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Gen-Cheng Wu

Gen-Cheng Wu

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Neuroscience

D-Index
41
Citations
5673
World Ranking
7930
National Ranking
124

Overview

Gen-Cheng Wu is affiliated with Fudan University in China and specializes in the fields of neuroscience and medicine. Their research predominantly focuses on cellular and molecular neuroscience, pharmacology, and cognitive neuroscience, with contributions extending into sociology, political science, and information systems and management.

Wu's work covers a range of topics including cannabis and cannabinoid research, neuroscience and neuropharmacology, sleep and wakefulness research, the impact of technology on adolescents, technology adoption and user behaviour, mobile health, and mHealth applications, as well as estrogen and related hormone effects.

Their notable recent publications include:

  • The neuroprotective effects of GPR55 against hippocampal neuroinflammation and impaired adult neurogenesis in CSDS mice (2022) published in Neurobiology of Disease
  • The antidepressant and anxiolytic effect of GPER on translocator protein (TSPO) via protein kinase a (PKA) signaling in menopausal female rats (2020) published in The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology
  • An Empirical Study of the Factors Influencing User Behavior of Fitness Software in College Students Based on UTAUT (2022) published in Sustainability
  • Cannabinoid type 2 receptors play a crucial role in social defeat-induced depression (2024) published in Journal of Affective Disorders
  • The Protective Effects of GPR55 Against Hippocampal Neuroinflammation and Neurogenic Damage in CSDS Mice (2021) published in Research Square (Research Square)

Frequent co-authors who have collaborated with Wu include:

  • Huijie Huang
  • Rui Yu
  • Ling-Feng Liang
  • Qiu-Qin Han
  • Bing Li

The scientist's research has been published in journals such as Neurobiology of Disease, Sustainability, The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Journal of Affective Disorders, and Research Square (Research Square).

Best Publications

  • Activation of P2X7 receptor and NLRP3 inflammasome assembly in hippocampal glial cells mediates chronic stress-induced depressive-like behaviors

    Na Yue;Huijie Huang;Xiaocang Zhu;Qiuqin Han

  • A rat model of bone cancer pain induced by intra-tibia inoculation of Walker 256 mammary gland carcinoma cells.

    Qi-Liang Mao-Ying;Jun Zhao;Zhi-Qiang Dong;Jun Wang

  • Prevention and Treatment for Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: Therapies Based on CIPN Mechanisms.

    Lang-Yue Hu;Wen-Li Mi;Gen-Cheng Wu;Yan-Qing Wang

  • The analgesic effects of peripheral and central administration of melatonin in rats.

    Chang-Xi Yu;Chang-Xi Yu;Chong-Bin Zhu;Shao-Fen Xu;Xiao-Ding Cao

  • Excitatory amino acid receptor antagonists and electroacupuncture synergetically inhibit carrageenan-induced behavioral hyperalgesia and spinal fos expression in rats.

    Yu-Qiu Zhang;Guang-Chen Ji;Gen-Cheng Wu;Zhi-Qi Zhao

  • Ghrelin alleviates anxiety- and depression-like behaviors induced by chronic unpredictable mild stress in rodents.

    Hui-Jie Huang;Xiao-Cang Zhu;Qiu-Qin Han;Ya-Lin Wang

  • Selective MT2 melatonin receptor antagonist blocks melatonin-induced antinociception in rats

    Chang-Xi Yu;Chang-Xi Yu;Chong-Bin Zhu;Shao-Fen Xu;Xiao-Ding Cao

  • Electro-acupuncture relieves chronic visceral hyperalgesia in rats

    Kemi Cui;W. M. Li;X. Gao;X. Gao;K. Chung

  • Triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells 2 (TREM2) dependent microglial activation promotes cisplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy in mice.

    Lang-Yue Hu;Yang Zhou;Wen-Qiang Cui;Xue-Ming Hu

  • Robust spinal neuroinflammation mediates mechanical allodynia in Walker 256 induced bone cancer rats

    Qi-Liang Mao-Ying;Xiao-Wei Wang;Chang-Jiang Yang;Xiu Li

  • Clomipramine treatment reversed the glial pathology in a chronic unpredictable stress-induced rat model of depression.

    Qiong Liu;Bing Li;Hai-Yan Zhu;Yan-Qing Wang

  • Curcumin ameliorates neuropathic pain by down-regulating spinal IL-1β via suppressing astroglial NALP1 inflammasome and JAK2-STAT3 signalling.

    Shenbin Liu;Qian Li;Meng-Ting Zhang;Qi-Liang Mao-Ying

  • Effects of dopaminergic agents on carrageenan hyperalgesia after intrathecal administration to rats

    Xiu Gao;Yu-qiu Zhang;Yu-qiu Zhang;Gen-cheng Wu;Gen-cheng Wu

  • Aspirin-triggered Lipoxin A4 attenuates mechanical allodynia in association with inhibiting spinal JAK2/STAT3 signaling in neuropathic pain in rats.

    Z.-F. Wang;Z.-F. Wang;Q. Li;S.-B. Liu;W.-L. Mi

  • Orphanin FQ potentiates formalin-induced pain behavior and antagonizes morphine analgesia in rats

    Chong-Bin Zhu;Xiao-Ding Cao;Shao-Fen Xu;Gen-Cheng Wu

  • Effects of Chronic Electroacupuncture on Depression- and Anxiety-like Behaviors in Rats with Chronic Neuropathic Pain

    Qian Li;Na Yue;Shen-Bin Liu;Zhi-Fu Wang

  • Electro-Acupuncture Alleviates Chronic Unpredictable Stress-Induced Depressive- and Anxiety-Like Behavior and Hippocampal Neuroinflammation in Rat Model of Depression.

    Na Yue;Bing Li;Liu Yang;Qiu-Qin Han

  • Lipoxins and aspirin-triggered lipoxin alleviate bone cancer pain in association with suppressing expression of spinal proinflammatory cytokines

    Shan Hu;Qi-Liang Mao-Ying;Jun Wang;Zhi-Fu Wang

  • Regulation of proinflammatory cytokines gene expression by nociceptin/orphanin FQ in the spinal cord and the cultured astrocytes.

    X. Fu;Z.-H. Zhu;Y.-Q. Wang;G.-C. Wu

  • Expression of 5-HT1A receptor mRNA in rat lumbar spinal dorsal horn neurons after peripheral inflammation.

    Yu-Qiu Zhang;Xiu Gao;Guang-Chen Ji;Ya-Lin Huang

Frequent Co-Authors

Yu-Qiu Zhang
Yu-Qiu Zhang Fudan University
Hong Ma
Hong Ma Pennsylvania State University
Robert A. Harris
Robert A. Harris Karolinska Institute
Jin Mo Chung
Jin Mo Chung The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Yong-Jing Gao
Yong-Jing Gao Nantong University

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