OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology is 8. 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 2022-06-01 to 2026-06-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	75
Corrigendum to “Dual blockade of the A1 and A2A adenosine receptor prevents amyloid beta toxicity in neuroblastoma cells exposed to aluminum chloride” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 54 (2014) 122–136]	71
CENPL accelerates cell proliferation, cell cycle, apoptosis, and glycolysis via the MEK1/2-ERK1/2 pathway in hepatocellular carcinoma	48
The role of α7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in post-acute sequelae of covid-19	47
Imaging nanoscale axial dynamics at the basal plasma membrane	39
NPM1 promotes cell proliferation by targeting PRDX6 in colorectal cancer	39
Hematopoietic stem cell conditioned media induces apoptosis in colorectal cancer stem cells via dysregulation of HSP90 and 26S proteasome system	34
The role of TRP channels in lung fibrosis: Mechanisms and therapeutic potential	33
A modified model of PANoptosisto identify prognosis and immunotherapy response in bladder cancer	32
SUMOylation of cardiac myosin binding protein-C reduces its phosphorylation and results in impaired relaxation following treatment with isoprenaline	29
Transcriptional and post-transcriptional mechanisms that regulate the genetic program in Zika virus-infected macrophages	28
CAPRIN1/TYMS/MTHFD2 axis promotes EMT process in nasopharyngeal carcinoma development	28
Wherefore Art Tau? Functional importance of site-specific tau phosphorylation in diverse subcellular domains	26
CORE at the boundary of stress resistance and longevity	25
Editorial Board	25
Dopamine D1 receptor-mediated β-arrestin signaling: Insight from pharmacology, biology, behavior, and neurophysiology	24
Cancer: Phosphodiesterase type 4C (PDE4C), the forgotten subfamily as a therapeutic target	24
Parsing the effect of co-culture with brain organoids on Diffuse Intrinsic Pontine Glioma (DIPG) using quantitative proteomics	23
Corrigendum to “Inhibition of M2 macrophage-mediated mesenchymal stem cell migration: Boldine attenuates elbow heterotopic ossification” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 185 (2025) 106787]	22
Retraction notice to “Downregulation of Rab23 inhibits proliferation, invasion, and metastasis of human ovarian cancer” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 116 (2019) 105617]	22
Notum leads to potential pro-survival of OSCC through crosstalk between Shh and Wnt/β-catenin signaling via p-GSK3β	22
Corrigendum to “GOLGI: cancer cell fate control” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 145 (2022) 106174]	22
Editorial Board	21
Neurotensin contributes to cholestatic liver disease potentially modulating matrix metalloprotease-7	21
Functional inhibition of RECQL5 helicase elicits non-homologous end joining response and sensitivity of breast cancers to PARP inhibitor	20

Editorial Board	20
Ferroptosis and cuproptosis in gastric cancer: Mechanisms, roles, and potential Interplay	20
Cofilin is a key regulator of oxidative stress-induced intercellular tunneling nanotubes formation	18
From mitochondria to cells to humans: Targeting bioenergetics in aging and disease	17
Tumor-derived exosomal ICAM1 promotes bone metastasis of triple-negative breast cancer by inducing CD8+ T cell exhaustion	17
Microtubules and cardiovascular diseases: insights into pathology and therapeutic strategies	17
The functional significance of circRNA/miRNA/mRNA interactions as a regulatory network in lung cancer biology	16
Corrigendum to “ROCK inhibition reduces the sensitivity of mutant p53 glioblastoma to genotoxic stress through a Rac1- driven ROS production” [Int. J. Biochem. Mol. Bio. 164 (2023) 106474–106484]	16
27P silk bioactive peptides mediate multifaceted regulation of collagen and support balance in fibroblast subpopulations	16
Priming human bone marrow-derived mesenchymal stromal cells with signaling modifiers boosts their functionality: Potential application in regenerative therapies	16
The role of autophagy in intervertebral disc degeneration and the regulation mechanism of AP-2α on autophagy	15
Regulatory role of AMPK/Nrf2 signaling pathway in sevoflurane-enhanced intestinal protection against ischemia-reperfusion injury	15
The role of neutrophils in antibody-driven autoimmune cytopenias	15
Purinosomes and lysosomes interact to maintain the purine pools	15
Therapeutic potential of TIM-3 inhibition in cancer, viral infections, and autoimmune disorders	15
The role of nicotinic acetylcholine receptors in the pathophysiology and pharmacotherapy of autism spectrum disorder: Focus on α7 nicotinic receptors	14
Mitochondrial homeostasis and their impact on gastric carcinoma	14
2.5D Traction Force Microscopy: Imaging three-dimensional cell forces at interfaces and biological applications	14
Retraction notice to “Coordinated involvement of cathepsins S, D and cystatin C in the commitment of hematopoietic stem cells to dendritic cells” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 43 (2011) 775–783]	14
Disulfiram/copper induces BAK-mediated caspase-independent apoptosis in MCF-7 cells	14
UHRF1 poly-auto-ubiquitination induced by the anti-cancer drug, thymoquinone, is involved in the DNA repair machinery recruitment.	14
Chromobox protein homolog 7 (CBX7) deficiency inhibits osteoblast ferroptosis by activating the Nrf2 function in type 2 diabetic osteoporosis	14
The divergent roles of exosomes in kidney diseases: Pathogenesis, diagnostics, prognostics and therapeutics	14
