A selection of scholarship from faculty members of the Department of Biomedical Sciences (BMS) at Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry, University of the Pacific.

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Submissions from 2015

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Eosinophils from murine lamina propria induce differentiation of naïve T cells into regulatory T cells via TGF-β1 and retinoic acid, Hong-Hu Chen, Ai-Hua Sun, David M. Ojcius, Wei-Lin Hu, Yu-Mei Ge, Xu'ai Lin, Lan-Juan Li, Jian-Ping Pan, and Jie Yan

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A non-viral vector with transfection activity comparable to adenoviral transduction, Jennifer Cheung, C. Co, Krystyna Konopka, Takahiro Chino, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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TransfeX and TransIT-LT1 mediated gene delivery to cervical and oral squamous cell carcinoma cells, Jennifer Cheung, Krystyna Konopka, Takahiro Chino, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Intracellular bacterial pathogens: a reemerging field of research rich with breakthroughs and opportunities, Gilbert Greub, Chantal P. Bleeker-Rovers, Jason Carlyon, Pierre-Edouard Fournier, David M. Ojcius, and Mirja Puolakkainen

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MERS – a cautionary tale, Sophia Hafner and David M. Ojcius

Sex differences in metabolic and pathologic responses to dietary fructose in rodent model, Xiaoyuan Han, W. Owumi, O. Hammam, C. Chien, and Linda M. Dairiki Shortliffe

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Hirsutella sinensis mycelium attenuates bleomycin-induced pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis in vivo, Tsung-Teng Huang, Hsin-Chih Lai, Yun-Fei Ko, David M. Ojcius, Ying-Wei Lan, Jan Martel, John Ding-E. Young, and Kowit-Yu Chong

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Porphyromonas gingivalis attenuates ATP-mediated inflammasome activation and HMGB1 release through expression of a nucleoside-diphosphate kinase, Larry Johnson, Kalina R. Atanasova, Phuong Q. Bui, Jungnam Lee, Shu-Chen Hung, Özlem Yilmaz, and David M. Ojcius

Introduction to miniseries on DNA and cancer, J. M. Kanellopoulos and David M. Ojcius

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Effects of periodontal therapy on white blood cell count and levels of transforming growth factor beta in serum of subjects with severe periodontitis, A. C. E. Leite, V. M. A. Carneiro, Ana Carolina Morandini, Erivan Schnaider Ramos-Junior, and M. C. M. Guimarães

Periodontal Therapy on Leukocytes Count and TGF-β Levels, Anne Carolina E. Leite, Ana Carolina Morandini, Erivan Schnaider Ramos-Junior, Valéria M. A. Carneiro, and Maria do Carmo Machado Guimaraes

Mushrooms – from cuisine to clinic, Jan Martel, David M. Ojcius, Hsin-Chih Lai, and John Ding-E. Young

Microbiome et santé, J. Martel, David M. Ojcius, C. J. Chang, Y. F. Ko, Hsin-Chih Lai, and John Ding-E Young

The histone deasetylase HDAC1 expression in human periodontitis – preliminary results, Ana Carolina Morandini, E. J. Franco, Erivan Schnaider Ramos-Junior, A. A. Pedra, F. B. Andrade, and Carlos Ferreira Santos

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A dual role for P2X7 receptor during Porphyromonas gingivalis infection, E. S. Ramos-Junior, Ana Carolina Morandini, Cassio Almeida-da-Silva, E. J. Franco, J. Potempa, K. A. Nguyen, A. C. Oliveira, D. S. Zamboni, David M. Ojcius, J. Scharfstein, and Robson Coutinho-Silva

Role of P2X7 receptor during Porphyromonas gingivalis infection, G. C. Rocha, C. L. C. Almeida-da-Silva, Erivan Schnaider Ramos-Junior, Ana Carolina Morandini, Julio Scharfstein, Özlem Yilmaz, David M. Ojcius, and Robson Coutinho-Silva

