OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Immunologic Research is 5. 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 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Molecular mimicry between SARS-CoV-2 spike glycoprotein and mammalian proteomes: implications for the vaccine	186
Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and other autonomic disorders after COVID-19 infection: a case series of 20 patients	172
COVID-19 as part of the hyperferritinemic syndromes: the role of iron depletion therapy	147
COVID 19: a clue from innate immunity	112
The role of Th17 cells in psoriasis	60
MyD88 and beyond: a perspective on MyD88-targeted therapeutic approach for modulation of host immunity	54
Recent advances in therapeutic applications of neutralizing antibodies for virus infections: an overview	40
How to report the antinuclear antibodies (anti-cell antibodies) test on HEp-2 cells: guidelines from the ICAP initiative	37
PI3K/Akt/mTOR pathway: a potential target for anti-SARS-CoV-2 therapy	37
Recent advances, approaches and challenges in targeting pathways for potential COVID-19 vaccines development	36
Immunogenic and reactogenic efficacy of Covaxin and Covishield: a comparative review	34
Assessment of humoral and cellular immunity induced by the BNT162b2 SARS-CoV-2 vaccine in healthcare workers, elderly people, and immunosuppressed patients with autoimmune disease	34
TLR3 agonists: RGC100, ARNAX, and poly-IC: a comparative review	30
Iodoprophylaxis and thyroid autoimmunity: an update	27
Tumor-infiltrating B cell is associated with the control of progression of gastric cancer	25
A review on the immune responses against novel emerging coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2)	23
Utility of serological biomarker’ panels for diagnostic accuracy of interstitial lung diseases	23
COVID-19 vaccines adverse events: potential molecular mechanisms	22
Targeting tumor microenvironment using tumor-infiltrating lymphocytes as therapeutics against tumorigenesis	22
Neurological symptoms and axonal damage in COVID-19 survivors: are there sequelae?	20
The p53 status in rheumatoid arthritis with focus on fibroblast-like synoviocytes	20
Presence of specific T cell response after SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in rheumatoid arthritis patients receiving rituximab	20
Effect of interleukin-6, -17, -21, -22, and -23 and STAT3 on signal transduction pathways and their inhibition in autoimmune arthritis	19
Designing of multi-epitope peptide vaccine against Acinetobacter baumannii through combined immunoinformatics and protein interaction–based approaches	19
Guillain-Barré syndrome in association with COVID-19 vaccination: a systematic review	19

Circular RNA hsa_circ_0001598 promotes programmed death-ligand-1-mediated immune escape and trastuzumab resistance via sponging miR-1184 in breast cancer cells	18
Risk of COVID-19 and its complications in patients with atopic dermatitis undergoing dupilumab treatment—a population-based cohort study	18
Research progress on drugs targeting the TGF-β signaling pathway in fibrotic diseases	18
Jeffrey’s insights: Jeffrey Modell Foundation’s global genetic sequencing pilot program to identify specific primary immunodeficiency defects to optimize disease management and treatment	17
Impact of interleukin IL-6 rs-1474347 and IL-10 rs-1800896 genetic polymorphisms on the susceptibility of HCV-infected Egyptian patients to hepatocellular carcinoma	17
Association of mast-cell-related conditions with hypermobile syndromes: a review of the literature	16
Dexmedetomidine alleviates pulmonary edema through the epithelial sodium channel (ENaC) via the PI3K/Akt/Nedd4-2 pathway in LPS-induced acute lung injury	16
A review of COVID-19 convalescent plasma use in COVID-19 with focus on proof of efficacy	16
Trained innate immunity	16
Protectin DX ameliorates inflammation in sepsis-induced acute lung injury through mediating PPARγ/NF-κB pathway	16
Immune characteristics distinguish patients with severe disease associated with SARS-CoV-2	15
Recent advances in the role of Th17/Treg cells in tumor immunity and tumor therapy	15
The role of competing mechanisms on Lck regulation	14
Blockade of PD-1 and TIM-3 immune checkpoints fails to restore the function of exhausted CD8+ T cells in early clinical stages of chronic lymphocytic leukemia	14
Role of inflammation and oxidative stress in chemotherapy-induced neurotoxicity	13
Role of booster with BNT162b2 mRNA in SARS-CoV-2 vaccination in patients with rheumatoid arthritis	13
Reverse vaccinology approach to design a multi-epitope vaccine construct based on the Mycobacterium tuberculosis biomarker PE_PGRS17	12
Correlation of clinical signs and symptoms of Behçet’s disease with platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)	12
Increased expression of proinflammatory cytokines and iNOS in the neocortical microvasculature of patients with temporal lobe epilepsy	12
Insights into inflammasome regulation: cellular, molecular, and pathogenic control of inflammasome activation	11
Expression of O-glycosylated oncofetal fibronectin in alternatively activated human macrophages	11
Cytokine storm and targeted therapy in hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis	11
Comparative structural analyses of selected spike protein-RBD mutations in SARS-CoV-2 lineages	10
The intercorrelations between blood levels of ferritin, sCD163, and IL-18 in COVID-19 patients and their association to prognosis	10
A systematic review on neutrophil extracellular traps and its prognostication role in COVID-19 patients	10
COVID-19 vaccine-associated myositis: a comprehensive review of the literature driven by a case report	10
PD-1 expression is elevated in monocytes from hepatocellular carcinoma patients and contributes to CD8 T cell suppression	10
