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李文森 教授
學歷:Ph.D. ,University of Pittsburgh
研究方向: 賀爾蒙對腦血管的保護作用 |
1997年自哈佛大學回到國內任教,擔任台北醫學大學醫學研究所專任教授。目前同時為台北醫學大學神經科學研究所及細胞分子生物研究所的合聘教授及台大生理研究所的兼任教授。過去曾經從事神經內分泌學、心血管疾病及癌症等方面的研究。目前本實驗室在神經科學方面的相關研究為腦中風所引起的血管反應及賀爾蒙對其所產生的保護作用。
代表著作
1. Wen-Sen Lee*, Chao-Wei Liu, Shu-Hui Juan, Yu-Chih Liang, Pei-Yin Ho, Yi-Hsuan Lee.
Molecular
mechanism of progesterone-induced antiproliferation in rat aortic smooth muscle
cells.Endocrinology
144(7):2785-2790, 2003.
2. Pei-Yin Ho, Yu-Chih Liang, Yuan-Soon Ho, Chiung-Tong Chen, and Wen-Sen Lee*.Inhibition of
Human
Vascular Endothelial Cells Proliferation by Terbinafine. International Journal of Cancer
111:51-59,
2004.
3. Pei-Yin Ho, Wen-Bin Zhong, Yuan-Soon Ho, Wen-Sen Lee*.Terbinafine inhibits endothelial cell
migration through suppression of the Rho-mediated pathway. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics
2006;5(12):1-9
4. Huei-Chuan Shih, Chih-Lung Lin, Tzu-Ying Lee, Wen-Sen Lee*, Chin Hsu. 17b-Estradiol Inhibits
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage-Induced iNOS Gene Expression by Interfering with the Nuclear Factor
Kappa
B Transactivation. Stroke, published online Oct. 19, 2006.
「呼吸道過度反應症」是肺發炎及氣喘發生時,主要的病徵之一。發生此過度反應的原因,與組織發炎及肺感覺神經敏感度的提高,有密切的關聯。我的研究興趣主要是探討,呼吸道過度反應症的引發原因及尋找治療藥物。其中,又以肺感覺神經敏感度的調控機轉為研究主軸。

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Effect of quinpirole on PGE2-induced hypersensitivity of pulmonary C fibers. A: control, B: PGE2-induced hypersensitivity, C: inhibitory effect of quinpirole |
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李怡萱 教授
學歷:Ph.D. in Neurochemistry,
University of Kansas
研究方向: Transcriptional Regulations of Genes
for Neuroprotection and
Neuroregeneration |
神經的損傷與退化,與基因受環境或內生性壓力因子所影響有關,而神經細胞本身即有自我修復及維持存活的能力,如何促進這些內生性神經修復相關基因的表現與活性,在神經需要進行修復時發揮功能,即為本研究室的主要研究方向。研究的基因主要為GAP-43/Nogo A counterpart, 而相關的transcription factors則為AhR, HIF-1a, STATs,及co-activator CBP。相關研究並應用於探討臨床上對中樞神經損傷使用之藥物,以及環境荷爾蒙的暴露,是否會調控神經再生基因的表現與活性,以做為瞭解及評估藥物及毒性物質對中樞神經功能恢復的影響。
代表著作
1. Lee YH, Fang KM, Yang CM, Hwang HM, Chiu CT, Tsai W. (2000) Kainic acid-induced
neurotrophic activities in developing cortical neurons. J Neurochem. 74: 2401-2411. |
2. Tsai SY, Chiu PY, Yang CP,. Lee YH*. (2002) Synergistic effects of corticosterone and kainic acid
on neurite outgrowth in axotomized dorsal root ganglion. Neuroscience, 114: 55-67. |
3. Lee YH*, Lin CH, Hsu LW, Hu SY, Hsiao WT, Ho YS. (2003) Roles of ionotropic glutamate
receptors
in early developing neurons derived from the P19 mouse cell line. Journal of
Biomedical Sciences.10:
199-207. |
4. Lee HH, Yang LL, Wang CC, Hu SY, Chang SF, Lee YH*. (2003) Differential effects of natural
polyphenols on neuronal survival in primary cultured central neurons against glutamate- and
glucose
deprivation-induced neuronal death. Brain Research 986:103-113. |
5. Chang SF, Sun YY, Yang LY, Tsai SY, Hu SY, Lee WS, Lee YH*. (2005) Bcl-2 gene family
expression
in the brain of rat offspring after gestational and lactational dioxin exposure.
