Ming Cheng Liu, M.D., M.S.
Title: Senior Principal ScientistEducation :Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, MD, Medicine, 1970
Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences, MS, Genetic Medicine, 1982

Selected peer-reviewed publications (in chronological order).

1. Liu MC, Li, H, Zhang CJ, Li PX. Effect of ultraviolet on DNA synthesis in normal human fibroblasts during aging. Journal of Gerontology 1985; (1):3.
2. Liu MC, Li CF(1985). Function of DNA repair and aging. Journal of Gerontology, (3):13.
3. Liu MC, Du CZ (1986). Serum lipid concentration in myocardial infarction patients and their relatives. Clinical Medicine, (6):371.
4. Liu MC, Li H, Li PX (1987). Investigation of humoral immunity in aged persons. Gerontology, (2):49
5. Liu MC, Li H, Li PX (1987). Investigation of HLA in Guangdongnese. Journal of Genetics, (3):33.
6. Liu MC, Li H, L, PX (1987). Investigation of HLA in aged persons. Chinese Journal of Gerontology, (4):371.
7. Liu MC, Li H, Zhang CJ, Li PX (1988). HLA and myocardial infarction in aged persons. Guangdong Medicine, (1):25.
8. Liu MC, Li CF (1987). Age and sex differences in immunocompetence. Journal of Gerontology, (3):115.
9. Radl J, Liu MC (1991) Monoclonal gammopathies in long-term surviving rhesus monkey after lethal irradiation and bone marrow transplantation. Clinical Immunology and Immunopathology, 60:305-309.
10. Turner N, Liu MC (1992) Effect of cold exposure on tyrosine hydroxylase activity in adrenals with aging. FASEB, 6(5):A2034.
11. Liu MC, Hefty R (1994). Effect of cyclosporine and various cytokines on pro-collagen mRNA level in human fibroblasts in vitro. Journal of Dental Research, 73(SI):356.
12. She JX, Liu MC (1994) Additive susceptibility to insulin-dependent diabetes conferred by HLA-DQB1 and insulin gene. Autoimmunity, 18:195-203.
13. Liu MC, Hefty, R (1995) Effect of cell donor age on pro-collagen (I) mRNA levels in various cytokines. Journal of Dental Research, 74 (SI):60.
14. Liu MC, Drury KC, Kipersztok S, Williams RS (1997). Sex identification using nested PCR of X and Y amelogenin gene for human pre-implantation diagnosis. In vitro Fertilization and Assisted Reproduction (Proceedings of the 10th World Congress), 789-792.
15. Drury KC, Liu MC, Zheng W, Kipersztok S, Williams RS (2000). Simultaneous single cell detection of two mutations for cystic fibrosis. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 17 (9): 534-539.
16. Liu MC, Drury KC, Kipersztok S, Williams RS (2000). Primer system for single cell detection of double mutation for Tay-Sachs disease. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 17 (2):121-126
17. Drury KC, Liu MC, Lilleberg S, Kipersztok S, Williams RS (2001). Results on single cell PCR for Huntington's gene and WAVE product analysis for pre-implantation genetic diagnosis. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 183 supply 1: S1-4.
18. Liu MC, Akle V, Zheng W, Dave JR, Tortella FC, Hayes RL, Wang KKW.(2006): Comparing calpain- and caspase-3-degradation patterns in traumatic brain injury by differential proteome analysis Biochem J. 394 (Pt 3):715-25
19. Warren MW, Kobeissy FH, Liu MC, Hayes RL, Gold MS, Wang KKW (2006): Ecstasy Toxicity: A Comparison to Methamphetamine and Traumatic Brain Injury. J Addictive Diseases, 25(4):115-23.
20. Bernath E, Kupina N, Liu MC, Hayes RL, Meegan C, Wang KKW. (2006) Elevation of Cytoskeletal Protein Breakdown in Aged Wistar Rat. Brains. Neurobiology of Aging, 27(4):624-32.
21. Liu MC, Kitlen J, O'Steen B, Flint J Dave JR Tortella FC, Hayes RL, Wang KKW. (2006): Extensive degradation of myelin basic protein isoforms by calpain following traumatic brain injury. J.Neurochemistry, 98(3): 7000-12.
22. Kobeissy, FH, Ottens, AK, Zhang Z, Liu, MC, Dave JR, Tortella, FC, Hayes RL, Wang KK (2006). Novel differential neuroproteomics analysis of traumatic brain injury in rats, 5(10):1887-98,
23. Pineda JA, Lewis SB, Valadka AB, Papa L, Hannay HJ, Heaton SC, Demery JA, Liu MC, Aikman JM, Akle V, Brophy GM, Tepas JJ, Wang KK, Robertson CS, Hayes RL.( 2007) Clinical significance of alphaII-spectrin breakdown products in cerebrospinal fluid after severe traumatic brain injury.J Neurotrauma. 24(2):354-66.
24. Liu M.C., Oli, M., Akle V., Hayes RL, Wang KKW. (2007) Discovery and validation of UCH-L1 as novel trauamtric brain injury biomarker in rat. submitted.
25. Liu MC., Zheng W.R., Akle, V, Kobeissy F., O'Steen B., Meegan C., Hayes R.L. and Wang K.K.W. (2007) Tau Proteolysis dynamics in Rat Brain After Traumatic Brain Injury," submitted.
26. Liu J., Liu MC and Wang KKW.(2007). Calpain in CNS: from synaptic funtions to neurotoxity. Sciences TKE submitted.
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