A platinum(II) complex HY1-Pt overcomes cisplatin-induced resistance and attenuates metastasis of epithelial ovarian cancer by cancer cell stemness inhibition	13
Modulatory effects of exogenous estradiol during endotoxemia	13
The mechanism underlying the TC-G 1008 rescue of reactive oxygen species (ROS)-induced osteoblast apoptosis by the upregulation of peroxiredoxin 1	13
Immunosenescence and macrophages: From basics to therapeutics	13
Adipose improves muscular atrophy caused by Sirtuin1 deficiency by promoting mitochondria synthesis	13
Editorial Board	12
Editorial Board	12
Overexpression of PBX1 attenuates oxidative stress and apoptosis in diabetic cardiomyopathy by transcriptionally inhibiting TXNIP	12
Editorial Board	12
RNA-based logic for selective protein expression in senescent cells	12
Editorial Board	12
Editorial Board	12
Common dysmorphic oocytes and embryos in assisted reproductive technology laboratory in association with gene alternations	12
Epigenetic regulation of hepatocellular carcinoma progression: MicroRNAs as therapeutic, diagnostic and prognostic factors	11
Naringenin nanoparticles targeting cyclin B1 suppress the progression of rheumatoid arthritis-associated lung cancer by inhibiting fibroblast-to-myofibroblast transition	11
YAP upregulates AMPKα1 to induce cancer cell senescence	11
Tamoxifen upregulates the peroxisomal β-oxidation enzyme Enoyl CoA hydratase and 3-hydroxyacyl CoA hydratase ameliorating hepatic lipid accumulation in mice	10
PLA inhibits TNF-α-induced PANoptosis of prostate cancer cells through metabolic reprogramming	10
Association of long non-coding RNA in lipid metabolism: Implications in leukemia	10
ITCH inhibits alkaliptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells through YAP1-dependent SLC16A1 activation	10
METTL5-mediated m6A modification of SLC7A11 promotes cervical cancer by inhibiting ferroptosis	10
Editorial Board	10
Free radicals: Relationship to Human Diseases and Potential Therapeutic applications	10
Regulator of G protein signaling 2 is inhibited by hypoxia-inducible factor-1α/E1A binding protein P300 complex upon hypoxia in human preeclampsia	10
SPDYE3 promotes cell cycle and LUSC progression by regulating the CDC25C/CDK1 pathway	10
Role of hypoxia on microRNA-dependant regulation of HGFA – HGF – c-Met signalling pathway in human progenitor and mature endothelial cells	10
Talin mechanotransduction in disease	9

Epibrassinolide impaired colon tumor progression and induced autophagy in SCID mouse xenograft model via acting on cell cycle progression without affecting endoplasmic reticulum stress observed in vit	9
5'tiRNA-33-CysACA-1 promotes septic cardiomyopathy by targeting PGC-1α-mediated mitochondrial biogenesis	9
An intact zinc finger motif of the C1B domain is critical for stability and activity of diacylglycerol kinase-ε	9
Syndecan-2 positively regulates Wnt/β-catenin signaling in breast cancer cells	9
ALDOC regulated the biological function and immune infiltration of gastric cancer cells	9
Abemaciclib-induced epithelial-mesenchymal transition mediated by cyclin-dependent kinase 4/6 independent of cell cycle arrest pathway	9
Melatonin alleviates endoplasmic reticulum stress and its mediated inflammation in adipocytes via the PER1/ATF6 signal	9
PIAS1 S510G variant acts as a genetic modifier of spinocerebellar ataxia type 3 by selectively impairing mutant ataxin-3 proteostasis	9
MLN4924 Suppresses head and neck squamous cell carcinoma progression by inactivating the mTOR signaling pathway via the NEDD8/CUL4/TSC2 axis	9
PARP1 controls the transcription of CD24 by ADP-ribosylating the RNA helicase DDX5 in pancreatic cancer	9
Pathological implications of cellular stress in cardiovascular diseases	9
Corrigendum to “Diazepam enhances melanogenesis, melanocyte dendricity and melanosome transport via the PBR/cAMP/PKA pathway” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 116 (2019) 105620]	9
Mutations in the SLC35C1 gene, contributing to significant differences in fucosylation patterns, may underlie the diverse phenotypic manifestations observed in leukocyte adhesion deficiency type II pa	9
Mn2+ enhances phagocytosis of macrophages against Staphylococcus aureus by regulating autophagy	9
Editorial Board	8
Inhibition of M2 macrophage-mediated mesenchymal stem cell migration: Boldine attenuates elbow heterotopic ossification	8
Editorial Board	8
Estradiol facilitates urate excretion by reducing GLUT9 expression via ERβ/TMEM106B/PI3K/AKT1 pathway in renal tubular epithelial cells	8
Development of a deep learning-based model to diagnose mixed-type gastric cancer accurately	8
AKT2 deficiency alleviates doxorubicin-induced cardiac injury via alleviating oxidative stress in cardiomyocytes	8
miR-320 regulates myogenesis by targeting growth factor receptor-bound protein-2 and ameliorates myotubes atrophy	8
Characterizing the role of extracellular domain in GLP-1R biased agonism	8
LARP4A and LARP4B in cancer: The new kids on the block	8
Tumor-derived microparticles promoted M2-like macrophages polarization to stimulate osteosarcoma progression	8
To what extent may aminochrome increase the vulnerability of dopaminergic neurons in the context of Parkinson's disease	8
Corrigendum to “ABAT targeted by miR-183-5p regulates cell functions in liver cancer” [Int. J. Biochem. Cell Biol. 141 (2021) 106116]	8
The potential regulation of the miR-17–92a cluster by miR-21	8
Identify key genes and biological processes participated in obesity-related cancer based on studying 12 cancers	8
Editorial Board	8
TRPM8 affects relative “cooling and heating” of subcellular organelles in microglia in a context-dependent manner	8