Contents
Committee…………………………………………………………………3
Welcome Letter……………………………………………………………4
Conference Information…………………………………..………………5
Scientific Program……………………..………………………………….6
Post-conference Tour Information…...…………………………………10
Map of the Direction from Airport to Xijiao Hotel ....………………...11
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Committee
Honorary President:
Han, Qide, MD (China)
Vice-chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress of P. R.
China
President of Peking University Health Science Center
Conference president:
Han, Jisheng, MD (China)
Director of the Neuroscience Research Institute, Peking University
Conference Advisor:
Kastin, Abba J., MD (USA)
Editor-in-Chief, Peptides
President, The International Neuropeptide Society
Secretary General:
Wang, Yun, MD, PhD (China)
International Advisory Committee:
 Kastin, Abba J., MD, Chairperson (USA)
 Conlon, Michael, PhD (United Arab Emirates)
 Pan, Weihong, MD, PhD (USA)
 Quirion, Remi, PhD (Canada)
 Taché, Yvette, PhD (USA)
Scientific Program Committee and Local Organizing Committee:
 Cui, Cailian, MD, Chairperson (China)
 Chen, Jun, MD, PhD (China)
 Ji, Yonghua, PhD (China)
 Wan, You, MD, PhD (China)
 Wang, Xian, MD, PhD (China)
 Wang, Xiaomin, MD, PhD (China)
 Yu, Albert Cheung Hoi, PhD (China)
 Zhang, Xu, MD, PhD (China)
 Zhao, Zhiqi, PhD (China)
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Welcome Letter
Dear Colleagues,
On behalf of the sponsor organizations and the organizing committee, it is our great pleasure and
privilege to welcome all the participants to “The First Chinese International Bioactive Neuropeptide
Conference”. We feel greatly honored to have this opportunity to host this conference, and it is our
utmost pleasure to assume this responsibility with the wonderful cooperation of marvelous
colleagues. We would like to extend our warmest welcome to our colleagues from different parts of
the world and to express our sincere gratitude to you for participating in conference.
This conference will strive to bring together scientists from all over the world who share a
common interest in the study of bioactive neuropeptides. The meeting will provide a unique
opportunity to exchange information, integrate achievements in basic research (from molecular to
behavioral aspects) and clinical research on bioactive neuropeptides, as well as strengthen
international collaboration.
My colleagues and I are looking forward to meeting you during the conference in Beijing.
Welcome to “The First Chinese International Bioactive Neuropeptide Conference”!
Sincerely yours,
Han, Jisheng, MD
Conference Chairman
Director of the Neuroscience Research Institute
Peking University
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Conference Information
Conference Place
Optional Tours
Xijiao Hotel
A number of optional tours are available for delegates
and their accompanying persons at reasonable cost.
Please check with the information desk for details.
No.18 Wangzhuang Road, Haidian District, Beijing, China
Phone: (8610) 62322288
Fax: (8610) 62311142
Website: http://www.xijiao-hotel.com.cn
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E-mail：Public@xijiao-hotel.com.cn
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Registration
Language
Registration and information desk are located at the
lobby of the main building. The desk will operate
according to the following schedule.
The official language of the conference is English. No
simultaneous interpretation facilities will be provided
during the conference.
10 May 2007 (Thursday)
08:00~22:00
* A message board is placed at the registration area. You
are advised to drop-by and check the every day
announcement.
Registration of delegates includes access to all the
scientific sessions, Welcome Reception, Farewell Dinner,
lunch and dinner from 10 May to 13 May 2007,
conference bag containing program book, an abstract
book and a gift from the conference.
Registration of Accompanying persons includes
Welcome Reception and Farewell Dinner.
Social and Special Events
Welcome Reception
Date: 10 May 2007 (Thursday)
Time: 18:00~20:00
Place: to be determined
Farewell Dinner
Date: 12 May 2007 (Saturday)
Time: 18:30~20:30
Place: to be determined
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Scientific Program
11 May 2007 Friday
Plenary Lectures
08:30~12:00
Room: To be determined
Chair: Prof. Han, Jisheng (China) and Prof. Kastin, Abba J. (USA)
08:30~09:20
09:20~10:10
10:10~10:20
PL1
Neuropeptide Y and CGRP-like peptides as targets toward the development of
novel drugs for the treatment of depression and chronic pain.
