As all of the articles published in our journal are open access, you have free and unlimited access to the full text. We welcome you to read our most highly cited papers published in 2022 and 2023, which are listed below.

1. “NAFLD: Mechanisms, Treatments, and Biomarkers”
by Fatiha Nassir
Biomolecules 2022, 12(6), 824; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12060824
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/6/824

2. “Nano-Based Approved Pharmaceuticals for Cancer Treatment: Present and Future Challenges”
by Francisco Rodríguez, Pablo Caruana, Noa De la Fuente, Pía Español, María Gámez, Josep Balart, Elisa Llurba, Ramón Rovira, Raúl Ruiz, Cristina Martín-Lorente et al.
Biomolecules2022, 12(6), 784; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12060784
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/6/784

3. “Biological Effects of Human Exposure to Environmental Cadmium”
by Massimiliano Peana, Alessio Pelucelli, Christos T. Chasapis, Spyros P. Perlepes, Vlasoula Bekiari, Serenella Medici and Maria Antonietta Zoroddu 
Biomolecules2023,13(1), 36; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13010036
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/13/1/36

4. “Oxidative Stress and NRF2/KEAP1/ARE Pathway in Diabetic Kidney Disease (DKD): New Perspectives”
by Daniela Maria Tanase, Evelina Maria Gosav, Madalina Ioana Anton, Mariana Floria, Petronela Nicoleta Seritean Isac, Loredana Liliana Hurjui, Claudia Cristina Tarniceriu, Claudia Florida Costea, Manuela Ciocoiu and Ciprian Rezus 
Biomolecules2022, 12(9), 1227; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12091227
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/9/1227

5. “The Role of Tryptophan Dysmetabolism and Quinolinic Acid in Depressive and Neurodegenerative Diseases”
by Knut Hestad, Jan Alexander, Helge Rootwelt and Jan O. Aaseth 
Biomolecules2022, 12(7), 998; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12070998
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/7/998

6. “Recent Advances of Tubulin Inhibitors Targeting the Colchicine Binding Site for Cancer Therapy”
by Mohammed Hawash 
Biomolecules2022, 12(12), 1843; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12121843
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/12/1843

7. “Cerebral Iron Deposition in Neurodegeneration”
by Petr Dusek, Tim Hofer, Jan Alexander, Per M. Roos and Jan O. Aaseth 
Biomolecules2022, 12(5), 714; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12050714
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/5/714

8. “Progesterone as an Anti-Inflammatory Drug and Immunomodulator: New Aspects in Hormonal Regulation of the Inflammation”
by Tatiana A. Fedotcheva, Nadezhda I. Fedotcheva and Nikolai L. Shimanovsky
Biomolecules2022, 12(9), 1299; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12091299
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/9/1299

9. “The Impact of Zinc and Zinc Homeostasis on the Intestinal Mucosal Barrier and Intestinal Diseases”
by Yan Wan and Bingkun Zhang 
Biomolecules2022, 12(7), 900; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12070900
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/12/7/900

10. “The Role of JAK/STAT Pathway in Fibrotic Diseases: Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms”
by Jia Liu, Faping Wang and Fengming Luo 
Biomolecules2023, 13(1), 119; https://doi.org/10.3390/biom13010119
Full text available online: https://www.mdpi.com/2218-273X/13/1/119