Expertise at Chang Gung System

Hsu, Brend Ray-Sea , M.D.,Ph.D.
Institution: Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital / Chang Gung University
Position: Physician/Associate Professor
Department: Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Address: No.5, Fusing St., Gueishan Township, Taoyuan County 333, Taiwan (R.O.C.)
Tel: +886-3-3281200 ext.8821 Fax: +886-3-3288257
E-mail: bh0658@cgmh.org.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Immunology
  • Medicine , General & Internal
  • Nutrition & Dietetics
  • Pharmacology and Toxicology
  • Transplantation

Fulltime Employment:
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital / Chang Gung University

Education:
  1. Ph.D., 1986, Endocrinology Program Department of Physiology University of California, San Francisco San Francisco, California, U.S.A.
  2. B.M., 1981, School of Medicine Taipei Medical College Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C.
  3. Postdoctor, 1992, Dept of Physiology University of Toronto, Canada
  4. Postdoctor, 1988, Dept of Andrology University of British Columbia, Canada

Selected Publications:
  1. Hou HY, Fu SH, Liu CH, Chen JP, Hsu BRS*. The graft survival protection of subcutaneous allogeneic islets with hydrogel grafting and< encapsulated by CTLA4Ig and IL1ra. Polymer J. 2014, 46:136‐44.
  2. Chen ST, Fu SH, Hsu S, Huang YY, Hsu BRS*. Synergistic effect of hyperglycemia and p27kip1 suppression on adult mouse islet beta cell replication. Int J Endocrinol. 2012, 2012:417390.
  3. Hsu BRS*, Chen ST, Fu SH. Enhancing engraftment of islets using perioperative sodium 4‐phenylbutyrate. Int Immunopharmacol. 2006, 6:1952‐9.
  4. Hsu BRS*, Juang JH, Fu SH, Kuo CH, Lu WT. Reduction in primary nonfunction of syngeneic islet transplants with nordihydroguaiaretic acid, a lipooxygenase inhibitor. Cell Transplant. 2001, 10:255‐62.
  5. Hsu BRS*, Chang FH, Juang JH, Huang YY, Fu SH. The rescue effect of 15‐deoxyspergualin on intraperitoneal microencapsulated xenoislets. Cell Transplant. 1999, 8:307‐15.
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Board Certification/Professional Affiliations/Societies:
Taiwan Society of Internal Medicine, Membership
Taiwan Society of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Membership
Taiwan Association of Diabetes Educators, Membership
Cell Transplantation Society, Membership
The Transplantation Society, Membership