Email

xpchen@um.edu.mo

Tel

(853) 8822 4679

Office

N22-5002a

Consultation Hours

Mon: 10:00-11:00
Tue: 10:00-11:00

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Xiuping CHEN 陳修平

Professor

Assistant Director (Chinese Medicine Education Development)

Academic Qualifications

  • Ph.D. Peking Union Medical College & Tsinghua University (2007)     
  • Med. Jining Medical College (2001)

Research Interests

  • Preclinical study of natural products regulating programmed cell death
    We mainly focuses on the preclinical development of naturals products that regulate programmed cell death (PCD). By using integrated platforms, we have identified naturals products with distinct mechanisms of action to induced PCD. We demonstrate that 2-methoxy-6-acetyl-7-methyljuglone (MAM), a type of quinone, induce cell-type dependent PCD dependent on ROS, caspase, RIPK1, or NQO1. We report for the first time that the form of PCD induced by MAM is distinct to any other types of PCD reported, and highly dependent on NQO1-mediated ROS production. We term this novel type of PCD as noptosis. We are still working on the underlying mechanisms and signaling that lead to noptosis. The therapetutic potential of noptosis is also being explored.
  • Development of epithelial-mesenchymal transition inhibitors
    Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is of pivotal importance in controlling tumor metastasis and organ fibrosis. By using the tumor growth factor β1-stimulated EMT model, we have identified a number of natural products as potent EMT inhibitors. Further study is on going to evaluate the therapeutic potential of these candidate EMT inhibitors on in vivo metasis and organ fibrosis models.

  • Postgraduate students and masters who wish to participate in our research projects on pharmacology and drug discovery are all welcomed. For further information, please contact Dr. Chen at xpchen@um.edu.mo.

  • Chen’s group WeChat subscription number is “藥海擷英”.

Teaching

HSCI2009PharmacologyB.Sc. Course
HSCI2010PharmacologyB.Sc. Course
GEST2003Exploring Chinese MedicineB.Sc. Course
CMED8010Advanced PharmacologyPostgraduate Course
CMED7002Introduction to Chinese MedicinePostgraduate Course
CMED7015Progress in Contemporary Study of Chinese MedicinePostgraduate Course

  • 17th SERVIER Young Pharmacologist Award (2013)
  • Macao Science and Technology Awards (Second prize) (2012)(3rd)
  • Macao Science and Technology Awards (Second prize) (2014)(5th)
  • Science and Technology Award of Chinese Association for Laboratory Animal Sciences (Second prize) (2016)(2nd)

Journal: Chen has > 150 SCI publications in peer-reviewed journals with >14,800 citations and the h-index is 63. (Google scholar, Jul 2024) (*corresponding author)

