OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The median citation count of Microcirculation is 1. 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 2020-03-01 to 2024-03-01.)

Article	Citations
Vascular endothelial injury exacerbates coronavirus disease 2019: The role of endothelial glycocalyx protection	53
Coronary microvascular dysfunction pathophysiology in COVID‐19	34
REAVER: A program for improved analysis of high‐resolution vascular network images	26
A bioengineered lymphatic vessel model for studying lymphatic endothelial cell‐cell junction and barrier function	25
The influence of hyperglycemia on neutrophil extracellular trap formation and endothelial glycocalyx damage in a mouse model of type 2 diabetes	23
Microvascular dysfunction and kidney disease: Challenges and opportunities?	20
Standardized microfluidic assessment of red blood cell–mediated microcapillary occlusion: Association with clinical phenotype and hydroxyurea responsiveness in sickle cell disease	20
Monitoring the microcirculation in the diagnosis and follow‐up of systemic sclerosis patients: Focus on pulmonary and peripheral vascular manifestations	19
Coronary microvascular dysfunction in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy: Pathophysiology, assessment, and clinical impact	18
Coronary microvascular dysfunction is common in patients hospitalized with COVID‐19 infection	17
Soluble epoxide hydrolase inhibition improves cognitive function and parenchymal artery dilation in a hypertensive model of chronic cerebral hypoperfusion	16
Sigma‐1 receptor activation‐induced glycolytic ATP production and endothelial barrier enhancement	14
Role of TRPV4 channel in vasodilation and neovascularization	14
Effects of impaired microvascular flow regulation on metabolism‐perfusion matching and organ function	13
Mathematical synthesis of the cortical circulation for the whole mouse brain—part II: Microcirculatory closure	13
Sublethal mechanical shear stress increases the elastic shear modulus of red blood cells but does not change capillary transit velocity	12
Non‐invasive measurement of retinal permeability in a diabetic rat model	12
The systemic microcirculation in dialysis populations	12
Effect of cytosol viscosity on the flow behavior of red blood cell suspensions in microvessels	11
The presence of diabetes mellitus further impairs structural and functional capillary density in patients with chronic kidney disease	10
Withdrawn: Long noncoding RNA XIST participates hypoxia‐induced angiogenesis in human brain microvascular endothelial cells through regulating miR 485/SOX7 axis	9
Pulsatility protects the endothelial glycocalyx during extracorporeal membrane oxygenation	9
The need to freeze—Dehydration during specimen preparation for electron microscopy collapses the endothelial glycocalyx regardless of fixation method	9
Evidence for role of capillaries in regulation of skeletal muscle oxygen supply	9
Ultrasound monitoring of microcirculation: An original study from the laboratory bench to the clinic	8

Sublingual microcirculation in prehospital critical care medicine: A proof‐of‐concept study	8
Photoacoustic imaging for microcirculation	8
Cardiac and lung endothelial cells in response to fluid shear stress on physiological matrix stiffness and composition	8
Therapeutic interventions to restore microcirculatory perfusion following experimental hemorrhagic shock and fluid resuscitation: A systematic review	8
Visualization of brain microvasculature and blood flow in vivo: Feasibility study using confocal laser endomicroscopy	8
The impact of thrombo‐inflammation on the cerebral microcirculation	7
FLI1 and ERG protein degradation is regulated via Cathepsin B lysosomal pathway in human dermal microvascular endothelial cells	7
MiR‐98‐5p promotes ischemia/reperfusion‐induced microvascular dysfunction by targeting NGF and is a potential biomarker for microvascular reperfusion	7
An evaluation of dermal microcirculatory occlusion under repeated mechanical loads: Implication of lymphatic impairment in pressure ulcers	7
Spatial distribution of diabetic capillary non‐perfusion	7
Individual cell motion in healthy human skin microvasculature by reflectance confocal video microscopy	7
