Sung Hee Lee

1.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
40 papers, 1.7k citations indexed

About

Sung Hee Lee is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Epidemiology and Hepatology. According to data from OpenAlex, Sung Hee Lee has authored 40 papers receiving a total of 1.7k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 20 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Epidemiology and 12 papers in Hepatology. Recurrent topics in Sung Hee Lee's work include Liver physiology and pathology (12 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (8 papers). Sung Hee Lee is often cited by papers focused on Liver physiology and pathology (12 papers), Liver Disease Diagnosis and Treatment (10 papers) and Heme Oxygenase-1 and Carbon Monoxide (8 papers). Sung Hee Lee collaborates with scholars based in South Korea, China and United States. Sung Hee Lee's co-authors include Dong Hwan Sohn, Geom Seog Seo, Xing Jin, Eun‐Jeon Park, Ji‐Xing Nan, Youn‐Chul Kim, Yuzhe Zhao, Hao Jin, Geonil Ko and Pil‐Hoon Park and has published in prestigious journals such as Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, Biochemical Pharmacology and Life Sciences.

In The Last Decade

Sung Hee Lee

39 papers receiving 1.6k citations

Hit Papers

Intestinal Permeability Regulation by Tight Junction: Imp... 2015 2026 2018 2022 2015 200 400 600
What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

  1. Intestinal Permeability Regulation by Tight Junction: Implication on Inflammatory Bowel Diseases
    2015 641 citations Sung Hee Lee profile →

Peers

Sung Hee Lee
Feifei Guo China
Shaozhen Hou China
Young Sook Kim South Korea
Isabel Ballester Spain
Kathy K. W. Au-Yeung Hong Kong
Siddhartha S. Ghosh United States
Shijun Zhang China
Xiaogang Weng China
Huimin Huang China
Feifei Guo China
Sung Hee Lee
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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Sung Hee Lee

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Sung Hee Lee. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Sung Hee Lee based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Sung Hee Lee. Sung Hee Lee is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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Jin, Hao, Geom Seog Seo, & Sung Hee Lee. (2018). Isoliquiritigenin-mediated p62/SQSTM1 induction regulates apoptotic potential through attenuation of caspase-8 activation in colorectal cancer cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 841. 90–97. 28 indexed citations
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Seo, Geom Seog, et al.. (2016). Isoliquiritigenin inhibits TNF-α-induced release of high-mobility group box 1 through activation of HDAC in human intestinal epithelial HT-29 cells. European Journal of Pharmacology. 796. 101–109. 38 indexed citations
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Jin, Xing, Dong Hwan Sohn, & Sung Hee Lee. (2016). Isoliquiritigenin suppresses tumor necrosis factor-α-induced inflammation via peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ in intestinal epithelial cells. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 39(10). 1465–1471. 20 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Hee, et al.. (2016). The protective mechanism of quercetin-3-O-β-d-glucuronopyranoside (QGC) in H2O2–induced injury of feline esophageal epithelial cells. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 39(9). 1324–1334. 6 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenyi, Geom Seog Seo, Youn‐Chul Kim, Dong Hwan Sohn, & Sung Hee Lee. (2015). PF2405, standardized fraction of Scutellaria baicalensis, ameliorates colitis in vitro and in vivo. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 38(6). 1127–1137. 20 indexed citations
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Zhao, Yuzhe, Hao Jin, Hua Jin, et al.. (2014). Anti-fibrotic effect of PF2401-SF, a standardized fraction of Salvia miltiorrhiza, in thioacetamide-induced experimental rats liver fibrosis. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 38(4). 549–555. 21 indexed citations
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Seo, Geom Seog, et al.. (2014). Hirsutenone reduces deterioration of tight junction proteins through EGFR/Akt and ERK1/2 pathway both converging to HO-1 induction. Biochemical Pharmacology. 90(2). 115–125. 38 indexed citations
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Jiang, Wenyi, et al.. (2013). PF2401-SF, standardized fraction of Salvia miltiorrhiza shows anti-inflammatory activity in macrophages and acute arthritis in vivo. International Immunopharmacology. 16(2). 160–164. 33 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Hee, Kyung‐Sik Song, Dong Hwan Sohn, & Geom Seog Seo. (2011). Polyozellin blocks tumor necrosis factor α-induced interleukin 8 and matrix metalloproteinase 7 production in the human intestinal epithelial cell line HT-29. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 34(1). 91–97. 16 indexed citations
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Jin, Xing, Sung Hee Lee, Jin Hur, et al.. (2010). 2′‐Methoxy‐4′6′‐Bis(Methoxymethoxy)Chalcone Inhibits Nitric Oxide Production in Lipopolysaccharide‐Stimulated RAW 264.7 Macrophages. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 106(6). 454–460. 11 indexed citations
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Kim, Il Kon, et al.. (2009). Adoption of a PDA-Based Home Hospice Care System for Cancer Patients. CIN Computers Informatics Nursing. 27(6). 365–371. 15 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Hee, Geom Seog Seo, Xing Jin, Geonil Ko, & Dong Hwan Sohn. (2007). Butein blocks tumor necrosis factor α-induced interleukin 8 and matrix metalloproteinase 7 production by inhibiting p38 kinase and osteopontin mediated signaling events in HT-29 cells. Life Sciences. 81(21-22). 1535–1543. 29 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Hee, et al.. (2006). 2′,4′,6′-Tris(methoxymethoxy) chalcone attenuates hepatic stellate cell proliferation by a heme oxygenase-dependent pathway. Biochemical Pharmacology. 72(10). 1322–1333. 37 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Hee, et al.. (2006). Heme oxygenase 1 mediates anti-inflammatory effects of 2′,4′,6′-tris(methoxymethoxy) chalcone. European Journal of Pharmacology. 532(1-2). 178–186. 66 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Hee, Geom Seog Seo, & Dong Hwan Sohn. (2004). Inhibition of lipopolysaccharide-induced expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase by butein in RAW 264.7 cells. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 323(1). 125–132. 75 indexed citations
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Park, Eun‐Jeon, Ji‐Xing Nan, Yuzhe Zhao, et al.. (2004). Water‐Soluble Polysaccharide from Eleutherococcus senticosus Stems Attenuates Fulminant Hepatic Failure Induced by D‐Galactosamine and Lipopolysaccharide in Mice. Basic & Clinical Pharmacology & Toxicology. 94(6). 298–304. 10 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Hee, Ji‐Xing Nan, Yu Zhao, et al.. (2003). The Chalcone Butein fromRhus vernicifluashows Antifibrogenic Activity. Planta Medica. 69(11). 990–994. 64 indexed citations
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Nan, Ji‐Xing, et al.. (2000). Antifibrotic effect ofStephania tetrandra on experimental liver fibrosis induced by bile duct ligation and scission in rats. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 23(5). 501–506. 7 indexed citations
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Lee, Sung Hee, Keon‐Sang Chae, Ji‐Xing Nan, & Dong Hwan Sohn. (2000). The increment of purine specific sodium nucleoside cotransporter mRNA in experimental fibrotic liver induced by bile duct ligation and scission. Archives of Pharmacal Research. 23(6). 613–619. 6 indexed citations

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