Therapeutic application of anti-arthritis, pain-releasing, and anti-cancer effects of bee venom and its constituent compounds

DJ Son, JW Lee, YH Lee, HS Song, CK Lee… - Pharmacology & …, 2007 - Elsevier
Bee venom (BV) therapy (BVT), the therapeutic application of BV, has been used in traditional
medicine to treat diseases, such as arthritis, rheumatism, pain, cancerous tumors, and skin …

Interleukin 32, inflammation and cancer

JT Hong, DJ Son, CK Lee, DY Yoon, DH Lee… - Pharmacology & …, 2017 - Elsevier
Interleukin-32 (IL-32) is a novel cytokine involved in inflammation and cancer development.
IL-32 gene consists of eight small exons, and IL-32 mRNA has nine alternative spliced …

Antiarthritic effect of bee venom: Inhibition of inflammation mediator generation by suppression of NF‐κB through interaction with the p50 subunit

HJ Park, SH Lee, DJ Son, KW Oh, KH Kim… - Arthritis & …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Objective To investigate the molecular mechanisms of the antiarthritic effects of bee venom (BV)
and melittin (a major component of BV) in a murine macrophage cell line (Raw 264.7) …

[HTML][HTML] The atypical mechanosensitive microRNA-712 derived from pre-ribosomal RNA induces endothelial inflammation and atherosclerosis

DJ Son, S Kumar, W Takabe, C Woo Kim, CW Ni… - Nature …, 2013 - nature.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) regulate cardiovascular biology and disease, but the role of flow-sensitive
microRNAs in atherosclerosis is still unclear. Here we identify miRNA-712 (miR-712) as …

[HTML][HTML] Flow-dependent epigenetic DNA methylation regulates endothelial gene expression and atherosclerosis

…, R Hoffman, CW Kim, I Jang, DJ Son… - The Journal of …, 2014 - Am Soc Clin Investig
In atherosclerosis, plaques preferentially develop in arterial regions of disturbed blood flow (d-flow),
which alters endothelial gene expression and function. Here, we determined that d-…

Inhibitory effect of 2′-hydroxycinnamaldehyde on nitric oxide production through inhibition of NF-κB activation in RAW 264.7 cells

SH Lee, SY Lee, DJ Son, H Lee, HS Yoo… - Biochemical …, 2005 - Elsevier
Cinnamomum cassia has been widely used for treating dyspepsia, gastritis, and inflammatory
disease. In the present study, several of cinnamaldehyde derivatives were synthesized …

Multifunctional Nanoparticles Facilitate Molecular Targeting and miRNA Delivery to Inhibit Atherosclerosis in ApoE–/– Mice

A Kheirolomoom, CW Kim, JW Seo, S Kumar, DJ Son… - ACS …, 2015 - ACS Publications
The current study presents an effective and selective multifunctional nanoparticle used to
deliver antiatherogenic therapeutics to inflamed pro-atherogenic regions without off-target …

Discovery of novel mechanosensitive genes in vivo using mouse carotid artery endothelium exposed to disturbed flow

…, A Rezvan, K Kwon, D Nam, DJ Son… - Blood, The Journal …, 2010 - ashpublications.org
Recently, we showed that disturbed flow caused by a partial ligation of mouse carotid artery
rapidly induces atherosclerosis. Here, we identified mechanosensitive genes in vivo through …

Inhibitory effect of punicalagin on lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation, oxidative stress and memory impairment via inhibition of nuclear factor-kappaB

YE Kim, CJ Hwang, HP Lee, CS Kim, DJ Son… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Neuroinflammation is significant in the pathogenesis and development of Alzheimer's
disease (AD). Previously, we showed lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-induced neuroinflammation …

[HTML][HTML] JNK pathway is involved in the inhibition of inflammatory target gene expression and NF-kappaB activation by melittin

HJ Park, HJ Lee, MS Choi, DJ Son, HS Song… - Journal of …, 2008 - Springer
Background Bee venom therapy has been used to treat inflammatory diseases including
rheumatoid arthritis in humans and in experimental animals. We previously found that bee …