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Overview

Harry H. S. Fong is affiliated with the University of Illinois at Chicago in the United States. Their recent research contributions span multiple fields including neurology, oncology, molecular biology, nutrition and dietetics, as well as pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The scientist's recent papers include the following:

  • Recapitulation of Structure-Function-Regulation of Blood-Brain Barrier under (Patho)Physiological Conditions, 2024, published in Cells
  • Selenium promotes neural development through the regulation of GPX4 and SEPP1 in an iPSC-derived neuronal model, 2024, published in Biomaterials
  • E3 ligase CHIP restoration facilitates the effect of α1-adrenoceptor blockage on alleviating lipopolysaccharide-caused cardiac fibrosis via downregulating TGF-BR1 expression and Smad2/3 activation, 2025, published in Molecular Biomedicine

Main topics explored in Harry H. S. Fong's work include studies on barrier structure and function, drug transport and resistance mechanisms, ion transport and channel regulation, selenium in biological systems, birth development and health, as well as aspects of organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry.

  • Barrier Structure and Function Studies
  • Drug Transport and Resistance Mechanisms
  • Ion Transport and Channel Regulation
  • Selenium in Biological Systems
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Organoselenium and organotellurium chemistry

Frequent co-authors associated with Fong's work include Botao Zhou, Haixiao Feng, Chuoying Luo, Boren Bai, and John H. Zhang.

  • Botao Zhou
  • Haixiao Feng
  • Chuoying Luo
  • Boren Bai
  • John H. Zhang

Publications have appeared repeatedly in the venues Molecular Biomedicine, Cells, and Biomaterials, with multiple papers in Molecular Biomedicine illustrating continued engagement with this journal.

  • Molecular Biomedicine
  • Cells
  • Biomaterials

Best Publications

  • Cancer Chemopreventive Activity of Resveratrol, a Natural Product Derived from Grapes

    Meishiang Jang;Lining Cai;George O. Udeani;Karla V. Slowing

  • Discovery of betulinic acid as a selective inhibitor of human melanoma that functions by induction of apoptosis

    E Pisha;H Chai;I S Lee;T E Chagwedera

  • Evaluation of Estrogenic Activity of Plant Extracts for the Potential Treatment of Menopausal Symptoms

    Jianghua Liu;Joanna E. Burdette;Haiyan Xu;Chungang Gu

  • Use of high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to distinguish Panax ginseng C. A. Meyer (Asian ginseng) and Panax quinquefolius L. (North American ginseng).

    W. Li;C. Gu;H. Zhang;D. V C Awang

  • New Chemical Constituents of Euphorbia quinquecostata and Absolute Configuration Assignment by a Convenient Mosher Ester Procedure Carried Out in NMR Tubes

    Bao Ning Su;Eun Jung Park;Zakaria H. Mbwambo;Bernard D. Santarsiero

  • Nigranoic acid, a triterpenoid from Schisandra sphaerandra that inhibits HIV-1 reverse transcriptase

    Han-dong Sun;Sheng-xiang Qiu;Long-ze Lin;Zong-yu Wang

  • Serotonergic activity-guided phytochemical investigation of the roots of Angelica sinensis.

    Shixin Deng;Shao Nong Chen;Ping Yao;Dejan Nikolic

  • Antioxidant flavonoid glycosides from Daphniphyllum calycinum

    E. J. C. Gamez;L. Luyengi;S. K. Lee;L.-F. Zhu

  • Mechanistic evaluation of new plant-derived compounds that inhibit HIV-1 reverse transcriptase.

    T. Pengsuparp;L. Cai;H. Constant;H.H.S. Fong

  • Sesquiterpenoids from Tithonia diversifolia with potential cancer chemopreventive activity.

    Jian Qiao Gu;Joell J. Gills;Eun Jung Park;Eugenia Mata-Greenwood

  • Constituents of the bark and twigs of Artocarpus dadah with cyclooxygenase inhibitory activity.

    Bao-Ning Su;Muriel Cuendet;Michael E. Hawthorne;Leonardus B. S. Kardono

  • Rotenoids mediate potent cancer chemopreventive activity through transcriptional regulation of ornithine decarboxylase.

    C Gerhäuser;W Mar;W Mar;S K Lee;N Suh

  • Ethnobotany/ethnopharmacology and mass bioprospecting: issues on intellectual property and benefit-sharing.

    D.D. Soejarto;H.H.S. Fong;G.T. Tan;H.J. Zhang

  • Bioactive constituents from roots of Bursera tonkinensis.

    Aranya Jutiviboonsuk;Hongjie Zhang;Ghee Teng Tan;Cuiying Ma

  • Activity-guided isolation of antioxidative constituents of Cotinus coggygria.

    H. E. Westenburg;K. J. Lee;S. K. Lee;H. H S Fong

  • Discovery of cyclooxygenase inhibitors from medicinal plants used to treat inflammation.

    Hongmei Cao;Rui Yu;Yongsoo Choi;Zhong Ze Ma

  • Estrogens and congeners from spent hops (Humulus lupulus).

    Lucas R. Chadwick;Dejan Nikolic;Joanna E. Burdette;Cassia R. Overk

  • Isolation and characterization of bioactive principles of the leaves and stems of Physalis philadelphica

    Bao Ning Su;Rosana Misico;Eun Jung Park;Bernard D. Santarsiero

  • Black Cohosh (Cimicifuga racemosa L.) Protects against Menadione-Induced DNA Damage through Scavenging of Reactive Oxygen Species: Bioassay-Directed Isolation and Characterization of Active Principles

    Joanna E. Burdette;Shao Nong Chen;Zhi Zhen Lu;Haiyan Xu

  • Isolation, structure elucidation, and absolute configuration of 26-deoxyactein from Cimicifuga racemosa and clarification of nomenclature associated with 27-deoxyactein.

    Shao Nong Chen;Wenkui Li;Daniel S. Fabricant;Bernard D. Santarsiero

  • Prenylated flavonoids of the leaves of Macaranga conifera with inhibitory activity against cyclooxygenase-2.

    Dae Sik Jang;Muriel Cuendet;Michael E. Hawthorne;Leonardus B.S. Kardono

Frequent Co-Authors

John M. Pezzuto
John M. Pezzuto Western New England University
Norman R. Farnsworth
Norman R. Farnsworth University of Illinois at Chicago
Geoffrey A. Cordell
Geoffrey A. Cordell University of Florida
A. Douglas Kinghorn
A. Douglas Kinghorn The Ohio State University
Chun-Tao Che
Chun-Tao Che University of Illinois at Chicago
Richard B. van Breemen
Richard B. van Breemen Oregon State University
Andrew D. Mesecar
Andrew D. Mesecar Purdue University West Lafayette
Bernard D. Santarsiero
Bernard D. Santarsiero University of Illinois at Chicago
Han-Dong Sun
Han-Dong Sun Chinese Academy of Sciences
Shao-Nong Chen
Shao-Nong Chen University of Illinois at Chicago

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