OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Immunology Letters 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
Baseline TGF-β correlates with protection after immunization with Plasmodium falciparum sporozoites in the controlled human malaria infection model	66
BTN2A2-Ig protein inhibits the differentiation of pathogenic Th17 cells and attenuates EAE in mice	65
Virus-specific antibody responses in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2-infected and vaccinated individuals	63
Strategies to reprogram anti-inflammatory macrophages towards pro-inflammatory macrophages to support cancer immunotherapies	57
Editorial Board	56
Autoantibodies and therapeutic antibodies against complement factor H	46
Serum interleukin-38 and -41 levels as candidate biomarkers in male infertility	41
Corrigendum to ’ Aged AβPPswe/PS1ΔE9 mice as a useful animal model for studying the link between immunological senescence and diseases’[Immunol Lett. 2024 Feb 12:266:106842]	36
Isolation of CD35+ follicular dendritic cells and its role in the differentiation from B cells to IgA+GL7+ cells	34
Platelet dropping, bleeding and new treatment requirements in ITP patients after inactivated COVID-19 vaccination	33
Autophagy and LC3-associated phagocytosis contribute negatively to the killing capability of THP-1-derived macrophages against Candida albicans at the mid-stage	31
Obituary for Prof. Reinhold E Schmidt, MD (1951 – 2022)	31
Use of recombinant S1 protein with hFc for analysis of SARS-CoV-2 adsorption and evaluation of drugs that inhibit entry into VERO E6 cells	27
NETs activate AIM2 to mediate synovial fibroblast pyroptosis and promote acute gouty arthritis development	26
Expression of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in systemic sclerosis patients (SSc) and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD)	25
Alterations of B-Cell subsets in Peripheral Blood from Adult Patients with Idiopathic Membranous Nephropathy	24
Targeting plasma cells in systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases – Promises and pitfalls	24
Editorial Board	24
Combining local cryoablation with PD-L1 blockade synergistically eradicates established murine lung cancer by modulating mitochondrial in PD-1+CD8+ T cell	24
Benzo[a]pyrene exposure causes exonal switch resulting in reduced surface CD5 expression in an AHR-dependent manner	24
YAP1 induces marrow derived suppressor cell recruitment in Chlamydia trachomatis infection	24
Could anti-ACE2 antibodies alter the results of SARS-CoV-2 Ab neutralization assays?	23
Editorial Board	22
Functions of NK and iNKT cells in pediatric and adult CVID, ataxia telangiectasia and agammaglobulinemia patients	21
Filarial infections compromise influenza vaccination efficacy: Lessons from the mouse	20

Could there be a relationship between type III hypersensitivity reactions and graft rejections?	20
Immunoregulatory properties of melatonin in the humoral immune system: A narrative review	20
Saccharomyces boulardii alleviates allergic asthma by restoring gut microbiota and metabolic homeostasis via up-regulation of METTL3 in an m6A-dependent manner	19
A fresh look at a neglected regulatory lineage: CD8+Foxp3+ Regulatory T cells	18
Increased expression of membrane-bound TGF-β1, GITR, and GITR ligand in patients with autoimmune thyroid disease	18
Double positive IL-17A+IFN-γ+CCR6+ ILCs contribute towards the immunopathology of lepromatous leprosy	17
Post hoc analysis: 6 Months immunogenicity after third dose of BNT162b2 vs JNJ-78,436,735 after two doses of BNT162b2 vaccine in solid organ transplant recipients	17
A blinded multicenter investigation: Accentuated NK lymphocyte CD335 (NKp46) expression predicts reproductive failures after IVF.	17
Overlapping GAD65-associated autoimmune neurological syndromes and type 1 diabetes	17
Thymocyte migration and emigration	16
Compartmentalization of gut immune responses: Mucosal niches and lymph node peculiarities	16
Human keratinocytes exposed to a clinical strain of Leishmania tropica can result in parasite internalization	16
Pathophysiology of cutaneous T-cell lymphomas: Perspective from a French referral centre	15
Untangling associations between immunoglobulin genotypes, repertoires and function	14
Obituary for Prof. Miodrag L. Lukic, MD, PhD (1941 – 2023)	13
Interaction between IL-23/Th17 immune inflammatory axis and intestinal flora in gastric mucosal atrophy caused by Helicobacter pylori infection in the elderly	13
The miR-142 miRNAs: Shaping the naïve immune system	13
Acute effects of TLR3 agonist Poly(I:C) on bone marrow hematopoietic progenitor cells in mice	13
Human dendritic cell differentiation in hematopoietic stem cell-transplanted NOG hFLT3L Tg/mFlt3 KO humanized mice	13
Unfolding the symbiosis of AID, chromatin remodelers, and epigenetics–The ACE phenomenon of antibody diversity	13
Neuro-immune-metabolism: The tripod system of homeostasis	12
Impact of afatinib on intestinal and salivary IgA: Immune response alterations linked to gastrointestinal side effects	12
Construction of CAR-T cells targeting TM4SF1 and its anti-tumor capacity in ovarian cancer	12
A tabulated summary of the evidence on humoral and cellular responses to the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron VOC, as well as vaccine efficacy against this variant.	11
Immune cell profiles and patient clustering in complex cases of interstitial lung disease	11
Inhibition of glutaminase 1 reduces M1 macrophage polarization to protect against monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension	11
Fingolimod, an antagonist of sphingosine 1-phosphate, ameliorates Sjögren's syndrome by reducing the number of STAT3–induced germinal center B cells and increasing the number of Breg cells	11
