Ping Chung Leung

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1 Once-yearly zoledronic acid for treatment of postmenopausal osteoporosis. N Engl J Med 2007 18.27
2 Bisphosphonates and fractures of the subtrochanteric or diaphyseal femur. N Engl J Med 2010 6.47
3 The effect of 3 versus 6 years of zoledronic acid treatment of osteoporosis: a randomized extension to the HORIZON-Pivotal Fracture Trial (PFT). J Bone Miner Res 2012 4.15
4 Randomized controlled trial of patching vs acupuncture for anisometropic amblyopia in children aged 7 to 12 years. Arch Ophthalmol 2010 3.92
5 Vertebral bone mineral density, marrow perfusion, and fat content in healthy men and men with osteoporosis: dynamic contrast-enhanced MR imaging and MR spectroscopy. Radiology 2005 2.55
6 Modified Pfirrmann grading system for lumbar intervertebral disc degeneration. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2007 1.85
7 Adjunctive effect of acupuncture to refractive correction on anisometropic amblyopia: one-year results of a randomized crossover trial. Ophthalmology 2011 1.43
8 Survival in older men may benefit from being slightly overweight and centrally obese--a 5-year follow-up study in 4,000 older adults using DXA. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 2009 1.42
9 Imaging of musculoskeletal tuberculosis: a new look at an old disease. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2002 1.40
10 Functional decline in cognitive impairment--the relationship between physical and cognitive function. Neuroepidemiology 2008 1.27
11 The effect of 6 versus 9 years of zoledronic acid treatment in osteoporosis: a randomized second extension to the HORIZON-Pivotal Fracture Trial (PFT). J Bone Miner Res 2015 1.18
12 Osteonecrosis of hip and knee in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome treated with steroids. Radiology 2005 1.18
13 Beneficial effects of regular Tai Chi exercise on musculoskeletal system. J Bone Miner Metab 2005 1.17
14 Prevalence and sex difference of lumbar disc space narrowing in elderly chinese men and women: osteoporotic fractures in men (Hong Kong) and osteoporotic fractures in women (Hong Kong) studies. Arthritis Rheum 2013 1.10
15 Bone marrow fat content in the elderly: a reversal of sex difference seen in younger subjects. J Magn Reson Imaging 2012 1.01
16 Reproducibility of MR perfusion and (1)H spectroscopy of bone marrow. J Magn Reson Imaging 2009 0.99
17 The in vivo and in vitro diabetic wound healing effects of a 2-herb formula and its mechanisms of action. J Ethnopharmacol 2011 0.96
18 Low BMD is a risk factor for low-energy Colles' fractures in women before and after menopause. Clin Orthop Relat Res 2005 0.93
19 Telomere length and cognitive function in southern Chinese community-dwelling male elders. Age Ageing 2013 0.93
20 Reduced bone perfusion in proximal femur of subjects with decreased bone mineral density preferentially affects the femoral neck. Bone 2009 0.92
21 Effects of tea catechins, epigallocatechin, gallocatechin, and gallocatechin gallate, on bone metabolism. J Agric Food Chem 2009 0.91
22 In vitro & in vivo assessment of a herbal formula used topically for bone fracture treatment. J Ethnopharmacol 2010 0.91
23 Herbal formula Astragali Radix and Rehmanniae Radix exerted wound healing effect on human skin fibroblast cell line Hs27 via the activation of transformation growth factor (TGF-β) pathway and promoting extracellular matrix (ECM) deposition. Phytomedicine 2012 0.91
24 Testosterone but not estradiol level is positively related to muscle strength and physical performance independent of muscle mass: a cross-sectional study in 1489 older men. Eur J Endocrinol 2011 0.89
25 Effect of osteoporosis on morphology and mobility of the lumbar spine. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2009 0.89
26 Traditional Chinese medicine for atopic eczema: PentaHerbs formula suppresses inflammatory mediators release from mast cells. J Ethnopharmacol 2008 0.88
27 Danshen-Gegen decoction exerts proliferative effect on rat cardiac myoblasts H9c2 via MAPK and insulin pathways. J Ethnopharmacol 2011 0.88
28 Chinese herbal medicine research in eczema treatment. Chin Med 2011 0.87
29 Inferior physical performance tests in 10,998 men in the MrOS study is associated with recurrent falls. Age Ageing 2012 0.87
30 Clinical studies of immunomodulatory activities of Yunzhi-Danshen in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma. J Altern Complement Med 2006 0.86
31 Sex-specific effect of Pirin gene on bone mineral density in a cohort of 4000 Chinese. Bone 2009 0.86
32 Inferior physical performance test results of 10,998 men in the MrOS Study is associated with high fracture risk. Age Ageing 2012 0.86
33 Safety evaluation of commonly used Chinese herbal medicines during pregnancy in mice. Hum Reprod 2012 0.86
