OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microvascular Research is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Nrf2 deficiency blunts exercise training-induced adaptations of coronary resistance arteries	75
Tanshinone IIA improves cardiac function via regulating miR-499-5p dependent angiogenesis in myocardial ischemic mice	64
Editorial Board	53
Structural and functional analysis of retinal vasculature in HANAC syndrome with a novel intronic COL4A1 mutation	50
Corrigendum to: “Sodium butyrate and voluntary exercise through activating VEGF-A downstream signaling pathway improve heart angiogenesis in type 2 diabetes” is as follows: 48A, Auf dem Mühlberg, 6059	42
HbA1c is related to microcirculation blood perfusion in patients with coronary microvascular disease using stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance: An observational study	39
Capillary microarchitectural changes in Cushing's syndrome	38
Effects of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on skeletal muscle function and interstitial PO2 in contracting muscle of normal rats	32
Activated partial thromboplastin time levels and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease: A retrospective cohort study	31
Proteomics suggests the role of Cxcl12 secreted by hucMSCs in the treatment of lipopolysaccharide-acute lung injury	31
Corrigendum to “Morphometrics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions and choroidal vascular associated with treatment response using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography” [Micro	31
Impaired retinal microcirculation in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease	29
Ketone bodies supplementation restores the barrier function, induces a metabolic switch, and elicits beta-hydroxybutyrate diffusion across a monolayer of iPSC-derived brain microvascular endothelial c	28
PRDX6-mediated pulmonary artery endothelial cell ferroptosis contributes to monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension	28
Association between microcirculation in spontaneous breathing trial and extubation success	26
Diet-induced hypertension in rats is associated with increased renal vasoconstrictor response to angiotensin II after imitated endothelial dysfunction	25
Imaging the microvasculature using nailfold capillaroscopy in patients with coronavirus disease-2019; A cross-sectional study	25
Workload and sex effects in comprehensive assessment of cutaneous microcirculation	24
Hierarchical data visualization of experimental erythrocyte aggregation employing cross correlation and optical flow applications	24
Coronary microvascular dysfunction	24
Long-term efficacy of liposomal nanocarriers of preassembled glycocalyx in restoring cerebral endothelial glycocalyx in sepsis	24
Assessment of hemodynamic indices of conjunctival microvascular function in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction	24
Three-dimensional choroidal changes in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: An ultrawide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography study	22
Analysis of urethral blood flow by high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging in a rat model of vaginal distension	21
Oxidative stress and vascular dysfunction: Potential therapeutic targets and therapies in peripheral artery disease	21

The repetitive application of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) improves microcirculation parameters in chronic wounds	21
Coronary microvascular dysfunction and autoregulatory capacity interfere with resting Dicrotic notch morphology	20
Circulating glycocalyx biomarkers in patients with Kawasaki disease: A risk assessment	20
Pulmonary hypertension impairs vasomotor function in rat diaphragm arterioles	20
Harnessing the benefits of glycine supplementation for improved pancreatic microcirculation in type 1 diabetes mellitus	20
Intrauterine growth restriction neonates present with increased angiogenesis through the Notch1 signaling pathway	19
COL10A1 is a novel factor in the development of choroidal neovascularization	18
Estimation of shear stress values along endothelial tip cells past the lumen of capillary sprouts	18
Angiogenesis in diabetic mouse model with critical limb ischemia; cell and gene therapy	17
Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness	17
Assessment of microvascular function using a novel technique Flow Mediated Skin Fluorescence (FMSF) in patients with diabetic kidney disease: A preliminary study	17
Editorial Board	17
MiR-221-3p targets HIPK2 to promote diabetic wound healing	16
Vessel Metrics: A software tool for automated analysis of vascular structure in confocal imaging	16
Involvement of nitric oxide synthase and reactive oxygen species in TRPA1-mediated cutaneous vasodilation in young and older adults	16
Laser speckle contrast imaging and laser Doppler flowmetry reproducibly assess reflex cutaneous vasoconstriction	16
Prognostic impact of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with atrial fibrillation	16
