Frank F. Sun

4.4k citations

52 papers · 2.5k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 28

Pharmacology top 1%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Biochemistry top 0.5%
Physiology top 5%
Immunology top 10%

Co-authors: James C. McGuire Patrick Y.-K. Wong Roy A. Johnson Robert R. Gorman Norman Whittaker John R. Vane Salvador Moncada Stuart Bunting
Topics: Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (11 papers)Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (8 papers)Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (6 papers)
Cited by: Biochemistry Pharmacology
Journals: Biochemistry Cancer Research Brain Research
Partner nations: United States Canada Hungary

In The Last Decade

Frank F. Sun

52 papers receiving 2.3k citations

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The chemical structure of prostaglandin X (prostacyclin)

1976 599 citations Roy A. Johnson, Frank F. Sun et al. Prostaglandins profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Discovery of SARxxxx92, a pan-PIM kinase inhibitor, efficacious in a KG1 tumor model 2020 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Claude Barberis,Paul Erdman,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Joseph D. Batchelor,Jinyu Liu,Vinod F. Patel,Andrew Hebert,Mikhail Levit,Anlai Wang,Frank F. Sun,Shih-Min A. Huang	7
2	Discovery of N-substituted 7-azaindoles as Pan-PIM kinases inhibitors – Lead optimization – Part III 2018 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Claude Barberis,(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Paul Erdman,(unknown),John Jiang,(unknown),Vinod F. Patel,Andrew Hebert,Mikhail Levit,Anlai Wang,Frank F. Sun,Shih-Min A. Huang	7
3	TIR-Domain-Containing Adapter-Inducing Interferon-TRIF) Regulates CXCR5+ T helper Cells in the Intestine 2016 ·Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology ·Saravana Kanagavelu,Claudia Flores,Shin‐ichiro Hagiwara,Jose Ruiz,(unknown),(unknown),Frank F. Sun,(unknown),David Q. Shih,Masayuki Fukata	3
4	Design and synthesis of novel selective anaplastic lymphoma kinase inhibitors 2015 ·Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters ·Pierre‐Yves Michellys,Bei Chen,Tao Jiang,Yunho Jin,Wenshuo Lu,Thomas H. Marsilje,Pei Wei,Tetsuo Uno,Xue‐Feng Zhu,Baogen Wu,(unknown),Badry Bursulaya,Christian Lee,Nanxin Li,Sung Joon Kim,Tove Tuntland,Bo Liu,Frank F. Sun,Auzon Steffy,Tami Hood	11
5	The effect of aerobic exercise on cortical architecture in patients with chronic schizophrenia: a randomized controlled MRI study 2012 ·European Archives of Psychiatry and Clinical Neuroscience ·Peter Falkai,Berend Malchow,Thomas Wobrock,Oliver Gruber,Andrea Schmitt,William G. Honer,Frank–Gerald Pajonk,Frank F. Sun,Tyrone D. Cannon	48
6	Excessive daytime sleepiness and fatigue in depressed patients and therapeutic response of a sedating antidepressant 2011 ·Journal of Affective Disorders ·Jianhua Shen,(unknown),David L. Streiner,(unknown),Xuehua Wang,(unknown),Xin Huang,Frank F. Sun,Colin M. Shapiro	24
7	Lactobacillus johnsonii N6.2 Stimulates the Innate Immune Response through Toll-Like Receptor 9 in Caco-2 Cells and Increases Intestinal Crypt Paneth Cell Number in BioBreeding Diabetes-Prone Rats 2011 ·Journal of Nutrition ·Sandra D.K. Kingma,Nan Li,Frank F. Sun,Ricardo Valladares,(unknown),Graciela L. Lorca	71
8	Investigation of potential carbohydrate antigen targets for human and baboon antibodies 2010 ·Xenotransplantation ·Peter Yeh,Mohamed Ezzelarab,Nicolai V. Bovin,Hidetaka Hara,Cassandra Long,Koji Tomiyama,Frank F. Sun,David Ayares,Michel Awwad,David K. C. Cooper	63
