OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Mucosal Immunology 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 2021-12-01 to 2025-12-01.)

Article	Citations
Editorial Board	238
Single-cell transcriptional profiling of murine conjunctival immune cells reveals distinct populations expressing homeostatic and regulatory genes	188
α4β7 expression guides B cells to front lines of defense in the gut	163
LIGHT controls distinct homeostatic and inflammatory gene expression profiles in esophageal fibroblasts via differential HVEM and LTβR-mediated mechanisms	147
Editorial Board	145
Memorial for Nils Lycke	107
Respiratory tract Moraxella catarrhalis and Klebsiella pneumoniae can promote pathogenicity of myelin-reactive Th17 cells	90
Interleukin-10 production by innate lymphoid cells restricts intestinal inflammation in mice	90
Formyl peptide receptor 1 mitigates colon inflammation and maintains mucosal homeostasis through the inhibition of CREB-C/EBPβ-S100a8 signaling	86
S100A4 exerts robust mucosal adjuvant activity for co-administered antigens in mice	86
Macrophages and glia are the dominant P2X7-expressing cell types in the gut nervous system—No evidence for the role of neuronal P2X7 receptors in colitis	80
Role of the humoral immune response during COVID-19: guilty or not guilty?	73
Enteric glial cells favor accumulation of anti-inflammatory macrophages during the resolution of muscularis inflammation	73
Dysregulated NOX1-NOS2 activity as hallmark of ileitis in mice	71
TL1A priming induces a multi-cytokine Th9 cell phenotype that promotes robust allergic inflammation in murine models of asthma	63
Tissue-resident natural killer cells derived from conventional natural killer cells are regulated by progesterone in the uterus	62
The fellowship of regulatory and tissue-resident memory cells	54
Epithelial GPR35 protects from Citrobacter rodentium infection by preserving goblet cells and mucosal barrier integrity	54
“Every cell is an immune cell; contributions of non-hematopoietic cells to anti-helminth immunity”	53
Dysregulated myeloid differentiation in colitis is induced by inflammatory osteoclasts in a TNFα-dependent manner	53
Microbial regulation of intestinal motility provides resistance against helminth infection	53
Correction to: Comment on “ILC1 drive intestinal epithelial and matrix remodeling”	52
Adenosine restrains ILC2-driven allergic airway inflammation via A2A receptor	51
Intestinal immunological events of acute and resolved SARS-CoV-2 infection in non-human primates	50
Trained immunity of alveolar macrophages requires metabolic rewiring and type 1 interferon signaling	48

The IL-17A-neutrophil axis promotes epithelial cell IL-33 production during nematode lung migration	48
Chemokine receptor CCR9 suppresses the differentiation of CD4+CD8αα+ intraepithelial T cells in the gut	46
Tissue resident memory T cells in the respiratory tract	44
Mucosal tissue regulatory T cells are integral in balancing immunity and tolerance at portals of antigen entry	42
Butyrate regulates neutrophil homeostasis and impairs early antimicrobial activity in the lung	41
Organismal mucosal immunology: A perspective through the eyes of game theory	39
Airway macrophage glycolysis controls lung homeostasis and responses to aeroallergen	39
IgA facilitates the persistence of the mucosal pathogen Helicobacter pylori	39
Some additional considerations on: “Finding the sweet spot: glycosylation mediated regulation of intestinal inflammation”	38
Conventional type I migratory CD103+ dendritic cells are required for corneal allograft survival	37
Correction to: Enteric neuroimmune interactions coordinate intestinal responses in health and disease	37
NOD1 signaling regulates early tissue inflammation during helminth infection	35
Mast cells disrupt the function of the esophageal epithelial barrier	35
Microbial antigen in human milk: a natural vaccine?	34
IL-36 cytokines imprint a colitogenic phenotype on CD4+ T helper cells	33
Peyer’s patch phagocytes acquire specific transcriptional programs that influence their maturation and activation profiles	33
Enteric neuroimmune interactions coordinate intestinal responses in health and disease	32
