George Yang

Publications

• The angiogenic factor Del1 prevents apoptosis of endothelial cells through integrin binding. Wang Z, Kundu RK, Longaker MT, Quertermous T, Yang GP. Surgery. 2012; 151 (2): 296-305
• Comparative healing of rat fascia following incision with three surgical instruments. Chang EI, Carlson GA, Vose JG, Huang EJ, Yang GP. J Surg Res. 2011; 167 (1): e47-54
• Engineered epidermal growth factor mutants with faster binding on-rates correlate with enhanced receptor activation. Lahti JL, Lui BH, Beck SE, Lee SS, Ly DP, Longaker MT, Yang GP, Cochran JR. FEBS Lett. 2011; 585 (8): 1135-9
• Unfolded protein response regulation in keloid cells. Butler PD, Wang Z, Ly DP, Longaker MT, Koong AC, Yang GP. J Surg Res. 2011; 167 (1): 151-7
• Human melanoma-initiating cells express neural crest nerve growth factor receptor CD271. Boiko AD, Razorenova OV, van de Rijn M, Swetter SM, Johnson DL, Ly DP, Butler PD, Yang GP, Joshua B, Kaplan MJ, Longaker MT, Weissman IL. Nature. 2010; 466 (7302): 133-7
• Cell permeant peptide analogues of the small heat shock protein, HSP20, reduce TGF-beta1-induced CTGF expression in keloid fibroblasts. Lopes LB, Furnish EJ, Komalavilas P, Flynn CR, Ashby P, Hansen A, Ly DP, Yang GP, Longaker MT, Panitch A, Brophy CM. J Invest Dermatol. 2009; 129 (3): 590-8
• The role of tumor cell-derived connective tissue growth factor (CTGF/CCN2) in pancreatic tumor growth. Bennewith KL, Huang X, Ham CM, Graves EE, Erler JT, Kambham N, Feazell J, Yang GP, Koong A, Giaccia AJ. Cancer Res. 2009; 69 (3): 775-84
• Current progress in keloid research and treatment. Butler PD, Longaker MT, Yang GP. J Am Coll Surg. 2008; 206 (4): 731-41
• Gemcitabine chemotherapy and single-fraction stereotactic body radiotherapy for locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Schellenberg D, Goodman KA, Lee F, Chang S, Kuo T, Ford JM, Fisher GA, Quon A, Desser TS, Norton J, Greco R, Yang GP, Koong AC. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2008; 72 (3): 678-86
• Increased rate of hair regrowth in mice with constitutive overexpression of Del1. Hsu GP, Mathy JA, Wang Z, Xia W, Sakamoto G, Kundu R, Longaker MT, Quertermous T, Yang GP. J Surg Res. 2008; 146 (1): 73-80
• Use of organotypic coculture to study keloid biology. Butler PD, Ly DP, Longaker MT, Yang GP. Am J Surg. 2008; 195 (2): 144-8
• Increased CCN2 transcription in keloid fibroblasts requires cooperativity between AP-1 and SMAD binding sites. Xia W, Kong W, Wang Z, Phan TT, Lim IJ, Longaker MT, Yang GP. Ann Surg. 2007; 246 (5): 886-95
• Stereotactic body radiotherapy for unresectable pancreatic cancer. Chang ST, Goodman KA, Yang GP, Koong AC. Front Radiat Ther Oncol. 2007: 40 386-94
• Treatment of oesophageal ulcerations using endoscopic transplantation of tissue-engineered autologous oral mucosal epithelial cell sheets in a canine model. Yang GP, Soetikno RM. Gut. 2007; 56 (3): 313-4
• Differential transcriptional responses of keloid and normal keratinocytes to serum stimulation. Xia W, Phan TT, Lim IJ, Longaker MT, Yang GP. J Surg Res. 2006; 135 (1): 156-63
• Functions of vitamin D, retinoic acid, and dexamethasone in mouse adipose-derived mesenchymal cells. Malladi P, Xu Y, Yang GP, Longaker MT. Tissue Eng. 2006; 12 (7): 2031-40
• Gene expression programs in response to hypoxia: cell type specificity and prognostic significance in human cancers. Chi JT, Wang Z, Nuyten DS, Rodriguez EH, Schaner ME, Salim A, Wang Y, Kristensen GB, Helland A, Børresen-Dale AL, Giaccia A, Longaker MT, Hastie T, Yang GP, van de Vijver MJ, Brown PO. PLoS Med. 2006; 3 (3): e47
• Increased transcriptional response to mechanical strain in keloid fibroblasts due to increased focal adhesion complex formation. Wang Z, Fong KD, Phan TT, Lim IJ, Longaker MT, Yang GP. J Cell Physiol. 2006; 206 (2): 510-7
• P38 MAP kinase mediates transforming growth factor-beta2 transcription in human keloid fibroblasts. Xia W, Longaker MT, Yang GP. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol. 2006; 290 (3): R501-8
• Phase II study to assess the efficacy of conventionally fractionated radiotherapy followed by a stereotactic radiosurgery boost in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Koong AC, Christofferson E, Le QT, Goodman KA, Ho A, Kuo T, Ford JM, Fisher GA, Greco R, Norton J, Yang GP. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2005; 63 (2): 320-3
• Complex epithelial-mesenchymal interactions modulate transforming growth factor-beta expression in keloid-derived cells. Xia W, Phan TT, Lim IJ, Longaker MT, Yang GP. Wound Repair Regen. 2004 Sep-Oct; 12 (5): 546-56
• Phase I study of stereotactic radiosurgery in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer. Koong AC, Le QT, Ho A, Fong B, Fisher G, Cho C, Ford J, Poen J, Gibbs IC, Mehta VK, Kee S, Trueblood W, Yang G, Bastidas JA. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 2004; 58 (4): 1017-21
• From scarless fetal wounds to keloids: molecular studies in wound healing. Yang GP, Lim IJ, Phan TT, Lorenz HP, Longaker MT. Wound Repair Regen. 2003 Nov-Dec; 11 (6): 411-8
• FGF-2 stimulation affects calvarial osteoblast biology: quantitative analysis of nine genes important for cranial suture biology by real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction. Mathy JA, Lenton K, Nacamuli RP, Fong KD, Song HM, Fang TD, Yang GP, Longaker MT. Plast Reconstr Surg. 2003; 112 (2): 528-39
• Tissue engineering and regenerative medicine. Jenkins DD, Yang GP, Lorenz HP, Longaker MT, Sylvester KG. Clin Plast Surg. 2003; 30 (4): 581-8
• A spike in parathyroid hormone during neck exploration may cause a false-negative intraoperative assay result. Yang GP, Levine S, Weigel RJ. Arch Surg. 2001; 136 (8): 945-9
• Genomic structure of the promoters of the human estrogen receptor-alpha gene demonstrate changes in chromatin structure induced by AP2gamma. Schuur ER, McPherson LA, Yang GP, Weigel RJ. J Biol Chem. 2001; 276 (18): 15519-26
• Distal emboli as an unusual late complication of a thrombosed arteriovenous hemodialysis graft. Yang GP, Lee WA, Olcott C IV. J Vasc Surg. 2000; 32 (6): 1229-31
• Combining SSH and cDNA microarrays for rapid identification of differentially expressed genes. Yang GP, Ross DT, Kuang WW, Brown PO, Weigel RJ. Nucleic Acids Res. 1999; 27 (6): 1517-23