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Best Paper Award

We are pleased to announce the “International Journal of Molecular Science Best Paper Award” for 2019. Nominations, chosen from all papers published in 2018, were made by the Editorial Board. The awards are issued to reviews and research articles separately. Following a review process by the Editorial Board, three top-voted research articles and the three top-voted reviews as follows, in no particular order, have won “International Journal of Molecular Science Best Paper Award” for 2019:

Review Papers:

The Roles of Autophagy in Cancer (doi:10.3390/ijms19113466)

Noncoding RNA:RNA Regulatory Networks in Cancer (doi:10.3390/ijms19051310)

The Role of NADPH Oxidases and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Disorders (doi:10.3390/ijms19123824)

Research Articles:

Vitamin D Receptor Is Necessary for Mitochondrial Function and Cell Health (doi:10.3390/ijms19061672)

Excessive Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Correlates with Impaired Mitochondrial Dynamics, Mitophagy and Apoptosis, in Liver and Adipose Tissue, but Not in Muscles in EMS Horses (doi:10.3390/ijms19010165)

CircSMARCA5 Inhibits Migration of Glioblastoma Multiforme Cells by Regulating a Molecular Axis Involving Splicing Factors SRSF1/SRSF3/PTB (doi:10.3390/ijms19020480)

For details, please click here https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/21/1/46

In recognition of their accomplishment, they will receive the privilege of publishing an additional research article or review paper free of charge in open access format in the International Journal of Molecular Science, after the usual peer-review procedure.

 
IJMS 2018 Best Paper Award
 

Eligibility and Requirements

– All papers published in IJMS will be eligible (Both regular and Special Issue submissions).
 
Past Winners
 
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Winner

36 pages, 12090 KiB  
Article
Single-Cell RNA-Seq Analysis of Cells from Degenerating and Non-Degenerating Intervertebral Discs from the Same Individual Reveals New Biomarkers for Intervertebral Disc Degeneration
by Hosni Cherif, Matthew Mannarino, Alain Sarabia Pacis, Jiannis Ragoussis, Oded Rabau, Jean A. Ouellet and Lisbet Haglund
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(7), 3993; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23073993 - 3 Apr 2022
18 pages, 6111 KiB  
Article
An Interleukin-4 and Interleukin-13 Induced Atopic Dermatitis Human Skin Equivalent Model by a Skin-On-A-Chip
by Kyunghee Kim, Hyeju Kim and Gun Yong Sung
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(4), 2116; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23042116 - 14 Feb 2022
17 pages, 5916 KiB  
Article
Combined Therapy with a CCR2/CCR5 Antagonist and FGF21 Analogue Synergizes in Ameliorating Steatohepatitis and Fibrosis
by Tobias Puengel, Sander Lefere, Jana Hundertmark, Marlene Kohlhepp, Christian Penners, Frederique Van de Velde, Bruno Lapauw, Anne Hoorens, Lindsey Devisscher, Anja Geerts, Stephanie Boehm, Qihong Zhao, John Krupinski, Edgar D. Charles, Bradley Zinker and Frank Tacke
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(12), 6696; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23126696 - 15 Jun 2022
23 pages, 1941 KiB  
Review
Gut Microbiota and Short Chain Fatty Acids: Implications in Glucose Homeostasis
by Piero Portincasa, Leonilde Bonfrate, Mirco Vacca, Maria De Angelis, Ilaria Farella, Elisa Lanza, Mohamad Khalil, David Q.-H. Wang, Markus Sperandio and Agostino Di Ciaula
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(3), 1105; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031105 - 20 Jan 2022
29 pages, 2001 KiB  
Review
Plant-Derived Antioxidants: Significance in Skin Health and the Ageing Process
by Monika Michalak
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(2), 585; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23020585 - 6 Jan 2022
19 pages, 756 KiB  
Review
The Apoptosis Paradox in Cancer
by Ornella Morana, Will Wood and Christopher D. Gregory
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2022, 23(3), 1328; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23031328 - 25 Jan 2022

Award Committee

Dr. Maurizio Battino Chairman
Università Politecnica delle Marche
Dr. Peter Kuppen
Leiden University Medical Center
Prof. José L. Quiles
University of Granada
Prof. Charles Brennan
RMIT University

