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Papers

(The median citation count of Molecular Medicine is 13. 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 2021-08-01 to 2025-08-01.)

Article	Citations
Effectiveness of high cardiorespiratory fitness in cardiometabolic protection in prediabetic rats	116
Pan-cancer analysis reveals RIPK2 predicts prognosis and promotes immune therapy resistance via triggering cytotoxic T lymphocytes dysfunction	102
Elevated RIF1 participates in the epigenetic abnormalities of zygotes by regulating histone modifications on MuERV-L in obese mice	87
LncRNA-ATB participates in the regulation of calcium oxalate crystal-induced renal injury by sponging the miR-200 family	78
Microfibrillar-associated protein 5 regulates osteogenic differentiation by modulating the Wnt/β-catenin and AMPK signaling pathways	76
c-Jun-mediated miR-19b expression induces endothelial barrier dysfunction in an in vitro model of hemorrhagic shock	72
Correction: Inhibition of platelet activation suppresses reactive enteric glia and mitigates intestinal barrier dysfunction during sepsis	67
Correction to: A Journey in Science: Immersion in the search for effective cancer immunotherapies	66
α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist GTS-21 attenuates DSS-induced intestinal colitis by improving intestinal mucosal barrier function	64
Fibroblast growth factor 21 attenuates salt-sensitive hypertension-induced nephropathy through anti-inflammation and anti-oxidation mechanism	63
IKK-mediated CYLD phosphorylation and cellular redox activity	62
Oxalate-induced apoptosis through ERS-ROS–NF-κB signalling pathway in renal tubular epithelial cell	59
Correction to: Intraclonal Complexity in Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia: Fractions Enriched in Recently Born/Divided and Older/Quiescent Cells	53
Clinical application of RUBCN/SESN2 mediated inhibition of autophagy as biomarkers of diabetic kidney disease	53
The serum of COVID-19 asymptomatic patients up-regulates proteins related to endothelial dysfunction and viral response in circulating angiogenic cells ex-vivo	52
Eriodictyol ameliorates cognitive dysfunction in APP/PS1 mice by inhibiting ferroptosis via vitamin D receptor-mediated Nrf2 activation	49
miR-351 promotes atherosclerosis in diabetes by inhibiting the ITGB3/PIK3R1/Akt pathway and induces endothelial cell injury and lipid accumulation	48
Depleting SOX2 improves ischemic stroke via lncRNA PVT1/microRNA-24-3p/STAT3 axis	47
Induction of ferroptosis promotes vascular smooth muscle cell phenotypic switching and aggravates neointimal hyperplasia in mice	45
LncRNA FENDRR with m6A RNA methylation regulates hypoxia-induced pulmonary artery endothelial cell pyroptosis by mediating DRP1 DNA methylation	45
Antibody-drug conjugates targeting CD248 inhibits liver fibrosis through specific killing on myofibroblasts	45
Correction: ELAVL1 is transcriptionally activated by FOXC1 and promotes ferroptosis in myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by regulating autophagy	44
Surgical implantation of human adipose derived stem cells attenuates experimentally induced hepatic fibrosis in rats	42
Hydroxychloroquine induces apoptosis of myeloid-derived suppressor cells via up-regulation of CD81 contributing to alleviate lupus symptoms	42
Gastrin exerts a protective effect against myocardial infarction via promoting angiogenesis	41

Inhibition of platelet activation suppresses reactive enteric glia and mitigates intestinal barrier dysfunction during sepsis	41
Temporal changes in cyclinD-CDK4/CDK6 and cyclinE-CDK2 pathways: implications for the mechanism of deficient decidualization in an immune-based mouse model of unexplained recurrent spontaneous abortio	41
Interleukin-22: a potential therapeutic target in atherosclerosis	41
Resveratrol ameliorates liver fibrosis induced by nonpathogenic Staphylococcus in BALB/c mice through inhibiting its growth	41
PLK1 protects intestinal barrier function during sepsis by targeting mitochondrial dynamics through TANK-NF-κB signalling	39
