융합의과학과
의생명과학 전공 참여교수 및 프로필입니다.

■ 학력 및 경력
2004 의학박사 (약리학), 서울대학교
2012-현재 조교수, 부교수, 교수 가천대학교
2014-2020 뇌과학연구원 나노유전체센터
센터장
2021-현재 뇌과학연구원 기초연구부 부장/정서인지연구센터 센터장
■ 소개
뉴로랩 연구실에서는 알츠하이머 치매를 포함한 퇴행성 뇌질환의 기전 및 치료법 개발을 주된 목표로 삼고 다양한 수준에서의 연구를 수행하고 있다. 또한 인지신경행동에 관한 연구도 활발하게 진행하고 있다.
■ 키워드
퇴행성 신경질환, 학습-기억
■ 최근 연구업적(2022-현재)
1. Ha
TY, Kim Y, Lim SM, Hong Y, Chang
KA. (2025) GPR40 agonist ameliorates neurodegeneration
by regulating mitochondria dysfunction and NLRP3 inflammasome in Alzheimer’s disease animal models. Biomedicine& Pharmacotherapy, 2025 Nov:192:118678
2. Yoon BH, Kim J, Sengupta S, Park
CJ, Ko M, Kang JH, Ko YT, Kim Y, Lim SM, Bae Y, Choi M, Jang Y, Kwon HJ, Son
HJ, Kim HJ, Sim T*, Chang KA*, Lee MS*. (2025) Targeted autophagic
clearance of Tau protects against Alzheimer’s disease
through amelioration of Tau-mediated lysosomal stress. Theranostics. 2025; 15(17):
9240-9260 (*Co-corresponding authors)
3. Kim KY, Shin KY, Chang KA (2025) Blood-Based
Tau as a Biomarker for Early Detection and Monitoring of Alzheimer's Disease: A
Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Int J Mol Sci. 2025 Oct
23;26(21):10330.
4. Kim Y, Ha TY, Lee MS, Chang KA. (2025) Regulatory
Mechanisms and Therapeutic Implications of Lysosomal Dysfunction in Alzheimer's
Disease.Int J Biol Sci. 2025
Jan 13;21(3):1014-1031.
5. Ko G, Kim J, Hong Y, Jeon YJ,
Baek HM, Lee D, Chang KA (2025) Astragalus
mongholicus and Scutellaria baicalensis Extracts
Mixture Target Pyroptosis in Ischemic Stroke via the NLRP3 Pathway.Int J Mol Sci. 26(2):501.
6. Hong Y, Ko G, Jeon YJ, Baek HM,
Lee J, Lee D, Park J, Kim J, Chang
KA (2025)Neuroprotective Efficacy of Astragalus mongholicus in
Ischemic Stroke: Antioxidant and Anti-Inflammatory Mechanisms.Cells. 14(2):117
7. Ha TY, Kim JB, Kim Y, Park
SM, Chang KA (2024)GPR40
agonist ameliorates neurodegeneration and motor impairment by regulating NLRP3
inflammasome in Parkinson's disease animal models.Pharmacol Res. 209:107432
8. Kim KY, Shin KY, Chang KA (2024)
Potential Exosome Biomarkers for Parkinson's Disease Diagnosis: A Systematic
Review and Meta-Analysis.Int
J Mol Sci. 2024 May 13;25(10):5307.
9. Seo HW, Ha TY, Ko G, Jang A,
Choi JW, Lee DH, Chang KA (2023)Scutellaria
baicalensis Attenuated Neurological Impairment by Regulating
Programmed Cell Death Pathway in Ischemic Stroke Mice, Cells, 12(17):2133.
10. Kim Y, Kim J, Kang S, Chang KA (2023) Depressive-like
Behaviors Induced by mGluR5 Reduction in 6xTg in Mouse Model of Alzheimer's
Disease, Int J Mol Sci.
24(16):13010.
11. Kim KY, Shin KY, Chang KA (2023)Potential
Inflammatory Biomarkers for Major Depressive Disorder Related to Suicidal
Behaviors: A Systematic Review.Int J
Mol Sci. 2023 Sep 9;24(18):13907.
12. Ko, G.; Kim, J.; Jeon, Y.-J.;
Lee, D.; Baek, H.-M.; Chang, K.-A (2023) Salvia
miltiorrhiza Alleviates Memory Deficit Induced by Ischemic Brain
Injury in a Transient MCAO Mouse Model by Inhibiting Ferroptosis. Antioxidants 12, 785.
13. Kim KY, Shin KY, Chang KA (2023)GFAP as a
Potential Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic Review and
Meta-Analysis.GFAP as a Potential Biomarker for Alzheimer's Disease: A Systematic
Review and Meta-Analysis.Cells. 2023
May 4;12(9):1309.
14. Yoo, C.-H.; Kim, J.; Baek,
H.-M.*; Chang, K.-A*; Choe,
B.-Y. (2023) Neurodegenerative Changes in the Brains of the 5xFAD Alzheimer’s Disease Model Mice Investigated by High-Field and High-Resolution
Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Multi-Nuclei Magnetic Resonance
Spectroscopy. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 5073. (*Co-corresponding
authors)
15. Kim J, Kang S, Chang KA (2022) Effect of
cx-DHED on Abnormal Glucose Transporter Expression Induced by AD Pathologies in
the 5xFAD Mouse Model. Int J
Mol Sci. 23(18):10602
16. Kang S, Kim J, Lee SY, Okamura
N, Chang KA (2022) MicroPET
Imaging Assessment of Brain Tau and Amyloid Deposition in 6×Tg Alzheimer's Disease Model Mice. Int J Mol Sci. 23(10):5485
17. Park H, Lee YB, Chang KA (2022) miR-200c
suppression increases tau hyperphosphorylation by targeting 14-3-3γ in early stage of 5xFAD mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Int J Biol Sci.18(5):2220-2234
18. Kim J, Kang S, Choi
TY, Chang KA*, Koo
JW* (2022) Metabotropic glutamate receptor 5 in amygdala target neurons
regulates susceptibility to chronic social stress. Biological Psychiatry, 92(2):104-115 (*Co-corresponding
authors)
19. An SSA, Shim KH, Kang S,
Kim YK, Subedi L, Cho H, Hong SM, Tan MA, Jeon R*, Chang KA*, Kim SY* (2022) The potential anti-amyloidogenic
candidate, SPA1413, for Alzheimer's disease.Br J Pharmacol. 179(5):1033-1048 (*Co-corresponding
authors)
20. Kim
KY, Shin KY, Chang KA (2022) Potential Biomarkers for Post-Stroke Cognitive
Impairment: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Int J Mol Sci. 2022 Jan
6;23(2):602.