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Ruslan Rafikov

Indiana UniversityORCID 0000-0001-5950-4076Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Cell Biology· 1 Molecular Biology· 1 Physiology· 1

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Approach:experimental assay· 3 Research Focus:cell type annotation· 2 Organism:mouse· 2 Assay:bulk RNA-seq· 1 Research Focus:cancer & tumor microenvironment· 1 Research Focus:cell signaling & trafficking· 1 Research Focus:cell-cell communication· 1 Research Focus:development & morphogenesis· 1

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Dinesh BhartiiD· 2 shared Joel JamesiD· 2 shared Mathews Valuparampil VargheseiD· 2 shared Olga RafikovaiD· 2 shared Vinicio de Jesús PéreziD· 2 shared Ankit TripathiiD· 1 shared Bin LiuiD· 1 shared Christopher C. GlembotskiiD· 1 shared

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Efficient Isolation and Phenotypic Characterization of Primary Rat Pulmonary Pericytes

Dinesh Sundaram, Stuti Agarwal, Mathews Valuparampil Varghese, Maki Niihori, Morgan L. Nelson, Dinesh Bharti, Takanori Sano, Vinicio de Jesús Pérez, Olga Rafikova, Ruslan Rafikov, Joel James

This paper describes a method to isolate and characterize primary rat pulmonary pericytes, showing they express pericyte markers and associate with endothelial cells in co-culture.

bioRxiv · Jul 29, 2026 · PreprintCell Biology

Akt1 Nitration Promotes Proliferation and Mesenchymal Transition Exacerbating Pulmonary Hypertension

Mathews Valuparampil Varghese, Dinesh Bharti, Joel James, Paul R. Langlais, Olga Rafikova, Ruslan Rafikov

This study shows Akt1 nitration promotes PAH by enhancing EndMT and vascular proliferation, using a nitration-resistant mouse model.

bioRxiv · Oct 26, 2025 · PreprintPhysiology

Single-cell and Spatial Transcriptomics Identified Fatty Acid-binding Proteins Controlling Endothelial Glycolytic and Arterial Programming in Pulmonary Hypertension

Bin Liu, Dan Yi, Shuai Li, Karina Ramirez, Xiaomei Xia, Yanhong Cao, Hanqiu Zhao, Ankit Tripathi, Shenfeng Qiu, Mrinalini Kala, Ruslan Rafikov, Haiwei Gu, Vinicio de Jesús Pérez, Sarah-Eve S Lemay, Christopher C. Glembotski, , Zhiyu Dai

The paper identifies FABP4/5 as key regulators of endothelial glycolysis and arterial programming in pulmonary hypertension using single-cell and spatial transcriptomics.

Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · May 22, 2025Peer-reviewedMolecular Biology