2022
Extracellular vimentin is an attachment factor that facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry into human endothelial cells
Amraei R, Xia C, Olejnik J, White M, Napoleon M, Lotfollahzadeh S, Hauser B, Schmidt A, Chitalia V, Mühlberger E, Costello C, Rahimi N. Extracellular vimentin is an attachment factor that facilitates SARS-CoV-2 entry into human endothelial cells. Proceedings Of The National Academy Of Sciences Of The United States Of America 2022, 119: e2113874119. PMID: 35078919, PMCID: PMC8833221, DOI: 10.1073/pnas.2113874119.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSARS-CoV-2 infectionHuman endothelial cellsSARS-CoV-2 entrySARS-CoV-2S-protein interactionEndothelial cellsIdentification of vimentinShRNA-mediated knockdownIntermediate filament proteinsBinding of vimentinHEK-293 cellsAttachment factorsViral entrySARS-CoV-2 S proteinDevelopment of therapeuticsExtracellular vimentinS protein receptorInfectious SARS-CoV-2Host cellsCellular componentsCoexpression of vimentinFilament proteinsPrimary entry receptorSARS-CoV-2 spike proteinS protein
2020
COVID-19, Renin-Angiotensin System and Endothelial Dysfunction
Amraei R, Rahimi N. COVID-19, Renin-Angiotensin System and Endothelial Dysfunction. Cells 2020, 9: 1652. PMID: 32660065, PMCID: PMC7407648, DOI: 10.3390/cells9071652.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRenin-angiotensin systemSARS-CoV-2Acute respiratory distress syndromeSARS-CoV-2 infectionEndothelial dysfunctionVascular damageCell adhesion moleculeSARS-CoV-2-induced acute respiratory distress syndromeCOVID-19Pre-existing endothelial dysfunctionSARS-CoV-2 entryRespiratory distress syndromeEndothelial cell injuryRole of ACE2Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreakNovel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreakCD209/DC-SIGNSARS-CoV-2 virusNew therapeutic strategiesDisease 2019 outbreakHuman vascular endotheliumGlobal public healthHost cellsAngiotensin fragmentsDistress syndrome
2019
The cell adhesion molecule IGPR-1 is activated by and regulates responses of endothelial cells to shear stress
Ho R, Tahboub R, Amraei R, Meyer R, Varongchayakul N, Grinstaff M, Rahimi N. The cell adhesion molecule IGPR-1 is activated by and regulates responses of endothelial cells to shear stress. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 2019, 294: 13671-13680. PMID: 31341021, PMCID: PMC6746441, DOI: 10.1074/jbc.ra119.008548.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGPR-1Cell adhesion molecule IGPR-1Proline-rich receptor-1AKT Ser/ThrActin stress fiber assemblySer/ThrCell-cell junctionsStress fiber assemblyCell-cell contactEndothelial cellsActin fiber assemblyEndothelial cell remodelingFiber assemblyCell mechanosensingBlood flow-induced shear stressCell remodelingCellular responsesMechanical signalsVascular endothelial cellsImportant playersFlow-induced shear stressPhosphorylationCellsReceptor 1Cell borders