Wen Sheng - AHC - Virology, University of Minnesota

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Wen Sheng

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Senior Research Associate

Department of Medicine, Medical School

Email: sheng008@umn.edu
Phone: (612) 824-8517

Education

Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Research Interests

Dr. Sheng is involved in studies of gene expression of primary brain cell cultures exposed to drugs, cytokines/chemokines and human viruses/viral proteins.

Selected Recent Publications

  • Sheng WS, Hu S, Lokensgard JR, Peterson PK. U50,488 inhibits HIV-1 Tat-induced monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (CCL2) production by human astrocytes. Biochem Pharmacol. 2003; 65(1):9-14.
  • Hu S, Sheng WS, Lokensgard JR, Peterson PK. Morphine induces apoptosis of human microglia and neurons. Neuropharmacology 2002; 42(6):829-36.
  • Lokensgard JR, Hu S, Sheng WS, vanOijen M, Cox D, Cheeran MC, Peterson PK. Robust expression of TNF-alpha, IL-1beta, RANTES, and IP-10 by human microglial cells during nonproductive infection with herpes simplex virus. J Neurovirol 2001;7:208-219.

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