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Functional Local Renin-Angiotensin System in Human and Rat Periodontal Tissue, Carlos Ferreira Santos, Ana Carolina Morandini, Thiago José Dionísio, Flávio A. Faria, Marta C. Lima, Caio M. Figueiredo, Bella L. Colombini-Ishikiriama, Carla Renata Sipert, Rubens P. Maciel, Ana P. Akashi, Gabriela P. Souza, Gustavo P. Garlet, Camila O. Rodini, Sandra L. Amaral, Christiane Becari, Maria C. Salgado, Eduardo B. Oliveira, Isaac Matus, Daniela N. Didier, and Andrew S. Greene

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Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans cytolethal distending toxin activates the NLRP3 inflammasome in human macrophages leading to the release of pro-inflammatory cytokines, Bruce J. Shenker, David M. Ojcius, Lisa P. Walker, Ali Zekavat, Monika Damek Scuron, and Kathleen Boesze-Battaglia

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Dietary fructose in pregnancy induces hyperglycemia, hypertension, and pathologic kidney and liver changes in a rodent model, Linda M. Dairiki Shortliffe, Olfat Hammam, Xiaoyuan Han, Erik Kouba, Philip S. Tsao, and Bingyin Wang

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Nanoparticle conversion to biofilms: in vitro demonstration using serum-derived mineralo-organic nanoparticles, Tsui-Yin Wong, Hsin-Hsin Peng, Cheng-Yeu Wu, Jan Martel, David M. Ojcius, Fu-Yung Hsu, and John Ding-E. Young

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Detection and characterization of mineralo-organic nanoparticles in human kidneys, Tsui-Yin Wong, Cheng-Yeu Wu, Jan Martel, Cheng-Wei Lin, Fu-Yung Hsu, David M. Ojcius, Paul Y. Lin, and John Ding-E. Young

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The In Vivo Granulopoietic Response to Dexamethasone Injection Is Abolished in Perforin-Deficient Mutant Mice and Corrected by Lymphocyte Transfer from Nonsensitized Wild-Type Donors, Pedro Xavier-Elsas, Cassio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-Da-Silva, Bruno Marques Vieira, and Daniela Masid-de-Brito

Invited Speaker, Nan (Tori) Xiao

Neurotrophic factor GDNF promotes survival of salivary gland stem cells, Nan (Tori) Xiao, Yuan Lin, and Hongbin Cao

Neurotrophic factor GDNF promotes survival of salivary gland stem cells, Nan (Tori) Xiao, Yuan Lin, and Hongbin Cao

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A new frontier: oral microbes without borders, Özlem Yilmaz and David M. Ojcius

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The transient receptor potential vanilloid 4 channel modulates uterine tone during pregnancy, Lihua Ying, Margaux Becard, Deirdre Lyell, Xiaoyuan Han, Linda Shortliffe, Cristiana Iosef Husted, Cristina M. Alvira, and David N. Cornfield

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Concept mapping for enhanced comprehension in pharmacology, Benjamin David Zeitlin and Homayon Asadi

A practical comparison of exosome isolation kits for primary endothelial and monocytic THP-1 cell samples with low working volumes, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Osamu Iwamoto, Wei Ye Yu, and Takahiro Chino

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Activation of the NLRP3 inflammasome by vault nanoparticles expressing a chlamydial epitope, Ye Zhu, Janina Jiang, Najwane Said-Sadier, Gale Boxx, Cheryl Champion, Ashley Tetlow, Valerie A. Kickhoefer, Leonard H. Rome, David M. Ojcius, and Kathleen A. Kelly

Submissions from 2014

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TRAIL-R1 is a negative regulator of pro-inflammatory responses and modulates long-term sequelae resulting from Chlamydia trachomatis infections in humans, Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani, James Rothchild, Sukumar Pal, Luis M. de la Maza, Sander Ouberg, Servaas A. Morré, Deborah Dean, and David M. Ojcius

