Zhang Baorong, M.D.

Position:Chair of Neurology

Department:Neurology

Medical School:Kiel University, Germany

Academic Rank:Professor, Chief Physician


Appointment

Clinical / Research Interests

Genetics and mechanisms study, clinical trial research of neurodegenerative disease, especially on Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's and Huntington's diseases.

Professional Highlights

Outstanding Dedication, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society, 2017

"Kang Yuan Cup • China Outstanding Neurologist", Academic Achievement Award, 2019

Professional Appointments

Executive Committee Member, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Asian and Oceanian Section, 2013-2017

Treasure Officer, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Asian and Oceanian Section, 2017-2019  

Standing Committee Member, Neurology Branch, Chinese Medical Association

President, Zhejiang Society of Neurology

Member, International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society Asian and Oceanian Section

Member, Movement Disorders Group of Chinese Medical Association Academy of Neurology

Member, Genetics Group of Chinese Medical Association Academy of Neurology

Member, Neurology Collaborative Group of East China

Education Experience

Research Summary

Dr. Zhang's research centers around early diagnosis, molecular mechanism, and treatment of Parkinson's disease, Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's disease. He is also an expert in genetic counseling of inherited neurological disorders. He established iPSC models of Parkinson's disease and healthy controls to study phenotype-genotype associations. His research into the biomarker screening of Alzheimer's disease has significant implications for the early diagnosis and treatment of the disease.

Publications

Zheng R, Yan Y, Dai S, Ruan Y, Chen Y, Hu C, Lin Z, Xue N, Song Z, Liu Y, Zhang B*, Pu J*. ASC specks exacerbate α‑synuclein pathology via amplifying NLRP3 inflammasome activities. J Neuroinflammation. 2023 Feb 5;20(1):26. 

Yan YQ, Zheng R, Liu Y, Ruan Y, Lin ZH, Xue NJ, Chen Y, Zhang BR*, Pu JL*. Parkin regulates microglial NLRP3 and represses neurodegeneration in Parkinson's disease. Aging Cell. 2023 Jun;22(6):e13834. 

Wang Z, Song Z, Zhou C, Fang Y, Gu L, Yang W, Gao T, Si X, Liu Y, Chen Y, Guan X, Guo T, Wu J, Bai X, Zhang M, Zhang B*, Pu J*. Reduced coupling of global brain function and cerebrospinal fluid dynamics in Parkinson's disease. J Cereb Blood Flow Metab. 2023 Aug;43(8):1328-1339. 

Shen T, Pu JL, Jiang YS, Yue YM, He TT, Qu BY, Zhao S, Yan YP, Lai HY*, Zhang BR*. Impact of cognition-related single nucleotide polymorphisms on brain imaging phenotype in Parkinson's disease. Neural Regen Res. 2023 May;18(5):1154-1160. 

Zhao S, Fan Z, Zhang X, Li Z, Shen T, Li K, Yan Y, Yuan Y, Pu J, Tian J, Liu Z, Chen Y*, Zhang B*. Metformin Attenuates Tau Pathology in Tau-Seeded PS19 Mice. Neurotherapeutics. 2023 Mar;20(2):452-463.

Wang ZX, Li YL, Pu JL*, Zhang BR*. DNA Damage-Mediated Neurotoxicity in Parkinson's Disease. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 Mar 28;24(7):6313. 

Wang ZX, Liu Y, Li YL, Wei Q, Lin RR, Kang R, Ruan Y, Lin ZH, Xue NJ, Zhang BR*, Pu JL*. Nuclear DJ-1 Regulates DNA Damage Repair via the Regulation of PARP1 Activity. Int J Mol Sci. 2023 May 12;24(10):8651.

Jiang M, Fang Y, Dai S, Si X, Wang Z, Tang J, Gao T, Liu Y, Song Z, Pu J*, Zhang B*. The effects of AQP4 rs162009 on resting-state brain activity in Parkinson's disease. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2023 Sep;29(9):2645-2655. 

Chen Y, Zhang LY, Fang Y, Li C, Xia DD, Zhang G, Wen Y, Zhang SZ, Hu L, Gu LY, Liu Y, Tian J, Yan YP, Yin XZ, Tao ZH, Zhang BR*, Pu JL*. Elevated serum anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibody accompanied by gut mycobiota dysbiosis as a biomarker of diagnosis in patients with de novo Parkinson disease. Eur J Neurol. 2023 Nov;30(11):3462-3470.

