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Huy Ong

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Huy Ong

Adjunct Professor

Université de Montréal

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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1 publication in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2009.
Supervisor on 1 trainee award (1 CIHR), most recently in 2018.

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Latest papers

Inter- vs Intramolecular Aldehyde-Alkyne-Amine A3-Reaction in the Solution-Phase Synthesis of a Potent Macrocyclic Azapeptide CD36 Modulator.
The Journal of organic chemistry · 2026
Ex vivo Ikkβ ablation rescues the immunopotency of mesenchymal stromal cells from diabetics with advanced atherosclerosis.
Cardiovascular research · 2021
The CD36 Ligand‐Promoted Autophagy Protects Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells from Oxidative Stress
Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity · 2021 · senior author

All 22 publications

Latest funding

Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Mitigating Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Lipid Accumulation through CD36 Modulation
CIHR · 2022 · Co-investigator
$833,851
Cardioprotective effect of a cyclic azapeptide ligand of CD36 against ischemia-reperfusion damage and dysfunction in mice
CIHR · 2021 · Co-investigator
$726,750
Allosteric Modulation of the Urotensin Receptor with Small-Molecule Peptide Mimics
CIHR · 2019 · Co-investigator
$765,000

All 10 grants and awards

22 publications.

Inter- vs Intramolecular Aldehyde-Alkyne-Amine A3-Reaction in the Solution-Phase Synthesis of a Potent Macrocyclic Azapeptide CD36 Modulator.

Maarouf-Mesli N, Fonseca JC, Harvey SM, Chauhan PS, Mulumba M, Ahsanullah, Selka A, Meneksedag Erol D, Chemtob S, Ong H, Polyak F, Lubell WD

The Journal of organic chemistry20262 citations

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.6c00445 PMID: 42049622

Ex vivo Ikkβ ablation rescues the immunopotency of mesenchymal stromal cells from diabetics with advanced atherosclerosis.

Kizilay Mancini O, Huynh DN, Menard L, Shum-Tim D, Ong H, Marleau S, Colmegna I, Servant MJ

Cardiovascular research202121 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1093/cvr/cvaa118 PMID: 32339220

The CD36 Ligand‐Promoted Autophagy Protects Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells from Oxidative Stress

Marie‐France Dorion, Mukandila Mulumba, Shuya Kasai, Ken Itoh, William D. Lubell, Huy Ong

Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity202116 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1155/2021/6691402 PMID: 33854697

Immunometabolic modulation of retinal inflammation by CD36 ligand.

Mellal K, Omri S, Mulumba M, Tahiri H, Fortin C, Dorion MF, Pham H, Garcia Ramos Y, Zhang J, Pundir S, Joyal JS, Bouchard JF, Sennlaub F, Febbraio M, Hardy P, Gravel SP, Marleau S, Lubell WD, Chemtob S, Ong H

Scientific reports201927 citationsSenior authorOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/s41598-019-49472-8 PMID: 31501473

CD36 Deficiency Inhibits Retinal Inflammation and Retinal Degeneration in Cx3cr1 Knockout Mice.

Lavalette S, Conart JB, Touhami S, Roubeix C, Houssier M, Augustin S, Raoul W, Combadière C, Febbraio M, Ong H, Chemtob S, Sahel JA, Delarasse C, Guillonneau X, Sennlaub F

Frontiers in immunology201918 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2019.03032 PMID: 31969887

Solid-Phase Azopeptide Diels–Alder Chemistry for Aza-pipecolyl Residue Synthesis To Study Peptide Conformation

Ramesh M. Chingle, Mukandila Mulumba, Nga N. Chung, Thi M.‐D. Nguyen, Huy Ong, Steven Ballet, Peter W. Schiller, William D. Lubell

The Journal of Organic Chemistry201917 citations

DOI: 10.1021/acs.joc.8b03283 PMID: 30957495

Propranolol Attenuates Proangiogenic Activity of Mononuclear Phagocytes: Implication in Choroidal Neovascularization.

