OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Neurotoxicity 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 2022-05-01 to 2026-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Regular Exercise with Panax Ginseng Supplementation Attenuates Arsenic-Induced Muscular Weakness and Neurobehavioral Changes in Mice	67
Correction to: The Antiepileptic Drug Levetiracetam Protects Against Quinolinic Acid-Induced Toxicity in the Rat Striatum	52
Dysregulation of Mitochondrial Iron Regulators as a Basis of Iron-Mediated Retinal Degeneration in Rats	46
Restoration of MPTP-induced Dopamine and Tyrosine Hydroxylase Depletion in the Mouse Brain Through Ethanol and Nicotine	42
CircUBE3B High Expression Participates in Sevoflurane-Induced Human Hippocampal Neuron Injury via Targeting miR-326 and Regulating MYD88 Expression	39
Pentoxifylline as Add-On Treatment to Donepezil in Copper Sulphate-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease-Like Neurodegeneration in Rats	36
Mechanistic Implications of GSK and CREB Crosstalk in Ischemia Injury	34
Correction to: Brucine-Induced Neurotoxicity by Targeting Caspase 3: Involvement of PPARγ/NF-κB/Apoptosis Signaling Pathway	29
Circular RNA VPS18 Promotes Glioblastoma Progression by Regulating miR-1229-3p/BCAT1 Axis	28
Protective Effects of Ozone against Quinolinic Acid-Induced Redox Imbalance in Murine BV-2 Microglial Cells	28
Exposure to Cadmium Alters the Population of Glial Cell Types and Disrupts the Regulatory Mechanisms of the HPG Axis in Prepubertal Female Rats	26
Aryl Hydrocarbon Receptor in Glia Cells: A Plausible Glutamatergic Neurotransmission Orchestrator	24
Role of Sonic Hedgehog Signaling Activation in the Prevention of Neurological Abnormalities Associated with Obsessive–Compulsive Disorder	24
Roles of Curcumin on Cognitive Impairment Induced by a Mixture of Heavy Metals	22
Circ-HUWE1 Knockdown Alleviates Amyloid-β-Induced Neuronal Injury in SK-N-SH Cells via miR-433-3p Release-Mediated FGF7 Downregulation	22
COVID-19 and Parkinson’s Disease: Possible Links in Pathology and Therapeutics	22
A Pretreatment with Isoorientin Attenuates Redox Disruption, Mitochondrial Impairment, and Inflammation Caused by Chlorpyrifos in a Dopaminergic Cell Line: Involvement of the Nrf2/HO-1 Axis	21
Letter to the Neurotoxicity Research Community	21
Differentially Expressed Nedd4-binding Protein Ndfip1 Protects Neurons Against Methamphetamine-induced Neurotoxicity	21
Blood–Brain Barrier Rescue by Roflumilast After Transient Global Cerebral Ischemia in Rats	20
Evaluation of Cytotoxic, Necrotic, Apoptotic, and Autophagic Effects of Methamphetamine and 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine on U-87 MG (Glial) and B104-1–1 (Neuronal) Cell Lines	20
Camphor-Induced Seizures in Rats Increase the Potency of Gamma Oscillations During the Ictal Period, A Component that may Lead to Refractoriness in Seizure Control	20
Identification of Neurite Outgrowth and Synaptic Plasticity-related Genes Showing Sustained Hypermethylation of Promoter Region in the Hippocampal Dentate Gyrus of Rats Exposed Maternally To Neurotoxi	19
A Narrative Review on the Role of Microbiota and Microglia in Premotor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease	18
Correction to: The Effects of Long-term, Low-dose β-N-methylamino-L-alanine (BMAA) Exposures in Adult SODG93R Transgenic Zebrafish	18

Silver Nanoparticles Induce a Size-dependent Neurotoxicity to SH-SY5Y Neuroblastoma Cells via Ferritinophagy-mediated Oxidative Stress	18
CRISPR and iPSCs: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Neurodegenerative Disease Modelling, Research, and Therapeutics	17
LncRNA CRNDE Deteriorates Delayed Encephalopathy After Acute Carbon Monoxide Poisoning to Inactivate AKT/GSK3β/β-catenin Pathway via miR-212-5p	17
Interactions Between the Ubiquitin–Proteasome System, Nrf2, and the Cannabinoidome as Protective Strategies to Combat Neurodegeneration: Review on Experimental Evidence	17
