Timur Yarovinsky, MD, PhD
Research Scientist (Cardiovascular Medicine)Cards
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Research
Publications
2025
EROdicating arterial thrombosis with a novel endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase 1α inhibitor
Yarovinsky T, Sharda A, Hwa J. EROdicating arterial thrombosis with a novel endoplasmic reticulum oxidoreductase 1α inhibitor. Molecular Therapy 2025, 33: 4682-4683. PMID: 40975058, DOI: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2025.09.012.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCARG-2020 targets IL-12, IL-17, and PD-L1 pathways to effectively treat melanoma and breast cancer
Ahmadi E, Chiari C, Madina B, Yarovinsky T, Krady M, Chen J, Almassian B, Nakaar V, Wang K. CARG-2020 targets IL-12, IL-17, and PD-L1 pathways to effectively treat melanoma and breast cancer. Scientific Reports 2025, 15: 29649. PMID: 40804279, PMCID: PMC12350727, DOI: 10.1038/s41598-025-14750-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancerPD-L1Oncolytic virusesBroad-spectrum efficacySystemic deliveryIL-12Accumulation of CD8+ T lymphocytesBreast cancerGenetically engineered oncolytic virusesMouse modelCD8+ T lymphocytesMouse model of melanomaTriple-negative breast cancerPD-L1 pathwayPoor tumor regressionPD-L1 expressionIL-17RA signalingModel of melanomaCytokines IL-12Colorectal cancer growthCancer immunotherapyTumor regressionT cellsSolid tumorsMultiple human cancersEnhancing nucleic acid delivery by the integration of artificial intelligence into lipid nanoparticle formulation
Amoako K, Mokhammad A, Malik A, Yesudasan S, Wheba A, Olagunju O, Gu S, Yarovinsky T, Faustino E, Nguyen J, Hwa J. Enhancing nucleic acid delivery by the integration of artificial intelligence into lipid nanoparticle formulation. Frontiers In Medical Technology 2025, 7: 1591119. PMID: 40589473, PMCID: PMC12206802, DOI: 10.3389/fmedt.2025.1591119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchNucleic acid deliveryLipid nanoparticlesAcid deliveryDesign of lipid nanoparticlesMessenger RNADeliver messenger RNAEnhancing nucleic acid deliveryLipid nanoparticle formulationImmune response modulationHematologic therapyPlatelet-related disordersNucleic acid cargoHematological treatmentNanoparticle formulationGold standardEndosomal trappingTherapeutic potentialPersonalized medicineDelivery efficiencyNanoparticle designPlateletCellular targetsResponse modulationDeliveryTransfection barriersPlatelet–Monocyte Aggregate Instigates Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Kawasaki Disease (Adv. Sci. 5/2025)
Zhang Y, Jia C, Guo M, Chen Q, Wen Y, Wang T, Xie Y, Fan X, Gao J, Yarovinsky T, Liu R, Jiang Z, Wang M, Zhou J, Che D, Fu L, Edelson R, Gu X, Hwa J, Tang W. Platelet–Monocyte Aggregate Instigates Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Kawasaki Disease (Adv. Sci. 5/2025). Advanced Science 2025, 12: 2570027. PMCID: PMC11791971, DOI: 10.1002/advs.202570027.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2024
Platelet–Monocyte Aggregate Instigates Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Kawasaki Disease
Zhang Y, Jia C, Guo M, Chen Q, Wen Y, Wang T, Xie Y, Fan X, Gao J, Yarovinsky T, Liu R, Jiang Z, Wang M, Zhou J, Che D, Fu L, Edelson R, Gu X, Hwa J, Tang W. Platelet–Monocyte Aggregate Instigates Inflammation and Vasculopathy in Kawasaki Disease. Advanced Science 2024, 12: 2406282. PMID: 39665236, PMCID: PMC11792051, DOI: 10.1002/advs.202406282.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchKawasaki diseaseCD14+ CD16+ monocytesPlatelet-monocyte aggregatesAberrant immune responseAcute febrile illnessCoronary artery aneurysmsNuclear factor-kappaBSystemic vasculitisPlatelet-monocyteProinflammatory monocytesPlatelet hyperreactivityArtery aneurysmVasculopathyFebrile illnessCytokine mediatorsHyperactive plateletsReduce inflammationPlatelet glycoproteinImmune responseInterleukin-1Platelet activationPositive feedback loopLigand 1MonocytesGrowth factorPlatelet Mitochondrial Fusion and Function in Vascular Integrity
Tyagi T, Yarovinsky T, Faustino E, Hwa J. Platelet Mitochondrial Fusion and Function in Vascular Integrity. Circulation Research 2024, 134: 162-164. PMID: 38236952, PMCID: PMC10798220, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.123.323867.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2023
Immune Modulation of Innate and Adaptive Responses Restores Immune Surveillance and Establishes Antitumor Immunologic Memory.
