Si Chen Data-verified

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Last publication 2025 Last refreshed 2026-05-16

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40 h-index 191 pubs 4,819 cited

Biography and Research Information

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Si Chen's research focuses on understanding the molecular mechanisms underlying disease and the potential therapeutic effects of natural compounds. Chen has investigated the protective roles of compounds like lupeol against cardiac hypertrophy, examining its impact on key signaling pathways such as TLR4-PI3K-Akt-NF-κB. Further work has explored the function of USP28 in mitigating mitochondrial defects and cardiac dysfunction in diabetic hearts.

Chen's publications also address chemotherapy resistance in colorectal cancer stem cells and the genotoxicity of luteolin, particularly its interaction with cytochrome P450 enzymes (CYP1A1 and CYP1A2) in human lymphoblastoid TK6 cells. This line of research includes the characterization of CYP-overexpressing HepG2 cells for toxicity assessments. Additionally, Chen has examined the roles of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) and messenger RNAs (mRNAs) in sheep estrous stages and investigated how LINC00941 promotes non-small cell lung cancer progression by regulating VEGFA expression.

With a career marked by 191 publications and 4,729 citations, Si Chen holds an h-index of 39. Chen leads a research group and collaborates with several colleagues at the National Center for Toxicological Research, including Nan Mei, Qiangen Wu, Matthew Bryant, and Xiaobo He, with whom multiple shared publications exist.

Metrics

  • h-index: 40
  • Publications: 191
  • Citations: 4,819

Selected Publications

  • Translating in vitro mechanistic findings to in vivo toxicity outcomes: A case study of Usnic acid hepatotoxicity (2026)
  • Potential anticancer effects and toxicity of flavones luteolin and apigenin <i>in vivo</i> (2025)
    1 citation DOI OpenAlex
  • Development of a TK6-derived cell line expressing four human cytochrome P450s for genotoxicity testing (2025)
  • Comparing the cannabidiol-induced transcriptomic profiles in human and mouse Sertoli cells (2025)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Metabolism and liver toxicity of cannabidiol (2024)
    18 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Toxicity of cannabidiol and its metabolites in TM3 mouse Leydig cells: a comparison with primary human Leydig cells (2024)
    12 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Evaluation of weak genotoxicity of hydroxychloroquine in human TK6 cells (2024)
    2 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Induction of apoptosis by cannabidiol and its main metabolites in human Leydig cells (2023)
    16 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • The involvement of hepatic cytochrome P450s in the cytotoxicity of lapatinib (2023)
    14 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Revisiting the mutagenicity and genotoxicity of N-nitroso propranolol in bacterial and human in vitro assays (2023)
    33 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Cannabidiol-induced transcriptomic changes and cellular senescence in human Sertoli cells (2022)
    24 citations DOI OpenAlex
  • Development of benchmark datasets for text mining and sentiment analysis to accelerate regulatory literature review (2022)
    5 citations DOI OpenAlex

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