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Biliverdin, a natural product of heme catabolism, induces tolerance to cardiac allografts by Yamashita, Kenichiro, McDaid, James, Öllinger, Robert, Tsui, Tung‐Yu, Berberat, Pascal O., Usheva, Anny, Csizmadia, Eva, Smith, R. Neal, Soares, Miguel P., Bach, Fritz H.

“…Biliverdin, a product of heme oxygenase‐1 (HO‐1) enzymatic action, is converted into bilirubin, which has been considered a waste product in the past. We now…”
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Cytoglobin Overexpression Protects against Damage-Induced Fibrosis by Xu, Ruian, Harrison, Phillip M, Chen, Miao, Li, Linyan, Tsui, Tung-yu, Fung, Peter C W, Cheung, Pik-to, Wang, Guangji, Li, Hua, Diao, Yong, Krissansen, Geoffrey W, Xu, Sue, Farzaneh, Farzin

“…Cytoglobin (Cygb), a member of the hexacoordinate globin superfamily (hxHb), is expressed in fibroblasts from a broad range of tissues. The physiological…”
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Carbon monoxide, a two-face for the protection of the liver by Bösch, Florian, Tsui, Tung Yu

“…Carbon monoxide is generally believed to be a 'toxic' gas molecule due to its binding capability with hemoglobin. Overexposure to carbon monoxide leads to a…”
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Intracellular Delivery of Molecular Cargo Using Cell-Penetrating Peptides and the Combination Strategies by Li, Hua, Tsui, Tung Yu, Ma, Wenxue

“…Cell-penetrating peptides (CPPs) can cross cellular membranes in a non-toxic fashion, improving the intracellular delivery of various molecular cargos such as…”
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Carbon monoxide inhalation rescues mice from fulminant hepatitis through improving hepatic energy metabolism by Tsui, Tung-Yu, Obed, Aiman, Siu, Yeung-Tung, Yet, Shaw-Fang, Prantl, Lukas, Schlitt, Hans J, Fan, Sheung-Tat

“…Heme oxygenase 1 (HO-1) enhances cellular antioxidative capability by increasing the cleavage of the endogenous and exogenous heme. Besides the biochemical…”
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rAAV-mediated stable expression of heme oxygenase-1 in stellate cells : A new approach to attenuate liver fibrosis in rats by TSUI, Tung-Yu, LAU, Chi-Keung, JIAN MA, XIAOBING WU, WANG, Yan-Qing, FARKAS, Stefan, RUIAN XU, SCHLITT, Hans J, FAN, Sheung-Tat

“…Liver fibrosis is the consequence of activation of hepatic stellate cells mediated by persistent or recurrent liver injury, where oxidative stress or…”
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Adeno-associated virus-mediated heme oxygenase-1 gene transfer suppresses the progression of micronodular cirrhosis in rats by Tsui, Tung-Yu, Lau, Chi-Keung, Ma, Jian, Glockzin, Gabriel, Obed, Aiman, Schlitt, Hans-J, Fan, Sheung-Tat

“…AIM： To test the hypothesis that enhancement of the activity of heine oxygenase can interfere with processes of fibrogenesis associated with recurrent liver…”
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The functional relevance of passenger leukocytes and microchimerism for heart allograft acceptance in the rat by Schlitt, Hans J, Ko, Saiho, Deiwick, Andrea, Jäger, Mark D, Dinkel, Astrid, Rohde, Frank, Fischer, Rainer, Tsui, Tung-Yu, Rittmann, Karl L, Wonigeit, Kurt

“…With an organ transplant, hematopoietic donor cells are transferred to the recipient. To study the relevance of the resulting microchimerism for allograft…”
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Prevention of chronic deterioration of heart allograft by recombinant adeno-associated virus-mediated heme oxygenase-1 gene transfer by TSUI, Tung-Yu, XIAOBING WU, LAU, Chi-Keung, HO, David W. Y, TAO XU, SIU, Yeung-Tung, FAN, Sheung-Tat

“…Allograft deterioration is the major obstacle to organ transplantation as a long-term treatment of end-stage heart failure. In this study, we transduced the…”
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Highly efficient delivery of siRNA to a heart transplant model by a novel cell penetrating peptide-dsRNA binding domain by Li, Hua, Zheng, Xiangtao, Koren, Viktoria, Vashist, Yogesh Kumar, Tsui, Tung Yu

“…[Display omitted] Small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) delivery remains a bottleneck for RNA interference (RNAi) – based therapies in the clinic. In the present…”
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lncRNA KCNQ1OT1 Suppresses the Inflammation and Proliferation of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells through IκBa in Intimal Hyperplasia by Ye, Bozhi, Wu, Zi-heng, Tsui, Tung Yu, Zhang, Bao-fu, Su, Xiang, Qiu, Yi-hui, Zheng, Xiang-tao