G protein coupled estrogen receptor attenuates mechanical stress-mediated apoptosis of chondrocyte in osteoarthritis via suppression of Piezo1	38
The novel transcriptomic signature of angiogenesis predicts clinical outcome, tumor microenvironment and treatment response for prostate adenocarcinoma	36
UBE2S promotes the development of ovarian cancer by promoting PI3K/AKT/mTOR signaling pathway to regulate cell cycle and apoptosis	36
Inflammatory macrophages interrupt osteocyte maturation and mineralization via regulating the Notch signaling pathway	35
New horizons in the roles and associations of COX-2 and novel natural inhibitors in cardiovascular diseases	34
Systemic administration of choline acetyltransferase decreases blood pressure in murine hypertension	34
Global identification of circular RNAs in imatinib (IM) resistance of chronic myeloid leukemia (CML) by modulating signaling pathways of circ_0080145/miR-203/ABL1 and circ 0051886/miR-637/ABL1	34
Famotidine activates the vagus nerve inflammatory reflex to attenuate cytokine storm	33
Novel eIF4A1 inhibitors with anti‐tumor activity in lymphoma	32
MiR-100 overexpression attenuates high fat diet induced weight gain, liver steatosis, hypertriglyceridemia and development of metabolic syndrome in mice	32
Probucol promotes osteoblasts differentiation and prevents osteoporosis development through reducing oxidative stress	32
FADD as a key molecular player in cancer progression	31
CD44 promotes angiogenesis in myocardial infarction through regulating plasma exosome uptake and further enhancing FGFR2 signaling transduction	31
The cholesteryl-ester transfer protein isoform (CETPI) and derived peptides: new targets in the study of Gram-negative sepsis	30
Stem cell therapy as a promising strategy in necrotizing enterocolitis	30
PACS-2 deficiency in tubular cells aggravates lipid-related kidney injury in diabetic kidney disease	29
Galantamine attenuates autoinflammation in a mouse model of familial mediterranean fever	29
Intracolic ultrasound molecular imaging: a novel method for assessing colonic tumor necrosis factor-α expression in inflammatory bowel disease	29
Correction: Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) 2 Overexpression Ameliorates Glomerular Injury in a Rat Model of Diabetic Nephropathy: A Comparison with ACE Inhibition	28
METTL14 promotes glomerular endothelial cell injury and diabetic nephropathy via m6A modification of α-klotho	28
An mRNA assay system demonstrates proteasomal-specific degradation contributes to cardiomyopathic phospholamban null mutation	28
The effect and mechanism of Jiao-tai-wan in the treatment of diabetes mellitus with depression based on network pharmacology and experimental analysis	28
Elevated vascular transformation blood biomarkers in Long-COVID indicate angiogenesis as a key pathophysiological mechanism	27
BNIP3 mediates the different adaptive responses of fibroblast-like synovial cells to hypoxia in patients with osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis	27
Role of long non-coding RNA H19 in the development of osteoporosis	26
OLMALINC/OCT4/BMP2 axis enhances osteogenic-like phenotype of renal interstitial fibroblasts to participate in Randall’s plaque formation	26
ADSCs enhance VEGFR3-mediated lymphangiogenesis via METTL3-mediated VEGF-C m6A modification to improve wound healing of diabetic foot ulcers	26
Extreme immunotherapy: emergency immunology to defeat pandemics	26
Radiation-response in primary fibroblasts of long-term survivors of childhood cancer with and without second primary neoplasms: the KiKme study	26
Correction to: METTL14 promotes glomerular endothelial cell injury and diabetic nephropathy via m6A modification of α‑klotho	26
Farnesyl diphosphate synthase regulated endothelial proliferation and autophagy during rat pulmonary arterial hypertension induced by monocrotaline	25
Cobalt protoporphyrin promotes human keratinocyte migration under hyperglycemic conditions	24
