Academic Staff

1. Shen J., Chen H., Tsoi B., Wu W., & Li X. Kit combating ischemic stroke and use thereof. WO2019127672A1, CN109954112A

First and corresponding authorship 

1. Li, X., Gu, X., Zhou, B., Tsoi, B.*, & Li, W. “Tamarind shell extract mitigates D-glucose-induced eye malformations: Restorative actions on key developmental markers in chick embryos and ARPE-19 cells.” Journal of Functional Foods 115 (2024): 106100. (Corresponding author) 
2. Tsoi, B., Gao, C., Yan, S., Du, Q., Yu, H., Li, P., Deng, J. & Shen, J. “Camellia nitidissima Chi extract promotes adult hippocampal neurogenesis and attenuates chronic corticosterone-induced depressive behaviours through regulating Akt/GSK3β/CREB signaling pathway.” Journal of Functional Foods 95 (2022): 105199. 
3. Tsoi, B., Chen, X., Gao, C., Wang, S., Yuen, S. C., Yang, D., & Shen, J. “Neuroprotective Effects and Hepatorenal Toxicity of Angong Niuhuang Wan Against Ischemia–Reperfusion Brain Injury in Rats.” Frontiers in pharmacology 10 (2019): 593. 
4. Tsoi, B., Wang, S., Gao, C., Luo, Y., Li, W., Yang, D., Yang, D. & Shen, J. “Realgar and cinnabar are essential components contributing to neuroprotection of Angong Niuhuang Wan with no hepatorenal toxicity in transient ischemic brain injury.” Toxicology and Applied Pharmacology, 337, (2019): 114613. 
5. Tsoi, B., Yi, R., Cao, L., Li, S., Tan, R., Chen, M., Li, X., Wang, C., Li, Y., Kurihara, H. & He, R. “Comparing antioxidant capacity of purine alkaloids: A new, efficient trio for screening and discovering potential antioxidants in vitro and in vivo.” Food Chemistry, 176, (2015): 411-419. 
6. Tsoi, B., He, R., Yang, D., Li, Y., Li, X., Li, W., Abe, K. & Kurihara, H. “Carnosine ameliorates stress-induced glucose metabolism disorder in restrained mice.” Journal of Pharmacological Sciences, 117, (2011): 223-229. 
7. He, R., Tsoi, B., Lan, F., Yao, N., Yao, X., & Kurihara, H. “Antioxidant properties of lutein contribute to the protection against lipopolysaccharide-induced uveitis in mice.” Chinese Medicine 6 (2011): 38. (Co-first author) 

Co-authorship 

1. Du, Q., Gao, C., Tsoi, B., Wu, M., & Shen, J. “Niuhuang Qingxin Wan ameliorates depressive-like behaviors and improves hippocampal neurogenesis through modulating TrkB/ERK/CREB signaling pathway in chronic restraint stress or corticosterone challenge mice.” Frontiers in Pharmacology 14 (2024): 1274343. 
2. Qin, Z., Shi, D., Li, W., Cheng, D., Zhang, Y., Zhang, S., Tsoi, B., Zhao, J., Wang, Z. & Zhang, Z. J. “Berberine ameliorates depression-like behaviors in mice via inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated neuroinflammation and preventing neuroplasticity disruption.” Journal of Neuroinflammation 20.1 (2023): 54. 
3. Du, Q., Deng, R., Li, W., Zhang, D., Tsoi, B., & Shen, J. “Baoyuan Capsule promotes neurogenesis and neurological functional recovery through improving mitochondrial function and modulating PI3K/Akt signaling pathway.” Phytomedicine, 93, (2021): 153795. 
4. He, Y., Chen, S., Tsoi, B., Qi, S., Gu, B., Wang, Z., Peng, C., & Shen, J. “Alpinia oxyphylla Miq. and Its Active Compound P-Coumaric Acid Promote Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Signaling for Inducing Hippocampal Neurogenesis and Improving Post-cerebral Ischemic Spatial Cognitive Functions.” Frontiers in cell and developmental biology 8 (2021): 577790. 
5. Li, W., Feng, J., Gao, C., Wu, M., Du, Q., Tsoi, B., Wang, Q., Yang, D., & Shen, J. “Nitration of Drp1 provokes mitophagy activation mediating neuronal injury in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis.” Free Radical Biology and Medicine 143 (2019): 70-83. 
6. Tan, R. R., Li, Y. F., Zhang, S. J., Huang, W. S., Tsoi, B., Hu, D., Wan. X., Yang, X. Wang, Q., Kurihara, H., & He, R. R. “Abnormal O-GlcNAcylation of Pax3 Occurring from Hyperglycemia-Induced Neural Tube Defects Is Ameliorated by Carnosine But Not Folic Acid in Chicken Embryos.” Molecular Neurobiology 54 (2017): 281-294.