Publications as co-Author 

☞ Academic publications as co-author

40.     SY Han, EJ Song, DW Lim, JH Wang, K Han, YD Nam, H Kim. ulti-omics insights into the functional effects of Galgeun-tang on the liver–gut–microbiome axis in diet-induced metabolic dysfunction. Food Bioscience Volume 79, May 2026, 108696 

39.     DW Lim, HJ Jeong, JS Lee, MS Choi, S Fang, J.-H Wang, H Kim, SM Kim. Dysregulated Vitamin D Signaling in Hashimoto's Thyroiditis: An Integrated Transcriptomic Study in a Korean Cohort. Frontiers in Endocrinology 2025, 16, 1666115

38.     L Wu, J.-H Wang, SH Park, Y Cui, K Han, H Kim. Synergistic effects of human-origin novel postbiotic Bacteroides & Phocaeicola on obesity and thermogenesis in high-fat diet-induced metabolic dysfunction. Beneficial Microbes 2025, 3, 1-19

37.         SJ Hwang, CS Seo, DC Baek, TW Woo, J.-H Wang, JS Lee, YJ Choi, JY Gu, CG Son. WDJ-S4, a standardized herbal formula, promotes gastrointestinal motility via modulation of the acetylcholine pathway in a loperamide-induced functional dyspepsia mice. Pharmaceutical Biology 2025. 63 (1), 218-228

36.         YH Kang, Wang, J.-H., JS Lee, SJ Hwang, NH Lee, CG Son. Berberine inhibits colorectal liver metastasis via modulation of TGF-β in a cecum transplant mouse model. European Journal of Medical Research. 2024, 29 (1), 552

35.         JY Kang, JS Lee, Wang, J.-H., CG Son. Sleep deprivation in adolescent mice impairs long-term memory till early adulthood via suppression of hippocampal astrocytes. Sleep. 2024, 47 (10), zsae143

34.        Yang M., Wang, J.-H., Shin J.-H, Lee D., Lee S.N., Seo, J., Shin J.H., Nam Y.D., Kim H., Sun X. Pharmaceutical efficacy of novel human-origin Faecalibacterium prausnitzii strains on high-fat-diet-induced obesity and associated metabolic disorders in mice. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023, Volume 14, doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1220044

33.        Baek, D.-C.; Hwang, S.-J.; Lee, J.-S.; Wang, J.-H.; Son, C.-G.; Lee, E.-J. A Mixture of Cervus elaphus sibiricus and Glycine max (L.) Merrill Inhibits Ovariectomy-Induced Bone Loss Via Regulation of Osteogenic Molecules in a Mouse Model. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24, 4876

32.        Hwang, S.-J.; Wang, J.-H.; Lee, J.-S.; Kang, J.-Y.; Baek, D.-C.; Kim, G.-H.; Ahn, Y.-C.; Son, C.-G. Ginseng Sprouts Attenuate Mortality and Systemic Inflammation by Modulating TLR4/NF-κB Signaling in an LPS-Induced Mouse Model of Sepsis. International Journal of Molecular Sciences 2023, 24, 1583.

31.        Kang, Y.-H.; Wang, J.-H.; Lee, J.-S.; Lee, N.-H.; Son, C.-G. Coptidis rhizoma suppresses metastatic behavior by inhibiting TGF-β-mediated epithelial-mesenchymal transition in 5-FU-resistant HCT116 cells. Frontiers in Pharmacology 2022, 13.

30.     Lee, S.-B.; Lee, J.-S.; Wang, J.-H.; Kim, M.-Y.; Choi, Y.-H.; Lee, H.-D.; Son, C.-G. Genotoxicity of Water Extract from Bark-Removed Rhus verniciflua Stokes. Molecules 2021, 26, 896.

29.     Im, H.J.; Ahn, Y.C.; Wang, J.-H.; Lee, M.M.; Son, C.G. Systematic review on the prevalence of nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in South Korea. Clinics and Research in Hepatology and Gastroenterology 2021, 45, 101526.

28.     Hwang, S.-J.; Wang, J.-H.; Lee, J.-S.; Lee, H.-D.; Choi, T.-J.; Choi, S.-H.; Son, C.-G. Yeokwisan, a Standardized Herbal Formula, Enhances Gastric Emptying via Modulation of the Ghrelin Pathway in a Loperamide-induced Functional Dyspepsia Mouse Model. Frontiers in Pharmacology 2021, 12, 753153.

