Publications by authors named "Ruixin Xia"
Normal heart function depends on complex regulation by the brain, and abnormalities in the brain‒heart axis affect various diseases, such as myocardial infarction and anxiety disorders. However, systematic tracking of the brain regions associated with the input and output of the heart is lacking. In this study, we injected retrograde transsynaptic pseudorabies virus (PRV) and anterograde transsynaptic herpes simplex virus (HSV) into the left ventricular wall of mice to identify the whole-brain regions associated with the input to and output from the heart.
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- Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) includes a range of neurodevelopmental issues, primarily involving social communication challenges and repetitive behaviors.
- There is a growing body of research indicating that dysfunction in microglia, which are immune cells in the brain, may play a key role in the development and progression of ASD.
- Recent studies focus on how microglial abnormalities affect neural development and potentially lead to ASD, highlighting the importance of microglia in designing new treatment and prevention strategies.