Endothelial dysfunction and complement activation are independently associated with disease duration in patients with systemic vasculitis	16
Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis	16
Absolute retinal blood flow in healthy eyes and in eyes with retinal vein occlusion	16
Editorial Board	15
In vitro study on the partitioning of red blood cells using a microchannel network	15
Editorial Board	15
Improved nested U-structure for accurate nailfold capillary segmentation	15
Post-ischemic skin peak oxygen saturation is associated with cardiovascular risk factors: a Swedish cohort study	15
Mangiferin attenuates cigarette smoke-induced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in male albino rats	14
Goal-directed colloid versus crystalloid therapy and microcirculatory blood flow following ischemia/reperfusion	14
Microvascular effects of oxygen and carbon dioxide measured by vascular occlusion test in healthy volunteers	14
Overexpression of sFlt-1 represses ox-LDL-induced injury of HUVECs by activating autophagy via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway	13
Dynamics of scFv-targeted VAP2 correlating with IL-16, MIF and IL-1Ra in ANCA-associated vasculitis	13
Sex and age-related day-to-day variability in the skin microcirculation during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia	13
Inhibition of Src improves cardiac fibrosis in AngII-induced hypertrophy by regulating the expression of galectin-3	13
Comparative evaluation of trypsin and elastase digestion techniques for isolation of murine retinal vasculature	13
Relationship between nailfold videocapillaroscopic findings and cardiovascular risk factors	13
Gut microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide and biomarkers of inflammation are linked to endothelial and coronary microvascular function in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	13
Association of chemokines IP-10/CXCL10 and I-TAC/CXCL11 with insulin resistance and enhance leukocyte endothelial arrest in obesity	13
Vitamin D deficiency enhances vascular oxidative stress, inflammation, and angiotensin II levels in the microcirculation of diabetic patients	12
Age-related decrease of cholinergic parasympathetic reflex vasodilation in the rat masseter muscle	12
Inhibition of XIST attenuates abdominal aortic aneurysm in mice by regulating apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells through miR-762/MAP2K4 axis	12
Structured adaptive boosting trees for detection of multicellular aggregates in fluorescence intravital microscopy	12
Plasma interleukin-41 serves as a potential diagnostic biomarker for Kawasaki disease	12
Innate lymphoid cells in the brain: Focus on ischemic stroke	12
Predictive value of the average three-vessel microvascular resistance in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention	11
The influence of cuff location on the oxygenation and reperfusion of the foot during ischemic preconditioning: A reliability study	11
Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging-based diagnosis of severe mesenteric traction syndrome: Hemodynamics and prostacyclin - A prospective cohort study	11
Editorial Board	11
Shear stress-activated MMP-2 promotes BMSCs migration via the LIMK1/Cofilin axis during vascular remodeling	11
Editorial Board	11
Moderate dose of dietary nitrate improves skeletal muscle microvascular function in patients with peripheral artery disease	11
Angiographic microvascular resistance in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	11

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) induces pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory phenotype of platelets in the absence of a pro-aggregatory state	11
Biodegraded PCl and gelatin fabricated vascular patch in rat aortic and inferior vena cava angioplasty	10
Follow-up assessment of the microvascular function in patients with long COVID	10
Editorial Board	10
Does sex influence near-infrared spectroscopy-derived indicators of microvascular reactivity and the response to acute dietary capsaicin	10
Magnetic drug targeting during Caputo fractionalized blood flow through permeable vessel	10
Downregulation of hsa-miR-203 in peripheral blood and wound margin tissue by negative pressure wound therapy contributes to wound healing of diabetic foot ulcers	10
Hydrogen sulfide postconditioning rendered cardioprotection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury is compromised in rats with diabetic cardiomyopathy.	10
Impact of small fractions of abnormal erythrocytes on blood rheology	10
The process of methylglyoxal-induced retinal capillary endothelial cell degeneration in rats	10
Assessment of renal microcirculation in biopsy-proven tubulointerstitial nephritis in patients with and without glomerular disease: the role of resistive index	10
Decreased retinal capillary density as a beneficial response to 24-week high-speed circuit resistant training in healthy older adults	10
Definition and application of proximal-distal gradient finger perfusion in systemic sclerosis by laser speckle contrast analysis	10