  1. Hou Y, Wang H, Wu J, Guo H*, Chen X*. Dissecting the pleiotropic roles of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in lung cancer: From carcinogenesis toward therapy. Med Res Rev. 2024 Jul;44(4):1566-1595.
  2. Yu J, Zhong B, Zhao L, Hou Y, Ai N, Lu JJ, Ge W, Chen X*. Fighting drug-resistant lung cancer by induction of NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1)-mediated ferroptosis. Drug Resist Updat. 2023 Sep;70:100977.
  3. Wang X, Shi W, Wang X, Lu JJ, He P, Zhang H, Chen X*. Nifuroxazide boosts the anticancer efficacy of palbociclib-induced senescence by dual inhibition of STAT3 and CDK2 in triple-negative breast cancer. Cell Death Discov. 2023 Sep 26;9(1):355.
  4. Xiao Q, Zhong B, Hou Y, Wang M, Guo B, Lin L, Zhou Y, Chen X*. Fighting cancer by triggering non-canonical mitochondrial permeability transition-driven necrosis through reactive oxygen species induction. Free Radic Biol Med. 2023 Jun;202:35-45.
  5. Shao Z, Wang H, Ren H, Sun Y, Chen X*. The Anticancer Effect of Napabucasin(BBI608), a Natural Naphthoquinone. Molecules. 2023 Jul 27;28(15):5678.
  6. Wu C, Duan F, Yang R, Dai Y, Chen X*, Li S*. 15, 16-Dihydrotanshinone I protects against ischemic stroke by inhibiting ferroptosis via the activation of nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2. Phytomedicine. 2023 Jun;114:154790.
  7. Xiao Q, Zhong B, Hou Y, Wang M, Guo B, Lin L, Zhou Y, Chen X*. Fighting cancer by triggering non-canonical mitochondrial permeability transition-driven necrosis through reactive oxygen species induction. Free Radic Biol Med. 2023 Jun;202:35-45.
  8. Zhong B, Zhao L, Yu J, Hou Y, Ai N, Lu JJ, Ge W, Chen X*. Exogenous iron impairs the anti-cancer effect of ascorbic acid both in vitro and in vivo. J Adv Res. 2023 Apr:46:149-158.
  9. Zhao L, Zhong B, Zhu Y, Zheng H, Wang X, Hou Y, Lu JJ, Ai N, Guo X, Ge W, Ma YY, Chen X*. Nitrovin (difurazone), an antibacterial growth promoter, induces ROS-mediated paraptosis-like cell death by targeting thioredoxin reductase 1 (TrxR1). Biochem Pharmacol. 2023 Apr; 210:115487.
  10. Zhou Y, Xiang S, Zheng H, Hou Y, Wang Y, Li CC, Wu Q, Shi J, Chen X*. Neferine Suppresses Experimental Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer by Inhibition of NF-[Formula: see text]B p65 and STAT3. Am J Chin Med. 2022;50(5):1387-1400.
  11. Sun C, Zhao L, Wang X, Hou Y, Guo X, Lu JJ, Chen X*. Psoralidin, a natural compound from Psoralea corylifolia, induces oxidative damage mediated apoptosis in colon cancer cells. J Biochem Mol Toxicol. 2022 Jul;36(7):e23051.
  12. Hou Y, Liu R, Xia M, Sun C, Zhong B, Yu J, Ai N, Lu JJ, Ge W, Liu B, Chen X*. Nannocystin ax, an eEF1A inhibitor, induces G1 cell cycle arrest and caspase-independent apoptosis through cyclin D1 downregulation in colon cancer in vivo. Pharmacol Res. 2021 Sep 7;173:105870.
  13. Wang X, Wang X, Zhu Y, Chen X*. ADME/T-based strategies for paraquat detoxification: Transporters and enzymes. Environ Pollut. 2021 Sep 9;291:118137.
  14. Yu J, Zhong B, Zhao L, Hou Y, Wang X, Chen X*. Receptor-interacting serine/threonine -protein kinase 1 (RIPK1) inhibitors Necrostatin-1 (Nec-1) and 7-Cl-O-Nec-1 (Nec-1s) are potent inhibitors of NAD(P)H: Quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1). Free Radic Biol Med. 2021 Sep;173:64-69.
  15. Zhong B, Yu J, Hou Y, Ai N, Ge W, Lu JJ, Chen X*. A novel strategy for glioblastoma treatment by induction of noptosis, an NQO1-dependent necrosis. Free Radic Biol Med. 2021 Apr;166:104-115.
  16. Wang M, Lin L, Lu JJ, Chen X*. Pharmacological review of isobavachalcone, a naturally occurring chalcone. Pharmacol Res. 2021 Mar;165:105483.
  17. Zhao W, Li C, Zhang H, Zhou Q, Chen X, Han Y, Chen X*. Dihydrotanshinone I Attenuates Plaque Vulnerability in Apolipoprotein E-Deficient Mice: Role of Receptor-Interacting Protein 3. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2021 Feb 10;34(5):351-363.
