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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Nrf2 deficiency blunts exercise training-induced adaptations of coronary resistance arteries	81
Ketone bodies supplementation restores the barrier function, induces a metabolic switch, and elicits beta-hydroxybutyrate diffusion across a monolayer of iPSC-derived brain microvascular endothelial c	68
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Corrigendum to: “Sodium butyrate and voluntary exercise through activating VEGF-A downstream signaling pathway improve heart angiogenesis in type 2 diabetes” is as follows: 48A, Auf dem Mühlberg, 6059	39
HbA1c is related to microcirculation blood perfusion in patients with coronary microvascular disease using stress perfusion cardiac magnetic resonance: An observational study	38
Capillary microarchitectural changes in Cushing's syndrome	34
Effects of veno-arterial extracorporeal membrane oxygenation on skeletal muscle function and interstitial PO2 in contracting muscle of normal rats	32
Structural and functional analysis of retinal vasculature in HANAC syndrome with a novel intronic COL4A1 mutation	32
Proteomics suggests the role of Cxcl12 secreted by hucMSCs in the treatment of lipopolysaccharide-acute lung injury	32
Activated partial thromboplastin time levels and coronary artery lesions in Kawasaki disease: A retrospective cohort study	30
Corrigendum to “Morphometrics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions and choroidal vascular associated with treatment response using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography” [Micro	29
Tanshinone IIA improves cardiac function via regulating miR-499-5p dependent angiogenesis in myocardial ischemic mice	28
PRDX6-mediated pulmonary artery endothelial cell ferroptosis contributes to monocrotaline-induced pulmonary hypertension	26
Impaired retinal microcirculation in patients with non-obstructive coronary artery disease	26
Association between microcirculation in spontaneous breathing trial and extubation success	25
Diet-induced hypertension in rats is associated with increased renal vasoconstrictor response to angiotensin II after imitated endothelial dysfunction	25
Hierarchical data visualization of experimental erythrocyte aggregation employing cross correlation and optical flow applications	24
Coronary microvascular dysfunction	22
Long-term efficacy of liposomal nanocarriers of preassembled glycocalyx in restoring cerebral endothelial glycocalyx in sepsis	22
Analysis of urethral blood flow by high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging in a rat model of vaginal distension	21
Three-dimensional choroidal changes in diabetes and diabetic retinopathy: An ultrawide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography study	21
Workload and sex effects in comprehensive assessment of cutaneous microcirculation	21
Imaging the microvasculature using nailfold capillaroscopy in patients with coronavirus disease-2019; A cross-sectional study	20
Assessment of hemodynamic indices of conjunctival microvascular function in patients with coronary microvascular dysfunction	19
Oxidative stress and vascular dysfunction: Potential therapeutic targets and therapies in peripheral artery disease	19

Coronary microvascular dysfunction and autoregulatory capacity interfere with resting Dicrotic notch morphology	18
Intrauterine growth restriction neonates present with increased angiogenesis through the Notch1 signaling pathway	17
Estimation of shear stress values along endothelial tip cells past the lumen of capillary sprouts	17
Harnessing the benefits of glycine supplementation for improved pancreatic microcirculation in type 1 diabetes mellitus	17
Circulating glycocalyx biomarkers in patients with Kawasaki disease: A risk assessment	17
COL10A1 is a novel factor in the development of choroidal neovascularization	17
Assessment of microvascular function using a novel technique Flow Mediated Skin Fluorescence (FMSF) in patients with diabetic kidney disease: A preliminary study	16
Angiogenesis in diabetic mouse model with critical limb ischemia; cell and gene therapy	16
Editorial Board	16
Pulmonary hypertension impairs vasomotor function in rat diaphragm arterioles	16
Improved nested U-structure for accurate nailfold capillary segmentation	15
Absolute retinal blood flow in healthy eyes and in eyes with retinal vein occlusion	15
Vessel Metrics: A software tool for automated analysis of vascular structure in confocal imaging	15
Prognostic impact of coronary microvascular dysfunction in patients with atrial fibrillation	15
