Chun-Keung Yu

Isolation and characterization of a Vibrio vulnificus mutant deficient in both extracellular metalloprotease and cytolysin.

Dehydroepiandrosterone attenuates allergic airway inflammation in Dermatophagoides farinae-sensitized mice.

House dust mite Dermatophagoides farinae augments proinflammatory mediator productions and accessory function of alveolar macrophages: implications for allergic sensitization and inflammation.

Pathogenesis of enterovirus 71 brainstem encephalitis in pediatric patients: roles of cytokines and cellular immune activation in patients with pulmonary edema.

Activation of mast cells is essential for development of house dust mite Dermatophagoides farinae-induced allergic airway inflammation in mice.

A murine oral enterovirus 71 infection model with central nervous system involvement.

A mouse-adapted enterovirus 71 strain causes neurological disease in mice after oral infection.

Human endothelial cell activation and apoptosis induced by enterovirus 71 infection.

IL-19 induced Th2 cytokines and was up-regulated in asthma patients.

Lactoferrin inhibits enterovirus 71 infection by binding to VP1 protein and host cells.

Type I interferons protect mice against enterovirus 71 infection.

Enterovirus 71 infection induces Fas ligand expression and apoptosis of Jurkat cells.

Modulation of cytokine production by intravenous immunoglobulin in patients with enterovirus 71-associated brainstem encephalitis.

Retrograde axonal transport: a major transmission route of enterovirus 71 in mice.

Immunity to avirulent enterovirus 71 and coxsackie A16 virus protects against enterovirus 71 infection in mice.

Ribavirin reduces mortality in enterovirus 71-infected mice by decreasing viral replication.

Acute chemokine response in the blood and cerebrospinal fluid of children with enterovirus 71-associated brainstem encephalitis.

Microbial contaminations of laboratory mice and rats in Taiwan from 2004 to 2007.

Introduction of a strong temperature-sensitive phenotype into enterovirus 71 by altering an amino acid of virus 3D polymerase.

Methylene blue-mediated photodynamic inactivation as a novel disinfectant of enterovirus 71.

Passive protection effect of chicken egg yolk immunoglobulins on enterovirus 71 infected mice.

Formaldehyde-inactivated human enterovirus 71 vaccine is compatible for co-immunization with a commercial pentavalent vaccine.

Exogenous interleukin-6, interleukin-13, and interferon-γ provoke pulmonary abnormality with mild edema in enterovirus 71-infected mice.

A single nucleotide in stem loop II of 5'-untranslated region contributes to virulence of enterovirus 71 in mice.

Mutations in VP2 and VP1 capsid proteins increase infectivity and mouse lethality of enterovirus 71 by virus binding and RNA accumulation enhancement.

Cell surface sialylation affects binding of enterovirus 71 to rhabdomyosarcoma and neuroblastoma cells.

Enterovirus 71 blocks selectively type I interferon production through the 3C viral protein in mice.

Subneutralizing antibodies to enterovirus 71 induce antibody-dependent enhancement of infection in newborn mice.

Hepatic damage caused by coxsackievirus B3 is dependent on age-related tissue tropisms associated with the coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor.

Effects of vaginal septa on the reproductive performance of BALB/cByJNarl mice.

Prostaglandin E₂ promotes post-infarction cardiomyocyte replenishment by endogenous stem cells.

Animal models of enterovirus 71 infection: applications and limitations.

Enterovirus 71 virion-associated galectin-1 facilitates viral replication and stability.

Enterovirus 71 Proteins 2A and 3D Antagonize the Antiviral Activity of Gamma Interferon via Signaling Attenuation.

Norepinephrine and Epinephrine Enhanced the Infectivity of Enterovirus 71.

Toll-Like Receptor 3 Is Involved in Detection of Enterovirus A71 Infection and Targeted by Viral 2A Protease.

Progenitor Cells Derived from Drain Waste Product of Open-Heart Surgery in Children.

Recent Advances in Photodynamic Therapy against Fungal Keratitis.

Novel SLC5A6 mutations lead to B lymphocyte maturation defects with metabolic abnormality rescuable by biotin replenishment.

Cordycepin Inhibits Enterovirus A71 Replication and Protects Host Cell from Virus-Induced Cytotoxicity through Adenosine Action Pathway.