Alvero A, Fox A, Madina B, Krady M, Gogoi R, Chehade H, Nakaar V, Almassian B, Yarovinsky T, Rutherford T, Mor G. Immune Modulation of Innate and Adaptive Responses Restores Immune Surveillance and Establishes Antitumor Immunologic Memory. Cancer Immunology Research 2023, 12: 261-274. PMID: 38078853, PMCID: PMC11027955, DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.cir-23-0127.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPD-L1Immunological memoryImmune surveillanceLong-term anti-tumor effectsAnti-tumor immunological memoryAnti-tumor immune responseImmune modulatory capacityAnti-tumor responseOvarian cancer patientsAnti-tumoral responseAnti-tumor effectsImmune regulatory genesSelf-amplifying RNAVirus-like vesiclesPotent CD8MDSC expansionAdaptive armsCurrent immunotherapiesOncolytic capacityPrevent recurrenceAntitumor cytokinesCancer patientsImmune modulationImmune modulatorsOncolytic effectGuidelines on the use of sex and gender in cardiovascular research
Usselman C, Lindsey M, Robinson A, Habecker B, Taylor C, Merryman W, Kimmerly D, Bender J, Regensteiner J, Moreau K, Pilote L, Wenner M, O'Brien M, Yarovinsky T, Stachenfeld N, Charkoudian N, Denfeld Q, Moreira-Bouchard J, Pyle W, DeLeon-Pennell K. Guidelines on the use of sex and gender in cardiovascular research. AJP Heart And Circulatory Physiology 2023, 326: h238-h255. PMID: 37999647, PMCID: PMC11219057, DOI: 10.1152/ajpheart.00535.2023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFishing for “complements” with vascular organoid models of microvascular disease
Gu S, Yarovinsky T, Hwa J. Fishing for “complements” with vascular organoid models of microvascular disease. Cell Stem Cell 2023, 30: 1285-1286. PMID: 37802032, DOI: 10.1016/j.stem.2023.09.004.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersDistinct hypoxia-induced translational profiles of embryonic and adult-derived macrophages
Wilcox N, Yarovinsky T, Pandya P, Ramgolam V, Moro A, Wu Y, Nicoli S, Hirschi K, Bender J. Distinct hypoxia-induced translational profiles of embryonic and adult-derived macrophages. IScience 2023, 26: 107985. PMID: 38047075, PMCID: PMC10690575, DOI: 10.1016/j.isci.2023.107985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBone marrow-derived macrophagesTranslation rateAffinity purification assaysGene expression programsTissue-resident macrophagesExpression programsTranscriptional signalsTranslational profilesTranscriptome analysisPosttranscriptional regulationMRNA translationRNA-seqMarrow-derived macrophagesPurification assaysRNA expression levelsProtein HuR.MRNA stabilityDistinct hypoxiaEmbryonic originPotential therapeutic targetTranscriptsExpression levelsAcute perturbationTherapeutic targetIschemic myocardium