Wenhan Chang, PhD

Professor In Residence

My research investigates the roles of the extracellular Ca2+, gama-aminobutyric acid (GABA), insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF1), parathyroid hormone (PTH), FGF23, and vitamin D, and their respective receptors (CaSR, GABBR1, IGF1R, PTH1R, Klotho, and VDR) in (1) controlling mineral homeostasis; (2) mediating skeletal development and facture healing; (3) regulating neuroendocrine functions; and (4) neuroprotection. We study mice with conditional knockout (KO) of genes encoding CaSR, GABBR1, IGF1, IGF1R, PTH1R, Cyp27b1, FGF23, Klotho, VDR, and their associated signaling molecules in parathyroid cells (PTC), intestinal epithelial cells, renal tubule cells, chondrocytes, bone cells, and/or neurons to determine their biological functions. These in vivo studies are complemented with in vitro cell/organ cultures of parathyroid cells/glands; primary intestinal and renal tubular cells and associated cell lines; primary chondrocyte, osteoblast, osteoclast, and related cell lines; and neurons to further delineate the underlying mechanisms. We perform union and nonunion bone fractures on the above KO mice and study the structural, biochemical, and biomechanics properties of the resulting callus to determine the functions of the CaSR, GABBR1, IGF1, IGF1R, PTH1R, Cyp27b1, VDR, and their associated signaling molecules in fracture healing. Based on the above study, we are developing new pharmacological regimens for more robust skeletal anabolism to treat osteoporosis and to repair bone. We also perform brain ischemia and traumatic brain injury protocols on the KO mice to assess the role of those molecules in the development of neuronal injury and to develop new therapies for neuroprotection against ischemia- and TBI-induced brain injury.
Dr. Chang is also the director of the SF-VAMC Bone Imaging Core facility.

Education
PhD, - Physiology/Electrophysiology, State University of New York
Post-doc, - Endocrinology, University of California San Francisco
Websites
Publications

  1. Courbon G, Kentrup D, Thomas JJ, Wang X, Tsai HH, Spindler J, Von Drasek J, Ndjonko LM, Martinez-Calle M, Lynch S, Hivert L, Wang X, Chang W, Feng JQ, David V, Martin A. FGF23 directly inhibits osteoprogenitor differentiation in Dmp1-knockout mice. JCI insight 2023. PMID: 37943605


  2. Courbon G, Thomas JJ, Martinez-Calle M, Wang X, Spindler J, Von Drasek J, Hunt-Tobey B, Mehta R, Isakova T, Chang W, Creemers JWM, Ji P, Martin A, David V. Bone-derived C-terminal FGF23 cleaved peptides increase iron availability in acute inflammation. Blood 2023. PMID: 37053547


  3. Tu CL, Chang W, Sosa JA, Koh J. Digital spatial profiling of human parathyroid tumors reveals cellular and molecular alterations linked to vitamin D deficiency. PNAS nexus 2023. PMID: 36992820


  4. Weitzmann MN, Weiss D, Vikulina T, Roser-Page S, Yu K, McGee-Lawrence ME, Tu CL, Chang W, Ofotokun I. Immune Reconstitution Bone Loss Exacerbates Bone Degeneration Due to Natural Aging in a Mouse Model. The Journal of infectious diseases 2021. PMID: 34962571


  5. Schepelmann M, Ranieri M, Lopez-Fernandez I, Webberley TS, Brennan SC, Yarova PL, Graca J, Hanif UK, Müller C, Manhardt T, Salzmann M, Quasnichka H, Price SA, Ward DT, Gilbert T, Matchkov VV, Fenton RA, Herberger A, Hwong J, Santa Maria C, Tu CL, Kallay E, Valenti G, Chang W, Riccardi D. Impaired Mineral Ion Metabolism in a Mouse Model of Targeted Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) Deletion from Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells. 2022. PMID: 35581010


