OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Microvascular Research is 7. 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 2020-04-01 to 2024-04-01.)

Article	Citations
Thermal, microrotation, electromagnetic field and nanoparticle shape effects on Cu-CuO/blood flow in microvascular vessels	82
Blood-based graphene oxide nanofluid flow through capillary in the presence of electromagnetic fields: A Sutterby fluid model	55
Nailfold capillaroscopy findings in patients with coronavirus disease 2019: Broadening the spectrum of COVID-19 microvascular involvement	50
Endothelial cell dysfunction, coagulation, and angiogenesis in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19)	48
Cardiovascular diseases and metabolic abnormalities associated with obesity: What is the role of inflammatory responses? A systematic review	44
The applications of heparin in vascular tissue engineering	44
The use of the chick embryo CAM assay in the study of angiogenic activiy of biomaterials	42
Low-level laser therapy induces human umbilical vascular endothelial cell proliferation, migration and tube formation through activating the PI3K/Akt signaling pathway	42
Biomarkers of endothelial dysfunction and outcomes in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis	41
Use of optical coherence tomography angiography for assessment of microvascular changes in the macula and optic nerve head in hypertensive patients without hypertensive retinopathy	41
Systemic microvascular endothelial dysfunction and disease severity in COVID-19 patients: Evaluation by laser Doppler perfusion monitoring and cytokine/chemokine analysis	40
Vascular calcification: New insights into endothelial cells	40
Diclofenac sodium loaded PLGA nanoparticles for inflammatory diseases with high anti-inflammatory properties at low dose: Formulation, characterization and in vivo HET-CAM analysis	34
Bulk and single-cell gene expression analyses reveal aging human choriocapillaris has pro-inflammatory phenotype	33
Long non-coding RNA NKILA inhibited angiogenesis of breast cancer through NF-κB/IL-6 signaling pathway	32
The role of glutathione and glutathione peroxidase in regulating cellular level of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species	31
Ascendancy of electromagnetic force and Hall currents on blood flow carrying Cu-Au NPs in a non-uniform endoscopic annulus having wall slip	30
Is microvascular dysfunction a systemic disorder with common biomarkers found in the heart, brain, and kidneys? — A scoping review	26
Nailfold capillaroscopy in common non-rheumatic conditions: A systematic review and applications for clinical practice	26
Limb blood flow and muscle oxygenation responses during handgrip exercise above vs. below critical force	23
Recruitment and maturation of the coronary collateral circulation: Current understanding and perspectives in arteriogenesis	23
Advanced glycation end-products disrupt brain microvascular endothelial cell barrier: The role of mitochondria and oxidative stress	22
Resveratrol prevented experimental pulmonary vascular remodeling via miR-638 regulating NR4A3/cyclin D1 pathway	22
LncRNA NORAD promotes proliferation, migration and angiogenesis of hepatocellular carcinoma cells through targeting miR-211-5p/FOXD1/VEGF-A axis	22
Kifunensine compromises lung endothelial barrier function	21

Electrospun polyurethane/poly (ɛ-caprolactone) nanofibers promoted the attachment and growth of human endothelial cells in static and dynamic culture conditions	21
Significance of Hall currents on hybrid nano-blood flow through an inclined artery having mild stenosis: Homotopy perturbation approach	21
Up-regulation of brain cytokines and metalloproteinases 1 and 2 contributes to neurological deficit and brain damage in transient ischemic stroke	20
Expression of VEGF- and tight junction-related proteins in the neocortical microvasculature of patients with drug-resistant temporal lobe epilepsy	19
Laser speckle contrast analysis (LASCA) technology for the semiquantitative measurement of angiogenesis in in-ovo-tumor-model	19
2-deoxy-d-ribose (2dDR) upregulates vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and stimulates angiogenesis	19
Benzo(α)pyrene induces oxidative stress and inflammation in human vascular endothelial cells through AhR and NF-κB pathways	19
Bedside hyperspectral imaging indicates a microcirculatory sepsis pattern - an observational study	19
