Peer-Reviewed Articles (selected) 

Han S, Jang Y, Joo HJ, Ka HI, Mun SH, Nguyen HA, Park D, Jung Y, Ko D, Sohn BR, Sonn SK, Oh GT, Choi YC, Park SY, Kim SE, Yang Y. CTRP1 regulates skeletal muscle differentiation through quality control of mitochondrial dynamics and function. Mol Ther. 2026 Jan 2:S1525-0016(25)01139-6. 

Song EJ, Lee HE, Heo JW, Jang JH, Kwon YJ, Kim SH, Kim MJ*, Kim SE*. Kuraridinol from Sophora flavescens attenuates chemotherapy-induced muscle atrophy. J Nutr Health. 2025 Oct;58(5):453-467. 

Kim H, Kim SE*, Sung MK*. Sex and Gender Differences in Obesity: Biological, Sociocultural, and Clinical Perspectives. World J Mens Health. 2025 Jul;43:e49. 

Park MN*, Kim SE*, Choi S, Chang Y, Kim H, Lee HE, Lee SK, Sung MK, Paik HY. Sex reporting of cells used in cancer research: A systematic review. FASEB J. 2024;38(6):e23552. 

Song EJ, Heo JW, Jang JH, Kwon YJ, Jeong YH, Kim MJ*, Kim SE*. Effects of oxypeucedanin hydrate isolated from Angelica dahurica on myoblast differentiation in association with mitochondrial function. J Nutr Health. 2024;57(1):53-64. 

Song EJ, Heo JW, Jang JH, Kim E, Jeong YH, Kim MJ*, Kim SE*. Effects of polygalacin D extracted from Platycodon grandiflorum on myoblast differentiation and muscle atrophy. J Nutr Health. 2023;56(6):602-614. 

Jin T, Kang G, Song S, Lee H, Chen Y, Kim SE, Shin MS, Park YH, Lee JE. The effects of dietary self-monitoring intervention on anthropometric and metabolic changes via a mobile application or paper-based diary: a randomized trial. Nutr Res Pract. 2023;17(6):1238-1254.

Lee YH, Kim H, Nam S, Chu JR, Kim JH, Lim JS, Kim SE*, Sung MK*. Protective Effects of High-Fat Diet against Murine Colitis in Association with Leptin Signaling and Gut Microbiome. Life (Basel). 2022;12(7):972. 

Heo JW, Kim SE*, Sung MK*. Sex Differences in the Incidence of Obesity-Related Gastrointestinal Cancer. Int J Mol Sci. 2021;22(3):1253. 

Kim SE. Enzymes involved in folate metabolism and its implication for cancer treatment. Nutr Res Pract. 2020;14(2):95-101.

Jung JE, Kim SE. Relationship between job stress, health functional food selection attributes, and consumption values among workers for information technology in Gyeonggi area. J Nutr Health. 2020;53(1):54-67.

Lee H, Heo JW, Kim AR, Kweon M, Nam S, Lim JS, Sung MK, Kim SE*, Ryu JH*. Z-ajoene from Crushed Garlic Alleviates Cancer-Induced Skeletal Muscle Atrophy. Nutrients. 2019;11(11):2724. 

Chu JR, Kang SY, Kim SE, Lee SJ, Lee YC, Sung MK. Prebiotic UG1601 mitigates constipation-related events in association with gut microbiota: A randomized placebo-controlled intervention study. World J Gastroenterol. 2019;25(40):6129-6144.

Kim SJ*, Kim SE*, Kim AR, Kang S, Park MY, Sung MK. Dietary fat intake and age modulate the composition of the gut microbiota and colonic inflammation in C57BL/6J mice. BMC Microbiol. 2019;19(1):193. 

Kim JH, Khalil AAK, Kim HJ, Kim SE, Ahn MJ. 2-Methoxy-7-Acetonyljuglone Isolated from Reynoutria japonica Increases the Activity of Nuclear Factor Erythroid 2-Related Factor-2 through Inhibition of Ubiquitin Degradation in HeLa Cells. Antioxidants (Basel). 2019;8(9):398. 

