Ah-Kau Ng, Ph.D.
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Ah-Kau Ng, Ph.D.
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1. Ng AK, McIntire KR, Holden HT, Herberman RB: Serological analysis of tumor- associated surface antigens on a Moloney Leukemia virus-induced lymphoma, MBL-2. J. Immunol, 121:856-862, 1978.

2. Ng AK, Ames RS, Jr., McIntire KR, Herberman RB: In vitro cell-mediated immunity to murine leukemia viruses and murine leukemia surface antigens. Cancer Res, 39:4887-4893, 1979

3. Ng AK, Indiveri F. Pellegrino MA, Molinaro GA, Quaranta V, Ferrone S: Natural cytotoxicity and antibody-dependent cellular cytotoxicity of human lymphocytes depleted of HLA-DR bearing cells with monoclonal HLA-DR antibodies. Hum Immunol, 3:221-223, 1980.

4. Ng AK,Pellegrino MA,Imai K, Ferrone S.: HLA-A, B, Ia-like antigens and tumor associated antigens on prostate carcinoma cell lines: Serological, immunochemical analysis with monoclonal antibodies, J. Immunol. 127:443447,1981

5. Ng AK, Giacomini P,Kantor RRS,Ferrone S: Cellular and molecular heterogeneity of a human high molecular weight-melanoma associated antigen identified by monoclonal antibodies. Clin Chem 28:2347-2350, 1982

6. Russo C,Ng AK,Pellegrino MA,Ferrone S: The MoAb CR11-351 discriminates HLA-A2 variants identified by Tcells. Immunogenetics, 18: 23-35, 1983

7. Giacomini P,Ng AK,Kantor RRS,Natali PG,Ferrone S: A double determinant immunoassay to measure a human high molecular weight melanoma associated antigen (HWM-MAA). Cancer Res, 43:3586-3590, 1983.

8. Suciu-Foca N,Reed E,Albulescu D,Mackenzie W,Ng AK,King DW: A late differentiation antigen (LDA) associated with the helper/inducer function of human T lymphocytes. Nature, 318; 465-467, 1985

9. Kantor RRS,Albino AD,Ng AK,Ferrone S: Biosynthesis and intracellular processing of four melanoma associated antigens on human melanoma cells. Cancer Res. 46:5223-5228. 1986.

10. Hardy MA,Lau HT,Kiu Z,Chabot J,Ng AK: Cytolytic lymnphocytes against pancreatic islet cells in diabetic BB rats. Transplantation Proc. Vol XVIII:1523-1524, 1986

11. Wang TST,Ng AK,Al-Sedairy S,Fawwaz RA,Hardy MA,Alderson PO:Use of new heterbifunctional reagent for radiometallic labelling of antibodies. Cancer Drug Delivery, NCI Monographs, Number 3:145-148, 1987

12. Knudsen PJ,Ng AK,Liu Z: Beta-2-microglobulin syntheses is increased during activation of human monocytes. Blood Purification. 6:178-187, 1988

13. Sung CH, HuCP,Hsu HC, Ng AK,Chou CK,Ting LP,Su TS,Han SH,Chang CM: Expression of Class I and Class II major histocompatibility antigens on human hepatoma cell lines. J Clin Invest. 83:421-429, 1989

14. Knudsen PJ,Leon J,Ng AK,Shaldon S,Floege J,Koch KM: Hemodialysis-related induction of beta-2 micro-globulin synthesis and release by mononuclear phagocyte. Nephron,53:188-193, 1989.

15. Carmody MB,Ault KA,Mitchell JG,Rote NS,Ng AK: Production of monoclonal antibodies specific for platelet activation antigens and their use in evaluating platelet function. Hybridoma, 9:631-641, 1990.

16. Lyden TW,Vogt E,Ng AK,Johnson PM,Rote NS: Monoclonal antiphospholipid antibody reactivity against human placental trophoblast. J Reprod Immunol. 22:1-14,1992.

