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Synergistic effects of baicalein with ciprofloxacin against NorA over-expressed methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and inhibition of MRSA pyruvate kinase by Chan, Ben C.L., Ip, Margaret, Lau, Clara B.S., Lui, S.L., Jolivalt, Claude, Ganem-Elbaz, Carine, Litaudon, Marc, Reiner, Neil E., Gong, Huansheng, See, Raymond H., Fung, K.P., Leung, P.C.

“…Baicalein (a) could reverse the ciprofloxacin resistance of MRSA possibly by inhibiting the NorA efflux pump in vitro (b). The inhibition of MRSA PK (c) by…”
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Cytotoxic Effects of Tanshinones from Salvia miltiorrhiza on Doxorubicin-Resistant Human Liver Cancer Cells by Lee, Wayne Y. W, Cheung, Chartia C. M, Liu, Ken W. K, Fung, K. P, Wong, John, Lai, Paul B. S, Yeung, John H. K

“…P-Glycoprotein (Pgp) overexpression and alterations in p53 oncogene expression are known to affect chemotherapeutic efficacy in the treatment of human…”
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Social determinants of involuntary psychiatric hospital admissions in Ontario, Canada by Fung, K P, Kim, S

“…IntroductionIn Ontario, Canada, patients may be admitted to the hospital involuntarily if they are deemed to be suffering from symptoms of a mental disorder…”
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Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix and Puerariae Lobatae Radix herbal formula mediates anti-atherosclerosis by modulating key atherogenic events both in vascular smooth muscle cells and endothelial cells by Koon, C.M., Woo, K.S., Leung, P.C., Fung, K.P.

“…Salviae Miltiorrhizae Radix (Danshen) and Puerariae Lobatae Radix (Gegen) are principal herbs have long been used in combination for treating cardiovascular…”
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Pharmacological investigation on the wound healing effects of Radix Rehmanniae in an animal model of diabetic foot ulcer by Lau, T.W., Lam, F.F.Y., Lau, K.M., Chan, Y.W., Lee, K.M., Sahota, D.S., Ho, Y.Y., Fung, K.P., Leung, P.C., Lau, C.B.S.

“…Radix Rehmanniae (RR) has a very long history of usage in traditional Chinese medicine and is usually one of the principal herb found in many herbal formulae…”
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Reactive oxygen species mediate doxorubicin induced p53-independent apoptosis by Tsang, W.P, Chau, Sophia P.Y, Kong, S.K, Fung, K.P, Kwok, T.T

“…Doxorubicin (DOX) is a common anticancer drug. The mechanisms of DOX induced apoptosis and the involvement of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in apoptotic…”
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Distribution of melamine in rat foetuses and neonates by Chu, C.Y., Chu, K.O., Chan, Judy Y.W., Liu, X.Z., Ho, C.S., Wong, C.K., Lau, C.M., Ting, T.L., Fok, T.F., Fung, K.P., Wang, C.C.

“…Pharmacokinetics of melamine has not been studied in pregnancies despite of the many reports on the effect on renal damage in adult and neonates. In this…”
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Mechanisms of the relaxant effect of a Danshen and Gegen formulation on rat isolated cerebral basilar artery by Lam, F.F.Y., Deng, S.Y., Ng, E.S.K., Yeung, J.H.K., Kwan, Y.W., Lau, C.B.S., Koon, J.C.M., Zhou, L., Zuo, Z., Leung, P.C., Fung, K.P.

“…Danshen (root of Salvia miltiorrhiza) and Gegen (root of Pueraria lobata) are two herbs used in traditional Chinese medicine, most commonly for their putative…”
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Photodynamic activity of BAM‐SiPc, an unsymmetrical bisamino silicon(IV) phthalocyanine, in tumour‐bearing nude mice by Leung, S C H, Lo, P‐C, Ng, D K P, Liu, W‐K, Fung, K‐P, Fong, W‐P

“…Background and purpose: Ever since the discovery of photodynamic therapy, there has been a continuous search for more potent photosensitizers. Towards that…”
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Cordycepin induced eryptosis in mouse erythrocytes through a Ca2+-dependent pathway without caspase-3 activation by LUI, Julian C. K, WONG, Judy W. Y, SUEN, Y. K, KWOK, T. T, FUNG, K. P, KONG, S. K

“…Cordyceps sinensis is a prized traditional Chinese medicine and its major component cordycepin is found to have anti-leukemia activities. However, its…”
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Macrophage activation by polysaccharide biological response modifier isolated from Aloe vera L. var. chinensis (Haw.) Berg by Liu, C., Leung, M.Y.K., Koon, J.C.M., Zhu, L.F., Hui, Y.Z., Yu, B., Fung, K.P.

