OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Neurotoxicity Research is 9. 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
Involvement of the Nervous System in SARS-CoV-2 Infection	89
Sepsis and Cerebral Dysfunction: BBB Damage, Neuroinflammation, Oxidative Stress, Apoptosis and Autophagy as Key Mediators and the Potential Therapeutic Approaches	88
Recreational Nitrous Oxide Abuse: Prevalence, Neurotoxicity, and Treatment	46
Toxin Analysis of Freshwater Cyanobacterial and Marine Harmful Algal Blooms on the West Coast of Florida and Implications for Estuarine Environments	45
Is Exposure to BMAA a Risk Factor for Neurodegenerative Diseases? A Response to a Critical Review of the BMAA Hypothesis	41
A Low Dose of Nanoparticulate Silver Induces Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Autophagy in Adult Rat Brain	40
Neuropathic Pain: the Dysfunction of Drp1, Mitochondria, and ROS Homeostasis	38
Butyrate Protects Against Salsolinol-Induced Toxicity in SH-SY5Y Cells: Implication for Parkinson’s Disease	30
Nanoemulsion Improves the Neuroprotective Effects of Curcumin in an Experimental Model of Parkinson’s Disease	28
Formaldehyde and Brain Disorders: A Meta-Analysis and Bioinformatics Approach	28
Resveratrol Inhibits NLRP3 Inflammasome-Induced Pyroptosis and miR-155 Expression in Microglia Through Sirt1/AMPK Pathway	28
Exploring the Role of PSEN Mutations in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease	27
Curcumin Administration Mitigates Cyclophosphamide-Induced Oxidative Damage and Restores Alteration of Enzymes Associated with Cognitive Function in Rats’ Brain	26
Aluminum-Induced Cognitive Impairment and PI3K/Akt/mTOR Signaling Pathway Involvement in Occupational Aluminum Workers	25
A Comparative In Vitro Study of the Neuroprotective Effect Induced by Cannabidiol, Cannabigerol, and Their Respective Acid Forms: Relevance of the 5-HT1A Receptors	25
Quercetin Exhibits α7nAChR/Nrf2/HO-1-Mediated Neuroprotection Against STZ-Induced Mitochondrial Toxicity and Cognitive Impairments in Experimental Rodents	25
Neuroprotective Effects of Resveratrol in In vivo and In vitro Experimental Models of Parkinson’s Disease: a Systematic Review	25
Novel Pharmacotherapies in Parkinson’s Disease	23
Acute Traumatic Brain Injury-Induced Neuroinflammatory Response and Neurovascular Disorders in the Brain	23
Liquiritigenin Decreases Aβ Levels and Ameliorates Cognitive Decline by Regulating Microglia M1/M2 Transformation in AD Mice	23
Phoenixin-20 Ameliorates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Activation of Microglial NLRP3 Inflammasome	22
A New Perspective on Ameliorating Depression-Like Behaviors: Suppressing Neuroinflammation by Upregulating PGC-1α	21
Alpha-Synuclein Aggregates Associated with Mitochondria in Tunnelling Nanotubes	21
Protective Effects of Co-administration of Zinc and Selenium Against Streptozotocin-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease: Behavioral, Mitochondrial Oxidative Stress, and GPR39 Expression Alterations in Rats	20
Curcumin-Attenuated TREM-1/DAP12/NLRP3/Caspase-1/IL1B, TLR4/NF-κB Pathways, and Tau Hyperphosphorylation Induced by 1,2-Diacetyl Benzene: An in Vitro and in Silico Study	20

Neurotoxin-Induced Rodent Models of Parkinson’s Disease: Benefits and Drawbacks	20
Possible Role of Kaempferol in Reversing Oxidative Damage, Inflammation, and Apoptosis-Mediated Cortical Injury Following Cadmium Exposure	20
Exploring the Neuroprotective Potential of Rosiglitazone Embedded Nanocarrier System on Streptozotocin Induced Mice Model of Alzheimer’s Disease	20
