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Fung-Lung Chung is affiliated with Georgetown University in the United States and has contributed to research primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their work spans various subfields, including Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Biochemistry, and Psychiatry and Mental health.

Their research portfolio includes major topics such as Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism; Tea Polyphenols and Effects; Cancer, Stress, Anesthesia, and Immune Response; Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism; Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment; Genomics, Phytochemicals, and Oxidative Stress; and Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure.

Fung-Lung Chung has published in several notable venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • Cancer Research
  • The Lancet Oncology
  • Clinical Nutrition
  • Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology

The scientist has collaborated extensively with colleagues such as Monika Aggarwal, Aiwu Ruth He, Hong-Bin Fang, Zizhao Zhu, and Sophie Gould. These collaborations have contributed to a number of publications and studies in their specialty areas.

Some of the recent research papers by Fung-Lung Chung include:

  • "Carcinogenicity of acrolein, crotonaldehyde, and arecoline," 2020, The Lancet Oncology
  • "Theaphenon E prevents fatty liver disease and increases CD4+ T cell survival in mice fed a high-fat diet," 2020, Clinical Nutrition
  • "Adamantyl Isothiocyanates as Mutant p53 Rescuing Agents and Their Structure-Activity Relationships," 2021, Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
  • "Abstract 6235: Detection of γ-OHPdG in circulating liver cells and its potential use as a prognostic biomarker in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence," 2022, Cancer Research
  • "Detection of DNA adduct γ-OHPdG in circulating tumor cells (CTCs) and its use as a prognostic biomarker in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC)," 2023, Journal of Clinical Oncology

Best Publications

  • A Novel Mechanism of Chemoprotection by Sulforaphane: Inhibition of Histone Deacetylase

    Melinda C. Myzak;P. Andrew Karplus;Fung-Lung Chung;Roderick H. Dashwood

  • Isothiocyanates as cancer chemopreventive agents: their biological activities and metabolism in rodents and humans.

    C. Clifford Conaway;Yang-ming Yang;Fung-lung Chung

  • Inhibition of tobacco-specific nitrosamine-induced lung tumorigenesis in A/J mice by green tea and its major polyphenol as antioxidants.

    Yong Xu;Chi-Tang Ho;Shantu G. Amin;Chi Han

  • Lipid peroxidation as a potential endogenous source for the formation of exocyclic DNA adducts

    Fung-Lung Chung;Hauh-Jyun Candy Chen;Raghu G. Nath

  • Disposition of glucosinolates and sulforaphane in humans after ingestion of steamed and fresh broccoli.

    C. Clifford Conaway;Serkadis M. Getahun;Leonard L. Liebes;Donald J. Pusateri

  • Phenethyl isothiocyanate and sulforaphane and their N-acetylcysteine conjugates inhibit malignant progression of lung adenomas induced by tobacco carcinogens in A/J mice

    C. Clifford Conaway;Chung Xiou Wang;Brian Pittman;Yang Ming Yang

  • Conversion of Glucosinolates to Isothiocyanates in Humans after Ingestion of Cooked Watercress

    Serkadis M. Getahun;Fung-Lung Chung

  • Sulforaphane and its metabolite mediate growth arrest and apoptosis in human prostate cancer cells.

    Chiao Jw;Chung Fl;Kancherla R;Ahmed T

  • Inhibition of 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone-induced DNA adduct formation and tumorigenicity in the lung of F344 rats by dietary phenethyl isothiocyanate.

    Mark A. Morse;Chung-Xiou Wang;Gary D. Stoner;Swapna Mandal

  • Tea and cancer prevention: studies in animals and humans.

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  • Urinary total isothiocyanate (ITC) in a population-based sample of middle-aged and older Chinese in Singapore: relationship with dietary total ITC and glutathione S-transferase M1/T1/P1 genotypes.

