Min Fu Tsan

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Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Heat shock proteins and high mobility group box 1 protein lack cytokine function
    Min Fu Tsan
    Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    J Leukoc Biol 89:847-53. 2011
  2. 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
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. ncbi Effect of resveratrol on growth of 4T1 breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo
    Kathleen Bove
    Research Service, Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York 12208, USA
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 291:1001-5. 2002

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Publications14

  1. ncbi Heat shock proteins and high mobility group box 1 protein lack cytokine function
    Min Fu Tsan
    Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Washington, DC, USA
    J Leukoc Biol 89:847-53. 2011
    ..The significance of these cytokine-enhancing effects of HSPs and HMGB1 needs further investigation...
  2. 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...
  3. 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...
  4. 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
    ....
  5. 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)...
  6. 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...
  7. 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...
  8. 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
    ....
  9. 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
    ....
  10. ncbi Effect of resveratrol on growth of 4T1 breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo
    Kathleen Bove
    Research Service, Stratton VA Medical Center, Albany, New York 12208, USA
    Biochem Biophys Res Commun 291:1001-5. 2002
    ..Resveratrol, therefore, is a potent inhibitor of 4T1 breast cancer cells in vitro; is nontoxic to mice at 1-5 mg/kg; and has no growth-inhibitory effect on 4T1 breast cancer in vivo...
  11. 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
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  12. ncbi Toll-like receptors, inflammation and cancer
    Min Fu Tsan
    Research Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, 50 Irving Street, NW, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    Semin Cancer Biol 16:32-7. 2006
    ..Further studies are necessary to define the existence of endogenous TLR ligands and their potential contribution to the immunosuppression in cancer...
  13. 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...
  14. ncbi Anti-leukemia effect of resveratrol
    Min Fu Tsan
    Office of Research Compliance and Assurance, Department of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC 20422, USA
    Leuk Lymphoma 43:983-7. 2002
    ..Because of its low in vivo toxicity, resveratrol deserves further investigation as an anti-leukemia agent...