Wei-Yu Kao

Dr. Wei-Yu Kao

Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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Academic Career Length

9Years (2018-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 November 2021 in Computer Methods and Programs in Biomedicine
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CYChih-Jui Yu
Chih-Jui Yu
HYHsing-Jung Yeh
Hsing-Jung Yeh
CCChun-Chao Chang
Chun-Chao Chang
JTJui-Hsiang Tang
Jui-Hsiang Tang
WKWei-Yu Kao
Wei-Yu Kao
Emily Chia-Yu SuEmily Chia-Yu Su
Emily Chia-Yu Su

6 March 2021 in Hepatology International
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Chen-Hua LiuChen-Hua Liu
Chen-Hua Liu
PCPo Yueh Chen
Po Yueh Chen
JCJyh-Jou Chen
Jyh-Jou Chen
CLChing-Chu Lo
Ching-Chu Lo
WSWei-Wen Su
Wei-Wen Su
JKJia-Horng Kao
Jia-Horng Kao

13 March 2023 in Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics
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WKWei-Yu Kao
Wei-Yu Kao
ETElise Chia‐Hui Tan
Elise Chia‐Hui Tan
HLHsin-Lun Lee
Hsin-Lun Lee
YHYi-Hsiang Huang
Yi-Hsiang Huang
THTeh-Ia Huo
Teh-Ia Huo
CSChien-Wei Su
Chien-Wei Su


18 January 2020 in Obesity Surgery
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WKWei-Yu Kao
Wei-Yu Kao
I-Wei ChangI-Wei Chang
I-Wei Chang
Chi-Long ChenChi-Long Chen
Chi-Long Chen
CSChien-Wei Su
Chien-Wei Su
SFSheng Uei Fang
Sheng Uei Fang
WWWeu Wang
Weu Wang

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CCChun-Chao Chang
Chun-Chao Chang
CLChih-Yi Liu
Chih-Yi Liu
ISI-Chia Su
I-Chia Su
YLYuarn-Jang Lee
Yuarn-Jang Lee
HYHsing Jung Yeh
Hsing Jung Yeh
CHChi-Jung Huang
Chi-Jung Huang
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is associated with dysbiosis and intestinal barrier dysfunction, as indicated by epithelial hyperpermeability and high levels of mucosal-associated bacteria. Changes in gut microbiota may be correlated with IBD pathogenesis. Additionally, microbe-based treatments could mitigate clinical IBD symptoms. Plasmon-activated water (PAW) is known to have an anti-inflammatory potential. In this work, we studied the association between the anti-inflammatory ability of PAW and intestinal microbes, thereby improving IBD treatment. We examined the PAW-induced changes in the colonic immune activity and microbiota of mice by immunohistochemistry and next generation sequencing, determined whether drinking PAW can mitigate IBD induced by 2,4,6-trinitrobenzene sulfonic acid (TNBS) and dysbiosis through mice animal models. The effects of specific probiotic species on mice with TNBS-induced IBD were also investigated. Experimental results indicated that PAW could change the local inflammation in the intestinal microenvironment. Moreover, the abundance of Akkermansia spp. was degraded in the TNBS-treated mice but elevated in the PAW-drinking mice. Daily rectal injection of Akkermansia muciniphila, a potential probiotic species in Akkermansia spp., also improved the health of the mice. Correspondingly, both PAW consumption and increasing the intestinal abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila can mitigate IBD in mice. These findings indicate that increasing the abundance of Akkermansia muciniphila in the gut through PAW consumption or other methods may mitigate IBD in mice with clinically significant IBD.