Research Activities & Accomplishments

-- Associate editor of Journal of Biomedical Science (JBS)
-- President of Pharmacological Society in Taiwan
-- Excellent Research Award from National Science Council, 1992, 1994
-- Outstanding Research Award from National Science Council, 1997

Publication list

1. Tsai YC, Leu SY, Chen SY, Kung CW, Lee YM, Liu YP, Yen MH, Cheng PY*. 17-DMAG, an Hsp90 inhibitor, ameliorates ovariectomy-induced obesity in rats. Life Sci. 2019 Sep 1;232:116672. doi: 10.1016/j.lfs.2019.116672. Epub 2019 Jul 20.
2. Tsai YC, Yang BC, Peng WH, Lee YM, Yen MH, Cheng PY*. Heme oxygenase-1 mediates anti-adipogenesis effect of raspberry ketone in 3T3-L1 cells. Phytomedicine. 2017 Jul 15;31:11-17. doi: 10.1016/j.phymed.2017.05.005.
3. Tsai YC, Leu SY, Peng YJ, Lee YM, Hsu CH, Chou SC, Yen MH, Cheng PY*. Genistein suppresses leptin-induced proliferation and migration of vascular smooth muscle cells and neointima formation. J Cell Mol Med. 2016 Sep 28. doi:10.1111/jcmm.12986.
4. Tsai YC, Lam KK, Peng YJ, Lee YM, Yang CY, Tsai YJ, Yen MH, Cheng PY*. Heat shock protein 70 and AMP-activated protein kinase contribute to 17-DMAG-dependent protection against heat stroke. J Cell Mol Med. 2016 Oct;20(10):1889-97. doi:10.1111/jcmm.12881
5. Tsai YC, Lee YM, Hsu CH, Leu SY, Chiang HY, Yen MH, Cheng PY*. The effect of ferulic acid ethyl ester on leptin-induced proliferation and migration of aortic smooth muscle cells. Exp Mol Med. 2015 Aug 28;47:e180.
6. Tsai YC, Lee YM, Lam KK, Lin JF, Wang JJ, Yen MH, Cheng PY*. The role of heat shock protein 70 in the protective effect of YC-1 on β-amyloid-induced toxicity in differentiated PC12 cells. PLoS One. 2013 Jul 26;8(7):e69320.
7. Lam KK, Cheng PY, Lee YM, Liu YP, Ding C, Liu WH, Yen MH*. The role of heat shock protein 70 in the protective effect of YC-1 on heat stroke rats. Eur J Pharmacol. 2013 Jan 15;699(1-3):67-73.