9	Polysomnographic and Symptomatological Analyses of Major Depressive Disorder Patients Treated with Mirtazapine 2006 ·The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry ·Jianhua Shen,Sharon A. Chung,Leonid Kayumov,Henry J. Moller,(unknown),Xuehua Wang,(unknown),Frank F. Sun,Xin Huang,Márta Novák,(unknown),Colin M. Shapiro	41
10	Research in General Dental Practice: Evaluation of the Clinical Use of a New Composite System by General Dental Practitioners 2002 ·Primary Dental Care ·(unknown),(unknown),Frank F. Sun	1
11	Pattern of Cytokine and Adhesion Molecule mRNA in Hapten-Induced Relapsing Colon Inflammation in the Rat 2001 ·Inflammation ·Frank F. Sun,(unknown),Gang Yue,Kingsley Yin,Robert G. Nagele,(unknown),R F Krzesicki,Jia En Chin,Patrick Y.-K. Wong	62
12	Modulation of LTB4 Receptor in T-Lymphocytes by Lipoxin A4 (LXA4) and Its Role in Delayed-Type Hypersensitivity 1999 ·Advances in experimental medicine and biology ·King-Teh Lin,Henry P. Godfrey,Eric G. Spokas,Frank F. Sun,Patrick Y.-K. Wong	1
13	Middle Jurassic spore-pollen assemblages from Turpan-Shanshan area, Xinjiang 1998 ·Zhiwu xuebao ·(unknown),(unknown),(unknown),Frank F. Sun	7
14	Roles of Adhesion Molecules ICAM-1 and α4 Integrin in Antigen-induced Changes in Microvascular Permeability Associated with Lung Inflammation in Sensitized Brown Norway Rats 1997 ·American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology ·Bruce Taylor,Karen P. Kolbasa,Jia En Chin,I M Richards,(unknown),Robert L. Griffin,S F Fidler,Frank F. Sun	16
15	Lack of Effect of Postinjury Treatment with Methylprednisolone or Tirilazad Mesylate on the Increase in Eicosanoid Levels in the Acutely Injured Cat Spinal Cord 1995 ·Journal of Neurotrauma ·Edward D. Hall,Patricia A. Yonkers,Bruce Taylor,Frank F. Sun	29
16	Generation and Detection of Hydroxyl Radical Following Experimental Head Injury 1994 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·Edward D. Hall,Paula K. Andrus,Patricia A. Yonkers,Sarah L. Smith,Jue‐Rong Zhang,Bruce Taylor,Frank F. Sun	46
17	Degradation of membrane phospholipids in the cultured human astroglial cell line UC-11MG during ATP depletion 1993 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Frank F. Sun,(unknown),(unknown)	18
18	Contribution of Leukotriene B₄ to Airway Inflammation and the Effect of Antagonists 1991 ·Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences ·I M Richards,Frank F. Sun,Bruce Taylor,(unknown),Robert L. Griffin,Joel Morris,Donn G. Wishka,Herman W. Smith,Roy A. Johnson,C. J. Dunn	27
19	Oxidation of prostacyclin and its analogs by three 15-hydroxyprostaglandin dehydrogenases 1984 ·Prostaglandins ·Joseph Jarabak,David B. Berkowitz,Frank F. Sun	4
20	Hepatic metabolism of prostacyclin (PGI2) in the rabbit: Formation of a potent novel inhibitor of platelet aggregation 1980 ·Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications ·Patrick Y.-K. Wong,Kafait U. Malik,Dominic M. Desiderio,John C. McGiff,Frank F. Sun	75

About Frank F. Sun

Frank F. Sun is a scholar working on Biochemistry, Pharmacology and General Dentistry, having authored 52 papers that have together received 2.5k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects (11 papers), Eicosanoids and Hypertension Pharmacology (8 papers) and Nitric Oxide and Endothelin Effects (6 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Biochemistry (547 citations), Pharmacology (854 citations) and Pharmacology (215 citations). Frank F. Sun has collaborated with scholars based in United States, Canada and Hungary. Frequent co-authors include James C. McGuire, Patrick Y.-K. Wong, Roy A. Johnson, Robert R. Gorman, Norman Whittaker, John R. Vane, Salvador Moncada, Stuart Bunting, John H. Kinner and John A. Salmon. Their work appears in journals such as Biochemistry, Cancer Research and Brain Research.

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