Areas of Focus
- Traditional medicine's effect on endoplasmic reticulum stress and unfolded protein response in treating neurodegenerative diseases
- Traditional medicine's regulation of glucose and lipid metabolism and its therapeutic effects on diabetes and non-alcoholic liver damage
Work Experience
- 2004-2016 - Wuhan University, Lecturer
- 2009-2021 - University of Hawaii, Visiting Scholar
- 2016-Present - Wuhan University, Associate Professor
- 2017-Present - University of Minnesota, Postdoctoral Researcher
Academic Background & Achievements
- 2007-2014 PhD in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wuhan University, Focus: Molecular Pharmacology
- 2002-2004 Master's in Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Wuhan University, Focus: Pharmacology
Publications
- The protective effects of Cichorium glandulosum seed and cynarin against cyclophosphamide and its metabolite acrolein-induced hepatotoxicity in vivo and in vitro, Jing Tong, Qigui Mo, Bingxin Ma, Lanlan Ge, Gao Zhou, Youwei Wang, 2016
- In vitro evaluation of inorganic and methyl mercury mediated cytotoxic effect on neural cells derived from different animal species, Tong, J.; Wang, Y.; Lu, Y., 2016
- Dicaffeoylquinic Acid-Enriched Fraction of Cichorium glandulosum Seeds Attenuates Experimental Type 1 Diabetes via Multipathway Protection, Tong, J.; Ma, B.; Ge, L.; Mo, Q.; Zhou, G.; He, J.; Wang, Y., 2015
- Hepatoprotective activity of flavonoids from seeds in vitro and in vivo carbon tetrachloride-induced hepatotoxicity, Tong, J.; Yao, X.; Zhou, G.; Chen, Y.; Ma, B.; Wang, Y., 2015
- Monocytes-Derived Macrophages Mediated Stable Expression of Human Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor, a Novel Therapeutic Strategy for NeuroAIDS, Tong, J.; Buch, S.; Yao, H.; Wu, C.; Tong, H.; Wang, Y.; Lu, Y., 2014
- Antiviral activities and putative identification of compounds in microbial extracts from the Hawaiian coastal waters, Jing Tong, Hank Trapido-rosenthal, Jun Wang, Youwei Wang, Qing X Li, Yuanan Lu, 2012
- New developments in small molecular compounds for anti-hepatitis C virus (HCV) therapy, Jing Tong, You-wei Wang, Yuan-an Lu, 2012
- Coptis chinensis inflorescence ameliorates hyperglycaemia in 3T3-L1 preadipocyte and streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice, Ma, B.; Tong, J.; Zhou, G.; Mo, Q.; He, J.; Wang, Y., 2016
- Ethyl acetate fraction of Terminalia bellirica fruit inhibits rat hepatic stellate cell proliferation and induces apoptosis, Chen, Y.; Tong, J.; Ge, L.; Ma, B.; He, J.; Wang, Y., 2015
- Evaluation of mercury mediated in vitro cytotoxicity among cell lines established from green sea turtles, Wang, H.; Tong, J.; Bi, Y.; Wang, C.; Guo, L.; Lu, Y., 2013
- Protective effects of Chaenomeles thibetica extract against carbon tetrachloride-induced damage via the MAPK/Nrf2 pathway, Ma, B.; Wang, J.; Tong, J.; Zhou, G.; Chen, Y.; He, J.; Wang, Y., 2016
- Protective effect of Cichorium glandulosum seeds from ultraviolet B-induced damage in rat liver mitochondria, Huang, B.; Chen, Y.; Ma, B.; Zhou, G.; Tong, J.; He, J.; Wang,Y., 2014
- Drosera peltata Smith var. lunata (Buch.-Ham.) C. B. Clarke as a feasible source of plumbagin: phytochemical analysis and antifungal activity assay, Tian, J.; Chen, Y.; Ma, B.; He, J.; Tong, J.; Wang, Y., 2014
- Modulation of Kupffer cells on hepatic drug metabolism, Ding, H.; Tong, J.; Wu, S.; Yin, D.; Yuan, X.; Wu, J.; Chen, J.; Shi, G., 2004
- Influence of Kupffer cells on hepatic signal transduction as demonstrated by second messengers and nuclear transcription factors, Ding, H.; Huang, J.; Tong, J.; Yuan, X.; Yu, J., 2003