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Prof Suk Ying Tsang

PhD (1999-2003) Department of Physiology, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Croucher Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship (2003-2005) Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, Johns Hopkins University, USA

Postdoctoral Fellow (2005-2006) Stem Cell Institute, University of California, USA

Currently the Associate Professor at School of Life Sciences, Faculty of Science, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong (http://www.bch.cuhk.edu.hk/mainpage.php?id=96)

 
SCI-indexed publications

 

  • Tian XY, Wong WT, Sayed N, Luo J, Tsang SY, Bian ZX, Lu Y, Cheang WS, Yao X, Chen ZY & Huang Y (2012) NaHS relaxes rat cerebral artery in vitro via inhibition of L-type voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channel. Pharmacological Research 65(20):239-246
  • Yuen CY, Wong SL, Lau CW, Tsang SY, Xu A, Zhu Z, Ng CF, Kong SK, Lee HK, Yao X & Huang Y (2012) From skeleton to cytoskeleton: Osteocalcin transforms vascular fibroblasts to myofibroblasts via angiotensin II and Toll-like receptor 4. Circulation Research 111:e55-e66
  • Wong WT, Ng CH, Tsang SY, Huang Y, Chen ZY (2011). Relative contribution of individual oxidized components in ox-LDL to inhibition on endothelium-dependent relaxation in rat aorta. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases 21(3):157-64
  • Luo J, Qin HY, Wong CK, Tsang SY, Huang Y & Bian ZX (2011) Enhanced excitability and down-regulated voltage-gated potassium channels in colonic DRG neurons from neonatal maternal separation rats. Journal of Pain 12(5):600-609
  • Chan YC, Leung FP, Wong WT, Tian TY, Yung LM, Lau CW, Tsang SY, Yao Y, Chen ZY & Huang Y (2010) Therapeutically relevant concentrations of raloxifene dilate pressurized rat resistance arteries via calcium-dependent eNOS activation. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 30(5):992-999
  • Cheang WS, Wong WT, Shen B, Lau CW, Tian XY, Tsang SY, Yao X, Chen ZY & Huang Y (2010) 4-Aminopyridine-sensitive K+ channels contributes to NaHS-induced membrane hyperpolarization and relaxation in the rat coronary artery. Vascular Pharmacology 53(3-4):94-98
  • Wong CW, Yung LM, Leung FP, Tsang SY, Au CL, Chen ZY, Yao X, Cheng HK, Lau CW, Gollasch M & Huang Y (2008) Raloxifene protects endothelial cells against oxidative stress. British Journal of Pharmacology 155(3):326-334

  • Tsang SY*, Yao XQ, Chan HY, Chan FL, Leung CSL, Yung LM, Au CL, Chen ZY, Laher I, Huang Y (2007) Tamoxifen and estrogen attenuate enhanced vascular reactivity induced by estrogen deficiency in rat carotid arteries. Biochemical Pharmacology. 73:1330-9

  • Tsang SY, Yao XQ, Chan FL, Wong CM, Chen ZY, Laher I and Huang Y (2004) Estrogen and tamoxifen modulate cerebrovascular tone in ovariectomized female rats. Hypertension 44:1-5

  • Tsang SY, Yao XQ, Essin K, Wong CM, Chan FL, Gollasch M and Huang Y (2004) Raloxifene relaxes rat cerebral arteries in vitro and inhibits L-type voltage-sensitive Ca2+ channels. Stroke 35:1709-14

  • Tsang SY, Yao XQ, Wong CM, Chan FL, Chen ZY and Huang Y (2004) Differential regulation of K+ and Ca2+ channel gene expression by chronic treatment with estrogen and tamoxifen in rat aorta. European Journal of Pharmacology 483:155-162

  • Verlohren S, Dubroyska G, Tsang SY, Essin K, Luft FC, Huang Y and Gollasch M (2004) Visceral periadventitial adipose tissue regulates arterial tone of small mesenteric arteries. Hypertension 44:271-6

  • Huang Y, Wong CM, Lau CW, Yao XQ, Tsang SY, Su YL and Chen ZY (2004) Inhibition of nitric oxide/cyclic GMP-mediated relaxation by purified flavonoids, baicalin and baicalein, in rat aortic rings. Biochemical Pharmacology 67:787-794

