About Us

About us

公司背景

美商德州博藝社科技股份有限公司(HEART, Health Resource Technology, LLC)是一家位於美國的醫學診斷公司,總部位於德州休斯頓,該地是世界著名的心臟中心。台灣分公司則位於高雄。

 

HEART 專注於研發高科技醫療診斷器材,並推廣嶄新的脂質檢測項目,包括陰電性低密度脂蛋白(L5 LDL),以協助最佳新陳代謝評估,進而提升心腦血管疾病的預防與治療。公司以美國和台灣為起點,並致力於擴展至全球。

Our Vision

公司願景

A Message From the Founder

創辦人的話

陳珠璜 教授

董事長兼執行長

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Our Innovation

創新發明

當前全世界的血脂肪檢驗項目包括:總膽固醇 (Total cholesterol, TC)、三酸甘油脂 (Triglycerides, TG)、低密度脂蛋白 (Low density lipoprotein, LDL) 與高密度脂蛋白 (High density lipoprotein, HDL) 等四項指標。血漿中的 LDL 濃度是由 「Friedewald 方程式 (LDL = TC – HDL – 1/5 TG)」估算得出,因為不是直接測量得到的結果,所以有一定的侷限性且較為不準確。

 

西元 1979 年,任職於貝勒醫學院的 Gotto 教授 (HEART Chairman, Board of Scientific Directors) 團隊發表了一篇期刊,首次提出了「陰電性低密度脂蛋白」的概念。而後本公司創辦人—陳珠璜教授 (HEART Founder, President and CEO) 又根據低密度脂蛋白的陰電性強弱將 LDL 分為五個亞群,分別是 L1、L2、L3、L4 與 L5,並於 2003 年將這項結果發表於 Circulation。L5 是其中陰電性最高,也是最壞的 LDL,它會結合至 LOX-1 (Lectin-like oxLDL receptor) 並導致細胞凋亡。死亡的內皮細胞逐漸堆積在血管壁,便是造成心血管疾病的原因之一。

 

近年來許多科學家都在研究另一種 LOX-1 受質—氧化低密度脂蛋白 (Oxidized low density lipoprotein, oxLDL)。oxLDL 和 L5 會啟動相似的訊息傳遞路徑,並且造成動脈粥狀硬化等心血管風險疾病。但由於 oxLDL 是由體外合成,非人體自然發生的產物,而 L5 是在人體內會自行合成的,因此若要作為檢測項目的依據,L5 才是正確的指標。

 

在急性心肌梗塞與缺血性中風患者的檢驗數據中,雖然他們的 LDL-C 濃度較低, L5 的比例卻顯著偏高。此外,在自體免疫相關疾病(例如紅斑性狼瘡、類風溼性關節炎)病患的血漿內,LDL-C 數值通常為正常值,L5 卻高出正常值。這些實驗結果闡明:相較於 LDL-C,L5 能更準確地預測心血管疾病風險。

 

我們的研究結果指出測定脂蛋白亞群的變化的重要性。因此本公司開發了全新的脂質檢測模組—HEART Lipids,可以直接測量 LDL、HDL 及其亞群 (L1~L5; H1~H5) 在人體血漿中的濃度。有了更精確的檢測值,便能在臨床應用上制定更準確的治療計畫。

準確性

HEART Lipids 能直接測量血漿 VLDL、LDL、HDL,以提供比估算公式更準確的個體脂質代謝分析,導入臨床上更好的分層和治療計劃。

全面性

HEART Lipids 能直接測量 VLDL、LDL、HDL 的五個亞群。這些亞群具有重要的生物學效應,但目前未包含在常規脂質模組中。

回收性

我們的方法不僅可以測量,還可運用於脂蛋白(VLDL、LDL、HDL 及亞群)的製備與回收,以進行更深入的化學、功能、代謝組學分析,以及細胞和動物研究。

全自動化

目前的脂蛋白檢測和亞群分離方法昂貴且費時。我們的全自動化檢驗系統能使 HEART Lipids 成為全球醫療檢驗的尋常項目。

Our Board

董事會

Emeritus Director, Molecular Cardiology Research Laboratories, THI; Director and Founder, Texas Biotechnology Corporation in Houston
President, CEO, Invectys, Inc.
Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors LIHA in New York; Chairman, New York Heart Research Foundation of New York; Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Medical Director, Long Island Heart Associates, New York
Dean Emeritus, Cornell University Medical School; Former National President, American Heart Association
Chair Professor, Shinshu University
Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine
Former Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital
Former Dean, Kaohsiung Medical University; Distinguished Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University
Distinguished Professor, National Cheng Kung University; Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology
Chair Professor, University of Texas Medical School at Houston
Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine
Former Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Professor and Chairman, Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama City Universality Medical Center
Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University
Former Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Richard A. F. Dixon, PhD

