Brienne McKenzie

1.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
21 papers, 1.4k citations indexed

About

Brienne McKenzie is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Immunology and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Brienne McKenzie has authored 21 papers receiving a total of 1.4k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 14 papers in Molecular Biology, 13 papers in Immunology and 5 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Brienne McKenzie's work include Inflammasome and immune disorders (9 papers), interferon and immune responses (6 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers). Brienne McKenzie is often cited by papers focused on Inflammasome and immune disorders (9 papers), interferon and immune responses (6 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (5 papers). Brienne McKenzie collaborates with scholars based in Canada, United States and France. Brienne McKenzie's co-authors include Christopher Power, William G. Branton, Manmeet K. Mamik, Vishva M. Dixit, Leina B. Saito, Roobina Boghozian, Jian‐Qiang Lu, Eugene O. Major, Maria Chiara Monaco and Stacey N. Reinke and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and Journal of Neuroscience.

In The Last Decade

Brienne McKenzie

20 papers receiving 1.4k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Caspase-1 inhibition prevents glial inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in models of multiple sclerosis

2018 411 citations Brienne McKenzie, Manmeet K. Mamik et al. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences profile →
Fiery Cell Death: Pyroptosis in the Central Nervous System

2019 247 citations Brienne McKenzie, Vishva M. Dixit et al. Trends in Neurosciences profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Brienne McKenzie Canada	16	868	402	257	168	143	21	1.4k
Florin Tuluc United States	25	584 0.7×	260 0.6×	78 0.3×	113 0.7×	145 1.0×	45	1.5k
Subhajit Dasgupta United States	21	393 0.5×	437 1.1×	258 1.0×	69 0.4×	149 1.0×	47	1.3k
Lisa Bobroski United States	10	339 0.4×	269 0.7×	309 1.2×	318 1.9×	164 1.1×	14	1.2k
Anja Schwarz Germany	21	630 0.7×	242 0.6×	237 0.9×	39 0.2×	89 0.6×	54	1.3k
Enrique Gabandé‐Rodríguez Spain	13	658 0.8×	541 1.3×	236 0.9×	22 0.1×	371 2.6×	17	1.7k
Steven M. Fine United States	11	380 0.4×	260 0.6×	286 1.1×	254 1.5×	91 0.6×	15	1.1k
Bonnie M. Bradt United States	19	545 0.6×	639 1.6×	876 3.4×	31 0.2×	167 1.2×	30	2.0k
J. Steven Alexander United States	23	502 0.6×	335 0.8×	243 0.9×	28 0.2×	134 0.9×	36	1.4k
Jyoti Misra Sen United States	24	968 1.1×	994 2.5×	311 1.2×	19 0.1×	93 0.7×	52	2.3k

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McKenzie, Brienne, Sabina Müller, Fanny Lafouresse, et al.. (2023). Evolutionary design of explainable algorithms for biomedical image segmentation. Nature Communications. 14(1). 7112–7112. 16 indexed citations

McKenzie, Brienne, et al.. (2022). Greek Fire, Poison Arrows, and Scorpion Bombs: How Tumor Cells Defend Against the Siege Weapons of Cytotoxic T Lymphocytes. Frontiers in Immunology. 13. 894306–894306. 11 indexed citations

McKenzie, Brienne & Salvatore Valitutti. (2022). Resisting T cell attack: tumor-cell-intrinsic defense and reparation mechanisms. Trends in cancer. 9(3). 198–211. 17 indexed citations

Mamik, Manmeet K., William G. Branton, Brienne McKenzie, et al.. (2022). Peroxisome Injury in Multiple Sclerosis: Protective Effects of 4-Phenylbutyrate in CNS-Associated Macrophages. Journal of Neuroscience. 42(37). 7152–7165. 16 indexed citations

Puisségur, Marie-Pierre, Sylvain Cussat‐Blanc, Nathalie Van Acker, et al.. (2022). Ultrarapid lytic granule release from CTLs activates Ca ²⁺ -dependent synaptic resistance pathways in melanoma cells. Science Advances. 8(7). eabk3234–eabk3234. 15 indexed citations

