Year	Paper Title
2017	Chen, S.D., Wu, C.L., Hwang, W.C., Yang, D.I* (2017) More insight into BDNF against neurodegeneration: anti-apoptosis, anti-oxidation, and suppression of autophagy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 18(3): 545. (IF=3.226)
2017	Wu, C.L.#, Chen, C.H.#, Hwang, C.S., Chen, S.D., Hwang, W.C., Yang, D.I* (2017) Roles of p62 in BDNF-dependent autophagy suppression and neuroprotection against mitochondrial dysfunction in rat cortical neurons. Journal of Neurochemistry 140(6): 845-861. ("#" denotes equal contribution as co-first author.) (IF=4.083)
2016	Wu, C.L., Chen, S.D., Yin, J.H., Hwang, C.S., Yang, D.I* (2016) Nuclear factor-kappaB-dependent sestrin2 induction mediates the antioxidant effects of BDNF against mitochondrial inhibition in rat cortical neurons. Molecular Neurobiology 53(6): 4126-4142. (IF=6.190)
2016	Hung, Y.H#, Chang, S.H.#, Huang, C.T., Yin, J.H., Hwang, C.S., Yang, L.Y., Yang, D.I* (2016) Inhibitor of differentiation-1 and hypoxia-inducible factor-1 mediate sonic hedgehog induction by amyloid beta-peptide in rat cortical neurons. Molecular Neurobiology 53(2): 793-809. ("#" denotes equal contribution as co-first author.) (IF=6.190)
2016	Chao, A.C., Lee, T.C., Juo, S.H.H., Yang, D.I* (2016) Hyperglycemia increases the production of amyloid beta-peptide leading to decreased endothelial tight junction. CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics 22(4): 291-297. (IF=3.919)
2016	Chen, S.D.*, Lin, T.K., Yang, D.I, Lee, S.Y., Shaw, F.Z., Liou, C.W., Chuang, Y.C.* (2016) Effects of pioglitazone on the expression of dynamin-related protein 1 and hippocampal injury induced by global ischemia in rats. Journal of Biomedical Science 23(1): 44. (IF=2.799)
2015	Chang, S.H., Hwang, C.S., Yin, J.H., Chen, S.D., Yang, D.I* (2015) Oncostatin M-dependent Mcl-1 induction mediated by JAK1/2-STAT1/3 and CREB contributes to bioenergetic improvements and protective effects against mitochondrial dysfunction in cortical neurons. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Cell Research 1853(10): 2306-2325. (IF=4.521)
2015	Chuang, Y.C., Yang, J.L., Yang, D.I, Lin, T.K., Liou, C.W., Chen, S.D.* (2015) Roles of sestrin2 and ribosomal protein S6 in transient global ischemia-induced hippocampal neuronal injury. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 16(11): 26406-26416. (IF=3.226)
2015	Chen, S.D., Lin, T.K., Yang, D.I, Lee, S.Y., Shaw, F.Z., Liou, C.W., Chuang, Y.C.* (2015) The roles of PTEN-induced putative kinase 1 and dynamin-related protein 1 in transient global ischemia-induced hippocampal neuronal injury. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 460(2): 397-403. (IF=2.466)
2014	Wu, M.F., Yin, J.H., Hwang, C.S., Tang, C.M., Yang, D.I* (2014) NAD attenuates oxidative DNA damages induced by amyloid beta-peptide in primary rat cortical neurons. Free Radical Research 48(7): 794-805. (IF=3.188)
2014	Chen, Y.S.#, Chen, S.D.#*, Wu, C.L., Huang, S.S., Yang, D.I* (2014) Induction of sestrin2 as an endogenous protective mechanism against amyloid beta-peptide neurotoxicity in primary rat cortical cultures. Experimental Neurology 253: 63-71. ("#" denotes equal contribution as co-first author.) (IF=4.706)
