Publications

Hong S, Pak S, Cho M, Ko M, Lee S, Kim H, Choo M, Kang W, Mun HJ, Park J, Ahn YJ, and Park S. Unidirectional dynamic stiffness modulation enables easily insertable and conformally attachable spinal bioelectronic device. npj Flex Electron. 2026

Jeong DY, Ahn JH, Choi W, Lee HB, Kweon JY, Oh H, Kwon SU, Lee JH, Sun M, Oh D, Kim BJ,  Ahn YJ and Kim C.. Peri-Stenotic Stagnation Associates With Red Blood Cell-Rich Thrombi, Linked to Stroke Recurrence and Lesion Volume. Stroke. 2026; Feb https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.125.053896

Mun HJ, Park J, Kim M, Ahn YJ. Thrombosis in Kawasaki Disease: Implications for Coronary Artery Aneurysm Risk, Diagnosis, and Anti-thrombotic Management. Kawasaki Dis. 2025;3(2):e12  DOI: 10.59492/kd.2025.3.2.e12 

Ha M, Kim J, Lee J, Cho S, Heo D, Kim M, Ahn J, Park E, Kweon JY, Kang Y, Ahn YJ, Kim HH, Kim WJ, and Kim C.  A handheld photoacoustic microscopic probe integrating a transparent ultrasound transducer and a fiber scanner. Nat. Commun. 2025 Dec 31. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-68148-8 

Lee D, Heo J, Mun H, Oh D, Ahn YJ, and Kim C.  3D Multiparametric Ultrasound Imaging of Steatotic Liver Disease in a Study with Male Rats. Nat. Commun.  2025 Nov 20;16(1):10226. doi: 10.1038/s41467-025-65046-x 

Ahn YJ.  Stem cell mining: urine cells to biobanking. Clin Exp Pediatr. 2025;68(10):761-762). Editorial

Kim J, Kweon JY, Choi S, Jeon H, Sung M, Gao R, Liu C, Kim C, Ahn YJ.  Non-Invasive Photoacoustic Cerebrovascular Monitoring of Early-Stage Ischemic Strokes in Vivo. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2024 Dec 4:e2409361. doi: 10.1002/advs.202409361.  

Kweon JY, Mun H, Choi MR, Kim HS, Ahn YJ. Maternal obesity induced metabolic disorders in offspring and myeloid reprogramming by epigenetic regulation. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2024 Jan 16;14:1256075. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2023.1256075.

Ahn YJ, Wang L, Kim S, Eber MR, Salerno AG, Asmis R. Macrophage-restricted overexpression of glutaredoxin 1 protects against atherosclerosis by preventing nutrient stress-induced macrophage dysfunction and reprogramming. Atherosclerosis. 2023 Dec;387:117383. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2023.117383. Epub 2023 Nov 22. 

Oh D, Lee D, Heo J, Kweon J, Yong U, Jang J, Ahn YJ, Kim C. Contrast Agent-Free 3D Renal Ultrafast Doppler Imaging Reveals Vascular Dysfunction in Acute and Diabetic Kidney Diseases. Adv Sci (Weinh). 2023 Oct 17:e2303966. doi: 10.1002/advs.202303966.

Ahn YJ, Wang L, Tavakoli S, Nguyen HN, Short JD, Asmis R. Glutaredoxin 1 Controls Monocyte Reprogramming During Nutrient Stress and Protects Mice Against Obesity and Atherosclerosis in a sex-specific manner. Nat. Commun. 2022 Feb 10;13(1):790

Wang L, Ahn YJ, Asmis R. Inhibition of Myeloid HDAC2 Upregulates Glutaredoxin 1 Expression Improves Protein Thiol Redox State and Protects against High Calorie DietInduced Monocyte Dysfunction and Atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis. 2021 May 25;328:23-32. doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2021.05.002.

Ahn YJ, Wang L, Asmis R. Dietary 23-Hydroxy Ursolic Acid Protects Against DietInduced Weight Gain and Hyperglycemia by Protecting Monocytes and Macrophages Against Nutrient Stress-Triggered Reprogramming and Dysfunction and Preventing Adipose Tissue Inflammation. J Nutr Biochem. 2020 Aug 26;108483.