Annals New York Academy of Science. 1042: 471-80. |
6. Wei J, Lin CH, Wu H, Jin Y, Lee YH, Wu JY(2006).Activity-dependent cleavage of brain
glutamic acid decarboxylase 65 by calpain. Journal of Neurochemistry.(98):1688-1695. |
7. Tsai SY, Yang LY, Wu CH, Chang SF, Hsu CY, Wei CP, Leu SJ, Liaw J, Lee YH*, Tsai MD
(2006).Injury Induced JAK/PKC-Dependent Phosphorylation of GAP-43 and STAT3 for
Neurite Growth in Dorsal Root Ganglion. Journal of Neuroscience Research (in press):-. |
8. Lin CH, Juan SH, Chou CM, Wang CY, Chang SF, Sun YY, Hu SY, Lee WS, Lee YH* (2006)
Trans-Synaptic NMDA Receptor-Mediated Calcium/Calmodulin - Dependent Protein Kinase
IV Signaling Potentiates Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor Activity and Dioxin Toxicity in Cortical
Neurons. J Neurochem (in revision). |
研究方向:
近年來的研究主要是建立斑馬魚活體基因功能研究系統,利用具有組織專一性表現的啟動子將綠色或紅色螢光蛋白(Green fluorescent protein; GFP 或 red fluorescent protein; RFP) 標定斑馬魚特定組織,並利用此系統探討細胞凋零相關的基因(例如BAD 基因),對於斑馬魚胚胎肌肉組織發育過程影響之研究(Biochem Biophys. Res Commun., 2003) 。
此外,過去在圓班河豚 (pufferfish) 的相關研究中發現一個具有腦組織專一性表現的蛋白激脢 (brain specific protein kinase, BSK),利用此基因相似的區域設計 probe 成功的在斑馬魚的 cDNA 中將此基因選殖出來,並利用斑馬魚在發育生物學的優點,進行此基因的功能分析和鑑定。結果顯示,此基因與中腦和後腦的發育有關,相關的研究 “Expression and characterization of a brain-specific protein kinase BSK146 from zebrafish ”已經發表於 Biochem Biophys. Res Commun., 2006。
近期研究的主題是利用具有神經組織專一性表現的啟動子標定斑馬魚的神經組織,並以此系統首先探討肝素神經促進生長因子 (HBNF/PTN) 對斑馬魚胚胎發育過程中,神經細胞生長的影響,相關的研究 ”Zebrafish heparin-binding neurotrophic factor enhances neurit outgrowth during it development” 已發表於Biochem Biophys. Res Commun., 2004。在此斑馬魚神經細胞生長分析系統建立後,未來擬以此系統探討神經生長促進或抑制因子的交互作用。
代表著作
1. Lin CC, Chou CM, Hsu YL, Lien JC, Wang YM, Chen ST, Tsai SC, Hsiao PW, Huang
CJ(2004).Characterization of two mosquito STATs, AaSTAT and CtSTAT: differential
regulationof tyrosine phosphorylation and DNA binding activity by LPS treatment and by
Japanese encephalitis virus infection. J. Bio. Chem.(279):3308-3317.
2. Chou CM,Huang CJ,Shih CM,Chen YP,Liu TP,Chen CT(2005).Identification of Three
Mutations in the Cu, Zn-Superoxide Dismutase(Cu,Zn-SOD) Gene with Familial
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci.(1042):303-313.
3. Chou CM, Chen YC, Lee MT, Chen GD, Lu IC, Chen ST, Huang CJ(2006).Expression
and characterization of a brain-specific protein kinase BSK146 from zebrafish. Biochemical
and biophysical research Communications.(340):767-775.
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楊維中 助理教授
學經歷: 美國德州大學休士頓健康科學中心
生物醫學科學研究所 生物化學博士
中央研究院 生物化學研究所 博士後研究
研究方向: Extracellular matrix biology;
Regulation of proteoglycan in neurite
outgrowth and regeneration |

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Figure on the left: Recovery of neurite outgrowth of the adult rat dorsal root ganglia (DRG) neurons cultured in the conditioned medium of reactive astrocytes after removing chondroitin sulfate by chondroitinase ABC (ChABC) from the prominent amount of inhibitory chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan (CSPG) |
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黃玲玲 副教授
學歷:Ph.D.The Medical College of Ohio
研究方向:中樞神經系統在肥胖相關生理
及病理變化所扮演的角色 |
過去20~30年間,在世界各國肥胖人口比率急遽上升,肥胖相關疾病將是重要的健康課題,了解肥胖相關生理及病理變化有助於發展治療方法。生物體能量恆定之調控中樞位於中樞神經系統之下視丘,但參與能量恆定調控或受能量恆定相關訊息影響之腦區則涵蓋許多腦區,我們利用電生理方法(voltage clamp/patch clamp)記錄中樞神經細胞之活性變化,以探討肥胖相關生理及病理變化過程中,自主神經系統之角色及其對血壓調控之影響。
代表著作:
•Chen, C.-T., Hwang, L.L., Dun, S.L., J.-K. Chang and Dun, N.J. (2000) Pressor effects of
orexins injected intracisternally and to rostral ventrolateral medulla of anesthetized rats. Am. J.
Physiol. 278, R692-R697.
•Hwang, L.L., Chen, C.-T. and Dun, N.J. (2001) Mechanisms of orexin-induced depolarizations
in rat dorsal motor nucleus of vagus neurones in vitro. J. Physiol
•Cheng, J.-K., Chou, R C.-C., Hwang, L.-L. and Chiou, L.-C. (2003) Antiallodynic effects of
intrathecal orexins in a rat model of postoperative pain. J Pharmacol Exp Ther, 307: 1065-1071.
•Wang, H.-S*., Hwang, L.-L.*, Sue, H.-F., Lee, K.-M. and Chen, C.-T. (2004) A simple
quantitative method for evaluation of angiogenesis activity. Assay and Drug Development
Technologies 2 (1):31-38.
•Hwang, L.-L., Chen, C.-T., Li, T.-L., Chiu, C.-Z. and Chi, S.-F. (2004) Central pressor effects
of CART peptides in anesthetized rats. Neuropeptides 38(2-3):69-76.
•Li T-L, Lin YS, Hsieh J-R and Hwang L-L (2006) Effects of Leptin in Rat Dorsal Motor
Nucleus of the Vagus Nerve. Am J Physiol (In revision)
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