2013	Huang, S.S., Cheng, H., Tang, C.M., Nien, M.Y., Huang, Y.S., Lee, I.H., Yin, J.H., Kuo, T.B.J., Yang, C.C.H., Tsai, S.K.*, Yang, D.I* (2013) Anti-oxidative, anti-apoptotic, and pro-angiogenic effects mediate functional improvement by sonic hedgehog against focal cerebral ischemia in rats. Experimental Neurology 247: 680-688. (IF=4.706)
2012	Huang, S.S., Su, H.H., Kuo, T.B., Chen, C.Y., Lan, Y.Y., Liu, B.Y., Yang, D.I, Tsai, S.C., Yang, C.C.* (2012) Suppressing cardiac vagal modulation and changing sleep patterns in rats after chronic ischemic stroke injury. Autonomic Neuroscience - Basic & Clinical 169(2): 116-123. (IF=2.225)
2012	Chen, S.D.#, Wu, C.L.#, Lin, T.K., Chuang, Y.C., Yang, D.I* (2012) Renin inhibitor aliskiren exerts neuroprotection against amyloid beta-peptide toxicity in rat cortical neurons. Neurochemistry International 61(3): 369-377. ("#" denotes equal contribution as co-first author.) (IF=3.262)
2012	Chen, S.D., Yin, J.H., Hwang, C.S., Tang, C.M., Yang, D.I* (2012) Anti-apoptotic and anti-oxidative mechanisms of minocycline against sphingomyelinase/ ceramide neurotoxicity: implication in Alzheimer’s disease and cerebral ischemia. Free Radical Research 46(8): 940-950. (IF=3.188)
2012	Wu, C.L., Yin, J.H., Hwang, C.S., Chen, S.D., Yang, D.Y., Yang, D.I* (2012) c-Jun-dependent sulfiredoxin induction mediates BDNF protection against mitochondrial inhibition in rat cortical neurons. Neurobiology of Disease 46(2): 450-462. (IF=5.020)
2012	Hung, Y.W., Yang, D.I, Huang, P.Y., Lee, T.S., Kuo, T.B.J., Yiu, C.H., Lin, Y.Y.* (2012) Duration of convulsive sustained seizures determines the pattern of hippocampal neurogenesis and development of spontaneous epilepsy in rats. Epilepsy Research 98(2-3): 206-215. (IF=2.367)
2011	Chen S.D.*, Yang, D.I, Lin, T.K., Shaw, F.Z., Liou, C.W., Chuang, Y.C.* (2011) Roles of oxidative stress, apoptosis, PGC-1alpha and mitochondrial biogenesis in cerebral ischemia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 12(10): 7199-7215. (IF=3.226)
2011	Tang, C.M., Hwang, C.S., Chen, S.D., Yang, D.I* (2011) Neuroprotective mechanisms of minocycline against sphingomyelinase/ceramide toxicity: roles of Bcl-2 and thioredoxin. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 50(6): 710-721. (IF=5.606)
2010	Chen, S.D., Lin, T.K., Lin, J.W., Yang, D.I, Lee, S.Y., Shaw, F.Z., Liou, C.W., Chuang, Y.C.* (2010) Activation of calcium/calmodulin-dependent protein kinase IV and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ coactivator-1α signaling pathway protects neuronal injury and promotes mitochondrial biogenesis in the hippocampal CA1 subfield after transient global ischemia. Journal of Neuroscience Research 88(14): 3144-3154. (IF=2.689)
2010	Chen, S.D., Lin, T.K., Yang, D.I, Lee, S.Y., Shaw, F.Z., Liou, C.W., Chuang, Y.C.* (2010) Protective effects of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors coactivator-1 against neuronal cell death in the hippocampal CA1 subfield after transient global ischemia. Journal of Neuroscience Research 88(3): 605-613. (IF=2.481)
2010	Wu, C.L., Chen, S.D., Yin, J.H., Hwang, C.S., Yang, D.I* (2010) Erythropoietin and sonic hedgehog mediate the neuroprotective effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor against mitochondrial inhibition. Neurobiology of Disease 40(1): 146-154. (IF=5.020)
