Wei-Min Qu

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1 Adenosine A2A, but not A1, receptors mediate the arousal effect of caffeine. Nat Neurosci 2005 2.34
2 Arousal effect of caffeine depends on adenosine A2A receptors in the shell of the nucleus accumbens. J Neurosci 2011 1.35
3 Sleep regulation in adenosine A2A receptor-deficient mice. Neurology 2003 1.22
4 Altered sleep-wake characteristics and lack of arousal response to H3 receptor antagonist in histamine H1 receptor knockout mice. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2006 1.22
5 Lipocalin-type prostaglandin D synthase/beta-trace is a major amyloid beta-chaperone in human cerebrospinal fluid. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 2007 1.11
6 Implication of allelic polymorphism of osteopontin in the development of lupus nephritis in MRL/lpr mice. Eur J Immunol 2005 1.05
7 An adenosine A receptor agonist induces sleep by increasing GABA release in the tuberomammillary nucleus to inhibit histaminergic systems in rats. J Neurochem 2005 1.04
8 Extracellular histamine level in the frontal cortex is positively correlated with the amount of wakefulness in rats. Neurosci Res 2004 1.02
9 The role of nucleus accumbens core/shell in sleep-wake regulation and their involvement in modafinil-induced arousal. PLoS One 2012 0.96
10 Repeated sleep restriction in adolescent rats altered sleep patterns and impaired spatial learning/memory ability. Sleep 2012 0.93
11 Prostaglandin E2 activates the histaminergic system via the EP4 receptor to induce wakefulness in rats. J Neurosci 2003 0.92
12 Dopamine is involved in food-anticipatory activity in mice. J Biol Rhythms 2012 0.89
13 Safranal enhances non-rapid eye movement sleep in pentobarbital-treated mice. CNS Neurosci Ther 2012 0.85
14 Morphine inhibits sleep-promoting neurons in the ventrolateral preoptic area via mu receptors and induces wakefulness in rats. Neuropsychopharmacology 2012 0.84
15 D(1)/D(2) receptor-targeting L-stepholidine, an active ingredient of the Chinese herb Stephonia, induces non-rapid eye movement sleep in mice. Pharmacol Biochem Behav 2009 0.83
16 Acute administration of fluoxetine normalizes rapid eye movement sleep abnormality, but not depressive behaviors in olfactory bulbectomized rats. J Neurochem 2011 0.82
17 Magnolol, a major bioactive constituent of the bark of Magnolia officinalis, induces sleep via the benzodiazepine site of GABA(A) receptor in mice. Neuropharmacology 2012 0.80
18 Orexin A promotes histamine, but not norepinephrine or serotonin, release in frontal cortex of mice. Acta Pharmacol Sin 2005 0.79
19 Piromelatine exerts antinociceptive effect via melatonin, opioid, and 5HT1A receptors and hypnotic effect via melatonin receptors in a mouse model of neuropathic pain. Psychopharmacology (Berl) 2014 0.78
20 Roles of adrenergic α1 and dopamine D1 and D2 receptors in the mediation of the desynchronization effects of modafinil in a mouse EEG synchronization model. PLoS One 2013 0.77
21 The Neurobiological Mechanisms and Treatments of REM Sleep Disturbances in Depression. Curr Neuropharmacol 2015 0.76
22 Essential roles of GABA transporter-1 in controlling rapid eye movement sleep and in increased slow wave activity after sleep deprivation. PLoS One 2013 0.75
23 [Advances in the study of histaminergic systems and sleep-wake regulation]. Yao Xue Xue Bao 2011 0.75