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Palatal mucosa derived fibroblasts present an adaptive behavior regarding cytokine secretion when grafted onto the gingival margin, Fabíola Pontes Azevedo, Ana Carolina Morandini, Carla Renata Sipert, Thiago José Dionísio, Carlos Ferreira Santos, Carla Andreotti Damante, Maria Lúcia Rubo de Rezende, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant'ana, Sebastião Luiz Aguiar Greghi, and

Broadly neutralizing anti-HIV antibodies do not Inhibit HIV-mediated cell-cell fusion, Deborah Chau, Michael Yee, Krystyna Konopka, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Miconazole activity against Candida biofilms developed on acrylic discs, Senait Gebremedhin, Barbara Dorocka-Bobkowska, M. Prylinski, Krystyna Konopka, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Gene delivery to cancer cells with Metafectene and its Derivatives: Nanoparticle tracking analysis of lipoplexes, Senait Gebremedhin, Stephen Koons, William Bernt, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Gene delivery to carcinoma cells via novel non-viral vectors: Nanoparticle tracking analysis and suicide gene therapy, Senait Gebremedhin, Aruna Singh, Stephen Koons, William Bernt, Krystyna Konopka, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Is the hoopla over CPAF justified?, Georg Hacker, Dagmar Heuer, and David M. Ojcius

Sexual dimorphism in aortic endothelial function of Zucker diabetic fatty rats: Possible involvement of superoxide production, Xiaoyuan Han, Sonali Shaligram, Leigh Anderson, and Roshanak Rahimian

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cis-Resveratrol produces anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting canonical and non-canonical inflammasomes in macrophages, Tsung-Teng Huang, Hsin-Chih Lai, Young-Bin Chen, Lih-Geeng Chen, Yi-Hui Wu, Yun-Fei Kourilsky, Chia-Chen Lu, Chih-Jung Chang, Cheng-Yeu Wu, Jan Martel, David M. Ojcius, Kowit-Yu Chong, and John Ding-E. Young

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The medicinal fungus Antrodia cinnamomea suppresses inflammation by inhibiting the NLRP3 inflammasome, Tsung-Teng Huang, Sian-Pu Wu, Kowit-Yu Chong, David M. Ojcius, Yun-Fei Ko, Yi-Hui Wu, Cheng-Yeu Wu, Chia-Chen Lu, Jan Martel, John Ding-E. Young, and Hsin-Chih Lai

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Valley fever: danger lurking in a dust cloud, Larry Johnson, Erin M. Gaab, Javier Sanchez, Phuong Q. Bui, Clarissa J. Nobile, Katrina K. Hoyer, Michael W. Peterson, and David M. Ojcius

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Identification of collagenase as a critical virulence factor for invasiveness and transmission of pathogenic Leptospira species, Kokouvi Kassegne, Weilin Hu, David M. Ojcius, Dexter Sun, Yu-Mei Ge, Jinfang Zhao, X. Frank Yang, Lanjuan Li, and Jie Yan

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Liposomal Zn- and Al-phthalocyanine enhance photodynamic therapy of oral cancer, Hayoung Kim, Michael Yee, Paulina Skupin-Mrugalska, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Inflammasomes and danger signals in the immune system, Hsin-Chih Lai, Mufadhal Al-Kuhlani, David M. Ojcius, and Matthew A. Pettengill

Impact of the gut microbiota, prebiotics, and probiotics on human health and disease, C. S. Lin, Chih-Jung Chang, Chau-Ching Liu, Jan Martel, David M. Ojcius, Yun-Fei Kourilsky, John Ding-E. Young, and Hsin-Chih Lai

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The pathological effects of CCR2+ inflammatory monocytes are amplified by an IFNAR1-triggered chemokine feedback loop in highly pathogenic influenza infection, Sue-Jane Lin, Ming Lo, Rei-Lin Kuo, Shin-Ru Shih, David M. Ojcius, Jean Lu, Chien-Kuo Lee, Hui-Chen Chen, Meei Yun Lin, Chuen-Miin Leu, Chia-Ni Lin, and Ching-Hwa Tsai