“…Inflammation and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) are the key events in intimal hyperplasia. This study aimed to explore the mechanism by…”
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Heme Oxygenase-1 Modulates the Expression of Adhesion Molecules Associated with Endothelial Cell Activation by Soares, Miguel P, Seldon, Mark P, Gregoire, Isabel Pombo, Vassilevskaia, Tatiana, Berberat, Pascal O, Yu, Jia, Tsui, Tung-Yu, Bach, Fritz H

“…Heme oxygenase-1 (HO-1) cleaves the porphyrin ring of heme into carbon monoxide, Fe2+, and biliverdin, which is then converted into bilirubin. Heme-derived…”
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Targeting of interleukin-10 is superior to cytotoxic T-lymphocyte associated antigen 4 with human immunoglobulin G1 for the prevention of chronic allograft deterioration in organ transplantation by Xu, Tao, Haering, Cristina, Lau, Chi-Keung, Obed, Aiman, Ma, Jian, Doenecke, Axel, Scherer, Marcus N., Schnitzbauer, Andreas A., Fan, Sheung-Tat, Schlitt, Hans J., Tsui, Tung-Yu

“…Background Genetic manipulation of the allograft is an attractive approach to prevent the graft against chronic deterioration through stable expression of…”
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Prevention and Management of CMV Infections after Liver Transplantation: Current Practice in German Transplant Centers by Engelmann, Cornelius, Sterneck, Martina, Weiss, Karl Heinz, Templin, Silke, Zopf, Steffen, Denk, Gerald, Eurich, Dennis, Pratschke, Johann, Weiss, Johannes, Braun, Felix, Welker, Martin-Walter, Zimmermann, Tim, Knipper, Petra, Nierhoff, Dirk, Lorf, Thomas, Jäckel, Elmar, Hau, Hans-Michael, Tsui, Tung Yu, Perrakis, Aristoteles, Schlitt, Hans-Jürgen, Herzer, Kerstin, Tacke, Frank

“…Human cytomegalovirus (CMV) remains a major cause of mortality and morbidity in human liver transplant recipients. Anti-CMV therapeutics can be used to prevent…”
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Recombinant adeno-associated virus vector: Is it ideal for gene delivery in liver transplantation? by Yang, Zhen-Fan, Wu, Xiao-Bing, Tsui, Tung-Yu, Hou, Yun-De, Luk, John M., Fan, Sheung-Tat

“…Recombinant adeno-associated virus vector (rAAV) is an effective and safe gene-delivery tool. However, its application in solid-organ transplantation has not…”
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Posterior cavoplasty: a new approach to avoid venous outflow obstruction and symptoms for small-for-size syndrome in right lobe living donor liver transplantation by D Goralczyk, Armin, Obed, Aiman, Beham, Alexander, Tsui, Tung Yu, Lorf, Thomas

“…Purpose A common and serious problem after living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) of small grafts is small-for-size syndrome (SFSS). Although hyperdynamic…”
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"Rescue allocation offers" in liver transplantation: Is there any reason to reject "unwanted" organs? by Doenecke, Axel, Scherer, Marcus N., Tsui, Tung-Yu, Schnitzbauer, Andreas A., Schlitt, Hans-Jürgen, Obed, Aiman

“…Abstract To increase the number of transplanted organs, the Eurotransplant foundation uses a so-called "rescue-organ-allocation" procedure for organs that had…”
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Bilirubin derived from heme degradation suppresses MHC class II expression in endothelial cells by Wu, Jian, Ma, Jian, Fan, Sheung-Tat, Schlitt, Hans J., Tsui, Tung-Yu

“…The enzymatic action of heme oxygenase (HO) is mediated by the cleavage of heme into carbon monoxide, ferrous iron, and biliverdin/bilirubin. Here, we show…”
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Heme oxygenase-1-derived carbon monoxide stimulates adenosine triphosphate generation in human hepatocyte by Tsui, Tung-Yu, Siu, Yeung-Tung, Schlitt, Hans J., Fan, Sheung-Tat

“…Heme oxygenases cleave the pro-oxidant heme molecule into carbon monoxide, ferrous iron, and biliverdin, which is subsequently converted to bilirubin…”
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Adult living donor liver transplantation: body mass index and MELD score of recipients are independent risk factors for hospital mortality by Tsui, Tung-Yu, Scherer, Marcus N., Schnitzbauer, Andreas A., Schlitt, Hans J., Obed, Aiman

“…Background and aims Adult living donor liver transplantation (LDLT) has been established as elective procedure or urgent procedure to save the life of patients…”
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