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Tung-Hu Tsai is a researcher affiliated with National Yang Ming University in Taiwan, specializing in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on pharmacology. Their work spans multiple interconnected subfields including molecular biology, oncology, pediatrics, perinatology and child health, and hepatology.

Their recent published papers cover a range of biomedical and pharmacological topics. Key publications include:

  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Prevents Intestinal Injury, Upregulation of Toll-Like Receptors, and 5-Fluorouracil/Oxaliplatin-Induced Toxicity in Colorectal Cancer (2020, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • Transglutaminase Cross-Linked Gelatin-Alginate-Antibacterial Hydrogel as the Drug Delivery-Coatings for Implant-Related Infections (2021, Polymers)
  • Anti-inflammatory effects of Radix Aucklandiae herbal preparation ameliorate intestinal mucositis induced by 5-fluorouracil in mice (2021, Journal of Ethnopharmacology)
  • Determination of unbound hesperetin in rat blood and brain by microdialysis coupled to microbore liquid chromatography (2020, Journal of Food and Drug Analysis)
  • The Pharmacological Effects and Pharmacokinetics of Active Compounds of Artemisia capillaris (2021, Biomedicines)

Tung-Hu Tsai has collaborated frequently with several co-authors, including:

  • Yu-Jen Chen
  • Chen-Hsi Hsieh
  • Jeffrey W. Dalley
  • Ling Yang
  • Wen-Ya Peng

The scholars have published repeatedly in several academic venues known for life sciences and pharmacological research. Among the most frequent are:

  • ACS Omega
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Journal of Ethnopharmacology
  • Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy
  • Journal of Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Analysis

Their research themes cover diverse topics in medicine, with concentration on:

  • Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Pregnancy and Medication Impact
  • Pharmacological Effects and Toxicity Studies
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treatment and Prognosis

This body of work reflects a considerable contribution to understanding pharmacological mechanisms and their implications in various disease contexts, such as cancer and liver conditions, as well as the interaction of medication effects with pregnancy. The integration of molecular biology, clinical pharmacology, and therapeutic approaches characterizes the broad scope of Tung-Hu Tsai's scientific investigations.

Best Publications

  • Positive correlations of Oct-4 and Nanog in oral cancer stem-like cells and high-grade oral squamous cell carcinoma.

    Shih Hwa Chiou;Cheng Chia Yu;Chi Yang Huang;Shu Chun Lin

  • Oral bioavailability of curcumin in rat and the herbal analysis from Curcuma longa by LC-MS/MS

    Kuo Yi Yang;Lei Chwen Lin;Ting Yu Tseng;Shau Chun Wang

  • Oct-4 Expression Maintained Cancer Stem-Like Properties in Lung Cancer-Derived CD133-Positive Cells

    Yu Chih Chen;Han Shui Hsu;Han Shui Hsu;Yi Wei Chen;Yi Wei Chen;Tung Hu Tsai

  • Curcumin and its nano-formulation: the kinetics of tissue distribution and blood-brain barrier penetration.

    Yin Meng Tsai;Chao Feng Chien;Lie Chwen Lin;Tung Hu Tsai

  • Effects of lipophilic emulsifiers on the oral administration of lovastatin from nanostructured lipid carriers: Physicochemical characterization and pharmacokinetics

    Chih Chieh Chen;Tung Hu Tsai;Zih Rou Huang;Jia You Fang;Jia You Fang

  • Periodic maternal separation of neonatal rats produces region- and gender-specific effects on biogenic amine content in postmortem adult brain.

    Keith Matthews;Jeffrey W. Dalley;Christine Matthews;Tung Hu Tsai

  • Isolation of Luteolin and Luteolin-7-O-glucoside from Dendranthema morifolium Ramat Tzvel and Their Pharmacokinetics in Rats.

    Lie Chwen Lin;Lie Chwen Lin;Yu Feng Pai;Tung Hu Tsai

  • Pharmacokinetics of (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate in conscious and freely moving rats and its brain regional distribution.

