Prof. Wun-Jae Kim

Department of Urology

Chungbuk National University Hospital, South Korea

Associate Director

Email: wjkim@chungbuk.ac.kr

Qualifications

1988 Ph.D., Graduate School, Seoul National University, South Korea

1980 Ph.D., College of Medicine,  Seoul National University, South Korea

Publications

1. Jeong J-W, Jin C-Y, Kim G-Y, Lee J-D, Park C, Kim G-D, Kim W-J, Jung W-K, Seo SK, Choi I-W, Choi YH. Anti-inflammatory effects of cordycepin via suppression of inflammatory mediators in BV2 microglial cells. Int Immunopharmacol 2010;10:1580-6.
2. kim YW, Kim SM, Kim WT, Kim YJ, Yun SJ, Lee SC, Kim W-J. Acute and Serious Myositis with Abscess in Thigh muscle after Transobturator Tape Implantation. Int Neurourol J 2010;14(3): Cace Report 182-5.
3. Tchey D-U, Kim W-T, Kim Y-J, Yun S-J, Lee S-C, Kim W-J. Influence of Obesity on Short-term Surgical Outcome of the Transobturator Tape Procedure in Patients with Stress Urinary Incontinence. Int Neurourol J 2010;14:13-9.
4. Lee GT, Kwon SJ, Lee JH, Jeon SS, Jang KT, Choi HY, Lee HM, Kim W-J, Kim SJ, Kim IY. Induction of interleukin-6 expression by bone morphogenetic protein-6 in macrophages requires both Smad and P38 signaling pathways. J Biol Chem 2010;285:39401-8.
5. Kim J-H, Nam S-W, Kim B-W, Choi W, Lee J-H, Kim W-J, Choi Y-H. Astaxanthin Improves Stem Cell Potency via an Increase in the Proliferation of Neural Progenitor Cells. Int J Mol Sci 2010;11:5109-5119.
6. Kim WT, Yun SJ, Park C, Kim Isaac Yi, Moon S-K, Kwon TG, Choi YH, Kim W-J. Identification of C16orf74 as a marker of progression in primary non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. PLos ONE 2010;5(12):e15260.
7. Mark J Robinson, Otto W Erlwein, Steve Kaye, Jonathan Weber, Oya Cingoz, Anup Patel, Marjorie M Walker, Kim W-J, Mongkol Uiprasertkul, John M Coffin, Myra O McClure. Mouse DNA contamination in tissue tested for XMRV. Retrovirology 2010;7(1):108.
8. Park S-S, Park S-K, Lim J-H, Choi YH, Kim W-J, Moon S-K. Esculetin inhibits cell proliferation through the Ras/EPK1/2 pathway in human colon cancer cells. Oncol rep 2011;25:223-230.
9. Park SS, Kim W-J, Moon SK. Suppression of vascular smooth muscle cell responses induced by TNF-α in GM3 synthase gene transfected cells. Int J Mol Med 2011;27(1):147-54.
10. Chung JS, Choi HY, Song HR, Byun SS, Seo SI, Song C, Cho JS, Lee SE, Ahn H, Lee ES, Hwang TK, Kim W-J, Chung MK, Jung TY, Yu HS, Choi YD. Nomogram to Predict Insignificant Prostate Cancer at Radical Prostatectomy in Korean Men: A Multi-Center Study. Yonsei Med J 2011;52(1):74-80.
11. Han MH, Kim GY, Moon SK, Kim W-J, Nam TJ, Choi YH. Apoptosis induction by glycoprotein isolated from Laminaria japonica is associated with down-regulation of telomerase activity and prostaglandin E2 synthesis in AGS human gastric cancer cells. Int J Oncol 2011;38:577-584.
12. Yim M-S, Ha Y-S, Kim Isaac Yi, Yun S-J, Choi YH, Kim W-J. HMOX1 is an Important Prognostic Indicator of Recurrence and Progression in Non-muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer . J Urol 2011;185:701-705.
13. Jin C-Y, Park C, Hwang HJ, Kim G-Y, Choi BT, Kim W-J, Choi YH. Naringenin up-regulates the expression of death receptor 5 and enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human lung cancer A549 cells. Mol Nutr Food Res 2011;55:300-309.
14. Ha Y-S, Yan C, Jeong P, Kim WT, Yun S-J, Kim Isaac Yi, Moon S-K, Kim W-J. GSTM1 tissue genotype as a recurrence predictor in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer. J Korean Med Sci 2011;26:231-236.
15. Lee S-J, Lee U-S, Kim W-J, Moon S-K. Inhibitory effect of esculetin on migration, invasion and matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in TNF-alpha-induced vascular smooth muscle cells. Molecular Medicine Reports 2011;4:337-341.
16. Ha YS, Yan C, Park C, Yun SJ, Moon SK, Choi YH, Kim W-J. GSTT1: A Marker of the Aggressiveness of Bladder Cancer. Urol Int 2011;86:41-46.
17. Kang CH, Moom DO, Choi YH, Choi IW, Moon SK, Kim W-J, Kim GY. Piceatannol enhances TRAIL-induced apoptosis in human leukemia THP-1 cells through Sp1- and ERK-dependent DR5 up-regulation. Toxicology In Vitro 2011;25(3):605-12.
18. Moon DO, Choi YH, Moon SK, Kim W-J, Kim GY. Gossypol decreases tumor necrosis factor-a-induced intercellular adhesion molecule-1 expression via suppression of NF-kB activity. Food Chem Toxicol 2011;49(4):999-1005.
19. Yoon S-L, Jung S-I, Kim W-J, Kim SI, Park I-H, Leem S-H. Variants of BORIS minisatellites and relation to prognosis of prostate cancer. GENES GENOM 2011;33:49-56.
20. Yoo C, Oh CY, Cho JS, Song C, Seo SI, Ahn H, Hwang TK, Cheon J, Lee KH, Kwon TG, Jung TY, Chung MK, Lee SE, Lee HM, Lee ES, Choi YD, Chung BH, Kim HJ, Kim W-J, Byun SS, Choi HY. Clinical Significance of a Large Difference (≥ 2 points) between Biopsy and Post-prostatectomy Pathological Gleason Scores in Patients with Prostate Cancer. J Korean Med Sci 2011;26(4):507-12.