Omri S, Tahiri H, Pierre WC, Desjarlais M, Lahaie I, Loiselle SE, Rezende F, Lodygensky G, Hebert TE, Ong H, Chemtob S

Investigative ophthalmology & visual science201913 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1167/iovs.18-25502 PMID: 31682714

Adiponectin has a pivotal role in the cardioprotective effect of CP-3(iv), a selective CD36 azapeptide ligand, after transient coronary artery occlusion in mice.

Huynh DN, Bessi VL, Ménard L, Piquereau J, Proulx C, Febbraio M, Lubell WD, Carpentier AC, Burelle Y, Ong H, Marleau S

FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology201821 citations

DOI: 10.1096/fj.201700505r PMID: 29018142

Azasulfurylpeptide Modulation of CD36-Mediated Inflammation Without Effect on Neovascularization

Stéphane Turcotte, Katia Mellal, Ramesh M. Chingle, Mukandila Mulumba, Samy Omri, Lylia Dif-Yaiche, Sylvain Chemtob, Huy Ong, William D. Lubell

Biomedicines20185 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.3390/biomedicines6040098 PMID: 30360354

A CD36 ectodomain mediates insect pheromone detection via a putative tunnelling mechanism.

Gomez-Diaz C, Bargeton B, Abuin L, Bukar N, Reina JH, Bartoi T, Graf M, Ong H, Ulbrich MH, Masson JF, Benton R

Nature communications2016151 citationsOpen Access

DOI: 10.1038/ncomms11866 PMID: 27302750

Treating Age-Related Macular Degeneration by Mitigating Inflammation, Oxidative Stress, and Lipid Accumulation through CD36 Modulation

Co-investigatorCIHR2022Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lubell, William D

Keywords: Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Azapeptide; Cluster Of Differentiation 36 Receptor (Cd36); Commercialization; Computational Analysis; Conformational Dynamics; Inflammation; Macrophage; Medicinal Chemistry; Opthamology

$833,851

Cardioprotective effect of a cyclic azapeptide ligand of CD36 against ischemia-reperfusion damage and dysfunction in mice

Co-investigatorCIHR2021Project Grant

Principal investigators: Marleau, Sylvie

Keywords: Azapeptides; Cardiomyocyte; Cardioprotection; Cd36 Receptor; Macrophage; Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion

$726,750

Allosteric Modulation of the Urotensin Receptor with Small-Molecule Peptide Mimics

Co-investigatorCIHR2019Project Grant

Principal investigators: Lubell, William D

Keywords: Allosteric Modulator; Aortic Ring Bioassay; Atherosclerosis; Benzotriazepinone; Cardiovacular Diseases; Medicinal Chemistry; Peptidomimetic; Pyrrolo[3,2-E][1,4]Diazepin-2-One; Urotensin Ii-Related Peptide; Urotensin-Ii Receptor

$765,000

The antioxidant effect of the CD36 ligand MPE001 in the context of age-related macular degeneration

SupervisorCIHR2018Canada Graduate Scholarships - Michael Smith Foreign Study Supplements

Principal investigators: Dorion, Marie-France

Keywords: Cd36; Immunometabolism; Macrophage; Oxydative Stress; Pgc-1alpha; Scavenger Receptor

$5,500

Azacyclopeptide Modulators of Immuno-metabolism to Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Co-investigatorCIHR2018Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Lubell, William D; Chipperton, Paul; Chemtob, Sylvain

Keywords: Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Azacyclopeptide; Cluster Of Differentiation-36 Receptor (Cd36); Inflammation; Macrocyclization; Macrophage; Medicinal Chemistry; Optometry; Organic Synthesis; Peptide Science

$403,623

Allosteric modulation of the urotensin receptor with small molecules

Co-investigatorCIHR2015Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Lubell, William D