Hypoxia alters the expression of ACE2 and TMPRSS2 SARS-CoV-2 cell entry mediators in hCMEC/D3 brain endothelial cells	18
Activation of NADPH/ROS pathway contributes to angiogenesis through JNK signaling in brain endothelial cells	18
Transport and lymphatic uptake of monoclonal antibodies after subcutaneous injection	18
Three-dimensional induced pluripotent stem-cell models of human brain angiogenesis	18
Matrix metaloproteinases in vascular pathology	17
Sublingual microcirculation in patients with SARS-CoV-2 undergoing veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	17
Segmenting nailfold capillaries using an improved U-net network	17
MiR-221-3p targets HIPK2 to promote diabetic wound healing	17
Unique changes in the retinal microvasculature reveal subclinical retinal impairment in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus	16
Microvascular responses during reactive hyperemia assessed by near-infrared spectroscopy and arterial stiffness in young, middle-aged, and older women	15
Indocyanine green lymphography as novel tool to assess lymphatics in patients with lipedema	15
Catalpol alleviates myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury by activating the Nrf2/HO-1 signaling pathway	15
Examining sex differences in sitting-induced microvascular dysfunction: Insight from acute vitamin C supplementation	15
Impacts of chitosan oligosaccharide (COS) on angiogenic activities	15
Nailfold capillaroscopy: A sensitive method for evaluating microvascular involvement in children with SARS-CoV-2 infection	15
Bach1 plays an important role in angiogenesis through regulation of oxidative stress	15
lncRNA ZFAS1 promotes ox-LDL induced EndMT through miR-150-5p/Notch3 signaling axis	15
A pilot study: Wavelet cross-correlation of cardiovascular oscillations under controlled respiration in humans	14
Sublingual microvasculature in diabetic patients	14
Down-expression of the NLRP3 inflammasome delays the progression of diabetic retinopathy	14
Angiogenic circular RNAs: A new landscape in cardiovascular diseases	14
Modulation of vascular integrity and neuroinflammation by peroxiredoxin 4 following cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury	14
Discrimination of vascular aging using the arterial pulse spectrum and machine-learning analysis	13
The protective role of YTHDF1-knock down macrophages on the immune paralysis of severe sepsis rats with ECMO	13
Electroacupuncture interventions alleviates myocardial ischemia reperfusion injury through regulating gut microbiota in rats	13
Combined past preeclampsia and gestational diabetes is associated with a very high frequency of coronary microvascular dysfunction	12
Ruxolitinib attenuates intimal hyperplasia via inhibiting JAK2/STAT3 signaling pathway activation induced by PDGF-BB in vascular smooth muscle cells	12
Profiling the endothelial function using both peripheral artery tonometry (EndoPAT) and Laser Doppler Flowmetry (LD) - Complementary studies or waste of time?	12
Folic acid alleviates the blood brain barrier permeability and oxidative stress and prevents cognitive decline in sepsis-surviving rats	12
Numerical simulation of the transport of nanoparticles as drug carriers in hydromagnetic blood flow through a diseased artery with vessel wall permeability and rheological effects	12
Transport of nanoparticles in magnetic targeting: Comparison of magnetic, diffusive and convective forces and fluxes in the microvasculature, through vascular pores and across the interstitium	12
Finite element computation of magneto-hemodynamic flow and heat transfer in a bifurcated artery with saccular aneurysm using the Carreau-Yasuda biorheological model	12
Detailed videocapillaroscopic microvascular changes detectable in adult COVID-19 survivors	12
The role of circulating soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 in patients with diabetic foot ulcer: A possible mechanism of pathogenesis via a novel link between oxidative stress, inflammation and angiog	12
Association of chemokines IP-10/CXCL10 and I-TAC/CXCL11 with insulin resistance and enhance leukocyte endothelial arrest in obesity	11
The heterogeneity of cancer endothelium: The relevance of angiogenesis and endothelial progenitor cells in cancer microenvironment	11
Long noncoding TUG1 promotes angiogenesis of HUVECs in PE via regulating the miR-29a-3p/VEGFA and Ang2/Tie2 pathways	11
