OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology is 8. 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 2021-04-01 to 2025-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Retraction notice to “Nucleocapsid protein of SARS-CoV activates the expression of cyclooxygenase-2 by binding directly to regulatory elements for nuclear factor-kappa B and CCAAT/enhancer binding pro	95
LYVE1 and IL1RL1 are mitochondrial permeability transition-driven necrosis-related genes in heart failure	42
The role of TRP channels in lung fibrosis: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	40
A review on oxidative stress in organophosphate-induced neurotoxicity	39
SENP2 as a critical regulator in liver ischemia-reperfusion injury	38
Corrigendum to “Dual blockade of the A1 and A2A adenosine receptor prevents amyloid beta toxicity in neuroblastoma cells exposed to aluminum chloride” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 54 (2014) 122–136]	38
Corrigendum to “15-lipoxygenase-1/15-hydroxyeicosatetraenoic acid promotes hepatocellular cancer cells growth through protein kinase B and heat shock protein 90 complex activation” [Int. J. Biochem. C	38
WD repeat domain 43 promotes malignant progression of non-small cell lung cancer by regulating CDK2	36
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Roles of circRNAs in prostate cancer: Expression, mechanism, application and potential	33
The dynamin-related protein 1 is decreased and the mitochondrial network is altered in Friedreich’s ataxia cardiomyopathy	28
High-fat diet promotes colorectal carcinogenesis through SERCA2 mediated serine phosphorylation of Annexin A2	26
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Time to focus on reproductive genomics	23
Role of CXCR3 in fibrotic tissue responses	23
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CENPL accelerates cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and glycolysis via the MEK1/2-ERK1/2 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma	22
PYCR2, induced by c-Myc, promotes the invasiveness and metastasis of breast cancer by activating AKT signalling pathway	22
Differential regulation of fibronectin expression and fibrillogenesis by autocrine TGF-β1 signaling in malignant and benign mammary epithelial cells	21
PC (16:0/14:0) ameliorates hyperoxia-induced bronchopulmonary dysplasia by upregulating claudin-1 and promoting alveolar type II cell repair	21
Electronic cigarettes: Modern instruments for toxic lung delivery and posing risk for the development of chronic disease	21
Effect of hydrophobicity on distinct anticancer mechanism of antimicrobial peptide chensinin-1b and its lipoanalog PA-C1b in breast cancer cells	20

Characterization of a spontaneous cell line from primary mouse fibroblasts as a model to study Sanfilippo syndrome	20
MITOCHONDRIA: Succinate dehydrogenase subunit B-associated phaeochromocytoma and paraganglioma	20
Nonmuscle Myosin II in cancer cell migration and mechanotransduction	19
Unwrapping the mechanisms of ceramide and fatty acid-initiated signals leading to immune-inflammatory responses in obesity	18
CFTR chloride channel activity modulates the mitochondrial morphology in cultured epithelial cells	18
Ataxia-telangiectasia mutated and ataxia telangiectasia and Rad3-related kinases as therapeutic targets and stratification indicators for prostate cancer	18
Inhibition of SRSF9 enhances the sensitivity of colorectal cancer to erastin-induced ferroptosis by reducing glutathione peroxidase 4 expression	17
PRMT1 promotes extracellular matrix degradation and apoptosis of chondrocytes in temporomandibular joint osteoarthritis via the AKT/FOXO1 signaling pathway	17
MicroRNA-431-5p encapsulated in serum extracellular vesicles as a biomarker for proliferative diabetic retinopathy	17
Microvascular cells: A special focus on heterogeneity of pericytes in diabetes associated complications	17
Pyruvate dehydrogenase kinase 4 promotes osteoblastic potential of BMP9 by boosting Wnt/β-catenin signaling in mesenchymal stem cells	16
The thumb subdomain of Pyrococcus furiosus DNA polymerase is responsible for deoxyuracil binding, hydrolysis and polymerization of nucleotides	16
THE NUCLEUS: Mechanosensing in cardiac disease	16
Identification of PKM2 as a pyroptosis-related key gene aggravates senile osteoporosis via the NLRP3/Caspase-1/GSDMD signaling pathway	16
The bcl6 corepressor mutation regulates the progression and transformation of myelodysplastic syndromes by repressing the autophagy flux	16
Molecular profiling in desmoplastic small round cell tumours	16
