Yen Chou Chen

Summary

Affiliation: Taipei Medical University
Country: Taiwan

Publications

  1. ncbi In vitro and in vivo inhibitory activities of rutin, wogonin, and quercetin on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide and prostaglandin E(2) production
    Shing-Chuan Shen
    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Eur J Pharmacol 446:187-94. 2002
  2. ncbi Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors and lipopolysaccharide induced inducible NOS and cyclooxygenase-2 gene expressions by rutin, quercetin, and quercetin pentaacetate in RAW 264.7 macrophages
    Y C Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Biochem 82:537-48. 2001
  3. ncbi Rutinoside at C7 attenuates the apoptosis-inducing activity of flavonoids
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    Biochem Pharmacol 66:1139-50. 2003
  4. ncbi Prostaglandin D(2) and J(2) induce apoptosis in human leukemia cells via activation of the caspase 3 cascade and production of reactive oxygen species
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1743:291-304. 2005
  5. ncbi Emodin induces apoptosis in human promyeloleukemic HL-60 cells accompanied by activation of caspase 3 cascade but independent of reactive oxygen species production
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan
    Biochem Pharmacol 64:1713-24. 2002
  6. ncbi Baicalein inhibition of oxidative-stress-induced apoptosis via modulation of ERKs activation and induction of HO-1 gene expression in rat glioma cells C6
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 216:263-73. 2006
  7. ncbi Nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 participate in lipopolysaccharide/interferon-gamma-induced heme oxygenase 1 and prevent RAW264.7 macrophages from UV-irradiation-induced cell death
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
    J Cell Biochem 86:331-9. 2002
  8. ncbi Wogonin and fisetin induction of apoptosis through activation of caspase 3 cascade and alternative expression of p21 protein in hepatocellular carcinoma cells SK-HEP-1
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan
    Arch Toxicol 76:351-9. 2002
  9. ncbi Flavone inhibition of tumor growth via apoptosis in vitro and in vivo
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Int J Oncol 25:661-70. 2004
  10. ncbi Baicalein inhibition of hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis via ROS-dependent heme oxygenase 1 gene expression
    Hui Yi Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1773:1073-86. 2007

Collaborators

  • Wen Chi Hou
  • TONY J LEE
  • Shu Hui Juan
  • Chwen Ming Shih
  • L L Yang
  • Tomohiro Hakozaki
  • Kuo Sheng Hung
  • Wun Chang Ko
  • Yu Chih Liang
  • Chien Huang Lin
  • Tien Shun Yeh
  • Shing-Chuan Shen
  • Shing Chuan Shen
  • Hui Yi Lin
  • Jyh Ming Chow
  • Hui-Yi Lin
  • Ching Huai Ko
  • Wen Ta Chiu
  • Jyh-Ming Chow
  • Ching-Huai Ko
  • Guan Cheng Huang
  • Chin-Yen Wu
  • Chih Chiang Chien
  • Tong-Jong Chen
  • Chin Yen Wu
  • Guan-Cheng Huang
  • Woan Rouh Lee
  • Shao Ping Chang
  • Jender Wu
  • Woan-Ruoh Lee
  • An Ming Wang
  • Jia Wei Lin
  • Ming Shun Wu
  • Shu Huei Tsai
  • Hsiou Hsin Tsai
  • Shu-Huei Tsai
  • Hui Chen Lin
  • Feng-Lin Hsu
  • Min Chi Cheng
  • Ling Tin Shia
  • Jo Ting Tsai
  • Pei Ling Chiu
  • Yung Hsiao Chiang
  • Li Wei
  • Raymond Shih
  • Yuh Ming Hwu
  • Hung Hai Ku
  • Yi Shian Yeh
  • Tsung-Hsien Su
  • Tsung Hsien Su
  • Ying-Ming Wang
  • Linda Chen
  • Inn Ho Tsai
  • Ying Ming Wang
  • Inn-Ho Tsai
  • Takashi Yoshii
  • Chung Hong Hu
  • Hsiou-Hsin Tsai
  • Woan Ruoh Lee
  • Chung-Hong Hu
  • Jing-Yueh Jeng
  • Chun-Sen Hsu
  • Steven K Huan
  • Hui-Chen Lin
  • Tzu-Hurng Cheng
  • Lan-Li Chien
  • Tzu Hurng Cheng
  • Kuo-Chou Hsu
  • Shi-Wen Tseng
  • Woan-Rouh Lee
  • Ho-Chun Huang