17. Lyden TW,Ng AK,Rote NS: Modulation of phosphatidylserine epitope expression on Be Wo cells during forskolin treatment. Placenta 14:177-186, 1993

18. Rote NS, Ng AK,Dostal-Johnson DA,Nicholson S,Siekman R:Immunologic detection of phosphatidylserine externalization during thrombin-induced platelet activation. Clin Immunol Immunopathol,66:193-200,1993

19. Rote NS, Lyden TW, Vogt E, Ng AK: Antiphospholipid antibodies and placental development in Immunobiology of Reproduction, (ed JS Hunt) Springer-Verieg, New York, Chaper 18, PP 285-302, 1994

20. Rote NS, Chang J, Kitsuragawa H, Lyden TW, Ng AK, Mori T: Expression of phosphatidylserine dependent antigens on the surface of differentiation human trophoblast and choriacarcinoma cells. Am J of Reprod Immunol. 33:114-121, 1995

21. Vogt E, Ng AK, Rote NS. A model for the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome: monoclonal antiphosphatidylserine antibody induces intrauterine growth restriction in mice. Am J of Obstet and Gynecol. 174: 700-707, 1996

22. Kent MN, Alvarez F, Vogt E., Fyffe R, Ng AK, Rote NS. Monoclonal Antiphosphatidylserine antibodies react directly with feline and murine central nervous system. Journal of Rheumatology, 24:1725-1733,1997.

23. Vogt E. Ng AK, Rote NS. Antiphosphatidylserine antibody removes annexin V and facilitates the binding of prothrombin at the surface of a choriocarcinoma model of trophoblast differentiation. Am J of Obstet and Gynecol. 177:964-972, 1997

24. Rote NS, Vogt E, DeVere G, Obringer AR, Ng AK. The role of placental trophoblast in the pathophysiology of the antiphospholipid antibody syndrome. Am J of Reprod Immunol. 39: 125-136, 1998.

25. Kent MN, Alvarez FJ, Ng AK, Rote NS. Ultrastructural localization of monoclonal antiphospholipid antibody binding to rat brain. Exp Neuro. 163:173-179, 2000.

26. Vines SW, Ng AK, Breggia A, Mahoney R. Multimodal chronic pain rehabilitation program: Its effect on immunefunction, depression, and health behaviors. Rehabilitation Nursing. 25:185-191,2000.

27. Lin SJ, Shu PY, Chang CM, Ng AK, Hu CP: IL-4 suppresses the expression and the replication of Hepatitis B virus in a hepatocellular carcinoma cell line Hep3B. J Immunol, 171;4708-4716, 2003.

28. Chen D, Kennedy A, Wang J-Y , Pearl M, Zhang M, Suo Z, Nesland J, Qiao Y, Ng AK, Hirashima N, Yamane T, Mori Y, Mitsumata M, Ghersi G, Zhao Q, Zeng W, & Chen W-T. Identification of active forms of seprase in maglinant human tumors. J. Biol. Chem. 66: 9977-85, 2006

29. Lin SJ, Chang CM, Ng AK, Wang SH, Li JJ, Hu CP: Prevention of TGF-β-induced apoptosis by IL-4 through AKT activation and p70S6K survival signaling pathways. Apoptosis 2007 Sep;12(9):1659-70.

30. Miceli-Libby L, Johnson MJ, Harrington A, Hara-Kaonga B, Ng AK and Liaw L. Widespread Delta-like-1 in normal adult mouse tissue and injured endothelium is reflected by expression of the Dll1LacZ locus. J Vasc Res. 2007 Sep 26;45(1):1-9 [Epub ahead of print]

31. Knight T, Chada VGR. Wise SS, Mason MD, Thompson WG, Wise, JP, Ng AK. Cell-based Assays for Cytotoxic and Pro-inflammatory Effects of Gold Nanoparticles. Technical Proceedings Nanotech 2007 Vol. 1-4. (CDROM)
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