OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Experimental and Molecular Pathology 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 2021-05-01 to 2025-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Tumour suppressor role of microRNA-335-5p in esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by targeting TTK (Mps1)	62
An in-silico analysis reveals further evidence of an aggressive subset of lung carcinoids sharing molecular features of high-grade neuroendocrine neoplasms	58
Effect of glycated HDL on oxidative stress and cholesterol homeostasis in a human bladder cancer cell line, J82	38
Dexamethasone attenuates low-frequency brainwave disturbances following acute seizures induced by pentylenetetrazol in Wistar rats	37
HSPB8 promoted intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma progression by enhancing epithelial-mesenchymal transition and autophagy	36
Aberrant cell adhesiveness due to DNA hypermethylation of KLF11 in papillary urothelial carcinomas	30
The development of an indel panel for microchimerism detection	30
NK1 receptor antagonistic effect of 17-trifluoromethyl phenyl trinor prostaglandin F2α on the growth of human breast cancer cell line	30
Expression of concern: “Upregulation of immunomodulatory molecules by matrine treatment in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 97 (2014) 470–476]	25
A review of the critical role of vitamin D axis on the immune system	22
Comparison of Biocartis IDYLLA ™ cartridge assay with Qiagen GeneReader NGS for detection of targetable mutations in EGFR, KRAS/NRAS, and BRAF genes	20
Antihyperglycemic activity of L-norvaline and L-arginine in high-fat diet and streptozotocin-treated male rats	19
Transcriptomic analysis of the HPT axis in a model of oligoasthenozoospermia induced by Adenine in rats	19
Altered expression of EGFR and miR-34a derived from serum and tumoral tissue was associated with glioblastoma multiform	18
Retraction notice to “Silencing circANKRD36 protects H9c2 cells against lipopolysaccharide-induced injury via up-regulating miR-138” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 111 (2019) 104300]	18
Hyperinsulinemic male LEW.1WR1 rats show early signs of impaired liver metabolism	16
Effect of aberrant DNA methylation on cancer stem cell properties	16
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ERK-CREB pathway is involved in HSPB8-mediated glioma cell growth and metastatic properties	13
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Molecular and cellular pruritus mechanisms in the host skin	13
Cytokeratin 20 expression is linked to stage progression and to poor prognosis in advanced (pT4) urothelial carcinoma of the bladder	13
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas of unknown primary: Can ancillary studies help identify more primary tumor sites?	13

Expression of free fatty acid receptor 2 in normal and neoplastic tissues	13
WITHDRAWN: MiR-140 suppresses airway inflammation and inhibits bronchial epithelial cell apoptosis in asthma by targeting GSK3β	13
Setting a diagnostic benchmark for tumor BRCA testing: detection of BRCA1 and BRCA2 large genomic rearrangements in FFPE tissue – A pilot study	13
Corrigendum to “CD4+ T cells and TGFβ1/MAPK signal pathway involved in the valvular hyperblastosis and fibrosis in patients with rheumatic heart disease” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 114 (202	13
Patient-derived xenograft models for the study of benign human neoplasms	13
CircWHSC1 regulates malignancy and glycolysis by the miR-212-5p/AKT3 pathway in triple-negative breast cancer	12
Retraction notice to “Luteolin retards CXCL12-induced Jurkat cells migration by disrupting transcription of CXCR4” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 113 (2020) 104370]	11
CD10 expression as a potential predictor of pathological complete response in ER-negative and triple-negative breast cancer patients treated with anthracycline-based neoadjuvant chemotherapy	11
Targeted molecular profiling of epithelial ovarian cancer from Italian BRCA wild-type patients with a BRCA and PARP pathways gene panel	11
A targeted expression panel for classification, gene fusion detection and PD-L1 measurements – Can molecular profiling replace immunohistochemistry in non-small cell lung cancer?	11
Retraction notice to “Anti-proliferation and anti-metastatic effects of sevoflurane on human osteosarcoma U2OS and Saos-2 cells” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 108 (2019) 121–130]	10
Amplicon-based NGS test for assessing MLH1 promoter methylation and its correlation with BRAF mutation in colorectal cancer patients	10