Keywords: 2-E][1; 4]Diazepin-2-One; Allosteric Modulator; Aortic Ring Bioassay; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovacular Diseases; Medicinal Chemistry; Organic Synthesis; Peptidomimetic; Pyrrolo[3; Urotensin Ii-Related Peptide; Urotensin-Ii Receptor

$516,208

Treatment of Age Related Macular Degeneration with CD36 Receptor Modulators

Co-investigatorCIHR2013Collaborative Health Research Projects (NSERC partnered)

Principal investigators: Lubell, William D; Chemtob, Sylvain

Keywords: Age-Related Macular Degeneration; Amino Acids; Azapeptide; Choroidal Neovascularization; Cluster Of Differentiation 36 (Cd36); Human Health (Including Medically Related Psychological Res.; Inflammation; Life Sciences (Including Biotechnology); Medicinal Chemistry; Pharmacology; Proteins And Peptides; Surface Plasmon Resonance

$541,155

Azapeptides: A new class of CD36 ligands for the treatment of ischemic heart disease

Nominated PICIHR2009Operating Grant

Principal investigators: Ong, Huy; Carpentier, André C; Marleau, Sylvie

Keywords: Azapeptides; Cardiac Metabolism; Ischemic Heart Disease

$731,018

Regional laboratory for instrumental analysis

Co-investigatorNSERC1999Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Charette, André

$330,000

Regional laboratory for instrumental analysis

Co-investigatorNSERC1996Major Facilities Access Grants

Principal investigators: Charette, André

$210,000

From public funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998 with their latest competition results, the Canada Foundation for Innovation, Genome Canada, the Canadian Space Agency, Canada Research Chairs, the Fonds de recherche du Québec, Ontario research funding, Michael Smith Health Research BC, the Canadian Cancer Society, Heart & Stroke and Brain Canada.

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Huy Ong

Research

Latest papers

Latest funding

Inter- vs Intramolecular Aldehyde-Alkyne-Amine A3-Reaction in the Solution-Phase Synthesis of a Potent Macrocyclic Azapeptide CD36 Modulator.

Ex vivo Ikk&#x3b2; ablation rescues the immunopotency of mesenchymal stromal cells from diabetics with advanced atherosclerosis.

The CD36 Ligand‐Promoted Autophagy Protects Retinal Pigment Epithelial Cells from Oxidative Stress

Immunometabolic modulation of retinal inflammation by CD36 ligand.

CD36 Deficiency Inhibits Retinal Inflammation and Retinal Degeneration in Cx3cr1 Knockout Mice.

Solid-Phase Azopeptide Diels–Alder Chemistry for Aza-pipecolyl Residue Synthesis To Study Peptide Conformation

Propranolol Attenuates Proangiogenic Activity of Mononuclear Phagocytes: Implication in Choroidal Neovascularization.

Adiponectin has a pivotal role in the cardioprotective effect of CP-3(iv), a selective CD36 azapeptide ligand, after transient coronary artery occlusion in mice.

Azasulfurylpeptide Modulation of CD36-Mediated Inflammation Without Effect on Neovascularization

A CD36 ectodomain mediates insect pheromone detection via a putative tunnelling mechanism.

Regional laboratory for instrumental analysis

Regional laboratory for instrumental analysis

Frequent collaborators

William Lubell

Sylvain Chemtob

Sylvie Marleau

Pierre Hardy

Maria Febbraio

Marc Servant

Pierre Lachapelle

Przemyslaw Sapieha

André Tremblay

Peter Schiller

Gregory Lodygensky

Deniz Erol

Jean-Sébastien Joyal

Gaétan Mayer

Terry Hébert

Jean-François Bouchard

Aude Motulsky

Sophie Tremblay

Yan Burelle

Jean-François Masson

Ex vivo Ikkβ ablation rescues the immunopotency of mesenchymal stromal cells from diabetics with advanced atherosclerosis.