Psychology Research Institute

  1. Background
  2. Publications
  3. Research Activity

Dr Kim Eun-Mee

My research has primarily been in :

  • Neurobiology of ingestive behaviour
  • Neuropharmacology of Alzheimer’s disease
  • Lewy body involvement in Parkinson’s disease
  • Congenital hypothyroidism

Membership of Professional Bodies

  • Member Society for Neuroscience
  • Member Neuroscience Research Group, Queen’s University Belfast
  • Member Alzheimer’s Research Trust

Contact

Publications

Number of items: 28.

O'Hare, Eugene, Scopes, David I C, Treherne, Mark J, Norwood, Kelly, Spanswick, David and Kim, Eun-Mee (2010) RS-0406 arrests amyloid-b oligomer-induced behavioural deterioration in vivo. Behavoural Brain Research, 210. pp. 32-37.

O'Hare, Eugene, Elliott, Jennifer J, Hobson, Peter, Spanswick, David and Kim, Eun-Mee (2010) Behavioural deterioration induced by intrahippocampal NAC 61-95 injections and attenuation with ibuprofen. Behavioural Brain Research, 208. pp. 274-277.

O'Hare, Eugene, Elliott, Jennifer J, Hobson, Peter, O'Mara, Shane M, Spanswick, David and Kim, Eun-Mee (2010) Bilateral intrahippocampal NAC 61-95 effects on behavior and moderation with L-name treatment. Neuroscience Research, 66. pp. 213-218.

Elsaesser, Andreas, Taylor, Ashley, Staats, Gesa, McKerr, George, Kim, Eun-Mee, O’Hare, Eugene and Howard, Vyvyan (2010) Quantification of nanoparticle uptake by cells using microscopical and analytical techniques. Nanomedicine, 5 (9). pp. 1447-1457.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Elliot, J. J., Hobson, P. and O'Hare, E. (2009) Effects of intrahippocampal NAC(61-95) injections on memory in the rat and attenuation with vitamin E. PROGRESS IN NEURO-PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY & BIOLOGICAL PSYCHIATRY, 33 (6). pp. 945-951.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Quinn, J, Spanswick, D and O'Hare, E (2009) Feeding association between the nucleus of the solitary tract and the ventral tegmental area. Appetite, 53. pp. 457-460.

Poling, Alan, Morgan-Paisley, Kineta, Panos, John J., Kim, Eun-Mee, O'Hare, Eugene, Cleary, James P., Lesne, Sylvain, Ashe, Karen H., Porritt, Matthew and Baker, Lisa E. (2008) Oligomers of the amyloid-beta protein disrupt working memory: Confirmation with two behavioral procedures. BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH, 193 (2). pp. 230-234.

Reid, Rosemary E., Kim, Eun-Mee, Page, Deaglan, O'Mara, Shane M. and O'Hare, Eugene (2007) Thyroxine replacement in an animal model of congenital hypothyroidism. PHYSIOLOGY & BEHAVIOR, 91 (2-3). pp. 299-303.

O'Hare, E., Ardis, T. C. and Kim, Eun-Mee (2006) Heterozygous Tg plus APP-overexpressing rats exhibit a behavioural deficit and ad-like pathology at nineteen months old. BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY, 17 (5-6). pp. 551.

O'Hare, E., Kim, Eun-Mee and Tierney, K. J. (2006) An operant determination of the behavioral mechanism of benzodiazepine enhancement of food intake. PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 187 (2). pp. 138-142.

Richardson, RL, Kim, Eun-Mee, Gardiner, T and O'Hare, E (2005) Chronic intracerebroventricular infusion of lipopolysaccharide: effects of ibuprofen treatment and behavioural and histopathological correlates. BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY, 16 (7). pp. 531-541.

McDaid, DG, Kim, Eun-Mee, Reid, RE, Leslie, Julian, Cleary, J and O'Hare, E (2005) Parenteral antioxidant treatment preserves temporal discrimination following intrahippocampal aggregated A beta((1-42)) injections. BEHAVIOURAL PHARMACOLOGY, 16 (4). pp. 237-242.

Eccles, S, Kim, Eun-Mee and O'Hare, E (2005) Granisetron attenuates exercise-induced conditioned taste aversion in the rat. APPETITE, 44 (3). pp. 325-328.

