Taihao Quan, MD, PhD

Research Associate Professor, Department of Dermatology

Selected Publications

1. Quan TH, Fisher GJ. Cloning and Characterization of the Human Protein Kinase C h Promoter. J Biol Chem. 1999;274:28566-28574.
2. Fisher GJ, Datta S, Wang Z, Li XY, Quan T, Chung JH, Kang S, Voorhees JJ. c-Jun-Dependent Inhibition of Cutaneous Procollagen Transcription Following Ultraviolet Irradiation is Reversed by All-trans Retinoic Acid. J Clin Invest. 2000;106(5):663-670.
3. Quan T, He TY, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Ultraviolet Irradiation Blocks Cellular Responses to Transforming Growth Factor-b by Down-Regulation of its Type-II Receptor and Inducing Smad7. J Biol Chem. 2001;276:26349-26356.
4. Quan T, He T, Kang S, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Connective Tissue Growth Factor (CTGF): Expression in Human Skin in vivo and Inhibition by Ultraviolet Irradiation. J Invest Dermatol. 2002;118:402-408.
5. Quan T, He TY, Kang S, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Ultraviolet Irradiation Alters Transforming Growth Factor-h/Smad Pathway in Human Skin in vivo. J Invest Dermatol. 2002;119:499-506.
6. Wang HQ, Quan T, He TY, Franke TF, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor-dependent, NF-κB-independent Activation of the Phosphatidylinositol 3-Kinase/Akt Pathway Inhibits Ultraviolet Irradiation-induced Caspases-3,-8, and -9 in Human Keratinocytes. J. Biol Chem. 2003;278:45737-45745.
7. Quan T, He TY, Kang S, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Solar UV Irradiation Reduces Collagen in Photoaged Human Skin by Blocking TGF-β Type II Receptor/SMAD Signaling, Amer J Pathol. 2004;165:741-751.
8. Quan T, He TY, Kang S, Voorhees JJ, Fisher GJ. Solar UV Irradiation Reduces Collagen in Photoaged Human Skin by Blocking TGF-β Type II Receptor/SMAD Signaling, Amer J Pathol. 2004;165:741-751.
9. Quan T, He T, Voorhees JJ, and Fisher GJ. Ultraviolet Irradiation Induces SMAD7 via Induction of Transcription Factor AP-1 in Human Skin Fibroblasts. J. Biol. Chem. 2005;280:8079-8085.