MicroRNA regulation of the proliferation and apoptosis of Leydig cells in diabetes	24
Dendritic cell-mediated chronic low-grade inflammation is regulated by the RAGE-TLR4-PKCβ1 signaling pathway in diabetic atherosclerosis	23
Antidotal treatment of botulism in rats by continuous infusion with 3,4-diaminopyridine	23
AAV-ie-mediated UCP2 overexpression accelerates inner hair cell loss during aging in vivo	23
Pro-inflammatory mediators released by activated monocytes promote aortic valve fibrocalcific activity	23
Macrophages and cancer stem cells: a malevolent alliance	22
Circuit imaging biomarkers in preclinical and prodromal Parkinson's disease	22
Quercetin mitigates rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting adenosine deaminase in rats	22
A higher bacterial inward BCAA transport driven by Faecalibacterium prausnitzii is associated with lower serum levels of BCAA in early adolescents	22
Molecular landscape of IDH-mutant astrocytoma and oligodendroglioma grade 2 indicate tumor purity as an underlying genomic factor	22
CircRNA AFF4 induced by KDM1A promotes osteogenic differentiation through FNDC5/Irisin pathway	21
FZD7 accelerates hepatic metastases in pancreatic cancer by strengthening EMT and stemness associated with TGF-β/SMAD3 signaling	21
EGF signaling promotes the lineage conversion of astrocytes into oligodendrocytes	21

Upregulated lncARAT in Schwann cells promotes axonal regeneration by recruiting and activating proregenerative macrophages	21
PIAS3 suppresses damage in an Alzheimer’s disease cell model by inducing the STAT3-associated STAT3/Nestin/Nrf2/HO-1 pathway	20
Abnormal lipid droplets accumulation induced cognitive deficits in obstructive sleep apnea syndrome mice via JNK/SREBP/ACC pathway but not through PDP1/PDC pathway	20
Gene therapy of yeast NDI1 on mitochondrial complex I dysfunction in rotenone-induced Parkinson’s disease models in vitro and vivo	20
Preparation of a miR-155-activating nucleic acid nanoflower to study the molecular mechanism of miR-155 in inflammation	20
Oxidized LDL promotes EMS-induced angiogenesis by increasing VEGF-A expression and secretion by endometrial cells	20
Correction to: Melatonin prevents bone destruction in mice with retinoic acid-induced osteoporosis	20
LncRNA KCNQ1OT1 promotes the metastasis of ovarian cancer by increasing the methylation of EIF2B5 promoter	20
Human mesenchymal stem cells derived exosomes inhibit the growth of acute myeloid leukemia cells via regulating miR-23b-5p/TRIM14 pathway	19
Icaritin inhibits neuroinflammation in a rat cerebral ischemia model by regulating microglial polarization through the GPER–ERK–NF-κB signaling pathway	19
Kinome profiling of cholangiocarcinoma organoids reveals potential druggable targets that hold promise for treatment stratification	19
Characterisation of cold-induced mitochondrial fission in porcine aortic endothelial cells	19
SHP-1 knockdown suppresses mitochondrial biogenesis and aggravates mitochondria-dependent apoptosis induced by all trans retinal through the STING/AMPK pathways	19
O-GlcNAcylation: an important post-translational modification and a potential therapeutic target for cancer therapy	19
OR2AT4 and OR1A2 counterregulate molecular pathophysiological processes of steroid-resistant inflammatory lung diseases in human alveolar macrophages	19
lncRNA SNHG1 induced by SP1 regulates bone remodeling and angiogenesis via sponging miR-181c-5p and modulating SFRP1/Wnt signaling pathway	18
Weighted gene co-expression network-based approach to identify key genes associated with anthracycline-induced cardiotoxicity and construction of miRNA-transcription factor-gene regulatory network	18
Long non-coding RNA profile study identifies a metabolism-related signature for colorectal cancer	18
Involvement of the TNF-α/SATB2 axis in the induced apoptosis and inhibited autophagy of osteoblasts by the antipsychotic Risperidone	17
Combined miRNA and SERS urine liquid biopsy for the point-of-care diagnosis and molecular stratification of bladder cancer	17
