Publications by authors named "Sora Kawabata"

Accumulation of senescent neurons in the dorsal root ganglion (DRG) is an important tissue phenotype that causes age-related degeneration of peripheral sensory nerves. Senescent neurons are neurons with arrested cell cycle that have undergone cellular senescence but remain in the tissue and play various biological roles. To understand the accumulation of senescent neurons in the DRG during aging, we aimed to elucidate the mechanism that induces cellular senescence in DRG neurons and the role of senescent DRG neurons.

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Article Synopsis
  • Chronic ankle instability (CAI) arises from repeated ankle sprains, causing long-term sensorimotor dysfunction, with animal studies indicating that ligament injuries can lead to this condition.
  • The study hypothesized that ankle instability from a sprain leads to degeneration of mechanoreceptors, which contributes to sensorimotor dysfunction and CAI development.
  • In a laboratory study, Wistar rats with induced ankle instability showed decreased sensorimotor function and reduced mechanoreceptors in the anterior talofibular ligament over time, confirming the hypothesis.
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Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries have a very low healing capacity but have recently been shown to heal spontaneously with conservative treatment. This study examined the mechanism of spontaneous ACL healing by focusing on the intra-articular tissues of the knee joint. Skeletally mature Wistar rats ( = 70) were randomly assigned to two groups: the controlled abnormal movement (CAM) and anterior cruciate ligament transection (ACLT) groups.

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Introduction: Joint instability is a common finding of clinical importance in patients with knee disease. This literature review aimed to examine the evidence regarding the effect of orthosis management on joint instability in knee joint disease.

Methods: The detailed protocol for this study was published in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews in the field of health and social welfare (CRD 42022335360).

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Design: Systematic review using PRISMA guidelines.

Purpose: To explore Relationship between ankle instability and ankle sprain recurrence in preventing recurrence of ankle sprains and to provide appropriate treatment.

Methods: MEDLINE (the Cochrane Library) and the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) were explored using key words related to ankle instability and ankle sprains in for April 2022.

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Objective: Abnormal load stress caused by joint instability has been reported to be one of the factors responsible for the development of osteoarthritis (OA). However, few studies have investigated the efficacy of exercise therapy for patients with knee instability-induced OA, and there are no specific treatment guidelines or effects for this form of OA. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to examine the effect of exercise treatments for joint instability in patients with knee OA by a systematic review.

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