Gu L, Dai S, Guo T, Si X, Lv D, Wang Z, Lu J, Fang Y, Guan X, Zhou C, Wu H, Xu X, Yan Y, Song Z, Zhang MM, Zhang B*, Pu J*. Noninvasive neuroimaging provides evidence for deterioration of the glymphatic system in Parkinson's disease relative to essential tremor. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2023 Feb;107:105254.

Yan Y, Cao L, Gu L, Xu C, Fang W, Tian J, Yin X, Zhang B*, Zhao G*. The clinical characteristics of neuronal intranuclear inclusion disease and its relation with inflammation. Neurol Sci. 2023 Sep;44(9):3189-3197.

Ruan Y, Li KY, Zheng R, Yan YQ, Wang ZX, Chen Y, Liu Y, Tian J, Zhu LY, Lou HF, Yu YQ, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. Cholinergic neurons in the pedunculopontine nucleus guide reversal learning by signaling the changing reward contingency. Cell Rep. 2022 Mar 1;38(9):110437. 

Pu JL, Lin ZH, Zheng R, Yan YQ, Xue NJ, Yin XZ, Zhang BR*. Association analysis of SYT11, FGF20, GCH1 rare variants in Parkinson's disease. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2022 Jan;28(1):175-177.

Fang Y, Dai S, Jin C, Si X, Gu L, Song Z, Gao T, Chen Y, Yan Y, Yin X, Pu J, Zhang B*. Aquaporin-4 Polymorphisms Are Associated With Cognitive Performance in Parkinson's Disease. Front Aging Neurosci. 2022 Mar 9;13:740491. 

Pu JL, Jin CY, Wang ZX, Fang Y, Li YL, Xue NJ, Zheng R, Lin ZH, Yan YQ, Si XL, Chen Y, Liu Y, Song Z, Yan YP, Tian J, Yin XZ, Zhang BR*. Apolipoprotein E Genotype Contributes to Motor Progression in Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord. 2022 Jan;37(1):196-200.

Tian J, Dai SB, Jiang SS, Yang WY, Yan YQ, Lin ZH, Dong JX, Liu Y, Zheng R, Chen Y, Zhang BR*, Pu JL*. Specific immune status in Parkinson's disease at different ages of onset. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2022 Jan 10;8(1):5.

Si X, Guo T, Wang Z, Fang Y, Gu L, Cao L, Yang W, Gao T, Song Z, Tian J, Yin X, Guan X, Zhou C, Wu J, Bai X, Liu X, Zhao G, Zhang M, Pu J*, Zhang B*. Neuroimaging evidence of glymphatic system dysfunction in possible REM sleep behavior disorder and Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2022 Apr 29;8(1):54.

Ren Y, Jiang H, Pu J, Li L, Wu J, Yan Y, Zhao G, Guttuso TJ, Zhang B*, Feng J*. Molecular Features of Parkinson's Disease in Patient-Derived Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons. Mov Disord. 2022 Jan;37(1):70-79. doi: 10.1002/mds.28786. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34564901.

Lin ZH, Liu Y, Xue NJ, Zheng R, Yan YQ, Wang ZX, Li YL, Ying CZ, Song Z, Tian J, Pu JL*, Zhang BR*. Quercetin Protects against MPP+/MPTP-Induced Dopaminergic Neuron Death in Parkinson's Disease by Inhibiting Ferroptosis. Oxid Med Cell Longev. 2022 Sep 5;2022:7769355.

Yan YQ, Pu JL, Zheng R, Fang Y, Gu LY, Guo T, Si XL, Zhou C, Chen Y, Liu Y, Guan XJ, Xu XJ, Yan YP, Yin XZ, Zhang MM, Tao ZH, Zhang BR*. Different patterns of exosomal α-synuclein between Parkinson's disease and probable rapid eye movement sleep behavior disorder. Eur J Neurol. 2022 Dec;29(12):3590-3599.

Zhang YX, Pu JL, Cai MT, Tao QQ, Tian J, Shen CH, Xu YF, Zhang BR*. Inflammatory markers of hemogram parameters as predictive factors for disease severity in anti-N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor encephalitis. Mult Scler Relat Disord. 2022 Nov;67:104078. 

Chen Y, Xue NJ, Fang Y, Jin CY, Li YL, Tian J, Yan YP, Yin XZ, Zhang BR*, Pu JL*. Association of Concurrent Olfactory Dysfunction and Probable Rapid Eye Movement Sleep Behavior Disorder with Early Parkinson's Disease Progression. Mov Disord Clin Pract. 2022 Jul 22;9(7):909-919.

