Publications by authors named "Ding-Yu Wu"

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  • Knee osteoarthritis (KOA) leads to pain and limited joint function, affecting patients' quality of life, and is often linked to issues with the patellofemoral joint and abnormal patellar movement.
  • A study was conducted with 60 KOA patients, dividing them into two groups: one receiving joint mobilization and the other undergoing tissue-bone homeostasis manipulation (TBHM), both participating in rehabilitation sessions for 12 weeks.
  • After 12 weeks, TBHM showed statistically significant improvements in biomechanics and knee function, including step velocity and overall knee pain and stiffness, compared to the control group.
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Anxiety-related disorders respond to cognitive behavioral therapies, which involved the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC). Previous studies have suggested that subregions of the mPFC have different and even opposite roles in regulating innate anxiety. However, the specific causal targets of their descending projections in modulating innate anxiety and stress-induced anxiety have yet to be fully elucidated.

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Background: Quadriceps training is necessary in function and activity of daily living for patients with knee osteoarthritis (KOA). However, it did not reduce the rate of surgical treatment for end-stage KOA in the long term. This may be related to brain structure changes and maladaptive plasticity in KOA patients.

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Hepatic fibrosis is a progressive condition, often attributed to metabolic disorders, which may promote cirrhosis and liver cancer. derived from have been shown to have a therapeutic effect on liver fibrosis but little is known about the molecular mechanisms involved. To investigate the metabolic modulations produced by in liver fibrosis.

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Background: Depression is the most common mental illness. Mounting evidence suggests that dysregulation of extracellular ATP (adenosine triphosphate) is involved in the pathophysiology of depression. However, the cellular and neural circuit mechanisms through which ATP modulates depressive-like behavior remain elusive.

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  • * The study highlights the role of parvalbumin (PV) neuronal networks and neuregulin 1-ErbB4 signaling in the mPFC’s plasticity and fear extinction in adult male mice.
  • * Findings suggest that the configuration of these PV networks influences how certain neurons regulate fear extinction, opening up potential new therapies for fear disorders.
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Long-term potentiation (LTP) in the hippocampus is the most studied form of synaptic plasticity. Temporal integration of synaptic inputs is essential in synaptic plasticity and is assumed to be achieved through Ca signaling in neurons and astroglia. However, whether these two cell types play different roles in LTP remain unknown.

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Food deprivation can rescue obesity and overweight-induced mood disorders, and promote mood performance in normal subjects. Animal studies and clinical research have revealed the antidepressant-like effect of calorie restriction, but little is known about the mechanism of calorie restriction-induced mood modification. Previous studies have found that astrocytes modulate depressive-like behaviors.

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Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder. The mechanisms underlying ASD are unclear. Astrocyte alterations are noted in ASD patients and animal models.

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P2X2 and P2X3 receptors are widely expressed in both the peripheral nervous system and the central nervous system and have been proven to participate in different peripheral sensory functions, but there are few studies on the involvement of P2X2 and P2X3 receptors in animal behaviors. Here we used P2X2 and P2X3 knockout mice to address this issue. P2X2 knockout mice showed normal motor function, exploratory behavior, anxiety-like behaviors, learning and memory behaviors and passive coping response to behavioral challenge.

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Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mood disorder that affects almost 20% of the global population. In addition, much evidence has implicated altered function of the gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABAergic) system in the pathophysiology of depression. Recent research has indicated that GABA receptors (GABARs) are an emerging therapeutic target in the treatment of stress-related disorders such as MDD.

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Treatment of large bone defects represents a major clinical problem worldwide. Suitable bone substitute materials are commonly required to achieve successful bone regeneration, and much effort has been spent to optimize their chemical compositions, 3D architecture and mechanical properties. However, material-immune system interactions are increasingly being recognized as a crucial factor influencing regeneration.

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On mainland China, liver flukes of Fasciola spp. (Digenea: Fasciolidae) can cause serious acute and chronic morbidity in numerous species of mammals such as sheep, goats, cattle, and humans. The objective of the present study was to examine the taxonomic identity of Fasciola species in Yunnan province by sequences of the first and second internal transcribed spacers (ITS-1 and ITS-2) of nuclear ribosomal DNA (rDNA).

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