School of Pharmacy - School of Pharmacy

  • Professor Emeritus
  • RHEE, DONG KWON 홈페이지 바로가기

Research Interest

Pneumococcal Infection & Immunity
Vaccine

Journal Articles

  • (2023)  COVID-19 infection and ginseng: Predictive influenza virus strains and non-predictive COVID-19 vaccine strains.  JOURNAL OF GINSENG RESEARCH.  47,  2
  • (2023)  Immunization with a Pneumococcal pep27 Mutant Strain Alleviates Atopic Dermatitis through the Upregulation of Regulatory T-Cell Activity and Epithelial Barrier Function and Suppressing TSLP Expression.  JOURNAL OF INVESTIGATIVE DERMATOLOGY.  143,  1
  • (2022)  Pep27 Mutant Immunization Inhibits Caspase-14 Expression to Alleviate Inflammatory Bowel Disease via Treg Upregulation.  MICROORGANISMS.  10,  9
  • (2022)  Pneumococcal pep27-mutant inhibits Wnt5a expression via the regulation of T helper cells to attenuate colitis.  INTERNATIONAL IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY.  109,  8
  • (2022)  Pneumococcal Δpep27 Immunization Attenuates TLRs and NLRP3 Expression and Relieves Murine Ovalbumin-Induced Allergic Rhinitis.  JOURNAL OF MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY.  32,  6
  • (2021)  Corona-Cov-2 (COVID-19) and ginseng: Comparison of possible use in COVID-19 and influenza.  JOURNAL OF GINSENG RESEARCH.  45,  4
  • (2021)  Crystal Structure of the Pneumococcal Vancomycin-Resistance Response Regulator DNA-Binding Domain.  MOLECULES AND CELLS.  44,  3
  • (2020)  ClpL is a functionally active tetradecameric AAA plus chaperone, distinct from hexameric/dodecameric ones.  FASEB JOURNAL.  34,  11
  • (2020)  Korean red ginseng alleviates neuroinflammation and promotes cell survival in intermittent heat stress-induced rat brain by suppressing oxidative stress via eastrogen receptor beta and brain derived neurotrophic factor upregulation..  JOURNAL OF GINSENG RESEARCH.  44,  4
  • (2020)  Ginseng alleviates microbial infections of the respiratory tract: a review..  JOURNAL OF GINSENG RESEARCH.  44,  2
  • (2019)  Pneumococcal VncR strain-specifically regulates capsule polysaccharide synthesis.  FRONTIERS IN MICROBIOLOGY.  10,  2279
  • (2019)  Pneumococcal pep27 mutant immunization suppresses allergic asthma in mice..  BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS.  514,  1
  • (2019)  Korean Red Ginseng enhances pneumococcal Δpep27 vaccine efficacy by inhibiting reactive oxygen species production.  JOURNAL OF GINSENG RESEARCH.  43,  2
  • (2019)  Immunization with attenuated non-transformable pneumococcal pep27 and comD mutant provides serotype-independent protection against pneumococcal infection..  VACCINE.  37,  1
  • (2018)  Estrogen receptor-β of microglia underlies sexual differentiation of neuronal protection via ginsenosides in mice brain.  CNS NEUROSCIENCE & THERAPEUTICS.  24,  10
  • (2018)  Induction of the pneumococcal vncRS operon by lactoferrin is essential for pneumonia.  VIRULENCE.  9,  1
  • (2018)  Allicin induces beige-like adipocytes via KLF15 signal cascade..  JOURNAL OF NUTRITIONAL BIOCHEMISTRY.  64,  1
  • (2018)  Adenylate kinase potentiates the capsular polysaccharide by modulating Cps2D in Streptococcus pneumoniae D39.  EXPERIMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MEDICINE.  50, 
  • (2018)  ATF3 Stimulates IL-17A by Regulating Intracellular Ca2+/ROS-Dependent IL-1 beta Activation During Streptococcus pneumoniae Infection.  FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY.  9, 
  • (2018)  Effect of Korean Red Ginseng extracts on drug-drug interactions.  JOURNAL OF GINSENG RESEARCH.  42,  3

Publications

  • (2007)  약품미생물학연습.  신일북스.  Co-author
  • (2006)  신종합미생물학.  신일상사.  Co-author
  • (2005)  미생물학 연습.  신일상사.  Co-author
  • (2005)  종합미생물학.  신일상사.  Co-author
  • (2001)  실험미생물학.  신일상사.  Co-author
  • (1999)  신약품미생물학.  Co-author