34 High prevalence of asymptomatic vertebral fractures in Chinese women with systemic lupus erythematosus. J Rheumatol 2009 0.85
35 Cognitive deficit is associated with phase advance of sleep-wake rhythm, daily napping, and prolonged sleep duration--a cross-sectional study in 2,947 community-dwelling older adults. Age (Dordr) 2012 0.85
36 The known immunologically active components of Astragalus account for only a small proportion of the immunological adjuvant activity when combined with conjugate vaccines. Planta Med 2010 0.85
37 Depression and lower urinary tract symptoms: Two important correlates of erectile dysfunction in middle-aged men in Hong Kong, China. Int J Urol 2006 0.85
38 Osteoprotective effects of Fructus Ligustri Lucidi aqueous extract in aged ovariectomized rats. Chin Med 2010 0.84
39 Relationship between hip bone mineral density and lumbar disc degeneration: a study in elderly subjects using an eight-level MRI-based disc degeneration grading system. J Magn Reson Imaging 2011 0.84
40 Prevalence and risk factors of lumbar spondylolisthesis in elderly Chinese men and women. Eur Radiol 2013 0.84
41 Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of herbal therapy for children with asthma. J Altern Complement Med 2009 0.83
42 Effects of height loss on morbidity and mortality in 3145 community-dwelling Chinese older women and men: a 5-year prospective study. Age Ageing 2010 0.83
43 Association of genetic variations in aromatase gene with serum estrogen and estrogen/testosterone ratio in Chinese elderly men. Clin Chim Acta 2009 0.83
44 Transcriptional profiling of human skin fibroblast cell line Hs27 induced by herbal formula Astragali Radix and Rehmanniae Radix. J Ethnopharmacol 2011 0.83
45 Eriocalyxin B induces apoptosis and cell cycle arrest in pancreatic adenocarcinoma cells through caspase- and p53-dependent pathways. Toxicol Appl Pharmacol 2012 0.83
46 Analgesic and anti-arthritic effects of Lingzhi and San Miao San supplementation in a rat model of arthritis induced by Freund's complete adjuvant. J Ethnopharmacol 2008 0.83
47 The effects of intravenous zoledronic acid in Chinese women with postmenopausal osteoporosis. J Bone Miner Metab 2010 0.82
48 Dosing effects of an antiosteoporosis herbal formula--a preclinical investigation using a rat model. Phytother Res 2008 0.82
49 Not all elderly people benefit from vitamin D supplementation with respect to physical function: results from the Osteoporotic Fractures in Men Study, Hong Kong. J Am Geriatr Soc 2011 0.82
50 Pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic interaction of Danshen-Gegen extract with warfarin and aspirin. J Ethnopharmacol 2012 0.82
51 Immunomodulatory activities of Ganoderma sinense polysaccharides in human immune cells. Nutr Cancer 2013 0.82
52 Effect of Dietary Cocoa Tea (Camellia ptilophylla) Supplementation on High-Fat Diet-Induced Obesity, Hepatic Steatosis, and Hyperlipidemia in Mice. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2013 0.82
53 Relationships between femoral strength evaluated by nonlinear finite element analysis and BMD, material distribution and geometric morphology. Ann Biomed Eng 2012 0.81
54 Chinese herbal medicines for threatened miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2012 0.81
55 Safety and efficacy of Ganoderma lucidum (lingzhi) and San Miao San supplementation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled pilot trial. Arthritis Rheum 2007 0.81
56 Vitamin D receptor 3' haplotypes are unequally expressed in primary human bone cells and associated with increased fracture risk: the MrOS Study in Sweden and Hong Kong. J Bone Miner Res 2007 0.81
57 Treatment of perennial allergic rhinitis using Shi-Bi-Lin, a Chinese herbal formula. J Ethnopharmacol 2008 0.81
58 Serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D, bone mineral density, and non-vertebral fracture risk in community-dwelling older men: results from Mr. Os, Hong Kong. Arch Osteoporos 2011 0.80
59 Inhibitory effects of salviae miltiorrhizae radix (danshen) and puerariae lobatae radix (gegen) in carbachol-induced rat detrusor smooth muscle contractility. Int J Physiol Pathophysiol Pharmacol 2012 0.80
60 A randomized, double-blind, multiple-dose escalation study of a Chinese herbal medicine preparation (Dang Gui Buxue Tang) for moderate to severe menopausal symptoms and quality of life in postmenopausal women. Menopause 2013 0.80
61 Ibandronate increases cortical bone density in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus on long-term glucocorticoid. Arthritis Res Ther 2010 0.80
62 Association between life events and change in depressive symptoms in Hong Kong Chinese elderly. J Affect Disord 2011 0.79
63 Pregnancy outcomes, embryonic and fetal development in maternal exposure to Chinese medicines. Birth Defects Res C Embryo Today 2013 0.79
64 Quality of life assessment in clinical research on Chinese medicine: Early experience and outlook. Patient Prefer Adherence 2008 0.79