Yang WY, Jiang SS, Pu JL, Jin CY, Gao T, Zheng R, Tian J*, Zhang BR*. Association Between Dystonia-Related Genetic Loci and Parkinson's Disease in Eastern China. Front Neurol. 2022 Feb 22;12:711050. 

Hu ZX, Pu JL, Zheng R, Yan YQ, Liu KY, Liu Y, Zheng R, Chen Y, Lin ZH, Xue NJ, Li P, Zhang BR*. Mitochondrial morphology and synaptic structure altered in the retina of parkin-deficient mice. Neurosci Lett. 2022 Nov 1;790:136888. 

Zhang L, Gu LY, Dai SB, Zheng R, Jin CY, Fang Y, Yang WY, Tian J, Yin XZ, Zhao GH, Pu JL, Zhang BR, Yan YP, Chen Y*. Associations of Body Mass Index-Metabolic Phenotypes with Cognitive Decline in Parkinson's Disease. Eur Neurol. 2021 Oct 22:1-7. doi: 10.1159/000517538. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34689144.

Chen Y, Jin L, Xu Y, Li Z, Zhang B, Gao F*. Hyperglycemic hemifacial spasm: A case report. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2021 Oct 4. doi: 10.1111/cns.13739. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34606180.

Sheng W, Guo T, Zhou C, Wu J, Gao T, Pu J, Zhang B, Zhang M*, Yang Y*, Guan X*, Xu X*. Altered Cortical Cholinergic Network in Parkinson's Disease at Different Stage: A Resting-State fMRI Study. Front Aging Neurosci. 2021 Sep 10;13:723948. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2021.723948. PMID: 34566625; PMCID: PMC8461333.

Ren Y, Jiang H, Pu J, Li L, Wu J, Yan Y, Zhao G, Guttuso TJ, Zhang B*, Feng J*. Molecular Features of Parkinson's Disease in Patient-Derived Midbrain Dopaminergic Neurons. Mov Disord. 2021 Sep 26. doi: 10.1002/mds.28786. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34564901.

 Lin ZH, Zhang BR*. Striking While the Iron is Hot: The Role of Prosaposin (PSAP) in Parkinson's Disease. Mov Disord. 2021 Sep 3. doi: 10.1002/mds.28781. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34480373.

Gu LY, Dai SB, Zhou C, Gao T, Wu JJ, Fang Y, Guan XJ, Guo T, Zheng R, Jin C,Xu XJ, Song Z, Tian J, Yin X, Zhang MM, Zhang BR, Yan Y*, Pu J*. The effect of the PARK16 rs11240572 variant on brain structure in Parkinson's disease. Brain Struct Funct. 2021 Nov;226(8):2665-2673. doi: 10.1007/s00429-021-02359-9. Epub 2021 Aug 9. PMID: 34373950.

Zhou C, Guo T, Wu J, Wang L, Bai X, Gao T, Guan X, Gu L, Huang P, Xuan M, Gu Q, Xu X, Zhang B, Cheng W, Feng J, Zhang M. Locus Coeruleus Degeneration Correlated with Levodopa Resistance in Parkinson's Disease: A Retrospective Analysis. J Parkinsons Dis. 2021 Aug 2. doi: 10.3233/JPD-212720. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34366373.

Zheng R, Qiao S, Chen Y, Jin C, Fang Y, Lin Z, Xue N, Yan Y, Gu L, Gao T, Tian J, Yan Y, Yin X, Pu J, Zhang B*. Association analysis and polygenic risk score evaluation of 38 GWAS-identified Loci in a Chinese population with Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Lett. 2021 Sep 25;762:136150. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2021.136150. Epub 2021 Aug 2. PMID: 34352340.

Lv W, Yue Y, Shen T, Hu X, Chen L, Xie F, Zhang W, Zhang B, Gui Y, Lai HY, Ba F. Normal-sized basal ganglia perivascular space related to motor phenotype in Parkinson freezers. Aging (Albany NY). 2021 Jul 27;13(14):18912-18923. doi:10.18632/aging.203343. Epub 2021 Jul 27. PMID: 34314380; PMCID: PMC8351731.