Quirion, Remi (Canada)
PL2
Opioid and antiopioid peptides in mediating acupuncture’s effect on pain control
and drug abuse
Han, Jisheng (China)
Tea Break
Chair: Dr. Quirion, Remi (Canada) and Dr. Tache, Yvette (USA)
10:20~11:10
11:10~12:00
PL3
PACAP: An emergency response peptide that promotes behavioral and neuronal
homeostasis during metabolic and psychogenic stress
Eiden, Lee (USA)
PL4
Relaxin peptide-receptor systems in brain: Implications for mental health and
psychiatric illness
Gundlach, Andrew (Australia)
Plenary Lectures
13:30~17:00
Room: To be determined
Chair: Dr. Eiden, Lee (USA) and Dr. Gundlach, Andrew (Australia)
13:30~14:20
14:20~15:10
15:10~15:20
PL5
From motilin to ghrelin. From contractions to appetite
Peeters, Theo (Belgium)
PL6
Strategies for the development of naturally occurring antimicrobial peptides into
therapeutically valuable anti-infective agents
Conlon, J. Michael (United Arab Emirates)
Tea Break
Chair: Dr. Conlon, J. Michael (United Arab Emirates) and Dr. Gäde, Gerd (South Africa)
15:20~16:10
16:10~17:00
PL7
Adrenomedullins and the metabolic syndrome
Takahashi, Kazuhiro (Japan)
PL8
Role of CRF receptors in stress-related gut motor function and visceral
hyperalgesia: implications in irritable bowel syndrome
Tache, Yvette (UCLA, USA)
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12 May 2007 Saturday
Plenary Lectures
08:30~12:00
Room: To be determined
Chair: Dr. Pan, Weihong (USA) and Dr. Peeters, Theo (Belgium)
08:30~09:20
PL9
Immunotherapy of Alzheimer's disease - Active and passive vaccination against
beta-amyloid peptide
Solomon, Beka (Israel)
09:20~10:10
PL10
Adipokinetic peptides - the insect "adrenaline" for flight and fight reaction
Gäde, Gerd (South Africa)
10:10~10:20
Tea Break
Chair: Prof. Takahashi, Kazuhiro (Japan) and Prof. Solomon, Beka (Israel)
10:20~11:10
PL11
Peptides crossing the BBB to treat CNS disorders
Pan, Weihong (USA)
11:10~12:00
PL12
Active role of protachykinin in regulation of opioid receptor trafficking
Zhang, Xu (China)
Symposium I
13:30~18:00
Room: To be determined
Chair: Dr. Chen , Jun (China) and Dr. Albrecht, Doris (Germany)
S1
Angiotensin-(1-7)-induced enhancement
hippocampus is mediated by NO
Albrecht, Doris (Germany)
13:50~14:10
S2
Receptor-mediated action of growth hormone-releasing hormone in the renal
medulla: oddity or novel function for a hypothalamic peptide
Gaudreau, Pierrette (Canada)
14:10~14:30
S3
13:30~13:50
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long-term
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Modulation of nociceptor by active bee venom polypeptide
Chen, Jun (China)
14:30~14:50
S4
State of the art genome based neuropeptidomics in a social insect: the honeybee, Apis
mellifera
Verleyen, Peter (Belgium)
14:50~15:10
S5
Interaction Between Cholecystokinin Receptors and Opioid Receptors
Wan, You (China)
15:10~15: 30
S6
In search for overlooked players in ecdysteroidogenesis in the migratory locust
Vandersmissen, Tim (Belgium)
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15:30~15:40
Tea Break
Chair: Dr. Wan, You (China) and Dr. Marco, Heather G. (South Africa)
15:40-16:00
S7
A review of the A-allatostatin peptide family in two arthropod sister groups
Marco, Heather G. (South Africa)
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S8
Cdk5 involved in opioid tolerance
Wang, Yun (China)
16:20~16:40
S9
Modulation of voltage-gated channel currents by NBP enantiomers in the primary
cultures of neonatal rat cortical neurons
Ma, Shiping (China)
16:40~17:00
S10
Hospice Care and Endorphine
Zhang, Guifang (China)
17:00~17:20
S11
Effects of synaptic and extrasynaptic NMDA receptors on amyloid-beta induced
postsynaptic density-95 degradation in hippocampal neurons
Liu, Jinping (China)
17:20~17:40
S12
Glutamate Directly Triggers Nuclear Swelling in Astrocyte through Aquaporin-1
Yang, Chunzhang (China)
S13
The Hyperpolarization-activated Nucleotide-gated Channel (HCN) in Astrocyte
Regulated by Glutamate and Potassium
Yue, Xin (China)
16:00-16:20
17:40~18:00
Symposium II
13:30~18:00
Room: To be determined
Chair: Dr. Ji, Yonghua (China) and Dr. Jessop, David S. (UK)
13:30~13:50
S1
Novel therapeutic targets for treatment of major depression: Focus on the
neuropeptide galanin and it receptors
Xu, David Zhiqing (China)
13:50~14:10
S2
Endomorphins in the immune system: distribution and anti-inflammatory functions
Jessop, David S. (UK)
14:10~14:30
S3
Procollagen alpha 1 type1 as a determinant for vitamin D sensitivity.