Catalpol Ameliorates Neurotoxicity in N2a/APP695swe Cells and APP/PS1 Transgenic Mice	17
Blunted Melatonin Circadian Rhythm in Parkinson’s Disease: Express Bewilderment	17
Pesticides Exposure-Induced Changes in Brain Metabolome: Implications in the Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Disorders	17
Modulatory Role of Curcumin on Cobalt-Induced Memory Deficit, Hippocampal Oxidative Damage, Astrocytosis, and Nrf2 Expression	16
Extracellular Mitochondria Activate Microglia and Contribute to Neuroinflammation in Traumatic Brain Injury	16
Impact of 5-Lipoxygenase Deficiency on Dopamine-Mediated Behavioral Responses	16
Circ_0060055 Promotes the Growth, Invasion, and Radioresistance of Glioblastoma by Targeting MiR-197-3p/API5 Axis	16
Restraint Stress Exacerbates Apoptosis in a 6-OHDA Animal Model of Parkinson Disease	15
Neurotoxicity of Bisphenol A and the Impact of Melatonin Administration on Oxidative Stress, ERK/NF-kB Signaling Pathway, and Behavior in Rats	15
Tubuloside B Alleviates Aβ25-35 Induced PC12 Cell Injury by Attenuating Pyroptosis, Apoptosis and Excessive Autophagy	14
4′-Iodo-α-Pyrrolidinononanophenone Provokes Differentiated SH-SY5Y Cell Apoptosis Through Downregulating Nitric Oxide Production and Bcl-2 Expression	14
Cattle Encephalon Glycoside and Ignotin Attenuates Aβ1-42-Mediated Neurotoxicity by Preventing NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Modulating Microglial Polarization via TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway	14
Protective Mechanisms of 3-Acetyl-11-keto-β-Boswellic Acid and Piperine in Fluid Percussion Rat Model of Traumatic Brain Injury Targeting Nrf2 and NFkB Signaling	14
Therapeutic and Preventive Effects of Piperine and its Combination with Curcumin as a Bioenhancer Against Aluminum-Induced Damage in the Astrocyte Cells	14
Diverse and Dynamic Alpha-Neurotoxicity Within Venoms from the Palearctic Viperid Snake Clade of Daboia, Macrovipera, Montivipera, and Vipera	14
Can Berberine Serve as a New Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease?	13
Exploring Caenorhabditis elegans as Parkinson’s Disease Model: Neurotoxins and Genetic Implications	13
Prenylated Flavanone Isolated from Dalea Species as a Potential Multitarget-Neuroprotector in an In Vitro Alzheimer’s Disease Mice Model	13
Kynurenine Pathway in Epilepsy: Unraveling Its Role in Glutamate Excitotoxicity, GABAergic Dysregulation, Neuroinflammation, and Mitochondrial Dysfunction	13
Molecular Docking Analysis at the Human α7-nAChR and Proliferative and Evoked-Calcium Changes in SH-SY5Y Cells by Imidacloprid and Acetamiprid Insecticides	13
Flavonoid Rutin Reduces Intestinal Inflammation in an Experimental Model of Parkinson's Disease	13
Decreased Length of Locus Coeruleus Norepinephrine Axons and Increased Amyloid Beta Pathology in Male APP/PS1 Mice During Protracted Abstinence From Alcohol	13
Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Signaling Target for Therapeutic Intervention in Major Neurodegenerative Disease	12
Modulation of NMDA Receptor and TRPM4 Activity in Hippocampal Neurons with the NMDA Receptor/TRPM4 Interface Inhibitor Brophenexin	12
LncRNA TUG1 Promoted Stabilization of BAG5 by Binding DDX3X to Exacerbate Ketamine-Induced Neurotoxicity	12
Butyrate Protects and Synergizes with Nicotine against Iron- and Manganese-induced Toxicities in Cell Culture	12
Prenatal Venlafaxine Exposure–Induced Neurocytoarchitectural and Neuroapoptotic Degeneration in Striatum and Hippocampus of Developing Fetal Brain, Manifesting Long-term Neurocognitive Impairments in	12
Bumetanide Attenuates Cognitive Deficits and Brain Damage in Rats Subjected to Hypoxia–Ischemia at Two Time Points of the Early Postnatal Period	12
Glycolysis: The Next Big Breakthrough in Parkinson’s Disease	12
Neurotoxicity Mechanisms of Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances: An Integrated Study of Network Toxicology, Molecular Docking, and Mendelian Randomization	12