rAAV9‐mediated supplementation of miR-29b improve angiotensin-II induced renal fibrosis in mice	17
Metformin alleviates the calcification of aortic valve interstitial cells through activating the PI3K/AKT pathway in an AMPK dependent way	17
Syndecan-1, an indicator of endothelial glycocalyx degradation, predicts outcome of patients admitted to an ICU with COVID-19	17
Tetrandrine inhibits RANKL-induced osteoclastogenesis by promoting the degradation of TRAIL	16
ARID1A serves as a receivable biomarker for the resistance to EGFR-TKIs in non-small cell lung cancer	16
Relevance of the pyroptosis-related inflammasome drug targets in the Chuanxiong to improve diabetic nephropathy	16
NK cell frequencies, function and correlates to vaccine outcome in BNT162b2 mRNA anti-SARS-CoV-2 vaccinated healthy and immunocompromised individuals	16
Correction to: GTS-21, an α7nAChR agonist, increases pulmonary bacterial clearance in mice by restoring hyperoxia-compromised macrophage function	16
Cancer-associated fibroblasts impact the clinical outcome and treatment response in colorectal cancer via immune system modulation: a comprehensive genome-wide analysis	16
The emerging role of pyroptosis-related inflammasome pathway in atherosclerosis	15
Posttranslational modification and beyond: interplay between histone deacetylase 6 and heat-shock protein 90	15
Increased plasma disequilibrium between pro- and anti-oxidants during the early phase resuscitation after cardiac arrest is associated with increased levels of oxidative stress end-products	15
Increased hemoglobin and heme in MALDI-TOF MS analysis induce ferroptosis and promote degeneration of herniated human nucleus pulposus	15
The pyroptosis-related gene signature predicts prognosis and indicates immune activity in hepatocellular carcinoma	15
Long non-coding RNA XIST: a novel oncogene in multiple cancers	14
Chronotherapeutic neuroprotective effect of verapamil against lipopolysaccharide-induced neuroinflammation in mice through modulation of calcium-dependent genes	14
Pyridostigmine reduces mortality of patients with severe SARS-CoV-2 infection: A phase 2/3 randomized controlled trial	14
Variants influencing age at diagnosis of HNF1A-MODY	14
Inhibition of platelet activation suppresses reactive enteric glia and mitigates intestinal barrier dysfunction during sepsis	14
CircRNAs and their regulatory roles in cancers	14
Glabridin, a bioactive component of licorice, ameliorates diabetic nephropathy by regulating ferroptosis and the VEGF/Akt/ERK pathways	14
RCAN1-mediated calcineurin inhibition as a target for cancer therapy	14
Placental 13C-DHA metabolism and relationship with maternal BMI, glycemia and birthweight	14
ATF1/miR-214-5p/ITGA7 axis promotes osteoclastogenesis to alter OVX-induced bone absorption	14
Rapamycin rescues mitochondrial dysfunction in cells carrying the m.8344A > G mutation in the mitochondrial tRNALys	13
Activation of dopamine receptor D1 promotes osteogenic differentiation and reduces glucocorticoid-induced bone loss by upregulating the ERK1/2 signaling pathway	13
A novel role of FoxO3a in the migration and invasion of trophoblast cells: from metabolic remodeling to transcriptional reprogramming	13
Platelet mitochondrial membrane depolarization reflects disease severity in patients with preeclampsia	13
Central nervous system effects of 5-HT7 receptors: a potential target for neurodegenerative diseases	13
Protective role of trametenolic acid B against sevoflurane-induced cognitive impairments by its different regulatory modalities of mir-329-3p in neurons and microglia	13
Transient receptor potential melastatin 3 dysfunction in post COVID-19 condition and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome patients	13
The long non-coding RNA DKFZp434J0226 regulates the alternative splicing process through phosphorylation of SF3B6 in PDAC	13
d-Serine produces antidepressant-like effects in mice through suppression of BDNF signaling pathway and regulation of synaptic adaptations in the nucleus accumbens	13