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Methyl-accepting chemotaxis proteins 3 and 4 are responsible for Campylobacter jejuni chemotaxis and jejuna colonization in mice in response to sodium deoxycholate, Zhifeng Li, Hongqiang Lou, David M. Ojcius, Aihua Sun, Dexter Sun, Jinfang Zhao, Xu'ai Lin, and Jie Yan

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NK cells kill mycobacteria directly by releasing perforin and granulysin, Chia-Chen Lu, Ting-Shu Wu, Ya-Jing Hsu, Chih-Jung Chang, Chuan-Sheng Lin, Ju-Hsin Chia, Tsu-Lan Wu, Tsung-Teng Huang, Jan Martel, David M. Ojcius, John Ding-E. Young, and Hsin-Chih Lai

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Essential roles of endogenous glucocorticoids and TNF/TNFR1 in promoting bone-marrow eosinopoiesis in ovalbumin-sensitized, airway-challenged mice, Daniela Masid-De-Brito, Pedro Xavier-Elsas, Ricardo Alves Luz, Túlio Queto, Cassio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-Da-Silva, Rodrigo Soares Lopes, Bruno Marques Vieira, and Maria Ignez Capella Gaspar-Elsas

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Porphyromonas gingivalis fimbriae dampen P2X7-dependent interleukin-1β secretion, Ana Carolina Morandini, E. S. Ramos-Junior, J. Potempo, K. A. Nguyen, A. C. Oliveira, M. Bellio, David M. Ojcius, J. Scharfstein, and Robson Coutinho-Silva

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The role of P2X7 receptor in infectious inflammatory diseases and the influence of ectonucleotidases, Ana Carolina Morandini, Luiz Eduardo Baggio Savio, and Robson Coutinho-Silva

Active Methodologies in Teaching: demonstrating dental biofilm control, J. F. Nunes, Anne Carolina E. Leite, E. J. Franco, Ana Carolina Morandini, and R. L. R. Passos

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Another year of microbial pathogens and the host immune response, David M. Ojcius

The influence of periodontal therapy in metabolic control of Type II diabetic patients, B. Oliveira-Goulard, E. J. Franco, Anne Carolina E. Leite, P. P. Costa, and Ana Carolina Morandini

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Photodynamic therapy of pharyngeal cancer with liposomal aluminum phthalocyanine chloride, M. S. Park, Michael Yee, Nasser Said-Al-Naief, Ekaterina Dadachova, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Diazepino-porphyrazines containing peripheral styryl substituents and their promising nanomolar photodynamic activity against oral cancer cells in liposomal formulations, Jaroslaw Piskorz, Krystyna Konopka, Nejat Düzgüneş, Zofia Gdaniec, Jadwiga Mielcarek, and Tomasz Goslinski

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Interview: Interview with Nejat Düzgüneş: Liposomal carriers for gene delivery, James Potticary and Nejat Düzgüneş

Active Methodologies in Teaching: Experiences from the Catholic University of Brasilia, G. R. Reis, L. F. Bezerra, Ana Carolina Morandini, E. J. Franco, D. R. G. Carvalho, and Anne Carolina E. Leite

Systemic use of antibiotics as adjuvants for chronic periodontitis: a literature review, L. S. F. Roberto, Anne Carolina E. Leite, E. J. Franco, P. P. Costa, and Ana Carolina Morandini

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A multidisciplinary treatment of congenitally missing maxillary lateral incisors: a 14-year follow-up case report, Renato Rodrigues de Almeida, Ana Carolina Morandini, Renata Rodrigues de Almeida-Pedrin, Marcio Rodrigues de Almeida, Renata Cristina Faria Ribeiro Castro, and Natalia Martins Insabralde

Relationship between periodontal disease and preterm low birthweight: a literature review, J. S. Santana, Anne Carolina E. Leite, E. J. Franco, P. P. Costa, and Ana Carolina Morandini