Mucosal viral infection induces a regulatory T cell activation phenotype distinct from tissue residency in mouse and human tissues	32
Airway epithelial cells as drivers of severe asthma pathogenesis	32
Immunometabolism and microbial metabolites at the gut barrier: Lessons for therapeutic intervention in inflammatory bowel disease	32
Lifelong partners: Gut microbiota-immune cell interactions from infancy to old age	31
HIV infection impairs the host response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection by altering surfactant protein D function in the human lung alveolar mucosa	31
Impaired neutrophil migration underpins host susceptibility to infectious colitis	31
The LIGHT switch: mechanisms of fibroblast pathology in eosinophilic esophagitis	30
Mild COVID-19 imprints a long-term inflammatory eicosanoid- and chemokine memory in monocyte-derived macrophages	29
Chronological maturation of the skin immune barrier is topographically different	28
Clostridioides difficile toxin A and toxin B inhibit toxin-specific adaptive immune responses through glucosyltransferase-dependent activity	28
Epithelial dysfunction is prevented by IL-22 treatment in a Citrobacter rodentium-induced colitis model that shares similarities with inflammatory bowel disease	27
PD-1 regulates ILC3-driven intestinal immunity and homeostasis	27
Microbial remodeling of gut tryptophan metabolism and indole-3-lactate production regulate epithelial barrier repair and viral suppression in human and simian immunodeficiency virus infections	26
Editorial Board	26
Ileal mucus viscoelastic properties differ in Crohn’s disease	26
A multi-omics microbiome signature is associated with the benefits of gastric bypass surgery and is differentiated from diet induced weight loss through 2 years of follow-up	25
Correction: Plectin ensures intestinal epithelial integrity and protects colon against colitis	25
Triggering mouth-resident antiviral CD8+ T cells potentiates experimental periodontitis	25
Role of IL-10 signaling in the circadian control of host response to influenza infection	25
Single-cell analysis of human nasal mucosal IgE antibody secreting cells reveals a newly minted phenotype	24
A bifurcated role for c-Maf in Th2 and Tfh2 cells during helminth infection	24
Distal airway epithelial progenitors mediate TGF-β release to drive lung CD8+ TRM induction following mucosal BCG vaccination	23
Spatial, temporal and molecular dynamics of swine influenza virus-specific CD8 tissue resident memory T cells	23
TRIM33 prevents the exacerbation of allergic asthma by restricting the overactivation of alveolar macrophages	23
Protection against reinfection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis extends across heterologous Mtb lineages	23
Inflammation of the nasal mucosa is associated with susceptibility to experimental pneumococcal challenge in older adults	23
Dynamics of virus-specific CD8+ T cells in the human nasal cavity	23
Intestinal damage is required for the pro-inflammatory differentiation of commensal CBir1-specific T cells	22
Breast milk delivery of an engineered dimeric IgA protects neonates against rotavirus	22
Protective mucosal SARS-CoV-2 antibodies in the majority of the general population in the Netherlands	22
Acrylamide, an air pollutant, enhances allergen-induced eosinophilic lung inflammation via group 2 innate lymphoid cells	22
Vitamin D receptor upregulates tight junction protein claudin-5 against colitis-associated tumorigenesis	22
Migratory CD103+CD11b+ cDC2s in Peyer’s patches are critical for gut IgA responses following oral immunization	22

MAdCAM-1 co-stimulation combined with retinoic acid and TGF-β induces blood CD8+ T cells to adopt a gut CD101+ TRM phenotype	22
The double-edged sword of gut bacteria in celiac disease and implications for therapeutic potential	22
Notch-activated basophils support intestinal CD4+ T cell fate and function during Trichuris muris infection	21
Moving beyond descriptive studies: harnessing metabolomics to elucidate the molecular mechanisms underpinning host-microbiome phenotypes	21
M2 macrophage-derived Apolipoprotein E promotes fibroblast MMPs expression via LRP1-ERK signaling in chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps	21
