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Overview

Won Ho Kim is affiliated with Yonsei University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to research in Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their publication record includes 116 works in Medicine and 52 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a focus on several subfields such as Surgery, Genetics, Epidemiology, Molecular Biology, and Immunology.

The main research topics covered by Won Ho Kim include:

  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Microscopic Colitis
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Some recent publications that demonstrate the scope of their research are:

  • The Influence of Disease Activity on Pregnancy Outcomes in Women With Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis, 2020, Journal of Crohn's and Colitis
  • Metformin Suppresses Cancer Stem Cells through AMPK Activation and Inhibition of Protein Prenylation of the Mevalonate Pathway in Colorectal Cancer, 2020, Cancers
  • Lactobacillus plantarum CBT LP3 ameliorates colitis via modulating T cells in mice, 2020, International Journal of Medical Microbiology
  • Collagen type VI-α1 and 2 repress the proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells, 2021, International Journal of Oncology
  • IL-6 and IL-8, secreted by myofibroblasts in the tumor microenvironment, activate HES1 to expand the cancer stem cell population in early colorectal tumor, 2021, Molecular Carcinogenesis

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Won Ho Kim include:

  • Jae Hee Cheon (51 joint publications)
  • Tae Il Kim (35 joint publications)
  • Soo Jung Park (23 joint publications)
  • Jae Jun Park (17 joint publications)
  • Eun Ae Kang (10 joint publications)

Prominent publication venues for Won Ho Kim's work are:

  • Journal of Crohn's and Colitis (10 publications)
  • Gastroenterology (9 publications)
  • Gut and Liver (6 publications)
  • Research Square (4 publications)
  • BMC Gastroenterology (3 publications)

Best Publications

  • Association analyses identify 38 susceptibility loci for inflammatory bowel disease and highlight shared genetic risk across populations

    J Z Liu;S van Sommeren;H Huang;S C Ng

  • Assessment of a HER2 scoring system for gastric cancer: results from a validation study.

    M Hofmann;O Stoss;D Shi;R Büttner

  • EGFR in gastric carcinomas: prognostic significance of protein overexpression and high gene copy number.

    M A Kim;H S Lee;H E Lee;Y K Jeon

  • Prognostic implications of type and density of tumour-infiltrating lymphocytes in gastric cancer

    H E Lee;S W Chae;Y J Lee;M A Kim

  • Opposing roles of STAT1 and STAT3 in T cell-mediated hepatitis: regulation by SOCS

    Feng Hong;Barbara Jaruga;Won Ho Kim;Svetlana Radaeva

  • Risk factors for immediate postpolypectomy bleeding of the colon: a multicenter study.

    Hyun S. Kim;Tae I. Kim;Won Ho Kim;Young Ho Kim

  • Coadministration of Angiopoietin-1 and Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Enhances Collateral Vascularization

    Jei Keon Chae;Injune Kim;Seok Tae Lim;Myoung Ja Chung

  • Haplotype structure and association to Crohn's disease of CARD15 mutations in two ethnically divergent populations.

    Peter J.P. Croucher;Silvia Mascheretti;Jochen Hampe;Klaus Huse

  • Factors affecting insertion time and patient discomfort during colonoscopy.

    Won Ho Kim;Young Jun Cho;Jeong Youp Park;Pil Ki Min

  • Host Cell Autophagy Activated by Antibiotics Is Required for Their Effective Antimycobacterial Drug Action

    Jwa Jin Kim;Hye Mi Lee;Dong Min Shin;Wonho Kim

  • The effects of metformin on the survival of colorectal cancer patients with diabetes mellitus

    Jin Ha Lee;Tae Il Kim;Soung Min Jeon;Sung Pil Hong

  • Exposure to Chronic High Glucose Induces β-Cell Apoptosis Through Decreased Interaction of Glucokinase With Mitochondria Downregulation of Glucokinase in Pancreatic β-Cells

    Won Ho Kim;June Woo Lee;Young Ho Suh;Shin Hee Hong

  • AMP-activated protein kinase inhibits TGF-β-induced fibrogenic responses of hepatic stellate cells by targeting transcriptional coactivator p300.

    Joong-Yeon Lim;Min-A Oh;Won Ho Kim;Hee-Young Sohn

  • IFN-γ/STAT1 acts as a proinflammatory signal in T cell-mediated hepatitis via induction of multiple chemokines and adhesion molecules: a critical role of IRF-1

    Barbara Jaruga;Feng Hong;Won-Ho Kim;Bin Gao

  • IL-6-deficient mice are susceptible to ethanol-induced hepatic steatosis: IL-6 protects against ethanol-induced oxidative stress and mitochondrial permeability transition in the liver

    Osama El-Assal;Feng Hong;Won-Ho Kim;Svetlana Radaeva

  • Genome-wide association study of Crohn's disease in Koreans revealed three new susceptibility loci and common attributes of genetic susceptibility across ethnic populations

    Suk Kyun Yang;Myunghee Hong;Wanting Zhao;Yusun Jung

  • Loss of LRRK2/PARK8 induces degeneration of dopaminergic neurons in Drosophila.

    Sung Bae Lee;Wonho Kim;Sungkyu Lee;Jongkyeong Chung

  • Long-term outcome of palliative therapy for malignant colorectal obstruction in patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal cancers: endoscopic stenting versus surgery.

    Hyun Jung Lee;Sung Pil Hong;Jae Hee Cheon;Tae Il Kim

  • Elevated interleukin-6 during ethanol consumption acts as a potential endogenous protective cytokine against ethanol-induced apoptosis in the liver: involvement of induction of Bcl-2 and Bcl-x(L) proteins.

    Feng Hong;Won-Ho Kim;Zhigang Tian;Zhigang Tian;Barbara Jaruga

  • Interferon-α activates multiple STAT signals and down-regulates c-Met in primary human hepatocytes

    Svetlana Radaeva;Barbara Jaruga;Feng Hong;Won–Ho Kim

Frequent Co-Authors

Young Ho Kim
Young Ho Kim Kyungpook National University
Bin Gao
Bin Gao National Institutes of Health
Seung-Jung Park
Seung-Jung Park University of Ulsan
Myeong-Jin Kim
Myeong-Jin Kim Yonsei University
Jongkyeong Chung
Jongkyeong Chung Seoul National University
Kwang Hyub Han
Kwang Hyub Han Yonsei University
Yangsoo Jang
Yangsoo Jang Yonsei University
Young Nyun Park
Young Nyun Park Yonsei University
Siew C. Ng
Siew C. Ng Chinese University of Hong Kong

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