Winner

12 pages, 3864 KiB  
Article
TNMplot.com: A Web Tool for the Comparison of Gene Expression in Normal, Tumor and Metastatic Tissues
by Áron Bartha and Balázs Győrffy
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(5), 2622; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052622 - 5 Mar 2021
21 pages, 2418 KiB  
Article
Empagliflozin Attenuates Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) in High Fat Diet Fed ApoE(-/-) Mice by Activating Autophagy and Reducing ER Stress and Apoptosis
by Narjes Nasiri-Ansari, Chrysa Nikolopoulou, Katerina Papoutsi, Ioannis Kyrou, Christos S. Mantzoros, Georgios Kyriakopoulos, Antonios Chatzigeorgiou, Vassiliki Kalotychou, Manpal S. Randeva, Kamaljit Chatha, Konstantinos Kontzoglou, Gregory Kaltsas, Athanasios G. Papavassiliou, Harpal S. Randeva and Eva Kassi
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(2), 818; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22020818 - 15 Jan 2021
30 pages, 4873 KiB  
Article
The MTT Assay: Utility, Limitations, Pitfalls, and Interpretation in Bulk and Single-Cell Analysis
by Mahshid Ghasemi, Tyron Turnbull, Sonia Sebastian and Ivan Kempson
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(23), 12827; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222312827 - 26 Nov 2021
21 pages, 2739 KiB  
Review
The Chemistry of Reactive Oxygen Species (ROS) Revisited: Outlining Their Role in Biological Macromolecules (DNA, Lipids and Proteins) and Induced Pathologies
by Celia Andrés Juan, José Manuel Pérez de la Lastra, Francisco J. Plou and Eduardo Pérez-Lebeña
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(9), 4642; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22094642 - 28 Apr 2021
30 pages, 4784 KiB  
Review
Analytical Methods Used in Determining Antioxidant Activity: A Review
by Irina Georgiana Munteanu and Constantin Apetrei
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(7), 3380; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22073380 - 25 Mar 2021
16 pages, 4695 KiB  
Review
The Role of Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha (TNF-α) in Autoimmune Disease and Current TNF-α Inhibitors in Therapeutics
by Dan-in Jang, A-Hyeon Lee, Hye-Yoon Shin, Hyo-Ryeong Song, Jong-Hwi Park, Tae-Bong Kang, Sang-Ryong Lee and Seung-Hoon Yang
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2021, 22(5), 2719; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22052719 - 8 Mar 2021

Winner

33 pages, 397 KiB  
Review
Aging, Melatonin, and the Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Networks
by Rüdiger Hardeland
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(5), 1223; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20051223 - 11 Mar 2019
18 pages, 2367 KiB  
Review
Causative Links between Protein Aggregation and Oxidative Stress: A Review
by Elise Lévy, Nadine El Banna, Dorothée Baïlle, Amélie Heneman-Masurel, Sandrine Truchet, Human Rezaei, Meng-Er Huang, Vincent Béringue, Davy Martin and Laurence Vernis
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(16), 3896; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20163896 - 9 Aug 2019
48 pages, 1934 KiB  
Review
Immunobiology of Atherosclerosis: A Complex Net of Interactions
by Beatriz Herrero-Fernandez, Raquel Gomez-Bris, Beatriz Somovilla-Crespo and Jose Maria Gonzalez-Granado
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(21), 5293; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20215293 - 24 Oct 2019
23 pages, 7107 KiB  
Article
Development of a Gut-on-a-Chip Model for High Throughput Disease Modeling and Drug Discovery
by Claudia Beaurivage, Elena Naumovska, Yee Xiang Chang, Edo D. Elstak, Arnaud Nicolas, Heidi Wouters, Guido van Moolenbroek, Henriëtte L. Lanz, Sebastiaan J. Trietsch, Jos Joore, Paul Vulto, Richard A.J. Janssen, Kai S. Erdmann, Jan Stallen and Dorota Kurek
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(22), 5661; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20225661 - 12 Nov 2019
11 pages, 2158 KiB  
Article
Triple-Negative Breast Cancer with High Levels of Annexin A1 Expression Is Associated with Mast Cell Infiltration, Inflammation, and Angiogenesis
by Maiko Okano, Masanori Oshi, Ali Linsk Butash, Eriko Katsuta, Kazunoshin Tachibana, Katsuharu Saito, Hirokazu Okayama, Xuan Peng, Li Yan, Koji Kono, Toru Ohtake and Kazuaki Takabe
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(17), 4197; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20174197 - 27 Aug 2019
20 pages, 4092 KiB  
Article
CGRP Induces Differential Regulation of Cytokines from Satellite Glial Cells in Trigeminal Ganglia and Orofacial Nociception
by Shaista Afroz, Rieko Arakaki, Takuma Iwasa, Masamitsu Oshima, Maki Hosoki, Miho Inoue, Otto Baba, Yoshihiro Okayama and Yoshizo Matsuka
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2019, 20(3), 711; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms20030711 - 7 Feb 2019

