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| Tong Rong JanSummaryAffiliation: National Taiwan University Country: Taiwan Publications
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Diosgenin, a steroidal sapogenin, enhances antigen-specific IgG2a and interferon-gamma expression in ovalbumin-sensitized BALB/c miceTong Rong Jan
Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Planta Med 73:421-6. 2007....
Suppressive effects of cannabidiol on antigen-specific antibody production and functional activity of splenocytes in ovalbumin-sensitized BALB/c miceTong Rong Jan
Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Int Immunopharmacol 7:773-80. 2007....
Cannabidiol-induced apoptosis in primary lymphocytes is associated with oxidative stress-dependent activation of caspase-8Hsin Ying Wu
Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No 1, Sec 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan 106, ROC
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 226:260-70. 2008..Collectively, the present study demonstrated that the apoptotic effect of CBD in primary lymphocytes is closely associated with oxidative stress-dependent activation of caspase-8...
Iron oxide nanoparticles suppressed T helper 1 cell-mediated immunity in a murine model of delayed-type hypersensitivityChien Chang Shen
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
Int J Nanomedicine 7:2729-37. 2012..The present study aimed to investigate the effect of iron oxide nanoparticles on delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH), whose pathophysiology requires the participation of T helper 1 cells and macrophages...
A role of cellular glutathione in the differential effects of iron oxide nanoparticles on antigen-specific T cell cytokine expressionChien Chang Shen
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Int J Nanomedicine 6:2791-8. 2011..The present study investigates the direct effect of iron oxide nanoparticles on antigen-specific cytokine expression by T cells, and potential underlying mechanisms...
A comparative study on cannabidiol-induced apoptosis in murine thymocytes and EL-4 thymoma cellsChi Ya Lee
Department of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Int Immunopharmacol 8:732-40. 2008..The results demonstrated that both thymocytes and EL-4 thymoma cells were susceptible to CBD-induced apoptosis and that ROS played a critical role in the apoptosis induction...
Diosgenin, a plant-derived sapogenin, enhances regulatory T-cell immunity in the intestine of mice with food allergyChung Hsiung Huang
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan 106, Republic of China
J Nat Prod 73:1033-7. 2010..These results suggest that the suppressive effect of 1 on allergen-induced intestinal Th2 responses is closely associated with an up-regulation of the regulatory T-cell immunity in the inflammatory site...
Areca nut extracts enhance the development of CD11b(+) Gr-1(+) cells with the characteristics of myeloid-derived suppressor cells in antigen-stimulated miceChia Chi Wang
Animal Cancer Center, Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
J Oral Pathol Med 40:769-77. 2011..As areca nut extracts (ANE) have been reported to induce a proinflammatory effect in antigen-stimulated mice, we hypothesized that ANE might enhance the development of MDSC...
Methamphetamine and diazepam suppress antigen-specific cytokine expression and antibody production in ovalbumin-sensitized BALB/c miceShiaw Pyng Wey
Department of Medical Imaging and Radiological Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
Toxicol Lett 181:157-62. 2008..These results indicated that the central depressant diazepam did not affect methamphetamine-mediated immunosuppression. Rather, both drugs markedly suppressed antigen-specific antibody production and T-cell reactivity...
Silibinin attenuates antigen-specific IgE production through the modulation of Th1/Th2 balance in ovalbumin-sensitized BALB/c miceFu Hua Kuo
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No 1, Sec 4, Roosevelt Road, Taipei 10617, Taiwan, ROC
Phytomedicine 16:271-6. 2009..Together, these results suggest that silibinin treatment polarizes the Th1/Th2 immune balance toward the Th1-dominant direction, which may be beneficial against IgE-mediated allergy...
Highly oligomeric procyanidins from areca nut induce lymphocyte apoptosis via the depletion of intracellular thiolsChia Chi Wang
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Toxicol In Vitro 23:1234-41. 2009....
A single exposure to iron oxide nanoparticles attenuates antigen-specific antibody production and T-cell reactivity in ovalbumin-sensitized BALB/c miceChien Chang Shen
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei
Int J Nanomedicine 6:1229-35. 2011..The present study investigated the effect of iron oxide nanoparticles on antigen-specific immune responses in mice sensitized with the T cell-dependent antigen ovalbumin (OVA)...