  6. Sutkeviciute I, Lee JY, White AD, Maria CS, Peña KA, Savransky S, Doruker P, Li H, Lei S, Kaynak B, Tu C, Clark LJ, Sanker S, Gardella TJ, Chang W, Bahar I, Vilardaga JP. Precise druggability of the PTH type 1 receptor. 2021. PMID: 34949836


  7. White AD, Peña KA, Clark LJ, Maria CS, Liu S, Jean-Alphonse FG, Lee JY, Lei S, Cheng Z, Tu CL, Fang F, Szeto N, Gardella TJ, Xiao K, Gellman SH, Bahar I, Sutkeviciute I, Chang W, Vilardaga JP. Spatial bias in cAMP generation determines biological responses to PTH type 1 receptor activation. 2021. PMID: 34609896


  8. Petsouki E, Gerakopoulos V, Szeto N, Chang W, Humphrey MB, Tsiokas L. FBW7 couples structural integrity with functional output of primary cilia. 2021. PMID: 34518642


  9. Rybchyn MS, Brennan-Speranza TC, Mor D, Cheng Z, Chang W, Conigrave AD, Mason RS. The mTORC2 Regulator Homer1 Modulates Protein Levels and Sub-Cellular Localization of the CaSR in Osteoblast-Lineage Cells. International journal of molecular sciences 2021. PMID: 34204449


  10. Martiszus BJ, Tsintsadze T, Chang W, Smith SM. Enhanced excitability of cortical neurons in low-divalent solutions is primarily mediated by altered voltage-dependence of voltage-gated sodium channels. 2021. PMID: 33973519


  11. Mayer CA, Roos B, Teske J, Wells N, Martin RJ, Chang W, Pabelick CM, Prakash YS, MacFarlane PM. Calcium-sensing receptor and CPAP-induced neonatal airway hyperreactivity in mice. Pediatric research 2021. PMID: 33958714


  12. Egli-Spichtig D, Zhang MYH, Li A, Pastor Arroyo EM, Hernando N, Wagner CA, Chang W, Perwad F. Renal Dnase1 expression is regulated by FGF23 but loss of Dnase1 does not alter renal phosphate handling. 2021. PMID: 33731726


  13. Jäger E, Murthy S, Schmidt C, Hahn M, Strobel S, Peters A, Stäubert C, Sungur P, Venus T, Geisler M, Radusheva V, Raps S, Rothe K, Scholz R, Jung S, Wagner S, Pierer M, Seifert O, Chang W, Estrela-Lopis I, Raulien N, Krohn K, Sträter N, Hoeppener S, Schöneberg T, Rossol M, Wagner U. Calcium-sensing receptor-mediated NLRP3 inflammasome response to calciprotein particles drives inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis. Nature communications 2020. PMID: 32843625


  14. Onopiuk M, Eby B, Nesin V, Ngo P, Lerner M, Gorvin CM, Stokes VJ, Thakker RV, Brandi ML, Chang W, Humphrey MB, Tsiokas L, Lau K. Control of PTH secretion by the TRPC1 ion channel. 2020. PMID: 32213715


  15. Chang W, Tu CL, Jean-Alphonse FG, Herberger A, Cheng Z, Hwong J, Ho H, Li A, Wang D, Liu H, White AD, Suh I, Shen W, Duh QY, Khanafshar E, Shoback DM, Xiao K, Vilardaga JP. PTH hypersecretion triggered by a GABAB1 and Ca2+-sensing receptor heterocomplex in hyperparathyroidism. Nature metabolism 2020. PMID: 32694772


  16. Simic P, Kim W, Zhou W, Pierce KA, Chang W, Sykes DB, Aziz NB, Elmariah S, Ngo D, Pajevic PD, Govea N, Kestenbaum BR, de Boer IH, Cheng Z, Christov M, Chun J, Leaf DE, Waikar SS, Tager AM, Gerszten RE, Thadhani RI, Clish CB, Jüppner H, Wein MN, Rhee EP. Glycerol-3-phosphate is a FGF23 regulator derived from the injured kidney. The Journal of clinical investigation 2020. PMID: 32065590