Sialylation shapes mucus architecture inhibiting bacterial invasion in the colon	20
Comment on “Enterocyte–innate lymphoid cell crosstalk drives early IFNg-mediated control of Cryptosporidium”	20
Circadian clock component PER2 negatively regulates CD4+ T cell IFN-γ production in ulcerative colitis	20
MicroRNA-142 regulates gut associated lymphoid tissues and group 3 innate lymphoid cells	20
Neutrophil-chemoattractant CXCL5 increases lung barrier permeability in acute lung injury	20
Molecular alterations in human milk in simulated maternal nasal mucosal infection with live attenuated influenza vaccination	20
Seminal fluid expands the uterine gamma/delta T cell pool during early pregnancy in mice	20
Human mucosal tissue-resident memory T cells in health and disease	20
The IL-25-dependent tuft cell circuit driven by intestinal helminths requires macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF)	20
Deciphering the therapeutic potential of Myeloid-Specific JAK2 inhibition in acute respiratory distress syndrome	20
Tofacitinib ameliorates Campylobacter-induced intestinal pathology by suppressing IFNγ producing ILCs and T cells	19
Long-distance relationships - regulation of systemic host defense against infections by the gut microbiota	19
PD-1 signaling in neonates restrains CD8+ T cell function and protects against respiratory viral immunopathology	19
Pollutants enhance IgE sensitization in the gut via local alteration of vitamin D-metabolizing enzymes	19
Enteric glial adenosine 2B receptor signaling mediates persistent epithelial barrier dysfunction following acute DSS colitis	19
Neutrophil ADAM10 promotes migration and inflammation in ARDS by modulating adhesion and chemokine signaling	19
A bacterial vesicle-based pneumococcal vaccine against influenza-mediated secondary Streptococcus pneumoniae pulmonary infection	18
Gut microbiota regulates intestinal goblet cell response and mucin production by influencing the TLR2-SPDEF axis in an enteric parasitic infection	18
ETS translocation variant 5 (ETV5) promotes CD4+ T cell–mediated intestinal inflammation and fibrosis in inflammatory bowel diseases	18
Necrotizing enterocolitis in premature infants—A defect in the brakes? Evidence from clinical and animal studies	18
Shining the spotlight on urinary tract immunology	17
Antigen-specific memory Th17 cells promote cross-protection against nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae after mild influenza A virus infection	17
The C-type lectin receptor MINCLE interferes with eosinophil function and protective intestinal immunity in Strongyloides ratti-infected mice	16
Early life microbiota colonization programs nociceptor sensitivity by regulating NGF production in mast cells	16
Epithelial NELF guards intestinal barrier function to ameliorate colitis by maintaining junctional integrity	16
Hematopoietic MyD88 orchestrates the control of gut colonization by segmented filamentous bacteria	16
Editorial Board	16
Sublingual allergen immunotherapy prevents house dust mite inhalant type 2 immunity through dendritic cell-mediated induction of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells	15
A pro-inflammatory gut mucosal cytokine response is associated with mild COVID-19 disease and superior induction of serum antibodies	14
The neuropeptide VIP potentiates intestinal innate type 2 and type 3 immunity in response to feeding	14
CD38 and extracellular NAD+ regulate the development and maintenance of Hp vaccine‐induced CD4+ TRM in the gastric epithelium	14
Opposing roles of resident and infiltrating immune cells in the defense against Legionella longbeachae via IL-18R/IFN-γ/ROS axis in mice	14
Exploring the oral-gut linkage: Interrelationship between oral and systemic diseases	14
Spike-specific T cells are enriched in breastmilk following SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccination	13
Tissue-specific immunity in helminth infections	13
Viral destruction of the olfactory mucosa elicits immune residence, bone metaplasia, and long-term smell loss	13
Repeated enema administration in rhesus macaques is not sufficient to promote bacterial dysbiosis or gastrointestinal dysfunction	13