Edward T. Wei, Ph.D.
Professor of Toxicology
PHONE: (510) 642-0804
FAX: (510) 642-5812
LOCATION: 757 University Hall
E-MAIL: etwei@berkeley.edu
WEBSITE: Division of Environmental Health Sciences
Research Interests
- Anti-inflammatory peptides
- Drugs for melanoma and for disseminated cancer
- Therapy for edema
- Therapy for itching, pain and edema
Publications
Zbytek B., Slominski M., Wortsman J., Wei E.T., Mysliwska J., Slominski A. Corticotropin-releasing hormone triggers differentiation in HaCaT keratinocytes. British J Dermatol. 152:474-80, 2005.
Wei, E.T. and Meingassner, J.G. Commentary in: How best to fight that nasty itch - from new insights into the neuroimmunological, neuroendocrine, and neurophysiological bases of pruritus to novel therapeutic approaches. Experimental Dermatol. 14: 234-235, 2005.
K.W. Carlson, S. Stair-Nawy, E.T. Wei, W. Sadee, V.A. Filov, V.B. Rezsova, A. Slominski, J.M. Quillan., "Inhibition of mouse melanoma cell proliferation by corticotropin-releasing hormone and its analogs.", Anti-Cancer Research, 21: 11-73-1179,, 2001.
A. Slominski.; Wortsman, J.; Pisarchik, A.; Zbytek, B.; Linton, E.A.; Mazurkiewicz, J.E.; Wei, E.T., "Cutaneous expression of corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH), urocortin, and CRH receptors." FASEB J., 15: 1678-1693, 2001.
Patents
E.T. Wei et al. Inhibition of abnormal cell growth with corticotropin-releasing hormone analogs. US Patent 6,803,359. October 12, 2004.
E.T. Wei. Compositions for the TRP-M8 binding and radioreceptor methods therewith. US Patent 6893626. May 24, 2005.
E.T. Wei et al. Melanocortin receptor antagonists and modulations of melanocortin receptor activity. US Patent 6,228,840 and 6,953,779. October 11, 2005.
E.T. Wei et al. Corticotropin-releasing hormone analogs. US Patent 6,849,600. Feb. 1, 2005.
Presentations
E.T. Wei. Design of topical cooling agents for itch. 6th International Workshop for the Study of Itch, September 4-6, 2011, Brest, France. Acta Derm Venereol 2011; 91: 636, 2011.
M.V. Lensman, V.A. Zolotarev, A.I. Artemjeva, L.V. Silin, E. T. Wei, S. A. Polenov. Healing Effect of corticotropin-releasing factor on ethanol-induced gastric lesions in rats 6th International Symposium for Study of Cell/Tissue Injury and Cytoprotection/organ protection. St. Petersburg, Russia, Oct. 12-14, 2011.
A.K. Vogt-Eisele, D. Bura, H. Hatt, and E.T. Wei. "N-Alkylcarboxamide Cooling Agents: Activities on Skin and Cells with TRPM8 and TRPA1 Receptors." 3rd Annual Workshop on the Study of Itch. Heidelberg, Germany. Sept. 25 to 27, 2005.
E.T. Wei, "Novel Chemical Agonists of the Cold Receptor." Meeting organized by M. Bohm, M. Steinhoff and T. Scholzen. 1st International Conference on Neurobiology of the Skin, Munster, Germany. Feb. 12-15, 2004.
Profile updated: October 25, 2011