Baochong Gao

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Endogenous ligands of Toll-like receptors
    Min Fu Tsan
    Office of Research Oversight, Department of Veterans Affairs, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Leukoc Biol 76:514-9. 2004
  2. ncbi The heat sensitivity of cytokine-inducing effect of lipopolysaccharide
    Baochong Gao
    Research Service, VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    J Leukoc Biol 80:359-66. 2006
  3. ncbi Induction of cytokines by heat shock proteins and endotoxin in murine macrophages
    Baochong Gao
    Institute for Clinical Research, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 317:1149-54. 2004
  4. ncbi Recombinant human heat shock protein 60 does not induce the release of tumor necrosis factor alpha from murine macrophages
    Baochong Gao
    Institute for Clinical Research, Washington, D C 20422, USA
    J Biol Chem 278:22523-9. 2003
  5. ncbi Endotoxin contamination in recombinant human heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) preparation is responsible for the induction of tumor necrosis factor alpha release by murine macrophages
    Baochong Gao
    Institute for Clinical Research and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Biol Chem 278:174-9. 2003
  6. ncbi Role of alpha(v)beta(3)-integrin in TNF-alpha-induced endothelial cell migration
    Baochong Gao
    Department of Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 283:C1196-205. 2002
  7. ncbi TNF-alpha disruption of lung endothelial integrity: reduced integrin mediated adhesion to fibronectin
    Robert F Rotundo
    Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Neil Hellman Medical Research Building, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 282:L316-29. 2002
  8. ncbi Pathogen-associated molecular pattern contamination as putative endogenous ligands of Toll-like receptors
    Min Fu Tsan
    Department of Veterans Affairs, Research Service, VA Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Endotoxin Res 13:6-14. 2007
  9. ncbi Heat shock protein and innate immunity
    Min Fu Tsan
    Research Service, VA Medical Center, Washington DC 20422, USA
    Cell Mol Immunol 1:274-9. 2004
  10. ncbi Induction of cytokines by heat shock proteins and concanavalin A in murine splenocytes
    Yun Wang
    Institute for Clinical Research, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    Cytokine 32:149-54. 2005

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Publications13

  1. ncbi Endogenous ligands of Toll-like receptors
    Min Fu Tsan
    Office of Research Oversight, Department of Veterans Affairs, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Leukoc Biol 76:514-9. 2004
    ....
  2. ncbi The heat sensitivity of cytokine-inducing effect of lipopolysaccharide
    Baochong Gao
    Research Service, VA Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    J Leukoc Biol 80:359-66. 2006
    ....
  3. ncbi Induction of cytokines by heat shock proteins and endotoxin in murine macrophages
    Baochong Gao
    Institute for Clinical Research, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 317:1149-54. 2004
    ..These data suggest that rhHsp60 and rhHsp70 do not activate cytokine genes in murine macrophages...
  4. ncbi Recombinant human heat shock protein 60 does not induce the release of tumor necrosis factor alpha from murine macrophages
    Baochong Gao
    Institute for Clinical Research, Washington, D C 20422, USA
    J Biol Chem 278:22523-9. 2003
    ..Approximately 50% of the observed TNF-alpha-inducing activity in the rhHSP60-2 preparation is due to LPS contamination, whereas the rest of the activity was due to the contamination of LPS-associated molecule(s)...
  5. ncbi Endotoxin contamination in recombinant human heat shock protein 70 (Hsp70) preparation is responsible for the induction of tumor necrosis factor alpha release by murine macrophages
    Baochong Gao
    Institute for Clinical Research and Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Biol Chem 278:174-9. 2003
    ..These results suggest that rhHsp-70 does not induce TNFalpha release from murine macrophages and that the observed TNFalpha-inducing activity in the rhHsp70-2 preparation is entirely due to the contaminating LPS...
  6. ncbi Role of alpha(v)beta(3)-integrin in TNF-alpha-induced endothelial cell migration
    Baochong Gao
    Department of Physiology, Albany Medical College, Albany, NY 12208, USA
    Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 283:C1196-205. 2002
    ....
  7. ncbi TNF-alpha disruption of lung endothelial integrity: reduced integrin mediated adhesion to fibronectin
    Robert F Rotundo
    Department of Physiology and Cell Biology, Neil Hellman Medical Research Building, Albany Medical College, Albany, New York 12208, USA
    Am J Physiol Lung Cell Mol Physiol 282:L316-29. 2002
    ....
  8. ncbi Pathogen-associated molecular pattern contamination as putative endogenous ligands of Toll-like receptors
    Min Fu Tsan
    Department of Veterans Affairs, Research Service, VA Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Endotoxin Res 13:6-14. 2007
    ..Strategies are proposed to avoid future designation of PAMP contamination as putative endogenous ligands of TLRs...
  9. ncbi Heat shock protein and innate immunity
    Min Fu Tsan
    Research Service, VA Medical Center, Washington DC 20422, USA
    Cell Mol Immunol 1:274-9. 2004
    ..This concise review summarizes the current controversy over the role of HSPs in innate immunity...
  10. ncbi Induction of cytokines by heat shock proteins and concanavalin A in murine splenocytes
    Yun Wang
    Institute for Clinical Research, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    Cytokine 32:149-54. 2005
    ..In contrast, concanavalin A induced the expression of a number of cytokine genes and the release of IFN-gamma and IL-2. These results suggest that Hsp60 and Hsp70 do not induce cytokine production by murine splenocytes...
  11. ncbi Heat shock proteins and immune system
    Min Fu Tsan
    Office of Research Oversight, Department of Veterans Affairs, 50 Irving Street, N W, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    J Leukoc Biol 85:905-10. 2009
    ..The reported antigen presentation and cross-presentation and in vitro HSP cytokine functions are a result of molecules bound to or chaperoned by HSPs but not a result of HSPs themselves...
  12. ncbi Cytokine function of heat shock proteins
    Min Fu Tsan
    Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    Am J Physiol Cell Physiol 286:C739-44. 2004
    ....
  13. ncbi Exogenous procalcitonin evokes a pro-inflammatory cytokine response
    Angelike P Liappis
    Medical Service and Section of Infectious Diseases, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, NW 4A155, Washington, DC, USA
    Inflamm Res 60:203-7. 2011
    ..Endogenous levels of ProCT might influence the response of polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs), independently of endotoxin, in clinical disease...