65 Depressive symptoms in middle-aged men: results from a household survey in Hong Kong. J Affect Disord 2006 0.79
66 Morphological changes of lumbar vertebral bodies and intervertebral discs associated with decrease in bone mineral density of the spine: a cross-sectional study in elderly subjects. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2012 0.79
67 The effectiveness of acupuncture on the sleep quality of elderly with dementia: a within-subjects trial. Clin Interv Aging 2013 0.79
68 Comprehensive proteomic analysis of a Chinese 2-herb formula (Astragali Radix and Rehmanniae Radix) on mature endothelial cells. Proteomics 2014 0.78
69 Pro-bone and antifat effects of green tea and its polyphenol, epigallocatechin, in rat mesenchymal stem cells in vitro. J Agric Food Chem 2011 0.78
70 Low concentrations of niflumic acid enhance basal spontaneous and carbachol-induced contractions of the detrusor. Int Urol Nephrol 2013 0.78
71 Effect of anti-osteoporotic agents on the prevention of bone loss in unloaded bone. Mol Med Rep 2013 0.78
72 Suppression of mast cell activity contributes to the osteoprotective effect of an herbal formula containing Herba Epimedii, Fructus Ligustri Lucidi and Fructus Psoraleae. J Pharm Pharmacol 2013 0.78
73 Bone microarchitecture assessment by high-resolution peripheral quantitative computed tomography in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus taking corticosteroids. J Rheumatol 2010 0.78
74 Healing effect of a two-herb recipe (NF3) on foot ulcers in Chinese patients with diabetes: a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled study. J Diabetes 2014 0.78
75 Complications and adverse events in Chinese trials of acupuncture. Acupunct Med 2008 0.77
76 There is in elderly men a group difference between fallers and non-fallers in physical performance tests. Age Ageing 2011 0.77
77 Association of SRD5A2 variants and serum androstane-3alpha,17beta-diol glucuronide concentration in Chinese elderly men. Clin Chem 2010 0.77
78 Combating against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus - two fatty acids from Purslane (Portulaca oleracea L.) exhibit synergistic effects with erythromycin. J Pharm Pharmacol 2014 0.77
79 The Ethanol Extract of Fructus trichosanthis Promotes Fetal Hemoglobin Production via p38 MAPK Activation and ERK Inactivation in K562 Cells. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med 2011 0.77
80 The efficacy of herbal therapy on quality of life in patients with breast cancer: self-control clinical trial. Patient Prefer Adherence 2010 0.76
81 Establishment of an orthotopic model of pancreatic cancer to evaluate the antitumor effects of irinotecan through the biomarker carbohydrate antigen 19-9 in mice. Pancreas 2014 0.76
82 Deteriorating effect on bone metabolism and microstructure by passive cigarette smoking through dual actions on osteoblast and osteoclast. Calcif Tissue Int 2015 0.76
83 Genetic associations of type 2 diabetes with islet amyloid polypeptide processing and degrading pathways in asian populations. PLoS One 2013 0.76
84 Use of dietary supplements by breast cancer patients undergoing conventional cancer treatment. Patient Prefer Adherence 2010 0.75
85 Inhibition of human dendritic cell activation by hydroethanolic but not lipophilic extracts of turmeric (Curcuma longa). Planta Med 2008 0.75
86 Variations in carbachol- and ATP-induced contractions of the rat detrusor: effects of gender, mucosa and contractile direction. Int Urol Nephrol 2012 0.75
87 Current Evidence of Chinese Herbal Constituents with Effects on NMDA Receptor Blockade. Pharmaceuticals (Basel) 2013 0.75
88 Indispensable value of clinical trials in the modernization of traditional Chinese medicine: 12 years' experience at CUHK and future perspectives. Am J Chin Med 2014 0.75
89 Bioengineering and characterization of physeal transplant with physeal reconstruction potential. Tissue Eng 2003 0.75
90 Anti-allergic drug discovery in China for eczema: current methods and future strategies. Expert Opin Drug Discov 2013 0.75
91 A new method for determining lumbar spine motion using Bayesian belief network. Med Biol Eng Comput 2008 0.75
92 Adverse outcomes of Chinese medicines used for threatened miscarriage: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Hum Reprod Update 2012 0.75
93 Effect of vertebral morphology on lumbar kinematics in elderly subjects with decreased bone mineral density. Conf Proc IEEE Eng Med Biol Soc 2008 0.75
94 Kinematics of the lumbar spine in elderly subjects with decreased bone mineral density. Med Biol Eng Comput 2009 0.75
95 Chinese herbal medicines for unexplained recurrent miscarriage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev 2016 0.75
96 Lumbar Spondylolisthesis Progression and De Novo Spondylolisthesis in Elderly Chinese Men and Women: A Year-4 Follow-up Study. Spine (Phila Pa 1976) 2016 0.75