John Varga

Also affiliated with University of Michigan, Michigan United, Michigan Medicine

MedicineBiochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Pilot corpus only

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Driven by 30 papers. Top paper: “Systems-based identification of the Hippo pathway for promoting fibrotic mesenchymal differentiation in systemic sclerosis”.

Systems-based identification of the Hippo pathway for promoting fibrotic mesenchymal differentiation in systemic sclerosis

Nature Communications(2024)10.1038/s41467-023-44645-6

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0.655DataRank · unranked

78 citations

Pei‐Suen Tsou, Mehrnaz Gharaee‐Kermani, Olesya Plazyo, Xianying Xing, Joseph Kirma +20 more

Clinical characteristics, visceral involvement, and mortality in at-risk or early diffuse systemic sclerosis: a longitudinal analysis of an observational prospective multicenter US cohort

Arthritis Research & Therapy(2021)10.1186/s13075-021-02548-1

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0.637DataRank · unranked

69 citations

Alain Lescoat, Suiyuan Huang, Jessica Gordon, Monique Hinchcliff, Ami A. Shah +15 more

Senescent Cells Accumulate in Systemic Sclerosis Skin

Journal of Investigative Dermatology(2022)10.1016/j.jid.2022.09.652

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0.538DataRank · unranked

35 citations

Pei‐Suen Tsou, Feiyang Ma, Michael Mariani, Megan N. Mattichak, Nathan K. LeBrasseur +7 more

Pansclerotic morphea is characterized by IFN-γ responses priming dendritic cell fibroblast crosstalk to promote fibrosis

JCI Insight(2023)10.1172/jci.insight.171307

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0.483DataRank · unranked

24 citations

Feiyang Ma, Rachael Wasikowski, Allison C. Billi, Mehrnaz Gharaee‐Kermani, Jennifer Fox +16 more

Mindin (SPON2) Is Essential for Cutaneous Fibrogenesis in a Mouse Model of Systemic Sclerosis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology(2022)10.1016/j.jid.2022.10.011

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0.406DataRank · unranked

14 citations

Sunny Kataria, Tuan Lin Tan, Edries Yousaf Hajam, Deepak Kashyap, Dyuti Saha +24 more

Differences in symptom experience among patients with systemic sclerosis: a cluster analytic approach to identifying subgroups

Lara D. Veeken(2022)10.1093/rheumatology/keac444

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0.330DataRank · unranked

8 citations

Yen T. Chen, Yvonne Lee, Mary Carns, Kathleen Aren, Benjamin D. Korman +3 more

Cellular Therapy for Systemic Autoimmune Diseases: New Opportunities for Future Research and Interdisciplinary Collaboration

ACR Open Rheumatology(2025)10.1002/acr2.70130

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0.104DataRank · unranked

1 citations

Sencer Göklemez, John Varga, Bruce R. Blazar, Steven Z. Pavletic, Elizabeth R. Volkmann

PLG nanoparticles target fibroblasts and MARCO+ monocytes to reverse multiorgan fibrosis

JCI Insight(2022)10.1172/jci.insight.151037

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24 citations

Swati Bhattacharyya, Wenxia Wang, Igal Ifergan, Ming-Yi Alice Chiang Wong, Daniele Procissi +7 more

Reduced SPAG17 Expression in Systemic Sclerosis Triggers Myofibroblast Transition and Drives Fibrosis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology(2022)10.1016/j.jid.2022.08.052

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14 citations

Elisha Roberson, Bo Shi, Shervin Assassi, Brian Skaug, Fred Lee +18 more

Deficiency of inhibitory TLR4 homolog RP105 exacerbates fibrosis

JCI Insight(2022)10.1172/jci.insight.160684

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11 citations

Swarna Bale, Bharath Yalavarthi, Priyanka Verma, Pei‐Suen Tsou, Ken Calderone +5 more

SARA suppresses myofibroblast precursor transdifferentiation in fibrogenesis in a mouse model of scleroderma

JCI Insight(2022)10.1172/jci.insight.160977

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9 citations

Xiaoyan Liang, Vidhi Dalal, I. Caroline Le Poole, John Varga, Tomoko Hayashida +1 more

Mindin is essential for cutaneous fibrogenesis in a new mouse model of systemic sclerosis

bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)(2022)10.1101/2022.01.26.477822

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7 citations

Sunny Kataria, Tuan Lin Tan, Edries Yousaf Hajam, Deepak Kashyap, Dyuti Saha +18 more

Extracellular Matrix–Derived Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns (DAMP): Implications in Systemic Sclerosis and Fibrosis

Journal of Investigative Dermatology(2023)10.1016/j.jid.2023.04.030

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31 citations

Priyanka Verma, John Varga, Swati Bhattacharyya, Swarna Bale

Heavy-chain antibody targeting of CD38 NAD+ hydrolase ectoenzyme to prevent fibrosis in multiple organs

Scientific Reports(2023)10.1038/s41598-023-49450-1

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11 citations

Asif Amin, Pranjali Dalvi, Wenxia Wang, Nicholas W. Lukacs, Li Kai +7 more

Patterns of patient-reported symptoms and association with sociodemographic and systemic sclerosis disease characteristics: a scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network (SPIN) Cohort cross-sectional study

