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Seo Yeon Yoon is affiliated with the Gladstone Institutes in the United States, contributing extensively to the field of Medicine with a focus on Neurology, Physiology, Epidemiology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience, and Surgery.

Their research spans several main topics, including:

  • Parkinson's Disease Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Alzheimer's disease research and treatments
  • Stroke Rehabilitation and Recovery
  • Acute Ischemic Stroke Management
  • Nuclear Receptors and Signaling
  • Botulinum Toxin and Related Neurological Disorders

Among their recent publications are:

  • "Neuronal ApoE upregulates MHC-I expression to drive selective neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease," 2021, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Experimental and real-world evidence supporting the computational repurposing of bumetanide for APOE4-related Alzheimer's disease," 2021, Nature Aging
  • "Neuronal APOE4 removal protects against tau-mediated gliosis, neurodegeneration and myelin deficits," 2023, Nature Aging
  • "The APOE-R136S mutation protects against APOE4-driven Tau pathology, neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation," 2023, Nature Neuroscience
  • "Association of Physical Activity, Including Amount and Maintenance, With All-Cause Mortality in Parkinson Disease," 2021, JAMA Neurology

Seo Yeon Yoon frequently collaborates with other researchers in related fields, including:

  • Yong Wook Kim
  • Yadong Huang
  • Yanxia Hao
  • Seung Nam Yang
  • Nicole Koutsodendris

Their publications appear often in a select group of scientific journals and platforms, such as:

  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Brain & Neurorehabilitation
  • Scientific Reports
  • Nature Aging
  • Cell Reports

Seo Yeon Yoon's body of work, focused primarily on neurological diseases and mechanisms, includes a multitude of studies on neurodegenerative conditions like Alzheimer's and Parkinson's diseases as well as stroke recovery. Their research integrates cellular and molecular neuroscience approaches with clinical perspectives, highlighting the intersection of basic science and applied medical research.

Best Publications

  • Gain of toxic apolipoprotein E4 effects in human iPSC-derived neurons is ameliorated by a small-molecule structure corrector

    Chengzhong Wang;Ramsey Najm;Qin Xu;Dah-eun Jeong

  • Apolipoprotein E4 Causes Age- and Tau-Dependent Impairment of GABAergic Interneurons, Leading to Learning and Memory Deficits in Mice

    Yaisa Andrews-Zwilling;Nga Bien-Ly;Qin Xu;Gang Li

  • Evidence that spinal astrocytes but not microglia contribute to the pathogenesis of Paclitaxel-induced painful neuropathy.

    Haijun Zhang;Seo Yeon Yoon;Hongmei Zhang;Patrick M. Dougherty

  • Apolipoprotein E4 Causes Age-Dependent Disruption of Slow Gamma Oscillations during Hippocampal Sharp-Wave Ripples

    Anna K. Gillespie;Emily A. Jones;Emily A. Jones;Yuan-Hung Lin;Yuan-Hung Lin;Mattias P. Karlsson

  • Intrathecal injection of the ς1 receptor antagonist BD1047 blocks both mechanical allodynia and increases in spinal NR1 expression during the induction phase of rodent neuropathic pain

    Dae Hyun Roh;Hyun Woo Kim;Seo Yeon Yoon;Hyoung Sig Seo

  • Neuronal ApoE upregulates MHC-I expression to drive selective neurodegeneration in Alzheimer's disease.

    Kelly A Zalocusky;Ramsey Najm;Alice L Taubes;Yanxia Hao

  • Reducing Human Apolipoprotein E Levels Attenuates Age-Dependent Aβ Accumulation in Mutant Human Amyloid Precursor Protein Transgenic Mice

    Nga Bien-Ly;Anna K. Gillespie;David Walker;Seo Yeon Yoon

  • Activation of the spinal sigma‐1 receptor enhances NMDA‐induced pain via PKC‐ and PKA‐dependent phosphorylation of the NR1 subunit in mice

    Kim Hw;Roh Dh;Yoon Sy;Seo Hs

  • Induction of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 (MCP-1) and Its Receptor CCR2 in Primary Sensory Neurons Contributes to Paclitaxel-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

    Haijun Zhang;Jessica A. Boyette-Davis;Alyssa K. Kosturakis;Yan Li

  • Spinal Astrocyte Gap Junctions Contribute to Oxaliplatin-Induced Mechanical Hypersensitivity

    Seo Yeon Yoon;Caleb R. Robinson;Haijun Zhang;Patrick M. Dougherty

  • Acupoint Stimulation Using Bee Venom Attenuates Formalin-Induced Pain Behavior and Spinal Cord Fos Expression in Rats

    Hyun Woo Kim;Young Bae Kwon;Tae Won Ham;Dae Hyun Roh

  • Inhibitory interneuron progenitor transplantation restores normal learning and memory in ApoE4 knock-in mice without or with Aβ accumulation.