    Lei Chwen Lin;Meng Nan Wang;Ting Yu Tseng;Ting Yu Tseng;Jung Sung Sung

  • Drug-drug interactions of silymarin on the perspective of pharmacokinetics.

    Jhy Wen Wu;Lie Chwen Lin;Tung Hu Tsai

  • Analysis of silibinin in rat plasma and bile for hepatobiliary excretion and oral bioavailability application.

    Jhy Wen Wu;Lie Chwen Lin;Shih Chieh Hung;Shih Chieh Hung;Chin Wen Chi;Chin Wen Chi

  • Hepatobiliary excretion of berberine.

    Pi Lo Tsai;Tung Hu Tsai

  • Neuroprotection by Imipramine against lipopolysaccharide-induced apoptosis in hippocampus-derived neural stem cells mediated by activation of BDNF and the MAPK pathway.

    Chi-Hsien Peng;Chi-Hsien Peng;Shih-Hwa Chiou;Shih-Hwa Chiou;Shih-Jen Chen;Yueh-Ching Chou

  • Down-modulation of Bcl-XL, release of cytochrome c and sequential activation of caspases during honokiol-induced apoptosis in human squamous lung cancer CH27 cells.

    Shu Er Yang;Ming Tsuen Hsieh;Tung Hu Tsai;Shih Lan Hsu

  • Hydroxyl radical in living systems and its separation methods

    Fu-Chou Cheng;Jen-Fon Jen;Tung-Hu Tsai

  • Fecal Microbiota Transplantation Prevents Intestinal Injury, Upregulation of Toll-Like Receptors, and 5-Fluorouracil/Oxaliplatin-Induced Toxicity in Colorectal Cancer.

    Ching Wei Chang;Ching Wei Chang;Ching Wei Chang;Hung Chang Lee;Hung Chang Lee;Hung Chang Lee;Li Hui Li;Jen Shiu Chiang Chiau

  • Effect of caffeic acid phenethyl ester, an antioxidant from propolis, on inducing apoptosis in human leukemic HL-60 cells.

    Yu-Jen Chen;Ming-Shi Shiao;Ming-Ling Hsu;Tung-Hu Tsai

  • Paeonol reduced cerebral infarction involving the superoxide anion and microglia activation in ischemia-reperfusion injured rats

    Ching-Liang Hsieh;Chin-Yi Cheng;Tung-Hu Tsai;I-hsin Lin

  • Optimised nano-formulation on the bioavailability of hydrophobic polyphenol, curcumin, in freely-moving rats.

    Yin Meng Tsai;Woan Ching Jan;Chao Feng Chien;Wen Chuan Lee

  • Does Supplementation with Green Tea Extract Improve Insulin Resistance in Obese Type 2 Diabetics? A Randomized, Double- blind, and Placebo-controlled Clinical Trial

    Chung Hua Hsu;Ying Li Liao;Su Ching Lin;Tung Hu Tsai

  • Assaying protein unbound drugs using microdialysis techniques

    Tung Hu Tsai

  • Determination of melamine in rat plasma, liver, kidney, spleen, bladder and brain by liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry

    Yu Tse Wu;Chih Min Huang;Chia Chun Lin;Wei An Ho

Frequent Co-Authors

Shih-Hwa Chiou
Shih-Hwa Chiou National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Te-Chang Lee
Te-Chang Lee Academia Sinica
Shih-Chieh Hung
Shih-Chieh Hung China Medical University
Shou-Dong Lee
Shou-Dong Lee Taipei Veterans General Hospital
Feng-Huei Lin
Feng-Huei Lin National Taiwan University
Ting-Chao Chou
Ting-Chao Chou Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Trevor W. Robbins
Trevor W. Robbins University of Cambridge
Shing Jong Lin
Shing Jong Lin Taipei Veterans General Hospital

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