Wang F, Sun W, Chang L, Sun K, Hou L, Qian L, Jin C, Chen J, Pu J, Ye P, Qiu S, Luo J, Duan S, Zhang B*, Gao Z*, Hu X*. cFos-ANAB: A cFos-based Web Tool for Exploring Activated Neurons and Associated Behaviors. Neurosci Bull. 2021 Oct;37(10):1441-1453. doi: 10.1007/s12264-021-00744-2. Epub 2021 Jul 24. PMID: 34302617.

Zheng R, Ruan Y, Yan Y, Lin Z, Xue N, Yan Y, Tian J, Yin X, Pu J, Zhang B*. Melatonin Attenuates Neuroinflammation by Down-Regulating NLRP3 Inflammasome via a SIRT1-Dependent Pathway in MPTP-Induced Models of Parkinson's Disease. J Inflamm Res. 2021 Jul 8;14:3063-3075. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S317672. PMID: 34267535;PMCID: PMC8275196.

Wang Y, Pan Y, Li H, Amarenco P, Denison H, Evans SR, Himmelmann A, James S, Birve F, Ladenvall P, Molina CA, Johnston SC; THALES Steering Committee and Investigators. Efficacy and Safety of Ticagrelor and Aspirin in Patients With Moderate Ischemic Stroke: An Exploratory Analysis of the THALES Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2021 Sep 1;78(9):1091-1098. doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2021.2440. PMID: 34244703; PMCID: PMC8430457.

Chen C, Xie JJ, Ding F, Jiang YS, Jin B, Wang S, Ding Y, Li H, Jiang B, ZhuJM, Ding MP, Chen Z, Wu ZY, Zhang BR, Hsu YC, Lai HY*, Wang S*. 7T MRI with post-processing for the presurgical evaluation of pharmacoresistant focal epilepsy. Ther Adv Neurol Disord. 2021 Jun 8;14:17562864211021181. doi:10.1177/17562864211021181. PMID: 34163537; PMCID: PMC8191069.

Bai X, Zhou C, Guo T, Guan X, Wu J, Liu X, Gao T, Gu L, Xuan M, Gu Q, Huang P, Song Z, Yan Y, Pu J, Zhang B, Xu X, Zhang M*. Progressive microstructural alterations in subcortical nuclei in Parkinson's disease: A diffusion magnetic resonance imaging study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 Jul;88:82-89. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.06.003. Epub 2021 Jun 9. PMID: 34147950.

 Jin CY, Zheng R, Lin ZH, Xue NJ, Chen Y, Gao T, Yan YQ, Fang Y, Yan YP, Yin XZ, Tian J, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. Study of the collagen type VI alpha 3 (COL6A3) gene in Parkinson's disease. BMC Neurol. 2021 May 8;21(1):187. doi:10.1186/s12883-021-02215-7. PMID: 33964895; PMCID: PMC8106155.

Guan X, Bai X, Zhou C, Guo T, Wu J, Gu L, Gao T, Wang X, Wei H, Zhang Y, Xuan M, Gu Q, Huang P, Liu C, Zhang B, Pu J, Song Z, Yan Y, Xu X, Zhang M*. Serum Ceruloplasmin Depletion is Associated With Magnetic Resonance Evidence of Widespread Accumulation of Brain Iron in Parkinson's Disease. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2021 Oct;54(4):1098-1106. doi: 10.1002/jmri.27680. Epub 2021 May 5.PMID: 33949744.

Ye R, Locascio JJ, Goodheart AE, Quan M, Zhang B*, Gomperts SN*. Serum NFL levels predict progression of motor impairment and reduction in putamen dopamine transporter binding ratios in de novo Parkinson's disease: An 8-year longitudinal study. Parkinsonism Relat Disord. 2021 Apr;85:11-16. doi:10.1016/j.parkreldis.2021.02.008. Epub 2021 Feb 17. PMID: 33639572.

Chen Y, Zhao S, Fan Z, Li Z, Zhu Y, Shen T, Li K, Yan Y, Tian J, Liu Z, Zhang B*. Metformin attenuates plaque-associated tau pathology and reduces amyloid-β burden in APP/PS1 mice. Alzheimers Res Ther. 2021 Feb 9;13(1):40. doi:10.1186/s13195-020-00761-9. PMID: 33563332; PMCID: PMC7871393.

Cao LX, Liu Y, Song ZJ, Zhang BR, Long WY, Zhao GH*. Compound heterozygous mutations in the neuraminidase 1 gene in type 1 sialidosis: A case report and review of literature. World J Clin Cases. 2021 Jan 26;9(3):623-631. doi:10.12998/wjcc.v9.i3.623. PMID: 33553400; PMCID: PMC7829734.

