Publications

Under Review

Hwayeong Cheon, Jae Yong Jeon*
Cutting-edge investigations in lymphedema
Hwayeong Cheon, Jae Yong Jeon*
Beyond regional swelling: Lymphatic dysfunction in the regulation of brain homeostasis
Jae Min Yoo✝ , Sang-Ah Kim✝ , Hwayeong Cheon, Jae Yong Jeon*
Aerobic exercise improves lymphatic drainage and microcirculation in obese mice with secondary lymphedema
Hwayeong Cheon✝, Woon-Ha Yeo✝, Jae Yong Jeon*
Routine clinical measures reveal two clinically interpretable axes of multidomain change spanning breast cancer surgery

2026

Mechanoregulating HA-integrated anisotropic fibrous vessel promote AKT-sensitive and YAP-associated endothelial responses and improve regional lymphatic drainage in lymphedema

Se Rim Jang†, Hwayeong Cheon†, So Yeun Choi, Il Won Suh, Jung-Hoon Park, Chan Hee Park*

Biomaterials 366, 124498 (2026)

Lymphatic-specific magnetic resonance lymphangiography biomarkers for grading lymphedema in animal models

Hwayeong Cheon†, Dong-Cheol Woo†, Yeon Ji Chae, Ji-Wook Kim, Tae-Hyun Shin, Mi-Hyun Kim, Kyung Won Kim*, Jae Yong Jeon*

Scientific Reports 16, 10008 (2026)

Pre-injury exercise attenuates surgery- and radiation-induced lymphedema in a mouse hindlimb model

Ma Nessa Gelvosa, Hwayeong Cheon, Sang Ah Kim, Jung Hwa Do, Eun Jae Ko, Hyun Suk Peter Suh, Jae Yong Jeon*

Lymphatic Research and Biology 24(1), 18-25 (2026)

2025

Surface fluidic microneedle patches for monitoring of lymphatic system

Hwayeong Cheon†, Hyewon Choi†, Sohyun Kim, Ji Hoon Kim, Bumchul Kim, Jihee Kim, Sieun Kim, Jae Yong Jeon*, Hyunsik Yoon*

Advanced Functional Materials 35(50), e13324 (2025) Back Cover

Grape seed proanthocyanidins improve lymphatic drainage and blood perfusion in secondary lymphedema models

Hwayeong Cheon, Bumchul Kim, Jae Yong Jeon*

Frontiers in Oncology 15, 1553090 (2025)

Automated CT segmentation for lower extremity tissues in lymphedema evaluation using deep learning

Seongwon Na†, Se Jin Choi†, Yousun Ko, Bushra Urooj, Jimi Huh, Seungwoo Cha, Chul Jung, Hwayeong Cheon, Jae Yong Jeon*, Kyung Won Kim*

European Radiology 35(11), 6842-6852 (2025)

Brain alterations and neurologic disorder progression induced by lymphatic dysfunction in the head and neck region

Hwayeong Cheon, Dong-Cheol Woo, Seungwoo Cha, Yeon Ji Chae, Inhee Maeng, Seung Jae Oh*, Jae Yong Jeon*

Acta Neuropathologica Communications 13(1), 72 (2025)

2024

Improved vascularized lymph node transfer by periodic injection of hyaluronidase in a rodent model

Hwayeong Cheon†, Linhai Chen†, Sang Ah Kim, Ma Nessa Gelvosa, Joon Pio Hong, Jae Yong Jeon*, Hyunsuk Peter Suh*

Scientific Reports 14, 24430 (2024)

Enhancing penetration performance and drug delivery of polymeric microneedles using silica nanoparticle coatings

Sohyun Kim, Hyewon Choi, Hyejoong Jeong, Wilfredo Méndez Ortiz, Hwayeong Cheon, Jae Yong Jeon, Jae Hyeon Lee, Jeong Hwan Han, Kathleen J. Stebe, Daeyeon Lee*, Hyunsik Yoon*

Advanced Materials Interfaces 22, 2400212 (2024)

2023

In vivo dynamic and static analysis of lymphatic dysfunction in lymphedema using near-infrared fluorescence indocyanine green lymphangiography

Hwayeong Cheon, Sang-Hun Lee, Sang Ah Kim, Bumchul Kim, Jae Yong Jeon*

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology 43(10), 2008-2022 (2023) Featured Article

Investigation of optimizing indocyanine green solution for in-vivo lymphatic research using near-infrared fluorescence indocyanine green lymphangiography

Hwayeong Cheon, Sang Ah Kim, Bumchul Kim, Jae Yong Jeon*

Scientific Reports 13, 14966 (2023)

Numerical model for cerebrovascular hemodynamics with indocyanine green fluorescence videoangiography

Hwayeong Cheon, Young-Je Son, Sung Bae Park, Pyoung-Seop Shim, Joo-Hiuk Son*, Hee-Jin Yang*

Journal of Korean Neurosurgical Society 66(4), 382-392 (2023)

The effects of post-operative treadmill exercise on the rat hindlimb lymphedema

Sang Ah Kim, Ma Nessa Gelvosa, Hwayeong Cheon, Jae Yong Jeon*

PLoS One 18(5), e0285384 (2023)

Epigenetic modification of gene expression of cancer cells by terahertz demethylation

Hwayeong Cheon, Junho K Hur, Woochang Hwang, Hee-Jin Yang, Joo-Hiuk Son*

Scientific Reports 13, 4930 (2023)

2022

Anatomy and relationships of forelimb lymph nodes in Sprague-Dawley rats a detailed dissecting approach

Linhai Chen, Jing Yang, Sang Ah Kim, Ma Nessa Gelvosa, Peng Wei, Jae Yong Jeon*, Hwayeong Cheon*

Frontiers in Veterinary Science 9, 912278 (2022)

Lymphatic channel sheet of polydimethylsiloxane for preventing secondary lymphedema in the rat upper limb model

Hwayeong Cheon, Ma Nessa Gelvosa, Sang Ah Kim, Ho-Young Song, Jae Yong Jeon*

Bioengineering & Translational Medicine 8(1), e10371 (2022)

2021

Localized photothermal ablation therapy of obstructive rectal cancer using a nanofunctionalized stent in a mouse model

Hong-Tao Hu, Jung-Hoon Park, Zhe Wang, Nader Bakheet, Shi-Jun Xu, Eun Ji Lee, Dong-Hyun Kim, Song Hee Kim, Ho-Young Song, Jae Yong Jeon*, Suhwan Chang*

ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering 7(12), 5890-5898 (2021)

2020