Tsuneya Ikezu, MD, PhD
Adjunct Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Pharmacology, Physiology & Biophysics

MD, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
PhD, Tokyo Medical and Dental University
BS, University of Tokyo



My expertise is biomedical research on neurodegenerative disorders, neuroinflammation, and molecular pharmacologic interventions. Specifically, I have been studying the therapeutic potentials of select anti-inflammatory and neurotrophic factors on animal models of Alzheimer's disease and frontotemporal dementia using virus-mediated gene delivery system. The virus systems include adeno-associated virus, adenovirus, and lentivirus. I have also been investigating the role of innate immunity, more specifically the functions of macrophages and microglia, on HIV-1 infection and neuroinflammation in the context of HIV-associated neurocognitive dysfunction and Alzheimer's disease.

Professor
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine
Neurology


Member
Boston University
Evans Center for Interdisciplinary Biomedical Research


Graduate Faculty (Primary Mentor of Grad Students)
Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine, Graduate Medical Sciences




Alzheimer Disease Genetic Architecture in African Americans
05/15/2020 - 04/30/2025 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Lindsay Farrer, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5R01AG048927-09

Targeting the miR-155 signaling pathway to induce beneficial disease associated microglia subtypes in Alzheimer's Disease
09/30/2021 - 09/29/2022 (Key Person / Mentor)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1F31AG071106-01A1

Validating TTBK1 as a target for Alzheimer’s disease
07/01/2020 - 08/16/2022 (PI)
Alzheimer's Research UK


Abbvie-BU Collaborative Proposal
12/13/2016 - 12/31/2021 (PI)
AbbVie


Exosome-mediated propagation of pathogenic tau protein
09/30/2016 - 08/31/2021 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1RF1AG054199-01

Characterization of Microglial Signaling in Maternal Immune Activation-related Autism
08/01/2018 - 07/31/2021 (PI)
The Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation


TREM2-TYROBP coupling modulation for the reduction of Alzheimer's-mediated neuroinflammation: a novel pharmacologic therapy
05/01/2018 - 04/30/2021 (Key Person / Mentor)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5F31AG057170-03

Targeting the miR-155 and APOE-TREM2 pathways to restore dysfunctional microglia in Alzheimer's disease
08/15/2017 - 04/30/2021 (PI)
The Brigham and Women's Hospital, Inc. NIH NIA
5R01AG054672-04

Alzheimer Disease Genetic Architecture in African Americans
02/15/2015 - 01/31/2021 (PI of Sub-Project / SP)
PI: Lindsay Farrer, PhD
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5R01AG048927-05

Targeting emerging P2RX7 signaling pathways in animal models of Alzheimer's disease
02/01/2020 - 12/31/2020 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
1R01AG066429-01

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Yr Title Project-Sub Proj Pubs
2023 Tumor susceptibility gene 101, a new microglial therapy candidate for Alzheimer’s disease to prevent cognitive decline 1RF1AG082704-01
2023 Assessment of a novel tau propagation pathway from layer II medial entorhinal cortical neurons to CA1 pyramidal neurons as an early Braak stage mouse model 5R01AG072719-03
2023 Molecular characterization of extracellular vesicles for the spread of misfolded tau protein 5R01AG067763-03
2023 Targeting emerging P2RX7 signaling pathways in animal models of Alzheimer's disease 5R01AG066429-04
2022 Assessment of a novel tau propagation pathway from layer II medial entorhinal cortical neurons to CA1 pyramidal neurons as an early Braak stage mouse model 5R01AG072719-02
2022 Molecular characterization of extracellular vesicles for the spread of misfolded tau protein 5R01AG067763-02
2022 Targeting emerging P2RX7 signaling pathways in animal models of Alzheimer's disease 5R01AG066429-03
2021 Assessment of a novel tau propagation pathway from layer II medial entorhinal cortical neurons to CA1 pyramidal neurons as an early Braak stage mouse model 1R01AG072719-01
2021 Molecular characterization of extracellular vesicles for the spread of misfolded tau protein 1R01AG067763-01A1
2021 Targeting emerging P2RX7 signaling pathways in animal models of Alzheimer's disease 7R01AG066429-02
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  1. Yin Z, Herron S, Silveira S, Kleemann K, Gauthier C, Mallah D, Cheng Y, Margeta MA, Pitts KM, Barry JL, Subramanian A, Shorey H, Brandao W, Durao A, Delpech JC, Madore C, Jedrychowski M, Ajay AK, Murugaiyan G, Hersh SW, Ikezu S, Ikezu T, Butovsky O. Identification of a protective microglial state mediated by miR-155 and interferon-? signaling in a mouse model of Alzheimer's disease. Nat Neurosci. 2023 Jul; 26(7):1196-1207. PMID: 37291336
     