  17. Cheng Z, Li A, Tu CL, Santa Maria C, Szeto N, Herberger A, Chen TH, Song F, Wang J, Liu X, Shoback DM, Chang W. Calcium-sensing Receptors in Chondrocytes and Osteoblasts Are Required for Callus Maturation and Fracture Healing in Mice. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2019. PMID: 31498905


  18. Centeno PP, Herberger A, Mun HC, Tu C, Nemeth EF, Chang W, Conigrave AD, Ward DT. Phosphate acts directly on the calcium-sensing receptor to stimulate parathyroid hormone secretion. Nature communications 2019. PMID: 31619668


  19. Rybchyn MS, Islam KS, Brennan-Speranza TC, Cheng Z, Brennan SC, Chang W, Mason RS, Conigrave AD. Homer1 mediates CaSR-dependent activation of mTOR complex 2 and initiates a novel pathway for AKT-dependent ß-catenin stabilization in osteoblasts. The Journal of biological chemistry 2019. PMID: 31527082


  20. Munson S, Wang Y, Chang W, Bikle DD. Myosin 1a Regulates Osteoblast Differentiation Independent of Intestinal Calcium Transport. Journal of the Endocrine Society 2019. PMID: 31620669


  21. Zhang M, Yang H, Wan X, Lu L, Zhang J, Zhang H, Ye T, Liu Q, Xie M, Liu X, Yu S, Guo S, Chang W, Wang M. Prevention of Injury-Induced Osteoarthritis in Rodent Temporomandibular Joint by Targeting Chondrocyte CaSR. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2018. PMID: 30496623


  22. Hannan FM, Kallay E, Chang W, Brandi ML, Thakker RV. The calcium-sensing receptor in physiology and in calcitropic and noncalcitropic diseases. Nature reviews. Endocrinology 2018. PMID: 30443043


  23. Tu CL, Celli A, Mauro T, Chang W. Calcium-Sensing Receptor Regulates Epidermal Intracellular Ca2+ Signaling and Re-Epithelialization after Wounding. The Journal of investigative dermatology 2018. PMID: 30404020


  24. Sun X, Tang L, Winesett S, Chang W, Cheng SX. Calcimimetic R568 inhibits tetrodotoxin-sensitive colonic electrolyte secretion and reduces c-fos expression in myenteric neurons. Life sciences 2017. PMID: 29247746


  25. Hu DP, Ferro F, Yang F, Taylor AJ, Chang W, Miclau T, Marcucio RS, Bahney CS. Cartilage to bone transformation during fracture healing is coordinated by the invading vasculature and induction of the core pluripotency genes. Development (Cambridge, England) 2017. PMID: 28096214


  26. Kim W, Takyar FM, Swan K, Jeong J, VanHouten J, Sullivan C, Dann P, Yu H, Fiaschi-Taesch N, Chang W, Wysolmerski J. Calcium-Sensing Receptor Promotes Breast Cancer by Stimulating Intracrine Actions of Parathyroid Hormone-Related Protein. Cancer research 2016. PMID: 27450451


  27. Joo A, Long R, Cheng Z, Alexander C, Chang W, Klein OD. Sprouty2 regulates endochondral bone formation by modulation of RTK and BMP signaling. Bone 2016. PMID: 27130872


  28. Al-Dujaili SA, Koh AJ, Dang M, Mi X, Chang W, Ma PX, McCauley LK. Calcium Sensing Receptor Function Supports Osteoblast Survival and Acts as a Co-Factor in PTH Anabolic Actions in Bone. Journal of cellular biochemistry 2016. PMID: 26579618


  29. Zhang M, Wang H, Zhang J, Zhang H, Yang H, Wan X, Jing L, Lu L, Liu X, Yu S, Chang W, Wang M. Unilateral anterior crossbite induces aberrant mineral deposition in degenerative temporomandibular cartilage in rats. Osteoarthritis and cartilage 2015. PMID: 26746151


  30. Santa Maria C, Cheng Z, Li A, Wang J, Shoback D, Tu CL, Chang W. Interplay between CaSR and PTH1R signaling in skeletal development and osteoanabolism. Volume 49. Seminars in cell & developmental biology 2015. PMID: 26688334