Dental Crown Lengthening Procedure: a clinical report, J. T. S. Schumacher, E. J. Franco, Anne Carolina E. Leite, and Ana Carolina Morandini

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Chlamydia trachomatis infection increases the expression of inflammatory tumorigenic cytokines and chemokines as well as components of the Toll-like receptor and NF-κB pathways in human prostate epithelial cells, H. Sellami, Najwene Saïd-Sadier, A. Znazen, R. Gdoura, David M. Ojcius, and A. Hammami

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In vitro regulation of CCL3 and CXCL12 by bacterial by-products is dependent on site of origin of human oral fibroblasts, Carla Renata Sipert, Ana Carolina Morandini, Thiago José Dionísio, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado, Sandra Helena Penha Oliveira, Ana Paula Campanelli, Winston Patrick Kuo, and Carlos Ferreira Santos

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MicroRNA-146a and microRNA-155 show tissue-dependent expression in dental pulp, gingival and periodontal ligament fibroblasts in vitro, Carla Renata Sipert, Ana Carolina Morandini, Thiago José Dionísio, Alexander J. Trachtenberg, Winston P. Kuo, and Carlos Ferreira Santos

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Cellular changes, molecular pathways and the immune system following photodynamic treatment, Paulina Skupin-Mrugalska, Lukasz Sobotta, M. Kucinska, M. Murias, Jadwiga Mielcarek, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Technological tools in the teaching-learning process of Periodontolgy, A. C. Souza, E. J. Franco, Ana Carolina Morandini, L. F. Bezerra, D. R. G. Carvalho, and Anne Carolina E. Leite

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The microtubule-associated protein, EB1, links AIM2 inflammasomes with autophagy-dependent secretion, Li-Jie Wang, Hsin-Yi Huang, Meng-Pin Huang, Willisa Liou, Ya-Ting Chang, Chih-Ching Wu, David M. Ojcius, and Yu-Sun Chang

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A cytoplasmic RNA virus generates functional viral small RNAs and regulates viral IRES activity in mammalian cells, Kuo-Feng Weng, Chuan-Tien Hung, Po-Ting Hsieh, Mei-Ling L. Li, Guang-Wu Chen, Yu-An Kung, Peng-Nien Huang, Rei-Lin Kuo, Li-Lien Chen, Jing-Yi Lin, Robert Yung-Liang Wang, Shu-Jen Chen, Petrus Tang, Jim-Tong Horng, Hsing-I Huang, Jen-Ren Wang, David M. Ojcius, Gary Brewer, and Shin-Ru Shih

Mechanical Principles in Orthodontic Force Control, Nan (Tori) Xiao and W. Hu

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Neurotrophic factor GDNF promotes survival of salivary stem cells, Nan (Tori) Xiao, Yuan Lin, Hongbin Cao, Davud Sirjani, Amato J. Giaccia, Albert C. Koong, Christina S. Kong, Maximilian Diehn, and Quynh-Thu Le

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Identification of CD24 as a cancer stem cell marker in human nasopharyngeal carcinoma, Chun-Hung Yang, Hui-Ling Wang, Yi-Sheng Lin, K. P. Shravan Kumar, Hung-Chi Lin, Chih-Jung Chang, Chia-Chen Lu, Tsung-Teng Huang, Jan Martel, David M. Ojcius, Yu-Sun Chang, John Ding-E. Young, and Hsin-Chih Lai

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Porphyromonas gingivalis stimulates IL-6 and IL-8 secretion in GMSM-K, HSC-3 and H413 oral epithelial cells, Michael Yee, Shawn Kim, Pushpinder Sethi, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Krystyna Konopka

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Characterization of severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome in rural regions of Zhejiang, China, Lei Zhang, Ling Ye, David M. Ojcius, Xiuyu Lou, Chengwei Wang, Cen Feng, Yi Sun, Zhongfa Wang, Shibo Li, and Yanjun Zhang

