Wen-Chi Hou

Personal profile

Education

1989-1994 Ph. D. Degree, Graduate Institute of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University
1985-1989 Bachelor Degree, Department of Agricultural Chemistry, National Taiwan University

Experience

2013- Professor, Ph. D. Program for the Clinical Drug Discovery from Botanical Herbs,Taipei Medical University
2007- Professor, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy,Taipei Medical University
2016-2018 Vice Dean, Office of Research and Development, Taipei Medical University
2010-2013 Director, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy, Taipei Medical University
2003-2007 Associate Professor, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy,Taipei Medical University
2000-2003 Assistant Professor, Graduate Institute of Pharmacognosy,Taipei Medical University
1996-2000 Postdoctoral Fellow, Institute of Plant and Microbial Biology, Academia Sinica
2003-2006 Chief, Sponsored Programs Section, Office of Research and Development, Taipei Medical University
2006-2006 Chief, Planning Section, Office of Research and Development, Taipei Medical University

Awards

2011 Integrated Research Proposal Budget Award, TMU
2007 Total Research Proposal Budget Award, TMU
2007 Integrated Research Proposal Budget Award, TMU
2007 Bronze Research Award, TMU
2007 Research Achievement Award, TMU
2004 Candidate of Outstanding Research Award, NSC
2004 Silver Research Award, TMU
2002 Gold Research Award, TMU
2001 Silver Research Award, TMU
2000 Class A Research Award, NSC
1990 College Student Research Creativity Award, NSC
1989 National Taiwan University Presidential Award

Research Interests

Investigation of functional activities of protein/peptides
Evaluation of antioxidant/antiaging activities
Antimelanogenic activities
Antihypertensive activities
Improvement of metabolic syndrome disorders

URL

http://acadsys.tmu.edu.tw/class/cv/cv2.asp?email=wchou&type=1

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桑黃天然物hispolon及其結構衍生物延緩老化與神經退化疾病的研究:從體外試驗到體內動物模式(2/3)

Hou, W.

8/1/19 → 7/1/20

Project: A - Government Institution › b - Ministry of Science and Technology

白藜蘆醇二聚體化合物抑制脂肪堆積的活性評估

Hou, W.

3/1/19 → 2/1/20

Project: C - Project of Alliance › r - Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital

侯文琪-107研究計畫績效獎

Hou, W.

8/1/18 → 7/31/20

Project: B - Project of TMU › h - Other (Funded by TMU)

桑黃天然物hispolon及其結構衍生物延緩老化與神經退化疾病的研究:從體外試驗到體內動物模式(1/3)

Hou, W.

8/1/18 → 7/1/19

Project: A - Government Institution › b - Ministry of Science and Technology

植物胰蛋白酶抑制劑對脂蛋白結合與代謝作用之評估

Hou, W.

8/1/17 → 7/31/18

Project: A - Government Institution › b - Ministry of Science and Technology

Research Output 1997 2019

4909 Citations
40 h-Index
154 Article

Anti-glycation, anti-hemolysis, and ORAC activities of demethylcurcumin and tetrahydroxycurcumin in vitro and reductions of oxidative stress in d-galactose-induced BALB/c mice in vivo

Liu, Y. H., Lee, T. L., Han, C. H., Lee, Y. S. & Hou, W. C., Dec 1 2019, In : Botanical Studies. 60, 1, 9.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Open Access

oxygen radical absorbance capacity

glycation

hemolysis

galactose

oxidative stress

135-Day Interventions of Yam Dioscorin and the Dipeptide Asn-Trp (NW) to Reduce Weight Gains and Improve Impaired Glucose Tolerances in High-Fat Diet-Induced C57BL/6 Mice

Wu, G. C., Lin, S. Y., Liang, H. J. & Hou, W. C., Jan 24 2018, In : Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 66, 3, p. 645-652 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Dioscorea

Glucose Intolerance

dipeptides

Dipeptides

yams

Design of diarylheptanoid derivatives as dual inhibitors against class IIa histone deacetylase and β-amyloid aggregation

Chen, L. C., Tseng, H. J., Liu, C. Y., Huang, Y. Y., Yen, C. C., Weng, J. R., Lu, Y. L., Hou, W. C., Lin, T. E., Pan, I. H., Huang, K. K., Huang, W. J. & Hsu, K. C., Jul 3 2018, In : Frontiers in Pharmacology. 9, JUL, 708.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Diarylheptanoids

Histone Deacetylases

Amyloid

Alzheimer Disease

Pyrogallol

2 Citations (Scopus)

Antiglycation, radical scavenging, and semicarbazide-sensitive amine oxidase inhibitory activities of acetohydroxamic acid in vitro

Liu, Y. H., Lu, Y. L., Liu, D. Z. & Hou, W. C., Jul 13 2017, In : Drug Design, Development and Therapy. 11, p. 2139-2147 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

Amine Oxidase (Copper-Containing)

Hydroxyurea

Diabetes Complications

Inhibitory Concentration 50

Cardiovascular Diseases

2 Citations (Scopus)

Hot-Water Extracts from Roots of Vitis thunbergii var. taiwaniana and Identified ε-Viniferin Improve Obesity in High-Fat Diet-Induced Mice

Lu, Y. L., Lin, S. Y., Fang, S. U., Hsieh, Y. Y., Chen, C. R., Wen, C. L., Chang, C. I. & Hou, W. C., Mar 29 2017, In : Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry. 65, 12, p. 2521-2529 9 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article

viniferins

Vitis

High Fat Diet

high fat diet

Nutrition