Disorders of Hippocampus Facilitated by Hypertension in Purine Metabolism Deficiency is Repressed by Naringin, a Bi-flavonoid in a Rat Model via NOS/cAMP/PKA and DARPP-32, BDNF/TrkB Pathways	12
Retraction Note: Amelioration of Aluminum Maltolate-Induced Inflammation and Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress-Mediated Apoptosis by Tannoid Principles of Emblica Officinalis in Neuronal Cellular Model	12
Caspases and brain-derived Neurotrophic Factor Levels and their Correlations with Psychiatric Symptoms in post-COVID-19	11
The Protective Effect of Annexin A1 on Autophagy Via the CAMK2/BECN1 Signaling Pathway in PC12 Cells Stimulated with H2O2	11
Neurotoxicity Assessment of 1-[(2,3-Dihydro-1-Benzofuran-2-yl)Methyl]Piperazine (LINS01 Series) Derivatives and their Protective Effect on Cocaine-Induced Neurotoxicity Model in SH-SY5Y Cell Culture	11
IGF2BP1 Aggravates NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation and Pro-Inflammatory Phenotype in Microglia-like Cells by Promoting TRIM45 Expression	11
Comparative Study of the Neurotoxic Effects of Pregabalin Versus Tramadol in Rats	11
Glial Response to Intranasal Mesenchymal Stem Cells in Intermittent Cuprizone Model of Demyelination	11
BIN1 in the Pursuit of Ousting the Alzheimer’s Reign: Impact on Amyloid and Tau Neuropathology	11
Correction to: Protective Effect of Vitamin D3 Against Pb‑Induced Neurotoxicity by Regulating the Nrf2 and NF‑κB Pathways	10
Correction to: Role of Synucleins in Alzheimer’s Disease	10
Taurine Protects Against Melamine-Induced Hippocampal Neurotoxicity in Rats by Attenuating Metabolic Responses, Autophagy and Inflammation	10
Antitumor Effect of Traditional Drugs for Neurological Disorders: Preliminary Studies in Neural Tumor Cell Lines	10
Reference Gene Validation in the Embryonic and Postnatal Brain in the Rat Hyperhomocysteinemia Model	10
Curcumin Improves Hippocampal Cell Bioenergetics, Redox and Inflammatory Markers, and Synaptic Proteins, Regulating Mitochondrial Calcium Homeostasis	10
Ketamine-Ethanol Combination Decreases Reduced Glutathione Levels and Activates both Intrinsic and Extrinsic Apoptotic Pathways Prior to Neuronal Death in SH-SY5Y Cells	9

Role of LncRNA NEAT1 in Alzheimer’s Disease: Pathophysiological Insights and Therapeutic Approaches	9
Modulatory Activity of the Endocannabinoid System in the Development and Proliferation of Cells in the CNS	9
Cannabidiol-Induced Autophagy Ameliorates Tau Protein Clearance	9
Effects of Moderate-Intensity Interval Training on Gene Expression and Antioxidant Status in the Hippocampus of Methamphetamine-Dependent Rats	9
Citronellol Prevents 6-OHDA-Induced Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Apoptosis in Parkinson Disease Model of SH-SY5Y Cells via Modulating ROS-NO, MAPK/ERK, and PI3K/Akt Signaling Pathw	9
Calpain Inhibitor Calpeptin Improves Alzheimer’s Disease–Like Cognitive Impairments and Pathologies in a Diabetes Mellitus Rat Model	9
Correction to: AMPK Inhibition Enhances the Neurotoxicity of Cu(II) in SH-SY5Y Cells	9
The Role of PTEN-L in Modulating PINK1-Parkin-Mediated Mitophagy	9
Streptozotocin and L-Buthionine-Sulfoximine Decrease Neuron Membrane Lipid Packing and Alter Insulin Signaling	8
A Review of In Silico Research, SARS-CoV-2, and Neurodegeneration: Focus on Papain-Like Protease	8
Cerebral White Matter Alterations Associated With Oligodendrocyte Vulnerability in Organic Acidurias: Insights in Glutaric Aciduria Type I	8
MicroRNA-132 Alleviates Ischemia-Reperfusion-Induced Neuronal Apoptosis by Targeting Mecp2 in Stroke Models	8
Biogenic Selenium Nanoparticles Attenuate Aβ25–35-Induced Toxicity in PC12 Cells via Akt/CREB/BDNF Signaling Pathway	8
Early Postnatal Exposure to Intermittent Hypercapnic Hypoxia (IHH), but Not Nicotine, Decreases Reelin in the Young Piglet Hippocampus	8