  31. Graca JA, Schepelmann M, Brennan SC, Reens J, Chang W, Yan P, Toka H, Riccardi D, Price SA. Comparative expression of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor in the mouse, rat, and human kidney. American journal of physiology. Renal physiology 2015. PMID: 26661650


  32. Schepelmann M, Yarova PL, Lopez-Fernandez I, Davies TS, Brennan SC, Edwards PJ, Aggarwal A, Graça J, Rietdorf K, Matchkov V, Fenton RA, Chang W, Krssak M, Stewart A, Broadley KJ, Ward DT, Price SA, Edwards DH, Kemp PJ, Riccardi D. The vascular Ca2+-sensing receptor regulates blood vessel tone and blood pressure. American journal of physiology. Cell physiology 2015. PMID: 26538090


  33. Bikle DD, Tahimic C, Chang W, Wang Y, Philippou A, Barton ER. Role of IGF-I signaling in muscle bone interactions. Bone 2015. PMID: 26453498


  34. Wang T, Wang Y, Menendez A, Fong C, Babey M, Tahimic CG, Cheng Z, Li A, Chang W, Bikle DD. Osteoblast-Specific Loss of IGF1R Signaling Results in Impaired Endochondral Bone Formation During Fracture Healing. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2015. PMID: 25801198


  35. Yarova PL, Stewart AL, Sathish V, Britt RD, Thompson MA, P Lowe AP, Freeman M, Aravamudan B, Kita H, Brennan SC, Schepelmann M, Davies T, Yung S, Cholisoh Z, Kidd EJ, Ford WR, Broadley KJ, Rietdorf K, Chang W, Bin Khayat ME, Ward DT, Corrigan CJ, T Ward JP, Kemp PJ, Pabelick CM, Prakash YS, Riccardi D. Calcium-sensing receptor antagonists abrogate airway hyperresponsiveness and inflammation in allergic asthma. Science translational medicine 2015. PMID: 25904744


  36. Tang L, Peng M, Liu L, Chang W, Binder HJ, Cheng SX. Calcium-sensing receptor stimulates Cl(-)- and SCFA-dependent but inhibits cAMP-dependent HCO3(-) secretion in colon. American journal of physiology. Gastrointestinal and liver physiology 2015. PMID: 25792563


  37. Aggarwal A, Prinz-Wohlgenannt M, Gröschel C, Tennakoon S, Meshcheryakova A, Chang W, Brown EM, Mechtcheriakova D, Kállay E. The calcium-sensing receptor suppresses epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and stem cell- like phenotype in the colon. Molecular cancer 2015. PMID: 25879211


  38. Yang T, Zhang J, Cao Y, Zhang M, Jing L, Jiao K, Yu S, Chang W, Chen D, Wang M. Wnt5a/Ror2 mediates temporomandibular joint subchondral bone remodeling. Journal of dental research 2015. PMID: 25749876


  39. Kim JY, Ho H, Kim N, Liu J, Tu CL, Yenari MA, Chang W. Calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) as a novel target for ischemic neuroprotection. Annals of clinical and translational neurology 2014. PMID: 25540800


  40. Wang Y, Menendez A, Fong C, ElAlieh HZ, Chang W, Bikle DD. Ephrin B2/EphB4 mediates the actions of IGF-I signaling in regulating endochondral bone formation. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2014. PMID: 24677183


  41. Akil O, Hall-Glenn F, Chang J, Li A, Chang W, Lustig LR, Alliston T, Hsiao EC. Disrupted bone remodeling leads to cochlear overgrowth and hearing loss in a mouse model of fibrous dysplasia. PloS one 2014. PMID: 24788917


  42. Onur TS, Wu R, Chu S, Chang W, Kim HT, Dang AB. Joint instability and cartilage compression in a mouse model of posttraumatic osteoarthritis. Journal of orthopaedic research : official publication of the Orthopaedic Research Society 2013. PMID: 24167068