Soluble PD-L1 in blood correlates positively with neutrophil and negatively with lymphocyte mRNA markers and implies adverse sepsis outcome	10
Macrophage subsets and their role: co-relation with colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor and clinical relevance	10
Big data highlights the association between psoriasis and fibromyalgia: a population-based study	9
Chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) immunotherapy: basic principles, current advances, and future prospects in neuro-oncology	9
Anti-IL-6 receptor monoclonal antibody as a new treatment of endometriosis	9
TLR4 and TNFR1 blockade dampen M1 macrophage activation and shifts them towards an M2 phenotype	9
Efficacy and safety of IL-23 inhibitors in the treatment of psoriatic arthritis: a meta-analysis based on randomized controlled trials	9
PROMIS-29 survey confirms major impact of fatigue on health-related quality of life in common variable immunodeficiency	9
ANCA-associated vasculitis and IgG4-related disease overlap syndrome: a case report and literature review	8
Th17 and Th1 cells in systemic lupus erythematosus with focus on lupus nephritis	8
Association between TLR2 polymorphisms (− 196–174 Ins/Del, R677W, R753Q, and P631H) and schizophrenia in a Tunisian population	8
Lipocalin 2—not only a biomarker: a study of current literature and systematic findings of ongoing clinical trials	8
Effects of functionally diverse calpain system on immune cells	8
Lower expression of NINJ1 (Ninjurin 1), a mediator of plasma membrane rupture, is associated with advanced disease and worse prognosis in serous ovarian cancer	8
Long-term effects of intensive B cell depletion therapy in severe cases of IgG4-related disease with renal involvement	7
The effect of the BNT162b2 vaccine on antinuclear antibody and antiphospholipid antibody levels	7
Delphinidin diminishes in vitro interferon-γ and interleukin-17 producing cells in patients with psoriatic disease	7
Activation of autophagy reverses gemcitabine-induced immune inhibition of RAW264.7 macrophages by promoting TNF-α, IL-6 and MHC-II expression	7
Platelets differentially modulate CD4+ Treg activation via GPIIa/IIIb-, fibrinogen-, and PAR4-dependent pathways	7
Comparative study between human mesenchymal stem cells and etanercept as immunomodulatory agents in rat model of rheumatoid arthritis	7
A short focus, azithromycin in the treatment of respiratory viral infection COVID-19: efficacy or inefficacy?	7
TREC/KREC levels in children with ataxia-telangiectasia	7
Humoral immune response to epidermal growth factor receptor in lung cancer	6

COVID-19: the CaMKII-like system of S protein drives membrane fusion and induces syncytial multinucleated giant cells	6
Effects of whole-body cryotherapy on the innate and adaptive immune response in cyclists and runners	6
Azilsartan attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury via the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway	6
High mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) inhibition attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced cognitive dysfunction and sickness-like behavior in mice	6
Obesity, a challenge in the management of inflammatory bowel diseases	6
Correction to: Postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS) and other autonomic disorders after COVID-19 infection: a case series of 20 patients	6
Vitamin D deficiency leads to the abnormal activation of the complement system	6
Immunostimulatory activity of fluoxetine in macrophages via regulation of the PI3K and P38 signaling pathways	6
IL-10-producing regulatory B cells are present and functional in primary Sjögren patients	6
In-utero exposure to immunosuppressive medications resulting in abnormal newborn screening for severe combined immunodeficiency: a case series on natural history and management	5
COVID-19, Ebola virus disease, and Nipah virus infection reclassification as novel acute immune dysrhythmia syndrome (n-AIDS): potential crucial role for immunomodulators	5
The ratio of CD163-positive macrophages to Iba1-positive macrophages is low in the intima in the early stage of cutaneous arteritis	5
Potential role of viral infection and B cells as a linker between innate and adaptive immune response in systemic lupus erythematosus	5
Cytokine response following perturbation of the cervicovaginal milieu during HPV genital infection	5
Evaluation of a novel particle-based multi-analyte technology for the detection of anti-fibrillarin antibodies	5
Rectal cancer induces a regulatory lymphocytic phenotype in the tumor-draining lymph nodes to promote cancer cell installation	5
Distorted frequency of dendritic cells and their associated stimulatory and inhibitory markers augment the pathogenesis of pemphigus vulgaris	5
Hidradenitis suppurativa and rheumatoid arthritis: evaluating the bidirectional association	5
Hyperprogressive disease in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: a new pattern of post-treatment cancer behavior	5
Potential therapeutic strategies for myocardial infarction: the role of Toll-like receptors	5
Manipulation of the tumor immuno-microenvironment via TAM-targeted expression of transcription factors	5
Hypoxia modulates human mast cell adhesion to hyaluronic acid	5
COVID-19 infection: a possible induction factor for development of autoimmune diseases?	5
Involvement of age-associated B cells in EBV-triggered autoimmunity	5
IL-21 enhances STAT3/Blimp-1 signaling pathway in B cells and contributes to plasma cell differentiation in newly diagnosed patients with myasthenia gravis	5
Management of COVID-19 pneumonia in a child with NEMO deficiency	5
Progressive decline of T and B cell numbers and function in a patient with CDC42 deficiency	5
Analysis of PD-1, PD-L1, and T-cell infiltration in angiosarcoma pathogenetic subgroups	5