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Overview

Wun-Jae Kim is affiliated with Chungbuk National University in South Korea and has contributed extensively to research primarily within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their scholarly work spans a total of 92 publications in Medicine and 49 in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, reflecting a strong interdisciplinary focus.

The scientist's subfields of study include Molecular Biology, Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Cancer Research, and Oncology. This combination indicates a research profile centered on clinical and molecular aspects of disease, particularly related to cancer and surgery.

Wun-Jae Kim has published frequently in several scientific journals, with the highest number of publications in Investigative and Clinical Urology (14). Other notable venues include the International Journal of Molecular Sciences (6), Prostate International (4), The World Journal of Men's Health (3), and Nutrition Research and Practice (3).

The main research topics covered by Kim include:

  • Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments
  • Urinary and Genital Oncology Studies
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Ferroptosis and cancer prognosis
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism

The scientist has collaborated extensively with several frequent coauthors, including Seok Joong Yun, Yung Hyun Choi, Ho Won Kang, Won Tae Kim, and Sung-Kwon Moon. The frequency of collaboration ranges from 20 to 45 joint publications, illustrating an active research network.

Recent notable papers authored or coauthored by Wun-Jae Kim highlight the focus on bladder cancer and urological oncology:

  • "TOX-expressing terminally exhausted tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cells are reinvigorated by co-blockade of PD-1 and TIGIT in bladder cancer" (2020, Cancer Letters)
  • "Role of Exosomal miRNA in Bladder Cancer: A Promising Liquid Biopsy Biomarker" (2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences)
  • "Collagen type VI-α1 and 2 repress the proliferation, migration and invasion of bladder cancer cells" (2021, International Journal of Oncology)
  • "Advances in urinary biomarker discovery in urological research" (2020, Investigative and Clinical Urology)
  • "A prognostic immune predictor, HLA-DRA, plays diverse roles in non-muscle invasive and muscle invasive bladder cancer" (2020, Urologic Oncology Seminars and Original Investigations)

Best Publications

  • Causal Relationship between the Loss of RUNX3 Expression and Gastric Cancer

    Qing Lin Li;Kosei Ito;Chohei Sakakura;Hiroshi Fukamachi

  • Expression Signature of E2F1 and Its Associated Genes Predict Superficial to Invasive Progression of Bladder Tumors

    Ju Seog Lee;Sun Hee Leem;Sang Yeop Lee;Sang Cheol Kim

  • Comparisons of percent equol producers between prostate cancer patients and controls: case-controlled studies of isoflavones in Japanese, Korean and American residents.

    Hideyuki Akaza;Naoto Miyanaga;Naomi Takashima;Seiji Naito

  • RUNX3 Suppresses Gastric Epithelial Cell Growth by Inducing p21WAF1/Cip1 Expression in Cooperation with Transforming Growth Factor β-Activated SMAD

    Xin-Zi Chi;Jeung-Ook Yang;Kwang-Youl Lee;Kosei Ito

  • Transcriptional silencing of the RUNX3 gene by CpG hypermethylation is associated with lung cancer.

    Qing Lin Li;Hye Ryeon Kim;Wun Jae Kim;Joong Kook Choi

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of cordycepin via suppression of inflammatory mediators in BV2 microglial cells.

    Jin-Woo Jeong;Cheng-Yun Jin;Gi-Young Kim;Jae-Dong Lee

  • Mouse DNA contamination in human tissue tested for XMRV

    Mark J Robinson;Otto W Erlwein;Steve Kaye;Jonathan Weber

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of genistein via suppression of the toll-like receptor 4-mediated signaling pathway in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated BV2 microglia

    Jin-Woo Jeong;Hye Hyeon Lee;Min Ho Han;Gi-Young Kim

  • HOXA9, ISL1 and ALDH1A3 methylation patterns as prognostic markers for nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer: Array‐based DNA methylation and expression profiling

    Yong June Kim;Hyung Yoon Yoon;Ji Sang Kim;Ho Won Kang

  • Induction of apoptosis and inhibition of telomerase activity in human lung carcinoma cells by the water extract of Cordyceps militaris.

    Sang Eun Park;Hwa Seung Yoo;Cheng-Yun Jin;Sang Hoon Hong

  • Induction of apoptosis and autophagy by sodium selenite in A549 human lung carcinoma cells through generation of reactive oxygen species.

    Shin-Hyung Park;Jeong-Hwan Kim;Gyoo Yong Chi;Gi-Young Kim

  • Activation of EZH2 and SUZ12 regulated by E2F1 predicts the disease progression and aggressive characteristics of bladder cancer

    Se Ra Lee;Yun Gil Roh;Seon Kyu Kim;Ju Seog Lee

  • Increased expression of sonic hedgehog and altered methylation of its promoter region in gastric cancer and its related lesions

    Li-Hui Wang;Yoon-La Choi;Xuan-Yan Hua;Xuan-Yan Hua;Young-Kee Shin

  • Interleukin-20 Promotes Migration of Bladder Cancer Cells through Extracellular Signal-regulated Kinase (ERK)-mediated MMP-9 Protein Expression Leading to Nuclear Factor (NF-κB) Activation by Inducing the Up-regulation of p21WAF1 Protein Expression

    Se Jung Lee;Seok Cheol Cho;Eo Jin Lee;Eo Jin Lee;Sangtae Kim

  • Requirement for Ras/Raf/ERK pathway in naringin-induced G1-cell-cycle arrest via p21WAF1 expression.

    Dong Il Kim;Se Jung Lee;Soo Bok Lee;Keerang Park

  • Naringenin up-regulates the expression of death receptor 5 and enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human lung cancer A549 cells

    Cheng-Yun Jin;Cheol Park;Hye Jin Hwang;Gi-Young Kim

  • Soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-3 suppresses lymphangiogenesis and lymphatic metastasis in bladder cancer.

    Hanseul Yang;Chan Kim;Min-Ju Kim;Reto A Schwendener

  • Anti-inflammatory effects of Polygala tenuifolia root through inhibition of NF-κB activation in lipopolysaccharide-induced BV2 microglial cells.

    Myung-Hee Cheong;Sang-Ryong Lee;Hwa-Seung Yoo;Jin-Woo Jeong;Jin-Woo Jeong

  • Bmal1 suppresses cancer cell invasion by blocking the phosphoinositide 3-kinase-Akt-MMP-2 signaling pathway

    Chan-Hun Jung;Eun Mi Kim;Jong Kuk Park;Sang-Gu Hwang

  • GSTT1-null genotype is a protective factor against bladder cancer

    Wun Jae Kim;Heon Kim;Cheol Hwan Kim;Moo Song Lee

Frequent Co-Authors

Yung Hyun Choi
Yung Hyun Choi Dong-Eui University
Gi-Young Kim
Gi-Young Kim Jeju National University
Il-Whan Choi
Il-Whan Choi Inje University
Keun Ho Ryu
Keun Ho Ryu Ton Duc Thang University
Cheorl-Ho Kim
Cheorl-Ho Kim Sungkyunkwan University
Jin Won Hyun
Jin Won Hyun Jeju National University
Tae Whan Kim
Tae Whan Kim Hanyang University
Michael R. Freeman
Michael R. Freeman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Su Jae Lee
Su Jae Lee Hanyang University

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