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Dong-Kug Choi

Dong-Kug Choi

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
66
Citations
16377
World Ranking
8629
National Ranking
82

Overview

Dong-Kug Choi is affiliated with Konkuk University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to research in fields including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Neuroscience. Their work spans multiple subfields such as Molecular Biology, Neurology, Pharmacology, Physiology, and Complementary and Alternative Medicine.

The main topics addressed in their research focus on:

  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Medicinal Plants and Neuroprotection
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Microbial Natural Products and Biosynthesis
  • Receptor Mechanisms and Signaling
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research

Recent significant publications include:

  • "The Ageing Brain: Molecular and Cellular Basis of Neurodegeneration", 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "Medicinal Profile, Phytochemistry, and Pharmacological Activities of Murraya koenigii and its Primary Bioactive Compounds", 2020, Antioxidants
  • "G-Protein-Coupled Receptors in CNS: A Potential Therapeutic Target for Intervention in Neurodegenerative Disorders and Associated Cognitive Deficits", 2020, Cells
  • "Natural Phytochemicals as Novel Therapeutic Strategies to Prevent and Treat Parkinson's Disease: Current Knowledge and Future Perspectives", 2021, Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity
  • "Targeting α-synuclein aggregation and its role in mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson's disease", 2021, British Journal of Pharmacology

Dong-Kug Choi frequently publishes in several journals including:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Antioxidants
  • Cells
  • Molecules
  • Bioorganic & Medicinal Chemistry Letters

Frequent collaborators in Dong-Kug Choi's body of work include:

  • Duk-Yeon Cho
  • In-Su Kim
  • Shofiul Azam
  • Rengasamy Balakrishnan
  • Md. Ezazul Haque

Best Publications

  • The DNA sequence of human chromosome 21

    M. Hattori;A. Fujiyama;T. D. Taylor;H. Watanabe

  • Blockade of Microglial Activation Is Neuroprotective in the 1-Methyl-4-Phenyl-1,2,3,6-Tetrahydropyridine Mouse Model of Parkinson Disease

    Du Chu Wu;Vernice Jackson-Lewis;Miquel Vila;Kim Tieu

  • Cyclooxygenase-2 is instrumental in Parkinson's disease neurodegeneration

    Peter Teismann;Kim Tieu;Dong-Kug Choi;Du-Chu Wu

  • Neuroprotective Effects of Phenylbutyrate in the N171-82Q Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's Disease

    Gabriella Gardian;Susan E. Browne;Dong Kug Choi;Peter Klivenyi

  • The role of glial cells in Parkinson's disease.

    Miquel Vila;Vernice Jackson-Lewis;Christelle Guégan;Du Chu Wu

  • Natural product-derived pharmacological modulators of Nrf2/ARE pathway for chronic diseases

    Hemant Kumar;In-Su Kim;Sandeep Vasant More;Byung-Wook Kim

  • Pathogenic role of glial cells in Parkinson's disease

    Peter Teismann;Kim Tieu;Oren Cohen;Dong-Kug Choi

  • Ablation of the Inflammatory Enzyme Myeloperoxidase Mitigates Features of Parkinson's Disease in Mice

    Dong Kug Choi;Subramaniam Pennathur;Celine Perier;Kim Tieu

  • Cellular and Molecular Mediators of Neuroinflammation in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson's Disease

    Sandeep Vasant More;Hemant Kumar;In Su Kim;Soo-Yeol Song

  • Two molecular pathways initiate mitochondria-dependent dopaminergic neurodegeneration in experimental Parkinson's disease.

    Celine Perier;Jordi Bové;Du-Chu Wu;Benjamin Dehay

  • The Role of Free Radicals in the Aging Brain and Parkinson’s Disease: Convergence and Parallelism

    Hemant Kumar;Hyung-Woo Lim;Sandeep Vasant More;Byung-Wook Kim

  • COX‐2 and Neurodegeneration in Parkinson's Disease

    Peter Teismann;M Vila;D-K Choi;K Tieu

  • Taurine and its analogs in neurological disorders: Focus on therapeutic potential and molecular mechanisms

    Md. Jakaria;Shofiul Azam;Md. Ezazul Haque;Song-Hee Jo

  • Thalidomide and Lenalidomide Extend Survival in a Transgenic Mouse Model of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis

    Mahmoud Kiaei;Susanne Petri;Khatuna Kipiani;Gabrielle Gardian

  • Hypoxia Inducible Factor Pathway and Physiological Adaptation: A Cell Survival Pathway?

    Hemant Kumar;Dong-Kug Choi

  • Targeting the microglial NLRP3 inflammasome and its role in Parkinson's disease.

    Md. Ezazul Haque;Mahbuba Akther;Md. Jakaria;In‐Su Kim

  • Natural Phyto-Bioactive Compounds for the Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes: Inflammation as a Target

    Sivapragasam Gothai;Palanivel Ganesan;Shin Young Park;Sharida Fakurazi

  • Therapeutic strategies and nano-drug delivery applications in management of ageing Alzheimer’s disease

    Govindarajan Karthivashan;Palanivel Ganesan;Shin-Young Park;Joon-Soo Kim

  • Regulation of Toll-Like Receptor (TLR) Signaling Pathway by Polyphenols in the Treatment of Age-Linked Neurodegenerative Diseases: Focus on TLR4 Signaling.

    Shofiul Azam;Md. Jakaria;In-Su Kim;Joonsoo Kim

  • Promising cannabinoid-based therapies for Parkinson's disease: motor symptoms to neuroprotection

    Sandeep Vasant More;Dong-Kug Choi

Frequent Co-Authors

Yoshiyuki Sakaki
Yoshiyuki Sakaki Toyohashi University of Technology
Pyo-Jam Park
Pyo-Jam Park Konkuk University
Kyoungho Suk
Kyoungho Suk Kyungpook National University
Serge Przedborski
Serge Przedborski Columbia University
Vernice Jackson-Lewis
Vernice Jackson-Lewis Columbia University
Masahira Hattori
Masahira Hattori Waseda University
Takashi Ito
Takashi Ito Kyushu University
Asao Fujiyama
Asao Fujiyama National Institute of Genetics
Seung-Jae Lee
Seung-Jae Lee Seoul National University
Atsushi Toyoda
Atsushi Toyoda National Institute of Genetics

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