Oh MH, Hong K, Kim SE. Relationship among the use of food-related content, dietary behaviors, and dietary self-efficacy of high school students in Seoul and Gyeonggi areas. J Nutr Health. 2019;52(3):297-309.

Kim SE*, Choo J*, Yoon J, Chu JR, Bae YJ, Lee S, Park T, Sung MK. Genome-wide analysis identifies colonic genes differentially associated with serum leptin and insulin concentrations in C57BL/6J mice fed a high-fat diet. PLoS One. 2017;12(2):e0171664. 

Kim SE*, Kim SJ*, Kim HJ, Sung MK. D-Psicose, a sugar substitute, suppresses body fat deposition by altering networks of inflammatory response and lipid metabolism in C57BL/6J-ob/ob mice. J Funct Foods. 2017;28:265-274. 

Bae YJ*, Kim SE*, Hong SY, Park T, Lee SG, Choi MS, Sung MK. Time-course microarray analysis for identifying candidate genes involved in obesity-associated pathological changes in the mouse colon. Genes Nutr. 2016;11:30. 

Cho SS, Kim Y, Yoon J, Seo M, Shin SK, Kwon EY, Kim SE, Bae YJ, Lee S, Sung MK, Choi MS, Park T. A Model-Based Joint Identification of Differentially Expressed Genes and Phenotype-Associated Genes. PLoS One. 2016;11(3):e0149086. 

Seo SH*, Kim SE*, Kang YK, Ryoo BY, Ryu MH, Jeong JH, Kang SS, Yang M, Lee JE, Sung MK. Association of nutritional status-related indices and chemotherapy-induced adverse events in gastric cancer patients. BMC Cancer. 2016;16(1):900. 

Ly A, Ishiguro L, Kim D, Im D, Kim SE, Sohn KJ, Croxford R, Kim YI. Maternal folic acid supplementation modulates DNA methylation and gene expression in the rat offspring in a gestation period-dependent and organ-specific manner. J Nutr Biochem. 2016;33:103-110.

Kim SE*, Hinoue T, Kim MS, Sohn KJ, Cho RC, Weisenberger DJ, Laird PW, Kim YI. Effects of folylpolyglutamate synthase modulation on global and gene-specific DNA methylation and gene expression in human colon and breast cancer cells. J Nutr Biochem. 2016;29:27-35. (* first & corresponding author)

Kim SE, Paik HY, Yoon H, Lee JE, Kim N, Sung MK. Sex- and gender-specific disparities in colorectal cancer risk. World J Gastroenterol. 2015;21(17):5167-5175.

Kim SE*, Hinoue T, Kim MS, Sohn KJ, Cho RC, Cole PD, Weisenberger DJ, Laird PW, Kim YI. γ-Glutamyl hydrolase modulation significantly influences global and gene-specific DNA methylation and gene expression in human colon and breast cancer cells. Genes Nutr. 2015:444. (* first & corresponding author)

Kim SE, Cole PD, Cho RC, Ly A, Ishiguro L, Sohn KJ, Croxford R, Kamen BA, Kim YI. γ-Glutamyl hydrolase modulation and folate influence chemosensitivity of cancer cells to 5-fluorouracil and methotrexate. Br J Cancer. 2013;109(8):2175-2188.

Kim SE, Jun HS, Sung MK. Effect of Soybean Saponins on the Growth and Ornithine Decarboxylase Activity of Normal Colon Epithelial Cells and Colon Adenocarcinoma Cells. J Korean Assoc Cancer Prev. 2002;7(2):127-133.

Jun HS, Kim SE, Sung MK. Protective effect of soybean saponins and major antioxidants against aflatoxin B1-induced mutagenicity and DNA-adduct formation. J Med Food. 2002;5(4):235-240.