Detail Information

Publications48

  1. ncbi In vitro and in vivo inhibitory activities of rutin, wogonin, and quercetin on lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide and prostaglandin E(2) production
    Shing-Chuan Shen
    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Eur J Pharmacol 446:187-94. 2002
    ..In conclusion, data obtained both in vitro and in vivo suggest that wogonin and quercetin exert inhibitory activity on lipopolysaccharide-induced NO production through suppression of iNOS expression...
  2. ncbi Inhibition of nitric oxide synthase inhibitors and lipopolysaccharide induced inducible NOS and cyclooxygenase-2 gene expressions by rutin, quercetin, and quercetin pentaacetate in RAW 264.7 macrophages
    Y C Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Biochem 82:537-48. 2001
    ....
  3. ncbi Rutinoside at C7 attenuates the apoptosis-inducing activity of flavonoids
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    Biochem Pharmacol 66:1139-50. 2003
    ..Our experiments provide the first evidence to suggest that rutinoside in flavonoids prevents the induction of apoptosis, and that activation of the traditional caspase-3 cascade participates in HT- and NE-induced apoptosis...
  4. ncbi Prostaglandin D(2) and J(2) induce apoptosis in human leukemia cells via activation of the caspase 3 cascade and production of reactive oxygen species
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1743:291-304. 2005
    ..However, neither GW9662 nor BADGE showed any protective effect on PGD(2)- and PGJ(2)-induced apoptosis. A differential apoptotic effect of PGs through ROS production, followed by activation of the caspase 3 cascade, was demonstrated...
  5. ncbi Emodin induces apoptosis in human promyeloleukemic HL-60 cells accompanied by activation of caspase 3 cascade but independent of reactive oxygen species production
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan
    Biochem Pharmacol 64:1713-24. 2002
    ..Our experiments provide evidence that emodin is an effective apoptosis inducer in HL-60 cells through activation of the caspase 3 cascade, but that it is independent of ROS production...
  6. ncbi Baicalein inhibition of oxidative-stress-induced apoptosis via modulation of ERKs activation and induction of HO-1 gene expression in rat glioma cells C6
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 216:263-73. 2006
    ..These data indicate that BE possesses abilities to inhibit ROS-mediated cytotoxic effects through modulation of ERKs activation and induction of HO-1 protein expression. The role of HO-1 in ROS-scavenging activity of BE is proposed...
  7. ncbi Nitric oxide and prostaglandin E2 participate in lipopolysaccharide/interferon-gamma-induced heme oxygenase 1 and prevent RAW264.7 macrophages from UV-irradiation-induced cell death
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
    J Cell Biochem 86:331-9. 2002
    ..These results demonstrated that inflammatory molecules NO and PGE(2) were potent inducers of HO-1 gene, and protected cells from UV-irradiation-induced cell death through HO-1 induction...
  8. ncbi Wogonin and fisetin induction of apoptosis through activation of caspase 3 cascade and alternative expression of p21 protein in hepatocellular carcinoma cells SK-HEP-1
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy Science, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan
    Arch Toxicol 76:351-9. 2002
    ....
  9. ncbi Flavone inhibition of tumor growth via apoptosis in vitro and in vivo
    Yen Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Int J Oncol 25:661-70. 2004
    ..These data provide evidence to suggest that flavone is an effective agent to induce apoptosis in colorectal carcinoma cells in vitro and in vivo; activation of caspase 3, ROS production, and increasing p21 protein are involved...
  10. ncbi Baicalein inhibition of hydrogen peroxide-induced apoptosis via ROS-dependent heme oxygenase 1 gene expression
    Hui Yi Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Biochim Biophys Acta 1773:1073-86. 2007
    ..The notion of induction of HO-1 gene expression through a ROS-dependent manner suppressing H(2)O(2)-induced cell death is identified in the present study...
  11. ncbi IGF-I plus E2 induces proliferation via activation of ROS-dependent ERKs and JNKs in human breast carcinoma cells
    Cheng Wei Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Physiol 212:666-74. 2007
    ..The structure-related inhibition of E2/IGF-I-induced proliferative events by flavonoids is elucidated...
  12. ncbi Gossypol reduction of tumor growth through ROS-dependent mitochondria pathway in human colorectal carcinoma cells
    Ching Huai Ko
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Int J Cancer 121:1670-9. 2007
    ..Results of the present study provide the first evidences demonstrating the in vitro and in vivo antitumor effects of GOS via an ROS-dependent mitochondrial apoptosis in colorectal carcinoma...