Emeritus Director, Molecular Cardiology Research Laboratories, THI; Director and Founder, Texas Biotechnology Corporation in Houston

Praveen Tyle, PhD

President, CEO, Board Member, Invectys, Inc.

Steven Shayani, MD

Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors LIHA in New York; Chairman, New York Heart Research Foundation of New York; Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Medical Director, Long Island Heart Associates, New York

Antonio M. Gotto, MD, DPhil

Dean Emeritus, Cornell University Medical School; Former National President, American Heart Association

Tatsuya Sawamura, MD, PhD

Cardiologist

Chao-Yuh Yang, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine

Yuan-Teh Lee, MD, PhD

Former Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital

Ching-Kuan Liu, MD, PhD

Former Dean, Kaohsiung Medical University; Distinguished Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University

Dar-Bin Shieh, DDS, PhD

Distinguished Professor, National Cheng Kung University; Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology

Ali J. Marian, MD

Chair Professor, University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Darren Woodside, PhD

Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine

San-Jou Yeh, MD

Former Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

Shinichi Suzuki, MD PhD

Professor and Chairman, Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama City Universality Medical Center

Long-Sheng Lu, MD PhD

Assistant Professor, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University

Ted Shih, MD, MPH, FACC, FAGA, FHRS

Cardiologist

Antonio M. Gotto, MD DPhil

Antonio M. Gotto

MD DPhil

Chairman, Board of Scientific Directors

Dean Emeritus, Cornell University Medical School; Former National President, American Heart Association

Richard A. F. Dixon, PhD

Richard A. F. Dixon

PhD

Scientific Director

Emeritus Director, Molecular Cardiology Research Laboratories, THI; Director and Founder, Texas Biotechnology Corporation in Houston

Darren Woodside,PhD

Darren Woodside

PhD

Scientific Panelist

Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine

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Shinichi Suzuki

MD PhD

Scientific Panelist

Professor and Chairman, Cardiovascular Surgery, Yokohama City Universality Medical Center

Tatsuya Sawamura, MD PhD

Tatsuya Sawamura

MD PhD

Scientific Board Member

Chair Professor, Shinshu University

Ali J. Marian, MD

Ali J. Marian

MD

Chairman, Board of Scientific Panelists

Chair Professor, University of Texas Medical School at Houston

Praveen Tyle, PhD

Praveen Tyle

PhD

Board Member

President, CEO, Board Member, Invectys, Inc.

Steven Shayani, MD

Steven Shayani

MD

Board Member

Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors LIHA in New York; Chairman, New York Heart Research Foundation of New York; Associate Professor of Medicine, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York; Medical Director, Long Island Heart Associates, New York

楊朝諭_博士

Chao-Yuh Yang

PhD

Scientific Board Member

Professor Emeritus, Baylor College of Medicine

葉森洲_醫師

San-Jou Yeh

MD

Scientific Panelist

Former Vice Superintendent, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital

李源德_教授

Yuan-Teh Lee

MD PhD

Scientific Board Member

Former Superintendent, National Taiwan University Hospital

劉景寬_教授

Ching-Kuan Liu

MD PhD

Scientific Board Member

Former President, Kaohsiung Medical University; Distinguished Professor, National Sun Yat-sen University

謝達斌_教授

Dar-Bin Shieh

DDS PhD

Scientific Board Member

Distinguished Professor, National Cheng Kung University; Former Deputy Minister, Ministry of Science and Technology

呂隆昇_醫師

Long-Sheng Lu

MD PhD

Scientific Panelist

Professor, College of Medicine, Taipei Medical University

施惠德_醫師

Ted Shih

MD

Scientific Panelist

Cardiologist

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