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Soo-Hyun Kim

Soo-Hyun Kim

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Immunology

D-Index
65
Citations
15865
World Ranking
2838
National Ranking
9

Overview

Soo-Hyun Kim is affiliated with Konkuk University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Infectious Diseases, Immunology, and Molecular Biology.

Their research covers various subfields, including:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Oncology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Kim's scholarly output centers on several main topics, such as:

  • SARS-CoV-2 and COVID-19 Research
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Cytokine Signaling Pathways and Interactions
  • Animal Virus Infections Studies
  • Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
  • Pharmacological Effects of Natural Compounds
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders

Notable recent publications include:

  • "SARS-CoV-2 Delta (B.1.617.2) Variant: A Unique T478K Mutation in Receptor Binding Motif (RBM) of Spike Gene" (2021), published in Immune Network
  • "SARS-CoV-2 Omicron Mutation Is Faster than the Chase: Multiple Mutations on Spike/ACE2 Interaction Residues" (2021), published in Immune Network
  • "The Progression of SARS Coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV2): Mutation in the Receptor Binding Domain of Spike Gene" (2020), published in Immune Network
  • "Role of Dendritic Cell in Diabetic Nephropathy" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Deep Learning-Based Image Conversion Improves the Reproducibility of Computed Tomography Radiomics Features" (2021), published in Investigative Radiology

They have frequently published in venues such as:

  • Immune Network
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Scientific Reports
  • Research Square
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Kim often collaborates with other researchers in their field. Frequent coauthors include:

  • Hyunjhung Jhun
  • Young-Min Lee
  • Ho-Young Park
  • Su Cheong Yeom
  • Yasmin Hisham

Best Publications

  • Interleukin-18 and IL-18 binding protein.

    Charles A. Dinarello;Daniela Novick;Soohyun Kim;Soohyun Kim;Gilles Kaplanski

  • Interleukin-18 Binding Protein: A Novel Modulator of the Th1 Cytokine Response

    Daniela Novick;Soo Hyun Kim;Giamila Fantuzzi;Leonid L. Reznikov

  • Interleukin-32: A Cytokine and Inducer of TNFα

    Soo Hyun Kim;Sun Young Han;Tania Azam;Do Young Yoon

  • Overview of interleukin-18: more than an interferon-gamma inducing factor.

    Charles A. Dinarello;Daniela Novick;Adrian J. Puren;Giamila Fantuzzi

  • Deficiency of interleukin-18 in mice leads to hyperphagia, obesity and insulin resistance.

    Mihai G Netea;Leo A B Joosten;Eli Lewis;Dalan R Jensen

  • Structural requirements of six naturally occurring isoforms of the IL-18 binding protein to inhibit IL-18

    Soo Hyun Kim;Miriam Eisenstein;Leonid Reznikov;Giamila Fantuzzi

  • IL-32, a proinflammatory cytokine in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Leo A. B. Joosten;Mihai G. Netea;Soo-Hyun Kim;Do-Young Yoon

  • IL-32 synergizes with nucleotide oligomerization domain (NOD) 1 and NOD2 ligands for IL-1β and IL-6 production through a caspase 1-dependent mechanism

    Mihai G. Netea;Tania Azam;Gerben Ferwerda;Stephen E. Girardin

  • A novel IL-18BP ELISA shows elevated serum IL-18BP in sepsis and extensive decrease of free IL-18.

    Daniela Novick;Boris Schwartsburd;Ron Pinkus;Dan Suissa

  • Interleukin-18, more than a Th1 cytokine

    Daniela Novick;Soohyun Kim;Gilles Kaplanski;Charles A. Dinarello

  • The IL-1 family member 7b translocates to the nucleus and down-regulates proinflammatory cytokines.

    Sheetal Sharma;Nicole Kulk;Marcel F. Nold;Ralph Gräf

  • A complex of the IL-1 homologue IL-1F7b and IL-18-binding protein reduces IL-18 activity

    Philip Bufler;Tania Azam;Fabia Gamboni-Robertson;Leonid L. Reznikov

  • Differences in signaling pathways by IL-1β and IL-18

    Jae-Kwon Lee;Soo-Hyun Kim;Eli C. Lewis;Tania Azam

  • Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties of α1-antitrypsin without inhibition of elastase

    Danny Jonigk;Mariam Al-Omari;Lavinia Maegel;Meike Müller

  • The Interleukin-1α Precursor is Biologically Active and is Likely a Key Alarmin in the IL-1 Family of Cytokines

    Busun Kim;Youngmin Lee;Eunsom Kim;Areum Kwak

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis Induces Interleukin-32 Production through a Caspase- 1/IL-18/Interferon-γ-Dependent Mechanism

    Mihai G Netea;Tania Azam;Eli C Lewis;Leo A. B Joosten

  • Extracellular forms of IL-37 inhibit innate inflammation in vitro and in vivo but require the IL-1 family decoy receptor IL-1R8.

    Suzhao Li;C. Preston Neff;Kristina Barber;Jaewoo Hong

  • Suppression of innate inflammation and immunity by interleukin‐37

    Charles A. Dinarello;Charles A. Dinarello;Claudia Nold-Petry;Marcel Nold;Mayumi Fujita

  • IL-37 protects against obesity-induced inflammation and insulin resistance

    Dov B Ballak;Janna A van Diepen;Alexander R Moschen;Henry J Jansen

  • Identification of the most active interleukin‐32 isoform

    Ji-Da Choi;Su-Young Bae;Jae-Woo Hong;Tania Azam

  • Interleukin-1 homologues IL-1F7b and IL-18 contain functional mRNA instability elements within the coding region responsive to lipopolysaccharide

    Philip Bufler;Fabia Gamboni-Robertson;Tania Azam;Soo-Hyun Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Charles A. Dinarello
Charles A. Dinarello University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus
Daniela Novick
Daniela Novick Weizmann Institute of Science
Menachem Rubinstein
Menachem Rubinstein Weizmann Institute of Science
Giamila Fantuzzi
Giamila Fantuzzi University of Illinois at Chicago
Mihai G. Netea
Mihai G. Netea Radboud University
Leo A. B. Joosten
Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University
Edward D. Chan
Edward D. Chan National Jewish Health
Jos W. M. van der Meer
Jos W. M. van der Meer Radboud University Medical Center
Young Yang
Young Yang Sookmyung Women's University
Yong Sung Kim
Yong Sung Kim Ajou University

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