  18. Yu J, Zhong B, Xiao Q, Du L, Hou Y, Sun HS, Lu JJ, Chen X*. Induction of programmed necrosis: A novel anti-cancer strategy for natural compounds. Pharmacol Ther. 2020 Oct;214:107593.
  19. Sun C, Zhao W, Wang X, Sun Y, Chen X*. A pharmacological review of dicoumarol: An old natural anticoagulant agent. Pharmacol Res. 2020 Oct;160:105193.
  20. Yu J, Zhong B, Jin L, Hou Y, Ai N, Ge W, Li L, Liu S, Lu JJ, Chen X*. 2-Methoxy-6-acetyl- 7-methyljuglone (MAM) induced programmed necrosis in glioblastoma by targeting NAD(P)H: Quinone oxidoreductase 1 (NQO1). Free Radic Biol Med. 2020 May 20;152:336-347.
  21. Liu X, Zhang Y, Gao H, Hou Y, Lu JJ, Feng Y, Xu Q, Liu B, Chen X*. Induction of an MLKL mediated non-canonical necroptosis through reactive oxygen species by tanshinol A in lung cancer cells. Biochem Pharmacol. 2020 Jan;171:113684.
  22. Sun W, Yu J, Gao H, Wu X, Wang S, Hou Y, Lu JJ, Chen X*. Inhibition of Lung Cancer by 2-Methoxy-6-Acetyl-7-Methyljuglone Through Induction of Necroptosis by Targeting Receptor- Interacting Protein 1. Antioxid Redox Signal. 2019 Jul 10;31(2):93-108.
  23. Chen X*, Yu J, Zhong B, Lu J, Lu JJ, Li S, Lu Y. Pharmacological activities of dihydrotanshinone I, a natural product from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge. Pharmacol Res. 2019 Jul;145:104254.
  24. Wu C, Chen J, Yang R, Duan F, Li S*, Chen X*. Mitochondrial protective effect of neferine through the modulation of Nrf2 signalling in ischemic stroke. Br J Pharmacol. 2019 Feb;176 (3):400-415.
  25. Niu Y, Yuan R, Gao H, Lu JJ, Kong Q, Chen X*. 2-Methoxy-6-Acetyl-7-Methyljuglone (MAM) Induces iNOS/NO-mediated DNA Damage Response through Activation of MAPKs Pathways. Anticancer Agents Med Chem. 2018;18(6):903-913.
  26. Luo W, Liu X, Sun W, Lu JJ, Wang Y, Chen X*. Toosendanin, a natural product, inhibited TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition through ERK/Snail pathway. Phytother Res. 2018 Oct;32(10):2009-2020.
  27. Wu X, Gao H, Hou Y, Yu J, Sun W, Wang Y, Chen X, Feng Y, Xu QM, Chen X*. Dihydronortanshinone, a natural product, alleviates LPS-induced inflammatory response through NF-κB, mitochondrial ROS, and MAPK pathways. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2018 Sep 15;355:1-8.
  28. Yu J, Gao H, Wu C, Xu QM, Lu JJ, Chen X*. Diethyl Blechnic, a Novel Natural Product Isolated from Salvia miltiorrhiza Bunge, Inhibits Doxorubicin- Induced Apoptosis by Inhibiting ROS and Activating JNK1/2. Int J Mol Sci. 2018 Jun 19;19(6):1809.
  29. Guo Y, Wu X, Wu Q, Lu Y, Shi J, Chen X*. Dihydrotanshinone I, a natural product, ameliorates DSS-induced experimental ulcerative colitis in mice. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2018 Apr 1;344:35-45.
  30. Yu J, Wang C, Kong Q, Wu X, Lu JJ, Chen X*. Recent progress in doxorubicin-induced cardiotoxicity and protective potential of natural products. Phytomedicine. 2018 Feb 1;40: 125-139.
  31. Luo WW, Zhao WW, Lu JJ, Wang YT*, Chen XP*. Cucurbitacin B suppresses metastasis mediated by reactive oxygen species (ROS) via focal adhesion kinase (FAK) in breast cancer MDA-MB-231 cells. Chin J Nat Med. 2018 Jan;16(1):10-19.
  32. Wu C, Zhao W, Yu J, Li S, Lin L, Chen X*. Induction of ferroptosis and mitochondrial dysfunction by oxidative stress in PC12 cells. Sci Rep. 2018 Jan 12;8(1):574.
  33. Chen X*, Yu J, Shi J. Management of Diabetes Mellitus with Puerarin, a Natural Isoflavone From Pueraria lobata. Am J Chin Med. 2018;46(8):1771-1789.
  34. Wu X, Guo Y, Min X, Pei L, Chen X*. Neferine, a Bisbenzylisoquinoline Alkaloid, Ameliorates Dextran Sulfate Sodium-Induced Ulcerative Colitis. Am J Chin Med. 2018;46(6):1263-1279.