Winner

13 pages, 2335 KiB  
Article
CircSMARCA5 Inhibits Migration of Glioblastoma Multiforme Cells by Regulating a Molecular Axis Involving Splicing Factors SRSF1/SRSF3/PTB
by Davide Barbagallo, Angela Caponnetto, Matilde Cirnigliaro, Duilia Brex, Cristina Barbagallo, Floriana D’Angeli, Antonio Morrone, Rosario Caltabiano, Giuseppe Maria Barbagallo, Marco Ragusa, Cinzia Di Pietro, Thomas Birkballe Hansen and Michele Purrello
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(2), 480; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19020480 - 6 Feb 2018
20 pages, 3806 KiB  
Article
Excessive Endoplasmic Reticulum Stress Correlates with Impaired Mitochondrial Dynamics, Mitophagy and Apoptosis, in Liver and Adipose Tissue, but Not in Muscles in EMS Horses
by Krzysztof Marycz, Katarzyna Kornicka, Jolanta Szlapka-Kosarzewska and Christine Weiss
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(1), 165; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19010165 - 6 Jan 2018
12 pages, 1268 KiB  
Article
Vitamin D Receptor Is Necessary for Mitochondrial Function and Cell Health
by Chiara Ricca, Alessia Aillon, Loredana Bergandi, Daniela Alotto, Carlotta Castagnoli and Francesca Silvagno
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(6), 1672; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19061672 - 5 Jun 2018
19 pages, 772 KiB  
Review
The Role of NADPH Oxidases and Oxidative Stress in Neurodegenerative Disorders
by Anuradha Tarafdar and Giordano Pula
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(12), 3824; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19123824 - 30 Nov 2018
26 pages, 1838 KiB  
Review
Noncoding RNA:RNA Regulatory Networks in Cancer
by Jia Jia Chan and Yvonne Tay
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(5), 1310; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19051310 - 27 Apr 2018
18 pages, 1270 KiB  
Review
The Roles of Autophagy in Cancer
by Chul Won Yun and Sang Hun Lee
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2018, 19(11), 3466; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms19113466 - 5 Nov 2018

Winner

1798 KiB  
Article
Magnetic Beads-Based Sensor with Tailored Sensitivity for Rapid and Single-Step Amperometric Determination of miRNAs
by Eva Vargas, Rebeca M. Torrente-Rodríguez, Víctor Ruiz-Valdepeñas Montiel, Eloy Povedano, María Pedrero, Juan J. Montoya, Susana Campuzano and José M. Pingarrón
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18(11), 2151; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18112151 - 9 Nov 2017
2768 KiB  
Article
Inhibition of Autophagy Promotes Salinomycin-Induced Apoptosis via Reactive Oxygen Species-Mediated PI3K/AKT/mTOR and ERK/p38 MAPK-Dependent Signaling in Human Prostate Cancer Cells
by Kwang-Youn Kim, Kwang-Il Park, Sang-Hun Kim, Sun-Nyoung Yu, Sul-Gi Park, Young Woo Kim, Young-Kyo Seo, Jin-Yeul Ma and Soon-Cheol Ahn
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18(5), 1088; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18051088 - 18 May 2017
2767 KiB  
Article
Development of An Impedimetric Aptasensor for the Detection of Staphylococcus aureus
by Peggy Reich, Regina Stoltenburg, Beate Strehlitz, Dieter Frense and Dieter Beckmann
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18(11), 2484; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18112484 - 21 Nov 2017
3582 KiB  
Review
Exosomes: From Garbage Bins to Promising Therapeutic Targets
by Mohammed H. Rashed, Emine Bayraktar, Gouda K. Helal, Mohamed F. Abd-Ellah, Paola Amero, Arturo Chavez-Reyes and Cristian Rodriguez-Aguayo
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18(3), 538; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18030538 - 2 Mar 2017
626 KiB  
Review
Mesenchymal Stem/Stromal Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles and Their Potential as Novel Immunomodulatory Therapeutic Agents
by Verena Börger, Michel Bremer, Rita Ferrer-Tur, Lena Gockeln, Oumaima Stambouli, Amina Becic and Bernd Giebel
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18(7), 1450; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18071450 - 6 Jul 2017
5855 KiB  
Review
Melatonin, a Full Service Anti-Cancer Agent: Inhibition of Initiation, Progression and Metastasis
by Russel J. Reiter, Sergio A. Rosales-Corral, Dun-Xian Tan, Dario Acuna-Castroviejo, Lilan Qin, Shun-Fa Yang and Kexin Xu
Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2017, 18(4), 843; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms18040843 - 17 Apr 2017
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