EClinicalMedicine(2023)10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102104

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0DataRank · unranked

6 citations

Mitchell R. Knisely, Donald E. Bailey, Tamara J. Somers, Linda Kwakkenbos, Marie‐Eve Carrier +95 more

Senescence and tissue fibrosis: opportunities for therapeutic targeting

Trends in Molecular Medicine(2024)10.1016/j.molmed.2024.05.012

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49 citations

Pei‐Suen Tsou, John Varga, Steven O’Reilly

Targeting CD13/Aminopeptidase N as a Novel Therapeutic Approach for Scleroderma Fibrosis

Arthritis & Rheumatology(2024)10.1002/art.42973

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13 citations

William D. Brodie, Megan N. Mattichak, Mikel Gurrea‐Rubio, Yuzo Ikari, Caroline Foster +22 more

TGF-β1 Drives Integrin-Dependent Pericyte Migration and Microvascular Destabilization in Fibrotic Disease

American Journal Of Pathology(2024)10.1016/j.ajpath.2024.02.021

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10 citations

Michelle J. Wu, Tae-Yun Kang, Tracy D. Chung, Adrian Ledesma-Mendoza, Erica L. Herzog +5 more

Protocol for the Development of a Tool to Map Systemic Sclerosis Pain Sources, Patterns, and Management Experiences: A Scleroderma Patient-Centered Intervention Network Patient-Researcher Partnership

Research Square(2024)10.21203/rs.3.rs-4219714/v1

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0 citations

Meira Golberg, Elsa‐Lynn Nassar, Marie‐Eve Carrier, Sophie Hu, Linda Kwakkenbos +7 more

Protocol for the development of a tool to map systemic sclerosis pain sources, patterns, and management experiences: a Scleroderma Patient-centered Intervention Network patient-researcher partnership

BMC Rheumatology(2024)10.1186/s41927-024-00398-3

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0 citations

Meira Golberg, Elsa‐Lynn Nassar, Marie‐Eve Carrier, Sophie Hu, Linda Kwakkenbos +13 more

Chronic Cellular NAD Depletion Activates a Viral Infection‐Like Interferon Response Through Mitochondrial DNA Leakage

Aging Cell(2025)10.1111/acel.70135

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6 citations

Laura Colman, Eduardo Palmieri, Jessica L. Strange, Sonu Kashyap, Bing Han +10 more

Cyclic GMP-AMP synthase expression is enhanced in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease and stimulates inflammatory myofibroblast activation

European Respiratory Journal(2025)10.1183/13993003.01564-2024

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7 citations

Buqu Hu, Ying Sun, Xue Yan Peng, Chris Lee, Samuel Woo +22 more

Targeting CD38-dependent NAD+ metabolism to mitigate multiple organ fibrosis

iScience(2020)10.1016/j.isci.2020.101902

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64 citations

Wenxia Wang, Benjamin D. Korman, Kai Li, Qianqian Wang, Jun Wei +16 more

Machine Learning Analysis of Electronic Health Records Identifies Interstitial Lung Disease and Predicts Mortality in Patients with Systemic Sclerosis

medRxiv(2025)10.1101/2025.06.02.25328786

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0 citations

Kevin Grudzinski, B. Bemiss, Jane E. Dematte, Carrie Richardson, Mary Carns +27 more

Large‐Scale Characterization of Systemic Sclerosis Serum Protein Profile: Comparison to Peripheral Blood Cell Transcriptome and Correlations With Skin/Lung Fibrosis

Arthritis & Rheumatology(2020)10.1002/art.41570

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15 citations

Binwu Ying, Ellen Goldmuntz, Lynette Keyes‐Elstein, John Varga, Monique Hinchcliff +12 more

Pharmacological Inhibition of Toll-Like Receptor-4 Signaling by TAK242 Prevents and Induces Regression of Experimental Organ Fibrosis

Vide Leaf, Hyderabad eBooks(2020)10.37247/pai.1.2020.2

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0 citations

Wenxia Wang, Zenshiro Tamaki, Bo Shi, Anjana V. Yeldandi, Yasuhiro Tsukimi +3 more

Tenascin-C in fibrosis in multiple organs: Translational implications

Seminars in Cell and Developmental Biology(2022)10.1016/j.semcdb.2022.03.019

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56 citations

Kim S. Midwood, John Varga, Swati Bhattacharyya

Risk factors for lung function decline in systemic sclerosis-associated interstitial lung disease in a large single-centre cohort

Lara D. Veeken(2022)10.1093/rheumatology/keac639

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29 citations

Alain Lescoat, David Roofeh, Vivek Nagaraja, Rajaie Namas, Suiyuan Huang +7 more

Thy-1 plays a pathogenic role and is a potential biomarker for skin fibrosis in scleroderma

JCI Insight(2022)10.1172/jci.insight.149426

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36 citations

Poulami Datta, Ananta Paine, Stacey Duemmel, Marc Nuzzo, Laura J. Sherwood +4 more

Gut microbe-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide activates PERK to drive fibrogenic mesenchymal differentiation

iScience(2022)10.1016/j.isci.2022.104669

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31 citations

Swarna Bale, Priyanka Verma, Qianqian Wan, Feiyang Ma, Jóhann E. Guðjónsson +9 more