Expertise at Chang Gung System

Hwang, Tsong-Long ,Ph.D.
Institution: Chang Gung University
Position: Professor/Deputy director
Department: Graduate Institute of Natural Products
Address: 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan Tao-Yuan,Taiwan,33302
Tel: +886-3-2118800 ext. 5523
E-mail: htl@mail.cgu.edu.tw

Focus of Interest:
  • Immunology
  • Biochemistry and Molecular Biology - Medicine
  • Pharmacology & Pharmacy
  • Pharmacology & Toxicology
Fulltime Employment:
  • Chang Gung University

Education:
  • Ph.D. at Department of Pharmacology, National Taiwan University, Taiwan

Honors and Awards:
  • 2006 Ta-You Wu Memorial Award of National Science Council, Taiwan
  • 2014 Research Paper Award, The Chinese Society of Immunology

 

Selected Main Publications:
  1. Chen CY, Liaw CC, Chen YH, Chang WY, Chung PJ, Hwang TL*. A novel immunomodulatory effect of ugonin U in human neutrophils via stimulation of phospholipase C. Free Radic Biol Med. 2014 Jul;72:222-31
  2. Yang SC, Chung PJ, Ho CM, Kuo CY, Hung MF, Huang YT, Chang WY, Chang YW, Chan KH, Hwang TL*. Propofol Inhibits Superoxide Production, Elastase Release, and Chemotaxis in Formyl Peptide-Activated Human Neutrophils by Blocking Formyl Peptide Receptor 1. J Immunol. 2013 Jun 15;190(12):6511-9.
  3. Yu HP, Hsieh PW, Chang YJ, Chung PJ, Kuo LM, Hwang TL*. 2-(2-Fluorobenzamido)benzoate ethyl ester (EFB-1) inhibits superoxide production by human neutrophils and attenuates hemorrhagic shock-induced organ dysfunction in rats. Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 Jun 15;50(12):1737-48
  4. Hwang TL*, Li GL, Lan YH, Chia YC, Hsieh PW, Wu YH, Wu YC. Potent inhibition of superoxide anion production in activated human neutrophils by isopedicin, a bioactive component of the Chinese medicinal herb Fissistigma oldhamii. Free Radic Biol Med. 2009 Feb 15;46(4):520-8.
  5. Hwang TL*, Su YC, Chang HL, Leu YL, Chung PJ, Kuo LM, Chang YJ. Suppression of superoxide anion and elastase release by C18 unsaturated fatty acids in human neutrophils. J Lipid Res. 2009 Jul;50(7):1395-408.

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Board Certification:
  • The Pharmacological Society in Taiwan
  • The Chinese Society of Immunology
  • The Society of Chinese Natural Medicine
  • American Chemical Society
  • The American Association of Immunologist