Amir K. Varkouhi

2.6k total citations · 1 hit paper
17 papers, 2.0k citations indexed

About

Amir K. Varkouhi is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Amir K. Varkouhi has authored 17 papers receiving a total of 2.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 11 papers in Molecular Biology, 4 papers in Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine and 3 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Amir K. Varkouhi's work include RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (8 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (7 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers). Amir K. Varkouhi is often cited by papers focused on RNA Interference and Gene Delivery (8 papers), Advanced biosensing and bioanalysis techniques (7 papers) and Virus-based gene therapy research (3 papers). Amir K. Varkouhi collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, Canada and Germany. Amir K. Varkouhi's co-authors include Gert Storm, Hidde J. Haisma, Raymond M. Schiffelers, Twan Lammers, Wim E. Hennink, Maryam Iman, Marina Talelli, Cristianne J.F. Rijcken, Tomáš Etrych and Cornelus F. van Nostrum and has published in prestigious journals such as Biomaterials, The FASEB Journal and Journal of Controlled Release.

In The Last Decade

Amir K. Varkouhi

17 papers receiving 2.0k citations

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Endosomal escape pathways for delivery of biologicals

2010 1.3k citations Amir K. Varkouhi, Gert Storm et al. Journal of Controlled Release profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Amir K. Varkouhi Netherlands	12	1.4k	592	498	216	193	17	2.0k
Defu Zhi China	21	1.3k 1.0×	532 0.9×	749 1.5×	299 1.4×	267 1.4×	43	2.2k
Yuriko Higuchi Japan	28	1.5k 1.1×	393 0.7×	545 1.1×	346 1.6×	189 1.0×	86	2.2k
Zhiting Cao China	21	1.1k 0.8×	823 1.4×	887 1.8×	131 0.6×	235 1.2×	27	2.1k
Federico Perche France	22	1.4k 1.0×	927 1.6×	821 1.6×	159 0.7×	150 0.8×	32	2.2k
Yingjuan Lu United States	18	876 0.6×	622 1.1×	509 1.0×	95 0.4×	213 1.1×	34	1.8k
Ruosen Xie United States	24	1.1k 0.8×	433 0.7×	702 1.4×	147 0.7×	261 1.4×	37	2.0k
Catherine Yao United States	12	954 0.7×	482 0.8×	470 0.9×	136 0.6×	191 1.0×	18	1.6k
Mikyung Yu United States	14	1.1k 0.8×	747 1.3×	711 1.4×	97 0.4×	236 1.2×	19	2.0k
Andrei Maksimenko France	25	1.1k 0.8×	608 1.0×	394 0.8×	143 0.7×	143 0.7×	38	1.9k
Anjaneyulu Dirisala Japan	26	1.1k 0.8×	820 1.4×	646 1.3×	179 0.8×	276 1.4×	45	2.0k

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17 of 17 papers shown

Tsoporis, James N., Hajera Amatullah, Sahil Gupta, et al.. (2023). DJ-1 Deficiency Protects against Sepsis-Induced Myocardial Depression. Antioxidants. 12(3). 561–561. 2 indexed citations

Varkouhi, Amir K., Xiaolin He, Ana Paula Teixeira Monteiro, et al.. (2021). Immunophenotypic characterization and therapeutics effects of human bone marrow- and umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stromal cells in an experimental model of sepsis. Experimental Cell Research. 399(2). 112473–112473. 11 indexed citations

Amatullah, Hajera, Tatiana Maron‐Gutierrez, Yuexin Shan, et al.. (2020). Protective function of DJ-1/PARK7 in lipopolysaccharide and ventilator-induced acute lung injury. Redox Biology. 38. 101796–101796. 61 indexed citations

Varkouhi, Amir K., Ana Paula Teixeira Monteiro, James N. Tsoporis, et al.. (2020). Genetically Modified Mesenchymal Stromal/Stem Cells: Application in Critical Illness. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports. 16(5). 812–827. 37 indexed citations

Varkouhi, Amir K., Ana P. Teixeira, Tania H. Watts, et al.. (2020). The Trojan, miR193b-5p, in Virus-Induced Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). A7705–A7705. 1 indexed citations

Varkouhi, Amir K., Mirjana Jerkić, Stéphane Gagnon, et al.. (2019). Extracellular Vesicles from Interferon-γ–primed Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Reduce Escherichia coli–induced Acute Lung Injury in Rats. Anesthesiology. 130(5). 778–790. 77 indexed citations

Lichner, Zsuzsanna, Rola Saleeb, Henriett Butz, et al.. (2018). Sunitinib induces early histomolecular changes in a subset of renal cancer cells that contribute to resistance. The FASEB Journal. 33(1). 1347–1359. 4 indexed citations

Bubela, Tania, et al.. (2016). Choroideremia research: Report and perspectives on the second international scientific symposium for choroideremia. Ophthalmic Genetics. 37(3). 267–275. 15 indexed citations

Jensen, Linda, Stefano Colombo, Amir K. Varkouhi, et al.. (2012). MRI-assessed therapeutic effects of locally administered PLGA nanoparticles loaded with anti-inflammatory siRNA in a murine arthritis model. Journal of Controlled Release. 161(3). 772–780. 60 indexed citations

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Varkouhi, Amir K., Stéphanie Foillard, Twan Lammers, et al.. (2011). SiRNA delivery with functionalized carbon nanotubes. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 416(2). 419–425. 100 indexed citations

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Jensen, Linda, Joscha Griger, Broes Naeye, et al.. (2011). Comparison of Polymeric siRNA Nanocarriers in a Murine LPS-Activated Macrophage Cell Line: Gene Silencing, Toxicity and Off-Target Gene Expression. Pharmaceutical Research. 29(3). 669–682. 37 indexed citations

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Varkouhi, Amir K., Grigoris Mountrichas, Raymond M. Schiffelers, et al.. (2011). Polyplexes based on cationic polymers with strong nucleic acid binding properties. European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences. 45(4). 459–466. 38 indexed citations

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Varkouhi, Amir K., Raymond M. Schiffelers, Mies J. van Steenbergen, et al.. (2010). Photochemical internalization (PCI)-mediated enhancement of gene silencing efficiency of polymethacrylates and N,N,N-trimethylated chitosan (TMC) based siRNA polyplexes. Journal of Controlled Release. 148(1). e98–e99. 7 indexed citations

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Talelli, Marina, Maryam Iman, Amir K. Varkouhi, et al.. (2010). Core-crosslinked polymeric micelles with controlled release of covalently entrapped doxorubicin. Biomaterials. 31(30). 7797–7804. 218 indexed citations

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Varkouhi, Amir K., Rolf J. Verheul, Raymond M. Schiffelers, et al.. (2010). Gene Silencing Activity of siRNA Polyplexes Based on Thiolated N,N,N-Trimethylated Chitosan. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 21(12). 2339–2346. 47 indexed citations

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Varkouhi, Amir K., et al.. (2010). Endosomal escape pathways for delivery of biologicals. Journal of Controlled Release. 151(3). 220–228. 1262 indexed citations breakdown →

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Varkouhi, Amir K., Twan Lammers, Raymond M. Schiffelers, et al.. (2010). Gene silencing activity of siRNA polyplexes based on biodegradable polymers. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 77(3). 450–457. 35 indexed citations

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