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22. Se-In Lee, Jichang Yu, Hyein Lee, Buyun Kim, Min Jun Jang, Hyeonbin Jo, Na yeon Kim, Malk Eun Pak, Jae kwang Kim, Sukhee Cho, Hong-Hee Won, Min soo Kim, Fan Gao, Younghoon Go, Jinsoo Seo, Astrocyte priming enhances microglial Aβ clearance and is compromised by APOE4. Nat Commun 16, 7551 (2025).

21. Seong-Seop Kim, Won Seok Kim, HyunSeon Moon, Soo-Jin Oh, Gyu-Sang Hong, Bonggi Lee, Chun Whan Choi, Bora Lee, Jae Sue Choi, Min Soo Kim, 3′,4′,7-trihydroxyflavone activates the CREB-BDNF axis and restores scopolamine-induced memory deficit in mice, European Journal of Pharmacology, Volume 999, 2025.

20. Y Ha, H-S Jo, TW Kwon, SH Jeon, S-K Moon, JH Jung, MS Kim, S-Y Nah, JK Lee, I-H Cho. Korean black ginseng extract alleviates Alzheimer's disease-related cognitive impairment by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 pathway and suppressing the p38 MAPK/NF-kB/STAT3 pathways and NLRP3 inflammasome via TLR2 and TLR4 modulation. Journal of Ginseng Research 10.1016, 2025

19. Ju Hee Mun, Min Jun Jang, Won Seok Kim, Seong-Seop Kim, Bonggi Lee, HyunSeon Moon, Soo-Jin Oh, Cheol-Hui Ryu, Kyung Su Park, Ik-Hyun Cho, Gyu-Sang Hong, Chun Whan Choi, Changhyuk Lee, and Min Soo Kim. Enhanced Cognitive and Memory Functions via Gold Nanoparticle-Mediated Delivery of Afzelin through Synaptic Modulation Pathways in Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Models. ACS Chemical Neuroscience 16 (5), 826-843, 2025

18. JH Kim, Y-E Han, S-J Oh, B Lee, O Kwon, CW Choi, MS Kim. Enhanced neuronal activity by suffruticosol A extracted from Paeonia lactiflora via partly BDNF signaling in scopolamine‑induced memory‑impaired mice. Scientific Reports 13:11731, 2023

17. J Choi, S-Y Choi, Y Hong, Y-E Han, S-J Oh, B Lee, CW Choi, MS Kim. The central administration of vitisin a, extracted from Vitis vinifera, improves cognitive function and related signaling pathways in a scopolamine-induced dementia model. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy 163, 114812, 2023

16. M-K Lee, Y-H Hwang, H Ryu, A Lee, HH Jeong, J Baek, M-J Kim, JY Van, Y Liu, CW Choi, MS Kim, B Lee. Galla rhois water extract inhibits enzymatic browning in apple juice partly by binding to and inactivating polypehenol oxidase. Food Chemistry 383, 132277, 2022

15. Y Lee, YJ Park, B Lee, E Park, H Kim, CW Choi, MS Kim. Ribes fasciculatum ameliorates High-fat diet induced obesity by elevating peripheral thermogenic signaling. Molecules 27, 1649, 2022

14. D Kim, Y Lee, H-R Kim, YJ Park, H Hwang, H Rhim, T Kang, CW Choi, B Lee, MS Kim. Hypothalamic administration of sargahydroquinoic acid elevates peripheral thermogenic signaling and ameliorates high fat diet-induced obesity through the sympathetic nervous system. Scientific Reports 11:21315, 2021

13. Z Wang, W Wu, MS Kim, D Cai. GnRH pulse frequency and irregularity play a role in male aging. Nature Aging 1: 904–918, 2021

12. KM Moon, M-K Lee, T Hwang, CW Choi, MS Kim, H-R Kim, B Lee. The multi-functional roles of forkhead box protein O in skin aging and diseases. Redox Biology 46: 102101, 2021

11. Y Hong, Y-H Choi, Y-E Han, S-J Oh, A Lee, B Lee, R Magnan, SY Ryu, CW Choi, MS Kim. Central administration of Ampelopsin A isolated from Vitis vinifera ameliorates cognitive and memory function in a scopolamine-induced dementia model. Antioxidants 10 (6): 833, 2021

10. S-Y Oh, MJ Jang, Y-H Choi, H Hwang, H Rhim, B Lee, CW Choi, MS Kim. Central administration of afzelin extracted from Ribes fasciculatum improves cognitive and memory function in a mouse model of dementia. Scientific Reports 11:9182, 2021

09. Y Zhang*, MS Kim*, B Jia*, J Yan, JP Zuniga-Hertz, C Han, D Cai. Hypothalamic stem cells control ageing speed partly through exosomal miRNAs. Nature (*Co-first author) 10:1038, 2017

08. CY Park, S Park, MS Kim, H-K Kim, SN Han. Effects of mild calorie restriction on lipid metabolism and inflammation in liver and adipose tissue. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications 490:3, 2017

07. CY Park, J Chung, K Koo, MS Kim, SN Han. Hepatic iron storage is related to body adiposity and hepatic inflammation. Nutrition & Metabolism 14:14, 2017

06. C Han, W Wu, A Ale, MS Kim, D Cai. Central leptin and TNFa in diurnal control of blood pressure and hypertension. Journal of Biological Chemistry 291:15131-15142, 2016

05. MS Kim, J Yan, W Wu, G Zhang, Y Zhang, D Cai. Rapid linkage of innate immunological signals to adaptive immunity by the brain-fat axis. Nature Immunology 16:525-533, 2015

04. AJ Lee, KJ Jeon, MS Kim, H-K Kim, SN Han. Modest weight loss through a 12-week weight management program with behavioral modification seems to attenuate inflammatory responses in young obese Koreans. Nutrition Research 35(4):301-308, 2015

03. MS Kim, M-S Choi, SN Han. High fat diet-induced obesity leads to proinflammatory response associated with higher expression of NOD2 protein. Nutrition research and practice 5(3):219-223, 2011

02. J Chung, MS Kim, SN Han. Diet-induced obesity leads to decreased hepatic iron storage in mice. Nutrition research 31(12):915-921, 2011

01. SN Han, KJ Jeon, MS Kim, H-K Kim, AJ Lee. Obesity with a body mass index under 30 does not significantly impair the immune response in young adults. Nutrition Research 31:362-369, 2011

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