Autophagy and immune microenvironment in craniopharyngioma and ameloblastoma	10
Higher detection of JC polyomavirus in colorectal cancerous tissue after pretreatment with topoisomerase I enzyme; colorectal tissue serves as a JCPyV persistence site	9
LINC00665 activates Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway to facilitate tumor progression of colorectal cancer via upregulating CTNNB1	9
Pathobiology of myocardial and cardiomyocyte injury in ischemic heart disease: Perspective from seventy years of cell injury research	8
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Roots remain	8
Validation of a targeted next-generation sequencing panel for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas	8
Sarcopenia, oxidative stress and inflammatory process in muscle of cirrhotic rats – Action of melatonin and physical exercise	8
Expression of immunoproteasome subunits in the brains of Toxoplasma gondii-infected mice	8
The pleiotropic peroxisome proliferator activated receptors: Regulation and therapeutics	8
A PHF1-TFE3 fusion atypical ossifying fibromyxoid tumor with prominent collagenous rosettes: Case report with a brief review	7
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Circ_ZFP644 attenuates caerulein-induced inflammatory injury in rat pancreatic acinar cells by modulating miR-106b/Pias3 axis	7
Circ-E2F3 acts as a ceRNA for miR-204-5p to promote proliferation, metastasis and apoptosis inhibition in retinoblastoma by regulating ROCK1 expression	7
A weighted and cumulative point system for accurate scoring of intestinal pathology in a piglet model of necrotizing enterocolitis	7
PRR34-AS1 sponges miR-498 to facilitate TOMM20 and ITGA6 mediated tumor progression in HCC	7
The PI3K-AKT pathway: A plausible therapeutic target in Parkinson's disease	7
Iron supplementation ameliorates aloin-induced iron deficiency anemia in rats	7
Analysis of BRCA1 and BRCA2 alternative splicing in predisposition to ovarian cancer	6
PI3K/mTOR inhibition prevents anal cancer in mice with established low-grade anal dysplasia	6
Fragmentation assessment of FFPE DNA helps in evaluating NGS library complexity and interpretation of NGS results	6
Dual role of heme iron in cancer; promotor of carcinogenesis and an inducer of tumour suppression	6
SMAD7 and SMAD4 expression in colorectal cancer progression and therapy response	6
Retraction notice to “The role of cardiac fibroblasts in post-myocardial heart tissue repair” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 101/2 (2016) 231–240]	6
TGF-β1 signaling can worsen NAFLD with liver fibrosis backdrop	6
SARS-CoV-2 hampers dopamine production in iPSC-derived dopaminergic neurons	6
Effects of different hypoxia exposure on myeloid-derived suppressor cells in mice	6
Retraction notice to “ Tetramethylpyrazine alleviates lipopolysaccharide-induced damage in ATDC5 cells via down-regulating MyD88” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 111 (2019) 104317]	5
Corrigendum to “Remote ischemic postconditioning attenuates damage in rats with chronic cerebral ischemia by upregulating the autophagolysosome pathway via the activation of TFEB”, [Experimental and M	5
Analysis of fibroblast genes selected by NMF to reveal the potential crosstalk between ulcerative colitis and colorectal cancer	5
Retraction notice to “Angelica polysaccharide alleviates oxidative response damage in HaCaT cells through up-regulation of miR-126” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 110 (2019) 104281]	5
The biogenesis, biological functions and modification of Circular RNAs	5
Predictive molecular pathology after prolonged fixation: A study on tissue from anatomical body donors	5
Diagnostic criteria and therapeutic implications of rapid-onset demyelinating polyneuropathies	5
Retraction notice to “Ginsenoside Rg3 inhibits cell growth, migration and invasion in Caco-2 cells by downregulation of lncRNA CCAT1” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 106 (2019) 131–138]	5
ESRG, LINC00518 and PWRN1 are newly-identified deregulated lncRNAs in colorectal cancer	5
Retraction notice to “ Endothelial PECAM-1 and its function in vascular physiology and atherogenic pathology” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 100 (2016) 409–415]	5
Corrigendum to “Irisin and neuroinflammation: Challenges and opportunities” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 140 (2024) 104941]	5

B7-H4 expression promotes non-small cell lung cancer progression via AMPK/mTOR signaling	5
The impact of MCP1-2518A/G and CCR2-V64I genetic polymorphisms in Egyptian sickle cell disease patients	5
