Staff Profile

Dr. Chow Ka Man Ariel 鄒嘉敏博士

PhD HKU, MPhil HKU, BSc HKU
Nutritionist (HKNA)

Assistant Professor
School of Nursing and Health Studies

Teaching Areas & Research Interests

Teaching Areas: Anatomy and physiology
Research Interests: Translational research of pipeline compounds in cancer therapy, Cancer cell biology, Regenerative medicine

Selected Publications

Journal Articles

Ng, L., Li, H. S., Man, A. T., Chow, A. K., Foo, D. C., Lo, O. S., Pang, R. W., Law, W. L. (2022) High Expression of a Cancer Stemness-related Gene, Chromobox 8 (CBX8), in Normal Tissue Adjacent to the Tumor (NAT) is Associated with Poor Prognosis of Colorectal Cancer Patients. Cells, 11(11),1852.
Ng, L., Wong, S. K., Huang, Z., Lam, C. S., Chow, A. K., Foo, D. C., Lo, O. S., Pang, R. W., Law, W. L. (2022) CD26 Induces Colorectal Cancer Angiogenesis and Metastasis through CAV1/MMP1 Signaling. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(3), 1181.
Chow, A. K., Yau, W. L. S., Ng, L. (2020) Novel Molecular Targets in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. World Journal of Clinical Oncology, 11(8), 589-605.
Ng, L., Kwan, V., Chow, A. K, Yau, T. C., Poon, R. T., Pang, R., Law, W. L. (2019) Overexpression of Pin1 and Rho Signaling Partners Correlates with Metastatic Behavior and Poor Recurrence-free Survival of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients. BMC Cancer, 19, 713-720.
Ng, L., Chow, A. K., Man, J. H., Yau, T. C., Wan, T. M., Lyer, D. N., Kwan, V. H., Poon, R. T., Pang, R. W., Law, W. L. (2018) Suppression of Slit3 Induces Tumor Proliferation and Chemoresistance in Hepatocellular Carcinoma through Activation of GSK3β / β-catenin Pathway. BMC Cancer, 18(1):621-634.
Cheung, A. H., Lyer, D. N., Lam, C. S., Ng, L., Wong, S. K. M., Lee, H. S., Wan, T., Man, J., Chow, A. K., Poon, R. T., Pang, R., Law, W. L. (2017) Emergence of CD26+ Cancer Stem Cells with Metastatic Properties in Colorectal Carcinogenesis. International journal of molecular sciences, 18(6):1106.
Lam, C. S., Ng, L., Chow, A. K., Wan, T. M., Yau, S., Cheng, N. S., Wong, S. K., Man, J. H., Lo, O. S., Foo, D. C., Poon, J. T., Pang, R. W., Law, W. L. (2017) Identification of microRNA 885-5p as a Novel Regulator of Tumor Metastasis by Targeting CPEB2 in Colorectal Cancer. Oncotarget, 8(16):26858-26870.
Ng, L., Wan, T. M., Man, J. H., Chow, A. K., Iyer, D., Chen, G., Yau, T. C., Lo, O. S., Foo, D. C., Poon, J. T., Leung, W. K., Pang, R. W., Law, W. L. (2017) Identification of Serum miR-139-3p as a Non-invasive Biomarker for Colorectal Cancer. Oncotarget, 8(16):27393-27400.
Chow, A. K., Yau, T. C., Ng, L., Chu, A. C., Law, W. L., Poon, R. T., Pang, R. (2015) A Preclinical Study on the Combination Therapy of Everolimus and Transarterial Chemoembolization in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. American Journal of Cancer Research, 5(8):2376-86.
Ng, L., Wan, T. M., Chow, A. K., Iyer, D., Man, J., Chen, G. H., Yau, C. C., Lo, O. S., Foo, C. C., Poon, J. T., Poon, T. P., Pang, R., Law, W. L. (2015) Osteopontin Overexpression Induced Tumor Progression and Chemoresistance to Oxaliplatin through Induction of Stem-like Properties in Human Colorectal Cancer. Stem Cells International, 274892.
