Erika Wong, MD

My research involves understanding innate immune activation during sepsis that leads to subsequent endothelial dysfunction.
Education
02/2021 - Diversity, Education and Inclusion Champion Training, University of California San Francisco
06/2018 - Pediatric Critical Care Medicine, University of California San Francisco
06/2014 - Pediatrics, Kaiser Permanente Northern California
MD, 05/2011 - Medicine, Albany Medical College
BA, 05/2005 - Molecular and Cell Biology, University of California Berkeley

  1. Joffre J, Wong E, Lawton S, Lloyd E, Nguyen N, Xu F, Sempio C, Kobzik L, Zlatanova I, Schumacher M, Klawitter J, Su H, Rabl K, Wilhelmsen K, Yeh CC, Hellman J. N-Oleoyl dopamine induces IL-10 via central nervous system TRPV1 and improves endotoxemia and sepsis outcomes. Volume 19 of Issue 1. Journal of neuroinflammation 2022. PMID: 35610647


  2. Wong E, Nguyen N, Hellman J. Isolation of Primary Mouse Lung Endothelial Cells. of Issue 177. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE 2021. PMID: 34842233


  3. Joffre J, Lloyd E, Wong E, Chung-Yeh C, Nguyen N, Xu F, Legrand M, Hellman J. Catecholaminergic Vasopressors Reduce Toll-Like Receptor Agonist-Induced Microvascular Endothelial Cell Permeability But Not Cytokine Production. Volume 49 of Issue 3. Critical care medicine 2021. PMID: 33481407


  4. Wong E, Xu F, Joffre J, Nguyen N, Wilhelmsen K, Hellman J. ERK1/2 Has Divergent Roles in LPS-Induced Microvascular Endothelial Cell Cytokine Production and Permeability. Volume 55 of Issue 3. Shock (Augusta, Ga.) 2021. PMID: 32826812


  5. Joffre J, Yeh CC, Wong E, Thete M, Xu F, Zlatanova I, Lloyd E, Kobzik L, Legrand M, Hellman J. Activation of CB1R Promotes Lipopolysaccharide-Induced IL-10 Secretion by Monocytic Myeloid-Derived Suppressive Cells and Reduces Acute Inflammation and Organ Injury. Volume 204 of Issue 12. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2020. PMID: 32385136


  6. Lawton SK, Xu F, Tran A, Wong E, Prakash A, Schumacher M, Hellman J, Wilhelmsen K. N-Arachidonoyl Dopamine Modulates Acute Systemic Inflammation via Nonhematopoietic TRPV1. Volume 199 of Issue 4. Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) 2017. PMID: 28701511