Dr. Pan , Wen-Harn

Is Ischemic Stroke Risk Related to Folate Status or Other Nutrients Correlated With Folate Intake?

American Stroke Association Nov 06, 2008

Folate status was inversely associated with plasma homocysteine concentration, a potential risk factor of cardiovascular disease. However ......

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Dr. Pan , Wen-Harn

Lipoprotein lipase variants associated with an endophenotype of hypertension: hypertension combined with elevated triglycerides.

Hum Mutat. Jul 22, 2008

Previously, we observed that young-onset hypertension was independently associated with elevated plasma triglyceride(s) (TG) levels to a ......

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Dr. Yang , Ruey-Bing (Ray)

Plasma concentration of SCUBE1, a novel platelet protein, is elevated in patients with acute coronary syndrome and ischemic stroke.

J. Am Coll Cardiol. Jun 03, 2008

This study investigates the potential application of plasma SCUBE1 [signal peptide-CUB (complement C1r/C1s, Uegf, and Bmp1)-EGF (epiderma ......

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Dr. Chau , Lee-Young

Ubiquitin-proteasome system mediates heme oxygenase-1 degradation through endoplasmic reticulum-associated degradation pathway.

Biochim Biophys Acta. May 21, 2008

The present study investigated the cellular mechanism underlying the degradation of heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1), an endoplasmic reticulum (ER ......

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Dr. Yang , Ruey-Bing (Ray)

Disruption of Guanylyl Cyclase-G Protects against Acute Renal Injury.

J. of the Am. Soc. of Nephrology. Jan 16, 2008

The membrane forms of guanylyl cyclase (GC) serve as cell-surface receptors that synthesize the second messenger cGMP, which mediates div ......

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