Retraction notice to “Ailanthone up-regulates miR-449a to restrain acute myeloid leukemia cells growth, migration and invasion” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 108 (2019) 114–120]	5
Retraction notice to “Long non-coding RNA TUG1 alleviates LPS-induced injury of PC-12 cells by down-regulating microRNA-127” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 110 (2019) 104287]	5
LncRNA RHPN1-AS1 promotes the progression of nasopharyngeal carcinoma by targeting CELF2 expression	5
Validation of a next-generation sequencing assay for the detection of EGFR mutations in cell-free circulating tumor DNA	5
Analysis of potential microRNA biomarkers for multiple sclerosis	5
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Corrigendum to “Upregulation of immunomodulatory molecules by matrine treatment in experimental autoimmune Encephalomyelitis.” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology. 2014; 97(3):470–6. doi: 10.1016/j.	4
Pimitespib is effective on cecal GIST in a mouse model of familial GISTs with KIT-Asp820Tyr mutation through KIT signaling inhibition	4
Interleukin 6 polymorphisms are associated with cardiovascular risk factors in premature coronary artery disease patients and healthy controls of the GEA Mexican study	4
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The role of NFKB1/NFKBIA genetic variants in HPV infection: A cross-sectional cohort study	4
Phloretin enhances autophagy by impairing AKT activation and inducing JNK-Beclin-1 pathway activation	4
Modulation of IL-6 receptor/STAT3 downstream signaling in rheumatoid arthritis patients	4
RAB5A effect on metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma cell line via altering the pro-invasive content of exosomes	4
Retraction notice to “Quercetin ameliorates lipopolysaccharide-caused inflammatory damage via down-regulation of miR-221 in WI-38 cells”: [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 108 (2019) 1–8]	4
Cytokeratin 7 and cytokeratin 20 expression in cancer: A tissue microarray study on 15,424 cancers	4
LncRNA SNHG1 contributes to the cisplatin resistance and progression of NSCLC via miR-330-5p/DCLK1 axis	4
Retraction notice to “Overexpression of cortistatin alleviates oxygen/glucose-deprivation-induced ER stress and prompts neural stem cell proliferation via SSTR2” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology	4
SNP-based detection of allelic imbalance: A novel approach for identifying KIAA1549-BRAF fusion in pilocytic astrocytoma using DNA sequencing	4
HBXIP accelerates glycolysis and promotes cancer angiogenesis via AKT/mTOR pathway in bladder cancer	4
A novel prognostic index of stomach adenocarcinoma based on immunogenomic landscape analysis and immunotherapy options	4
Fate control engagement augments NK cell responses in LV/hu-IL-12 transduced sarcoma	3
ST2 and the alteration of cobalt, sodium, potassium and calcium concentration in acute inflammation	3
Irisin and neuroinflammation: Challenges and opportunities	3
The combination of TRAIL and the Smac mimetic LCL-161 induces an irreversible phenotypic change of MCF-7 breast cancer cells	3
Overexpression of serum lncRNA-ABHD11-AS1 as poor prognosis of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma	3
Retraction notice to “ Probucol via inhibition of NHE1 attenuates LPS-accelerated atherosclerosis and promotes plaque stability in vivo” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 96/2 (2014) 250–256]	3
Expression of mBD4, mBD3 and CRAMP during type II collagen-induced arthritis/CIA and their association with inflammation and bone-remodeling markers	3
Expression and change of miR-199b-5p, s HLA-G in thyroid carcinoma	3
Differential expression of preferentially expressed antigen in melanoma (PRAME) in testicular germ cell tumors – A comparative study with SOX17	3
Retraction notice to “Low-expressed GAS5 injure myocardial cells and progression of chronic heart failure via regulation of miR-223-3P” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 117C (2020) 104529]	3
Assessing pathogenicity of mismatch repair variants of uncertain significance by molecular tumor analysis	3
The role of lactate and lactylation in ischemic cardiomyopathy: Mechanisms and gene expression	2
Laser desorption tissue imaging with Differential Mobility Spectrometry	2
Proteomic analysis of the effects of Dictyophora polysaccharide on arsenic-induced hepatotoxicity in rats	2
WHO grading system for invasive pulmonary lung adenocarcinoma reveals distinct molecular signature: An analysis from the cancer genome atlas database	2
