Prof. Kyu-Sup Lee

Pusan National University, South Korea

Email: kuslee@pusan.ac.kr

Qualifications

1987  Ph.D., Pusan National University , South Korea

1978  M.D., Pusan National University, South Korea

Publications (Selected)

1. Na YJ, Lee DH, Kim SC, Joo JK, Wang JW, Jin JO, Kwak JY, Lee KS. Effects of peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients  on the release of monocyte-specific chemokines by leukocytes. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2010; In Press
2. Ha CS, Joo BS, Kim SC, Joo JK. Kim HG, Lee KS. Estrogen administration during superovulation increases oocyte quality and expressions of vascular endothelial growth factor and nitic oxide synthase in ovary. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research. 2010; 36(4) :789-795.
3. Kim JJ, Choi YM, Choung SH, Yoon SH, Lee KS, Ku SY, Kim JG, Moon SY. Analysis of the transforming growth factor β1 gene – 509 C/T polymorphism in patients with advanced-stage endometriosis. Fertility and Sterility 2010; 93(7): 2121-2124.
4. Chae SJ, Lee GH, Choi YM, Hong MA, Kim JM, Lee KS, Ku SY, Moon SY. Intercellular adhesion molecule-1 and interleukin-6 gene polymorphisms in patients with advanced-stage endometriosis. Gynecologic and Obstetric Investigations. 2010;70:34-39.
5. Joo JK, Joo BS, Kim SCH, Choi JR, Park SH, Lee KS. Role of leptin in improvement of oocyte quality by regulation of ovarian angiogenesis. Animal Reproductive Science 2010; 119: 329-334.
6. Kim JY, Lee DH, Joo JK, Jin JO, Wang JW, Hong YS, Kwak JY, Lee KS. Effets of Peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients on interferon-r induced protein-10(CXCL10) and interleukin-8(CXCL8) released by neutrophils and CD4+ T Cells. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology 2009; 62: 128-138.
7. Na YJ, Jin JO, Lee MS, Song MG, Kwak JY, Lee KS,. Peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients switches differentiation of monocytes from dendritic cells to macrophages.  Journal of Reproductive Immunology 2008; 77: 63-74.
8. Na YJ, Kim JP, Joo BS, Lee DH, Lee KS . Prediction of multiple pregnancies by the number of early cleaving embryos. The Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology Research. 2008; 34(3) :379-383.
9. Han MS, Lee KS. Effects of letrozole on proliferation and apoptosis in cultured leiomyoma cells treated with prostaglandin E2. European Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology and Reproductive Biology 2008; 138:83-88.
10. Lee DH, Park JH, Suh DS, Lee KS. Sodium nitroprusside treatment during superovulation process improves ovarian response and ovarian expression of vascular endothelial growth factors in old aged female mice. Fertility and Sterility 2008;  89(3):1514-1521.
11. Kim SH, Choi YM, Lee GH, Hong MA, Lee KS, Lee BS, Kim JG, Moon SY. Association between susceptibility to advanced stage endometriosis and the genetic polymorphisms of aryl hydrocarbon receptor repressor and glutathione-S-transferase T1 genes. Human Reproductions 2007; 22(7): 1866-1870
12. Na YJ, Kwak JY, Yang SH, Kim KH, Lee KS. Effects of peritoneal fluid from endometriosis patients on the release of VEGF by neutrophils and monocytes. Human Reproduction 2006;21(7):1846-1855.
13. Kim KH, Kwak JY, Shin BS, Choi YM, Oh ST, Lee KS. Nitric oxide inhibition of the proliferation of ovarian endometriotic stromal cells in vitro. The Journal of Reproductive Medicine, 2005;50(9):707-714.
14. Woo SC, Kim GY, Lee CM, Moon DO, Kim HK, Lee TH, Moon YS, Park NC, Lee KS, Park YM. The maturation of murine bone marrow-derived dendritic cells by tumor lysate uptake in vitro not essential for cancer immunotherapy.  Cancer Biology & Therapy 2005; 4(12):e2-e6.
15. Choi YC, Lee JH, Hong KW, Lee KS. 17b-estradiol prevents focal cerebral ischemic damages via activation of AKT and CREB in association with reduced PTEN phosphorylation in rats. Fundamental & Clinical Pharmacology 2004;547-557.
16. Kim KH, Oh ST, Jeung JH, Shin BS, Joo BS, Lee KS. Follicular blood flow is a better predictor of the outcome of in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer than follicular fluid vascular endothelial growth factor and nitric oxide concentrations. Fertility and Sterility 2004;82(3):586-592.
17. Kim JI, Jo EJ, Lee KS, Kwak JY and Bae YS. Sphingosine 1-phosphate in amniotic fluid modulates cyclooxygenase-2 expression in human amnion-derived WISH Cells. The Journal of Biological Chemistry 2003;278(34):31731-31736.
18. Lee KS, Joo BS, Na YJ, Yoon MS, Choi OH, Kim WW. Cumulus cells apoptosis as an indicator to predict the quality of oocytes and the outcome of IVF-ET. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 2001;18(9):490-498.
19. Joo BS, Kim MK, Na YJ, Moon HS, Lee KS, Kim HD. The mechanism of action of coculture on embryo development in the mouse model: direct embryo-to-cell contact and the removal of deleterious components. Fertility and Sterility 2001;75(1):193-199.
20. Lee KS, Joo BS, Na YJ, Yoon MS, Choi OH, Kim WW. Relationships between concentrations of tumor necrosis factor-α and nitric oxide in follicular fluid and oocyte quality. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics 2000;17(4):222-228.
21. Lee KS, Toru Sugiyama, Akio Kataoka, Nobuo Hirakawa, Tatsuhiro Maruuchi, Takashi Nishida and Michiaki Yakushiji. A study of the role of sex hormones in rat ovarian cancer. The Kurume Medical Journal 1992;39:285-290.