Min-jeong Choi
Ewha Womans University · Social Sciences
About the Lab
Professor Min-jeong Choi's research lab specializes in the identification and risk assessment of environmental and herbal contaminants, particularly metal allergens such as nickel, chromium, and cobalt, in traditional herbal medicines and related products. The lab focuses on the analytical characterization of these metals using advanced techniques like inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS), aiming to support patient safety and clinical counseling, especially for individuals with metal allergies. The research also explores the role of environmental and dietary factors in chronic inflammatory conditions, such as orofacial granulomatosis, linking metal exposure to immune-mediated disorders. The lab's work bridges clinical medicine, toxicology, and pharmaceutical sciences to improve the safety of herbal and complementary therapies.
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5Background: Herbs have been used worldwide as complementary and alternative medicines. In Korea, herbs for medical purpose are strictly controlled by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (KFDA). But it does not provide standards for metal antigens. Objective: This study conducted to identify the metal contents of Korean herbs and herbal products and to give information on counselling metal allergic patient. Methods: The concentration of three metal allergens with high antigenicity, cobalt (Co)
Orofacial granulomatosis (OFG) is a rare chronic granulomatous disease of oral mucosa and maxillofacial region that clinically presents recurrent or persistent orofacial swelling. OFG may exist as an integration of the spectrum of various disorders, including Melkersson-Rosenthal syndrome, granulomatous cheilitis, Crohn’s disease, sarcoidosis, infectious diseases and delayed hypersensitivity reaction to food additives, dental materials. Precise etiology is not yet to be elucidated. Herein, we re
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