Nikolett Lénárt

3.4k total citations · 1 hit paper
27 papers, 1.6k citations indexed

About

Nikolett Lénárt is a scholar working on Neurology, Immunology and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. According to data from OpenAlex, Nikolett Lénárt has authored 27 papers receiving a total of 1.6k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 16 papers in Neurology, 8 papers in Immunology and 7 papers in Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience. Recurrent topics in Nikolett Lénárt's work include Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (14 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (5 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (5 papers). Nikolett Lénárt is often cited by papers focused on Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms (14 papers), Adenosine and Purinergic Signaling (5 papers) and Barrier Structure and Function Studies (5 papers). Nikolett Lénárt collaborates with scholars based in Hungary, United Kingdom and Germany. Nikolett Lénárt's co-authors include Ádám Dénes, David Brough, Bernadett Martinecz, Eszter Császár, Zsuzsanna Környei, Barbara Orsolits, Rebeka Fekete, Linda Judák, Brian L. West and Gergely Katona and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Nature Communications and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Nikolett Lénárt

25 papers receiving 1.6k citations

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Microglia protect against brain injury and their selective elimination dysregulates neuronal network activity after stroke

2016 462 citations Gergely Szalay, Bernadett Martinecz et al. Nature Communications profile →

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Name	h						Papers	Cites
Nikolett Lénárt Hungary	17	763	667	387	294	186	27	1.6k
Gemma Llovera Germany	16	831 1.1×	691 1.0×	280 0.7×	317 1.1×	114 0.6×	22	1.5k
Dirk A. Ridder Germany	18	568 0.7×	749 1.1×	309 0.8×	419 1.4×	176 0.9×	34	2.0k
Ping Zheng China	12	974 1.3×	562 0.8×	392 1.0×	169 0.6×	232 1.2×	24	1.8k
Antonio Boza‐Serrano Sweden	18	830 1.1×	767 1.1×	596 1.5×	471 1.6×	247 1.3×	28	2.1k
Daniela Carnevale Italy	31	737 1.0×	722 1.1×	211 0.5×	473 1.6×	225 1.2×	67	2.4k
Anna Vilalta Spain	20	606 0.8×	513 0.8×	467 1.2×	243 0.8×	145 0.8×	29	1.5k
Pritha Sen United States	8	801 1.0×	451 0.7×	371 1.0×	310 1.1×	159 0.9×	14	1.4k
Yu-Ping Peng China	26	647 0.8×	657 1.0×	300 0.8×	205 0.7×	431 2.3×	80	2.0k
Dominic A. Siler United States	14	1.1k 1.5×	741 1.1×	789 2.0×	192 0.7×	259 1.4×	27	2.4k

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Llovera, Gemma, Steffanie Heindl, Dániel Péter Varga, et al.. (2026). Blocking microglial reactivity via purinergic receptors prevents subacute cognitive deficits after TIA. EMBO Molecular Medicine.

Barrington, Jack, Jack Rivers‐Auty, Patrick Strangward, et al.. (2025). Interleukin-1 regulates myeloid cell trafficking and cerebral blood flow following intracerebral haemorrhage. Disease Models & Mechanisms. 18(10).

Stéen, E. Johanna L., Lee Kingston, Nikolett Lénárt, et al.. (2025). Characterization of [3H]AZ12464237 as a high affinity, non-nucleotide antagonist radioligand for the P2Y12 receptor. Biochemical Pharmacology. 237. 116900–116900. 4 indexed citations

Lemarchand, Eloïse, Raymond Wong, Nikolett Lénárt, et al.. (2025). Selective deletion of interleukin-1 alpha in microglia does not modify acute outcome but may regulate neurorepair processes after experimental ischemic stroke. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 45(8). 1479–1492. 1 indexed citations

Cserép, Csaba, Zsuzsanna Környei, Balázs Pósfai, et al.. (2024). Microglia contribute to neuronal synchrony despite endogenous ATP-related phenotypic transformation in acute mouse brain slices. Nature Communications. 15(1). 5402–5402. 7 indexed citations

