Kwan-Woo Lee

Mr. Kwan-Woo Lee

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Academic Career Length

5Years (2022-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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17 July 2023 in Phytomedicine
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JBJaehoon Bae
Jaehoon Bae
MKMotofumi Kumazoe
Motofumi Kumazoe
KLKwan-Woo Lee
Kwan-Woo Lee
YFYoshinori Fujimura
Yoshinori Fujimura
HTHirofumi Tachibana
Hirofumi Tachibana

26 October 2023 in The Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry
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RYRen Yoshitomi
Ren Yoshitomi
MKMotofumi Kumazoe
Motofumi Kumazoe
KLKwan-Woo Lee
Kwan-Woo Lee
YMYuki Marugame
Yuki Marugame
YFYoshinori Fujimura
Yoshinori Fujimura
HTHirofumi Tachibana
Hirofumi Tachibana

26 May 2023 in Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
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KLKwan-Woo Lee
Kwan-Woo Lee
MKMotofumi Kumazoe
Motofumi Kumazoe
YMYuki Marugame
Yuki Marugame
YFYoshinori Fujimura
Yoshinori Fujimura
HTHirofumi Tachibana
Hirofumi Tachibana

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JBJaehoon Bae
Jaehoon Bae
KLKwan-Woo Lee
Kwan-Woo Lee
JPJi Sun Park
Ji Sun Park
JJJinseok Jung
Jinseok Jung
HTHirofumi Tachibana
Hirofumi Tachibana
Su-jin ParkSu-jin Park
Su-jin Park
Epigallocatechin 3-O-gallate (EGCG) is a predominant component in green tea with various health benefits. The 67 kDa laminin receptor (67LR) is a nonintegrin cell surface receptor that is overexpressed in various types of cancer; 67LR was identified a cell surface EGCG target that plays a pivotal role in tumor growth, metastasis, and resistance to chemotherapy. However, the plasma concentration of EGCG is limited, and its molecular mechanisms remain unelucidated in colon cancer. In this study, we found that the phosphodiesterase 5 (PDE5) inhibitor, vardenafil (VDN), potentiates EGCG-induced apoptotic cell death in colon cancer cells. The combination of EGCG and VDN induced apoptosis via activation of the endothelial nitric oxide synthase/cyclic guanosine monophosphate/protein kinase Cδ signaling pathway. In conclusion, the PDE5 inhibitor, VDN, may reduce the intracellular PDE5 enzyme activity that potentiates EGCG-induced apoptotic cell death in Caco-2 cells. These results suggest that PDE5 inhibitors can be used to elevate cGMP levels to induce 67LR-mediated, cancer-specific cell death. Therefore, EGCG may be employed as a therapeutic candidate for colon cancer.

7 July 2025 in ACS Food Science & Technology
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YMYuki Marugame
Yuki Marugame
RYRen Yoshitomi
Ren Yoshitomi
LYLin-Yun Yang
Lin-Yun Yang
TLTing-An Lin
Ting-An Lin
KLKwan-Woo Lee
Kwan-Woo Lee
HTHirofumi Tachibana
Hirofumi Tachibana

16 May 2026 in Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry
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KLKwan-Woo Lee
Kwan-Woo Lee
SUSaki Umemoto
Saki Umemoto
JBJaehoon Bae
Jaehoon Bae
YFYoshinori Fujimura
Yoshinori Fujimura
HTHirofumi Tachibana
Hirofumi Tachibana