  43. Wang Y, Bikle DD, Chang W. Autocrine and Paracrine Actions of IGF-I Signaling in Skeletal Development. Bone research 2013. PMID: 26273506


  44. Kim JY, Kim N, Yenari MA, Chang W. Hypothermia and pharmacological regimens that prevent overexpression and overactivity of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor protect neurons against traumatic brain injury. Journal of neurotrauma 2013. PMID: 23360235


  45. Mamillapalli R, VanHouten J, Dann P, Bikle D, Chang W, Brown E, Wysolmerski J. Mammary-specific ablation of the calcium-sensing receptor during lactation alters maternal calcium metabolism, milk calcium transport, and neonatal calcium accrual. Endocrinology 2013. PMID: 23782944


  46. Cheng Z, Liang N, Chen TH, Li A, Santa Maria C, You M, Ho H, Song F, Bikle D, Tu C, Shoback D, Chang W. Sex and age modify biochemical and skeletal manifestations of chronic hyperparathyroidism by altering target organ responses to Ca2+ and parathyroid hormone in mice. Volume 28 of Issue 5. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2013. PMID: 23239173


  47. Riccardi D, Brennan SC, Chang W. The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor, CaSR, in fetal development. Best practice & research. Clinical endocrinology & metabolism 2013. PMID: 23856271


  48. Tu CL, Crumrine DA, Man MQ, Chang W, Elalieh H, You M, Elias PM, Bikle DD. Ablation of the calcium-sensing receptor in keratinocytes impairs epidermal differentiation and barrier function. The Journal of investigative dermatology 2012. PMID: 22622426


  49. Dvorak-Ewell MM, Chen TH, Liang N, Garvey C, Liu B, Tu C, Chang W, Bikle DD, Shoback DM. Osteoblast extracellular Ca2+ -sensing receptor regulates bone development, mineralization, and turnover. Volume 26 of Issue 12. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2011. PMID: 21956637


  50. Rey O, Chang W, Bikle D, Rozengurt N, Young SH, Rozengurt E. Negative cross-talk between calcium-sensing receptor and ß-catenin signaling systems in colonic epithelium. The Journal of biological chemistry 2011. PMID: 22094462


  51. Wang Y, Cheng Z, Elalieh HZ, Nakamura E, Nguyen MT, Mackem S, Clemens TL, Bikle DD, Chang W. IGF-1R signaling in chondrocytes modulates growth plate development by interacting with the PTHrP/Ihh pathway. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 2011. PMID: 21312270


  52. Kim JY, Kim N, Yenari MA, Chang W. Mild Hypothermia Suppresses Calcium-Sensing Receptor (CaSR) Induction Following Forebrain Ischemia While Increasing GABA-B Receptor 1 (GABA-B-R1) Expression. Translational stroke research 2011. PMID: 21731589


  53. Tu CL, Chang W, Bikle DD. The calcium-sensing receptor-dependent regulation of cell-cell adhesion and keratinocyte differentiation requires Rho and filamin A. The Journal of investigative dermatology 2011. PMID: 21209619


  54. Dong Q, Cheng Z, Chang W, Blackman BE, Conte FA, Hu J, Shoback D, Miller WL. Naturally-occurring mutation in the calcium-sensing receptor reveals the significance of extracellular domain loop III region for class C G-protein-coupled receptor function. Volume 95 of Issue 10. The Journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism 2010. PMID: 20631026


  55. Chang W, Dvorak M, Shoback D. Assessing constitutive activity of extracellular calcium-sensing receptors in vitro and in bone. Volume 484. Methods in enzymology 2010. PMID: 21036236


  56. Chang W, Tu C, Chen TH, Bikle D, Shoback D. The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor (CaSR) is a critical modulator of skeletal development. Volume 1 of Issue 35. Science signaling 2008. PMID: 18765830


  57. Tu CL, Chang W, Xie Z, Bikle DD. Inactivation of the calcium sensing receptor inhibits E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion and calcium-induced differentiation in human epidermal keratinocytes. The Journal of biological chemistry 2007. PMID: 18065418


