Submissions from 2010
Pulp capping with mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA): a retrospective analysis of carious pulp exposures treated by undergraduate dental students., Jeffrey P. Miles, Alan H. Gluskin, David Chambers, and Ove A. Peters
Differential production of macrophage inflammatory protein-1alpha, stromal-derived factor-1, and IL-6 by human cultured periodontal ligament and gingival fibroblasts challenged with lipopolysaccharide from P. gingivalis, Ana Carolina Morandini, Carla Renata Sipert, Thaís Helena Gasparoto, Sebastião Luiz A. Greghi, Euloir Passanezi, Maria Lucia R. Rezende, Adriana Campos Passanezi Sant'ana, Ana Paula Campanelli, Gustavo P. Garlet, and Carlos Ferreira Santos
Review of outcomes from a change in faculty clinic management in a U.S. dental school, Nader A. Nadershahi, Eric S. Salmon, Nava Fathi, Karl Schmedders, and Jace Hargis
Microbes and Infection: past, present and future, David M. Ojcius and Stefan H. E. Kaufmann
Preparation of oval-shaped root canals in mandibular molars using nickel-titanium rotary instruments: a micro-computed tomography study., Frank Paqué, Marc Balmer, Thomas Attin, and Ove A. Peters
Homogeneity of root canal fillings performed by undergraduate students with warm vertical and cold lateral techniques., Christine I. Peters, David Sonntag, and Ove A. Peters
Root canal preparation with a novel nickel-titanium instrument evaluated with micro-computed tomography: canal surface preparation over time., Ove A. Peters, Claudia Boessler, and Frank Paqué
Current developments in rotary root canal instrument technology and clinical use: a review., Ove A. Peters and Frank Paqué
Aspergillus fumigatus stimulates the NLRP3 inflammasome through a pathway requiring ROS production and the Syk tyrosine kinase, Najwane Saïd-Sadier, Eduardo V. Padilla, Gordon Langsley, and David M. Ojcius
Gene delivery by lipoplexes and polyplexes, Conchita Tros de Ilarduya, Yan Sun, and Nejat Düzgüneş
Thrombospondin 1 accelerates synaptogenesis in hippocampal neurons through neuroligin 1, Junyu Xu, Nan (Tori) Xiao, and Jun Xia
Effect of crocetin on blood pressure restoration and synthesis of inflammatory mediators in heart after hemorrhagic shock in anesthetized rats, Junling Yan, Zhi Yu Qian, Liang Sheng, Bohua Zhao, Lina Yang, Hui Ji, Xiaoyuan Han, and Rong Zhang
Porphyromonas gingivalis infection sequesters pro-apoptotic Bad through Akt in primary gingival epithelial cells, L. Yao, C. Jermanus, B. Barbetta, C. Choi, Philippe Verbeke, David M. Ojcius, and Özlem Yilmaz
ATP-dependent activation of an inflammasome in primary gingival epithelial cells infected by Porphyromonas gingivalis, Özlem Yilmaz, Ali A. Abdul-Sater, L. Yao, T. Koutouzis, Matthew A. Pettengill, and David M. Ojcius
Metronomic small molecule inhibitor of Bcl-2 (TW-37) is antiangiogenic and potentiates the antitumor effect of ionizing radiation, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Aaron C. Spalding, Marcia S. Campos, Naoki Ashimori, Zhihong Dong, Shaomeng Wang, Theodore S. Lawrence, and Jacques E. Nör
Submissions from 2009
Inflammasome-dependent caspase-1 activation in cervical epithelial cells stimulates growth of the intracellular pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis, Ali A. Abdul-Sater, Evonne Koo, Georg Hacker, and David M. Ojcius
Inflammasomes bridge signalling between pathogen identification and the immune response, Ali A. Abdul-Sater, Najwene Saïd-Sadier, David M. Ojcius, O. Yilmaz, and Kathy A. Kelly
TW-37, a small-molecule inhibitor of Bcl-2, mediates S-phase cell cycle arrest and suppresses head and neck tumor angiogenesis, Naoki Ashimori, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Zhaocheng Zhang, Kristy Warner, Ilan M. Turkienicz, Aaron C. Spalding, Theodoros N. Teknos, Shaomeng Wang, and Jacques E. Nör
The oral microbiota: living with a permanent guest, Maria Avila, David M. Ojcius, and Ozlem Yilmaz