  • Huang Y, Yao XQ, Lau CW, Chan YC, Tsang SY and Chan FL (2004) Urocortin and cardiovascular protection. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 25:257-265

  • Tsang SY, Yao XQ, Wong CM, Au CL, Chen ZY and Huang Y (2003) Role of Na+-Ca2+ exchanger in pinacidil-induced relaxation in the rat mesenteric artery. British Journal of Pharmacology 138:453-460

  • Tsang SY, Yao XQ, Chan HY, Wong CM, Chen ZY, Au CL and Huang Y (2003) Contribution of K+ channels to relaxation induced by 17s-estradiol but not by progesterone in rat mesenteric arteries. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 41:4-13

  • Wartenberg M, Budde P, Marees M, Grunheck F, Tsang SY, Huang Y, Chen ZY, Hescheler J and Sauer H (2003) Inhibition of tumor-induced angiogenesis and matrix-metalloproteinase expression in confrontation cultures of embryoid bodies and tumor spheroids by plant ingredients used in traditional chinese medicine. Laboratory Investigation 83:87-98

  • Tsang SY, Yao XQ, Chan HY, Chen ZY and Huang Y (2002) Effect of 17s-estradiol exposure on vasorelaxation induced by K+ channel openers and Ca2+ channel blockers. Pharmacology 65:26-31

  • Yao X, He GW, Chan FL, Lau CW, Tsang SY, Chen ZY and Huang Y (2002) Endothelium-dependent and -independent coronary relaxation induced by urocortin. Journal of Cardiac Surgery 17:347-349

  • Lohn M, Muzzulin U, Essin K, Tsang SY, Kirsch T, Litteral J, Waldron P, Conrad H, Klugbauer N, Hofmann F, Haller H, Luft FC, Huang Y and Gollasch M (2002) Cilnidipine is a novel slow-acting blocker of vascular L-type calcium channels that does not target protein kinase C. Journal of Hypertension 20:885-893

  • Chan HY, Yao XQ, Tsang SY, Bourreau JP, Chan FL and Huang Y (2002) Isoprenaline amplifies 17s-estradiol-mediated vasorelaxation: role of endothelium and cyclic AMP. Cardiovascular Research 53:627-633. Special Issue ˇ§Spotlight on Genderˇ¨

  • Huang Y, Tsang SY, Yao XQ, Lau CW, Su YL and Chen ZY (2002) Baicalin-induced vascular response in rat mesenteric artery: role of endothelial nitric oxide. Clinical and Experimental Pharmacology and Physiology 29:721-724

  • Huang Y, Chan FL, Lau CW, Tsang SY, Chen ZY, He GW and Yao XQ (2003) Role of cyclic AMP and Ca2+-activated K+ channels in endothelium-independent relaxation by urocortin in the rat coronary artery. Cardiovascular Research 57:824-833

  • Huang Y, Chan FL, He GW, Lau CW, Tsang SY, Chen ZY and Yao XQ (2002) Urocortin-induced endothelium-dependent relaxation of rat coronary artery: role of nitric oxide and K+ channels. British Journal of Pharmacology 135:1467-1476

  • Chan HY, Yao XQ, Tsang SY, Chan FL, Lau CW and Huang Y (2001) Different role of endothelium / nitric oxide in 17s-estradiol- and progesterone- induced relaxation in rat arteries. Life Sciences 69:1609-1617

  • Tsang SY, Chen ZY, Yao XQ and Huang Y (2000) Potentiating effects on contractions by purified baicalin and baicalein in the rat mesenteric artery. Journal of Cardiovascular Pharmacology 36:263-269

  • Chen ZY, Su YL, Bi YR, Tsang SY and Huang Y (2000) Effect of baicalein and acetone extract of Scutellaria baicalensis on canola oil oxidation. Journal of the American Oil Chemists' Society 77:73-78

  • Huang Y, Yao XQ, Tsang SY, Lau CW and Chen ZY (2000) Role of endothelium / nitric oxide in vascular response to flavonoids and epicatechin. Acta Pharmacologica Sinica 21:1119-1124