  58. Cheng Z, Tu C, Rodriguez L, Chen TH, Dvorak MM, Margeta M, Gassmann M, Bettler B, Shoback D, Chang W. Type B gamma-aminobutyric acid receptors modulate the function of the extracellular Ca2+-sensing receptor and cell differentiation in murine growth plate chondrocytes. Volume 148 of Issue 10. Endocrinology 2007. PMID: 17615148


  59. Chang W, Tu C, Cheng Z, Rodriguez L, Chen TH, Gassmann M, Bettler B, Margeta M, Jan LY, Shoback D. Complex formation with the Type B gamma-aminobutyric acid receptor affects the expression and signal transduction of the extracellular calcium-sensing receptor. Studies with HEK-293 cells and neurons. Volume 282 of Issue 34. The Journal of biological chemistry 2007. PMID: 17591780


  60. Dvorak MM, Chen TH, Orwoll B, Garvey C, Chang W, Bikle DD, Shoback DM. Constitutive activity of the osteoblast Ca2+-sensing receptor promotes loss of cancellous bone. Volume 148 of Issue 7. Endocrinology 2007. PMID: 17412806


  61. Tu CL, Chang W, Bikle DD. The role of the calcium sensing receptor in regulating intracellular calcium handling in human epidermal keratinocytes. The Journal of investigative dermatology 2006. PMID: 17124506


  62. Cheng Z, Tu C, Rodriguez L, Dvorak MM, Margeta M, Gassmann M, Bettler B, Shoback D, Chang W. WITHDRAWN: Type B gamma-aminobutyric Acid Receptors Modulate the Expression and Function of the Extracellular Ca2+-sensing Receptor in Murine Growth Plate Chondrocytes. Endocrinology 2006. PMID: 16728489


  63. Wang Y, Nishida S, Sakata T, Elalieh HZ, Chang W, Halloran BP, Doty SB, Bikle DD. Insulin-like growth factor-I is essential for embryonic bone development. Endocrinology 2006. PMID: 16857753


  64. Rodriguez L, Tu C, Cheng Z, Chen TH, Bikle D, Shoback D, Chang W. Expression and functional assessment of an alternatively spliced extracellular Ca2+-sensing receptor in growth plate chondrocytes. Volume 146 of Issue 12. Endocrinology 2005. PMID: 16166224


  65. Rodriguez L, Cheng Z, Chen TH, Tu C, Chang W. Extracellular calcium and parathyroid hormone-related peptide signaling modulate the pace of growth plate chondrocyte differentiation. Endocrinology 2005. PMID: 16099862


  66. Tu CL, Chang W, Bikle DD. Phospholipase cgamma1 is required for activation of store-operated channels in human keratinocytes. The Journal of investigative dermatology 2005. PMID: 15654973


  67. Chang W, Rodriguez L, Chen TH, Tu C, Shoback D. Extracellular Ca2+-sensing in cartilage. Journal of musculoskeletal & neuronal interactions 2004. PMID: 15758285


  68. Loretz CA, Pollina C, Hyodo S, Takei Y, Chang W, Shoback D. cDNA cloning and functional expression of a Ca2+-sensing receptor with truncated C-terminal tail from the Mozambique tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus). Volume 279 of Issue 51. The Journal of biological chemistry 2004. PMID: 15456780


  69. Chang W, Shoback D. Extracellular Ca2+-sensing receptors--an overview. Volume 35 of Issue 3. Cell calcium 2004. PMID: 15200142


  70. Komuves L, Oda Y, Tu CL, Chang WH, Ho-Pao CL, Mauro T, Bikle DD. Epidermal expression of the full-length extracellular calcium-sensing receptor is required for normal keratinocyte differentiation. Journal of cellular physiology 2002. PMID: 12115735


  71. Chang W, Tu C, Pratt S, Chen TH, Shoback D. Extracellular Ca(2+)-sensing receptors modulate matrix production and mineralization in chondrogenic RCJ3.1C5.18 cells. Volume 143 of Issue 4. Endocrinology 2002. PMID: 11897705