Shen T, Yue Y, Zhao S, Xie J, Chen Y, Tian J, Lv W, Lo CZ, Hsu YC, Kober T, Zhang B*, Lai HY*. The role of brain perivascular space burden in early-stage Parkinson's disease. NPJ Parkinsons Dis. 2021 Feb 5;7(1):12. doi:10.1038/s41531-021-00155-0. PMID: 33547311; PMCID: PMC7864928.

Yan Y, Cao L, Gu L, Zhang B, Xu C, Pu J, Tian J, Yin X, Zhang B*, Zhao G*. Assessing the NOTCH2NLC GGC expansion in essential tremor patients from eastern China. Brain. 2021 Feb 12;144(1):e1. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa348. PMID: 33201988.

Lin ZH, Ruan Y, Xue NJ, Fang Y, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. PSAP intronic variants around saposin D domain and Parkinson's disease. Brain. 2021 Feb 12;144(1):e3. doi: 10.1093/brain/awaa354. PMID: 33197249.

Si XL, Fang YJ, Li LF, Gu LY, Yin XZ, Jun-Tian, Yan YP, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. From inflammasome to Parkinson's disease: Does the NLRP3 inflammasome facilitate exosome secretion and exosomal alpha-synuclein transmission in Parkinson's disease? Exp Neurol. 2021 Feb;336:113525. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2020.113525. Epub 2020 Nov 5. PMID: 33161049.

Wu J, Guo T, Zhou C, Guan X, Gao T, Xuan M, Gu Q, Huang P, Song Z, Pu J, Yan Y, Tian J, Zhang B, Xu X, Zhang M*. Longitudinal Macro/Microstructural Alterations of Different Callosal Subsections in Parkinson's Disease Using Connectivity-Based Parcellation. Front Aging Neurosci. 2020 Nov 4;12:572086. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.572086. PMID: 33328954; PMCID: PMC7672016.

Pu JL, Gao T, Si XL, Zheng R, Jin CY, Ruan Y, Fang Y, Chen Y, Song Z, Yin XZ, Yan YP, Tian J, Zhang BR*. Parkinson's Disease in Teneurin Transmembrane Protein 4 (<i>TENM4</i>) Mutation Carriers. Front Genet. 2020 Dec 22;11:598064.doi: 10.3389/fgene.2020.598064. PMID: 33414808; PMCID: PMC7783409.

Fan Z, Zhao S, Zhu Y, Li Z, Liu Z, Yan Y, Tian J, Chen Y, Zhang B*. Interferon Regulatory Factor 5 Mediates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Neuroinflammation. Front Immunol. 2020 Dec 9;11:600479. doi:10.3389/fimmu.2020.600479. PMID: 33362784; PMCID: PMC7755991.

Li Z, Li K, Luo X, Zeng Q, Zhao S, Zhang B, Zhang M*, Chen Y*; Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative. Distinct Brain Functional Impairment Patterns Between Suspected Non-Alzheimer Disease Pathophysiology and Alzheimer's Disease: A Study Combining Static and Dynamic Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging. Front Aging Neurosci. 2020 Nov 23;12:550664. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.550664. PMID: 33328953; PMCID: PMC7719833.

Fang Y, Jin CY, Zheng R, Wu JM, Zhang BR, Pu JL*. Asymmetric, multifocal musculoskeletal pain preceding the onset of progressive supranuclear palsy: A case report. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2021 Feb;27(2):256-258. doi: 10.1111/cns.13527. Epub 2020 Dec 4. PMID: 33274849; PMCID: PMC7816200.

Fang Y, Gu LY, Tian J, Dai SB, Chen Y, Zheng R, Si XL, Jin CY, Song Z, Yan YP, Yin XZ, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. MRI-visible perivascular spaces are associated with cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers in Parkinson's disease. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 Nov 25;12(24):25805-25818. doi: 10.18632/aging.104200. Epub 2020 Nov 25. PMID:33234732; PMCID: PMC7803484.

Amarenco P, Denison H, Evans SR, Himmelmann A, James S, Knutsson M, Ladenvall P, Molina CA, Wang Y, Johnston SC; THALES Steering Committee and Investigators*. Ticagrelor Added to Aspirin in Acute Nonsevere Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack of Atherosclerotic Origin. Stroke. 2020 Dec;51(12):3504-3513. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.120.032239. Epub 2020 Nov 16. PMID:33198608; PMCID: PMC7678660.

