Prof. Xian Yanfang Lisa

Xian Yanfang Lisa
 

Prof. Lisa Xian

position Position Assistant Professor
place Office Room 101-J, Li Wai Chun Building, Chung Chi College, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong
tele num Tel. (852) 3943 5357
fax Fax. (852) 3942 0941
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Resume (Education and Working Experience)

Education:

  1. 2004 B.S. (Chinese Medicine),Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  2. 2007 M.Phil. (Chinese Medicine),Guangzhou University of Traditional Chinese Medicine
  3. 2013 PhD (Chinese Medicine),The Chinese University of Hong Kong

Working Experience:

  1. 2007 - 2010 Research Assistant, School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK
  2. 2013 - 2017 Postdoctoral Fellow, School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK
  3. 2017 - 2022 Research Assistant Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK
  4. 2022 - present Assistant Professor, School of Chinese Medicine, CUHK
  

Research Interest


1. Pharmacology of Chinese medicines on Alzheimer’s disease, pancreatic cancer, prostate cancer, and atopic dermatitis.
2. Herb-drug interactions of Chinese and western medicines.
3. Quality control of Chinese medicines
 

Selected Publications

  1. Xu QQ, Su ZR, Hu Z, Yang W, Xian YF*, Lin ZX*. Patchouli Alcohol Ameliorates the Learning and Memory Impairments in an Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Disease via Modulating SIRT1. Phytomedicine 2022; (IF: 6.656)
  2. Zhang J, Xu HX, Cho WCS, Cheuk W, Li Y, Huang QH, Yang W, Xian YF*, Lin ZX*. Brucein D augments the chemosensitivity of gemcitabine in pancreatic cancer via inhibiting the Nrf2-mediated mechanism. Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research 2022;41(1):90. (IF: 12.658)
  3. Qu C, Li QP, Su ZR, Ip SP, Yuan QJ, Xie YL, Xu QQ, Yang W, Huang YF, Xian YF*, Lin ZX*. Nano-honokiol ameliorates the cognitive deficits in TgCRND8 mice of Alzheimer’s disease via inhibiting neuropathology and modulating gut microbiota. Journal of Advanced Research 2021;35:231-43. (IF: 12.822)
  4. Zhang ZB, Ip SP, Cho WCS, Ng ACF, Hu Z, Huang YF, Luo DD, Xian YF*, Lin ZX*. Herb-drug interactions between androgenic Chinese herbal medicines and androgen receptor antagonist on tumor growth: studies on two xenograft prostate cancer animal models. Phytotherapy Research 2021 (In press; DOI: 10.1002/ptr.7020) (IF: 6.388)
  5. Chen Y, Xian YF*, Loo S, Chan WY, Liu L, Lin ZX*. Anti-atopic dermatitis effects of Dictamni Cortex: studies on in vitro and in vivo experimental models. Phytomedicine 2021;82:153453. (IF: 6.656)
  6. Yang W, Liu Y, Xu QQ, Xian YF*, Lin ZX*. Sulforaphene ameliorates neuroinflammation and hyper-phosphorylated tau protein via regulating PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β pathway in experimental models of Alzheimer’s disease. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2020;2020:4754195. (IF: 7.310)
  7. Xian YF*, Zhang J, Bian Z, Zhou H, Zhang Z, Lin Z*, Xu H*. Bioactive Natural Compounds against Human Coronaviruses: A Review and Perspective. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2020;10(7):1163-1174. (IF: 14.903)
  8. Xian YF*, Qu C, Liu Y, Ip SP, Yuan QJ, Yang W, Lin ZX*. Magnolol ameliorates behavioral impairments and neuropathology in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity 2020; 2020:5920476. (IF: 7.310)
  9. Li HQ, Ip SP, Yuan QJ, Tsim KKW, Dong TTX, Lin G, Han Y, Liu Y, Xian YF*, Lin ZX*. Isorhynchophylline ameliorates cognitive impairment via modulating amyloid pathology, tau hyperphosphorylation and neuroinflammation: studies in a transgenic mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease. Brain Behavior and Immununity 2019;82:264-278. (IF: 19.227)
  10. Xian YF*, Hu Z, Ip SP, Chen JN, Su ZR, Lai XP, Lin ZX*. Comparison of the anti-inflammatory effects of Sinapis alba and Brassica juncea in mouse models of inflammation. Phytomedicine 2018;50:196-204. (IF: 6.656)

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