Mingdong Zhang

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Journal article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2024;15(1):898

Sensory Schwann cells set perceptual thresholds for touch and selectively regulate mechanical nociception.

Ojeda-Alonso J; Calvo-Enrique L; Paricio-Montesinos R; Kumar R; Zhang M-D; Poulet JFA; Ernfors P; Lewin GR
Article: DIABETOLOGIA. 2023;66(12):2332-2345

Structural changes in Schwann cells and nerve fibres in type 1 diabetes: relationship with diabetic polyneuropathy.

Hu X; Buhl CS; Sjogaard MB; Schousboe K; Mizrak HI; Kufaishi H; Jensen TS; Hansen CS; Yderstræde KB; Zhang M-D; Ernfors P; Nyengaard JR; Karlsson P
Article: JOURNAL OF CHEMICAL NEUROANATOMY. 2022;123:102118

Identification and quantification of nociceptive Schwann cells in mice with and without Streptozotocin-induced diabetes.

Hu X; Agarwal N; Zhang M-D; Ernfors P; Kuner R; Nyengaard JR; Karlsson P
Article: SCIENCE ADVANCES. 2022;8(23):eabm6340

Neural network learning defines glioblastoma features to be of neural crest perivascular or radial glia lineages.

Hu Y; Jiang Y; Behnan J; Ribeiro MM; Kalantzi C; Zhang M-D; Lou D; Häring M; Sharma N; Okawa S; Del Sol A; Adameyko I; Svensson M; Persson O; Ernfors P
Article: PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY. 2021;202:102024

MicroRNA-96 is required to prevent allodynia by repressing voltage-gated sodium channels in spinal cord.

Sun L; Xia R; Jiang J; Wen T; Huang Z; Qian R; Zhang M-D; Zhou M; Peng C
Article: PAIN. 2021;162(6):1816-1827

Demise of nociceptive Schwann cells causes nerve retraction and pain hyperalgesia.

Rinwa P; Calvo-Enrique L; Zhang M-D; Nyengaard JR; Karlsson P; Ernfors P
Article: SCIENCE. 2019;365(6454):695-699

Specialized cutaneous Schwann cells initiate pain sensation.

Abdo H; Calvo-Enrique L; Lopez JM; Song J; Zhang M-D; Usoskin D; El Manira A; Adameyko I; Hjerling-Leffler J; Ernfors P
Article: CELL REPORTS. 2019;26(13):3484-3492.e4

PRDM12 Is Required for Initiation of the Nociceptive Neuron Lineage during Neurogenesis.

Bartesaghi L; Wang Y; Fontanet P; Wanderoy S; Berger F; Wu H; Akkuratova N; Bouçanova F; Médard J-J; Petitpré C; Landy MA; Zhang M-D; Harrer P; Stendel C; Stucka R; Dusl M; Kastriti ME; Croci L; Lai HC; Consalez GG; Pattyn A; Ernfors P; Senderek J; Adameyko I; Lallemend F; Hadjab S; Chrast R
Article: DEVELOPMENT. 2018;145(18):dev165613

Termination of cell-type specification gene programs by the miR-183 cluster determines the population sizes of low-threshold mechanosensitive neurons.

Peng C; Furlan A; Zhang M-D; Su J; Lübke M; Lönnerberg P; Abdo H; Sontheimer J; Sundström E; Ernfors P
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2018;128(9):3757-3768

Ca2+-binding protein NECAB2 facilitates inflammatory pain hypersensitivity.

Zhang M-D; Su J; Adori C; Cinquina V; Malenczyk K; Girach F; Peng C; Ernfors P; Löw P; Borgius L; Kiehn O; Watanabe M; Uhlén M; Mitsios N; Mulder J; Harkany T; Hökfelt T
Article: SCIENCE. 2017;356(6343):1168-1171

miR-183 cluster scales mechanical pain sensitivity by regulating basal and neuropathic pain genes.

Peng C; Li L; Zhang M-D; Bengtsson Gonzales C; Parisien M; Belfer I; Usoskin D; Abdo H; Furlan A; Häring M; Lallemend F; Harkany T; Diatchenko L; Hökfelt T; Hjerling-Leffler J; Ernfors P
Article: AUTOIMMUNITY. 2017;50(4):223-231

Identification of endothelin-converting enzyme-2 as an autoantigen in autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1.

Smith-Anttila CJA; Bensing S; Alimohammadi M; Dalin F; Oscarson M; Zhang M-D; Perheentupa J; Husebye ES; Gustafsson J; Björklund P; Fransson A; Nordmark G; Rönnblom L; Meloni A; Scott RJ; Hökfelt T; Crock PA; Kämpe O
Article: CEREBRAL CORTEX. 2017;27(4):2453-2468

Functional Differentiation of Cholecystokinin-Containing Interneurons Destined for the Cerebral Cortex.

Calvigioni D; Máté Z; Fuzik J; Girach F; Zhang M-D; Varro A; Beiersdorf J; Schwindling C; Yanagawa Y; Dockray GJ; McBain CJ; Hökfelt T; Szabó G; Keimpema E; Harkany T
Article: NATURE NEUROSCIENCE. 2017;20(2):176-188

Molecular interrogation of hypothalamic organization reveals distinct dopamine neuronal subtypes.

