OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Histochemistry and Cell Biology 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Development of a lip vermilion epithelium reconstruction model using keratinocytes from skin and oral mucosa	59
Somatostatin-immunoreactive neurons of the rat gut during the development	29
Addressing radiotherapy-induced fibrosis: the potential of platelet-rich plasma and infliximab for improved breast cancer management	28
In focus in HCB	27
MOTS-c modulates pancreatic islet function in rats and pigs in vitro	24
In focus in HCB	23
Expression of angiogenic factors in the mammalian senescent cell sustaining Trichinella spp. muscle larvae	23
In focus in Vienna: Microscopy and cellular organelles	23
In vivo ligamentogenesis in embroidered poly(lactic-co-ε-caprolactone) / polylactic acid scaffolds functionalized by fluorination and hexamethylene diisocyanate cross-linked collagen foams	22
Localization of aquaglyceroporins in human and murine white adipose tissue	20
The protective role of vitamin E against the effects of hyperthyroidism on the rat pituitary–ovary axis	18
25-Hydroxycholesterol as a negative regulator of diaphragm muscle contractions via estrogen receptor and Ca2+ -dependent pathway	18
Building a FAIR image data ecosystem for microscopy communities	18
Fourier analysis of collagen bundle orientation in myocardial infarction scars	17
The amelioration effects of ankaferd blood stopper, platelet gel, and Momordica charantia on peripheral nerve injury in the rats: a stereological and ultrastructural study	17
Alternative tissue fixation for combined histopathological and molecular analysis in a clinically representative setting	17
The effect of COVID-19 on placental functioning in South African pregnancies: investigation of kisspeptin expression and vascular and inflammatory alterations	17
Role of ascorbic acid in the regulation of epigenetic processes induced by Porphyromonas gingivalis in endothelial-committed oral stem cells	15
Icing after skeletal muscle injury decreases M1 macrophage accumulation and TNF-α expression during the early phase of muscle regeneration in rats	15
The role of oviduct-specific glycoprotein (OVGP1) in modulating biological functions of gametes and embryos	15
Ku70 silencing aggravates oxygen–glucose deprivation/reperfusion-induced injury by activation of the p53 apoptotic pathway in rat cortical astrocytes	15
MUC6 expression is a preferable prognostic marker for invasive mucinous adenocarcinoma of the lung	15
Localization of SNARE proteins in the brain and corpus allatum of Bombyx mori	14
Effects of a P2X7 receptor antagonist on myenteric neurons in the distal colon of an experimental rat model of ulcerative colitis	14
In focus in HCB	13

Alpha-1 antitrypsin expression is upregulated in multidrug-resistant cancer cells	12
Fetal growth at term and placental oxidative stress in a tissue micro-array model: a histological and immunohistochemistry study	12
Providing open imaging data at scale: An EMBL-EBI perspective	12
Blood identified and quantified in formalin fixed paraffin embedded lung sections using eosin fluorescence	12
The dynamic interaction of pediatric ALL cells and MSCs: influencing leukemic cell survival and modulating MSC β-catenin expression	12
In focus in HCB	11
Endoplasmic reticulum stress and mitochondrial injury are critical molecular drivers of AlCl3-induced testicular and epididymal distortion and dysfunction: protective role of taurine	11
In focus in HCB	11
The emerging role of the semaphorin family in cartilage and osteoarthritis	11
PLAC8 contributes to the malignant behaviors of cervical cancer cells by activating the SOX4-mediated AKT pathway	11
Bioactive and degradable collagen-based hydrogel encapsulated with microspheres containing basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) and interleukin (IL)-10 promotes recovery following traumatic spinal co	10
The secretome from human-derived mesenchymal stem cells augments the activity of antitumor plant extracts in vitro	10
High-fat diet induced obesity alters Dnmt1 and Dnmt3a levels and global DNA methylation in mouse ovary and testis	10
A technique for preparing undecalcified osteochondral fresh frozen sections for elemental mapping and understanding disease etiology	10
Uridine and uridine nucleotides as novel regulators of NUCB2/nesfatin-1 neuron activation: an immunohistochemical study	10
FOXM1 requires IDH1 for late genes expression in mitotic cells	10
Air–liquid interface cultures trigger a metabolic shift in intestinal epithelial cells (IPEC-1)	9
A note to our authors: Histochemistry and Cell Biology implements guidelines for the use of large language models (including ChatGPT)	9
Citric acid as a safe alternative to oxalic acid in the Gomori reticulin technique: a comparative study	9
From complexity to clarity: unravelling tumor heterogeneity through the lens of tumor microenvironment for innovative cancer therapy	9
In focus in HCB	9
Astrocyte reactivity in the glia limitans superficialis of the rat medial prefrontal cortex following sciatic nerve injury	9
Labour and premature delivery differentially affect the expression of the endocannabinoid system in the human placenta	9
Evidence for the role of Rab11-positive recycling endosomes as intermediates in coronavirus egress from epithelial cells	9