Immune-Inflammatory, Metabolic, Oxidative, and Nitrosative Stress Biomarkers Predict Acute Ischemic Stroke and Short-Term Outcome	20
Evolutionary Interpretations of Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Targeting Venom Effects by a Clade of Asian Viperidae Snakes	19
Neutrophil Counts to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio: a Potential Predictor of Prognosis in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients After Intravenous Thrombolysis	19
Stanniocalcin 1 Inhibits the Inflammatory Response in Microglia and Protects Against Sepsis-Associated Encephalopathy	19
Naringin Exhibits Mas Receptor–Mediated Neuroprotection Against Amyloid Beta–Induced Cognitive Deficits and Mitochondrial Toxicity in Rat Brain	18
Involvement of Mitophagy in Aluminum Oxide Nanoparticle–Induced Impairment of Learning and Memory in Mice	18
The Neuroprotective Effect of Mesna on Cisplatin-Induced Neurotoxicity: Behavioral, Electrophysiological, and Molecular Studies	18
Zebrafish as a Promising Tool for Modeling Neurotoxin-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease	17
Genistein Prevents Hypoxia-Induced Cognitive Dysfunctions by Ameliorating Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in the Hippocampus	17
2-Hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin Ototoxicity in Adult Rats: Rapid Onset and Massive Destruction of Both Inner and Outer Hair Cells Above a Critical Dose	17
Using the Metabolome to Understand the Mechanisms Linking Chronic Arsenic Exposure to Microglia Activation, and Learning and Memory Impairment	17
Neurochemical and Behavioral Effects of a New Hallucinogenic Compound 25B-NBOMe in Rats	17
Maternal Hyperhomocysteinemia Induces Neuroinflammation and Neuronal Death in the Rat Offspring Cortex	17
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Exploring the Role of CLU in the Pathogenesis of Alzheimer’s Disease	17
Apelin-36 Protects HT22 Cells Against Oxygen-Glucose Deprivation/Reperfusion-Induced Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction by Promoting SIRT1-Mediated PINK1/Parkin-Dependent Mitophagy	17
Non-coding RNAs in Ischemic Stroke: Roles in the Neuroinflammation and Cell Death	16
Metformin Therapy Attenuates Pro-inflammatory Microglia by Inhibiting NF-κB in Cuprizone Demyelinating Mouse Model of Multiple Sclerosis	16
SIRT1 Protects Dopaminergic Neurons in Parkinson’s Disease Models via PGC-1α-Mediated Mitochondrial Biogenesis	16
Protective Effect of Lutein/Zeaxanthin Isomers in Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice	16
The Roles of Tetramethylpyrazine During Neurodegenerative Disease	16
Second Laboratory Validation of β-N-Methylamino-L-Alanine, N-(2aminoethyl)Glycine, and 2,4-Diaminobuytric Acid by Ultra-Performance Liquid Chromatography and Tandem Mass Spectrometry	16
Dexmedetomidine Alleviates CCI-Induced Neuropathic Pain via Inhibiting HMGB1-Mediated Astrocyte Activation and the TLR4/NF-κB Signaling Pathway in Rats	15
Crocin Alleviates Intracerebral Hemorrhage–Induced Neuronal Ferroptosis by Facilitating Nrf2 Nuclear Translocation	15
Neonatal Exposure to Anesthesia Leads to Cognitive Deficits in Old Age: Prevention with Intranasal Administration of Insulin in Mice	15
Downregulation of Adhesion Molecule CHL1 in B Cells but Not T Cells of Patients with Major Depression and in the Brain of Mice with Chronic Stress	15
Tramadol: a Potential Neurotoxic Agent Affecting Prefrontal Cortices in Adult Male Rats and PC-12 Cell Line	15
Mechanisms of l-Serine-Mediated Neuroprotection Include Selective Activation of Lysosomal Cathepsins B and L	15
Olfactory mucosa stem cells delivery via nasal route: a simple way for the treatment of Parkinson disease	15