  35. Zhao W, Feng H, Guo S, Han Y, Chen X*. Danshenol A inhibits TNF-α-induced expression of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) mediated by NOX4 in endothelial cells. Sci Rep. 2017 Oct 11;7(1):12953.
  36. Feng HT, Zhao WW, Lu JJ, Wang YT, Chen XP*. Hypaconitine inhibits TGF-β1-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition and suppresses adhesion, migration, and invasion of lung cancer A549 cells. Chin J Nat Med. 2017Jun;15(6):427-435.
  37. Gao H, Cui Y, Kang N, Liu X, Liu Y, Zou Y, Zhang Z, Li X, Yang S, Li J, Wang C, Xu QM*, Chen X*. Isoacteoside, a dihydroxyphenylethyl glycoside, exhibits anti-inflammatory effects through blocking TLR4 dimerization. Br J Pharmacol. 2017 Sep; 174(17):2880-2896.
  38. Feng H, Lu JJ, Wang Y, Pei L, Chen X*. Osthole inhibited TGF β-induced epithelial- mesenchymal transition (EMT) by suppressing NF-κB mediated Snail activation in lung cancer A549 cells. Cell Adh Migr. 2017 Sep 3;11(5-6):464-475.
  39. Gao H, Liu X, Sun W, Kang N, Liu Y, Yang S, Xu QM, Wang C, Chen X*. Total tanshinones exhibit anti-inflammatory effects through blocking TLR4 dimerization via the MyD88 pathway. Cell Death Dis. 2017 Aug 17;8(8):e3004.
  40. Sun W, Wu X, Gao H, Yu J, Zhao W, Lu JJ, Wang J, Du G, Chen X*. Cytosolic calcium mediates RIP1/RIP3 complex-dependent necroptosis through JNK activation and mitochondrial ROS production in human colon cancer cells. Free Radic Biol Med. 2017 Jul; 108:433-444.
  41. Wu X, Gao H, Sun W, Yu J, Hu H, Xu Q, Chen X*. Nepetoidin B, a Natural Product, Inhibits LPS-stimulated Nitric Oxide Production via Modulation of iNOS Mediated by NF-κB/MKP-5 Pathways. Phytother Res. 2017 Jul;31(7):1072-1077.
  42. Sun W, Wang S, Zhao W, Wu C, Guo S, Hongwei G, Hongxun T, Lu JJ, Wang Y,Chen X*. Chemical Constituents and Biological Research on Plants in the Genus Curcuma. Crit Rev Food Sci Nutr. 2017 May 3;57(7):1451-1523..
  43. Zhao W, Feng H, Sun W, Liu K, Lu J, Chen X*. Tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BHP) induced apoptosis and necroptosis in endothelial cells: Roles of NOX4 and mitochondrion. Redox Biology. 2017 Jan 5;11: 524 -534.
  44. Sun W, Bao J, Lin W, Gao H, Zhao W, Zhang Q, Leung CH, Ma DL, Lu J, Chen X*. 2-Methoxy-6- acetyl-7-methyljuglone (MAM), a natural naphthoquinone, induces NO-dependent apoptosis and necroptosis by H(2)O(2)-dependent JNK activation in cancer cells. Free Radic Biol Med. 2016 Jan 21;92:61-77.
  45. Wu C, Zhao W, Zhang X, Chen X*. Neocryptotanshinone inhibits lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in RAW264.7 macrophages by suppression of NF-κB and iNOS signaling pathways. Acta Pharm Sin B. 2015 Jul;5(4):323-9.
  46. Chen X*, Guo J, Bao J, Lu J, Wang Y. The anticancer properties of Salvia miltiorrhizaBunge (Danshen): a systematic review. Med Res Rev. 2014 Jul;34(4):768-94.
  47. Chen X*, Lu J, Bao J, Guo J, Shi J, Wang Y*. Adiponectin: a biomark er for rheumatoid arthritis? Cytokine Growth Factor Rev. 2013 Feb;24(1):83-9. (IF: 17.7)
  48. Chen X, Bao J, Guo J, Ding Q, Lu J, Huang M, Wang Y. Biological activities and potential molecular targets of cucurbitacins: a focus on cancer. Anticancer Drugs. 2012 Sep; 23 (8):777-87.
  49. Chen X, Xu Z, Wang Y. Recent advances in breast cancer metastasis suppressor 1. Int J Biol Markers. 2011 Jan-Mar;26(1):1-8.
  50. Chen X, Zhang H, McAfee S, Zhang C*. The reciprocal relationship between adiponectin and LOX-1 in the regulation of endothelial dysfunction in ApoE knockout mice. Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol. 2010; 299(3): H605-12.
  51. Chen X, Zhong Z, Xu Z, Chen L, Wang Y. 2′,7′-Dichlorodihydrofluorescein as a fluorescent probe for reactive oxygen species measurement: Forty years of application and controversy. Free Radic Res. 2010 Jun;44(6):587-604.