    Adeline Seow;Chen-Yang Shi;Fung-Lung Chung;Ding Jiao

  • Covalent Binding to Tubulin by Isothiocyanates A MECHANISM OF CELL GROWTH ARREST AND APOPTOSIS

    Lixin Mi;Zhen Xiao;Brian L. Hood;Sivanesan Dakshanamurthy

  • Quantitation of human uptake of the anticarcinogen phenethyl isothiocyanate after a watercress meal.

    F L Chung;M A Morse;K I Eklind;J Lewis

  • Deoxyguanosine Adducts of t-4-Hydroxy-2-nonenal Are Endogenous DNA Lesions in Rodents and Humans: Detection and Potential Sources

    Fung-Lung Chung;Raghu G. Nath;Joseph Ocando;Akiyoshi Nishikawa

  • Inhibition of Benzo( a )pyrene-induced Lung Tumorigenesis in A/J Mice by Dietary N -Acetylcysteine Conjugates of Benzyl and Phenethyl Isothiocyanates during the Postinitiation Phase Is Associated with Activation of Mitogen-activated Protein Kinases and p53 Activity and Induction of Apoptosis

    Yang-Ming Yang;C Clifford Conaway;J W Chiao;Chung-Xiou Wang

  • Detection of exocyclic 1,N2-propanodeoxyguanosine adducts as common DNA lesions in rodents and humans.

    Unknown

  • Mechanisms of chronic disease causation by nutritional factors and tobacco products and their prevention by tea polyphenols.

    Unknown

  • Rapid single-dose model for lung tumor induction in A/J mice by 4-(methylnitrosainino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanone and the effect of diet

    Stephen S. Hecht;Mark A. Morse;Shantu Amin;Gary D. Stoner;Gary D. Stoner

  • 1,N2-ethenodeoxyguanosine as a potential marker for DNA adduct formation by trans-4-hydroxy-2-nonenal.

    Rama S. Sodum;Fung-Lung Chung

  • Induction of liver tumors in F344 rats by crotonaldehyde.

    Fung-Lung Chung;Fung-Lung Chung;Takuji Tanaka;Stephen S. Hecht

  • Detection of 1,N2-Propanodeoxyguanosine Adducts as Potential Endogenous DNA Lesions in Rodent and Human Tissues

    Raghu G. Nath;Joseph E. Ocando;Fung-Lung Chung

  • The role of protein binding in induction of apoptosis by phenethyl isothiocyanate and sulforaphane in human non-small lung cancer cells.

    Lixin Mi;Xiantao Wang;Sudha Govind;Brian L. Hood

  • Effects of alkyl chain length on the inhibition of NNK-induced lung neoplasia in A/J mice by arylalkyl isothiocyanates

    Mark A. Morse;Karin I. Eklind;Shantu G. Amin;Stephen S. Hecht

  • Sulforaphane activates heat shock response and enhances proteasome activity through up-regulation of Hsp27.

    Nanqin Gan;Yu-Chieh Wu;Mathilde Brunet;Carmen Garrido

  • Targeting cell cycle machinery as a molecular mechanism of sulforaphane in prostate cancer prevention.

    Longgui Wang;Delong Liu;Tauseef Ahmed;Fung-Lung Chung

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen S. Hecht
Stephen S. Hecht University of Minnesota
Timothy D. Veenstra
Timothy D. Veenstra Lake Erie College of Osteopathic Medicine
Shantu Amin
Shantu Amin Pennsylvania State University
Yu-Tang Gao
Yu-Tang Gao Fudan University
Chi-Tang Ho
Chi-Tang Ho Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Thomas P. Conrads
Thomas P. Conrads University of Pittsburgh
Mimi C. Yu
Mimi C. Yu University of Southern California
Leroy B. Townsend
Leroy B. Townsend University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Jian-Min Yuan
Jian-Min Yuan University of Pittsburgh
Xiao-Ou Shu
Xiao-Ou Shu Vanderbilt University Medical Center

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