Hasegawa, Tetsuo, Colin Y.C. Lee, Andrew Hotchen, et al.. (2024). Macrophages and nociceptor neurons form a sentinel unit around fenestrated capillaries to defend the synovium from circulating immune challenge. Nature Immunology. 25(12). 2270–2283. 8 indexed citations

Lénárt, Nikolett, Csaba Cserép, Eszter Császár, Balázs Pósfai, & Ádám Dénes. (2023). Microglia–neuron–vascular interactions in ischemia. Glia. 72(5). 833–856. 14 indexed citations

Hunyady, Agnes I., Viktória Kormos, Ádám Dénes, et al.. (2023). IL-1 Mediates Chronic Stress-Induced Hyperalgesia Accompanied by Microglia and Astroglia Morphological Changes in Pain-Related Brain Regions in Mice. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 24(6). 5479–5479. 16 indexed citations

Tóth, Krisztina, Nikolett Lénárt, Rebeka Fekete, et al.. (2022). The NKCC1 ion transporter modulates microglial phenotype and inflammatory response to brain injury in a cell-autonomous manner. PLoS Biology. 20(1). e3001526–e3001526. 26 indexed citations

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Heindl, Steffanie, Alessio Ricci, Qihui Zhou, et al.. (2021). Chronic T cell proliferation in brains after stroke could interfere with the efficacy of immunotherapies. The Journal of Experimental Medicine. 218(8). 34 indexed citations

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Varga, Dániel Péter, Ákos Menyhárt, Balázs Pósfai, et al.. (2020). Microglia alter the threshold of spreading depolarization and related potassium uptake in the mouse brain. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow & Metabolism. 40(1_suppl). S67–S80. 23 indexed citations

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Lénárt, Lilla, Dóra Balogh, Nikolett Lénárt, et al.. (2019). Novel therapeutic potential of angiotensin receptor 1 blockade in a rat model of diabetes-associated depression parallels altered BDNF signalling. Diabetologia. 62(8). 1501–1513. 19 indexed citations

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Helyes, Zsuzsanna, Valéria Tékus, Krisztina Pohóczky, et al.. (2019). Transfer of complex regional pain syndrome to mice via human autoantibodies is mediated by interleukin-1–induced mechanisms. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 116(26). 13067–13076. 84 indexed citations

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Juhász, Balázs, et al.. (2019). Hypoglycemia-activated Hypothalamic Microglia Impairs Glucose Counterregulatory Responses. Scientific Reports. 9(1). 6224–6224. 33 indexed citations

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Wong, Raymond, Nikolett Lénárt, Graham Coutts, et al.. (2018). Interleukin-1 mediates ischaemic brain injury via distinct actions on endothelial cells and cholinergic neurons. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 76. 126–138. 56 indexed citations

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Hoyk, Zsófia, Melinda Tóth, Nikolett Lénárt, et al.. (2018). Cerebrovascular Pathology in Hypertriglyceridemic APOB-100 Transgenic Mice. Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience. 12. 380–380. 15 indexed citations

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Houlden, Ashley, Marie Goldrick, David Brough, et al.. (2016). Brain injury induces specific changes in the caecal microbiota of mice via altered autonomic activity and mucoprotein production. Brain Behavior and Immunity. 57. 10–20. 262 indexed citations

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Szalay, Gergely, Bernadett Martinecz, Nikolett Lénárt, et al.. (2016). Microglia protect against brain injury and their selective elimination dysregulates neuronal network activity after stroke. Nature Communications. 7(1). 11499–11499. 462 indexed citations breakdown →

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Zádor, Ferenc, Nikolett Lénárt, Miklós Sántha, et al.. (2014). Low dosage of rimonabant leads to anxiolytic-like behavior via inhibiting expression levels and G-protein activity of kappa opioid receptors in a cannabinoid receptor independent manner. Neuropharmacology. 89. 298–307. 15 indexed citations

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Tóth, Melinda, Viktor Szegedi, Edina Varga, et al.. (2013). Overexpression of Hsp27 ameliorates symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in APP/PS1 mice. Cell Stress and Chaperones. 18(6). 759–771. 73 indexed citations

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