Differential hyperpolarization to substance P and calcitonin gene‐related peptide in smooth muscle versus endothelium of mouse mesenteric artery	7
A clinical perspective on adipose‐derived cell therapy for enhancing microvascular health and function: Implications and applications for reconstructive surgery	7
Segmental cardiac strain assessment by two‐dimensional speckle‐tracking echocardiography in surviving MIS‐c patients: Correlations with myocardial flow reserve (MFR) by 13 N‐ammonia PET‐CT	7
Capturing membrane trafficking events during 3D angiogenic development in vitro	7
Altered red blood cell deformability—A novel hypothesis for retinal microangiopathy in diabetic retinopathy	6
Higher levels of daily physical activity are associated with better skin microvascular function in type 2 diabetes—The Maastricht Study	6
Advances in translational imaging of the microcirculation	6
Distinct structural and functional angiogenic responses are induced by different mechanical stimuli	6
Vortical flow structures induced by red blood cells in capillaries	6
Implication of nuclear factor‐erythroid 2‐like 2/heme oxygenase 1 pathway in the protective effects of coenzyme Q10 against preeclampsia‐like in a rat model	6
A systematic evaluation of cutaneous microcirculation in the foot using post‐occlusive reactive hyperemia	6
BCR‐ABL tyrosine kinase inhibitors promote pathological changes in dilator phenotype in the human microvasculature	6
Modeling lymphangiogenesis: Pairing in vitro and in vivo metrics	5
Analysis and visualization methods for detecting functional activation using laser speckle contrast imaging	5
Effect of orthostasis on the regulation of skin blood flow in upper and lower extremities in human	5
Effect of the snake venom component crotamine on lymphatic endothelial cell responses and lymph transport	5
Pathophysiology, classification, and MRI parallels in microvascular disease of the heart and brain	5
Skin microvascular reactivity and subendocardial viability ratio in relation to dyslipidemia and signs of insulin resistance in non‐diabetic hypertensive patients	5
In vivo phenotyping of the microvasculature in necrotizing enterocolitis with multicontrast optical imaging	5
Dexmedetomidine protects cardiac microvascular endothelial cells from the damage of ogd/r through regulation of the pparδ‐mediated autophagy	5
Incidence of white matter lesions in hospitalized COVID‐19 patients: A meta‐analysis	5
Intestinal inflammations increase efflux of innate lymphoid cells from the intestinal mucosa to the mesenteric lymph nodes through lymph‐collecting ducts	5
Adenosine kinase inhibition enhances microvascular dilator function and improves left ventricle diastolic dysfunction	4
Cerebral microcirculation in glioblastoma: A major determinant of diagnosis, resection, and drug delivery	4
Sweat the small stuff: The human microvasculature and heart disease	4
Lymphatic microcirculation profile in the progression of hypertension in spontaneously hypertensive rats	4
Nail fold microangiopathy in adolescents with type 1 diabetes: Relation to diabetic vascular complications	4
Lymphovenous shunts: from development to clinical applications	4
Mapping of flow velocity using spatiotemporal changes in time‐intensity curves from indocyanine green videoangiography	4
The cerebral microvasculature: Basic and clinical perspectives on stroke and glioma	4
Aging alters spontaneous and neurotransmitter‐mediated Ca²⁺ signaling in smooth muscle cells of mouse mesenteric arteries	4
Defining a role of NADPH oxidase in myogenic tone development	4
Effect of percutaneous coronary intervention on global hemodynamics and the prevalence of residual microvascular dysfunction	4
Chronic hypoxia promoted pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells proliferation through upregulated calcium‐sensing receptorcanonical transient receptor potential 1/6 pathway	4
Engineered models of the lymphatic vascular system: Past, present, and future	4
Prolonged mechanical ventilation increases diaphragm arteriole circumferential stretch without changes in stress/stretch: Implications for the pathogenesis of ventilator‐induced diaphragm dysfunction	3
Young healthy adults with a family history of hypertension have increased microvascular reactivity but decreased macrovascular function	3
