Shen Jian Gang MBBS, PhD

Dr. Jian Gang is currently Professor, Associate Director (Research), Chairman of Departmental Research Postgraduate Committee, School of Chinese Medicine at The University of Hong Kong. He has received MBBS( in Chinese Medicine), PhD degrees from Hunan Chinese Medical University, Institute of Biophysics Chinese Academy of Science, China. He has received National Military Medical Scientific Achievement Award (Third Class), PLA, China, 1997 Young Scientist Traveling Award of the Fifth International Meeting of Nitric Oxide Biology, September 15-19, 1997 in Kyoto, Japan, 1997 Young Scientist Traveling Award of the First Asia –Pacific Symposium of EPR/ESR, January 17-20, 1997 in Hong Kong. Dr. Giang,s research interests are Oxidative stress in aging-related diseases including cerebrovascular and cardiovascular diseases and cancer, Herbal medicine for cerebral and cardiac vascular diseases and cancer, focusing on antioxidant therapies.

His publications are as follows:
. Gu Y, Chen JP, Shen JG. Herbal Medicines for Ischemic Stroke: Combating Inflammation as Therapeutic Targets. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology DOI: 10.1007/s11481-014-9525-5, 2014.
Hua YQ, Chen Z, Meng ZQ, Chen H, Shen JG, WANG K, Peng W, Shen YH, Liu LM. High expression of erythropoietin? producing hepatoma cell line-B2 (EphB2) predicts the efficiency of the Qingyihuaji formula treatment in pancreatic cancer CFPAC? 1 cells through the EphrinB1? EphB2 pathway.
Yeung PK, Shen J, Chung SS, Chung SK. Targeted over-expression of endothelin-1 in astrocytes leads to more severe brain damage and vasospasm after subarachnoid hemorrhage. BMC Neuroscience 2013 Oct 25; 14(1): 131.
Pan Y, Zhao L, Chen XM, Gu Y, Shen JG, Liu LM. The XRCC1 Arg399Gln genetic polymorphism contributes to hepatocellular carcinoma susceptibility: an updated meta-analysis. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2013;14(10):5761-7.
Xu MJ, Chen XM, Gu Y, Peng T, Yang D, Chang RC, So KF, Liu KJ, Shen JG. Baicalin can scavenge peroxynitrite and ameliorate endogenous peroxynitrite-mediated neurotoxicity in cerebral ischemiareperfusion injury. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 150(1): 116-24, 2013.
Chen Y, Nie YC, Luo YL, Lin F, Zheng YF, Cheng GH, Wu H, Zhang KJ, Su WW, Shen JG*, Li PB*. Protective effects of naringin against paraquat-induced acute lung injury and pulmonary fibrosis in mice. Food Chem Toxicol 58C: 133-140, 2013.