OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The H4-Index of Cytokine is 36. 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 2020-11-01 to 2024-11-01.)

Article	Citations
Interleukin-8: An evolving chemokine	193
Cytokine profile and disease severity in patients with COVID-19	150
Interleukin-33 (IL-33): A critical review of its biology and the mechanisms involved in its release as a potent extracellular cytokine	117
Prognostic value of interleukin-18 and its association with other inflammatory markers and disease severity in COVID-19	117
Role of IL-6 in the regulation of neuronal development, survival and function	88
Clinical significance of measuring serum cytokine levels as inflammatory biomarkers in adult and pediatric COVID-19 cases: A review	81
Interleukin-6, procalcitonin and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio: Potential immune-inflammatory parameters to identify severe and fatal forms of COVID-19	67
SARS-CoV-2 triggering autoimmune diseases	66
The cytokine storms of COVID-19, H1N1 influenza, CRS and MAS compared. Can one sized treatment fit all?	65
Effect of ginger (Zingiber officinale) on inflammatory markers: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	62
The Interferon-induced transmembrane protein 3 gene (IFITM3) rs12252 C variant is associated with COVID-19	57
The regenerative mechanisms of platelet-rich plasma: A review	57
Increased levels of plasma cytokines and correlations to organ failure and 30-day mortality in critically ill Covid-19 patients	56
The impact of COVID-19 infection on the cytokine profile of pregnant women: A prospective case-control study	56
Cytokine storm induced by SARS-CoV-2 infection: The spectrum of its neurological manifestations	56
G-CSF in tumors: Aggressiveness, tumor microenvironment and immune cell regulation	53
Role of IL-6 in the commitment of T cell subsets	52
LncRNA MEG3 suppresses PI3K/AKT/mTOR signalling pathway to enhance autophagy and inhibit inflammation in TNF-α-treated keratinocytes and psoriatic mice	52
Glycyrrhizin prevents SARS-CoV-2 S1 and Orf3a induced high mobility group box 1 (HMGB1) release and inhibits viral replication	50
Interleukin-15 in autoimmunity	49
Influences of the IL-6 cytokine family on bone structure and function	48
A primer on cytokines	44
Interleukin 6, soluble interleukin 2 receptor alpha (CD25), monocyte colony-stimulating factor, and hepatocyte growth factor linked with systemic hyperinflammation, innate immunity hyperactivation, an	44
Emerging roles for IL-11 in inflammatory diseases	43
Altered Th17/Treg ratio as a possible mechanism in pathogenesis of idiopathic membranous nephropathy	42

Antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects of curcumin/turmeric supplementation in adults: A GRADE-assessed systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	41
Role of IL-36 cytokines in psoriasis and other inflammatory skin conditions	40
Uncovering the complex role of interferon-gamma in suppressing type 2 immunity to cancer	39
Effect of curcumin on proinflammatory cytokines: A meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials	39
TGF-beta signaling in cancer radiotherapy	38
The influence of IFITM3 polymorphisms on susceptibility to SARS-CoV-2 infection and severity of COVID-19	37
A review on the role of chemokines in the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus	37
Phloridzin attenuates lipopolysaccharide-induced cognitive impairment via antioxidant, anti-inflammatory and neuromodulatory activities	37
Elevated interleukin 31 serum levels in hemodialysis patients are associated with uremic pruritus	37
Irisin promotes osteogenic differentiation of bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells by activating autophagy via the Wnt//β-catenin signal pathway	37
Serum interleukin-6 in schizophrenia: A system review and meta-analysis	36
Carvedilol prevents pancreatic β-cell damage and the development of type 1 diabetes in mice by the inhibition of proinflammatory cytokines, NF-κB, COX-2, iNOS and oxidative stress	36
Cytokines in saliva as biomarkers of oral and systemic oncological or infectious diseases: A systematic review	36