Ardis, TC, Stacey, P, Kim, Eun-Mee and O'Hare, E (2004) The effects of ibuprofen and curcumin on spatial working memory following an injection of aggregated Beta-amyloid((1-42)) into the CA3 area of the rat hippocampus. EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY, 14 (Suppl. 1). pp. S31.

O'Hare, E, Shaw, David, Tierney, KJ, Kim, Eun-Mee, Levine, AS and Shephard, RA (2004) Behavioral and neurochemical mechanisms of the action of mild stress in the enhancement of feeding. BEHAVIORAL NEUROSCIENCE, 118 (1). pp. 173-177.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Quinn, JG, Levine, AS and O'Hare, E (2004) A bi-directional u-opioid-opioid connection between the nucleus of the accumbens shell and the central nucleus of the amygdala in the rat. Brain Research, 1029. pp. 135-139.

Quinn, JG, O'Hare, E, Levine, AS and Kim, Eun-Mee (2003) Evidence for a mu-opioid-oploid connection between the paraventricular nucleus and ventral tegmental area in the rat. BRAIN RESEARCH, 991 (1-2). pp. 206-211.

Richardson, RL, Kim, Eun-Mee, Shephard, RA, Gardiner, T, Cleary, J and O'Hare, E (2002) Behavioural and histopathological analyses of ibuprofen treatment on the effect of aggregated A beta((1-42)) injections in the rat. BRAIN RESEARCH, 954 (1). pp. 1-10.

O'Hare, E, Ardis, T, Page, D, Courtney, M, Shephard, R, Leslie, Julian, Kim, Eun-Mee, Cleary, J and Richardson, L (2002) Effects of A beta oligimers and A beta plaques on learning and memory in the rat. NEUROBIOLOGY OF AGING, 23 (1, Suppl. 1). pp. 1451.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Grace, MK, O'Hare, E, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (2002) Injection of alpha-MSH, but not beta-endorphin, into the PVN decreases POMC gene expression in the ARC. NEUROREPORT, 13 (4). pp. 497-500.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Shi, Q, Olszewski, PK, Grace, MK, O'Hare, E, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (2001) Identification of central sites involved in butorphanol-induced feeding in rats. BRAIN RESEARCH, 907 (1-2). pp. 125-129.

Kim, Eun-Mee, O'Hare, E, Grace, MK, Welch, CC, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (2000) ARC POMC mRNA and PVN alpha-MSH are lower in obese relative to lean Zucker rats. BRAIN RESEARCH, 862 (1-2). pp. 11-16.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Grace, MK, Welch, CC, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (1999) STZ-induced diabetes decreases and insulin normalizes POMC mRNA in arcuate nucleus and pituitary in rats. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integrateive and Comparative Physiology, 276. pp. 1320-1326.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Welch, CC, Grace, MK, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (1998) Effects of palatability-induced hyperphagia and food restriction on mRNA levels of neuropeptide-Y in the arcuate nucleus. Brain Research, 806. pp. 117-121.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Giraudo , SQ, Grace, MK, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (1998) Effect of peripheral 2-DG on opioids and neuropeptide Y gene expression. Brain Research, 792. pp. 136-140.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Kotz, CM, Welch, CC, Grace, MK, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (1997) Lactation decreases mRNA levels of opiod peptides in the arcuate nucleus of the rat. Brain Research, 769. pp. 303-308.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Welch, CC, Grace, MK, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (1996) Palatability-induced hyperphagia increases hypothalamic dynorphin peptide and mRNA levels. Brain Research, 721. pp. 126-131.

Kim, Eun-Mee, Welch, CC, Grace, MK, Billington, CJ and Levine, AS (1996) Chronic food restriction and acute food deprivation decrease mRNA levels of opioid peptides in arcuate nucleus. American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory, Integratice and Comparateive Physiology, 270. pp. 1019-1024.

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Research Activity / Grants

Current Research Projects

  • Neuropeptide mediated energy regulation
  • The role of neuro-immune response in relation to amyloid in Alzheimer’s disease
  • Feeding regulation involving endogenous opioid peptides and neuropeptide-Y in exercise-related feeding

Research Collaborations

  • Research Associate Minnesota Obesity Center Queen’s University Belfast
Source Project Amount
The Wellcome Trust The role of opioids and reward in feeding £161,227
Senexis Peptidergic arrest of oligomeric amyloid beta-induced deficits in behavioural performance £12,000