Professional post
Head of Transplantation section, Chung Gung Memorial Hospital
Senior Attending of Renal Department, Chung Gung Memorial Hospital
Assistant Professor of Chung Gung Univeristy
Education
1999-2003 Department of pathology, Imperial College of London, United Kingdom, Ph.D
1979-1986 School of Medicine, China Medical University, Taichung
Research Interest
(1) Innate immunity and inflammation
(2) The role of dendritic cell and regulatory T cell in renal transplantation
(3) Genetic susceptibility of glomerulonephritis bibiography
Award
2004 Best poster- ESOT 2004 Mycophenolic acid in managing chronic allograft nepropathy
1992 Best original article- Chung Gung Medical Journal
Professional Activitiy
2003-12~ 2004-12: Deputy executive secretary of Taiwan Society of Nephrology 2005-1~ 2005-12: Member of Policy Coordinated Committee, Taiwan Society of Nephrology
2005-11~present: Councillor of The Transplantation Society of Taiwan
2006-11~2010: Councillor of The Histocompatibility Society of Taiwan
2010~Present: Chairman of Transplantation Committee, Taiwan Society of Nephrology
Major Bibliography
1.Huang WH, Lee SY, Weng CH, Lai PC* Use of alendronate sodium (Fosamax) to ameliorate osteoporosis in renal transplant patients: a case-control study. PLoS One. 2012;7(11):e48481
2.Huang WH, Lai PC*. Age at transplant-one of the factors affecting bone mineral density in kidney recipients-a single-center retrospective study. Ren Fail. 2011 Sep;33(8):776-80. Epub 2011 Jul 22
3.Ho YP,, Chiu CT, Sheen IS, Tseng SC, Lai PC*, Ho SY, Chen WT, Lin TN, Lin CY*. Tumor necrosis factor-α and interleukin-10 contribute to immunoparalysis in patients with acute pancreatitis. Hum Immunol. 2011 Jan;72(1):18-23. Epub 2010 Oct 29.
4.Wang HH, Huang JY, Chu SH, Chiang YJ, Liu KL, Lai PC*. Sirolimus conversion experience in a single center. Transplant Proc. 2008 Sep;40(7):2209-10.
5.Behmoaras J, Bhangal G, Smith J, McDonald K, Mutch B, Lai PC*, Domin J, Game L, Salama A, Foxwell BM, Pusey CD, Cook HT, Aitman TJ*. Jund is a determinant of macrophage activation and is associated with glomerulonephritis susceptibility. Nat Genet. 2008 May;40(5):553-9.
6.Smith J, Lai PC*, Behmoaras J, Roufosse C, Bhangal G, McDaid JP, Aitman T, Tam FW, Pusey CD, Cook HT*. Genes expressed by both mesangial cells and bone marrow-derived cells underlie genetic susceptibility to crescentic glomerulonephritis in the rat. J Am Soc Nephrol. 2007 Jun;18(6):1816-23.
7.Lai PC*, Huang JY, Yang CW: The role of mycophenolic acid in glomerulonephritis treatment Acta Nephrologica 20(2): 88-89, 2006
8.Lai PC*, Smith J, Bhangal G, Chaudhry KA, Chaudhry AN, Keith JC Jr, Tam FW,Pusey CD, Cook HT*: Interleukin-11 reduces renal injury and glomerular NF-kappa B activity in murine experimental glomerulonephritis. Nephron Exp Nephrol 101(4) e146-54, 2005
9.Hung SI, Chung WH, Liou LB, Chu CC, Lin M, Huang HP, Lin YL, Lan JL, Yang LC, Hong HS, Chen MJ, Lai PC*, Wu MS, Chu CY, Wang KH, Chen CH, Fann CS, Wu JY, Chen YT: HLA-B*5801 allele as a genetic marker for severe cutaneous adverse reactions caused by allopurinol. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102:4134-4139, 2005
10.Lai PC*, Cook HT, Smith J, Keith JC, Jr., Pusey CD, Tam FW: Interleukin-11 attenuates nephrotoxic nephritis in Wistar Kyoto rats. J.Am.Soc.Nephrol. 12:2310-2320, 2001