2010	Wu, C.L., Hwang, C.S., Chen, S.D., Yin, J.H., Yang, D.I* (2010) Neuroprotective mechanisms of brain-derived neurotrophic factor against 3-nitropropionic acid toxicity: Therapeutic implications for Huntington’s disease. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1201: 8-12. (IF=4.706)
2009	Wu, C.L., Chen, S.D., Hwang, C.S., Yang, D.I* (2009) Sonic hedgehog mediates BDNF-induced neuroprotection against mitochondrial inhibitor 3-nitropropionic acid. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 385(1): 112-117. (IF=2.466)
2009	Wu, C.L., Hwang, C.S., Yang, D.I* (2009) Protective effects of brain-derived neurotrophic factor against neurotoxicity of 3-nitropropionic acid in rat cortical neurons. Neurotoxicology 30(4): 718-726. (IF=3.100)
2008	Huang, C.Y., Yang, H.I, Chen, S.D., Shaw, F.Z., Yang, D.I* (2008) Protective effects of lipopolysaccharide preconditioning against nitric oxide neurotoxicity. Journal of Neuroscience Research 86(6): 1277-1289. (IF=2.481)
2007	Yang, J.J., Yin, J.H., Yang, D.I* (2007) Nitric oxide donors attenuate clongenic potential in rat C6 glioma cells treated with alkylating chemotherapeutic agents. Neuroscience Letters 418(1): 106-110. (IF=2.180)
2006	Hu, C.J., Chen, S.D., Yang, D.I, Lin, T.N., Chen, C.M., Huang, T.H.M., Hsu, C.Y.* (2006) Promoter region methylation and reduced expression of thrombospondin-1 after oxygen-glucose deprivation in murine cerebral endothelial cells. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 26(12): 1519-1526. (IF=5.081)
2006	Chen, S.D., Wu, H.Y., Yang, D.I, Lee, S.Y., Shaw, F.Z., Lin, T.K., Liou, C.W., Chuang, Y.C.* (2006) Effects of rosiglitazone on global ischemia-induced hippocampal injury and expression of mitochondrial uncoupling protein 2. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 351(1): 198-203. (IF=2.466)
2005	Si, M.L., Long, C., Yang, D.I, Chen, M.F., Lee, T.J.F.* (2005) Statins prevent beta-amyloid inhibition of sympathetic alpha7-nAChR-mediated nitrergic neurogenic dilation in porcine basilar arteries. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism 25(12): 1573-1585. (IF=5.081)
2005	Chen, S.D., Hu, C.J., Yang, D.I, Nassief, A., Chen, H., Yin, K.J., Xu, J., Hsu, C.Y.* (2005) Pravastatin attenuates ceramide-induced cytotoxicity in mouse cerebral endothelial cells by HIF-1 activation and increased VEGF expression. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1042: 357-364. (IF=4.706)
2005	Yang, D.I, Chen, S.D., Yin, J.H., Hsu, C.Y.* (2005) S-Nitrosoglutathione and hypoxia inducible factor-1 confer chemoresistance against carbamoylating cytotoxicity of BCNU in rat C6 glioma cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1042: 229-234. (IF=4.706)
2005	Yang, D.I, Chen, S.W., Ezekiel. U.R., Xu, J., Wu, Y.J., Hsu, C.Y.* (2005) Antisense RNA to inducible nitric oxide synthase reduces cytokine-mediated brain endothelial cell death. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 1042: 439-447. (IF=4.706)
2005	Ju, T.C., Chen, S.D., Liu, C.C., Yang, D.I* (2005) Protective effects of S-nitrosoglutathione against amyloid beta-peptide neurotoxicity. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 38(7): 938-949. (IF=5.606)
2005	Yang, Y.T., Ju, T.C., Yang, D.I* (2005) Induction of hypoxia inducible factor-1 attenuates metabolic insults induced by 3-nitropropionic acid in rat C6 glioma cells. Journal of Neurochemistry 93(3): 513-525. (IF=4.083)