Schizosaccharomyces pombe MAP kinase Sty1 promotes survival of Δppr10 cells with defective mitochondrial protein synthesis	16
Rab31 promotes activation of hepatic stellate cells by accelerating TGF-β receptor II complex endocytosis	16
Long non-coding RNAs: The growth controller of vascular smooth muscle cells in cardiovascular diseases	16
Structural characterization and expression analysis of novel MAPK1 transcript variants with the development of a multiplexed targeted nanopore sequencing approach	15
UBC9 stabilizes PFKFB3 to promote aerobic glycolysis and proliferation of glioblastoma cells	15
The role of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in post-acute sequelae of covid-19	15
Role of hypoxia on microRNA-dependant regulation of HGFA – HGF – c-Met signalling pathway in human progenitor and mature endothelial cells	15
Discriminatory power of a circulating multi-noncoding RNA panel in acute coronary syndrome subtypes: Towards precision detection	15
Mitochondrial E3 ligase TRIM71 affects mitochondrial complex assembly and sensitizes dopaminergic neuronal cells to apoptosis in Parkinson’s Disease (PD)	15
DLL1/NOTCH1 signaling pathway maintain angiogenesis in meniscus development and degeneration	15
Calcium/calmodulin-dependent serine protein kinase exacerbates mitochondrial calcium uniporter-related mitochondrial calcium overload by phosphorylating α-synuclein in Parkinson’s disease	15
iPSCs-derived mesenchymal stromal cells mitigate anxiety and neuroinflammation in aging female mice	15
Regulation of human ZNF687, a gene associated with Paget's disease of bone	15
ITCH inhibits alkaliptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells through YAP1-dependent SLC16A1 activation	14
Use of Myriocin as co-adjuvant in glaucoma surgery: An in vitro study	13
Imaging in focus: An introduction to denoising bioimages in the era of deep learning	13
Corrigendum to “Anti-inflammatory actions of (-)-epicatechin in the adipose tissue of obese mice” [Int. J. Biochem Cell Biol. 81 (2016) 383–392]	13
Hedgehog signalling in CD4+ T helper cell polarisation	13
Corrigendum to “Sulfasalazine ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-induced acute lung injury by inhibiting oxidative stress and nuclear factor-kappaB pathways” Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 169 (2024) 106530.	13
Imaging nanoscale axial dynamics at the basal plasma membrane	13
NPM1 promotes cell proliferation by targeting PRDX6 in colorectal cancer	12
Cancer: The role of iron and ferroptosis	12
Graphene oxide leads to mitochondrial-dependent apoptosis by activating ROS-p53-mPTP pathway in intestinal cells	12
Pulmonary macrophages and their different roles in health and disease	12
Lutein attenuates excessive lipid accumulation in differentiated 3T3-L1 cells and abdominal adipose tissue of rats by the SIRT1-mediated pathway	12
The role of monocyte-derived macrophages in the lung: It’s all about context	12
CRISPR activation and interference as investigative tools in the cardiovascular system	12
Hypomethylated gene RAC3 induces cell proliferation and invasion by increasing FASN expression in endometrial cancer	12
Myc functions downstream of InR and their concurrent upregulation additively restricts pathogenesis of human poly(Q) disorders in Drosophila disease models	12
Free radicals: Relationship to Human Diseases and Potential Therapeutic applications	11
Tamoxifen upregulates the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzyme Enoyl CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA hydratase ameliorating hepatic lipid accumulation in mice	11
JARID2 promotes stemness and cisplatin resistance in non-small cell lung cancer via upregulation of Notch1	11
Deletion of ribosomal paralogs Rpl39 and Rpl39l compromises cell proliferation via protein synthesis and mitochondrial activity	11
CircABPD1 alleviates oxidative lung injury of bronchopulmonary dysplasia through regulating miR-330-3p/HIF1α axis	11

IGF2BP2 promotes the progression of ovarian endometriosis by regulating m6A-modified MEIS2 and GATA6	11
Mechanical stretch aggravates vascular smooth muscle cell apoptosis and vascular remodeling by downregulating EZH2	11
Moonlighting functions of the ubiquitin-like protein, Hub1/UBL-5	11
Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms that regulate the genetic program in Zika virus-infected macrophages	11
Polypeptides IGF-1C and P24 synergistically promote osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells in vitro through the p38 and JNK signaling pathways	11
