Prof. Alex F. Chen

University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, USA

Professor of Surgery

Email: chena5@upmc.edu

Qualifications

1995 Ph.D., University of Southern Illinois

1985 MD, Hunan Medical University

Publications

1. Li LX, Fink GD, Watts SW, Galligan JJ, Pagano PJ, Chen AF (2003). ET-1 increases vascular superoxide via ET_A-NADPH oxidase pathway in low renin hypertension. Circulation 107, 1053-1058.
2. Luo JD, Wang YY, Fu WL, Wu J, Chen AF (2004). Gene therapy of eNOS and MnSOD accelerates delayed wound healing in type 1 diabetic mouse.Circulation 110, 2484-2493.
3. Du YH, Guan YY, Alp NJ, Channon KM, Chen AF (2008). Endothelial-specific GTP cyclohydrolase I overexpression attenuates blood pressure progression in salt-sensitive low renin hypertension. Circulation 117, 1045-1154.
4. Marrotte EJ, Chen, DD, Hakim JS, Chen AF (2010). Restoration of endothelial progenitor cell function with manganese superoxide dismutase accelerates wound healing in type 2 diabetic mice. Journal of Clinical Investigation 120: 4207-4219.
5. Bae ON, Wang JM, Baek SH, Wang Q, Yuan H, Chen AF (2013). Oxidative stress-mediated thrombospondin-2 upregulation impairs bone marrow-derived angiogenic cell function in diabetes mellitus. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2013 May 30.

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