Is flow-mediated dilatation associated with near-infrared spectroscopy-derived magnitude of muscle O2 desaturation in healthy young and individuals at risk for cardiovascular disease?	11
PCSK9 inhibition protects against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury via suppressing autophagy	11
The association between zinc and endothelial adhesion molecules ICAMs and VCAM-1 and nuclear receptors PPAR-ɑ and PPAR-γ: A systematic review on cell culture, animal and human studies	10
Rolling massage acutely improves skeletal muscle oxygenation and parameters associated with microvascular reactivity: The first evidence-based study	10
IL33 and sST2 serum level in systemic sclerosis microvascular involvement	10

Capillaroscopic analysis of the microvascular status in mixed versus undifferentiated connective tissue disease	10
Thrombotic microangiopathy during pregnancy	10
The anti-angiogenic effect of atorvastatin loaded exosomes on glioblastoma tumor cells: An in vitro 3D culture model	10
Thickness, vessel density of retina and choroid on OCTA in young adults (18–24 years old)	10
Expression of miR-210 in the peripheral blood of patients with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes mellitus and its effect on the number and function of endothelial progenitor cells	10
Exposure to maternal diabetes induces endothelial dysfunction and hypertension in adult male rat offspring	10
Toxoplasma gondii infection impairs radial glia differentiation and its potential to modulate brain microvascular endothelial cell function in the cerebral cortex	10
miR-181b and miR-204 suppress the VSMC proliferation and migration by downregulation of HCK	10
Assessment of tissue oxygenation to personalize mean arterial pressure target in patients with septic shock	9
The effect of aerobic exercise on the expression of mir-126 and related target genes in the endothelial tissue of the cardiac muscle of diabetic rats	9
State-of-the-art technologies provide new insights linking skin and blood vessel abnormalities in SSc-related disorders	9
The tight junction protein cingulin regulates the vascular response to burn injury in a mouse model	9
Transcutaneous application of the gaseous CO2 for improvement of the microvascular function in patients with diabetic foot ulcers	9
Tanshinone IIA improves cardiac function via regulating miR-499-5p dependent angiogenesis in myocardial ischemic mice	9
CASIN and AMD3100 enhance endothelial cell proliferation, tube formation and sprouting	9
Two new applications in the study of angiogenesis the CAM assay: Acellular scaffolds and organoids	9
Hepatocyte growth factor prevents pericyte loss in diabetic retinopathy	9
The dynamic change of phenotypic markers of smooth muscle cells in an animal model of cerebral small vessel disease	9
Curcumin improves angiogenesis in the heart of aged rats: Involvement of TSP1/NF-κB/VEGF-A signaling	9
PRDX6-mediated pulmonary artery endothelial cell ferroptosis contributes to monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension	9
Exosomal microRNA-16-5p from macrophage exacerbates atherosclerosis via modulating mothers against decapentaplegic homolog 7	9
A pre-conditioning protocol of peripheral blood derived endothelial colony forming cells for endothelialization of tissue engineered constructs	9
Gut microbiota dysbiosis -associated obesity and its involvement in cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes. A systematic review	9
Comprehensive arginine metabolomics and peripheral vasodilatory capacity in rheumatoid arthritis: A monocentric cross-sectional study	9
Choroidal changes in lens-induced myopia in guinea pigs	8
Myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury; Molecular mechanisms and prevention	8
Downregulation of hsa-miR-203 in peripheral blood and wound margin tissue by negative pressure wound therapy contributes to wound healing of diabetic foot ulcers	8
Assessment of the conjunctival microcirculation in adult patients with cyanotic congenital heart disease compared to healthy controls	8
Tumor necrosis factor-α requires Ezrin to regulate the cytoskeleton and cause pulmonary microvascular endothelial barrier damage	8
Doxycycline can reduce glycocalyx shedding by inhibiting matrix metalloproteinases in patients undergoing cardiopulmonary bypass: A randomized controlled trial	8
Novel sulfonamide-chalcone hybrid stimulates inflammation, angiogenesis and upregulates vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in vivo	8
