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Friedman Faculty - Wang
Xiang-Dong Wang
Professor, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy
Senior Scientist and Director, Nutrition & Cancer Biology Laboratory, Jean Mayer USDA Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging
Education:
  • Ph.D. in Nutrition, Tufts University
  • M.D., Peking Medical University
Contact Information
Phone: 
(617) 556-3130
Fax: 
(617) 556-3344
Email: 
xiang-dong.wang@tufts.edu
Research
General Research: 

Retinoids; carotenoids; signal transduction, alcohol and cigarette smoking, and cancer prevention.

Professional Affiliations

American Society of Nutrition; American Society of Cancer Research

Select Recent Publications
Liu C, Bronson RT, Russell RM, Wang X-. beta-Cryptoxanthin supplementation prevents cigarette smoke-induced lung inflammation, oxidative damage and squamous metaplasia in ferrets. Cancer Prevention Research . 2011. Abstract
Kim Y, Chongviriyaphan N, Liu C, Russell RM, Wang X-. Combined α-tocopherol and ascorbic acid protects against smoke-induced lung squamous metaplasia in ferrets. Lung Cancer. 2011. Abstract
Mein JR, Dolnikowski GG, Ernst H, Russell RM, Wang X-. Enzymatic formation of apo-carotenoids from the xanthophyll carotenoids lutein, zeaxanthin and β-cryptoxanthin by ferret carotene-9',10'-monooxygenase. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics. 2011;506:109-21. Abstract
Chavez PR, Lian F, Chung J, Liu C, Paiva SA, Seitz HK, et al. Long-term ethanol consumption promotes hepatic tumorigenesis but impairs normal hepatocyte proliferation in rats. The Journal of Nutrition. 2011;141:1049-55. Abstract
Nascimento AF, Luvizotto RA, Leopoldo AS, Lima-Leopoldo AP, Seiva FR, Luís A JJ, et al. Long-term high-fat diet-induced obesity decreases the cardiac leptin receptor without apparent lipotoxicity. Life Sciences. 2011;88:1031-8. Abstract
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