Kwok‐Pui Fung

Research interests

Publications

• TLR-4 may mediate signaling pathways of Astragalus polysaccharide RAP induced cytokine expression of RAW264.7 cells

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2015 · 10.1016/j.jep.2015.12.060

• Arenobufagin, a natural bufadienolide from toad venom, induces apoptosis and autophagy in human hepatocellular carcinoma cells through inhibition of PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway

  Carcinogenesis · 2013 · 10.1093/carcin/bgt060

• Synergistic interaction between Astragali Radix and Rehmanniae Radix in a Chinese herbal formula to promote diabetic wound healing

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2012 · 10.1016/j.jep.2012.02.025

• Anticancer Effects of Imperatorin Isolated from Angelica dahurica: Induction of Apoptosis in HepG2 Cells through both Death-Receptor- and Mitochondria-Mediated Pathways

  Chemotherapy · 2011 · 10.1159/000331641

• Synergistic effects of baicalein with ciprofloxacin against NorA over-expressed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and inhibition of MRSA pyruvate kinase

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2011 · 10.1016/j.jep.2011.06.039

• Evaluation of in vitro anti-proliferative and immunomodulatory activities of compounds isolated from Curcuma longa

  Food and Chemical Toxicology · 2010 · 10.1016/j.fct.2010.04.039

• Immunomodulatory and anti-SARS activities of Houttuynia cordata

  Journal of Ethnopharmacology · 2008 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2008.03.018

• Efficacy and tolerability of a Chinese herbal medicine concoction for treatment of atopic dermatitis: a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study

  British Journal of Dermatology · 2007 · 10.1111/j.1365-2133.2007.07941.x

• Pharmacological investigations of the anti-diabetic effect of Cortex Moutan and its active component paeonol

  Phytomedicine · 2007 · 10.1016/j.phymed.2007.01.007

• Polysaccharide biological response modifiers

  Immunology Letters · 2006 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.imlet.2006.01.009

• The 3a protein of severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus induces apoptosis in Vero E6 cells

  Journal of General Virology · 2005 · 10.1099/vir.0.80813-0

• Chemistry and Biological Activities of Caffeic Acid Derivatives from Salvia miltiorrhiza

  Current Medicinal Chemistry · 2005 · https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867053363397

• Effects of polyphyllin D, a steroidal saponin inParis Polyphylla, in growth inhibition of human breast cancer cells and in xenograft

  Cancer Biology & Therapy · 2005 · 10.4161/cbt.4.11.2136

• Cytotoxic activities of Coriolus versicolor (Yunzhi) extract on human leukemia and lymphoma cells by induction of apoptosis

  Life Sciences · 2004 · 10.1016/j.lfs.2004.04.001

• Polyphyllin D is a potent apoptosis inducer in drug-resistant HepG2 cells

  Cancer Letters · 2004 · https://doi.org/10.1016/j.canlet.2004.06.042

• Reactive oxygen species mediate doxorubicin induced p53-independent apoptosis

  Life Sciences · 2003 · https://doi.org/10.1016/s0024-3205(03)00566-6

• Paeoniae Radix, a Chinese herbal extract, inhibit hepatoma cells growth by inducing apoptosis in a p53 independent pathway

  Life Sciences · 2002 · 10.1016/s0024-3205(02)01962-8

• Induction of apoptosis by green tea catechins in human prostate cancer DU145 cells

  Life Sciences · 2001 · 10.1016/s0024-3205(00)01020-1

• Molecular cloning and characterization of FHL2, a novel LIM domain protein preferentially expressed in human heart

  Gene · 1998 · 10.1016/s0378-1119(97)00644-6

• The isolation and characterization of an immunomodulatory and anti-tumor polysaccharide preparation from Flammulina velutipes

  Immunopharmacology · 1997 · 10.1016/s0162-3109(96)00157-9

• A Genome-Based Resource for Molecular Cardiovascular Medicine

  Circulation · 1997 · 10.1161/01.cir.96.12.4146

• Antioxidation of human low density lipoprotein by unconjugated and conjugated bilirubins

  Biochemical Pharmacology · 1996 · 10.1016/0006-2952(95)02395-x

• Antioxidant activity of natural flavonoids is governed by number and location of their aromatic hydroxyl groups

  Chemistry and Physics of Lipids · 1996 · https://doi.org/10.1016/0009-3084(96)02523-6

• Plasma bone-specific alkaline phosphatase as an indicator of osteoblastic activity

  Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery - British Volume · 1993 · 10.1302/0301-620x.75b2.8444951

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