| Titles:
Visiting assistant professor of Department of Critical care Medicine/Pitt
Contact:
Email: yangr@ccm.upmc.edu
Degrees:
POST GRADUATE EDUCATION
INSTITUTION AND LOCATION |
DEGREE |
YEAR |
FIELD |
Beijing Medical University |
MD |
1991 |
Medicine |
| Residency: |
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Beijing Medical University |
Resident |
1991-1995 |
Internal Medicine |
Other:
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Beijing Medical University |
PhD |
1996 |
Internal Medicine |
| Board Certifications: |
Year |
| Chinese Board of Internal Medicine |
1991 |
| Chinese Board of Endoscopy |
1994 |
Current Research Interest:
- Acute necrotizing pancreatitis , acute liver failure and hemorrhagic shock
Major Honors/Awards :
- Annual Scientific Award by Society of Critical Care Medicine 2002, San Diego, California
Research Grants:
| Title |
Source of Support |
| 2005 Intestinal epithelial barrier dysfunction in septic shock patients |
9F241 from University of Tampere, Finland |
Publications:
- Ethyl Pruvate Modulates Inflammatory Gene Expression in Mice Subjected to Hemorrhagic Shock. Runkuan Yang, David J Gallo, Jeffrey J Baust, Takashi Uchiyama, Simon K Watkins, Russell L. Delude, and Mitchell P. Fink. Am J Physiol-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology 2002, 283: G212-G221.
- HMG-1 B Box Increases the Permeability of Caco-2 Enterocytic Monolayers and Causes Derangements in Intestinal Barrier Function in Mice. Penny L. Sappington, Runkuan Yang, Huan Yang, Kevin J Tracey, Russell L. Delude, Mitchell P Fink. Gastroenterology 2002,123: 790-802.
- Effects of Hemorrhagic Shock on Gut Barrier Function and Expression of Stress-related Genes in Normal and Gnotobiotic Mice. Runkuan Yang, David J Gallo, Jeffrey J Baust, Simon K Watkins, Russell L Delude, and Mitchell P Fink. Am J Physiol- Regulatory, Integrate and Comparative Physiology, 2002, 283:R1263-R1274.
- IL-6 Is Essential for the Development of Gut Barrier Dysfunction after Hemorrhagic Shock and Resuscitation in Mice. Runkuan Yang, Xiaonan Han, Takashi Uchiyama, Simon K Watkins, Arino Yaguchi, Russell L Delude, and Mitchell P Fink. Am J Physiol-Gastrointest Liver Physiol 2003, 285: G621-G629.
- Ringer’s Ethyl Pyruvate Solution Ameliorates Distant Organ Injury in a Murine Model of Acute Necrotizing Pancreatitis. Runkuan Yang, Takashi Uchiyama, Sean M Alber, Xiaonan Han, Simon K Watkins, Russell L Delude,and Mitchell P Fink. Critical Care Medicine 2004, 32: 1453-1459.
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