Ng, L., Wan, T. M., Lam, C. S., Chow, A. K., Wong, S. K., Man, J. H., Li, H. S., Cheng, N. S., Pak, R. C., Cheung, A. H., Yau, T. C., Lo, O. S., Foo, D. C., Poon, J. T., Poon, R. T., Pang, R. W., Law, W. L. (2015) Post-operative Plasma Osteopontin Predicts Distant Metastasis in Human Colorectal Cancer. PLoS One, 10(5):e0126219.
Chow, A. K., Cheng, N. S., Lam, C. S., Ng, L., Wong, S. K., Wan, T. M., Man, J. H., Cheung, A. H., Yau, T. C., Poon, J. T., Law, W. L., Pang, R. W. (2015) Preclinical Analysis of the Anti-tumor and Anti-metastatic Effects of Raf265 on Colon Cancer Cells and CD26+ Cancer Stem Cells in Colorectal Carcinoma. Molecular Cancer,14:80.
Wan, T. M., Lam, C. S., Ng, L., Chow, A. K., Wong, S. K., Li, H. S., Man, J. H., Lo, O. S., Foo, D., Cheung, A., Yau, T., Poon, J. T., Poon, R. T., Law, W. L., Pang, R. W. (2014) The Clinicopathological Significance of miR-133a in Colorectal Cancer. Disease Markers, 2014:919283.
Or, Y. Y., Chow, A. K., Ng, L., Fan, S. T., Yau, T. C., Poon, R. T., Pang, R. W. (2014) Survivin Depletion Inhibits Tumor Growth and Enhances Chemosensitivity in Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Molecular Medicine Reports, 10(4), 2025-2030.
Lam, C. S., Cheung, A. H., Wong, S. K., Wan, T. M., Ng, L., Chow, A. K., Cheng, N. S., Pak, R. C., Li, H. S., Man, J. H., Yau, T. C., Lo, O. S., Poon, J. T., Pang, R. W., Law, W. L. (2014) Prognostic Significance of CD26 in Patients with Colorectal Cancer. PLoS One, 28;9(5):e98582.
Chow, A. K., Ng, L., Lam, C. S., Wong, S. K., Wan, T. M., Cheng, N. S., Yau, T. C., Poon, R. T., Pang, R. W. (2013) The Enhanced Metastatic Potential of Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC) Cells with Sorafenib Resistance. PLOS one, 11;8(11):e78675.
Cheng, C. W., Chow, A. K., Pang, R. W., Fok, E. W., Kwong, Y. L., Tse, E. (2013) Pin1 Inhibits Apoptosis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma Through Modulation of the Antiapoptotic Function of Survivin. American Journal of Pathology, 182(3): 765-75.
Yau, W. L., Lam, C. S., Ng, L., Chow, A. K., Chan, S. T, Chan, J. Y., Wo, J. Y., Ng, K. T., Man, K., Poon, R. T., Pang, R. W.(2013) Over-expression of miR-106b Promotes Cell Migration and Metastasis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Activating Epithelial-mesenchymal Transition Process. PLOS one, 8(3): e57882.
Ng, L., Poon, R. T., Yau, S., Chow, A. K., Lam, C. S., Li, H. S., Yau, T. C., Law, W. L., Pang, R. (2013) Suppression of Actopaxin Impairs Hepatocellular Carcinoma Metastasis through Modulation of Cell Migration and Invasion. Hepatology, 58(2), 667-679.
Chow, A. K., Ng, L., Li, S. H., Cheng, C. W., Lam, C. S., Yau, T. C., Cheng, P. N., Fan, S. T., Poon, R. T., Pang, R. W. (2012) Anti-Tumor Efficacy of a Recombinant Human Arginase in Human Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Current Cancer Drug Targets, 12(9):1233-43.
Pang, R., Law, W. L., Chu, A. C. Y., Poon, J. T., Lam, C. S. C., Chow, A. K., Ng, L., Cheung, L. W. H., Lan, X. R., Lan, H. Y., Tan, V. P. Y., Yau, T. C., Poon, R. T., Wong, B. C. Y. (2010) A Subpopulation of CD26+ Cancer Stem Cells with Metastatic Capacity in Human Colorectal Cancer. Cell Stem Cell, 6:603-615.

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Modified Date: 02 Jun, 2023
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