An Intensified Acrolein Exposure Can Affect Memory and Cognition in Rat	15
Protective Effect of Vitamin D3 Against Pb-Induced Neurotoxicity by Regulating the Nrf2 and NF-κB Pathways	15
Genistein and Galantamine Combinations Decrease β-Amyloid Peptide (1–42)–Induced Genotoxicity and Cell Death in SH-SY5Y Cell Line: an In Vitro and In Silico Approach for Mimic of Alzheimer’s Disease	14
Glutathione in Chlorpyrifos-and Chlorpyrifos-Oxon-Induced Toxicity: a Comparative Study Focused on Non-cholinergic Toxicity in HT22 Cells	14
Interfering TUG1 Attenuates Cerebrovascular Endothelial Apoptosis and Inflammatory injury After Cerebral Ischemia/Reperfusion via TUG1/miR-410/FOXO3 ceRNA Axis	14
Apigenin Attenuates Functional and Structural Alterations via Targeting NF-kB/Nrf2 Signaling Pathway in LPS-Induced Parkinsonism in Experimental Rats	14
Understanding Abnormal c-JNK/p38MAPK Signaling Overactivation Involved in the Progression of Multiple Sclerosis: Possible Therapeutic Targets and Impact on Neurodegenerative Diseases	14
Isoflurane and Sevoflurane Induce Cognitive Impairment in Neonatal Rats by Inhibiting Neural Stem Cell Development Through Microglial Activation, Neuroinflammation, and Suppression of VEGFR2 Signaling	14
Simvastatin Prevents Long-Term Cognitive Deficits in Sepsis Survivor Rats by Reducing Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration	14
Hydrogen Sulfide Ameliorates Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Memory Impairment in Mice by Reducing Apoptosis, Oxidative, and Inflammatory Effects	14
Necrostatin-1 Relieves Learning and Memory Deficits in a Zebrafish Model of Alzheimer’s Disease Induced by Aluminum	14
Selective Targeting of Non-nuclear Estrogen Receptors with PaPE-1 as a New Treatment Strategy for Alzheimer’s Disease	13
Activation of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Prevents Oxidative Damage and Mitochondrial Dysfunction in Cultured Hippocampal Neurons Exposed to Ethanol	13
Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cell Condition Medium Loaded on PCL Nanofibrous Scaffold Promoted Nerve Regeneration After Sciatic Nerve Transection in Male Rats	13
Chronic Cyanuric Acid Exposure Depresses Hippocampal LTP but Does Not Disrupt Spatial Learning or Memory in the Morris Water Maze	13
Agomelatine Exerts an Anti-inflammatory Effect by Inhibiting Microglial Activation Through TLR4/NLRP3 Pathway in pMCAO Rats	13
MiR-539-5p Decreases amyloid β-protein production, hyperphosphorylation of Tau and Memory Impairment by Regulating PI3K/Akt/GSK-3β Pathways in APP/PS1 Double Transgenic Mice	13
Cellular Trafficking of Glutathione Transferase M2-2 Between U373MG and SHSY-S7 Cells is Mediated by Exosomes	13
Pesticides Exposure-Induced Changes in Brain Metabolome: Implications in the Pathogenesis of Neurodegenerative Disorders	13

Pyrroloquinoline Quinine and LY294002 Changed Cell Cycle and Apoptosis by Regulating PI3K-AKT-GSK3β Pathway in SH-SY5Y Cells	13
Luteolin Suppresses Microglia Neuroinflammatory Responses and Relieves Inflammation-Induced Cognitive Impairments	13
Perillyl Alcohol Mitigates Behavioural Changes and Limits Cell Death and Mitochondrial Changes in Unilateral 6-OHDA Lesion Model of Parkinson’s Disease Through Alleviation of Oxidative Stress	13
Hard Boiled: Alcohol Use as a Risk Factor for MDMA-Induced Hyperthermia: a Systematic Review	12
d-Ribose-l-Cysteine Improves Glutathione Levels, Neuronal and Mitochondrial Ultrastructural Damage, Caspase-3 and GFAP Expressions Following Manganese-Induced Neurotoxicity	12
