Dongwoo Nam

Dr. Dongwoo Nam

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Academic Career Length

19Years (2008-Present)

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

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1 December 2011 in Cancer Letters
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KPKyung-Ran Park
Kyung-Ran Park
DNDongwoo Nam
Dongwoo Nam
Hyung-Mun YunHyung-Mun Yun
Hyung-Mun Yun
Seok-Geun LeeSeok-Geun Lee
Seok-Geun Lee
HJHyeung-Jin Jang
Hyeung-Jin Jang
KAKwang Seok Ahn
Kwang Seok Ahn

1 November 2014 in Cancer Letters
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SKSung-Moo Kim
Sung-Moo Kim
JLJong Hyun Lee
Jong Hyun Lee
Gautam SethiGautam Sethi
Gautam Sethi
CKChulwon Kim
Chulwon Kim
SBSeung Ho Baek
Seung Ho Baek
KAKwang Seok Ahn
Kwang Seok Ahn

1 April 2014 in Cancer Letters
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JLJong Hyun Lee
Jong Hyun Lee
SCShu Yuan Chiang
Shu Yuan Chiang
DNDongwoo Nam
Dongwoo Nam
WCWon-Seok Chung
Won-Seok Chung
JLJunhee Lee
Junhee Lee
KAKwang Seok Ahn
Kwang Seok Ahn

1 March 2012 in Journal of Medicinal Food
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NRNae Hyung Ryu
Nae Hyung Ryu
KPKyung-Ran Park
Kyung-Ran Park
SKSung-Moo Kim
Sung-Moo Kim
Hyung-Mun YunHyung-Mun Yun
Hyung-Mun Yun
DNDongwoo Nam
Dongwoo Nam
KAKwang Seok Ahn
Kwang Seok Ahn
This study was carried out to evaluate the anticancer effects of guava leaf extracts and its fractions. The chemical compositions of the active extracts were also determined. In the present study, we set out to determine whether the anticancer effects of guava leaves are linked with their ability to suppress constitutive AKT/mammalian target of rapamycin (mTOR)/ribosomal p70 S6 kinase (S6K1) and mitogen-activated protein kinase (MAPK) activation pathways in human prostate cancer cells. We found that guava leaf hexane fraction (GHF) was the most potent inducer of cytotoxic and apoptotic effects in PC-3 cells. The molecular mechanism or mechanisms of GHF apoptotic potential were correlated with the suppression of AKT/mTOR/S6K1 and MAPK signaling pathways. This effect of GHF correlated with down-regulation of various proteins that mediate cell proliferation, cell survival, metastasis, and angiogenesis. Analysis of GHF by gas chromatography and gas chromatography–mass spectrometry tentatively identified 60 compounds, including β-eudesmol (11.98%), α-copaene (7.97%), phytol (7.95%), α-patchoulene (3.76%), β-caryophyllene oxide (CPO) (3.63%), caryophylla-3(15),7(14)-dien-6-ol (2.68%), (E)-methyl isoeugenol (1.90%), α-terpineol (1.76%), and octadecane (1.23%). Besides GHF, CPO, but not phytol, also inhibited the AKT/mTOR/S6K1 signaling pathway and induced apoptosis in prostate cancer cells. Overall, these findings suggest that guava leaves can interfere with multiple signaling cascades linked with tumorigenesis and provide a source of potential therapeutic compounds for both the prevention and treatment of cancer.

1 September 2011 in Cancer Letters
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JHJi Young Heo
Ji Young Heo
HKHyun Jung Kim
Hyun Jung Kim
SKSung-Moo Kim
Sung-Moo Kim
KPKyung-Ran Park
Kyung-Ran Park
SPSang-Yoon Park
Sang-Yoon Park
KAKwang Seok Ahn
Kwang Seok Ahn

1 July 2009 in Cancer Letters
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KLKeun-Sung Lee
Keun-Sung Lee
HLHyo-Jeong Lee
Hyo-Jeong Lee
KAKwang Seok Ahn
Kwang Seok Ahn
SKSun-Hee Kim
Sun-Hee Kim
DNDongwoo Nam
Dongwoo Nam
SKSung-Hoon Kim
Sung-Hoon Kim