Timur Yarovinsky, MD, PhD
Research Scientist (Cardiovascular Medicine)Cards
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2024
Platelet 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.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
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.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDistinct 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 myocardiumCancer immunotherapy with enveloped self-amplifying mRNA CARG-2020 that modulates IL-12, IL-17 and PD-L1 pathways to prevent tumor recurrence
Chen J, Madina B, Ahmadi E, Yarovinsky T, Krady M, Meehan E, Wang I, Ye X, Pitmon E, Ma X, Almassian B, Nakaar V, Wang K. Cancer immunotherapy with enveloped self-amplifying mRNA CARG-2020 that modulates IL-12, IL-17 and PD-L1 pathways to prevent tumor recurrence. Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B 2023, 14: 335-349. PMID: 38261838, PMCID: PMC10792965, DOI: 10.1016/j.apsb.2023.08.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer immunotherapyTumor recurrenceShort hairpin RNASurvival benefitIL-12Immune mechanismsLong-term survival benefitIL-17 receptor ACancer-promoting inflammationLarge established tumorsMultiple immune mechanismsPD-L1 pathwayT cell exhaustionDeath ligand 1Human cancer immunotherapySelf-amplifying mRNATumor-bearing miceVirus-like vesiclesMechanism of protectionCombined immunomodulationContralateral tumorsIL-17Established tumorsAbscopal effectImmunological memoryImmune modulation of innate and adaptive responses by CARG-2020 restore immunosurveillance and establish anti-tumoral immunological memory (049)
Alvero A, Fox A, Madina B, Krady M, Gogoi R, Yarovinsky T, Nakaar V, Almassian B, Mor G. Immune modulation of innate and adaptive responses by CARG-2020 restore immunosurveillance and establish anti-tumoral immunological memory (049). Gynecologic Oncology 2023, 176: s42. DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2023.06.522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPyroptosis in cardiovascular diseases: Pumping gasdermin on the fire
Yarovinsky T, Su M, Chen C, Xiang Y, Tang W, Hwa J. Pyroptosis in cardiovascular diseases: Pumping gasdermin on the fire. Seminars In Immunology 2023, 69: 101809. PMID: 37478801, PMCID: PMC10528349, DOI: 10.1016/j.smim.2023.101809.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPost-translational modificationsAcute cardiovascular eventsChronic cardiovascular diseaseCardiovascular diseaseSmall molecule inhibitorsPyroptosis resultsGenetic toolsGasdermin proteinsWhole organismInflammatory caspasesCardiovascular eventsCell deathMolecule inhibitorsCell typesProteolytic cleavageCellular mechanismsActivation of inflammasomesCardiovascular systemKnockout animalsAmplification of inflammationRole of pyroptosisPro-inflammatory processesDifferent cellsNovel therapeutic approachesPyroptosis
2022
Platelet-derived TLT-1 promotes tumor progression by suppressing CD8+ T cells
Tyagi T, Jain K, Yarovinsky TO, Chiorazzi M, Du J, Castro C, Griffin J, Korde A, Martin KA, Takyar SS, Flavell RA, Patel AA, Hwa J. Platelet-derived TLT-1 promotes tumor progression by suppressing CD8+ T cells. Journal Of Experimental Medicine 2022, 220: e20212218. PMID: 36305874, PMCID: PMC9814191, DOI: 10.1084/jem.20212218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCD8 T cellsT cellsTLT-1Non-small cell lung cancer patientsCell lung cancer patientsTREM-like transcript-1Tumor immunosuppressive mechanismsT cell suppressionLung cancer patientsPatient T cellsNF-κB pathwayPatient-derived tumorsDistinct activation phenotypesNSCLC patientsImmunosuppressive mechanismsSyngeneic tumorsHumanized miceImmunoregulatory rolePrognostic significanceImmunocompetent miceCancer patientsCell suppressionActivation phenotypeReduced tumorTumor growth
2020
Reduced Platelet miR-223 Induction in Kawasaki Disease Leads to Severe Coronary Artery Pathology Through a miR-223/PDGFRβ Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Axis
Zhang Y, Wang Y, Zhang L, Xia L, Zheng M, Zeng Z, Liu Y, Yarovinsky T, Ostriker AC, Fan X, Weng K, Su M, Huang P, Martin KA, Hwa J, Tang WH. Reduced Platelet miR-223 Induction in Kawasaki Disease Leads to Severe Coronary Artery Pathology Through a miR-223/PDGFRβ Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Axis. Circulation Research 2020, 127: 855-873. PMID: 32597702, PMCID: PMC7486265, DOI: 10.1161/circresaha.120.316951.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAnimalsBlood PlateletsCase-Control StudiesCells, CulturedChildChild, PreschoolCoronary Artery DiseaseCoronary VesselsDisease Models, AnimalFemaleHumansInfantMaleMice, Inbred C57BLMice, KnockoutMicroRNAsMucocutaneous Lymph Node SyndromeMuscle, Smooth, VascularMyocytes, Smooth MusclePlatelet ActivationProspective StudiesReceptor, Platelet-Derived Growth Factor betaSeverity of Illness IndexSignal TransductionYoung AdultConceptsSevere coronary pathologyCoronary artery pathologyKawasaki diseaseCoronary pathologyArtery pathologyMiR-223Medial damageHealthy controlsVSMC dedifferentiationHallmark of KDMiR-223 knockout miceVascular smooth muscle cell dedifferentiationSmooth muscle cell dedifferentiationPlatelet miR-223Platelet-derived miRNAsVSMC differentiationMedial elastic fibersMiR-223 levelsMuscle cell dedifferentiationPotential therapeutic strategyInhibitor imatinib mesylateVascular smooth muscle cell phenotypeSmooth muscle cell phenotypeMiR-223 mimicsUptake of platelets
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