Ren, Yingxue

APOE4 exacerbates synapse loss and neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s disease patient iPSC-derived cerebral organoids

Zhao, J., Fu, Y., Yamazaki, Y., Ren, Y., Davis, M. D., Liu, C.-C., Lu, W., Wang, X., Chen, K., Cherukuri, Y., et al. (2020) · Nature Communications

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsPluripotent Stem Cells Research

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Alzheimer’s Risk Factors Age, APOE Genotype, and Sex Drive Distinct Molecular Pathways

Zhao, N., Ren, Y., Yamazaki, Y., Qiao, W., Li, F., Felton, L. M., Mahmoudiandehkordi, S., Kueider-Paisley, A., Sonoustoun, B., Arnold, M., et al. (2020) · Neuron

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

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Peripheral apoE4 enhances Alzheimer’s pathology and impairs cognition by compromising cerebrovascular function

Liu, C.-C., Zhao, J., Fu, Y., Inoue, Y., Ren, Y., Chen, Y., Doss, S. V., Shue, F., Jeevaratnam, S., Bastea, L., et al. (2022) · Nature Neuroscience

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsBarrier Structure and Function Studies

Cited by 168

Lipocalin-2 protects the brain during inflammatory conditions

Kang, S. S., Ren, Y., Liu, C.-C., Kurti, A., Baker, K. E., Bu, G., Asmann, Y., & Fryer, J. D. (2018) · Molecular Psychiatry

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsTryptophan and brain disorders

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APOE4 exacerbates α-synuclein pathology and related toxicity independent of amyloid

Zhao, N., Attrebi, O. N., Ren, Y., Qiao, W., Sonustun, B., Martens, Y. A., Meneses, A. D., Li, F., Shue, F., Zheng, J., et al. (2020) · Science Translational Medicine

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Cited by 156

Cell-autonomous effects of APOE4 in restricting microglial response in brain homeostasis and Alzheimer’s disease

Liu, C.-C., Wang, N., Chen, Y., Inoue, Y., Shue, F., Ren, Y., Wang, M., Qiao, W., Ikezu, T. C., Li, Z., et al. (2023) · Nature Immunology

Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration MechanismsAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

Cited by 146

Potential genetic modifiers of disease risk and age at onset in patients with frontotemporal lobar degeneration and GRN mutations: a genome-wide association study

Pottier, C., Zhou, X., Perkerson, R. B., Baker, M., Jenkins, G. D., Serie, D. J., Ghidoni, R., Benussi, L., Binetti, G., López de Munain, A., et al. (2018) · The Lancet Neurology

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis ResearchAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

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APOE3 -Jacksonville (V236E) variant reduces self-aggregation and risk of dementia

Liu, C.-C., Murray, M. E., Li, X., Zhao, N., Wang, N., Heckman, M. G., Shue, F., Martens, Y., Li, Y., Raulin, A.-C., et al. (2021) · Science Translational Medicine

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 108

TYROBP genetic variants in early-onset Alzheimer's disease

Pottier, C., Ravenscroft, T. A., Brown, P. H., Finch, N. A., Baker, M., Parsons, M., Asmann, Y. W., Ren, Y., Christopher, E., Levitch, D., et al. (2016) · Neurobiology of Aging

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

Cited by 94

ApoE (Apolipoprotein E) in brain pericytes regulates endothelial function in an isoform-dependent manner by modulating basement membrane components

Yamazaki, Y., Shinohara, M., Yamazaki, A., Ren, Y., Asmann, Y. W., Kanekiyo, T., & Bu, G. (2020) · Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Barrier Structure and Function StudiesAlzheimer's disease research and treatments

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Vascular ApoE4 impairs behavior by modulating gliovascular function

Yamazaki, Y., Liu, C.-C., Yamazaki, A., Shue, F., Martens, Y. A., Chen, Y., Qiao, W., Kurti, A., Oue, H., Ren, Y., et al. (2021) · Neuron

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsBarrier Structure and Function Studies

Cited by 71

APOE genotype determines cell-type-specific pathological landscape of Alzheimer’s disease

Li, Z., Martens, Y. A., Ren, Y., Jin, Y., Sekiya, H., Doss, S. V., Kouri, N., Castanedes-Casey, M., Christensen, T. A., Miller Nevalainen, L. B., et al. (2025) · Neuron

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsDementia and Cognitive Impairment Research

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APOE deficiency impacts neural differentiation and cholesterol biosynthesis in human iPSC-derived cerebral organoids

Zhao, J., Ikezu, T. C., Lu, W., Macyczko, J. R., Li, Y., Lewis-Tuffin, L. J., Martens, Y. A., Ren, Y., Zhu, Y., Asmann, Y. W., et al. (2023) · Stem Cell Research & Therapy

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsPluripotent Stem Cells Research

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Lipidome and proteome of astrocyte and microglia ApoE lipoprotein reveal differences based on cell type and ApoE isoform

Strickland, M. R., Wang, Z., Golden, L. R., Wang, H., Lu, P., Ren, Y., Tabor, G. T., Zhao, N., Ulrich, J. D., Han, X., et al. (2026) · Journal of Lipid Research

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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APOE2 attenuates APOE4-associated amyloid pathology and related toxicity in a mouse model of Alzheimer’s disease

Chen, K., Chen, Y., Ren, Y., Wang, Z., Huang, Y., Pan, M., Li, Z., Casey, M. C., Qiao, W., Shi, J., et al. (2026) · Nature Communications

Alzheimer's disease research and treatmentsNeuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms

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miRNA family miR-29 inhibits PINK1-PRKN signaling via ATG9A

Markham, B. N., Ramnarine, C., Kim, S., Grever, W. E., Soto-Beasley, A. I., Heckman, M. G., Ren, Y., Osborne, A. C., Kehili, M., Bhagwate, A. V., et al. (2026) · Molecular Neurodegeneration Advances

Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and TreatmentsAutophagy in Disease and Therapy

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