The influence of hemorrhagic shock on ocular microcirculation by obtained by laser speckle flowgraphy in a white rabbit model	3
Retinal vascular profile in predicting incident cardiometabolic diseases among individuals with diabetes	3

Statistical and topological summaries aid disease detection for segmented retinal vascular images	3
Guideline for in vivo assessment of adherent and rolling leukocytes in human skin microvasculature via reflectance confocal videomicroscopy	3
Vessel grafts for tissue engineering revisited—Vessel segments show location‐specific vascularization patterns in ex vivo ring assay	3
Irisin inhibits NLRP3 inflammasome activation in HG/HF incubated cardiac microvascular endothelial cells with H/R injury	3
Endothelial cell membrane cholesterol content regulates the contribution of TRPV4 channels in ACh‐induced vasodilation in rat gracilis arteries	3
Microvascular remodeling following skin injury	3
Compromised regulation of the rat brain parenchymal arterioles in vasopressin‐associated acute hyponatremia	3
Impact of Goreisan components on rat mesenteric collecting lymphatic vessel pumping	3
Carotid stiffness is associated with retinal microvascular dysfunction—The Maastricht study	3
Automated capillary flow segmentation and mapping for nailfold video capillaroscopy	3
Modeling acute blood flow responses to a major arterial occlusion	3
Distinct roles of red‐blood‐cell‐derived and wall‐derived mechanisms in metabolic regulation of blood flow	3
Comparison of laser speckle contrast imaging with laser Doppler perfusion imaging for tissue perfusion measurement	3
The role of tumor necrosis factor‐α and interferon‐γ in the hyperglycemia‐induced ubiquitination and loss of platelet endothelial cell adhesion molecule‐1 in rat retinal endothelial cells	3
Three‐dimensional microvascular network reconstruction from in vivo images with adaptation of the regional inhomogeneity in the signal‐to‐noise ratio	3
Recent advancement of imaging strategies of the lymphatic system: Answer to the decades old questions	3
K_IR channel regulation of electrical conduction along cerebrovascular endothelium: Enhanced modulation during Alzheimer's disease	2
Perioperative trajectory of plasma viscosity: A prospective, observational, exploratory study in cardiac surgery	2
Systemic microvascular endothelial dysfunction is associated with left ventricular ejection fraction reduction in chronic Chagas disease patients	2
Simulations of increased glomerular capillary wall strain in the 5/6‐nephrectomized rat	2
Integrated pancreatic microcirculatory profiles of streptozotocin‐induced and insulin‐administrated type 1 diabetes mellitus	2
Retinoid signaling regulates angiogenesis and blood‐retinal barrier integrity in neonatal mouse retina	2
Visualizing the spatiotemporal pattern of yolk sac membrane vascular network by enhanced local fractal analysis	2
Hydrodynamic model for renal microvascular filtration: Effects of physiological and hemodynamic changes on glomerular size‐selectivity	2
The relationship between retinal microcirculation and right heart catheterization and echocardiography findings in patients with idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension	2
Post‐treatment with yiqifumai injection and its main ingredients attenuates lipopolysaccharide‐induced microvascular disturbance in mesentery and ileum	2
Sublingual microcirculation predicts survival after out‐of‐hospital cardiac arrest	2
Thioredoxin deficiency exacerbates vascular dysfunction during diet‐induced obesity in small mesenteric artery in mice	2
Modeling acute and chronic vascular responses to a major arterial occlusion	2
Quantitative contrast‐enhanced ultrasound for the differentiation of kidney allografts with significant histopathological injury	2
EHD2 modulates Dll4 endocytosis during blood vessel development	2
Association between mean arterial pressure and sublingual microcirculation during major non‐cardiac surgery: Post hoc analysis of a prospective cohort	2
Isolation and short‐term culturing of primary lymphatic endothelial cells from collecting lymphatics: A techniques study	2
Vmeasur: A software package for experimental and clinical measurement of mesenteric lymphatic contractile function over an extended vessel length	2