Structural and causal links between retinal vascular geometry and neural layer thickness	15
Endothelial dysfunction and complement activation are independently associated with disease duration in patients with systemic vasculitis	14
Involvement of nitric oxide synthase and reactive oxygen species in TRPA1-mediated cutaneous vasodilation in young and older adults	14
Relationship between nailfold videocapillaroscopic findings and cardiovascular risk factors	13
Laser speckle contrast imaging and laser Doppler flowmetry reproducibly assess reflex cutaneous vasoconstriction	13
Overexpression of sFlt-1 represses ox-LDL-induced injury of HUVECs by activating autophagy via PI3K/AKT/mTOR pathway	13
Goal-directed colloid versus crystalloid therapy and microcirculatory blood flow following ischemia/reperfusion	13
MiR-221-3p targets HIPK2 to promote diabetic wound healing	13
In vitro study on the partitioning of red blood cells using a microchannel network	13
Editorial Board	13
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Comparative evaluation of trypsin and elastase digestion techniques for isolation of murine retinal vasculature	12
Dynamics of scFv-targeted VAP2 correlating with IL-16, MIF and IL-1Ra in ANCA-associated vasculitis	12
Sex and age-related day-to-day variability in the skin microcirculation during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia	12
Inhibition of Src improves cardiac fibrosis in AngII-induced hypertrophy by regulating the expression of galectin-3	12
Innate lymphoid cells in the brain: Focus on ischemic stroke	12
Post-ischemic skin peak oxygen saturation is associated with cardiovascular risk factors: a Swedish cohort study	12
Microvascular effects of oxygen and carbon dioxide measured by vascular occlusion test in healthy volunteers	12
Structured adaptive boosting trees for detection of multicellular aggregates in fluorescence intravital microscopy	11
Hydrogen sulfide postconditioning rendered cardioprotection against myocardial ischemia-reperfusion injury is compromised in rats with diabetic cardiomyopathy.	11
The influence of cuff location on the oxygenation and reperfusion of the foot during ischemic preconditioning: A reliability study	11
Gut microbiota-derived metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide and biomarkers of inflammation are linked to endothelial and coronary microvascular function in patients with inflammatory bowel disease	11
Vitamin D deficiency enhances vascular oxidative stress, inflammation, and angiotensin II levels in the microcirculation of diabetic patients	11
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Inhibition of XIST attenuates abdominal aortic aneurysm in mice by regulating apoptosis of vascular smooth muscle cells through miR-762/MAP2K4 axis	11
Association of chemokines IP-10/CXCL10 and I-TAC/CXCL11 with insulin resistance and enhance leukocyte endothelial arrest in obesity	11
Plasma interleukin-41 serves as a potential diagnostic biomarker for Kawasaki disease	11
Editorial Board	11
Follow-up assessment of the microvascular function in patients with long COVID	10
Laser Speckle Contrast Imaging-based diagnosis of severe mesenteric traction syndrome: Hemodynamics and prostacyclin - A prospective cohort study	10
Biodegraded PCl and gelatin fabricated vascular patch in rat aortic and inferior vena cava angioplasty	10
Assessment of renal microcirculation in biopsy-proven tubulointerstitial nephritis in patients with and without glomerular disease: the role of resistive index	10
Predictive value of the average three-vessel microvascular resistance in patients with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction after percutaneous coronary intervention	10
Angiographic microvascular resistance in patients with obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	10
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	10
Shear stress-activated MMP-2 promotes BMSCs migration via the LIMK1/Cofilin axis during vascular remodeling	10

Coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) induces pro-inflammatory and immunomodulatory phenotype of platelets in the absence of a pro-aggregatory state	9
Decreased retinal capillary density as a beneficial response to 24-week high-speed circuit resistant training in healthy older adults	9
Gastrodin protects endothelial cells against high glucose-induced injury through up-regulation of PPARβ and alleviation of nitrative stress	9
The process of methylglyoxal-induced retinal capillary endothelial cell degeneration in rats	9
Moderate dose of dietary nitrate improves skeletal muscle microvascular function in patients with peripheral artery disease	9