  13. ncbi Anti-inflammatory effect of heme oxygenase 1: glycosylation and nitric oxide inhibition in macrophages
    Hui Yi Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Physiol 202:579-90. 2005
    ....
  14. ncbi 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol-13-acetate-induced invasion/migration of glioblastoma cells through activating PKCalpha/ERK/NF-kappaB-dependent MMP-9 expression
    Cheng Wei Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Physiol 225:472-81. 2010
    ..Application of flavonoids to prevent the migration/invasion of glioblastoma cells through blocking PKCalpha/ERK/NF-kappaB activation is first demonstrated herein...
  15. ncbi Wogonin and fisetin induce apoptosis in human promyeloleukemic cells, accompanied by a decrease of reactive oxygen species, and activation of caspase 3 and Ca(2+)-dependent endonuclease
    Woan Rouh Lee
    Institute of Medical Sciences, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, ROC, Taipei, Taiwan
    Biochem Pharmacol 63:225-36. 2002
    ....
  16. ncbi Cytotoxic effects of metal protoporphyrins in glioblastoma cells: roles of albumin, reactive oxygen species, and heme oxygenase-1
    Jyh Ming Chow
    Section of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
    Toxicol Lett 177:97-107. 2008
    ..Effect of serum and BSA on the cytotoxicity of metal protoporphyrins in glioma cells is first demonstrated in the present study, and the roles of ROS, MAPKs, and HO-1 were elucidated...
  17. ncbi Hydroxylation at C4' or C6 is essential for apoptosis-inducing activity of flavanone through activation of the caspase-3 cascade and production of reactive oxygen species
    Ching Huai Ko
    Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Free Radic Biol Med 36:897-910. 2004
    ..This suggests that hydroxylation at C4' or C6 is important to the apoptosis-inducing activities of flavanone through ROS production, and that activation of the caspase-3 cascade, downstream of caspase-9 activation, is involved...
  18. ncbi Differential apoptotic effect of wogonin and nor-wogonin via stimulation of ROS production in human leukemia cells
    Jyh Ming Chow
    Section of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Biochem 103:1394-404. 2008
    ..Evidence to support a distinct structure-activity relationship in apoptosis induction of flavonoids is provided for the first time in this study...
  19. ncbi Imatinib mesylate induction of ROS-dependent apoptosis in melanoma B16F0 cells
    Shao Ping Chang
    Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Dermatol Sci 62:183-91. 2011
    ....
  20. ncbi Vitamin K3-2,3-epoxide induction of apoptosis with activation of ROS-dependent ERK and JNK protein phosphorylation in human glioma cells
    Jender Wu
    Department of Medicinal Chemistry, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Chem Biol Interact 193:3-11. 2011
    ..Our findings demonstrate that 2,3-epoxide substitution significantly potentiates the apoptotic effect of vitamin K3 via stimulating ROS production, which may be useful in the chemotherapy of glioblastoma cells...
  21. ncbi Contribution of reactive oxygen species to migration/invasion of human glioblastoma cells U87 via ERK-dependent COX-2/PGE(2) activation
    Wen Ta Chiu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    Neurobiol Dis 37:118-29. 2010
    ....
  22. ncbi Structurally related antitumor effects of flavanones in vitro and in vivo: involvement of caspase 3 activation, p21 gene expression, and reactive oxygen species production
    Shing-Chuan Shen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 197:84-95. 2004
    ..These results revealed in vitro, ex vivo, and in vivo antitumor activities of 2'-OH flavanone via apoptosis induction, and indicates that 2'-OH flavanone is an active compound worthy of development for cancer chemotherapy...
  23. ncbi Zinc protoporphyrin inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-, lipoteichoic acid-, and peptidoglycan-induced nitric oxide production through stimulating iNOS protein ubiquitination
    Jyh Ming Chow
    Section of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 237:357-65. 2009
    ..Data of the present study provide the first evidence to support ZnPP effectively inhibiting inflammatory iNOS/NO production through activation of protein ubiquitination in a HO-1-independent manner in macrophages...
  24. ncbi Heme oxygenase-1 inhibits breast cancer invasion via suppressing the expression of matrix metalloproteinase-9
    Cheng Wei Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu Hsing Street, Taipei 110, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Mol Cancer Ther 7:1195-206. 2008
    ..The beneficial role of HO-1 in blocking tumor invasion was first identified in this study...
  25. ncbi Reactive oxygen species-dependent HSP90 protein cleavage participates in arsenical As(+3)- and MMA(+3)-induced apoptosis through inhibition of telomerase activity via JNK activation
