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14 May 2026
Cells | Highly Cited Papers Published in 2024–2025 in the “Cellular Neuroscience” Section
As all of the articles published in Cells (ISSN: 2073-4409) are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full text of all articles. We invite you to read our selected papers in the Section “Cellular Neuroscience”, which are listed below.
1. “Role of Inflammatory Mechanisms in Major Depressive Disorder: From Etiology to Potential Pharmacological Targets”
by Bruna R. Kouba, Laura de Araujo Borba, Pedro Borges de Souza, Marco Bottazzoli and Ana Lúcia S. Rodrigues
Cells 2024, 13(5), 423; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13050423
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/5/423
2. “Involvement of Astrocytes in the Formation, Maintenance, and Function of the Blood–Brain Barrier”
by Gabriella Schiera, Carlo Maria Di Liegro, Giuseppe Schirò, Gabriele Sorbello and Italia Di Liegro
Cells 2024, 13(2), 150; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13020150
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/2/150
3. “Recent Research Trends in Neuro-inflammatory and Neurodegenerative Disorders”
by Jessica Cohen, Annette Mathew, Kirk D. Dourvetakis, Estella Sanchez-Guerrero, Rajendra P. Pangeni, Narasimman Gurusamy, Kristina K. Aenlle, Geeta Ravindran, Assma Twahir, Dylan Isler et al.
Cells 2024, 13(6), 511; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13060511
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/6/511
4. “Gut–Brain Axis: Role of Microbiome, Metabolomics, Hormones, and Stress in Mental Health Disorders”
by Ankita Verma, Sabra S. Inslicht and Aditi Bhargava
Cells 2024, 13(17), 1436; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13171436
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/17/1436
5. “Non-Coding RNAs in Neurological and Neuropsychiatric Disorders: Unraveling the Hidden Players in Disease Pathogenesis”
by Mirolyuba Simeonova Ilieva
Cells 2024, 13(12), 1063; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13121063
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/12/1063
6. “From Homeostasis to Neuroinflammation: Insights into Cellular and Molecular Interactions and Network Dynamics”
by Ludmila Müller, Svetlana Di Benedetto and Viktor Müller
Cells 2025, 14(1), 54; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells14010054
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/14/1/54
7. “Glymphatic System Pathology and Neuroinflammation as Two Risk Factors of Neurodegeneration”
by Stanisław Szlufik, Kamila Kopeć, Stanisław Szleszkowski and Dariusz Koziorowski
Cells 2024, 13(3), 286; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13030286
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/3/286
8. “Metabolic Reprogramming in Glioblastoma Multiforme: A Review of Pathways and Therapeutic Targets”
by Ashley Irin Cortes Ballen, Maryam Amosu, Surya Ravinder, Joey Chan, Emre Derin, Hasan Slika and Betty Tyler
Cells 2024, 13(18), 1574; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13181574
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/18/1574
9. “Lipidomic Analysis of Plasma Extracellular Vesicles Derived from Alzheimer’s Disease Patients”
by Marios G. Krokidis, Krishna A. Pucha, Maja Mustapic, Themis P. Exarchos, Panagiotis Vlamos and Dimitrios Kapogiannis
Cells 2024, 13(8), 702; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13080702
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/8/702
10. “Semaglutide Ameliorates Diabetic Neuropathic Pain by Inhibiting Neuroinflammation in the Spinal Cord”
by Sing-Ong Lee, Yaswanth Kuthati, Wei-Hsiu Huang and Chih-Shung Wong
Cells 2024, 13(22), 1857; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13221857
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/22/1857
11. “Microglia-Derived Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 Is Critical for Neurodevelopment”
by Dominika Rusin, Lejla Vahl Becirovic, Gabriela Lyszczarz, Martin Krueger, Anouk Benmamar-Badel, Cecilie Vad Mathiesen, Eydís Sigurðardóttir Schiöth, Kate Lykke Lambertsen and Agnieszka Wlodarczyk
Cells 2024, 13(2), 184; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13020184
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/2/184
12. “The Temporal Relationship between Blood–Brain Barrier Integrity and Microglial Response following Neonatal Hypoxia Ischemia”
by Arya Jithoo, Tayla R. Penny, Yen Pham, Amy E. Sutherland, Madeleine J. Smith, Maria Petraki, Michael C. Fahey, Graham Jenkin, Atul Malhotra, Suzanne L. Miller et al.
Cells 2024, 13(8), 660; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13080660
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/8/660
13. “Imeglimin Exhibits Novel Anti-Inflammatory Effects on High-Glucose-Stimulated Mouse Microglia through ULK1-Mediated Suppression of the TXNIP–NLRP3 Axis”
by Hisashi Kato, Kaori Iwashita, Masayo Iwasa, Sayaka Kato, Hajime Yamakage, Takayoshi Suganami, Masashi Tanaka and Noriko Satoh-Asahara
Cells 2024, 13(3), 284; https://doi.org/10.3390/cells13030284
Available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4409/13/3/284