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Yong Shen

PhD Student, Peking University
Verified email at stu.pku.edu.cn
Cited by 262

Elevated β-secretase expression and enzymatic activity detected in sporadic Alzheimer disease

…, T Beach, L Sue, P Wong, D Price, R Li, Y Shen - Nature medicine, 2003 - nature.com
To the editor—A critical feature of Alzheimer disease (AD) is the deposition of plaque, which
contains high levels of amyloid-β (Aβ) peptides1. A small subset of AD patients carry the …

Inflammation and Alzheimer's disease

…, C Plata–Salaman, J Rogers, R Rydel, Y Shen… - Neurobiology of …, 2000 - Elsevier
Inflammation clearly occurs in pathologically vulnerable regions of the Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
brain, and it does so with the full complexity of local peripheral inflammatory responses. …

Soluble amyloid β peptide concentration as a predictor of synaptic change in Alzheimer's disease

LF Lue, YM Kuo, AE Roher, L Brachova, Y Shen… - The American journal of …, 1999 - Elsevier
We have characterized amyloid β peptide (Aβ. concentration, Aβ deposition, paired helical
filament formation, cerebrovascular amyloid angiopathy, apolipoprotein E (ApoE) allotype, …

Molecular cloning and expression of a 5-hydroxytryptamine7 serotonin receptor subtype.

Y Shen, FJ Monsma Jr, MA Metcalf, PA Jose… - Journal of Biological …, 1993 - Elsevier
We have utilized the polymerase chain reaction technique to selectively amplify a G protein-coupled
receptor cDNA from rat kidney proximal convoluted tubule mRNA, which exhibits …

Brain estrogen deficiency accelerates Aβ plaque formation in an Alzheimer's disease animal model

…, N Harada, Z Zhong, Y Shen… - Proceedings of the …, 2005 - National Acad Sciences
Much evidence indicates that women have a higher risk of developing Alzheimer's disease (AD)
than do men. The reason for this gender difference is unclear. We hypothesize that …

[PDF][PDF] Acetylation of tau inhibits its degradation and contributes to tauopathy

…, V Haroutunian, WW Seeley, EJ Huang, Y Shen… - Neuron, 2010 - cell.com
Neurodegenerative tauopathies characterized by hyperphosphorylated tau include
frontotemporal dementia and Parkinsonism linked to chromosome 17 (FTDP-17) and Alzheimer's …

Estrogen synthesis and signaling pathways during aging: from periphery to brain

J Cui, Y Shen, R Li - Trends in molecular medicine, 2013 - cell.com
Estrogens are the primary female sex hormones and play important roles in both reproductive
and non-reproductive systems. Estrogens can be synthesized in non-reproductive tissues …

Cloning and expression of a novel serotonin receptor with high affinity for tricyclic psychotropic drugs.

FJ Monsma, Y Shen, RP Ward, MW Hamblin… - Molecular …, 1993 - ASPET
We have used the polymerase chain reaction technique to selectively amplify a guanine
nucleotide-binding protein-coupled receptor cDNA sequence from rat striatal mRNA that …

Amyloid β peptide load is correlated with increased β-secretase activity in sporadic Alzheimer's disease patients

…, H Cai, P Wong, D Price, Y Shen - Proceedings of the …, 2004 - National Acad Sciences
Whether elevated β-secretase (BACE) activity is related to plaque formation or amyloid β
peptide (Aβ) production in Alzheimer's disease (AD) brains remains inconclusive. Here, we …

[PDF][PDF] Circular RNA vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and emerging variants

L Qu, Z Yi, Y Shen, L Lin, F Chen, Y Xu, Z Wu, H Tang… - Cell, 2022 - cell.com
As the emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2 continue to drive the worldwide pandemic, there
is a constant demand for vaccines that offer more effective and broad-spectrum protection. …