  2. Iguchi A, Takatori S, Kimura S, Muneto H, Wang K, Etani H, Ito G, Sato H, Hori Y, Sasaki J, Saito T, Saido TC, Ikezu T, Takai T, Sasaki T, Tomita T. INPP5D modulates TREM2 loss-of-function phenotypes in a ß-amyloidosis mouse model. iScience. 2023 Apr 21; 26(4):106375. PMID: 37035000; PMCID: PMC10074152; DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.106375;
     
  3. Beetler DJ, Di Florio DN, Bruno KA, Ikezu T, March KL, Cooper LT, Wolfram J, Fairweather D. Extracellular vesicles as personalized medicine. Mol Aspects Med. 2023 Jun; 91:101155. PMID: 36456416; PMCID: PMC10073244; DOI: 10.1016/j.mam.2022.101155;
     
  4. Yeh H, Woodbury ME, Ingraham Dixie KL, Ikezu T, Ikezu S. Microglial WNT5A supports dendritic spines maturation and neuronal firing. Brain Behav Immun. 2023 Jan; 107:403-413.View Related Profiles. PMID: 36395958
     
  5. Herron S, Delpech JC, Madore C, Ikezu T. Using mechanical homogenization to isolate microglia from mouse brain tissue to preserve transcriptomic integrity. STAR Protoc. 2022 Dec 16; 3(4):101670. PMID: 36107747; PMCID: PMC9485281; DOI: 10.1016/j.xpro.2022.101670;
     
  6. Shi H, Yin Z, Koronyo Y, Fuchs DT, Sheyn J, Davis MR, Wilson JW, Margeta MA, Pitts KM, Herron S, Ikezu S, Ikezu T, Graham SL, Gupta VK, Black KL, Mirzaei M, Butovsky O, Koronyo-Hamaoui M. Regulating microglial miR-155 transcriptional phenotype alleviates Alzheimer's-induced retinal vasculopathy by limiting Clec7a/Galectin-3+ neurodegenerative microglia. Acta Neuropathol Commun. 2022 Sep 08; 10(1):136. PMID: 36076283; PMCID: PMC9461176; DOI: 10.1186/s40478-022-01439-z;
     
  7. Okusha Y, Lang BJ, Murshid A, Borges TJ, Holton KM, Clark-Matott J, Doshi S, Ikezu T, Calderwood SK. Publisher Correction: Extracellular Hsp90a stimulates a unique innate gene profile in microglial cells with simultaneous activation of Nrf2 and protection from oxidative stress. Cell Stress Chaperones. 2022 Sep; 27(5):479-483. PMID: 35831741; PMCID: PMC9485317; DOI: 10.1007/s12192-022-01285-x;
     
  8. Okusha Y, Lang BJ, Murshid A, Borges TJ, Holton KM, Clark-Matott J, Doshi S, Ikezu T, Calderwood SK. Extracellular Hsp90a stimulates a unique innate gene profile in microglial cells with simultaneous activation of Nrf2 and protection from oxidative stress. Cell Stress Chaperones. 2022 Sep; 27(5):461-478. PMID: 35689138; PMCID: PMC9485360; DOI: 10.1007/s12192-022-01279-9;
     
  9. You Y, Hersh SW, Aslebagh R, Shaffer SA, Ikezu S, Mez J, Lunetta KL, Logue MW, Farrer LA, Ikezu T. Alzheimer's disease associated AKAP9 I2558M mutation alters posttranslational modification and interactome of tau and cellular functions in CRISPR-edited human neuronal cells. Aging Cell. 2022 Jun; 21(6):e13617.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35567427; PMCID: PMC9197405; DOI: 10.1111/acel.13617;
     
  10. Ruan Z, Takamatsu-Yukawa K, Wang Y, Ushman ML, Labadorf AT, Ericsson M, Ikezu S, Ikezu T. Functional genome-wide short hairpin RNA library screening identifies key molecules for extracellular vesicle secretion from microglia. Cell Rep. 2022 May 10; 39(6):110791.View Related Profiles. PMID: 35545052; PMCID: PMC9133589; DOI: 10.1016/j.celrep.2022.110791;
     
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Bar chart showing 128 publications over 30 distinct years, with a maximum of 11 publications in 2008

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2018 Boston University: Jack Spivack Excellence in Neurosciences Award

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