Retraction notice to “Geniposide plays anti-tumor effects by down-regulation of microRNA-224 in HepG2 and Huh7 cell lines” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 112 (2020) 104349]	2
Advancements in nanomedicine: Precision delivery strategies for male pelvic malignancies – Spotlight on prostate and colorectal cancer	2
ZNF677 downregulation by promoter hypermethylation as a driver event through gastric tumorigenesis	2
Impaired immunoproteasomal function exacerbates renal ischemia-reperfusion injury	2
In Silico analysis unveils rs2109069 of DPP9 as a potential catalyst for COVID-19 severity and risk of inflammatory symptoms	2
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Retraction notice to “Skullcapflavone I suppresses proliferation of human lung cancer cells via down-regulating microRNA-21” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 110 (2019) 104285]	2
Ranolazine alleviated cardiac/brain dysfunction in doxorubicin-treated rats	2
Retraction notice to “Notoginsenoside R1 suppresses miR-301a via NF-κB pathway in lipopolysaccharide-treated ATDC5 cells” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 112 (2020) 104355]	2
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LncRNAs and miRNAs participate in determination of sensitivity of cancer cells to cisplatin	2
Matrix metalloproteinase-3 is a potent prognostic factor associated with cell proliferation and migration in prostate cancer	2
Inhibition of integrin alpha v/beta 5 mitigates the protective effect induced by irisin in hemorrhage	1
Retraction notice to “Lycium barbarum polysaccharides alleviate hydrogen peroxide-induced injury by up-regulation of miR-4295 in human trabecular meshwork cells” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology	1
New insights into long non-coding RNAs in breast cancer: Biological functions and therapeutic prospects	1
DNA methylation of HOX genes and its clinical implications in cancer	1
Expression of concern: “Overexpression of serum lncRNA-ABHD11-AS1 as poor prognosis of patients with papillary thyroid carcinoma” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 121 (2021) 104658]	1
Circulating perturbation of phosphatidylcholine (PC) and phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) is associated to cardiac remodeling and NLRP3 inflammasome in cardiovascular patients with insulin resistance ris	1
Prognostic and clinicopathological significance of TMEFF2, SMOC-2, and SOX17 expression in endometrial carcinoma	1
Single-cell transcriptomes identifies characteristic features of mouse macrophages in liver Mallory-Denk bodies formation	1
Nodular fasciitis of the breast: Report of two cases illustrating the diagnostic implications for USP6 gene rearrangement and brief review of the literature	1
Integrated analysis of multiple microarray studies to identify potential pathogenic gene modules in preeclampsia	1
Serum levels of matrix metalloproteinases as prognostic markers for severe dengue with plasma leakage	1
Selenoprotein T, a potential treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder and comorbid pain in neonatal 6-OHDA lesioned mice	1
Expression patterns of peroxiredoxin genes in bronchial epithelial cells exposed to diesel exhaust particles	1
Characterization of the rabbit conjunctiva: Effects of sulfur mustard	1
Overexpression of TSPAN8 in consensus molecular subtype 3 colorectal cancer	1
Neuregulin 1/ErbB4/Akt signaling attenuates cytotoxicity mediated by the APP-CT31 fragment of amyloid precursor protein	1
Retraction notice to “ Ginsenoside Rh2 inhibits proliferation but promotes apoptosis and autophagy by down-regulating microRNA-638 in human retinoblastoma cells” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology	1
Cyclin D1 expression in ganglioglioma, pleomorphic xanthoastrocytoma and pilocytic astrocytoma	1
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miR-876-3p suppresses the progression of colon cancer and correlates the prognosis of patients	1
Retraction notice to “Aberrant expression of lncRNA MALAT1 modulates radioresistance in colorectal cancer in vitro via miR-101-3p sponging” [Experimental and Molecular Pathology 115 (2020) 104448].	1
Tissue distribution of stem cell factor in adults	1
Critical roles of microRNA-196 in normal physiology and non-malignant diseases: Diagnostic and therapeutic implications	1
Phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate stimulation under hypoxia induces nuclear swelling with DNA outflow but not extracellular trap formation of neutrophils	1
Dynamic full-field optical coherence tomography for extemporaneous high-resolution imaging of adrenal glands	1