OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Medical Molecular Morphology is 1. 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
Oncocytic sinonasal papilloma in the nasal and paranasal sinuses: a case report and review of the literature	15
Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands: report of three cases with special concern to the counterpart accompanied by eosinophilia	15
LncRNA PICSAR binds to miR-485-5p and activates TGF-β1/Smad to promote abnormal proliferation of hypertrophic scar fibroblasts (HSFs) and excessive deposition of extracellular matrix (ECM)	13
Subcellular localization of pro-gastrin releasing peptide in human Ewing sarcoma cell lines	9
Large number of CD68+/CD163+ Hofbauer cells and characteristic vascular structural alterations in the placental villi of cases with placenta accreta spectrum	7
Collision tumor consisting of primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenocarcinoma in the lung: a case report and literature review	7
Clinicopathological significance of sulfite oxidase expression in surgically resected lung adenocarcinoma	6
Investigation of the molecular mechanism of quercetin in inhibiting ankylosing spondylitis ossification via the bone morphogenetic protein/smad signaling pathway	6
Effects of stretching on the basement membrane structure in the soleus muscle of Wistar rats	6
Utility of human epidermal growth factor 2 heterogeneity as a prognostic factor in triple-negative breast cancer	6
Hair-follicle-associated pluripotent (HAP) stem cells differentiate into mature beating cardiomyocyte sheets on flexible substrates in vitro	6
M-CSFR expression in the embryonal component of hepatoblastoma and cell-to-cell interaction between macrophages and hepatoblastoma	5
Expression analyses of WAC, a responsible gene for neurodevelopmental disorders, during mouse brain development	5
Predictive value of an exosomal microRNA-based signature for tumor immunity in cervical cancer patients treated with chemoradiotherapy	5
Thymus transplantation as immunotherapy for the enhancement and/or correction of T cell function	5
Pathological classification of desmoplastic reaction is prognostic factor in cervical adenocarcinoma	5
Induced pluripotent stem cells from homozygous Runx2-deficient mice show poor response to vitamin D during osteoblastic differentiation	5
Pregnancy-specific beta-1-glycoprotein 6 is a potential novel diagnostic biomarker of placenta accreta spectrum	5
Immunohistochemical analysis of the distribution of RANKL: a case of disseminated carcinomatosis of bone marrow as the first presentation of relapse in curatively resected colorectal cancer	4
Significance of the association between early embryonic development and endocytosis	4
In vivo corneal confocal microscopy findings in cases with pterygium: a case–control study	4
High ambient temperature may induce presbyopia via TRPV1 activation	4
Morphological aberration of corneal nerves in hyposecretory dry eye guinea pigs	4
Pathological processes and pretreatment cytologic diagnosis of neuroendocrine carcinoma of the endometrium: addendum report of the Kansai Clinical Oncology Group/Intergroup study in Japan	4
IL-32 production from lung adenocarcinoma cells is potentially involved in immunosuppressive microenvironment	4

Primary hepatobiliary mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a case report and review of literature	4
Collagen deposition correlates with loss of E-cadherin and increased p63 expression in dysplastic conditions of oral submucous fibrosis	3
Primary intraosseous squamous cell carcinoma with pagetoid spread arising in periapical odontogenic epithelium of the maxilla	3
Histopathological changes of myocytes in restrictive cardiomyopathy	3
Aquaporins contribute to vacuoles formation in Nile grass type II diabetic rats	3
Necroptosis in biliary atresia of the liver	3
Identification of histopathological classification and establishment of prognostic indicators of gastric adenocarcinoma based on deep learning algorithm	3
Δ3-tubulin impairs mitotic spindle morphology and increases nuclear size in pancreatic cancer cells	3
The relation in MreB and intrabacterial nanotransportation system for VacA in Helicobacter pylori	3
Invasive pulmonary aspergillosis with candidiasis: usefulness of molecular and ultrastructural morphological analysis on FFPE tissue for invasive fungal infections	2
Promising therapeutic targets of endometriosis obtained from microRNA studies	2
Suppressed distribution of protein A on the surface of Staphylococcus aureus as a morphological characteristic of erythromycin-resistant strain	2
A rare case of high-grade intraductal carcinoma of the upper lip: immunohistochemical and genetic analyses	2
PD-L2 overexpression on tumor-associated macrophages is one of the predictors for better prognosis in lung adenocarcinoma	2