l-2-Hydroxyglutaric Acid Administration to Neonatal Rats Elicits Marked Neurochemical Alterations and Long-Term Neurobehavioral Disabilities Mediated by Oxidative Stress	8
miR-200a-3p Regulates PRKACB and Participates in Aluminium-Induced Tau Phosphorylation in PC12 Cells	8
Catalpol Mitigates Alzheimer's Disease Progression by Promoting the Expression of Neural Stem Cell Exosomes Released miR-138-5p	8
Polydatin Prevents Neuroinflammation and Relieves Depression via Regulating Sirt1/HMGB1/NF-κB Signaling in Mice	8
Continuous Exposure to Alpha-Glycosyl Isoquercitrin from Gestation Ameliorates Disrupted Hippocampal Neurogenesis in Rats Induced by Gestational Injection of Valproic Acid	8
Physical Exercise Promotes Beneficial Changes on Neurotrophic Factors in Mesolimbic Brain Areas After AMPH Relapse: Involvement of the Endogenous Opioid System	8
Co-expression and Interaction of Pax6 with Genes and Proteins of Immunological Surveillance in the Brain of Mice	8
Trifloxystrobin-Induced Neurotoxicity in Wistar Rats: Biomarkers of Oxidative Stress, Cholinergic Dysfunction, and DNA Damage	8
Cognitive Dysfunction and Anxiety Resulting from Synaptic Downscaling, Hippocampal Atrophy, and Ventricular Enlargement with Intracerebroventricular Streptozotocin Injection in Male Wistar Rats	8
A Review on the Neurotoxic Effects of Doxorubicin	8
Mechanistic Analysis of Decabromodiphenyl Ether-Induced Neurotoxicity in Humans Using Network Toxicology and Molecular Docking	7
Repeated Sevoflurane Exposures in Neonatal Rats Increased the Brain Vulnerability to Future Stress Exposure and Resulted in Fear Extinction Deficit	7
Investigating the Potential Roles of Environmental Exposures on the Pathology of Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Overlap Analysis	7
Epigallocatechin-3-gallate Enhances Cognitive and Memory Performance and Protects Against Brain Injury in Methionine-induced Hyperhomocysteinemia Through Interdependent Molecular Pathways	7
Exercise Improves Orofacial Pain and Modifies Neuropeptide Expression in a Rat Model of Parkinson’s Disease	7
Retraction Note: Telmisartan Ameliorates Astroglial and Dopaminergic Functions in a Mouse Model of Chronic Parkinsonism	7
Oxytetracycline and its Non-Antibiotic Derivative DOT Protect Midbrain Dopamine Neurons from Iron-Driven Oxidative Damage	7
Effects of Subchronic Aluminum Exposure on Learning, Memory, and Neurotrophic Factors in Rats	7
Diphenyl Diselenide Attenuates Mitochondrial Damage During Initial Hypoxia and Enhances Resistance to Recurrent Hypoxia	7
Rutin Attenuates Oxidative Stress Via PHB2-Mediated Mitophagy in MPP+-Induced SH-SY5Y Cells	7
Antidepressant-Like Effects of Edaravone and Minocycline: Investigation of Oxidative Stress, Neuroinflammation, Neurotrophic, and Apoptotic Pathways	7
Metergoline Shares Properties with Atypical Antipsychotic Drugs Identified by Gene Expression Signature Screen	7
High Concentrations of Cannabidiol Induce Neurotoxicity in Neurosphere Culture System	7
A Balanced Cannabinoids Mixture Protects Neural Stem/progenitor Cells from CoCl2 Induced Injury by Regulating Autophagy and Inflammation: An in Vitro Study	7
Molecular Mechanisms of Exercise in Brain Disorders: a Focus on the Function of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor–a Narrative Review	7
Isoflurane Preconditioning May Attenuate Cardiomyocyte Injury Induced by Hypoxia/Reoxygenation Possibly by Regulating miR-363-3p	7
PEG300 Protects Mitochondrial Function By Upregulating PGC-1α to Delay Central Nervous System Oxygen Toxicity in Mice	7
Exploring Retinal Neurodegeneration in Alzheimer’s Disease: A Molecular and Cellular Perspective	7
Protective Effect of Cordyceps militaris Extract Against Cigarette Smoke Extract Induced Neurodegeneration in Zebrafish Model	7
Multi-Omics Analysis of Hippocampus in Rats Administered Trimethyltin Chloride	7
Divergent Pattern of Development in Rats and Humans	6
