Hong Wei Chu
MD
- Department of Medicine
- Integrated Department of Immunology
- Associate Professor
- Phone
- 303-398-1689
- Fax
- 303-270-2319
- Email
- chuhw@njhealth.org
- Gender
- Male
Specialties
Research
COPD/Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease/Emphysema
Affiliation with University of Colorado Denver
Associate Professor
Publications by This Author
Link to Faculty Publications
Research Interests
Asthma, COPD and Mycoplasma Infection.
Role of innate immunity in asthma and COPD associated with bacterial (e.g. mycoplasma) infection
Recent or Important Publications
Ge XN, Chu HW, Minor MN, Case SR, Bosch DG, Martin RJ. Roflumilast increases Clara cell secretory protein in cigarette smoke-exposed mice. COPD. 2009 Jun;6(3):185-91.
Green RM, Gally F, Keeney JG, Alper S, Gao B, Han M, Martin RJ, Weinberger AR, Case SR, Minor MN, Chu HW. Impact of cigarette smoke exposure on innate immunity: a Caenorhabditis elegans model. PLoS One. 2009 Aug 31;4(8):e6860.
Wu Q, Martin RJ, Lafasto S, Chu HW. A low dose of Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection enhances an established allergic inflammation in mice: the role of the prostaglandin E pathway. Clin Exp Allergy. 2009 Jun 22.
Ledford JG, Goto H, Potts EN, Degan S, Chu HW, Voelker DR, Sunday ME, Cianciolo GJ, Foster WM, Kraft M, Wright JR. SP-A preserves airway homeostasis during Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection in mice. J Immunol. 2009 Jun 15;182(12):7818-27.
Thaikoottathil JV, Martin RJ, Zdunek J, Weinberger A, Rino JG, Chu HW. Cigarette smoke extract reduces VEGF in primary human airway epithelial cells. Eur Respir J. 2009 Apr;33(4):835-43. Epub 2009 Jan 7.