Variations in mechanical stiffness alter microvascular sprouting and stability in a PEG hydrogel model of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis	1
GATA2 regulates blood/lymph separation in a platelet‐dependent and lymphovenous valve‐independent manner	1
Socioeconomic inequalities, modifiable lifestyle risk factors, and retinal vessel calibers: The African‐PREDICT Study	1
RNA‐seq profiling reveals different pathways between remodeled vessels and myocardium in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy	1
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Skin microvascular function and renal hemodynamics in overweight patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross‐sectional study	1
Skin trauma rapidly induces thermoregulatory plexus hyperemia, while an increased nutritive papillary capillary function can be detected after 24 h	1
Pericytes improve locomotor recovery after spinal cord injury in male and female neonatal rats	1
Coronary microvascular dysfunction beyond microvascular obstruction in ST‐elevation myocardial infarction: Functional and clinical correlates	1
Mild obesity does not affect the forearm muscle microvascular responses to hyperglycemia	1
Lymphatic Pathophysiology	1
Microvascular dysfunction in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: A meta‐analysis	1
Myogenic autoregulation in bone marrow arterioles and in vivo intramedullary pressure in femora of conscious, female Long Evans rats	1
Optical method to determine in vivo capillary hematocrit, hemoglobin concentration, and 3‐D network geometry in skeletal muscle	1
Capillary microscopy in Europeans with idiopathic Moyamoya angiopathy	1
Methyl palmitate modulates the nicotine‐induced increase in basilar arterial blood flow	1
Three‐dimensional spatial quantitative analysis of cardiac lymphatics in the mouse heart	1
The impact of maternal asthma during pregnancy on offspring retinal microvascular structure and its relationship to placental growth factor production in utero	1
The effect of blood transfusion on sublingual microcirculation in critically ill patients: A scoping review	1
Isolation of lymph shows dysregulation of STAT3 and CREB pathways in the spleen and liver during leukemia development in a rat model	1
5‐HT₇ receptors mediate dilation of rat cremaster muscle arterioles in vivo	1
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A single application of cold atmospheric plasma (CAP) improves blood flow parameters in chronic wounds	1
Engineering approaches to investigate the roles of lymphatics vessels in rheumatoid arthritis	1
Relationship between shape of peripheral initial lymphatics and efficiency of mechanical stimulation–induced lymph formation	1
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Viewing stromal vascular fraction de novo vessel formation and association with host microvasculature using the rat mesentery culture model	1
Arf6 is required for endocytosis and filamentous actin assembly during angiogenesis in vitro	1
Higher cerebral small vessel disease burden is associated with smaller hematoma volume in mixed‐location intracerebral hemorrhage	1
Does aging alter skin vascular function in humans when spatial variation is considered?	1
Mechanistic characterization of endothelial sprouting mediated by pro‐angiogenic signaling	1
Lipopolysaccharide decreases cochlear blood flow dose dependently in a guinea pig animal model via TNF signaling	1
Sublingual microcirculation and internal environment changes as early indications of sepsis: A prospective observational study	1
Lentiviral overexpression of VEGFC in transplanted MSCs leads to resolution of swelling in a mouse tail lymphedema model	1
Development and validation of a novel microfluidic device for the manipulation of skeletal muscle microvascular blood flow in vivo	1
Subclinical heart remodeling and dysfunction in relation to peripheral endothelial dysfunction: A general population study	1
Endothelial deficiency of insulin‐like growth factor‐1 receptor leads to blood–brain barrier disruption and accelerated endothelial senescence in mice, mimicking aspects of the brain aging phenotype	1
The sublingual microcirculation and frailty index in chronic kidney disease patients	1