Wei Zhang

Dr. Wei Zhang


Research Focus & Metrics

Academic Career Length

15Years (2012-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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7 March 2020 in Journal of Neurochemistry
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BLBo Li
Bo Li
JLJianhui Liu
Jianhui Liu
GGGuojun Gu
Guojun Gu
XHXu Han
Xu Han
QZQi Zhang
Qi Zhang
WZWei Zhang
Wei Zhang

22 September 2023 in Neural Regeneration Research
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BLBo Li
Bo Li
YCYujie Chen
Yujie Chen
YZYan Zhou
Yan Zhou
XFXuanran Feng
Xuanran Feng
GGGuojun Gu
Guojun Gu
JLJianhui Liu
Jianhui Liu
JOURNAL/nrgr/04.03/01300535-202407000-00040/figure1/v/2026-05-11T120643Z/r/image-tiff Mitochondrial dysfunction is a hallmark of Alzheimer's disease. We previously showed that neural stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles improved mitochondrial function in the cortex of APP/PS1 mice. Because Alzheimer's disease affects the entire brain, further research is needed to elucidate alterations in mitochondrial metabolism in the brain as a whole. Here, we investigated the expression of several important mitochondrial biogenesis-related cytokines in multiple brain regions after treatment with neural stem cell-derived exosomes and used a combination of whole brain clearing, immunostaining, and lightsheet imaging to clarify their spatial distribution. Additionally, to clarify whether the sirtuin 1 (SIRT1)-related pathway plays a regulatory role in neural stem cell-derived exosomes interfering with mitochondrial functional changes, we generated a novel nervous system-SIRT1 conditional knockout APP/PS1 mouse model. Our findings demonstrate that neural stem cell-derived exosomes significantly increase SIRT1 levels, enhance the production of mitochondrial biogenesis-related factors, and inhibit astrocyte activation, but do not suppress amyloid-β production. Thus, neural stem cell-derived exosomes may be a useful therapeutic strategy for Alzheimer's disease that activates the SIRT1-PGC1α signaling pathway and increases NRF1 and COXIV synthesis to improve mitochondrial biogenesis. In addition, we showed that the spatial distribution of mitochondrial biogenesis-related factors is disrupted in Alzheimer's disease, and that neural stem cell-derived exosome treatment can reverse this effect, indicating that neural stem cell-derived exosomes promote mitochondrial biogenesis.

24 November 2016 in Neurochemical Research
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JLJianhui Liu
Jianhui Liu
YZYanhong Zhao
Yanhong Zhao
JYJunjun Yang
Junjun Yang
XZXiaoqing Zhang
Xiaoqing Zhang
WZWei Zhang
Wei Zhang
PWPeijun Wang
Peijun Wang

1 April 2017 in Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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LMLiang Ma
Liang Ma
XXXiaowen Xu
Xiaowen Xu
MZMin Zhang
Min Zhang
SZShaoqiang Zheng
Shaoqiang Zheng
BZBo Zhang
Bo Zhang
PWPeijun Wang
Peijun Wang

2 June 2017 in European Radiology
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BZBo Zhang
Bo Zhang
GGGuo-Jun Gu
Guo-Jun Gu
HJHong Jiang
Hong Jiang
YGYi Guo
Yi Guo
XSXing Shen
Xing Shen
WZWei Zhang
Wei Zhang

1 August 2012 in European Journal of Radiology
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WZWei Zhang
Wei Zhang
PWPei-Jun Wang
Pei-Jun Wang
XSXing Shen
Xing Shen
GWGuo-Liang Wang
Guo-Liang Wang
XZXiao-Hu Zhao
Xiao-Hu Zhao
MLMing-Hua Li
Ming-Hua Li