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Overview

Mei Sun is affiliated with the University of Hong Kong in China and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine, with particular contributions across several subfields including Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Surgery, Orthopedics and Sports Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Genetics. Their scholarly output reflects a detailed investigation into topics related to the structure and function of connective tissues and ocular health.

The scientist's recent published works include:

  • Collagen XI regulates the acquisition of collagen fibril structure, organization and functional properties in tendon (2020, Matrix Biology)
  • Collagen XII Is a Regulator of Corneal Stroma Structure and Function (2020, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science)
  • Collagen XII Regulates Corneal Stromal Structure by Modulating Transforming Growth Factor-β Activity (2021, American Journal Of Pathology)

Mei Sun has also contributed to research published in journals such as Frontiers in Nutrition and the Journal of Orthopaedic Research®, although in those works they are not always the primary author.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mei Sun include:

  • Edgar M. Espana
  • Marcel Y. Ávila
  • Curtis E. Margo
  • Sheila M. Adams
  • David E. Birk

Their publications commonly appear in academic venues such as:

  • Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
  • American Journal Of Pathology
  • Matrix Biology Plus
  • Matrix Biology
  • Journal of Orthopaedic Research®

Their research topics revolve around:

  • Corneal surgery and disorders
  • Corneal Surgery and Treatments
  • Tendon Structure and Treatment
  • Connective tissue disorders research
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens
  • Orthopedic Surgery and Rehabilitation
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research

Best Publications

  • Antioxidant activity and phenolic compounds of 112 traditional Chinese medicinal plants associated with anticancer.

    Yizhong Cai;Qiong Luo;Mei Sun;Harold Corke

  • Antioxidant Capacity of 26 Spice Extracts and Characterization of Their Phenolic Constituents

    Bin Shan;Yizhong Z Cai;Mei Sun;Harold Corke

  • Structure-radical scavenging activity relationships of phenolic compounds from traditional Chinese medicinal plants.

    Yi-Zhong Cai;Mei Sun;Jie Xing;Qiong Luo

  • Antioxidant activity of betalains from plants of the amaranthaceae.

    Yizhong Cai;Mei Sun;Harold Corke

  • Systematic evaluation of natural phenolic antioxidants from 133 Indian medicinal plants

    Siddharthan Surveswaran;Yi-Zhong Cai;Harold Corke;Mei Sun

  • Hypoglycemic and hypolipidemic effects and antioxidant activity of fruit extracts from Lycium barbarum

    Qiong Luo;Yizhong Cai;Jun Yan;Mei Sun

  • Anthocyanins, Flavonols, and Free Radical Scavenging Activity of Chinese Bayberry (Myrica rubra) Extracts and Their Color Properties and Stability

    Jinsong Bao;Yizhong Cai;Mei Sun;Guoyun Wang

  • Biodiversity of endophytic fungi associated with 29 traditional Chinese medicinal plants

    WY Huang;YZ Cai;KD Hyde;H Corke

  • A Potential Antioxidant Resource: Endophytic Fungi from Medicinal Plants

    Wu-Yang Huang;Yi-Zhong Cai;Jie Xing;Harold Corke

  • Characterization and application of betalain pigments from plants of the Amaranthaceae

    Yi-Zhong Cai;Mei Sun;Harold Corke

  • Extraction and Purification of Squalene from Amaranthus Grain

    Han-Ping He;Yizhong Cai;Mei Sun;Harold Corke

  • Genetic diversity and population structure of a diverse set of rice germplasm for association mapping

    Liang Jin;Yan Lu;Peng Xiao;Mei Sun

  • Genetic diversity and relationships of sweetpotato and its wild relatives in Ipomoea series Batatas (Convolvulaceae) as revealed by inter-simple sequence repeat (ISSR) and restriction analysis of chloroplast DNA

    J. C. Huang;M. Sun

  • Genetic diversity and relationships detected by isozyme and RAPD analysis of crop and wild species of Amaranthus

    K. F. Chan;M. Sun

  • Mapping quantitative trait loci for milling quality, protein content and color characteristics of rice using a recombinant inbred line population derived from an elite rice hybrid

    Y. F. Tan;M. Sun;Y. Z. Xing;J. P. Hua

  • Nucleotide diversity in starch synthase IIa and validation of single nucleotide polymorphisms in relation to starch gelatinization temperature and other physicochemical properties in rice (Oryza sativa L.).

    J. S. Bao;J. S. Bao;H. Corke;M. Sun

  • Effect of phytochemical extracts on the pasting, thermal, and gelling properties of wheat starch

    Fan Zhu;Yi-Zhong Cai;Mei Sun;Harold Corke

  • Antioxidant phenolic constituents in roots of Rheum officinale and Rubia cordifolia: Structure-radical scavenging activity relationships

    Yizhong Cai;Mei Sun;Jie Xing;Harold Corke

  • Reproductive biology and genetic diversity of a cryptoviviparous mangrove aegiceras corniculatum (Myrsinaceae) using allozyme and intersimple sequence repeat (ISSR) analysis

    X. J. Ge;M. Sun

  • Mating system of yellow starthistle ( Centaurea solstitialis ), a successful colonizer in North America

    Mei Sun;Kermit Ritland

Frequent Co-Authors

Harold Corke
Harold Corke Technion – Israel Institute of Technology
Jinsong Bao
Jinsong Bao Zhejiang University
Xue-Jun Ge
Xue-Jun Ge Chinese Academy of Sciences
Kevin D. Hyde
Kevin D. Hyde Mae Fah Luang University
Qifa Zhang
Qifa Zhang Huazhong Agricultural University
Kermit Ritland
Kermit Ritland University of British Columbia
Lihuang Zhu
Lihuang Zhu Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yongzhong Xing
Yongzhong Xing Huazhong Agricultural University
Guido W. Grimm
Guido W. Grimm University of Vienna

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