Zhao S, Fan Z, Hu J, Zhu Y, Lin C, Shen T, Li Z, Li K, Liu Z, Chen Y, Zhang B*. The differential effects of isoflurane and sevoflurane on neonatal mice. Sci Rep. 2020 Nov 9;10(1):19345. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-76147-6. PMID: 33168900; PMCID: PMC7652873.

Amarenco P, Denison H, Evans SR, Himmelmann A, James S, Knutsson M, Ladenvall P, Molina CA, Wang Y, Johnston SC; THALES Steering Committee and Investigators. Ticagrelor Added to Aspirin in Acute Ischemic Stroke or Transient Ischemic Attack in Prevention of Disabling Stroke: A Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Neurol. 2020 Nov 7;78(2):1–9. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.4396. Epub ahead of print. Erratum in: JAMA Neurol. 2021 Feb 1;78(2):253. PMID: 33159526; PMCID: PMC7648910.

Wu L, Fang Y, Zhang BR*. Andersen-Tawil syndrome associated with myopathy. World J Emerg Med. 2020;11(4):267-269. doi:10.5847/wjem.j.1920-8642.2020.04.012. PMID: 33014226; PMCID: PMC7517401.

Guan X, Guo T, Zhou C, Wu J, Gao T, Bai X, Wei H, Zhang Y, Xuan M, Gu Q, Huang P, Liu C, Zhang B, Pu J, Song Z, Yan Y, Cui F, Zhang M, Xu X*. Asymmetrical nigral iron accumulation in Parkinson's disease with motor asymmetry: an explorative, longitudinal and test-retest study. Aging (Albany NY). 2020 Sep 27;12(18):18622-18634. doi: 10.18632/aging.103870. Epub ahead of print. PMID:32986011; PMCID: PMC7585099.

Ouyang ZY, Chen Y, Qin DQ, Cen ZD, Zheng XS, Xie F, Chen S, Wang HT, Yang DH, Chen XH, Wang LB, Zhang BR, Luo W*. Genetic profile of Chinese patients with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease. Chin Med J (Engl). 2020 Nov 5;133(21):2633-2634. doi: 10.1097/CM9.0000000000001095. PMID: 32941234; PMCID: PMC7722548.

Zhu Y, Zhao S, Fan Z, Li Z, He F, Lin C, Topatana W, Yan Y, Liu Z, Chen Y, Zhang B*. Evaluation of the Mini-Mental State Examination and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment for Predicting Post-stroke Cognitive Impairment During the Acute Phase in Chinese Minor Stroke Patients. Front Aging Neurosci. 2020 Aug 6;12:236. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2020.00236. PMID: 32848712; PMCID: PMC7424073.

Jin C, Pu J, Zhou Z, Chen X, Wu J, Zhang B*. Rapidly progressive cognitive impairment: an unusual presentation of cerebral venous thrombosis caused by JAK2 V617F-positive primary myelofibrosis: A case report. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020 Aug 21;99(34):e21757. doi: 10.1097/MD.0000000000021757. PMID: 32846801; PMCID:PMC7447497.

Yan YQ, Fang Y, Zheng R, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. NLRP3 Inflammasomes in Parkinson's disease and their Regulation by Parkin. Neuroscience. 2020 Oct 15;446:323-334. doi: 10.1016/j.neuroscience.2020.08.004. Epub 2020 Aug 11. PMID: 32795556.

Zheng R, Jin CY, Chen Y, Ruan Y, Gao T, Lin ZH, Dong JX, Yan YP, Tian J, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. Analysis of rare variants of autosomal-dominant genes in a Chinese population with sporadic Parkinson's disease. Mol Genet Genomic Med. 2020 Oct;8(10):e1449. doi: 10.1002/mgg3.1449. Epub 2020 Aug 14. PMID: 32794657;PMCID: PMC7549569.

Gao T, Zheng R, Ruan Y, Fang Y, Jin C, Cao J, Song Z, Tian J, Pu J, Zhang B*. Association of ZNF184, IL1R2, LRRK2, ITPKB, and PARK16 with sporadic Parkinson's disease in Eastern China. Neurosci Lett. 2020 Sep 14;735:135261. doi: 10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135261. Epub 2020 Jul 16. PMID: 32682840.