Major Depression in Children with Transfusion-Dependent Thalassemia Is Strongly Associated with the Combined Effects of Blood Transfusion Rate, Iron Overload, and Increased Pro-inflammatory Cytokines	12
Promotion of Mitochondrial Protection by Emodin in Methylglyoxal-Treated Human Neuroblastoma SH-SY5Y Cells: Involvement of the AMPK/Nrf2/HO-1 Axis	12
Cognitive Impairment and Neurodegenerative Diseases Development Associated with Organophosphate Pesticides Exposure: a Review Study	12
The Protective Effect of Safinamide in Ischemic Stroke Mice and a Brain Endothelial Cell Line	12
Pinocembrin-7-Methylether Protects SH-SY5Y Cells Against 6-Hydroxydopamine-Induced Neurotoxicity via Modulating Nrf2 Induction Through AKT and ERK Pathways	12
Andrographolide Attenuates Blood–Brain Barrier Disruption, Neuronal Apoptosis, and Oxidative Stress Through Activation of Nrf2/HO-1 Signaling Pathway in Subarachnoid Hemorrhage	11
Widespread and Differential Neurotoxicity in Venoms from the Bitis Genus of Viperid Snakes	11
Conjugated Linoleic Acid-Curcumin Attenuates Cognitive Deficits and Oxidative Stress Parameters in the Ethidium Bromide–Induced Model of Demyelination	11
Not Goanna Get Me: Mutations in the Savannah Monitor Lizard (Varanus exanthematicus) Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Confer Reduced Susceptibility to Sympatric Cobra Venoms	11
Dynamic Changes in Fibrinogen and Prognosis of Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients Treated with Intravenous Thrombolysis	11
The Blood–Brain Barrier: Much More Than a Selective Access to the Brain	11
Acteoside Isolated from Colebrookea oppositifolia Smith Attenuates Epilepsy in Mice Via Modulation of Gamma-Aminobutyric Acid Pathways	11
Liraglutide Regulates Mitochondrial Quality Control System Through PGC-1α in a Mouse Model of Parkinson’s Disease	11
The Role of α-Synuclein in Methamphetamine-Induced Neurotoxicity	11
Tibolone Ameliorates the Lipotoxic Effect of Palmitic Acid in Normal Human Astrocytes	11
Comprehensive Review on Neuro-COVID-19 Pathophysiology and Clinical Consequences	11
CRISPR and iPSCs: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives in Neurodegenerative Disease Modelling, Research, and Therapeutics	11
Four Synthetic Cathinones: 3-Chloromethcathinone, 4-Chloromethcathinone, 4-Fluoro-α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone, and 4-Methoxy-α-Pyrrolidinopentiophenone Produce Changes in the Spontaneous Locomotor Acti	11
The Flavonoid Agathisflavone from Poincianella pyramidalis Prevents Aminochrome Neurotoxicity	10
The Gpx4NIKO Mouse Is a Versatile Model for Testing Interventions Targeting Ferroptotic Cell Death of Spinal Motor Neurons	10
Challenges and Opportunities of Metal Chelation Therapy in Trace Metals Overload-Induced Alzheimer’s Disease	10
The Protective Effects of AT2R Agonist, CGP42112A, Against Angiotensin II-Induced Oxidative Stress and Inflammatory Response in Astrocytes: Role of AT2R/PP2A/NFκB/ROS Signaling	10
Histone Deacetylases and Immediate Early Genes: Key Players in Psychostimulant-Induced Neuronal Plasticity	10
Thallium Toxicity in Caenorhabditis elegans: Involvement of the SKN-1 Pathway and Protection by S-Allylcysteine	10
Anti-inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Antiapoptotic Action of Metformin Attenuates Ethanol Neurotoxicity in the Animal Model of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders	10
Biocrust-Produced Cyanotoxins Are Found Vertically in the Desert Soil Profile	10
Serum Calcium Predicts Cognitive Decline and Clinical Progression of Alzheimer’s Disease	10
MAM-2201, One of the Most Potent—Naphthoyl Indole Derivative—Synthetic Cannabinoids, Exerts Toxic Effects on Human Cell-Based Models of Neurons and Astrocytes	10
