Anticancer effects of garlic and garlic-derived compounds for breast cancer control

A Tsubura, YC Lai, M Kuwata, N Uehara… - Anti-Cancer Agents …, 2011 - ingentaconnect.com
Garlic and garlic-derived compounds reduce the development of mammary cancer in animals
and suppress the growth of human breast cancer cells in culture. Oil-soluble compounds …

Animal models of N-methyl-N-nitrosourea-induced mammary cancer and retinal degeneration with special emphasis on therapeutic trials

A Tsubura, YC Lai, H Miki, T Sasaki, N Uehara, T Yuri… - In Vivo, 2011 - iv.iiarjournals.org
N-Methyl-N-nitrosourea (MNU) is a direct-acting alkylating agent that interacts with DNA.
Accumulation of mutations may enhance cancer risk in target organs or cause cell death in …

Sulforaphane inhibits the growth of KPL-1 human breast cancer cells in vitro and suppresses the growth and metastasis of orthotopically transplanted KPL-1 cells in …

…, H Miki, T Sasaki, M Kuro, YC Lai… - Oncology …, 2011 - spandidos-publications.com
The anticancer effects of sulforaphane (SFN), which is found in cruciferous vegetables, were
studied on KPL-1 human breast cancer cells in vitro and in vivo. Cell proliferation in vitro …

Impact of artificial sunlight therapy on the progress of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease in rats

T Nakano, YF Cheng, CY Lai, LW Hsu, YC Chang… - Journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) is recognized as the most
severe form of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, with likely progression to liver cirrhosis and …

A genipin-crosslinked gelatin membrane as wound-dressing material: in vitro and in vivo studies

WH Chang, Y Chang, PH Lai… - Journal of Biomaterials …, 2003 - Taylor & Francis
A naturally occurring crosslinking agent (genipin) was used in this study to crosslink gelatin
hydrogel to develop a wound-dressing membrane. The study was to investigate the in vitro …

Rapidly self-expandable polymeric stents with a shape-memory property

MC Chen, HW Tsai, Y Chang, WY Lai, FL Mi… - …, 2007 - ACS Publications
A novel biodegradable stent, made of chitosan films cross-linked with an epoxy compound,
with a shape-memory property was developed. To reduce their crystallinity, glycerol and poly(…

Direct intramyocardial injection of mesenchymal stem cell sheet fragments improves cardiac functions after infarction

…, WW Lin, SM Hwang, PCH Hsieh, PH Lai… - Cardiovascular …, 2008 - academic.oup.com
Aims Cell transplantation is a promising approach for patients with myocardial infarction.
However, following injection, retention of the transplanted cells in the injected area remains a …

A Natural Compound (Ginsenoside Re) Isolated from Panax ginseng as a Novel Angiogenic Agent for Tissue Regeneration

YC Huang, CT Chen, SC Chen, PH Lai, HC Liang… - Pharmaceutical …, 2005 - Springer
No Heading Purpose. The primary challenge for tissue engineering is to develop a vascular
supply that can support the metabolic needs of the engineered tissues in an extracellular …

Pterostilbene suppressed lipopolysaccharide-induced up-expression of iNOS and COX-2 in murine macrophages

MH Pan, YH Chang, ML Tsai, CS Lai… - Journal of agricultural …, 2008 - ACS Publications
Pterostilbene, an active constituent of blueberries, is known to possess anti-inflammatory
activity and also to induce apoptosis in various types of cancer cells. Here, we investigated the …

[HTML][HTML] Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis in Taiwan–a population-based study

CC Lai, CY Wang, HM Lu, L Chen, NC Teng… - Respiratory …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: This study took advantage of a large population-based database of the Taiwan
National Health Insurance (NHI) to investigate the epidemiology of idiopathic pulmonary …