Publications by authors named "Wenmao Yang"
KAR (Karrikin), a novel plant growth regulator, can be recognized specifically by plants and can activate resistance responses. MdKAI2 is the natural receptor of KARs in apple. Here, we report the identification of osmotic stress resistance in via the method of genetic transformation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Major depressive disorder (MDD) and schizophrenia (SCH) are common and severe mental disorders that are mainly diagnosed depending on the subjective identification by psychiatrists. Finding potential objective biomarkers that can distinguish these two diseases is still meaningful.
Methods: In the present study, we investigate the differences in plasma inflammatory cytokines and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) among patients with MDD (n = 24) and SCH (n = 24), and gender- and age-matched healthy controls (HC, n = 27) and identify potential plasma biomarkers.
Article Synopsis
- Bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (B-rTMS) is being studied for its effectiveness in treating major depressive disorder (MDD) when combined with antidepressants, but research on its impact on plasma fatty acids is limited.
- A study involving 27 adults with MDD and 27 healthy controls measured plasma fatty acid levels at the start of treatment and after 2 weeks, finding low levels of certain short-chain fatty acids in the MDD groups that correlated with depression severity.
- The results showed that the MDD-2w group had higher levels of medium-and long-chain fatty acids compared to healthy controls, and developed effective panels for differentiating between MDD and healthy individuals, suggesting a strong link between plasma fatty
Background: Intestinal dysbacteriosis has frequently been involved in the context of depression. Nonetheless, only scant information is available about the features and functional changes of gut microbiota in female middle-aged depression (MAD).
Objective: This study aims to explore whether there are characteristic changes in the gut microbes of female MAD and whether these changes are associated with depressive-like behaviors.
Lipidomics has been established as a potential tool for the investigation of mental diseases. However, the composition analysis and the comparison of the peripheral lipids regarding adult women with major depressive depression (MDD) or bipolar depression (BPD) has been poorly addressed. In the present study, age-matched female individuals with MDD ( = 28), BPD ( = 22) and healthy controls (HC, = 25) were enrolled.
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