  72. Chang W, Pratt S, Chen TH, Bourguignon L, Shoback D. Amino acids in the cytoplasmic C terminus of the parathyroid Ca2+-sensing receptor mediate efficient cell-surface expression and phospholipase C activation. The Journal of biological chemistry 2001. PMID: 11535593


  73. Shoback D, Chang W. Starvation amidst plenty--rickets and hypercalcemia in calcium receptor knockout mice. Endocrinology 2001. PMID: 11517147


  74. Tu CL, Chang W, Bikle DD. The extracellular calcium-sensing receptor is required for calcium-induced differentiation in human keratinocytes. The Journal of biological chemistry 2001. PMID: 11500521


  75. Chang W, Pratt SA, Chen TH, Tu CL, Mikala G, Schwartz A, Shoback D. Parathyroid cells express dihydropyridine-sensitive cation currents and L-type calcium channel subunits. American journal of physiology. Endocrinology and metabolism 2001. PMID: 11404236


  76. Gross C, De Baere E, Lo A, Chang W, Messiaen L. Cloning and characterization of human WDR10, a novel gene located at 3q21 encoding a WD-repeat protein that is highly expressed in pituitary and testis. DNA and cell biology 2001. PMID: 11242542


  77. Chang W, Chen TH, Pratt S, Shoback D. Amino acids in the second and third intracellular loops of the parathyroid Ca2+-sensing receptor mediate efficient coupling to phospholipase C. The Journal of biological chemistry 2000. PMID: 10764812


  78. Oda Y, Tu CL, Chang W, Crumrine D, Kömüves L, Mauro T, Elias PM, Bikle DD. The calcium sensing receptor and its alternatively spliced form in murine epidermal differentiation. The Journal of biological chemistry 2000. PMID: 10625662


  79. Chang W, Pratt S, Chen TH, Shoback D. Protein kinase C activation blocks calcium receptor signaling in Xenopus laevis oocytes. Molecular and cellular endocrinology 1999. PMID: 10630401


  80. Chang W, Tu C, Chen TH, Komuves L, Oda Y, Pratt SA, Miller S, Shoback D. Expression and signal transduction of calcium-sensing receptors in cartilage and bone. Endocrinology 1999. PMID: 10579354


  81. Chang W, Tu C, Bajra R, Komuves L, Miller S, Strewler G, Shoback D. Calcium sensing in cultured chondrogenic RCJ3.1C5.18 cells. Endocrinology 1999. PMID: 10098531


  82. Chang W, Chen TH, Pratt S, Shoback D. Regulation of extracellular calcium-activated cation currents by cAMP in parathyroid cells. The American journal of physiology 1998. PMID: 9688621


  83. Chang W, Pratt S, Chen TH, Nemeth E, Huang Z, Shoback D. Coupling of calcium receptors to inositol phosphate and cyclic AMP generation in mammalian cells and Xenopus laevis oocytes and immunodetection of receptor protein by region-specific antipeptide antisera. Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research 1998. PMID: 9556057


  84. Chang W, Chen TH, Pratt SA, Yen B, Fu M, Shoback D. Parathyroid Ca(2+)-conducting currents are modulated by muscarinic receptor agonists and antagonists. The American journal of physiology 1997. PMID: 9374672


  85. Bont A, Steck AJ, Meyer UA. [Acute hepatic porphyria and its neurological syndrome]. Schweizerische medizinische Wochenschrift 1996. PMID: 8571113


  86. Chang W, Chen TH, Gardner P, Shoback D. Regulation of Ca(2+)-conducting currents in parathyroid cells by extracellular Ca(2+) and channel blockers. The American journal of physiology 1995. PMID: 7491938


  87. Chang W, Loretz CA. DPC blockade of transepithelial chloride absorption and single anion channels in teleost urinary bladder. The American journal of physiology 1993. PMID: 7688192


  88. Chang WH, Loretz CA. Identification of a stretch-activated monovalent cation channel from teleost urinary bladder cells. The Journal of experimental zoology 1991. PMID: 1717636