Johnston SC, Amarenco P, Denison H, Evans SR, Himmelmann A, James S, Knutsson M, Ladenvall P, Molina CA, Wang Y; THALES Investigators. Ticagrelor and Aspirin or Aspirin Alone in Acute Ischemic Stroke or TIA. N Engl J Med. 2020 Jul 16;383(3):207-217. doi: 10.1056/NEJMoa1916870. PMID: 32668111.

Wu DW, Li Y, Yin X, Zhang B*. A novel TFG c.793C>G mutation in a Chinese pedigree with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease 2. Brain Behav. 2020 Sep;10(9):e01724. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1724. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32666699; PMCID: PMC7507360.

Lin ZH, Zheng R, Ruan Y, Gao T, Jin CY, Xue NJ, Dong JX, Yan YP, Tian J, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. The lack of association between ubiquinol-cytochrome c reductase core protein I (UQCRC1) variants and Parkinson's disease in an eastern Chinese population. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2020 Sep;26(9):990-992. doi: 10.1111/cns.13436. Epub 2020 Jul 14. PMID: 32666668; PMCID: PMC7415203.

Guo T, Wu J, Zhou C, Guan X, Gao T, Bai X, Song Z, Xuan M, Gu Q, Huang P, Zhang B, Pu J, Xu X, Xu D, Zhang M*. Aberrant Fiber Coherence of Amygdala-Accumbens-Pallidum Pathway Is Associated With Disorganized Nigrostriatal-Nigropallidal Pathway in Parkinson's Disease. J Magn Reson Imaging. 2020 Dec;52(6):1799-1808. doi: 10.1002/jmri.27273. Epub 2020 Jul 13. PMID: 32662234.

Guo T, Guan X, Zhou C, Gao T, Wu J, Song Z, Xuan M, Gu Q, Huang P, Pu J, Zhang B, Cui F, Xia S, Xu X, Zhang M*. Clinically relevant connectivity features define three subtypes of Parkinson's disease patients. Hum Brain Mapp. 2020 Oct 1;41(14):4077-4092. doi: 10.1002/hbm.25110. Epub 2020 Jun 26. PMID: 32588952;PMCID: PMC7469787.

Li H, Hu Z, Jiang H, Pu J, Selli I, Qiu J, Zhang B, Feng J*. TET1 Deficiency Impairs Morphogen-free Differentiation of Human Embryonic Stem Cells to Neuroectoderm. Sci Rep. 2020 Jun 25;10(1):10343. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-67143-x. PMID: 32587369; PMCID: PMC7316867.

Ruan Y, Zheng R, Lin ZH, Gao T, Xue NJ, Cao J, Tian J, Zhang BR*, Pu JL*. Genetic analysis of arylsulfatase A (ARSA) in Chinese patients with Parkinson's disease. Neurosci Lett. 2020 Aug 24;734:135094. doi:10.1016/j.neulet.2020.135094. Epub 2020 May 26. PMID: 32470555.

Pu J, Dai S, Gao T, Hu J, Fang Y, Zheng R, Jin C, Zhang B*. Nystagmus-related FRMD7 gene influences the maturation and complexities of neuronal processes in human neurons. Brain Behav. 2019 Dec;9(12):e01473. doi: 10.1002/brb3.1473. Epub2019 Nov 19. PMID: 31743612; PMCID: PMC6908866.

Foo JN, Chew EGY, Chung SJ, Peng R, Blauwendraat C, Nalls MA, Mok KY, Satake W, Toda T, Chao Y, Tan LCS, Tandiono M, Lian MM, Ng EY, Prakash KM, Au WL, Meah WY, Mok SQ, Annuar AA, Chan AYY, Chen L, Chen Y, Jeon BS, Jiang L, Lim JL, Lin JJ, Liu C, Mao C, Mok V, Pei Z, Shang HF, Shi CH, Song K, Tan AH, Wu YR, Xu YM, Xu R, Yan Y, Yang J, Zhang B, Koh WP, Lim SY, Khor CC, Liu J, Tan EK. Identification of Risk Loci for Parkinson Disease in Asians and Comparison of Risk Between Asians and Europeans: A Genome-Wide Association Study. JAMA Neurol. 2020 Jun 1;77(6):746-754. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2020.0428. PMID: 32310270;PMCID: PMC7171584.

Yan YP, Xu CY, Gu LY, Zhang B, Shen T, Gao T, Tian J, Pu JL, Yin XZ, Zhang BR*, Zhao GH*. Genetic testing of FUS, HTRA2, and TENM4 genes in Chinese patients with essential tremor. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2020 Aug;26(8):837-841. doi:10.1111/cns.13305. Epub 2020 Mar 20. PMID: 32196977; PMCID: PMC7366735.