Evaluation of microcirculation by Sidestream Dark Field imaging: Impact of hemodynamic status on the occurrence of pressure artifacts – A pilot study	8
Improved conjunctival microcirculation in diabetic retinopathy patients with MTHFR polymorphisms after Ocufolin™ Administration	8
Ovarian stimulation and exogenous progesterone affect the endometrial miR-16-5p, VEGF protein expression, and angiogenesis	8
Oscillatory interstitial fluid pressure and velocity in a solid tumor with partial surface fluid leakage	8
Ischemia preconditioning alleviates ischemia/reperfusion injury-induced coronary no-reflow and contraction of microvascular pericytes in rats	8
Long non-coding RNA THRIL is upregulated in coronary heart disease and binds to microRNA-424 to upregulate TXNIP in mice	8
Exercise training improves microvascular function in patients with Chagas heart disease: Data from the PEACH study	8
MiR-185-5p suppresses acute myeloid leukemia by inhibiting GPX1	8
Peripheral blood derived endothelial colony forming cells as suitable cell source for pre-endothelialization of arterial vascular grafts under dynamic flow conditions	8
LncRNA KCNQ1OT1 depletion inhibits the malignant development of atherosclerosis by miR-145-5p	8
Evaluation of the direct effects on retinal and choroidal microvascularity of systemic scleroderma	8
Calcium/protein kinase C signaling mechanisms in shear-induced mechanical responses of red blood cells	7
Oseltamivir phosphate loaded pegylated-Eudragit nanoparticles for lung cancer therapy: Characterization, prolonged release, cytotoxicity profile, apoptosis pathways and in vivo anti-angiogenic effect	7
Endothelial injury in COVID-19 and septic patients	7
Assessment of microvascular function and pharmacological regulation in genetically confirmed familial hypercholesterolemia	7
Skin microcirculation in middle-aged men with newly diagnosed arterial hypertension according to remote laser Doppler flowmetry data	7
Vitamin D deficiency attenuates endothelial function by reducing antioxidant activity and vascular eNOS expression in the rat microcirculation	7
Nailfold capillary changes in newly diagnosed hypertensive patients: An observational analytical study	7
Hydrogen sulfide postconditioning rendered cardioprotection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury is compromised in rats with diabetic cardiomyopathy.	7
Nailfold capillaroscopic changes in patients with chronic viral hepatitis	7
MiR-222-3p downregulation prompted the migration, invasion and recruitment of endothelial progenitor cells via ADIPOR1 expression increase-induced AMKP activation	7
Microvascular rarefaction in patients with cerebrovascular events	7
A role for aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) 2 in angiotensin II-mediated decrease in angiogenesis of coronary endothelial cells	7
Near-infrared spectroscopy-derived muscle oxygen saturation during exercise recovery and flow-mediated dilation are impaired in HIV-infected patients	7
Vascular smooth muscle cells in intracranial aneurysms	7
Secondary Raynaud's phenomenon is associated with microvascular peripheral endothelial dysfunction	7
Laser speckle contrast imaging, the future DBF imaging technique for TRP target engagement biomarker assays	7
Effect of high-intensity interval training in patients with type 1 diabetes on physical fitness and retinal microvascular perfusion determined by optical coherence tomography angiography	7
Inhibition of HMGB1 alleviates myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury in diabetic mice via suppressing autophagy	7
Chronic PCSK9 inhibitor therapy leads to sustained improvements in endothelial function, arterial stiffness, and microvascular function	7
Image-guided simulation in comparison with laser speckle contrast imaging for full-field observation of blood flow in a microvasculature model	7
Fibulin-3 affects vascular endothelial function and is regulated by angiotensin II	7
Reflections on the unexpected laboratory finding of hemorheological alterations observed in some haematological disorders	7
Aortic stiffness is not only associated with structural but also functional parameters of retinal microcirculation	7
Effects of buoyant and Saffman lift force on magnetic drug targeting in microvessel in the presence of inertia	7
Augmented early aged neutrophil infiltration contributes to late remodeling post myocardial infarction	7