[2025] Min-Ji Kim*, Sung-Woo Kim, Bitna Ha, Hyang Sook Kim, So-Hee Kwon, Jonghwa Jin, Yeon-Kyung Choi, Keun-Gyu Park, Jung Guk Kim, In-Kyu Lee, Jae-Han Jeon, ersistent influence of past obesity on current adiponectin levels and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes. The Korean Journal of Internal Medicine. 2025 Mar;40(2):299-309. doi: 10.3904/kjim.2024.221 (*First author)
[2024] Chang Joo Oh, Wooyoung Choi, Ha Young Lee, In-Kyu Lee, Min-Ji Kim#, Jae-Han Jeon, Sodium Phenylbutyrate Attenuates Cisplatin-Induced Acute Kidney Injury Through Inhibition of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4. Biomedicines. 2024 Dec 11;12(12):2815. PMID: 39767721 (#Corresponding author)
[2024] Hoyul Lee*, Min-Ji Kim*, In-Kyu Lee, Chang-Won Hong, Jae-Han Jeon, Impact of hyperglycemia on immune cell function: A comprehensive review. Diabetol Int. 2024 Aug 12;15(4):745-760. doi: 10.1007/s13340-024-00741-6. eCollection 2024 Oct. PMID: 39469566 (*First author)
[2024] Min-Ji Kim*, Eun-Jung Choi, In-Kyu Lee, Impact of Hyperferritinemia on Immune Modulation in Septic Diabetic Patients. Diabetology 2024, 5(3), 344-355; https://doi.org/10.3390/diabetology5030026 (*First author)
[2024] Min-Ji Kim*, Eun-Joo Choi, Eun-Jung Choi, Evolving paradigms in sepsis management: A narrative review. Cells. 2024 Jul 9;13(14):1172. doi: 10.3390/cells13141172. PMID: 39056754 (*First author)
[2024] Min-Ji Kim*, Chang Joo Oh, Chang-Won Hong, Jae-Han Jeon, Comprehensive overview of the role of mitochondrial dysfunction in the pathogenesis of acute kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury: a narrative review. J Yeungnam Med Sci.2024 Apr, PMID: 38351610 (*First author)
[2024] Ah Reum Khang*, Dong Hun Kim*, Min-Ji Kim*, Chang Joo Oh, Jae-Han Jeon, Sung Hee Choi, In-Kyu Lee, Reducing Oxidative Stress and Inflammation by Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4 Inhibition Is Important in Prevention of Renal Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Diabetic Mice, Diabetes Metab J. 2024 May, PMID: 38311057 (*First author)
[2023] Chang Joo Oh*, Min-Ji Kim*, Ji-Min Lee*, Dong Hun Kim, Il-Young Kim, Sanghee Park, Yeongmin Kim, Kyung-Bok Lee, Sang-Hee Lee, Chae Won Lim, Myeongjin Kim, Jung-Yi Lee, Haushabhau S Pagire, Suvarna H Pagire, Myung Ae Bae, Dipanjan Chanda, Themis Thoudam, Ah Reum Khang, Robert A Harris, Jin Hee Ahn, Jae-Han Jeon, In-Kyu Lee, Inhibition of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 ameliorates kidney ischemia-reperfusion injury by reducing succinate accumulation during ischemia and preserving mitochondrial function during reperfusion. Kidney Int. 2023 Oct 1, PMID: 37399974 (*First author)
[2023] Min-Ji Kim*, Jae-Hyung Roh, Jae-Han Jeon, Comments on Relationship between the High Fatty Liver Index and Risk of Fracture: Reply. Gut and Liver, 2023 Apr 06, PMID: 37021530 (*First author)
[2023] Min-Ji Kim*, Hoyul Lee, Dipanjan Chanda, Themis Thoudam, Hyeon-Ji Kang, Robert A Harris, In-Kyu Lee, The Role of Pyruvate Metabolism in Mitochondrial Quality Control and Inflammation. Mol Cells, 2023 Feb 9, PMID: 36756776 (*First author)
[2023] Min-Ji Kim*, Min-Su Kim, Han-Byul Lee, Jae-Hyung Roh, Jae-Han Jeon, Relationship between the High Fatty Liver Index and Risk of Fracture. Gut and Liver, 2023 Jan, PMID: 35892266 (*First author)
[2023] Min-Ji Kim*, Ibotombi Singh Sinam, Zerwa Siddique, Jae-Han Jeon, In-Kyu Lee, The Link between Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Sarcopenia: An Update Focusing on the Role of Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Kinase 4. Diabetes Metab J. 2023 Mar, PMID: 36635027 (*First author)
[2023] Jongsu Jeon, Dohyun Lee, Bobae Kim, Bo-Yoon Park, Chang Joo Oh, Min-Ji Kim, Jae-Han Jeon, In-Kyu Lee, Onyu Park, Seoyeong Baek, Chae Won Lim, Dongryeol Ryu, Sungsoon Fang, Johan Auwerx, Kyong-Tai Kim, Hoe-Yune Jung, CycloZ Improves Hyperglycemia and Lipid Metabolism by Modulating Lysine Acetylation in KK-Ay Mice, Diabetes Metab J. 2023 Sep, PMID: 37098411 (Co-author)
