Patrick Ming-Kuen Tang

Publications

• The Proto-oncogene Tyrosine Protein Kinase Src is Essential for Macrophage-myofibroblast Transition During Renal Scarring
  Kidney International. Jan, 2018  |   Pubmed ID: 29042082
• TGF-β Mediates Renal Fibrosis Via the Smad3-Erbb4-IR Long Noncoding RNA Axis
  Molecular Therapy : the Journal of the American Society of Gene Therapy. Oct, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 29102563
• Smad3 Promotes Cancer Progression by Inhibiting E4BP4-mediated NK Cell Development
  Nature Communications. Mar, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28262747
• The Pattern Recognition Receptor, Mincle, is Essential for Maintaining the M1 Macrophage Phenotype in Acute Renal Inflammation
  Kidney International. Mar, 2017  |   Pubmed ID: 28017324
• C-reactive Protein Promotes Acute Kidney Injury Via Smad3-dependent Inhibition of CDK2/cyclin E
  Kidney International. Sep, 2016  |   Pubmed ID: 27470679
• Macrophage Phenotype in Kidney Injury and Repair
  Kidney Diseases (Basel, Switzerland). Sep, 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 27536674
• TGF-β/Smad Signaling in Renal Fibrosis
  Frontiers in Physiology. 2015  |   Pubmed ID: 25852569
• Pheophorbide A: a Photosensitizer with Immunostimulating Activities on Mouse Macrophage RAW 264.7 Cells in the Absence of Irradiation
  Cellular Immunology. 2011  |   Pubmed ID: 21481339
• Photo-activated Pheophorbide-a, an Active Component of Scutellaria Barbata, Enhances Apoptosis Via the Suppression of ERK-mediated Autophagy in the Estrogen Receptor-negative Human Breast Adenocarcinoma Cells MDA-MB-231
  Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Aug, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20558270
• Pheophorbide A-Mediated Photodynamic Therapy Triggers HLA Class I-Restricted Antigen Presentation in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  Translational Oncology. Apr, 2010  |   Pubmed ID: 20360936
• Photodynamic Therapy Inhibits P-glycoprotein Mediated Multidrug Resistance Via JNK Activation in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Using the Photosensitizer Pheophorbide A
  Molecular Cancer. 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19646254
• Pheophorbide a Based Photodynamic Therapy Induces Apoptosis Via Mitochondrial-mediated Pathway in Human Uterine Carcinosarcoma
  Cancer Biology & Therapy. Mar, 2009  |   Pubmed ID: 19276676
• Pheophorbide A, an Active Component in Scutellaria Barbata, Reverses P-glycoprotein-mediated Multidrug Resistance on a Human Hepatoma Cell Line R-HepG2
  Cancer Biology & Therapy. Apr, 2007  |   Pubmed ID: 17457045
• Pheophorbide A, an Active Compound Isolated from Scutellaria Barbata, Possesses Photodynamic Activities by Inducing Apoptosis in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma
  Cancer Biology & Therapy. Sep, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16880732
• Pheophorbide A, a Major Antitumor Component Purified from Scutellaria Barbata, Induces Apoptosis in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma Cells
  Planta Medica. Jan, 2006  |   Pubmed ID: 16450292