Insights into in vivo follicle formation: a review of in vitro systems	8
In focus in HCB	8
FAK mediates mechanical signaling to maintain epithelial homeostasis through YAP/TAZ-TEADs	8
Evidence of cell cycle re-entry in post-mitotic, terminally differentiated feline neurons	8
Effect of swimming exercise, insulin-associated or not, on inflammatory cytokines, apoptosis, and collagen in diabetic rat placentas	8
Olfactory receptor Olfr78 (prostate-specific G protein-coupled receptor PSGR) expression in arterioles supplying skeletal and cardiac muscles and in arterioles feeding some murine organs	8
The crucial role of SETDB1 in structural and functional transformation of epithelial cells during regeneration after intestinal ischemia reperfusion injury	8
GIT1 is an untolerized autoantigen involved in immunologic disturbance of spermatogenesis	8
Characterization of primary cilia in different epithelial cells of thyroid gland	8
Curcumin alleviates ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome in the rat model via inhibiting the nuclear factor kappa B/hypoxia-inducible factor-1α signaling pathway	8
In focus in HCB	8
Beneficial effects of curcumin in the diabetic rat ovary: a stereological and biochemical study	8
SOX2 expression in the pathogenesis of premalignant lesions of the uterine cervix: its histo-topographical distribution distinguishes between low- and high-grade CIN	7
Feasibility and safety of synchrotron-based X-ray phase contrast imaging as a technique complementary to histopathology analysis	7
Quantitative analysis of cancer cell morphology using digital holography technology under high temperature stimulation	7
Differential expression of small bowel TGFβ1 and TGFβ3 characterizes intestinal strictures in patients with fibrostenotic Crohn’s disease	7
ADAMTS-1, a multifunctional proteinase, in the uterus of both estrous cycle rats and ovariectomized rats can be regulated via hormones	7
Local fractal dimension of collagen detects increased spatial complexity in fibrosis	7
Differential cell architecture and microenvironmental responses of pretumoral and tumoral cellular models exposed to coverslip-induced hypoxia	7
Placental progesterone and its receptor in HIV-infected pre-eclamptic women	7
Developmental function of Piezo1 in mouse submandibular gland morphogenesis	7
In focus in HCB	7
An in vitro system for experimentally induced cryptorchidism	7
In focus in HCB	7
Behaviors of nucleosomes with mutant histone H4s in euchromatic domains of living human cells	7
The relationship of immunohistochemical SOX-2 staining with histopathological diagnosis in patients with abnormal colposcopic findings	6

In focus in HCB	6
Hyperglycaemia-induced impairment of the autorhythmicity and gap junction activity of mouse embryonic stem cell-derived cardiomyocyte-like cells	6
Distinct TYRO3 and PROS1 expression levels contribute to preeclampsia pathogenesis	6
iRhom2 deficiency reduces sepsis-induced mortality associated with the attenuation of lung macrophages in mice	6
Effects of Ran-GTP/importin β inhibition on the meiotic division of porcine oocytes	6
Placental neutrophil reverse trans-migration and maternal serum neutrophil extracellular trap expression in HIV infection co-morbid pre-eclampsia in women of African ancestry	6
Early unhealthy eating habits underlie morpho-functional changes in the liver and adipose tissue in male rats	6
Dynamic chromosome association with nuclear organelles in living cells	6
Seasonal vascular plasticity in the mediobasal hypothalamus of the adult ewe	5
In focus in HCB	5
Increased double-strand breaks in aged mouse male germ cells may result from changed expression of the genes essential for homologous recombination or nonhomologous end joining repair	5
In situ sequence-specific visualization of single methylated cytosine on tissue sections using ICON probe and rolling-circle amplification	5
Angiopoietins: multifaceted mediators in the pathogenesis of joint-related disorders	5
Lercanidipine alleviates doxorubicin-induced lung injury by regulating PERK/CHOP and Bax/Bcl 2/Cyt c pathways	5
Ultrastructure of spherites in the midgut diverticula and Malpighian tubules of the harvestman Amilenus aurantiacus during the winter diapause	5
Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: vimentin segregates at the invasive front of tumors in a murine xenograft model	5
In focus in HCB	5
Selective targeting of lectins and their macropinocytosis in urothelial tumours: translation from in vitro to ex vivo	5
A novel method for histological examination of hair follicles	5
Nestin and osteocrin mRNA increases in human semitendinosus myotendinous junction 7 days after a single bout of eccentric exercise	5
Lower HLA-G levels in extravillous trophoblasts of human term placenta in gestational diabetes mellitus than in normal controls	5
Combined resveratrol and vitamin D treatment ameliorate inflammation-related liver fibrosis, ER stress, and apoptosis in a high-fructose diet/streptozotocin-induced T2DM model	5
Immunohistochemical distribution of proteins involved in glutamate release in subepithelial sensory nerve endings of rat epiglottis	5
GLAST versus GFAP as astroglial marker for the subcellular study of cannabinoid CB1 receptors in astrocytes	5
Expression and localization of CD63 in the intracellular vesicles of odontoblasts	5