    Shing Chuan Shen
    Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 229:239-51. 2008
    ....
  26. ncbi Quercetin inhibition of tumor invasion via suppressing PKC delta/ERK/AP-1-dependent matrix metalloproteinase-9 activation in breast carcinoma cells
    Cheng Wei Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Carcinogenesis 29:1807-15. 2008
    ..The antitumor invasion and migration effects of breast carcinoma cells induced by QUE with the structure-activity relationship analysis were identified...
  27. ncbi Lipopolysaccharide enhancement of 12-o-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate-mediated transformation in rat glioma C6, accompanied by induction of inducible nitric oxide synthase
    Tong-Jong Chen
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No. 95, Wen-Chung Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    Toxicol Lett 147:1-13. 2004
    ....
  28. ncbi Reciprocal activation of macrophages and breast carcinoma cells by nitric oxide and colony-stimulating factor-1
    Cheng Wei Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Carcinogenesis 31:2039-48. 2010
    ..The reciprocal activation of breast cancer and macrophages via NO-CSF-1 is first elucidated herein...
  29. ncbi Cobalt protoporphyrin inhibition of lipopolysaccharide or lipoteichoic acid-induced nitric oxide production via blocking c-Jun N-terminal kinase activation and nitric oxide enzyme activity
    Hui Yi Lin
    Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Chem Biol Interact 180:202-10. 2009
    ..CoPP effectively suppressing LPS- and LTA-induced iNOS/NO production through blocking JNK activation and iNOS enzyme activity via a HO-1 independent manner is first demonstrated herein...
  30. ncbi Mechanism of heme oxygenase-1 gene induction by quercetin in rat aortic smooth muscle cells
    Hui Chen Lin
    Department of Ophthalmology, Shin Kong Wu Ho Su Memorial Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
    Pharmacology 71:107-12. 2004
    ..The level of quercetin-induced HO-1 expression was attenuated by SB202190 (a p38MAPK inhibitor). Taken together from the data in this study, we suggest that quercetin induced HO-1 expression, at least in part, through p38MAPK...
  31. ncbi Differential apoptosis-inducing effect of quercetin and its glycosides in human promyeloleukemic HL-60 cells by alternative activation of the caspase 3 cascade
    Shing-Chuan Shen
    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Biochem 89:1044-55. 2003
    ..Our experiments provide evidence to indicate that the addition of rutinose or rhamnose attenuates the apoptosis-inducing activity of QUE, and that the caspase 3 cascade but not free radical production is involved...
  32. ncbi Binding of a venom Lys-49 phospholipase A(2) to LPS and suppression of its effects on mouse macrophages
    Shu Huei Tsai
    Department of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Toxicon 50:914-22. 2007
    ..These findings provide unprecedented evidence that a low dose of K49-PLA possesses potent anti-inflammatory and antibacterial properties, which raises the prospect of a new therapeutic approach against sepsis...
  33. ncbi 12-o-Tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate prevents baicalein-induced apoptosis via activation of protein kinase C and JNKs in human leukemia cells
    Jyh-Ming Chow
    Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Apoptosis 11:1999-2011. 2006
    ..This suggests that activation of PKC and JNKs participate in TPA's prevention of BE-induced apoptosis via suppressing mitochondrial dysfunction in HL-60 cells...
  34. ncbi Inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced nitric oxide production by flavonoids in RAW264.7 macrophages involves heme oxygenase-1
    Hui-Yi Lin
    Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan ROC
    Biochem Pharmacol 66:1821-32. 2003
    ..A combination of HO-1 inducers (i.e. hemin) and flavonoids might be an effective strategy for the suppression of LPS-induced NO production...
  35. ncbi Inhibition of inflammatory nitric oxide production and epidermis damages by Saccharomycopsis Ferment Filtrate
    Hsiou Hsin Tsai
    Department of Dermatology, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Dermatol Sci 42:249-57. 2006
    ..Yeast extracts have been shown to perform anti-inflammatory and cytoprotective activities. However, the effects of yeast extracts on lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced nitric oxide (NO) production and epidermal damages are still unclear...
  36. ncbi Inhibition of HSP90-dependent telomerase activity in amyloid ?-induced apoptosis of cerebral endothelial cells
    Wen Ta Chiu
    Department of Neurosurgery, Taipei Municipal Wan Fang Hospital and Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Physiol 226:2041-51. 2011
    ..The data of the present study firstly demonstrates that telomerase inhibition contributes to the apoptosis induction of A? in CECs...
