Kristen Kim
Research
Publications
2025
Pro-inflammatory macrophage activation does not require inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation
Ball A, Jones A, Nguyễn K, Rios A, Marx N, Hsieh W, Yang K, Desousa B, Kim K, Veliova M, del Mundo Z, Shirihai O, Benincá C, Stiles L, Bensinger S, Divakaruni A. Pro-inflammatory macrophage activation does not require inhibition of oxidative phosphorylation. EMBO Reports 2025, 26: 982-1002. PMID: 39753784, PMCID: PMC11850891, DOI: 10.1038/s44319-024-00351-y.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2023
Calculation of ATP production rates using the Seahorse XF Analyzer
Desousa B, Kim K, Jones A, Ball A, Hsieh W, Swain P, Morrow D, Brownstein A, Ferrick D, Shirihai O, Neilson A, Nathanson D, Rogers G, Dranka B, Murphy A, Affourtit C, Bensinger S, Stiles L, Romero N, Divakaruni A. Calculation of ATP production rates using the Seahorse XF Analyzer. EMBO Reports 2023, 24: embr202256380. PMID: 37548091, PMCID: PMC10561364, DOI: 10.15252/embr.202256380.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2022
Activity of a direct VTA to ventral pallidum GABA pathway encodes unconditioned reward value and sustains motivation for reward
Zhou WL, Kim K, Ali F, Pittenger ST, Calarco CA, Mineur YS, Ramakrishnan C, Deisseroth K, Kwan AC, Picciotto MR. Activity of a direct VTA to ventral pallidum GABA pathway encodes unconditioned reward value and sustains motivation for reward. Science Advances 2022, 8: eabm5217. PMID: 36260661, PMCID: PMC9581470, DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abm5217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrection: Vitamin B3, nicotinamide, enhances mitochondrial metabolism to promote differentiation of the retinal pigment epithelium
Hazim R, Paniagua A, Tang L, Yang K, Kim K, Stiles L, Divakaruni A, Williams D. Correction: Vitamin B3, nicotinamide, enhances mitochondrial metabolism to promote differentiation of the retinal pigment epithelium. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 102493. PMID: 36191577, PMCID: PMC9531174, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102493.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersVitamin B3, nicotinamide, enhances mitochondrial metabolism to promote differentiation of the retinal pigment epithelium
Hazim R, Paniagua A, Tang L, Yang K, Kim K, Stiles L, Divakaruni A, Williams D. Vitamin B3, nicotinamide, enhances mitochondrial metabolism to promote differentiation of the retinal pigment epithelium. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2022, 298: 102286. PMID: 35868562, PMCID: PMC9396405, DOI: 10.1016/j.jbc.2022.102286.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Acetylcholine is released in the basolateral amygdala in response to predictors of reward and enhances learning of cue-reward contingency
Crouse RB, Kim K, Batchelor HM, Girardi EM, Kamaletdinova R, Chan J, Rajebhosale P, Pittenger ST, Role LW, Talmage DA, Jing M, Li Y, Gao XB, Mineur YS, Picciotto MR. Acetylcholine is released in the basolateral amygdala in response to predictors of reward and enhances learning of cue-reward contingency. ELife 2020, 9: e57335. PMID: 32945260, PMCID: PMC7529459, DOI: 10.7554/elife.57335.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchGlioblastoma Utilizes Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies for Growth Allowing Progression during Ketogenic Diet Therapy
Sperry J, Condro M, Guo L, Braas D, Vanderveer-Harris N, Kim K, Pope W, Divakaruni A, Lai A, Christofk H, Castro M, Lowenstein P, Le Belle J, Kornblum H. Glioblastoma Utilizes Fatty Acids and Ketone Bodies for Growth Allowing Progression during Ketogenic Diet Therapy. IScience 2020, 23: 101453. PMID: 32861192, PMCID: PMC7471621, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2020.101453.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2018
Etomoxir Inhibits Macrophage Polarization by Disrupting CoA Homeostasis
Divakaruni A, Hsieh W, Minarrieta L, Duong T, Kim K, Desousa B, Andreyev A, Bowman C, Caradonna K, Dranka B, Ferrick D, Liesa M, Stiles L, Rogers G, Braas D, Ciaraldi T, Wolfgang M, Sparwasser T, Berod L, Bensinger S, Murphy A. Etomoxir Inhibits Macrophage Polarization by Disrupting CoA Homeostasis. Cell Metabolism 2018, 28: 490-503.e7. PMID: 30043752, PMCID: PMC6125190, DOI: 10.1016/j.cmet.2018.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original Research3T3 CellsA549 CellsAcyl Coenzyme AAnimalsCarnitine O-PalmitoyltransferaseEnzyme InhibitorsEpoxy CompoundsFatty AcidsHCT116 CellsHep G2 CellsHomeostasisHumansInterleukin-4LiverMacrophage ActivationMacrophagesMaleMiceMice, Inbred C57BLMitochondriaMitochondrial ADP, ATP TranslocasesOxidative PhosphorylationRatsRats, Sprague-DawleyAdolescent Nicotine Exposure Alters GABAA Receptor Signaling in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Increases Adult Ethanol Self-Administration
Thomas A, Ostroumov A, Kimmey B, Taormina M, Holden W, Kim K, Brown-Mangum T, Dani J. Adolescent Nicotine Exposure Alters GABAA Receptor Signaling in the Ventral Tegmental Area and Increases Adult Ethanol Self-Administration. Cell Reports 2018, 23: 68-77. PMID: 29617674, PMCID: PMC5983379, DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.030.Peer-Reviewed Original Research