Hsin Tai

University of British Columbia — Canada

Medicine · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects(7), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research(5), Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects(4), Pulmonary Hypertension Research and Treatments(4), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology(4)

Publications17 total

Expression of Profibrotic Mediators in Small Airways versus Parenchyma after Cigarette Smoke Exposure
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology·2008· 54 cited
Pioglitazone and Rosiglitazone Decrease Prostaglandin E2 in Non–Small-Cell Lung Cancer Cells by Up-Regulating 15-Hydroxyprostaglandin Dehydrogenase
Molecular Pharmacology·2007· 87 cited
TZDs suppress PGE2 via COX-2 dependent and independent pathways in NSCLC.
Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention Biomarkers·2006
Cigarette Smoke Drives Small Airway Remodeling by Induction of Growth Factors in the Airway Wall
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·2006· 168 cited
Vasoactive mediators and pulmonary hypertension after cigarette smoke exposure in the guinea pig
Journal of Applied Physiology·2005· 69 cited
PPARγ agonists attenuate PGE2 via 15-PGDH induction in human non-small cell lung cancer
2005· 1 cited
Cigarette Smoke Induces Persisting Increases of Vasoactive Mediators in Pulmonary Arteries
American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology·2004· 86 cited
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Drives 70% of Cigarette Smoke–induced Emphysema in the Mouse
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·2004· 340 cited
Cigarette Smoke Produces Airway Wall Remodeling in Rat Tracheal Explants
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·2003· 49 cited
Macrophage Metalloelastase Mediates Acute Cigarette Smoke–induced Inflammation via Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Release
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·2003· 360 cited
Cigarette Smoke Induces Rapid Changes in Gene Expression in Pulmonary Arteries
Laboratory Investigation·2002· 55 citedOpen Access
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α Is Central to Acute Cigarette Smoke–induced Inflammation and Connective Tissue Breakdown
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine·2002· 328 cited
Induction of a decrease in renal NAD+-dependent 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenase activity by estradiol in rats
Biochemical Pharmacology·1985· 10 cited
Changes in prostacyclin and thromboxane biosynthesis and their catabolic enzyme activity in kidneys of aging rats
Life Sciences·1984· 9 cited
Changes in arachidonate metabolism in aortas and platelets in aging rats
Prostaglandins Leukotrienes and Medicine·1983· 10 cited
Cigarette smoking stimulates lipoxygenase but not cyclooxygenase pathway in platelets
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications·1983· 14 cited
Mechanisms of Lysosomal Enzyme Release from Human Leukocytes II. EFFECTS OF cAMP AND cGMP, AUTONOMIC AGONISTS, AND AGENTS WHICH AFFECT MICROTUBULE FUNCTION
Journal of Clinical Investigation·1974· 561 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Andrew Churg(9), James R. Wright(9), Changshi Xie(4), Rong D. Wang(3), Xiaoshan Wang(3), Jin Dai(3), Saswati Hazra(3), Raj K. Batra(3), Wen-Chang Chang(3), Rona Wang(2), Xiaoyan Cui(2), Steven M. Dubinett(2), Robert B. Zurier(1), Gerald Weissmann(1), Sylvia Hoffstein(1), Sandra Kammerman(1), Steven D. Shapiro(1), Tonya Coulthard(1), Sherven Sharma(1), Steven Zhou(1)