Submissions from 2013

A defect in granulopoiesis in perforin-deficient mice, Cássio Luiz Coutinho Almeida-da-Silva, Pedro Xavier-Elsas, Daniela Masid-De-Brito, Túlio Queto, T. S.S. Vieira, and Maria Ignez Capella Gaspar-Elsas

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PICK1 and ICA69 control insulin granule trafficking and their deficiencies lead to impaired glucose tolerance, Mian Cao, Zhuo Mao, Chuen Kam, Nan (Tori) Xiao, Xiaoxing Cao, Chong Shen, Kenneth K. Y. Cheng, Aimin Xu, Kwong-Man Lee, Liwen Jiang, and Jun Xia

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A hydrogel scaffold that maintains viability and supports differentiation of dental pulp stem cells, Bruno Neves Cavalcanti, Benjamin David Zeitlin, and Jacques E. Nör

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Ganoderma lucidum stimulates NK cell cytotoxicity by inducing NKG2D/NCR activation and secretion of perforin and granulysin, Chih-Jung Chang, Yi-Yuan M. Chen, Chia-Chen Lu, Chuan-Sheng Lin, Jan Martel, Sheng-Hui Tsai, Yun-Fei Ko, Tsung-Teng Huang, David M. Ojcius, John Ding-E. Young, and Hsin-Chih Lai

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Porphyromonas gingivalis-nucleoside-diphosphate-kinase inhibits ATP-induced reactive-oxygen-species via P2X7 receptor / NADPH-oxidase signaling and contributes to persistence, C. H. Choi, R. Spooner, J. DeGuzman, T. Koutouzis, David M. Ojcius, and Özlem Yilmaz

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A path forward for the chlamydial virulence factor CPAF, Turner A. Conrad, Zhangsheng Yang, David M. Ojcius, and Guangming Zhong

Photodynamic therapy of Candida biofilms, A. Davies, Michael Yee, Senait Gebremedhin, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Krystyna Konopka

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Xenograft Tumors Vascularized with Murine Blood Vessels May Overestimate the Effect of Anti-Tumor Drugs: A Pilot Study, Zhihong Dong, Atsushi Imai, Sudha Krishnamurthy, Zhaocheng Zhang, Benjamin David Zeitlin, and Jacques E. Nör

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CD1d-restricted NKT cells modulate placental and uterine leukocyte populations during chlamydial infection in mice, Mohamed Habbeddine, Philippe Verbeke, Christiane Delarbre, Rene Moutier, Stephane Prieto, David M. Ojcius, and Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin

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Hirsutella sinensis mycelium suppresses interleukin-1b and interleukin-18 secretion by inhibiting both canonical and non-canonical inflammasomes, Tsung-Teng Huang, Kowit-Yu Chong, David M. Ojcius, Yi-Hui Wu, Yun-Fei Ko, Cheng-Yeu Wu, Jan Martel, Chia-Chen Lu, Hsin-Chih Lai, and John Ding-E. Young

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p53 signalling controls cell cycle arrest and caspase-independent apoptosis in macrophages infected with pathogenic Leptospira species, W. Huang, Yu-Mei Ge, David M. Ojcius, Dexter Sun, H. Dong, X. F. Yang, and Jie Yan

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P2X4 assembles with P2X7 and pannexin-1 in gingival epithelial cells and modulates reactive oxygen species production and inflammasome activation, Shu-Chen Hung, Chul Hee Choi, Najwane Said-Sadier, Larry Johnson, Kalina Rosenova Atanasova, Hanen Sellami, Özlem Yilmaz, and David M. Ojcius

Photodynamic therapy of Porphyromonas gingivalis via liposome-encapsulated sensitizers, Alex Ko, Michael Yee, Paulina Skupin-Mrugalska, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Toll-like receptor 2 knockdown modulates interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 but not stromal derived factor-1 (SDF-1/CXCL12) in human periodontal ligament and gingival fibroblasts, Ana Carolina Morandini, Pedro Paulo Chaves Souza, Erivan Schnaider Ramos-Junior, Daniel Thomas Brozoski, Carla Renata Sipert, Carlos Alberto Souza Costa, and Carlos Ferreira Santos