Patent/Intellectual Property

  • Vaccine Comprising Recombinant ClpP Protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae.  12/953,677.  20140909.  UNITED STATES
  • pep27 유전자 돌연변이를 포함하는 약독화된 폐렴구균 균주 및 이의 용도(Attenuated Streptococcus pneumococcus comprising mutated pep27 gene and use the same).  10-1252911-0000.  20130403.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • 재조합 폐렴구균 ClpP 단백질을 포함하는 백신.  2005-512815.  20101105.  JAPAN
  • VACCINE COMPOSITION FOR PREVENTION OR TREATMENT OF PNEUMOCOCCAL INFECTIONS COMPRISING VNCR/S OPERON-DISABLED STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIA MUTANT STRAIN OR PEP27 PEPTIDE..  PCT/KR2009/004428.  20100401.  PCT
  • 재조합 폐렴구균 ClpP 단백질을 포함하는 백신..  10-0814616.  20080311.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • Vaccine comprising recombinant ClpP protein of Streptococcus pneumoniae..  2003288788.  20070215.  AUSTRALIA

Conference Paper

  • (2016)  Protective effect of Korean red ginseng from pneumonia/sepsis and meningitis..  식품영양학회 추계 초록집.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2016)  Korean red ginseng as an anti-stress immune-potentiator via ER-β modulation..  8th Annual Pharma Middle East Congress.  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  • (2016)  Pneumococcal pep27 mutant immunization stimulates cytokine secretion and confers long-term immunity with a wide range of protection, including against non-typeable strains..  16th International Congress of Immunology.  AUSTRALIA
  • (2016)  Modulation of immune system by Korean red ginseng via potentiation of cell survival and inhibition of inflammation in pneumococcal infection..  16th International Congress of Immunology.  AUSTRALIA
  • (2016)  Screening, characterization and engineering of a single-chain antibody variable fragment (Scfv) against PspA from Streptococcus pneumoniae..  ISPPD10.  UNITED KINGDOM
  • (2016)  ClpL N-terminal domain is involved in chaperone activity and middle domain in oligomer stabilizer..  ISPPD10.  UNITED KINGDOM
  • (2016)  Streptococcus pneumoniae ilvC mediates virulence via Ply and LytA upregulation..  ISPPD10.  UNITED KINGDOM
  • (2015)  Korean Red Ginseng prevents pneumococcal sepsis in vivo by potentiating cell survival and diminishing inflammation..  고려인삼학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2015)  Protection of neuron cells from apoptosis by Korean red ginseng via ERβ/PI3K signalling..  Pharma Middle East.  UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
  • (2015)  Inhibition of autolysis by lipase LipA in Streptococcus pneumoniae sepsis..  대한약학회 추계학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2015)  M-domain independent chaperone activity of ClpL..  한국미생물학회 국제학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2015)  Adenylate kinase modulates pneumococcal capsule via autophosphotyrosine kinase..  2015 한국미생물학회 국제학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2015)  Modulation of Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence by ilvC..  2015 한국미생물학회 국제학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2014)  Differential Modulation of Cytokine Production in Gram-negative and Gram-positive Bacterial Infection by ATF3, a Stress Inducible Eukaryotic Gene..  한국미생물연합 국제학술대회.  KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  • (2014)  Streptococcus pneumoniae ClpL inhibits adherence to A549 human lung cells through Rap1-mediated actin remodelling..  9th ISPPD.  INDIA
  • (2014)  Adenylate kinase required for pneumococcal growth and capsular synthesis.  9th ISPPD.  INDIA
  • (2014)  Macrophages play a key role in the protection by Streptococcus pneumoniae pep27 mutant vaccine.  9th ISPPD.  INDIA
  • (2014)  Streptococcus pneumoniae pep27 mutant is avirulent and its immunization provides broad and long-lasting protection..  9th ISPPD.  INDIA
  • (2014)  ATF3 provides resistance to Streptococcus pneumoniae infection via cytokine upregulation..  9th ISPPD.  INDIA
  • (2014)  Pneumococcal ClpL is a Mn-dependent chaperone without auxiliary factors..  9th ISPPD.  INDIA