27.     Ansari, A.; Bose, S.; Lim, S.-K.; Wang, J.-H.; Choi, Y.-H.; Kim, H. Combination of Scutellaria baicalensis and metformin ameliorates diet-induced metabolic dysregulation in mice via the gut–liver–brain axis. The American Journal of Chinese Medicine 2020, 48, 1409-1433.

26.     Song, M.Y.; Lim, S.-K.; Wang, J.-H.; Kim, H. The root of Atractylodes macrocephala Koidzumi prevents obesity and glucose intolerance and increases energy metabolism in mice. International journal of molecular sciences 2018, 19, 278.

25.     Ansari, A.; Bose, S.; Patra, J.K.; Shin, N.R.; Lim, D.-W.; Kim, K.-W.; Wang, J.-H.; Kim, Y.-M.; Chin, Y.-W.; Kim, H. A controlled fermented Samjunghwan herbal formula ameliorates non-alcoholic hepatosteatosis in HepG2 cells and OLETF rats. Frontiers in pharmacology 2018, 9, 596.

24.     Shin, N.R.; Bose, S.; Wang, J.-H.; Ansari, A.; Lim, S.-K.; Chin, Y.-w.; Choi, H.-s.; Kim, H. Flos lonicera combined with metformin ameliorates hepatosteatosis and glucose intolerance in association with gut microbiota modulation. Frontiers in microbiology 2017, 8, 2271.

23.     Lim, D.-W.; Bose, S.; Wang, J.-H.; Choi, H.S.; Kim, Y.-M.; Chin, Y.-W.; Jeon, S.-H.; Kim, J.-E.; Kim, H. Modified SJH alleviates FFAs-induced hepatic steatosis through leptin signaling pathways. Scientific reports 2017, 7, 1-16.

22.     Han, K.; Wang, J.-H.; Seo, J.-G.; Kim, H. Efficacy of double-coated probiotics for irritable bowel syndrome: a randomized double-blind controlled trial. Journal of gastroenterology 2017, 52, 432-443.

21.     Han, K.; Bose, S.; Wang, J.-H.; Lim, S.-k.; Chin, Y.-W.; Kim, Y.-M.; Choi, H.-s.; Kim, H. In vivo therapeutic effect of combination treatment with metformin and Scutellaria baicalensis on maintaining bile acid homeostasis. PLoS One 2017, 12, e0182467.

20.     Park, H.-J.; Kim, H.-G.; Wang, J.-H.; Choi, M.-K.; Han, J.-M.; Lee, J.-S.; Son, C.-G. Comparison of TGF-β, PDGF, and CTGF in hepatic fibrosis models using DMN, CCl4, and TAA. Drug and Chemical Toxicology 2016, 39, 111-118.

19.     Hussain, A.; Yadav, M.K.; Bose, S.; Wang, J.-H.; Lim, D.; Song, Y.-K.; Ko, S.-G.; Kim, H. Daesiho-Tang is an effective herbal formulation in attenuation of obesity in mice through alteration of gene expression and modulation of intestinal microbiota. PLoS One 2016, 11, e0165483.

18.     Hussain, A.; Bose, S.; Wang, J.-H.; Yadav, M.K.; Mahajan, G.B.; Kim, H. Fermentation, a feasible strategy for enhancing bioactivity of herbal medicines. Food Research International 2016, 81, 1-16.

17.     Ansari, A.; Bose, S.; Yadav, M.K.; Wang, J.-H.; Song, Y.-K.; Ko, S.-G.; Kim, H. CST, an herbal formula, exerts anti-obesity effects through brain-gut-adipose tissue axis modulation in high-fat diet fed mice. Molecules 2016, 21, 1522.

16.     Song, M.-y.; Wang, J.-H.; Eom, T.; Kim, H. Schisandra chinensis fruit modulates the gut microbiota composition in association with metabolic markers in obese women: a randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled study. Nutrition research 2015, 35, 655-663.

15.     Han, K.; Bose, S.; Wang, J.H.; Kim, B.S.; Kim, M.J.; Kim, E.J.; Kim, H. Contrasting effects of fresh and fermented kimchi consumption on gut microbiota composition and gene expression related to metabolic syndrome in obese Korean women. Molecular nutrition & food research 2015, 59, 1004-1008.

14.     Han, K.; Bose, S.; Kim, Y.-m.; Chin, Y.-w.; Kim, B.-s.; Wang, J.-H.; Lee, J.-H.; Kim, H. Rehmannia glutinosa reduced waist circumferences of Korean obese women possibly through modulation of gut microbiota. Food & function 2015, 6, 2684-2692.