    Leslie M. Tong;Biljana Djukic;Christine Arnold;Anna K. Gillespie

  • Intrathecal treatment with σ1 receptor antagonists reduces formalin-induced phosphorylation of NMDA receptor subunit 1 and the second phase of formalin test in mice

    Hyun Woo Kim;Young Bae Kwon;Dae Hyun Roh;Seo Yeon Yoon

  • Neuronal APOE4 removal protects against tau-mediated gliosis, neurodegeneration and myelin deficits

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  • Apolipoprotein E4 Causes Age- and Sex-Dependent Impairments of Hilar GABAergic Interneurons and Learning and Memory Deficits in Mice

    Laura Leung;Yaisa Andrews-Zwilling;Seo Yeon Yoon;Sachi Jain

  • Hilar GABAergic interneuron activity controls spatial learning and memory retrieval.

    Yaisa Andrews-Zwilling;Anna K. Gillespie;Alexxai V. Kravitz;Alexandra B. Nelson

  • Apolipoprotein E4 Produced in GABAergic Interneurons Causes Learning and Memory Deficits in Mice

    Johanna Knoferle;Seo Yeon Yoon;David Walker;Laura Leung

  • Acupoint stimulation with diluted bee venom (apipuncture) alleviates thermal hyperalgesia in a rodent neuropathic pain model: Involvement of spinal alpha2-adrenoceptors

    Dae Hyun Roh;Young Bae Kwon;Hyun Woo Kim;Tae Won Ham

  • Intrathecal injection of carbenoxolone, a gap junction decoupler, attenuates the induction of below-level neuropathic pain after spinal cord injury in rats.

    Dae Hyun Roh;Seo Yeon Yoon;Hyoung Sig Seo;Suk Yun Kang

  • The APOE-R136S mutation protects against APOE4-driven Tau pathology, neurodegeneration and neuroinflammation

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  • Early Hippocampal Sharp-Wave Ripple Deficits Predict Later Learning and Memory Impairments in an Alzheimer's Disease Mouse Model.

    Emily A. Jones;Anna K. Gillespie;Seo Yeon Yoon;Loren M. Frank;Loren M. Frank

  • Low-frequency electroacupuncture suppresses carrageenan-induced paw inflammation in mice via sympathetic post-ganglionic neurons, while high-frequency EA suppression is mediated by the sympathoadrenal medullary axis.

    Hyun Woo Kim;Dong Kyu Uh;Seo Yeon Yoon;Dae Hyun Roh

  • Spinal neuronal NOS activation mediates sigma-1 receptor-induced mechanical and thermal hypersensitivity in mice: involvement of PKC-dependent GluN1 phosphorylation

    Dae Hyun Roh;Sheu Ran Choi;Seo Yeon Yoon;Suk Yun Kang

  • The Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Low- and High-Frequency Electroacupuncture Are Mediated by Peripheral Opioids in a Mouse Air Pouch Inflammation Model

    Hyun Woo Kim;Dae Hyun Roh;Seo Yeon Yoon;Seuk Yun Kang

  • σ1 receptors activate astrocytes via p38 MAPK phosphorylation leading to the development of mechanical allodynia in a mouse model of neuropathic pain.

    J Y Moon;D H Roh;S Y Yoon;S R Choi

  • Intrathecal clonidine suppresses phosphorylation of the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor NR1 subunit in spinal dorsal horn neurons of rats with neuropathic pain.

    Dae Hyun Roh;Hyun Woo Kim;Seo Yeon Yoon;Hyoung Sig Seo

  • An increase in spinal dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) enhances NMDA-induced pain via phosphorylation of the NR1 subunit in mice: involvement of the sigma-1 receptor.

    Seo Yeon Yoon;Dae Hyun Roh;Hyoung Sig Seo;Suk Yun Kang

  • Spinal sigma-1 receptors activate NADPH oxidase 2 leading to the induction of pain hypersensitivity in mice and mechanical allodynia in neuropathic rats.

    Sheu Ran Choi;Dae Hyun Roh;Seo Yeon Yoon;Suk Yun Kang

  • Intrathecal administration of sigma-1 receptor agonists facilitates nociception: involvement of a protein kinase C-dependent pathway.

    Dae Hyun Roh;Hyun Woo Kim;Seo Yeon Yoon;Hyoung Sig Seo

  • Depletion of capsaicin sensitive afferents prevents lamina-dependent increases in spinal N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor subunit 1 expression and phosphorylation associated with thermal hyperalgesia in neuropathic rats

    Dae Hyun Roh;Hyun Woo Kim;Seo Yeon Yoon;Hyoung Sig Seo

  • Acupoint stimulation with diluted bee venom (apipuncture) potentiates the analgesic effect of intrathecal clonidine in the rodent formalin test and in a neuropathic pain model.

    Seo Yeon Yoon;Dae Hyun Roh;Young Bae Kwon;Hyun Woo Kim

  • Bee venom injection significantly reduces nociceptive behavior in the mouse formalin test via capsaicin-insensitive afferents.

    Dae Hyun Roh;Hyun Woo Kim;Seo Yeon Yoon;Seuk Yun Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Alvin J. Beitz
Alvin J. Beitz University of Minnesota
Seog Bae Oh
Seog Bae Oh Seoul National University
Patrick M. Dougherty
Patrick M. Dougherty The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Jin Mo Chung
Jin Mo Chung The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
Bong-Kiun Kaang
Bong-Kiun Kaang Seoul National University
Young Hwan Park
Young Hwan Park Seoul National University
Heung Sik Na
Heung Sik Na Korea University
Edgar T. Walters
Edgar T. Walters The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Hee-Sup Shin
Hee-Sup Shin Institute for Basic Science

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