Mitochondria are midfield players in steroid synthesis	11
ACAP3 negatively regulated by HDAC2 inhibits the malignant development of papillary thyroid carcinoma cells	11
Extracellular vesicles in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease. What's behind? What do we need to implement them into clinical practice?	11
Chlamydia psittaci inclusion membrane protein CPSIT_0842 induces macrophage apoptosis through MAPK/ERK-mediated autophagy	11
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ALDOC regulated the biological function and immune infiltration of gastric cancer cells	10
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ECM2, a prognostic biomarker for lower grade glioma, serves as a potential novel target for immunotherapy	10
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Wherefore Art Tau? Functional importance of site-specific tau phosphorylation in diverse subcellular domains	10
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Histone H4 hyperacetylation but not DNA methylation regulates the expression of decidualization-associated genes during induced human endometrial stromal cells decidualization	10
Talin mechanotransduction in disease	10
PYCR3 modulates mtDNA copy number to drive proliferation and doxorubicin resistance in triple-negative breast cancer	9
The biology of combination immunotherapy in recurrent metastatic head and neck cancer	9
Tissue-specific smooth muscle cell subtypes identified by transcriptional profiling	9
Lipopolysaccharide affects energy metabolism and elevates nicotinamide N-methyltransferase level in human aortic endothelial cells (HAEC)	9
Anger management: Mechanisms of glutamate receptor-mediated synaptic plasticity underlying animal aggression	9
Opportunities presented by zebrafish larval models to study neutrophil function in tissues	9
Beyond TGFβ1 - novel treatment strategies targeting lung fibrosis	9
DNA, protein and lipid oxidative damage in tissues of spontaneously hypertensive versus normotensive rats	9
Dopamine D1 receptor-mediated β-arrestin signaling: Insight from pharmacology, biology, behavior, and neurophysiology	9
Xuetongsu attenuates bone destruction in collagen-induced arthritis mice by inhibiting osteoclast differentiation and promoting osteoclast apoptosis	9
Microbial signalling in colonic motility	9
PAK-dependent regulation of actin dynamics in breast cancer cells	9
Interactions between ABCC4/MRP4 and ABCC7/CFTR in human airway epithelial cells in lung health and disease	8
Proline-serine-threonine-repeat region of MDC1 mediates Chk1 phosphorylation and the DNA double-strand break repair	8
CORE at the boundary of stress resistance and longevity	8
An update on the cell-free DNA-derived methylome as a non-invasive biomarker for coronary artery disease	8
Cancer: Phosphodiesterase type 4C (PDE4C), the forgotten subfamily as a therapeutic target	8
Development and in vitro characterisation of an induced pluripotent stem cell model of ovarian cancer	8
The application of brain organoid for drug discovery in mitochondrial diseases	8
Influence of tumor cell-derived TGF-β on macrophage phenotype and macrophage-mediated tumor cell invasion	8
Spatiotemporal behavior of T cells in vaccination	8
Prostate cancer: Alternatively spliced mRNA transcripts in tumor progression and their uses as therapeutic targets	8
Genes associated with amyloid-beta-induced inflammasome-mediated neuronal death identified using functional gene trap mutagenesis approach	8
Exploring advances in single particle CryoEM with apoferritin: From blobs to true atomic resolution	8
Echinacea purpurea suppresses the cell survival and metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma through regulating the PI3K/Akt pathway	8
Airborne fine particulate matter in Japan induces lipid synthesis and inhibits autophagy in HepG2 cells	8
Foam cell formation but not oxLDL cytotoxicity is inhibited by CD36 down regulation by the macrophage antioxidant 7,8-dihydroneopterin	8
Galactocerebrosidase deficiency induces an increase in lactosylceramide content: A new hallmark of Krabbe disease?	8
S100A4 modulates cell proliferation, apoptosis and fibrosis in the hyperplastic prostate	8
Secretoglobin 3A2 protects lung from developing cigarette smoke-induced pulmonary emphysema	8
SUMOylation of cardiac myosin binding protein-C reduces its phosphorylation and results in impaired relaxation following treatment with isoprenaline	8
MurC ligase of multi-drug resistant Salmonella Typhi can be inhibited by novel Curcumin derivative: Evidence from molecular docking and dynamics simulations	8