13.     Kim, H.G.; Wang, J.H.; Han, J.M.; Hwang, S.Y.; Lee, D.S.; Son, C.G. Chunggan extract (CGX), a traditional Korean herbal medicine, exerts hepatoprotective effects in a rat model of chronic alcohol consumption. Phytotherapy Research 2013, 27, 1854-1862.

12.     Kim, H.-G.; Han, J.-M.; Lee, H.-W.; Lee, J.-S.; Son, S.-W.; Choi, M.-K.; Lee, D.-S.; Wang, J.-H.; Son, C.-G. CGX, a multiple herbal drug, improves cholestatic liver fibrosis in a bile duct ligation-induced rat model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2013, 145, 653-662.

11.     Han, J.-M.; Kim, H.-G.; Choi, M.-K.; Lee, J.-S.; Lee, J.-S.; Wang, J.-H.; Park, H.-J.; Son, S.-W.; Hwang, S.-Y.; Son, C.-G. Artemisia capillaris extract protects against bile duct ligation-induced liver fibrosis in rats. Experimental and Toxicologic Pathology 2013, 65, 837-844.

10.     Choi, M.-K.; Han, J.-M.; Kim, H.-G.; Lee, J.-S.; Lee, J.-S.; Wang, J.-H.; Son, S.-W.; Park, H.-J.; Son, C.-G. Aqueous extract of Artemisia capillaris exerts hepatoprotective action in alcohol–pyrazole-fed rat model. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 2013, 147, 662-670.

9.     Han, J.-M.; Kim, H.-G.; Choi, M.-K.; Lee, J.-S.; Park, H.-J.; Wang, J.-H.; Lee, J.-S.; Son, S.-W.; Hwang, S.-Y.; Son, C.-G. Aqueous extract of Artemisia iwayomogi Kitamura attenuates cholestatic liver fibrosis in a rat model of bile duct ligation. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2012, 50, 3505-3513.

8.     Son, J.-Y.; Shin, J.-W.; Wang, J.-H.; Park, H.-J.; Kim, H.-G.; Raghavendran, H.R.B.; Son, C.-G. Chemotherapy-induced myelotoxicity and incidence of lung metastasis in an animal model. Human & Experimental Toxicology 2011, 30, 649-655.

7.     Shin, J.W.; Wang, J.H.; Park, H.J.; Choi, M.K.; Kim, H.G.; Son, C.G. Herbal formula CGX ameliorates LPS/D-galactosamine-induced hepatitis. Food and chemical toxicology 2011, 49, 1329-1334.

6.     Raghavendran, H.R.B.; Rekha, S.; Shin, J.-W.; Kim, H.-G.; Wang, J.-H.; Park, H.-J.; Choi, M.-K.; Cho, J.-H.; Son, C.-G. Effects of Korean ginseng root extract on cisplatin-induced emesis in a rat-pica model. Food and Chemical Toxicology 2011, 49, 215-221.

5.     Kwak, K.-G.; Wang, J.-H.; Shin, J.-W.; Lee, D.-S.; Son, C.-G. A traditional formula, Chunggan extract, attenuates thioacetamide-induced hepatofibrosis via GSH system in rats. Human & experimental toxicology 2011, 30, 1322-1332.

4.     Shin, J.W.; Wang, J.H.; Kim, H.G.; Park, H.J.; Bok, H.S.; Son, C.G. CGX, a traditional Korean medicine ameliorates concanavalin A-induced acute liver injury. Food and chemical toxicology 2010, 48, 3308-3315.

3.     Shin, J.W.; Wang, J.H.; Kang, J.K.; Son, C.G. Experimental evidence for the protective effects of coffee against liver fibrosis in SD rats. Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture 2010, 90, 450-455.

2.     Hu, X.-P.; Shin, J.-W.; Wang, J.-H.; Cho, J.-H.; Son, J.-Y.; Cho, C.-K.; Son, C.-G. Antioxidative and hepatoprotective effect of CGX, an herbal medicine, against toxic acute injury in mice. Journal of ethnopharmacology 2008, 120, 51-55.

1.     Shin, J.-W.; Son, J.-Y.; Oh, S.-M.; Han, S.-H.; Wang, J.-H.; Cho, J.-H.; Cho, C.-K.; Yoo, H.-S.; Lee, Y.-W.; Lee, M.-M. An herbal formula, CGX, exerts hepatotherapeutic effects on dimethylnitrosamine-induced chronic liver injury model in rats. World Journal of Gastroenterology 2006, 12, 6142.