Publications

Oladun B, Mall S, Fan B, Lee J, Ha JH, Roberts JL, Kim MH*. Alternate-Day Fasting Enhances Leptin Sensitivity via JMJD3-Dependent Epigenetic Regulation of the Leptin Receptor in the Hypothalamus. J Nutr Biochem. 2026 Jul; 158:110476. Link

Li Y, Kim MH, Ren D, Rui L. POMC neuron METTL14/m6A/YTHDC1/YTHDF2 pathways safeguard energy balance, body weight, and metabolism. Nat Commun. 2026 Apr; 17, 5232. Link

Mall S, Oladun B, Kim MH*. Maternal Nutrition and Hypothalamic Programming of Offspring Metabolic Health.  J Nutr . 2026 Mar; 156:101515. Link

Oladun B, Mall S, Kim MH*. Epigenetic Modification of Hypothalamic Neuropeptides and Metabolic Hormone Receptors in Metabolic Health. Front Endocrinol. 2025 Sep; 16: 1645474. Link

Li Y, Kim MH, Jiang L, Baron L, Faulkner LD, Olson DP, Li X, Gannot N, Li P, Rui L. SH2B1 Defends Against Energy Imbalance, Obesity, and Metabolic Disease via a Paraventricular Hypothalamus → Dorsal Raphe Nucleus Neurocircuit. Adv Sci. 2024 Jun; 2400437. Link

Kim MH, Li Y, Zheng Q, Jiang L, Myers MG, Wu WS, Rui L. LepRb+ cell-specific deletion of Slug mitigates obesity and NAFLD in mice. J Clin Invest. 2023. 133(4):e156722. Link

Lee J, Kim MH, Kim H. Anti-oxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of astaxanthin on gastrointestinal diseases. Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Dec, 23(24), 15471. Link

Kim MH, Kim H. Role of leptin in the digestive system. Front Pharmacol. 2021 Apr; 12:660040. Link

Jiang L, Su H, Wu X, Shen H, Kim MH, Li Y, Myers MG, Owyang C, Rui L. Leptin receptor-expressing neuron Sh2b1 supports sympathetic nervous system and protects against obesity and metabolic disease. 

Nat Commun. 2020 Oct 15;11(1):5310. Link

Kim J, Aydemir TB, Jimenez-Rondan FR, Ruggiero CH, Kim MH, Cousins RJ. Deletion of metal transporter Zip14 (Slc39a14) produces skeletal muscle wasting, endotoxemia, Mef2c activation and induction of miR-675 and Hspb7. Sci Rep. 2020 Mar 4;10(1):4050. Link

Cho SO, Kim MH, Kim H. β-Carotene inhibits activation of NF-κB, Activator Protein-1, and STAT3 and regulates abnormal expression of some adipokines in 3T3-L1 adipocytes. J Cancer Prev. 2018 Mar;23(1):37-43. Link

Kim MH, Aydemir TB, Kim J. Cousins RJ. Hepatic ZIP14-mediated zinc transport is required for adaptation to endoplasmic reticulum stress. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2017 Jul 18;114(29):E5805-E5814. Link

Aydemir TB, Kim MH, Kim J, Colon-Perez LM, Banan G, Mareci TH, Febo M, Cousins RJ. Metal transporter Zip14 (Slc39a14) deletion in mice increases manganese deposition and produces neurotoxic signatures and diminished motor activity. J Neurosci. 2017 Jun 21;37(25):5996-6006. Link

Kim MH, Kim H. The roles of glutamine in the intestine and its implication in intestinal diseases. Int J Mol Sci. 2017 May 12; 18(5):1051. Link

Li R, Kim MH, Sandhu AK, Gao C, Gu L. Muscadine grape (vitis rotundifolia) or wine phytochemicals reduce intestinal inflammation in mice with dextran sulfate sodium-induced colitis. J Agric Food Chem. 2017 Feb 1;65(4):769-776. Link

Aydemir TB, Troche C, Kim J, Kim MH, Teran OY, Leeuwenburgh C, Cousins RJ. Aging amplifies multiple phenotypic defects in mice with zinc transporter Zip14 (Slc39a14) deletion. Exp Gerontol. 2016 Dec 1;85:88-94. Link

Aydemir TB, Troche C, Kim MH, Cousins RJ. Hepatic ZIP14-mediated zinc transport contributes to endosomal insulin receptor trafficking and glucose metabolism. J Biol Chem. 2016 Nov 11;291(46):23939-23951. Link

Kim MH, Aydemir TB, Cousins RJ. Dietary zinc regulates apoptosis through the phosphorylated eukaryotic initiation factor 2α/activating transcription factor-4/C/EBP-homologous protein pathway during pharmacologically induced endoplasmic reticulum stress in livers of mice. J Nutr 2016 Nov;146(11):2180-2186. Link

Kim MH, Kim A, Yu JH, Lim JW, Kim H. Glutamine deprivation induces interleukin-8 expression in ataxia telangiectasia fibroblasts. Inflamm Res. 2014 May;63:347-356. Link

Kim MH, Kim H. Oncogenes and tumor suppressors regulate glutamine metabolism in cancer cells. J Cancer Prev, 2013 Sep;18(3):221-226. Link