Tung Kwang Lee

Summary

Affiliation: East Carolina University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Effect of North American ginseng on 137Cs-induced micronuclei in human lymphocytes: a comparison with WR-1065
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
    Phytother Res 22:1614-22. 2008
  2. ncbi Radioprotective effect of American ginseng on human lymphocytes at 90 minutes postirradiation: a study of 40 cases
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 16:561-7. 2010
  3. ncbi Ginseng reduces the micronuclei yield in lymphocytes after irradiation
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    Mutat Res 557:75-84. 2004
  4. ncbi Response of T lymphocyte populations in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: influence of neoajuvant total androgen suppression
    Roberta M Johnke
    Department of Radiation Oncology, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA
    Anticancer Res 25:3159-66. 2005
  5. ncbi Persistence of micronuclei in lymphocytes of cancer patients after radiotherapy
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA
    Radiat Res 157:678-84. 2002
  6. ncbi Lymphocyte radiosensitivity correlated with pelvic radiotherapy morbidity
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 57:222-9. 2003
  7. ncbi Radioprotective potential of ginseng
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    Mutagenesis 20:237-43. 2005
  8. ncbi Circulating cytokine levels in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: influence of neoadjuvant total androgen suppression
    Roberta M Johnke
    Department of Radiation Oncology, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
    In Vivo 23:827-33. 2009
  9. ncbi Intra- and inter-laboratory variation in the scoring of micronuclei and nucleoplasmic bridges in binucleated human lymphocytes. Results of an international slide-scoring exercise by the HUMN project
    Michael Fenech
    CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Mutat Res 534:45-64. 2003

Research Grants

  1. Radioprotective Potential of Ginseng
    Tung Kwang Lee; Fiscal Year: 2006

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Detail Information

Publications9

  1. ncbi Effect of North American ginseng on 137Cs-induced micronuclei in human lymphocytes: a comparison with WR-1065
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27834, USA
    Phytother Res 22:1614-22. 2008
    ..The results indicate that NAGE is a relatively non-toxic natural product, which can be administered as a dietary supplement and has the potential to be a radiation countermeasure...
  2. ncbi Radioprotective effect of American ginseng on human lymphocytes at 90 minutes postirradiation: a study of 40 cases
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC, USA
    J Altern Complement Med 16:561-7. 2010
    ..However, the applicability of radioprotectors currently under investigation is limited due to their inherent toxicity...
  3. ncbi Ginseng reduces the micronuclei yield in lymphocytes after irradiation
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    Mutat Res 557:75-84. 2004
    ..Therefore, our findings indicated that ginseng may have therapeutic value as a possible radioprotector for normal tissue during radiotherapy of cancer patients...
  4. ncbi Response of T lymphocyte populations in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy: influence of neoajuvant total androgen suppression
    Roberta M Johnke
    Department of Radiation Oncology, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA
    Anticancer Res 25:3159-66. 2005
    ..This study sought to better define the immunological impact of combining neoadjuvant total androgen suppression (TAS) with radiotherapy (xRT) in treating prostate cancer...
  5. ncbi Persistence of micronuclei in lymphocytes of cancer patients after radiotherapy
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, North Carolina 27858, USA
    Radiat Res 157:678-84. 2002
    ..After the completion of radiotherapy, the persistence of elevated MN yield in PBLs is a reflection of the surviving population of radiation-induced genetically aberrant cells...
  6. ncbi Lymphocyte radiosensitivity correlated with pelvic radiotherapy morbidity
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 57:222-9. 2003
    ....
  7. ncbi Radioprotective potential of ginseng
    Tung Kwang Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Leo W Jenkins Cancer Center, Brody School of Medicine at East Carolina University, Greenville, NC 27858, USA
    Mutagenesis 20:237-43. 2005
    ....
  8. ncbi Circulating cytokine levels in prostate cancer patients undergoing radiation therapy: influence of neoadjuvant total androgen suppression
    Roberta M Johnke
    Department of Radiation Oncology, East Carolina University Brody School of Medicine, Greenville, North Carolina, USA
    In Vivo 23:827-33. 2009
    ..The purpose of this study was to investigate the immunological impact of combining neoadjuvant total androgen suppression (TAS) with radiotherapy (xRT) in the treatment of prostate cancer by monitoring blood cytokine levels...
  9. ncbi Intra- and inter-laboratory variation in the scoring of micronuclei and nucleoplasmic bridges in binucleated human lymphocytes. Results of an international slide-scoring exercise by the HUMN project
    Michael Fenech
    CSIRO Health Sciences and Nutrition, Adelaide, SA, Australia
    Mutat Res 534:45-64. 2003
    ....

Research Grants1

  1. Radioprotective Potential of Ginseng
    Tung Kwang Lee; Fiscal Year: 2006
    ..Accomplishing these aims will provide an essential prerequisite to the development of NAGE as an effective radioprotector. ..