Corrigendum to “NLRC5 modulates phenotypic transition and inflammation of human venous smooth muscle cells by activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway via TLR4 in varicose veins” [Microvasc. Res. 143 (2022) 1	10
Overexpression of hsa_circ_0022742 suppressed hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction by targeting the miR-503-5p/FBXW7 axis	9
Full longitudinal nailfold videocapillaroscopy analysis of microvascular changes during normal pregnancy	9
Improvement of tube formation model of cell: Application for acute hypoxia in in vitro study of angiogenesis	9
Sepsis after middle cerebral artery occlusion exacerbates peripheral oxidative stress in a sex-specific manner	9
Influence of isometric RPE-clamp exercise on fatigability, muscle oxygenation dynamics, and microvascular function in healthy young adults	9
Gastrodin protects endothelial cells against high glucose-induced injury through up-regulation of PPARβ and alleviation of nitrative stress	9
Curcumin improves angiogenesis in the heart of aged rats: Involvement of TSP1/NF-κB/VEGF-A signaling	9
The acute effects of passive heating on endothelial function, muscle microvascular oxygen delivery, and expression of serum HSP90α	9
Nailfold capillary morphology changes in patients with retinal vein occlusion	9
Focal adhesion kinase mediates microvascular leakage and endothelial barrier dysfunction in ischemia-reperfusion injury	9
Implication of long non-coding RNA NEAT1 in the pathogenesis of bacterial meningitis-induced blood-brain barrier damage	9
Association between three-dimensional morphological features and functional indicators of neovascular age-related macular degeneration	8
Robust analysis of microcirculatory flowmotion during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia	8
Reproducibility of high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging to assess cutaneous microcirculation for wound healing monitoring in mice	8
A robust quantitative approach for laser speckle contrast imaging perfusion analysis revealed anomalies in the brain blood flow in offspring mice of preeclampsia	8
Capillary microarchitectural changes are independent of disease activity in acromegaly	8
Investigation of the effects of gestational diabetes and hypertension on retinal and choroidal microvascular circulation using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography	8
Automated nailfold capillary density measurement method based on improved YOLOv5	8
Evaluation of coronary function in female rats with severe type 1 diabetes: Effects of combined treatment with insulin and pyridoxamine	8
Reduced IGFBP-2 related immunoreactivity in human serum correlates with arterial stiffness in a healthy Chinese population	8
Morphometrics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions and choroidal vascular associated with treatment response using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography	8
Effects of sensory nerve blockade on cutaneous microvascular responses to ischemia-reperfusion injury	8
A pilot study: Exploring the influence of COVID-19 on cardiovascular physiology and retinal microcirculation	8
Vincristine attenuates isoprenaline-induced cardiac hypertrophy in male Wistar rats via suppression of ROS/NO/NF-қB signalling pathways	8
Vascular smooth muscle cells in intracranial aneurysms	7
Revisiting hemodynamics and blood oxygenation in a microfluidic microvasculature replica	7
Concentration-dependent microvascular responses to repeated iontophoresis of acetylcholine	7
Glial and blood-brain barrier cell-derived exosomes: Implications in stroke	7
Vascular read-out for TRP channel functionality on distal peripheral nerve endings in healthy men	7
Microvascular dysfunction in pediatric patients with SARS-COV-2 pneumonia: report of three severe cases	7
Altered tissue oxygenation in patients with post COVID-19 syndrome	7
Modulation of angiopoietin-2 and Tie2: Organ specific effects of microvascular leakage and edema in mice	7
The electrophysiological effects of angiotensin 1–7 on hypertrophic myocardium in spontaneously hypertensive rats	7
The role of circRNAs in the regulation of myocardial angiogenesis in coronary heart disease	7
Long noncoding TUG1 promotes angiogenesis of HUVECs in PE via regulating the miR-29a-3p/VEGFA and Ang2/Tie2 pathways	7
ATP induced calcium signaling activity in perivascular cells differ at different vascular branch levels in the porcine retina	7
GBP2 inhibits pathological angiogenesis in the retina via the AKT/mTOR/VEGFA axis	7
Retinal microvascular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis	7
Frailty influences the vascular responsiveness of elderly individuals with chronic heart failure	7
Endothelial thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) modulates endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in hyperglycemia	7
Capillaroscopic analysis of the microvascular status in mixed versus undifferentiated connective tissue disease	7