Characteristics and specific differential gene analysis of the TCR immune repertoire in secondary adult HLH lymphocytes	11
CD4+ Cytotoxic T cells – Phenotype, Function and Transcriptional Networks Controlling Their Differentiation Pathways	11
Myocarditis development after COVID-19 vaccination in an immunodeficient case	11
Rescuing pathogen-specific memory B-cell from PBMC of prior Zika virus-infected individuals	11
Editorial Board	10
Editorial Board	10
Corrigendum to ‘Eomesodermin promotes interaction of RelA and NFATc2 with the Ifng promoter and multiple conserved noncoding sequences across the Ifng locus in mouse lymphoma BW5147 cells’[Immunology	10
Human toll-like receptor 8 (TLR8) in NK cells: Implication for cancer immunotherapy	10
CD4+ T-cell help delivery to monocyte-derived dendritic cells promotes effector differentiation of helper and cytotoxic T cells	10
Anti-inflammatory potential of pre-formulated Aloe vera in mitigating allergen-induced airway responses in mice	10
Mechanism of M2 macrophages modulating astrocyte polarization through the TGF-β/PI3K/Akt pathway	10
A novel form of immunotherapy using antigen peptides conjugated on PD-L1 antibody	10
Mucosal associated invariant T cells: Powerhouses of the lung	10
Human T cells show plasticity for direct recognition of xenogeneic dendritic cells	10
The CSF transcriptome in adults with pneumococcal meningitis reveals compartmentalised host inflammatory responses associated with mortality	10
Inflammatory response-related genes predict prognosis in patients with HNSCC	9
Modulation of oxidized low-density lipoprotein-affected macrophage efferocytosis by mitochondrial calcium uniporter in a murine model	9
Electrostatic potential is the dominant force in antigenic selection of naïve T-cells and B-cells for activation and maturation	9
Global histone modification analysis reveals hypoacetylated H3 and H4 histones in B Cells from systemic lupus erythematosus patients	9
IL-38 in Behçet's disease: Gene expression in bronchoalveolar lavage from patients having pulmonary involvement	9
Hemin acts as CD36 ligand to activate down-stream signalling to disturb immune responses and cytokine secretion from macrophages	9
TIPE-2 ameliorates inflammatory bowel disease in mice via inhibiting STAT3 and NF-kB activation	9
The evaluation of PD-1 and Tim-3 expression besides their related miRNAs in PBMCs of women with recurrent pregnancy loss	9

Rheumatoid arthritis autologous synovial fluid affects the plasticity and function of peripheral and induced T regulatory cells in vitro	8
Quercetin improves macrophage immune regulatory functions to alleviate airway Th2 polarization	8
Antibodies to expanded virus antigen panels show elevated diagnostic sensitivities in multiple sclerosis and optic neuritis	8
IL-21 promotes plasmablast differentiation independently of proliferation in vitro	8
Corrigendum to “The role of IgA in gastrointestinal helminthiasis: A systematic review” [Immunology Letters (2022) 12-22, Volume: 249]	8
Endoplasmic reticulum stress response in immune cells contributes to experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis pathogenesis in rats	8
Single-cell communication patterns and their intracellular information flow in synovial fibroblastic osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis	8
Conjugation of human serum albumin and flucloxacillin provokes specific immune response in HLA-B*57:01 transgenic mice	8
Corrigendum to “Identification and suppression of epidermal growth factor receptor variant III signaling in fibroblast-like synoviocytes from aggressive rheumatoid arthritis by the mimotope” [Immunolo	8
Immune cells and functions in patients with restless legs syndrome	8
IgD−CD27− double negative (DN) B cells: Origins and functions in health and disease	7
Recombinant MUC1-MBP fusion protein combined with CpG2006 vaccine induces antigen-specific CTL responses through cDC1-mediated cross-priming mainly regulated by type I IFN signaling in mice	7
Potential utility of calculated globulin as a screening tool for antibody deficiency in children	7
Benralizumab reduces eosinophils and inflammatory markers in patients with severe eosinophilic asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps: A pilot real-life study.	7
Intestinal epithelial vitamin D receptor defense against inflammatory bowel disease via regulating microfold cells	7
Systemic and cerebrospinal fluid immune mediators coordinate a dichotomic microenvironment in parturients with acute or convalescent phases of COVID-19	7
The modulatory effect of crotoxin and its phospholipase A2 subunit from Crotalus durissus terrificus venom on dendritic cells interferes with the generation of effector CD4+ T lymphocytes	7
Different effectiveness of fungal pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs) in activating rat peritoneal mast cells	7
Interstitial lung disease progression in patients with anti-aminoacyl transfer-RNA-synthetase autoantibodies is characterized by higher levels of sCD163	7
Metformin inhibits the pathogenic functions of AChR-specific B and Th17 cells by targeting miR-146a	7
Dendritic cells in energy balance regulation	7
Immune communication between the intestinal microbiota and the cardiovascular system	7
In virto priming of the STING signaling pathway enhances the maturation and activation of dendritic cells induced by hepatitis B vaccine	7
Editorial Board	7
Prognostic value of CD163+ macrophages in solid tumor malignancies: A scoping review	7
Annickia polycarpa extract attenuates inflammation, neutrophil recruitment, and colon damage during colitis	7