“…A mannose-rich polysaccharide biological response modifier (BRM), derived from Aloe vera L. var. chinensis (Haw.) Berg., was demonstrated to be a potent murine…”
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Acute gastroenteritis in Hong Kong: a population-based telephone survey by HO, S. C., CHAU, P. H., FUNG, P. K., SHAM, A., NELSON, E. A., SUNG, J.

“…A population-based telephone survey of acute gastroenteritis (AG) was conducted in Hong Kong from August 2006 to July 2007. Study subjects were recruited…”
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Radix Astragali and Radix Rehmanniae, the principal components of two antidiabetic foot ulcer herbal formulae, elicit viability-promoting effects on primary fibroblasts cultured from diabetic foot ulcer tissues by Lau, T.W, Chan, Y.W, Lau, C.P, Lau, K.M, Lau, C.B.S, Fung, K.P, Leung, P.C, Ho, Y.Y

“…Over 194 million people suffer from diabetes worldwide. The improper control of diabetes may result in diabetic foot ulcer or even amputation. Herbal medicine…”
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Inhibition of cell proliferation and the action mechanisms of arsenic trioxide (As2O3) on human breast cancer cells by Chow, Stephanie K.Y., Chan, Judy Y.W., Fung, K.P.

“…Arsenic trioxide (As2O3) is one of the arsenic compounds found in nature. As2O3 has recently been used to treat patients suffering from retinoic acid receptor…”
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Cytotoxic activities of Coriolus versicolor (Yunzhi) extract on human leukemia and lymphoma cells by induction of apoptosis by Lau, C.B.S, Ho, C.Y, Kim, C.F, Leung, K.N, Fung, K.P, Tse, T.F, Chan, H.H.L, Chow, M.S.S

“…Coriolus versicolor (CV), also known as Yunzhi, is one of the commonly used Chinese medicinal herbs. Although recent studies have demonstrated its antitumour…”
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Extracts from Radix Astragali and Radix Rehmanniae Promote Keratinocyte Proliferation by Regulating Expression of Growth Factor Receptors by Ren, J. W., Chan, K. M., Lai, Patrick K. K., Lau, Clara B. S., Yu, H., Leung, P. C., Fung, K. P., Yu, Walter F. X., Cho, C. H.

“…Chinese herbal medicine has long been used as a treatment for wounds. However, the underlying cellular and molecular mechanisms remain largely unknown. In this…”
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Polyphyllin D induces mitochondrial fragmentation and acts directly on the mitochondria to induce apoptosis in drug-resistant HepG2 cells by Ong, Rose C.Y, Lei, Jin, Lee, Rebecca K.Y, Cheung, Jenny Y.N, Fung, K.P, Lin, Chinlon, Ho, H.P, Yu, Biao, Li, Ming, Kong, S.K

“…Abstract We previously showed that polyphyllin D (PD) produced a stronger apoptotic effect in R-HepG2 with multi-drug resistance (MDR) than that in its parent…”
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In vitro and clinical immunomodulatory effects of a novel Pentaherbs concoction for atopic dermatitis by Leung, T.F., Wong, K.Y., Wong, C.K., Fung, K.P., Lam, C.W.K., Fok, T.F., Leung, P.C., Hon, K.L.E.

“…Summary Background  Our group recently reported a randomized and placebo‐controlled clinical trial on the efficacy of a twice‐daily concoction of five herbal…”
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In vitro antidiabetic activities of five medicinal herbs used in Chinese medicinal formulae by Lau, C.H, Chan, C.M, Chan, Y.W, Lau, K.M, Lau, T.W, Lam, F.C, Che, C.T, Leung, P.C, Fung, K.P, Ho, Y.Y, Lau, C.B.S

“…Fructus Corni, Fructus Schisandrae Chinensis, Poria, Rhizoma Alismatis and Rhizoma Dioscoreae are commonly used in traditional Chinese medicine for diabetes…”
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Chemical and biological characterization of a polysaccharide biological response modifier from Aloe vera L. var. chinensis (Haw.) Berg by Leung, M.Y.K., Liu, C., Zhu, L.F., Hui, Y.Z., Yu, B., Fung, K.P.

“…Three purified polysaccharide fractions designated as PAC-I, PAC-II, and PAC-III were prepared from Aloe vera L. var. chinensis (Haw.) Berg. by membrane…”
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