[2023] Themis Thoudam, Dipanjan Chanda, Jung Yi Lee, Min-Kyo Jung, Ibotombi Singh Sinam, Byung-Gyu Kim, Bo-Yoon Park, Woong Hee Kwon, Hyo-Jeong Kim, Myeongjin Kim, Chae Won Lim, Hoyul Lee, Yang Hoon Huh, Caroline A Miller, Romil Saxena, Nicholas J Skill, Nazmul Huda, Praveen Kusumanchi, Jing Ma, Zhihong Yang, Min-Ji Kim, Ji Young Mun, Robert A Harris, Jae-Han Jeon, Suthat Liangpunsakul, In-Kyu Lee, Enhanced Ca2+-channeling complex formation at the ER-mitochondria interface underlies the pathogenesis of alcohol-associated liver disease. Nature Communications, 2023 Mar 27, PMID: 36973273 (Co-author)
[2023] Nhung Thi Nguyen, Tuyet Thi Nguyen, Ha Thu Nguyen, Ji-Min Lee, Min-Ji Kim, Xu-Feng Qi, Seung-Kuy Cha, In-Kyu Lee, Kyu-Sang Park, Inhibition of mitochondrial phosphate carrier prevents high phosphate-induced superoxide generation and vascular calcification. Exp Mol Med, Epub 2023 Mar 1, PMID: 36854772 (Co-author)
[2023] So Hee Kwon, Min-Ji Kim, Sin Yeong Jung, Jae-Han Jeon, Thyroid storm caused by metastatic papillary thyroid carcinoma tissue after total thyroidectomy: a case report, J Yeungnam Med Sci. 2023 May 17, PMID: 37194238 (Co-author)
[2022] Min-Ji Kim*, Jae-Han Jeon, Recent advances in understanding Nrf2 agonism and its potential clinical application to metabolic and inflammatory diseases, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2022 Mar 5;23(5):2846, PMID: 35269986 (*First author)
[2022] Ibotombi Singh Sinam, Dipanjan Chanda, Themis Thoudam, Min-Ji Kim, Byung-Gyu Kim, Hyeon-Ji Kang, Jung Yi Lee, SeungHoon Baek, Shin-Yoon Kim, Bum Jin Shim, Dongryeol Ryu, Jae-Han Jeon, In-Kyu Lee, Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 promotes ubiquitin proteasome system-dependent muscle atrophy. J Cachexia Sarcopenia Muscle. 2022 Dec, PMID: 36259412 (Co-author)
[2022] Themis Thoudam, Dipanjan Chanda, Ibotombi Singh Sinam, Byung-Gyu Kim, Mi-Jin Kim, Chang Joo Oh, Jung Yi Lee, Min-Ji Kim, Soo Yeun Park, Shin Yup Lee, Min-Kyo Jung, Ji Young Mun, Robert A Harris, Naotada Ishihara, Jae-Han Jeon, In-Kyu Lee. Noncanonical PDK4 action alters mitochondrial dynamics to affect the cellular respiratory status. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 119(34), e2120157119, PMID: 35969774 (Co-author)
[2021] Ji-Min Lee*, Min-Ji Kim*, Sun Joo Lee, Byung-Gyu Kim, Je-Yong Choi, Seung Mi Lee, Hye Jin Ham, Jung-Min Koh, Jae-Han Jeon, In-Kyu Lee. PDK2 Deficiency Prevents Ovariectomy-Induced Bone Loss in Mice by Regulating the RANKL-NFATc1 Pathway During Osteoclastogenesis. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research. 2021 Mar;36(3):553-566, PMID: 33125772 (*First author)
[2021] Min-Ji Kim*, Jae-Han Jeon. Obesity and Coronavirus Disease 2019. J Metab Bariatr Surg. 2021 Jun;10(1):1-8. (*First author)
[2021] Jae-Han Jeon, Themis Thoudam, Eun Jung Choi, Min-Ji Kim, Robert A Harris, In-Kyu Lee. Loss of metabolic flexibility as a result of overexpression of pyruvate dehydrogenase kinases in muscle, liver and the immune system: Therapeutic targets in metabolic diseases. J Diabetes Investig. 2021 Jan; 12(1): 21-31. PMID: 32628351 (Co-author)
[2020] Min-Ji Kim* and Jae-Han Jeon, Letter: Presence of Carotid Plaque Is Associated with Rapid Renal Function Decline in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus and Normal Renal Function (Diabetes Metab J 2019;43:840-53), Diabetes Metab J. 2020 Feb; 44(1): 201-202. PMID: 32098001 (*First author)
[2019] Sungmi Park, Hyeon-Ji Kang, Jae-Han Jeon, Min-Ji Kim, In-Kyu Lee. Recent advances in the pathogenesis of microvascular complications in diabetes. Arch Pharm Res. 2019 Mar;42(3):252-262. PMID: 30771210 (Co-author)
[2016] Jung Bum Seo, Kwang-Hee Shin, Min-Ji Kim, Ji-Eun Park, Keun-Kyu Park, Jung-Guk Kim, In-Kyu Lee, Sung Woo Kim. A case of diabetic ketoacidosis caused by dapsone-induced acute pancreatitis. The Journal of Korean Diabetes 2016;17(4):282-287. (Co-author)