Education & Training
- Ph.D.: Yamagata University, 1989
- M.D.: Yamagata University, 1985
Research Interests
I have over 30 years of experience in investigating synaptic plasticity including long-term potentiation (LTP), long-term depression (LTD) and modulation of hippocampal function by various drugs. We have had long-standing interests in understanding how synaptic function can be modulated under physiological and pathological conditions. Over 25 years I have been collaborating with Dr. Charles F. Zorumski. We have had long-standing interests in understanding how synaptic function can be modulated under physiological and pathological conditions.
Recent Publications
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Rapid antidepressant potential of nitrous oxide: current state and major questions
Zorumski, C. F., Cichon, J., Izumi, Y., Zeffiro, T., Mennerick, S., Nagele, P. & Conway, C. R., Jun 2026, In: Molecular Psychiatry. 31, 6, p. 3022-3032 11 p.
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An Exploratory Study of Machine Learning-Based Open-Angle Glaucoma Detection Using Specific Autoantibodies
Takada, N., Ishikawa, M., Ninomiya, T., Izumi, Y., Sato, K., Kunikata, H., Yokoyama, Y., Tsuda, S., Fukuda, E., Yamaguchi, K., Ono, C., Kirihara, T., Shintani, C., Hanyuda, A., Goshima, N., Zorumski, C. F. & Nakazawa, T., Dec 2025, In: Biomedicines. 13, 12, 3031.
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Effects of acute pro-inflammatory stimulation and 25-hydroxycholesterol on hippocampal plasticity and learning involve NLRP3 inflammasome and cellular stress responses
Izumi, Y., O’Dell, K. A., Mennerick, S. & Zorumski, C. F., Dec 2025, In: Scientific reports. 15, 1, 6149.
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Involvement of Microglia in Retinal Ganglion Cell Injury Induced by IOP Elevation in a Rat Ex Vivo Acute Glaucoma Model
Sato, T., Ishikawa, M., Izumi, Y., Shibata, N., Sato, K., Ohno-Oishi, M., Tawarayama, H., Kunikata, H., Zorumski, C. F. & Nakazawa, T., Jul 2025, In: Biomedicines. 13, 7, 1670.
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New directions in neurosteroid therapeutics in neuropsychiatry
Zorumski, C. F., Covey, D. F., Izumi, Y., Evers, A. S., Maguire, J. L. & Mennerick, S. J., May 2025, In: Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews. 172, 106119.