Wu, Chunjing (USA)
S4
Quantitative Autoradiographic Localization of 3 H-LY255582 Binding in Nociceptin
Receptor Knockout Mouse Brain
Gackenheimer, Susan (USA)
S5
The Effects of Melanin-concentrating Hormone Receptor-1 Antagonist GW803430
on Food Intake, Body Weight and Body Composition in Mice
Song, Min (USA)
S6
Morphine-induced CPP in the rat is suppressed by electroacupuncture: endogenous
opioids implicated
Cui, Cailian (China)
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14:30~14:50
14:50~15:10
15:10~15:30
15:30~15:40
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Tea Break
Chair: Dr. Xu, David Zhiqing (China) and Dr. Wu, Chunjing (USA)
15:40~16:00
S7
16:00~16:20
S8
JNK-AP-1 Pathway Involved in Interleukin-1 -induced Calcitonin Gene-related
Peptide Secretion in Human Type II Alveolar Epithelial Cells
Zheng, Shuai (China)
Homocysteine upregulates resistin expression in adipocytes
Jiang, Changtao (China)
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A novel inhibition of martentoxin on neuronal BK channel subtype (α+β4) and functional
16:20~16:40
S9
modulation of neural excitability
Shi, Jian (China)
17:00~17:20
S10
Triptolide, a Chinese herbal extract, inhibits COX-2 protein expression and PGE 2
release by down-regulating lipopolysaccharide-stimulated activity of c-Jun
NH2-terminal kinase and nuclear facrtor-κB
Gong, Yuntao (China)
17:20~17:40
S11
Functional Dynorphins are Present in Cultured Astrocytes
Wang, Junhui (China)
S12
Electroacupuncture restore the abnormalities of ghrelin diurnal regulation in diet
induced obesity rats
Wang, Fei (China)
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17:40~18:00
18:30~20:30
Farewell Dinner (place to be determined)
13 May 2007 Sunday
06:00 ~08:00
Breakfast
Adjourn
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Post-conference Tour Information
Optional
(Hotel and tour to be booked at the desk)
13 May 2007 Sunday
08:30~17:00
Local sightseeing
tour to the Great Wall and the Ming Tombs (including lunch)
14 May 2007 Monday
08:30~17:00
Local sightseeing
tour to Forbidden City -- Tian An'men Square (Morning);
Lama Temple -- Temple of Heaven (afternoon) or
Beijing Zoo -- Summer Palace-- Beihai Park or Lama Temple -- Temple of Heaven (afternoon)
Featured Sites
Estimated cost
Forbidden City -- Tian An'men Square
US $38/person
Beijing Zoo -- Summer Palace-- Beihai Park
US $35/person
Lama Temple -- Temple of Heaven
US $35/person
The Great Wall and the Ming Tombs (including lunch)
US $45/person
Fees for Local Sightseeing include coach fares, admission ticket, service, etc. Local sightseeing are
preferred to be reserved and paid in advance together with registration fee or purchased at the on site
Registration Desk at the principal of first come first serve.
Please Note: The arrangement of each tour is subject to cancellation if fewer than 10 people sign up.
Detailed information will be presented upon arrival.
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Map of the Direction from Airport to Xijiao Hotel
You can take the taxi from the airport and show the direction map to taxi driver, the
estimated cost is about $15.
Xijiao Hotel 西郊宾馆
Xue Yuan Road
矿业大学
Language University
语言大学
China University of Geosciences
Xue Yuan Road
China Mining University
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院
路
学
院
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Airport
机场
The 4 th ring highway
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四环路
The 3 th ring highway 三环路
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Tian An Men 天安门
地质大学
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