Romanov RA; Zeisel A; Bakker J; Girach F; Hellysaz A; Tomer R; Alpár A; Mulder J; Clotman F; Keimpema E; Hsueh B; Crow AK; Martens H; Schwindling C; Calvigioni D; Bains JS; Máté Z; Szabó G; Yanagawa Y; Zhang M-D; Rendeiro A; Farlik M; Uhlén M; Wulff P; Bock C; Broberger C; Deisseroth K; Hökfelt T; Linnarsson S; Horvath TL; Harkany T
Article: NEUROPEPTIDES. 2016;60:37-44

Nonsulfated cholecystokinins in cerebral neurons.

Agersnap M; Zhang M-D; Harkany T; Hökfelt T; Rehfeld JF
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2016;113(43):E6686-E6695

Orthopedic surgery modulates neuropeptides and BDNF expression at the spinal and hippocampal levels.

Zhang M-D; Barde S; Yang T; Lei B; Eriksson LI; Mathew JP; Andreska T; Akassoglou K; Harkany T; Hökfelt TGM; Terrando N
Article: BRAIN STRUCTURE & FUNCTION. 2016;221(7):3803-3823

Comparative anatomical distribution of neuronal calcium-binding protein (NECAB) 1 and -2 in rodent and human spinal cord.

Zhang M-D; Barde S; Szodorai E; Josephson A; Mitsios N; Watanabe M; Attems J; Lubec G; Kovács GG; Uhlén M; Mulder J; Harkany T; Hökfelt T
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2016;113(32):E4726-E4735

Depression-like behavior in rat: Involvement of galanin receptor subtype 1 in the ventral periaqueductal gray.

Wang P; Li H; Barde S; Zhang M-D; Sun J; Wang T; Zhang P; Luo H; Wang Y; Yang Y; Wang C; Svenningsson P; Theodorsson E; Hökfelt TGM; Xu Z-QD
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2016;113(3):E368-E377

H1N1 influenza virus induces narcolepsy-like sleep disruption and targets sleep-wake regulatory neurons in mice.

Tesoriero C; Codita A; Zhang M-D; Cherninsky A; Karlsson H; Grassi-Zucconi G; Bertini G; Harkany T; Ljungberg K; Liljeström P; Hökfelt TGM; Bentivoglio M; Kristensson K
Article: EMBO JOURNAL. 2015;34(1):36-54

A secretagogin locus of the mammalian hypothalamus controls stress hormone release.

Romanov RA; Alpár A; Zhang M-D; Zeisel A; Calas A; Landry M; Fuszard M; Shirran SL; Schnell R; Dobolyi Á; Oláh M; Spence L; Mulder J; Martens H; Palkovits M; Uhlen M; Sitte HH; Botting CH; Wagner L; Linnarsson S; Hökfelt T; Harkany T
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2014;111(12):E1149-E1158

Neuronal calcium-binding proteins 1/2 localize to dorsal root ganglia and excitatory spinal neurons and are regulated by nerve injury.

Zhang M-D; Tortoriello G; Hsueh B; Tomer R; Ye L; Mitsios N; Borgius L; Grant G; Kiehn O; Watanabe M; Uhlén M; Mulder J; Deisseroth K; Harkany T; Hökfelt TGM
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2014;10:12

Somatostatin and its 2A receptor in dorsal root ganglia and dorsal horn of mouse and human: expression, trafficking and possible role in pain.

Shi T-JS; Xiang Q; Zhang M-D; Barde S; Kai-Larsen Y; Fried K; Josephson A; Glück L; Deyev SM; Zvyagin AV; Schulz S; Hökfelt T
Article: PITUITARY. 2014;17(1):22-29

Intermediate lobe immunoreactivity in a patient with suspected lymphocytic hypophysitis.

Smith CJA; Bensing S; Maltby VE; Zhang M; Scott RJ; Smith R; Kämpe O; Hökfelt T; Crock PA
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2013;110(2):690-695

Coenzyme Q10 prevents peripheral neuropathy and attenuates neuron loss in the db-/db- mouse, a type 2 diabetes model.

Shi T-JS; Zhang M-D; Zeberg H; Nilsson J; Grünler J; Liu S-X; Xiang Q; Persson J; Fried KJ; Catrina SB; Watanabe M; Arhem P; Brismar K; Hökfelt TGM
Article: MOLECULAR PAIN. 2012;8:80

Secretagogin is expressed in sensory CGRP neurons and in spinal cord of mouse and complements other calcium-binding proteins, with a note on rat and human.

Shi T-JS; Xiang Q; Zhang M-D; Tortoriello G; Hammarberg H; Mulder J; Fried K; Wagner L; Josephson A; Uhlén M; Harkany T; Hökfelt T
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Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024

Neural ensembles that encode affective mechanical and heat pain in mouse spinal cord

Zhang M-D; Kupari J; Su J; Hu Y; Magnusson KA; Calvo-En-rique L; Usoskin D; Albisetti GW; Leavitt AD; Zeilhofer HU; Hökfelt T; Lagerström MC; Ernfors P
Thesis / dissertation: 2017

Calcium-binding proteins as markers and functional determinants of neurons in pain networks

Zhang, Mingdong
Book chapter: NEUROPEPTIDES IN NEUROPROTECTION AND NEUROREGENERATION. 2012;p.

Neuropeptide Systems— Some Basic Concepts

Nyberg F; Hokfelt T; Xu Z-Q; Shi T; Adori C; Zheng K; Barde S; Zhang M

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Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 2017-2024

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2017

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