Definition and application of proximal-distal gradient finger perfusion in systemic sclerosis by laser speckle contrast analysis	9
Sepsis after middle cerebral artery occlusion exacerbates peripheral oxidative stress in a sex-specific manner	9
Corrigendum to “NLRC5 modulates phenotypic transition and inflammation of human venous smooth muscle cells by activating Wnt/β-catenin pathway via TLR4 in varicose veins” [Microvasc. Res. 143 (2022) 1	9
Magnetic drug targeting during Caputo fractionalized blood flow through permeable vessel	9
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Curcumin improves angiogenesis in the heart of aged rats: Involvement of TSP1/NF-κB/VEGF-A signaling	9
Vascular read-out for TRP channel functionality on distal peripheral nerve endings in healthy men	8
A robust quantitative approach for laser speckle contrast imaging perfusion analysis revealed anomalies in the brain blood flow in offspring mice of preeclampsia	8
Improvement of tube formation model of cell: Application for acute hypoxia in in vitro study of angiogenesis	8
Full longitudinal nailfold videocapillaroscopy analysis of microvascular changes during normal pregnancy	8
Association between three-dimensional morphological features and functional indicators of neovascular age-related macular degeneration	8
Nailfold capillary morphology changes in patients with retinal vein occlusion	8
Impact of small fractions of abnormal erythrocytes on blood rheology	8
Focal adhesion kinase mediates microvascular leakage and endothelial barrier dysfunction in ischemia-reperfusion injury	8
Does sex influence near-infrared spectroscopy-derived indicators of microvascular reactivity and the response to acute dietary capsaicin	8
Revisiting hemodynamics and blood oxygenation in a microfluidic microvasculature replica	8
The acute effects of passive heating on endothelial function, muscle microvascular oxygen delivery, and expression of serum HSP90α	8
Overexpression of hsa_circ_0022742 suppressed hyperglycemia-induced endothelial dysfunction by targeting the miR-503-5p/FBXW7 axis	8
Influence of isometric RPE-clamp exercise on fatigability, muscle oxygenation dynamics, and microvascular function in healthy young adults	8
Microvascular dysfunction in pediatric patients with SARS-COV-2 pneumonia: report of three severe cases	7
GBP2 inhibits pathological angiogenesis in the retina via the AKT/mTOR/VEGFA axis	7
Investigation of the effects of gestational diabetes and hypertension on retinal and choroidal microvascular circulation using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography	7
Robust analysis of microcirculatory flowmotion during post-occlusive reactive hyperemia	7
Modulation of angiopoietin-2 and Tie2: Organ specific effects of microvascular leakage and edema in mice	7
Effects of sensory nerve blockade on cutaneous microvascular responses to ischemia-reperfusion injury	7
Long noncoding TUG1 promotes angiogenesis of HUVECs in PE via regulating the miR-29a-3p/VEGFA and Ang2/Tie2 pathways	7
Morphometrics of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy lesions and choroidal vascular associated with treatment response using swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography	7
ATP induced calcium signaling activity in perivascular cells differ at different vascular branch levels in the porcine retina	7
A pilot study: Exploring the influence of COVID-19 on cardiovascular physiology and retinal microcirculation	7
Reduced IGFBP-2 related immunoreactivity in human serum correlates with arterial stiffness in a healthy Chinese population	7
Reproducibility of high-resolution laser speckle contrast imaging to assess cutaneous microcirculation for wound healing monitoring in mice	7
Vincristine attenuates isoprenaline-induced cardiac hypertrophy in male Wistar rats via suppression of ROS/NO/NF-қB signalling pathways	7
Altered tissue oxygenation in patients with post COVID-19 syndrome	7
Automated nailfold capillary density measurement method based on improved YOLOv5	7
Endothelial thioredoxin interacting protein (TXNIP) modulates endothelium-dependent vasorelaxation in hyperglycemia	7
Capillary microarchitectural changes are independent of disease activity in acromegaly	7
Evaluation of coronary function in female rats with severe type 1 diabetes: Effects of combined treatment with insulin and pyridoxamine	7
Retinal microvascular dysfunction in systemic sclerosis	7
Vascular smooth muscle cells in intracranial aneurysms	7
Capillaroscopic analysis of the microvascular status in mixed versus undifferentiated connective tissue disease	7