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MyD88 or TRAM knockdown regulates interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8, and CXCL12 mRNA expression in human gingival and periodontal ligament fibroblasts, Ana Carolina Morandini, Pedro Paulo Chaves Souza, Erivan Schnaider Ramos-Junior, Carlos Alberto Souza Costa, and Carlos Ferreira Santos

Cross-talk between fibroblasts and Dendritic cells upregulates IL-23 production during Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in gingipain-dependent manner, C. Nascimento, Erivan Schnaider Ramos-Junior, Ana Carolina Morandini, J. Wergles, K. Nguyen, J. Potempa, and Julio Scharfstein

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Porphyrazines containing styryldiazepine rings and their liposomal formulations: preparation, photochemical properties and photodynamic activity against oral cancer cell lines, Jaroslaw Piskorz, Krystyna Konopka, Nejat Düzgüneş, Tomasz Goslinski, and Jadwiga Mielcarek

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CCL3 and CXCL12 production in vitro by dental pulp fibroblasts from permanent and deciduous teeth stimulated by Porphyromonas gingivalis LPS, Carla Renata Sipert, Ana Carolina Morandini, Karin Cristina da Silva Modena, Thiago José Dionísio, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado, Sandra Helena Penha Oliveira, Ana Paula Campanelli, and Carlos Ferreira Santos

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Current status of liposomal porphyrinoid photosensitizers, Paulina Skupin-Mrugalska, Jaroslaw Piskorz, Tomasz Goslinski, Jadwiga Mielcarek, Krystyna Konopka, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Synthesis and development of the novel phthalocyanine derivatives possessing 2-(morpholin-4-yl)ethyloxy groups of potential applications in photodynamic therapy, Paulina Skupin-Mrugalska, Lukasz Sobotta, Wojciech Szczolko, Krystyna Konopka, Ewa Tykarska, M. Wierzchowski, Jolanta Dlugaszewska, Małgorzata Kucinska, Marek Murias, Nejat Düzgüneş, Tomasz Goslinski, and Jadwiga Mielcarek

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Characterizing the intracellular distribution of metabolites in intact Chlamydia-infected cells by Raman and two-photon microscopy, Marta Szaszak, Jiun Chiun Chang, Weinan Leng, Jan Rupp, David M. Ojcius, and Anne Myers Kelley

Delivery of therapeutic nucleic acids via transferrin and transferrin receptors: Lipoplexes and other carriers, Conchita Tros De Ilarduya and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Transcription factor complex AP-1 mediates inflammation initiated by Chlamydia pneumoniae infection, A. Wang, M. Al-Kuhlani, S. C. Johnston, David M. Ojcius, J. Chou, and D. Dean

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Phthalocyanines functionalized with 2-methyl-5-nitro-1H-imidazolylethoxy and 1,4,7-trioxanonyl moieties and the effect of metronidazole substitution on photocytotoxicity, Marcin Wierzchowski, Lukasz Sobotta, Paulina Skupin-Mrugalska, Justyna Kruk, Weronika Jusiak, Michael Yee, Krystyna Konopka, Nejat Düzgüneş, Ewa Tykarska, Maria Gdaniec, Jadwiga Mielcarek, and Tomasz Goslinski

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Synthesis and biological activity of novel phthalocyanines with dietheroxy and nitroimidazolylethoxy moieties, M. Wierzchowski, Sebastian Lijewski, Lukasz Sobotta, Krystyna Konopka, M. Yee, Nejat Düzgüneş, Ewa Tykarska, Jadwiga Mielcarek, and Tomasz Goslinski

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Membrane vesicles nucleate mineralo-organic nanoparticles and induce carbonate apatite precipitation in human body fluids, Cheng-Yeu Wu, Jan Martel, Wei-Yun Cheng, Chao-Chih He, David M. Ojcius, and John Ding-E. Young