  37. ncbi Myricetin inhibits matrix metalloproteinase 2 protein expression and enzyme activity in colorectal carcinoma cells
    Ching-Huai Ko
    Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, 250 Wu-Hsing Street, Taipei, Taiwan
    Mol Cancer Ther 4:281-90. 2005
    ..The blockade involved suppression of PKC translocation, ERK phosphorylation, and c-Jun protein expression...
  38. ncbi 3-OH flavone inhibition of epidermal growth factor-induced proliferaton through blocking prostaglandin E2 production
    Shing-Chuan Shen
    Department of Dermatology, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
    Int J Cancer 108:502-10. 2004
    ....
  39. ncbi Quercetin inhibition of ROS-dependent and -independent apoptosis in rat glioma C6 cells
    Tong-Jong Chen
    Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital, No.95, Wen-Chung Road, Taipei, Taiwan
    Toxicology 223:113-26. 2006
    ..Taken together, the results of this study suggest that QUE exhibits an inhibitory effect on both ROS-dependent and -independent cell death, and induction of HO-1 protein expression is involved...
  40. ncbi Flavanones structure-related inhibition on TPA-induced tumor promotion through suppression of extracellular signal-regulated protein kinases: involvement of prostaglandin E2 in anti-promotive process
    Ching-Huai Ko
    Graduate Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Physiol 193:93-102. 2002
    ..We proposed that blocking TPA-induced intracellular signaling responses might be involved in the anti-promotive mechanism of flavanones...
  41. ncbi Mitochondrial-dependent, reactive oxygen species-independent apoptosis by myricetin: roles of protein kinase C, cytochrome c, and caspase cascade
    Ching Huai Ko
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Biochem Pharmacol 69:913-27. 2005
    ....
  42. ncbi The role of COX-2/PGE(2) in gossypol-induced apoptosis of colorectal carcinoma cells
    Chih Chiang Chien
    Division of Nephrology, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan Graduate Institute of Medical Sciences, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Physiol 227:3128-37. 2012
    ..J. Cell. Physiol. 227: 3128-3137, 2012. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc...
  43. ncbi Quercetin, but not rutin and quercitrin, prevention of H2O2-induced apoptosis via anti-oxidant activity and heme oxygenase 1 gene expression in macrophages
    Jyh-Ming Chow
    Section of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taipei Medical University, Taiwan
    Biochem Pharmacol 69:1839-51. 2005
    ..Differential anti-apoptotic effect between QE and its glycosides RUT and QI via distinct HO-1 protein induction was also delineated...
  44. ncbi Nicotine enhancement of lipopolysaccharide/interferon-gamma-induced cytotoxicity with elevating nitric oxide production
    Yen-Chou Chen
    Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, School of Pharmacy, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan
    Toxicol Lett 153:191-200. 2004
    ..A cross-talk between inflammation and smoking was proposed in the present study...
  45. ncbi Mitochondria-mediated caspase-independent apoptosis induced by cadmium in normal human lung cells
    Chwen Ming Shih
    Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
    J Cell Biochem 89:335-47. 2003
    ..In summary, this study demonstrated for the first time that cadmium induced a caspase-independent apoptotic pathway through mitochondria-mediated AIF translocation into the nucleus...
  46. ncbi The autonomous notch signal pathway is activated by baicalin and baicalein but is suppressed by niclosamide in K562 cells
    An Ming Wang
    Institute of Biopharmaceutical Sciences, School of Medicine, National Yang Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan
    J Cell Biochem 106:682-92. 2009
    ..Taken together, this system could be beneficial for screening of drugs with potential to treat Notch signal pathway-associated diseases...
  47. ncbi Biochemical alteration in cerebrospinal fluid precedes behavioral deficits in Parkinsonian rats induced by 6-hydroxydopamine
    Jia Wei Lin
    Graduate Institute of Clinical Medicine, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Surg Neurol 72:S55-65; discussion S65. 2009
    ..In this study, we tested the hypothesis that biochemical changes in CSF precede behavioral deficits in Parkinsonian animals...
  48. ncbi Wogonin but not Nor-wogonin inhibits lipopolysaccharide and lipoteichoic acid-induced iNOS gene expression and NO production in macrophages
    Guan Cheng Huang
    Department of Internal Medicine, Chi Mei Medical Center, Tainan, Taiwan
    Int Immunopharmacol 7:1054-63. 2007
    ..These data suggest that OHs at both C5 and C7 are essential for NO inhibition of flavonoids, and OCH(3) at C8 may contribute to this activity, and suppression of JNKs-c-Jun activation is involved...