Personal Data (기본정보)

Name

Kyung Pyo Kang

Position

Professor

Affiliation

Departments of Medical Science and Internal Medicine (Nephrology) Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea

Phone

(+82) 063-250-2361

E-mail

kpkang@jbnu.ac.kr

Homepage

Education (학력)

Ph.D.

(2005)

Jeonbuk National University Graduate School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea

M.S.

(2003)

Jeonbuk National University Graduate School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea

M.D.

(1996)

Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Jeonbuk, Korea

Professional Experience (경력)

2016.10.~

Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea

2016.07.~

Chief, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea

2014~2015

Visiting Associate professor, Department of Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine

2011~2016

Associate professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea

2007~2011

Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Medical School, Jeonju, Korea

2005~2007

Clinical Instructor, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Republic of Korea

2004~2005

Clinical fellowship, Division of Nephrology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea

2000~2004

Residency, Department of Internal Medicine, Jeonbuk National University Hospital, Jeonju, Korea

1997~2000

Army surgeons, Korea Army Infantry School, Korea

1996~1997

Internship, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea

Research Interests (연구분야)

- Acute kidney injury and chronic kidney disease

- Glomerulonephritis and immune system

- Inflammation

- Kidney fibrosis

Representative Publications (대표적 연구업적)

1. Jin J, Wang T, Park W, Li W, Kim W, Park SK, Kang KP. Inhibition of YAP by verteporfin ameliorates unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced renal tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis. Int J Mol Sci 2020 Oct 31; 21(21):8184. doi: 10.3390/ijms21218184

2. Quan Y, Park W, Jin J, Kim W, Park SK, Kang KP. Sirtuin 3 activation by Honokiol decreases unilateral ureteral obstruction-induced renal inflammation and fibrosis via regulation of mitochondrial dynamics and the renal NF-κB-TGF-β1/Smad signaling pathway. Int J Mol Sci 2020 Jan8; 21(2):402. doi: 10.3390/ijms21020402

3. Kim D, Park W, Lee S, Kim W, Park SK, Kang KP. Absence of Sirt3 aggravates cisplatin nephrotoxicity via enhanced renal tubular apoptosis and inflammation. Mol Med Rep. 2018 Oct;18(4):3665-3672

4. Nguyễn-Thanh T, Kim D, Lee S, Kim W, Park SK, Kang KP. Inhibition of histone deacetylase 1 ameliorates renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis via modulation of inflammation and extracellular matrix gene transcription in mice. Int J Mol Med. 2018 Jan;41(1):95-106

5. Lee AS, Jung YJ, Thanh TN, Lee S, Kim W, Kang KP, Park SK. Paricalcitol attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced myocardial inflammation by regulating the NF-κB signaling pathway. Int J Mol Med. 2016 Apr;37(4):1023-9

6. Kim D, Lee AS, Jung YJ, Yang KH, Lee S, Park SK, Kim W, Kang KP. Tamoxifen ameliorates renal tubulointerstitial fibrosis by modulation of estrogen receptor α-mediated transforming growth factor-β1/Smad signaling pathway. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2014 Nov;29(11):2043-53

7. Kang KP, Lee JE, Lee AS, Jung YJ, Kim D, Lee S, Hwang HP, Kim W, Park SK. Effect of gender differences on the regulation of renal ischemia-reperfusion-induced inflammation in mice. Mol Med Rep 2014 9(6):2061-8

8. Kim D, Lee JE, Jung YJ, Lee AS, Lee S, Park SK, Kim SH, Park BH, Kim W, Kang KP. Metformin decreases high-fat diet-induced renal injury by regulating the expression of adipokines and the renal AMP-activated protein kinase/acetyl-CoA carboxylase pathway in mice. Int J Mol Med. 2013;32(6):1293-302

9. Lee JE, Lee AS, Kim DH, Jung YJ, Lee S, Park BH, Lee SH, Park SK, Kim W, Kang KP. Janex-1, a JAK3 inhibitor, ameliorates tumor necrosis factor-α-induced expression of cell adhesion molecules and improves myocardial vascular permeability in endotoxemic mice. Int J Mol Med. 2012;29(5):864-870

10. Kang KP, Park SK, Kim DH, Sung MJ, Jung YJ, Lee AS, Lee JE, Ramkumar KM, Lee S, Park MH, Roh SG, Kim W. Luteolin ameliorates cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury in mice by regulation of p53-dependent renal tubular apoptosis. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2011;26(3):814-822

11. Kang KP, Kim DH, Jung YJ, Lee AS, Lee S, Lee SY, Jang KY, Sung MJ, Park SK, Kim W. Alpha-lipoic acid attenuates cisplatin-induced acute kidney injury in mice by suppressing renal inflammation. Nephrol Dial Transplant 2009 Oct;24(10):3012-20