Neonatal Reserpine Administration Produces Widespread Neuronal Losses and ⍺-Synuclein Inclusions in a Rat Model	10
Curcumin Attenuates Hypoxia-Induced Oxidative Neurotoxicity, Apoptosis, Calcium, and Zinc Ion Influxes in a Neuronal Cell Line: Involvement of TRPM2 Channel	10
Pratensein Mitigates Oxidative Stress and NLRP3 Inflammasome Activation in OGD/R-Injured HT22 Cells by Activating Nrf2-Anti-oxidant Signaling	10
VSIG4 Attenuates NLRP3 and Ameliorates Neuroinflammation via JAK2-STAT3-A20 Pathway after Intracerebral Hemorrhage in Mice	10
Papaverine, a Phosphodiesterase 10A Inhibitor, Ameliorates Quinolinic Acid-Induced Synaptotoxicity in Human Cortical Neurons	10
Brain Targeting and Toxicological Assessment of the Extracellular Vesicle-Packaged Antioxidant Catalase-SKL Following Intranasal Administration in Mice	10
Valproic Acid Labeled Chitosan Nanoparticles Promote the Proliferation and Differentiation of Neural Stem Cells After Spinal Cord Injury	10
Knockdown of TLR4 Represses the Paraquat-Induced Neuroinflammation and Microglial M1 Polarization	10
Naringin Ameliorates Haloperidol-Induced Neurotoxicity and Orofacial Dyskinesia in a Rat Model of Human Tardive Dyskinesia	10
Effects of Treadmill Exercise on the Expression Level of BAX, BAD, BCL-2, BCL-XL, TFAM, and PGC-1α in the Hippocampus of Thimerosal-Treated Rats	10
Cell-Permeable Calpain Inhibitor SJA6017 Provides Functional Protection to Spinal Motoneurons Exposed to MPP+	9
Neuroimaging of Supraventricular Frontal White Matter in Children with Familial Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Due to Prenatal Alcohol Exposure	9
Effect of Proline on Cell Death, Cell Cycle, and Oxidative Stress in C6 Glioma Cell Line	9
Protective Effect of Chitosan Oligosaccharide against Hydrogen Peroxide-Mediated Oxidative Damage and Cell Apoptosis via Activating Nrf2/ARE Signaling Pathway	9
Interferon-γ Involvement in the Neuroinflammation Associated with Parkinson’s Disease and L-DOPA-Induced Dyskinesia	9
Identification of Amino Acid Dysregulation as a Potential Biomarker for Autism Spectrum Disorder in China	9
TNFAIP1 Mediates Formaldehyde-Induced Neurotoxicity by Inhibiting the Akt/CREB Pathway in N2a Cells	9
S-Allylcysteine Protects Against Excitotoxic Damage in Rat Cortical Slices Via Reduction of Oxidative Damage, Activation of Nrf2/ARE Binding, and BDNF Preservation	9
Amitriptyline Protects Against Lidocaine-induced Neurotoxicity in SH-SY5Y Cells via Inhibition of BDNF-mediated Autophagy	9
Anti-Huntington’s Effect of Butin in 3-Nitropropionic Acid-Treated Rats: Possible Mechanism of Action	9
A Role of the Podoplanin-CLEC-2 Axis in Promoting Inflammatory Response After Ischemic Stroke in Mice	9
Combatting Nitrosative Stress and Inflammation with Novel Substituted Triazinoindole Inhibitors of Aldose Reductase in PC12 Cells Exposed to 6-Hydroxydopamine Plus High Glucose	9
The MT1G Gene in LUHMES Neurons Is a Sensitive Biomarker of Neurotoxicity	9
Curcumin Inhibits Cell Damage and Apoptosis Caused by Thapsigargin-Induced Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Involving the Recovery of Mitochondrial Function Mediated by Mitofusin-2	9
Sodium Butyrate Protects Against Ethanol-Induced Toxicity in SH-SY5Y Cell Line	9
Heme Induces BECN1/ATG5-Mediated Autophagic Cell Death via ER Stress in Neurons	9
Lacidipine Prevents Scopolamine-Induced Memory Impairment by Reducing Brain Oxido-nitrosative Stress in Mice	9
Andrographolide Attenuates Short-Term Spatial and Recognition Memory Impairment and Neuroinflammation Induced by a Streptozotocin Rat Model of Alzheimer’s Disease	9