2004	Yang, D.I#, Yeh, C.H.#, Chen, S.W., Xu, J., Hsu, C.Y.* (2004) Neutral sphingomyelinase activation in endothelial and glial cell death induced by amyloid beta-peptide. Neurobiology of Disease 17(1): 99-107. ("#" denotes equal contribution as co-first author.) (IF=5.020)
2004	Ju, T.C., Yang, Y.T., Yang, D.I* (2004) Protective effects of S-nitrosoglutathione against neurotoxicity of 3-nitropropionic acid in murine neurons. Neuroscience Letters 362(3): 226-231. (IF=2.180)
2004	Yang, D.I, Yin, J.H., Ju, T.C., Chen, L.S., Hsu, C.Y.* (2004) Nitric oxide and BCNU chemoresistance in C6 glioma cells: role of S-nitrosoglutathione. Free Radical Biology and Medicine 36(10): 1317-1328. (IF=5.606)
2004	Yang, D.I, Chen, S.D., Yang, Y.T., Ju, T.C., Xu, J.M., Hsu, C.Y.* (2004) Carbamoylating chemoresistance induced by cobalt pretreatment in C6 glioma cells: putative roles of hypoxia inducible factor-1. British Journal of Pharmacology 141(6): 988-996. (IF=5.491)
2004	Lee J.T., Xu, J., Lee, J.M., Ku, G., Han, X.L., Yang, D.I, Chen, S.W., Hsu, C.Y.* (2004) Amyloid b-peptide induces oligodendrocyte death by activating the neutral sphingomyelinase-ceramide pathway. Journal of Cell Biology 164(1): 123-134. (IF=7.955)
2004	Chen, S.D., Lee, J.M., Yang, D.I, Nassief, A., Hsu, C.Y.* (2002) Combination therapy for ischemic stroke: potential of neuroprotectants plus thrombolytics. American Journal of Cardiovascular Drugs 2(5): 303-313. (IF=2.768)
2002	Yang, D.I, Yin, J.H., Mishra, S., Mishra, R., Hsu, C.Y.* (2002) NO-mediated chemoresistance in C6 glioma cells. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 962: 8-17. (IF=4.706)
2001	Chen, H., Hu, C.J., He, Y.Y., Yang, D.I, Xu, J., Hsu, C.Y.* (2001) Reduction and restoration of mitochondrial DNA contents after focal ischemia-reperfusion. Stroke 32(10): 2382-2387. (IF=6.032)
2001	Yin, J.H.#, Yang, D.I#, Chou, H., Thompson, E.M., Xu, J., Hsu, C.Y.* (2001) Inducible nitric oxide synthase neutralizes carbamoylating potential of 1,3-bis(2-chloroethyl) -1-nitrosourea in C6 glioma cells. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics 297(1): 308-315. ("#" denotes equal contribution as co-first author.) (IF=3.867)
2000	Yin, J.H., Yang, D.I, Ku, G., Hsu, C.Y.* (2000) iNOS expression inhibits hypoxia inducible factor-1 activity. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 279(1): 30-34. (IF=2.466)
2000	Yang, D.I, Louis, C.F.* (2000) Molecular cloning of ovine connexin44 and temporal expression of gap junction proteins in a lens cell culture. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 41(9): 2658-2664. (IF=3.303)
1999	Yang, D.I, Louis, C.F.* (1996) Molecular cloning of sheep connexin49 and its identity with MP70. Current Eye Research 15(3): 307-314. (IF=2.238)
1992	Mickelson, J.R., Knudson, C.M., Kennedy, C.F., Yang, D.I, Litterer, L.A., Rempel, W.E., Campbell, K.P. Louis, C.F.* (1992) Structural and functional correlates of a mutation in the malignant hyperthermia-susceptible pig ryanodine receptor. FEBS Letters 301(1): 49-52. (IF=3.623)
1992	Yang, D.I, Feng, T.Y., Chen, C.C., Lai, Y.K.* (1992) Physical maps of Nicotiana chloroplast DNA constructed by an efficient procedure. Theoretical and Applied Genetics 83: 515-527. (IF=4.132)