Book

  1. 陳修平。(2019). 宋代絕句精華賞析。澳門澳門人出版社。

Book Chapter

  1. Chen X. (2022).Carnosol. Antioxidants Effects in Health, p117-120. Elsevier.
  2. Chen X. (2021).藥理學細胞模型的製備. 實驗藥理學，p111-115. 高等教育出版社。
  3. Yu J, Zhong B, Chen X. (2020). Induction of programmed necrosis by phytochemicals in colorectal cancer. Drug Resistance in Colorectal Cancer: Molecular Mechanisms and Therapeutic Strategies. Elsevier.
  4. Chen X, Wang J, Du G. (2018). 苦楝皮. 中藥材“毒”古今研究概評, p234-237. 中國醫藥科技出版社。
  5. Chen X, Wang J, Du G. (2018). 川楝子. 中藥材“毒”古今研究概評, p121-126. 中國醫藥科技出版社。
  6. Sun W, Du L, Wang S, Chen X, Du G. (2018). Shikonin. Natural small molecule drugs from plants (pp.731-736). Springer.
  7. Yu J, Du L, Chen X, Wang S, Du G. (2018). Cissampelini Methiodidum. Natural small molecule drugs from plants (pp.215-219). Springer.
  8. Sun W,Du L, Chen X. (2018).紫草素.天然小分子藥物. p319-321.人民衛生出版社。
  9. Yu J, Chen X. (2018). 傣肌松. 天然小分子藥物. p141-143. 人民衛生出版社。

Granted

  1. 陳修平 葛偉 侯瑩。隱丹參酮類物質及其聯用組合物的應用。中國專利，授權公告號 CN 115054608 B
  2. 陳修平陸遠富 郭艷玲。甲基蓮心堿在製備治療潰瘍性結腸炎的藥物中的應用。中國專利，授權公告號 CN 108888622 B
  3. 陳修平陸遠富 石京山 郭艷玲。二氫丹參酮Ⅰ在製備治療潰瘍性結腸炎的藥物中的應用。中國專利，授權公告號 CN 107468680 B

Pending：

  1. 陳修平 葛偉 余潔 陸金健 鐘冰玲。2-甲氧基-6-乙醯基-7-甲基胡桃酮的新的應用。申請號202110213204.3
  2. 陳修平 趙文文。氯硝柳胺的新應用。中國專利，申請號：202110214182.2
  3. 陳修平 張藝嬴 王旭玫。雙香豆素在抗腫瘤中的應用。中國專利，申請號：202011165985.5
  4. 陳修平 葛偉 余潔 鐘冰玲。2-甲氧基-6-乙醯基-7-甲基胡桃酮的應用。中國專利，申請號：201910964122.5
  5. 路嘉宏 陳修平 董雨 駱瑋瑋。川楝素在腫瘤治療中的應用。中國專利，申請號：201910622457.9
  6. 李韶菁 陳修平 吳傳鴻。一種化合物治療咽炎的新用途。中國專利，申請號：201811343982.9
  7. 李韶菁 陳修平 吳傳鴻。一種化合物治療缺血性腦病的新用途。中國專利，申請號：201711046476.9

  • Member,         Royal Society of Biology (英國皇家生物學會)
  • Editor, British Journal of Pharmacology
  • Council, Chinese Pharmacological Society (CPS) (中國藥理學會)
  • Committee member, Professional Committee of Traditional Chinese Medicine and Natural Medicine Pharmacology of CPS (中國藥理學會-中藥與天然藥物藥理專業委員會)
  • Member, Chinese Society for Cell Biology (中國細胞生物學會)

  • Grant Reviewer for National Science Foundation of China (NSFC), Research Grants Council (RGC) of Hong Kong, ITMO Cancer of the French National Alliance for Life and Health Sciences (AVIESAN) jointly with the French National Cancer Institute (INCa), National Science Centre Poland, etc.
  • Manuscript Reviewer for Biomaterials, Pharmacology & Therapeutics, Redox Biology, Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, Medicinal Research Reviews, British Journal of Pharmacology, etc.