Combined Exposure to Chronic Sleep Deprivation and Caffeine Potentiates Behavioural Deficits by Altering Neurochemical Profile and Synaptophysin Expression in Long-Evans Rats	6
TDP-43 Dysfunction Causes Hyper-Lactate State, Increased AARS1 Expression and Enhanced Protein Lactylation	6
Cognitive Impairment and Neurodegenerative Diseases Development Associated with Organophosphate Pesticides Exposure: a Review Study	6
Connexin 43 Promotes Neurogenesis via Regulating Aquaporin-4 after Cerebral Ischemia	6
Gut-Brain Axis Deregulation and Its Possible Contribution to Neurodegenerative Disorders	6
Effects of Exercise Training and L-Arginine Loaded Chitosan Nanoparticles on Hippocampus Histopathology, β-Secretase Enzyme Function, APP, Tau, Iba1and APOE-4 mRNA in Aging Rats	6
Distinct and Additive Effects of Long Noncoding RNA-expression and Retinoic Acid-treatment During Neuronal Differentiation of Human Neuroblastoma Cells	6
Mild Hypothermia Protects Brain Injury After Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice Via Enhancing the Nrdp1/MyD88 Signaling Pathway	6
Scrutinizing the Therapeutic Promise of Purinergic Receptors Targeting Depression	6
Geniposide Alleviates Neuropathic Pain in CCI Rats by Inhibiting the EGFR/PI3K/AKT Pathway And Ca2+ Channels	6
Correction to: Baicalin Attenuates Ketamine-Induced Neurotoxicity in the Developing Rats: Involvement of PI3K/Akt and CREB/BDNF/Bcl-2 Pathways	6
Dynamic Changes in Oxidative Stress and Epigenetic Modifications in the Ventral Mesencephalon and Striatum of MPTP-Treated Mice: Implications for Parkinson's Disease Pathogenesis	6
Neuroinflammatory Mechanisms and Therapeutic Targets in Oxaliplatin-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy: a Comprehensive Review	6
Protective Effect of Neferine in Permanent Cerebral Ischemic Rats via Anti-Oxidative and Anti-Apoptotic Mechanisms	5
Pharmacology of Adenosine A1 Receptor Agonist in a Humanized Esterase Mouse Seizure Model Following Soman Intoxication	5
Sabinene Inhibits Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Memory Decline by Enhancing Cholinergic Function, Decreasing Molybdenum Enzymes, and Suppressing Oxidative Stress and Neuroinflammation	5
Correction to: LUHMES Dopaminergic Neurons are Uniquely Susceptible to Ferroptosis	5
Sex-Specific Outcomes in a Rat Model of Early-Life Stress Due to Adverse Caregiving	5
COA-Cl Evokes Protective Responses Against H2O2-and 6-OHDA-Induced Toxic Injury in PC12 Cells	5
Epigallocatechin-3-Gallate Pretreatment Improves Autologous Adipose-derived Stem Cells Against Rheumatoid Arthritis-induced Neuroinflammation in the Brain of Collagen-induced Rats	5
Pramipexole Protects Against Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Blood–Brain Barrier (BBB) Dysfunction	5
Effect of Quinolinic Acid on Behavior, Morphology, and Expression of Inflammatory/oxidative Status in Rats’ Striatum: Is Coenzyme Q10 a Good Protector?	5
Protective Effects of Flavonoid Rutin Against Aminochrome Neurotoxicity	5
Investigating brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF) changes in three main rodent models of autism spectrum disorder (ASD): a systematic review	5
Melatonin is a Neuroprotective and Antioxidant Agent against Neurotoxicity Induced by an Intrahippocampal Injection of Nickel in Rats	5
Monoacylglycerol Lipase Inhibition Prevents Short-Term Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Oxidative Damage in Rat Brain Synaptosomal/Mitochondrial Fractions and Cortical Slices: Role of Cannabinoid Recepto	5
Transposable Elements: Emerging Therapeutic Targets in Neurodegenerative Diseases	5
Involvement of Mitophagy in Primary Cultured Rat Neurons Treated with Nanoalumina	5
Assessment of Hippocampal-Related Behavioral Changes in Adolescent Rats of both Sexes Following Voluntary Intermittent Ethanol Intake and Noise Exposure: A Putative Underlying Mechanism and Implementa	5
Chronic Administration of Atomoxetine and Methylphenidate Induces Differential Alterations in the Hippocampus and Striatum of Young Rats	5