Yue Y, Jiang Y, Shen T, Pu J, Lai HY, Zhang B*. ALFF and ReHo Mapping Reveals Different Functional Patterns in Early- and Late-Onset Parkinson's Disease.Front Neurosci. 2020 Feb 25;14:141. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2020.00141. PMID:32158380; PMCID: PMC7052327.

Pu J, Gao T, Zheng R, Fang Y, Ruan Y, Jin C, Shen T, Tian J, Zhang B*. Parkin mutation decreases neurite complexity and maturation in neurons derived from human fibroblasts. Brain Res Bull. 2020 Jun;159:9-15. doi:10.1016/j.brainresbull.2020.03.006. Epub 2020 Mar 7. PMID: 32156628.

Wang B, Wang J, Cen Z, Wei W, Xie F, Chen Y, Sun H, Hu Y, Yang D, Lou Y, Chen X, Ouyang Z, Chen S, Wang H, Wang L, Wang S, Qiu X, Ding Y, Yin H, Wu S, Zhang B, Zang YF, Luo W*. Altered Cerebello-Motor Network in Familial Cortical Myoclonic Tremor With Epilepsy Type 1. Mov Disord. 2020 Jun;35(6):1012-1020.doi: 10.1002/mds.28014. Epub 2020 Mar 4. PMID: 32129927.

Gao T, Wu J, Zheng R, Fang Y, Jin CY, Ruan Y, Cao J, Tian J, Pu JL, Zhang BR*. Assessment of three essential tremor genetic loci in sporadic Parkinson's disease in Eastern China. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2020 Apr;26(4):448-452. doi:10.1111/cns.13272. Epub 2019 Nov 21. PMID: 31755235; PMCID: PMC7080431.

Chen Y, Cen Z, Chen X, Wang H, Chen S, Yang D, Fu F, Wang L, Liu P, Wu H, Zheng X, Xie F, Ouyang Z, Zhang Y, Zhou Y, Huang X, Wang F, Huang G, An H, Liang Y, Hong W, Wang A, Huang S, Chen W, Yin L, Yang Y, Huang H, Zeng R, Zhao N, Jiang B, Zhang B, Luo W*; Chinese PFBC Study Group. MYORG Mutation Heterozygosity Is Associated With Brain Calcification. Mov Disord. 2020 Apr;35(4):679-686. doi:10.1002/mds.27973. Epub 2020 Jan 17. PMID: 31951047.

Chen Y, Lin C, Guo Z, Zhao S, Zhu Y, Huang F, Shui G, Lam SM, Pu J, Yan Y, Liu Z, Zhang B*. Altered Expression Profile of Phosphatidylinositols in Erythrocytes of Alzheimer's Disease and Amnestic Mild Cognitive Impairment Patients. J Alzheimers Dis. 2020;73(2):811-818. doi: 10.3233/JAD-190926. PMID:31868671.

Cen Z, Chen Y, Chen S, Wang H, Yang D, Zhang H, Wu H, Wang L, Tang S, Ye J, Shen J, Wang H, Fu F, Chen X, Xie F, Liu P, Xu X, Cao J, Cai P, Pan Q, Li J, Yang W, Shan PF, Li Y, Liu JY, Zhang B, Luo W*. Biallelic loss-of-function mutations in JAM2 cause primary familial brain calcification. Brain. 2020 Feb 1;143(2):491-502. doi: 10.1093/brain/awz392. PMID: 31851307.

Current Program

U23A20425 from Regional Innovation Development Joint Fund

Study on new technologies and neural mechanisms for the regulation of Parkinson's disease based on the new nucleus loop of the undetermined tail belt and the footbridge core.

P.I. Baorong Zhang, 2024.01-2027.12.


The 14th Five-Year National Key Research and Development Plan "Strategic Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation" Key Special Joint Research and Development and Demonstration Project.

“Research on Parkinson's disease early warning and new intervention system based on new interaction mechanism.”

Chief Scientist Baorong Zhang, 12/22-11/25

 

82271268 from National Natural Science Foundation of China

“Research on the role and mechanism of MMP-9/β-DG regulating the polarity distribution of AQP4 in Parkinson's disease glymphatic dysfunction.”

P.I. Baorong Zhang, 1/1/23-12/31/26.


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