Garidou, Lucile, et al.. (2021). IL-17+ Mast Cell/T Helper Cell Axis in the Early Stages of Acne. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 740540–740540. 19 indexed citations

McKenzie, Brienne, et al.. (2020). Activation of the executioner caspases-3 and -7 promotes microglial pyroptosis in models of multiple sclerosis. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 17(1). 253–253. 67 indexed citations

McKenzie, Brienne, Vishva M. Dixit, & Christopher Power. (2019). Fiery Cell Death: Pyroptosis in the Central Nervous System. Trends in Neurosciences. 43(1). 55–73. 247 indexed citations breakdown →

Shrivastava, Gaurav, Brienne McKenzie, William G. Branton, et al.. (2019). Absent in melanoma 2 regulates tumor cell proliferation in glioblastoma multiforme. Journal of Neuro-Oncology. 144(2). 265–273. 21 indexed citations

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McKenzie, Brienne, Manmeet K. Mamik, Leina B. Saito, et al.. (2018). Caspase-1 inhibition prevents glial inflammasome activation and pyroptosis in models of multiple sclerosis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 115(26). E6065–E6074. 411 indexed citations breakdown →

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McKenzie, Brienne, Manmeet K. Mamik, Leina B. Saito, et al.. (2018). Live or let die: Pyroptosis and inflammasome activation in glial cells during multiple sclerosis and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis. The Journal of Immunology. 200(Supplement_1). 45.50–45.50.

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Boghozian, Roobina, Brienne McKenzie, Leina B. Saito, et al.. (2017). Suppressed oligodendrocyte steroidogenesis in multiple sclerosis: Implications for regulation of neuroinflammation. Glia. 65(10). 1590–1606. 38 indexed citations

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Pisklakova, Alexandra, Brienne McKenzie, Franz J. Zemp, et al.. (2016). M011L-deficient oncolytic myxoma virus induces apoptosis in brain tumor-initiating cells and enhances survival in a novel immunocompetent mouse model of glioblastoma. Neuro-Oncology. 18(8). 1088–1098. 41 indexed citations

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Mamik, Manmeet K., Eugene L. Asahchop, Wing Fuk Chan, et al.. (2016). Insulin Treatment Prevents Neuroinflammation and Neuronal Injury with Restored Neurobehavioral Function in Models of HIV/AIDS Neurodegeneration. Journal of Neuroscience. 36(41). 10683–10695. 62 indexed citations

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Mamik, Manmeet K., et al.. (2016). HIV-1 Viral Protein R Activates NLRP3 Inflammasome in Microglia: implications for HIV-1 Associated Neuroinflammation. Journal of Neuroimmune Pharmacology. 12(2). 233–248. 106 indexed citations

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McKenzie, Brienne, Franz J. Zemp, Alexandra Pisklakova, et al.. (2015). In vitro screen of a small molecule inhibitor drug library identifies multiple compounds that synergize with oncolytic myxoma virus against human brain tumor-initiating cells. Neuro-Oncology. 17(8). 1086–1094. 26 indexed citations

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Zemp, Franz J., Brienne McKenzie, Xueqing Lun, et al.. (2014). Cellular Factors Promoting Resistance to Effective Treatment of Glioma with Oncolytic Myxoma Virus. Cancer Research. 74(24). 7260–7273. 28 indexed citations

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Walsh, J., Stacey N. Reinke, Manmeet K. Mamik, et al.. (2014). Rapid inflammasome activation in microglia contributes to brain disease in HIV/AIDS. Retrovirology. 11(1). 35–35. 180 indexed citations

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Zemp, Franz J., Brienne McKenzie, Xueqing Lun, et al.. (2013). Resistance to Oncolytic Myxoma Virus Therapy in Nf1−/−/Trp53−/− Syngeneic Mouse Glioma Models Is Independent of Anti-Viral Type-I Interferon. PLoS ONE. 8(6). e65801–e65801. 15 indexed citations

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McKenzie, Brienne, Hongyuan Zhou, Lori Maxwell, et al.. (2013). Treating brain tumor-initiating cells using a combination of myxoma virus and rapamycin. Neuro-Oncology. 15(7). 904–920. 40 indexed citations

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