Curcumin-mediated lifespan extension in Caenorhabditis elegans

VHC Liao, CW Yu, YJ Chu, WH Li, YC Hsieh… - Mechanisms of ageing …, 2011 - Elsevier
Curcumin is the active ingredient in the herbal medicine and dietary spice, turmeric
(Curcuma longa). It has a wide range of biological activities, including anti-inflammatory …

Arsenite-oxidizing and arsenate-reducing bacteria associated with arsenic-rich groundwater in Taiwan

VHC Liao, YJ Chu, YC Su, SY Hsiao, CC Wei… - Journal of contaminant …, 2011 - Elsevier
Drinking highly arsenic-contaminated groundwater is a likely cause of blackfoot disease in
Taiwan, but microorganisms that potentially control arsenic mobility in the subsurface remain …

The rs2296651 (S267F) variant on NTCP (SLC10A1) is inversely associated with chronic hepatitis B and progression to cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in …

HH Hu, J Liu, YL Lin, WS Luo, YJ Chu, CL Chang… - Gut, 2016 - gut.bmj.com
Objective The sodium taurocholate co-transporting polypeptide (NTCP), encoded by
SLC10A1, was recently identified as a receptor for HBV. We assessed the association of the …

Aflatoxin B1 exposure increases the risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma in chronic hepatitis B virus carriers

YJ Chu, HI Yang, HC Wu, J Liu… - … journal of cancer, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
The relation between aflatoxin B1 (AFB1) and cirrhosis in chronic carriers of hepatitis B virus
(HBV) remains inconclusive. This case‐control study nested in a large community‐based …

[HTML][HTML] Aflatoxin B1 exposure increases the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma associated with hepatitis C virus infection or alcohol consumption

YJ Chu, HI Yang, HC Wu, MH Lee, J Liu… - European Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Hepatocarcinogenicity of aflatoxin B 1 (AFB 1) has rarely been studied in
populations with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and those without hepatitis B virus (HBV) …

Removal of arsenic from groundwater by using a native isolated arsenite-oxidizing bacterium

AC Kao, YJ Chu, FL Hsu, VHC Liao - Journal of contaminant hydrology, 2013 - Elsevier
Arsenic (As) contamination of groundwater is a significant public health concern. In this
study, the removal of arsenic from groundwater using biological processes was investigated …

In vivo antioxidant activities of essential oils and their constituents from leaves of the Taiwanese Cinnamomum osmophloeum

FL Hsu, WH Li, CW Yu, YC Hsieh… - Journal of agricultural …, 2012 - ACS Publications
Cinnamomum osmophloeum Kaneh is an indigenous tree species in Taiwan. In this study,
phytochemical characteristics and antioxidant activities of the essential oils and key …

Electric field-stimulated Raman scattering enhancing biochips fabricated by Au nano-islands deposited on laser-scribed 3D graphene for uremic toxins detection

RS Juang, KS Wang, TY Kuan, YJ Chu, RJ Jeng… - Journal of the Taiwan …, 2024 - Elsevier
Background The detection of uremic toxins is important for early-stage diagnosis of chronic
kidney disease. However, Raman spectroscopy is shortcoming of the sensitivity for detecting …

Epidemiology of virus infection and human cancer

CJ Chen, SL You, WL Hsu, HI Yang, MH Lee… - Viruses and human …, 2021 - Springer
Seven viruses including the Epstein–Barr virus (EBV), hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C
virus (HCV), Kaposi's sarcoma herpes virus (KSHV), human immunodeficiency virus, type-1 …

Transposon Mutagenesis Reveals Differential Pathogenesis of Ralstonia solanacearum on Tomato and Arabidopsis

YM Lin, IC Chou, JF Wang, FI Ho… - Molecular plant …, 2008 - Am Phytopath Society
Ralstonia solanacearum causes a deadly wilting disease on a wide range of crops. To
elucidate pathogenesis of this bacterium in different host plants, we set out to identify R …