Expression and clinicopathological significance of glucocorticoid receptor, SGK1, and NDRG1 in hormone-naïve prostate carcinoma	2
High G protein subunit beta 4 protein level is correlated to poor prognosis of urothelial carcinoma	2
Intraductal papilloma with atypical ductal hyperplasia and neuroendocrine differentiation as a possible precursor lesion of solid papillary carcinoma	2
HIFU induces reprogramming of the tumor immune microenvironment in a pancreatic cancer mouse model	2
Anti-inflammatory and antifibrotic effects of CBP/β-catenin inhibitor for hepatocytes: small molecular inhibitor, OP-724 possibly improves liver function	2
Clinical and molecular characteristics of Jordanian oropharyngeal cancer patients according to P16 expression: a retrospective study and a report of a novel biomarker	2
The role of mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids under the impact of 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase in human breast lesions	2
A symptomatic intercalated duct lesion of the parotid gland: a case report with immunohistochemical and genetic analyses	2
Elevated expression of endocan in the development of cervical squamous neoplasia of the uterus	2
Downregulation of miR-23a-3p improves cognitive function in rats after subarachnoid hemorrhage by targeting VCAN	2
Overexpression of SerpinB9 in non-seminomatous germ cell tumors	2
Hepatic adenosquamous carcinoma with sarcomatous transformation: a case report and review of the literature	2
Molecular and ultrastructural morphological analyses of highly metamorphosed Aspergillus fumigatus on human formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tissue	2
Sputum characteristics of patients with severe COVID-19: report of two cases with immunocytochemical detection of SARS-CoV-2 spike protein	1
Alpha-fetoprotein producing endometrioid carcinoma arising in an adenomyoma of the uterus	1
Clinical and pathological analyses of 14 cases of angiomatoid fibrous histiocytoma	1
Direct observation of epoxy resin blocks for renal biopsy by low-vacuum scanning electron microscopy	1
MiR-98-3p regulates ovarian granulosa cell proliferation and apoptosis in polycystic ovary syndrome by targeting YY1	1
Role of repressed microRNAs in endometriosis	1
Whole-exome sequencing reveals a combination of extremely rare single-nucleotide polymorphism of DNAH9 and RSPH1 genes in a Japanese fetus with situs viscerum inversus	1
Aging potentially reduces CD169 expression in sinus macrophages of pelvic lymph nodes	1
Novel orthotopic patient-derived xenograft model using human pancreatic cancer tissue fragments to recapitulate distant metastasis and cancer-related hypercoagulability	1
Development of immunohistochemistry for detecting fluvoxamine in rat tissues using newly prepared monoclonal antibody: its precise localization in small intestine, kidney, and liver of rats	1
Additional report: recurrence of intraductal papilloma with atypical ductal hyperplasia as solid papillary carcinoma	1
Usage of nivolumab and ipilimumab for recurrent or advanced malignant vaginal melanoma: a two-case series	1
Quantitative digital image analysis of somatostatin receptor 2 immunohistochemistry in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors	1
A novel pathologic marker, indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 1, for the cholangiopathy of immune checkpoint inhibitors-induced immune mediated hepatotoxicity as adverse events and the prediction of addition	1
Histopathological growth pattern and vessel co-option in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma	1
Correction: Coexistence of complete intestinal tract, prostatic tissue, prostatic urethra and bladder structure in ovarian mature cystic teratoma: a case report	1
Element analysis applied to investigate acute kidney injury induced by red yeast rice supplement	1
High T-cell infiltration in tumor tissue and younger age predict the response to pembrolizumab in recurrent urothelial cancer	1
Altered microbiota caused by disordered gut motility leads to an overactivation of intestinal immune system in APC1638T mice	1
Pathological features of biopsied myocardium in patients clinically diagnosed with peripartum cardiomyopathy	1
Vitamin D metabolism in cancer: potential feasibility of vitamin D metabolism blocking therapy	1
Expression of Bax and Bcl-2 in the placenta from pre-term, term, and post-term deliveries: immunohistochemical analysis	1
Pancreatic cancer cell-derived exosomes induce epithelial-mesenchymal transition in human pancreatic cancer cells themselves partially via transforming growth factor β1	1

Vitamin D derivatives inhibit mesenchymal transition of mesothelial cells and mitigate peritoneal dissemination of ovarian cancer	1
Expression of CILP-2 and DDR2 and ultrastructural changes in the articular cartilage of patients with knee osteoarthritis undergoing total knee arthroplasty: a pilot morphological study	1