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Birke Bartosch

Birke Bartosch

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
54
Citations
13220
World Ranking
15472
National Ranking
620

Overview

Birke Bartosch is affiliated with Inserm in France and has contributed extensively to the fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research primarily focuses on molecular biology, epidemiology, hepatology, cell biology, and pharmacology.

The scientific scope of their work covers a variety of topics, including:

  • Hepatitis C virus research
  • Hepatitis B Virus studies
  • Polyamine metabolism and applications
  • Cannabis and cannabinoid research
  • Virus-based gene therapy research
  • Interferon and immune responses
  • Endoplasmic reticulum stress and disease

Bartosch has authored numerous papers with recent notable publications such as:

  • "Cultivation of Cells in a Physiological Plasmax Medium Increases Mitochondrial Respiratory Capacity and Reduces Replication Levels of RNA Viruses" (2021), published in Antioxidants
  • "Hypoxia Sensing by Hepatic Stellate Cells Leads to VEGF-dependent Angiogenesis and May Contribute to Accelerated Liver Regeneration" (2020), published in Scientific Reports
  • "Hepatitis C Virus Replication Requires Integrity of Mitochondria-associated ER Membranes" (2022), published in JHEP Reports
  • "Effect of Endothelial Cell Heterogeneity on Nanoparticle Uptake" (2020), published in International Journal of Pharmaceutics
  • "Heparanase-1 Is Upregulated by Hepatitis C Virus and Favors Its Replication" (2022), published in Journal of Hepatology

The primary publication venues for Bartosch include:

  • Cancers
  • Antioxidants
  • Cells
  • Journal of Hepatology
  • Scientific Reports

Bartosch frequently collaborates with several researchers, with the most common coauthors being:

  • Alexander V. Ivanov
  • Olga N. Ivanova
  • Natalia F. Zakirova
  • Sergey N. Kochetkov
  • Fabien Zoulim

Best Publications

  • Infectious Hepatitis C Virus Pseudo-particles Containing Functional E1–E2 Envelope Protein Complexes

    Birke Bartosch;Jean Dubuisson;François-Loïc Cosset

  • Cell entry of hepatitis C virus requires a set of co-receptors that include the CD81 tetraspanin and the SR-B1 scavenger receptor.

    Birke Bartosch;Alessandra Vitelli;Christelle Granier;Caroline Goujon

  • Rapid induction of virus-neutralizing antibodies and viral clearance in a single-source outbreak of hepatitis C

    Jan M. Pestka;Mirjam B. Zeisel;Edith Bläser;Peter Schürmann

  • In vitro assay for neutralizing antibody to hepatitis C virus: evidence for broadly conserved neutralization epitopes.

    Birke Bartosch;Jens Bukh;Jean-Christophe Meunier;Christelle Granier

  • An Interplay between Hypervariable Region 1 of the Hepatitis C Virus E2 Glycoprotein, the Scavenger Receptor BI, and High-Density Lipoprotein Promotes both Enhancement of Infection and Protection against Neutralizing Antibodies

    Birke Bartosch;Géraldine Verney;Marlène Dreux;Peggy Donot

  • Human serum facilitates hepatitis C virus infection, and neutralizing responses inversely correlate with viral replication kinetics at the acute phase of hepatitis C virus infection.

    Dimitri Lavillette;Yoann Morice;Georgios Germanidis;Peggy Donot

  • Mitochondria-associated endoplasmic reticulum membrane (MAM) integrity is required for insulin signaling and is implicated in hepatic insulin resistance

    Emily Tubbs;Pierre Theurey;Guillaume Vial;Nadia Bendridi

  • Redox Biology of Respiratory Viral Infections.

    Olga A Khomich;Sergey N Kochetkov;Birke Bartosch;Alexander V Ivanov

  • Role of N-Linked Glycans in the Functions of Hepatitis C Virus Envelope Glycoproteins

    Anne Goffard;Nathalie Callens;Birke Bartosch;Czeslaw Wychowski

  • Characterization of host-range and cell entry properties of the major genotypes and subtypes of hepatitis C virus.

    Dimitri Lavillette;Alexander W. Tarr;Cécile Voisset;Peggy Donot

  • Monoclonal Antibody AP33 Defines a Broadly Neutralizing Epitope on the Hepatitis C Virus E2 Envelope Glycoprotein

    Ania Owsianka;Alexander W. Tarr;Vicky S. Juttla;Dimitri Lavillette

  • Evidence for cross-genotype neutralization of hepatitis C virus pseudo-particles and enhancement of infectivity by apolipoprotein C1

    Jean-Christophe Meunier;Ronald E. Engle;Kristina Faulk;Ming Zhao

  • Oxidative Stress during HIV Infection: Mechanisms and Consequences

    Alexander V. Ivanov;Vladimir T. Valuev-Elliston;Olga N. Ivanova;Sergey N. Kochetkov

  • Characterization of Functional Hepatitis C Virus Envelope Glycoproteins

    Anne Op De Beeck;Cécile Voisset;Birke Bartosch;Yann Ciczora

  • C-type Lectins L-SIGN and DC-SIGN Capture and Transmit Infectious Hepatitis C Virus Pseudotype Particles

    Pierre-Yves Lozach;Ali Amara;Birke Bartosch;Jean-Louis Virelizier

  • HCV and Oxidative Stress in the Liver

    Alexander V Ivanov;Birke Bartosch;Olga A Smirnova;Maria G Isaguliants

  • Neutralizing antibodies to hepatitis C virus (HCV) in immune globulins derived from anti-HCV-positive plasma.

    Mei-ying W. Yu;Birke Bartosch;Pei Zhang;Zheng-ping Guo

  • The Tight Junction-Associated Protein Occludin Is Required for a Postbinding Step in Hepatitis C Virus Entry and Infection

    Ignacio Benedicto;Francisca Molina-Jiménez;Birke Bartosch;François-Loïc Cosset;François-Loïc Cosset;François-Loïc Cosset

  • Cell entry of hepatitis C virus.

    Birke Bartosch;François-Loïc Cosset;François-Loïc Cosset

  • Hepatitis C Virus NS5A Protein Triggers Oxidative Stress by Inducing NADPH Oxidases 1 and 4 and Cytochrome P450 2E1.

    Olga A. Smirnova;Olga N. Ivanova;Birke Bartosch;Vladimir T. Valuev-Elliston

Frequent Co-Authors

François-Loïc Cosset
François-Loïc Cosset Claude Bernard University Lyon 1
Jean Dubuisson
Jean Dubuisson Institut Pasteur
Dimitri Lavillette
Dimitri Lavillette Chinese Academy of Sciences
Yasuhiro Takeuchi
Yasuhiro Takeuchi University College London
Philippe Roingeard
Philippe Roingeard François Rabelais University
Nicole Zitzmann
Nicole Zitzmann University of Oxford
Raymond A. Dwek
Raymond A. Dwek University of Oxford

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