Areca-nut extract modulates antigen-specific immunity and augments inflammation in ovalbumin-sensitized miceChia Chi Wang
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Immunopharmacol Immunotoxicol 33:315-22. 2011..Taken together, these results demonstrated that ANE modulated antigen-specific immune responses and promoted inflammatory reactions in vivo, which may contribute to immune deregulation associated with areca-related diseases...
Cannabidiol hydroxyquinone-induced apoptosis of splenocytes is mediated predominantly by thiol depletionHsin Ying Wu
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, No 1 Sec 4 Roosevelt Road, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Toxicol Lett 195:68-74. 2010....
Cannabidiol-induced apoptosis in murine microglial cells through lipid raftHsin Ying Wu
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
Glia 60:1182-90. 2012..Taken together, these results suggest that CBD induces a marked proapoptotic effect in primary microglia through lipid raft coalescence and elevated expression of GM1 ganglioside and caveolin-1...
Cannabidiol attenuates delayed-type hypersensitivity reactions via suppressing T-cell and macrophage reactivityDer Zen Liu
Graduate Institute of Biomedical Materials and Engineering, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, China
Acta Pharmacol Sin 31:1611-7. 2010..to investigate the effects cannabidiol (CBD) on delayed-type hypersensitivity (DTH) reactions and antigen-induced T-cell cytokine expression...
Diosgenin attenuates allergen-induced intestinal inflammation and IgE production in a murine model of food allergyChung Hsiung Huang
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
Planta Med 75:1300-5. 2009..These results demonstrated the IN VIVO anti-allergic activity of diosgenin, which is associated with the suppression of IgE production and mast cell infiltration and degranulation...
CD5-low expression lymphocytes in canine peripheral blood show characteristics of natural killer cellsYi Chun Huang
Animal Cancer Research Center, Department of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, 1 Roosevelt Road, Section 4, Taipei 106, Taiwan
J Leukoc Biol 84:1501-10. 2008..Taken together, the CD5lo subset in canine PBL is closely related to canine NK cells, and CD5lo can be used as a phenotypic marker for an IL-2-dependent canine NK cell enrichment...
Involvement of the mitochondrion-dependent pathway and oxidative stress in the apoptosis of murine splenocytes induced by areca nut extractChia Chi Wang
Department and Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
Toxicol In Vitro 23:840-7. 2009..Collectively, these results demonstrated the pro-apoptotic effect of ANE in primary lymphocytes, which was mediated, at least in part, by the activation of the mitochondrion-dependent pathway and oxidative stress...
GMP-compliant automated synthesis of [(18)F]AV-45 (Florbetapir F 18) for imaging beta-amyloid plaques in human brainCheng Hsiang Yao
Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
Appl Radiat Isot 68:2293-7. 2010..The specific activity of [(18)F]AV-45 reached as high as 470+/-135 TBq/mmol (n=19). The present studies show that [(18)F]AV-45 can be manufactured under GMP-compliant conditions and could be widely available for routine clinical use...
Synergistic antiviral effect of Galanthus nivalis agglutinin and nelfinavir against feline coronavirusLi En Hsieh
Graduate Institute of Veterinary Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 10617, Taiwan
Antiviral Res 88:25-30. 2010..These results suggest that the combined use of GNA and nelfinavir has therapeutic potential in the prophylaxis and treatment of cats with early-diagnosed FIP...
Adjuvant effect of liposome in chicken result from induction of nitric oxideYuh Feng Lin
Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital, Taiwan
Biomed Mater 6:015011. 2011..This finding may be useful for developing potent mucosal vaccine delivery systems in the future...
Attenuation of the ovalbumin-induced allergic airway response by cannabinoid treatment in A/J miceTong Rong Jan
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 188:24-35. 2003....
Immune responses in the lung and local lymph node of A/J mice to intranasal sensitization and challenge with adjuvant-free ovalbuminAimen K Farraj
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
Toxicol Pathol 31:432-47. 2003..The results of this study indicate that A/J mice intranasally instilled with ovalbumin without adjuvant have the hallmark histopathologic and immunologic features of IgE-mediated allergic airway disease of humans...
Cannabinol enhancement of interleukin-2 (IL-2) expression by T cells is associated with an increase in IL-2 distal nuclear factor of activated T cell activityTong Rong Jan
Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan 48824, USA
Mol Pharmacol 61:446-54. 2002..Collectively, these results suggest that increased IL-2 secretion by CBN is mediated through the enhancement of IL-2 gene transcription by activation of NF-AT in a CB1/CB2-independent manner...
