Viola Leung

Imperial College London — United Kingdom

Immunology and Microbiology · Life Sciences

5h-index320citations9works0.02yr avg
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Research Topics

Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases(6), Complement system in diseases(5), Platelet Disorders and Treatments(3), Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research(1), Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health(1)

Publications9 total

Solid-Phase Immunoglobulins IgG and IgM Activate Macrophages with Solid-Phase IgM Acting via a Novel Scavenger Receptor A Pathway
American Journal Of Pathology·2012· 14 citedOpen Access
Decay-Accelerating Factor Suppresses Complement C3 Activation and Retards Atherosclerosis in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Deficient Mice
American Journal Of Pathology·2009· 45 citedOpen Access
Brief Report: Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Deficient Mice Lacking the Membrane-Bound Complement Regulator CD59
Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology·2008· 39 citedOpen Access
KLF2-dependent, Shear Stress-induced Expression of CD59
Journal of Biological Chemistry·2008· 57 citedOpen Access
Decay‐Accelerating Factor plays a critical atheroprotective role in Low Density Lipoprotein deficient (ldlr−/−) mice
The FASEB Journal·2008
Accelerated Atherosclerosis in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Deficient Mice Lacking the Membrane Complement Regulator CD59
The FASEB Journal·2008
Atherosclerotic intralesional haemorrhage moulds monocyte differentiation into a macrophage antioxidant phenotype bearing the hemoglobin scavenger receptor CD163
The FASEB Journal·2008
KLF‐2‐dependent, shear stress‐induced expression of CD59: a novel cytoprotective mechanism against complement‐mediated injury in the vasculature
The FASEB Journal·2008· 4 cited
Complement C1q Reduces Early Atherosclerosis in Low-Density Lipoprotein Receptor-Deficient Mice
American Journal Of Pathology·2007· 161 citedOpen Access

Frequent Co-authors

Dorian O. Haskard(9), Joseph J. Boyle(6), Sheng Yun(5), Marina Botto(5), Justin C. Mason(4), Michael Johns(3), Paul C. Evans(3), Joseph Boyle(3), Anne Kinderlerer(2), Faisal Ali(2), Wen‐Chao Song(2), Vinay K. Bhatia(1), David C. Grimsditch(1), G. Martin Benson(1), Elaine A. Lidington(1), Shahir Hamdulay(1), Talat H. Malik(1), Danielle Paixão-Cavalcante(1), Matthew C. Pickering(1), Ivy Christou(1)