse model. Front Pharmacol. 2023;14:1294579. Epub 2023/12/12. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1294579. PubMed PMID: 38149054; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10750158.
- Liu LF, Liu YT, Wu DD, Cheng J, Li NN, Zheng YN, et al. Inhibiting 5-hydroxytryptamine receptor 3 alleviates pathological changes of a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Neural Regen Res. 2023;18(9):2019-28. Epub 2023/03/18. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.366492. PubMed PMID: 36926728; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10233771.
- Liu Y, Gauthier GC, Gendelman HE, Bade AN. Dual-Peak Lorentzian CEST MRI for antiretroviral drug brain distribution. NeuroImmune Pharm Ther. 2023;2(1):63-9. Epub 2023/04/08. doi: 10.1515/nipt-2022-0012. PubMed PMID: 37027345; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10070014.
- Wu DD, Cheng J, Zheng YN, Liu YT, Hou SX, Liu LF, et al. Neuroplastin 65 deficiency reduces amyloid plaque formation and cognitive deficits in an Alzheimer's disease mouse model. Front Cell Neurosci. 2023;17:1129773. Epub 2023/05/22. doi: 10.3389/fncel.2023.1129773. PubMed PMID: 37213217; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10196121.
- Bade AN, Gendelman HE, McMillan J, Liu Y. Chemical exchange saturation transfer for detection of antiretroviral drugs in brain tissue. Aids. 2021;35(11):1733-41. doi: 10.1097/qad.0000000000002960. PubMed PMID: 34049358; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8373768.
- Bade AN, Gendelman HE, Boska MD, Liu Y. MEMRI is a biomarker defining nicotine-specific neuronal responses in subregions of the rodent brain. Am J Transl Res. 2017;9(2):601-10. Epub 2017/02/15. PubMed PMID: 28337287; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5340694.
- Bade AN, Gorantla S, Dash PK, Makarov E, Sajja BR, Poluektova LY, et al. Manganese-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging Reflects Brain Pathology During Progressive HIV-1 Infection of Humanized Mice. Mol Neurobiol. 2016;53(5):3286-97. Epub 2015/06/11. doi: 10.1007/s12035-015-9258-3. PubMed PMID: 26063593; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4676748.
- Liu Y, D'Arceuil HE, Westmoreland S, He J, Duggan M, Gonzalez RG, et al. Serial diffusion tensor MRI after transient and permanent cerebral ischemia in nonhuman primates. Stroke. 2007;38(1):138-45. Epub 2006/11/22. doi: 10.1161/01.STR.0000252127.07428.9c. PubMed PMID: 17122422.
- Liu Y, D'Arceuil H, He J, Duggan M, Gonzalez G, Pryor J, et al. MRI of spontaneous fluctuations after acute cerebral ischemia in nonhuman primates. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2007;26(4):1112-6. doi: 10.1002/jmri.21131. PubMed PMID: 17896395.
- Liu Y, Hamilton A, Nagaraj A, Yan LL, Liu K, Lai YG, et al. Alteration in fluid mechanics in porcine femoral arteries with atheroma development. Ann Biomed Eng. 2004;32(4):544-54. doi: 10.1023/b:abme.0000019174.02192.ac. PubMed PMID: 15117028.