Usage parameters of nickel-titanium rotary instruments: a survey of endodontists in the United States., David C. Bird, David Chambers, and Ove A. Peters
The effect of electropolishing on torque and force during simulated root canal preparation with ProTaper shaping files., Claudia Boessler, Frank Paque, and Ove A. Peters
The P2X7 receptor and intracellular pathogens: a continuing struggle, Robson Coutinho-Silva, Gladys Corrêa, Ali A. Abdul-Sater, and David M. Ojcius
A novel interplay between Epac/Rap1 and mitogen-activated protein kinase kinase 5/extracellular signal-regulated kinase 5 (MEK5/ERK5) regulates thrombospondin to control angiogenesis, Robert C. Doebele, Frank Thilo Schulze-Hoepfner, Jia Hong, Alexandre Chlenski, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Kushboo Goel, Suzana Gomes, Yuru Liu, Mark K. Abe, Jacques E. Nör, and Mark W. Lingen
AmBisome and amphotericin B inhibit the initial adherence of Candida albicans to human epithelial cell lines, but do not cause yeast detachment, Barbara Dorocka-Bobkowska, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Krystyna Konopka
An application framework of three-dimensional reconstruction and measurement for endodontic research., Yuan Gao, Ove A. Peters, Hongkun Wu, and Xuedong Zhou
Rotary nickel-titanium GT and ProTaper files for root canal shaping by novice operators: a radiographic and micro-computed tomography evaluation., Diana Gekelman, Ramya Ramamurthy, Sahar Mirfarsi, Frank Paqué, and Ove A. Peters
Comparison of Effect on Isoproterenol-induced Myocardial Injury Between Crocetin and Crocin / 比较西红花酸和西红花苷对异丙肾上腺素损伤心肌的作用, Xiaoyuan Han, Zhiyu Qian, Zhang Rong, Zhen Chen, Junling Yan, and Lina Yang
Leptospira interrogans induces apoptosis in macrophages via caspase-8- and -3-dependent pathways, Dandan Jin, David M. Ojcius, Dexter Sun, Haiyan Dong, Yihui Luo, Yafei Mao, and Jie Yan
Torsional profiles of new and used 20/.06 GT series X and GT rotary endodontic instruments., Tina Kell, Amir Azarpazhooh, Ove A. Peters, Omar El-Mowafy, Bryan Tompson, and Bettina Basrani
Correlation between the levels of survivin and survivin promoter-driven gene expression in cancer and non-cancer cells, Krystyna Konopka, Christopher Spain, Allison Yen, Nathan Overlid, Senait Gebremedhin, and Nejat Düzgüneş
Gene delivery to oral cancer cells by nonviral vectors: why some cells are resistant to transfection., Cassidy Lavorini-Doyle, Senait Gebremedhin, Krystyna Konopka, and Nejat Düzgüneş
Inactivation of the fliY gene encoding a flagellar motor switch protein attenuates mobility and virulence of Leptospira interrogans strain Lai, Sumei Liao, Ai-Hua Sun, David M. Ojcius, Senlin Wu, Jinfang Zhao, and Jie Yan
Expression and characterization of recombinant human secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI) protein from Pichia pastoris, Zhiguo Li, Allison Moy, Kirti Sohal, Carolyn Dam, Peter Kuo, James Whittaker, Mei Whittaker, Nejat Düzgünes, Krystyna Konopka, Andreas H. Franz, Joan Lin-Cereghino, and Geoff P. Lin-Cereghino
Protein typing of major outer membrane lipoproteins from Chinese pathogenic Leptospira spp. and characterization of their immunogenicity, Dongjiao Luo, Feng Xue, David M. Ojcius, Jinfang Zhao, Ya-Fei Mao, Liwei Li, Xu'ai Lin, and Jie Yan
Life balance and the busy dental professional, Lucinda J. Lyon and Nader A. Nadershahi
An iterative strategy combining biophysical criteria and duration hidden Markov) models for structural predictions of Chlamydia trachomatis s66 promoters, Ronna R. Mallios, David M. Ojcius, and David H. Ardell
Building a fulfilling life by managing the various stages of your career, Nader A. Nadershahi
Transferrin lipoplex-mediated suicide gene therapy of oral squamous cell carcinoma in an immunocompetent murine model and mechanisms involved in the antitumoral response, S. Neves, Henrique Faneca, S. Bertin, Krystyna Konopka, Nejat Düzgüneş, V. Pierrefite-Carle, S. Simões, and M. C. Pedroso De Lima
Chikungunya fever: re-emergence of an old disease, Lisa F. P. Ng and David M. Ojcius
Effects of root canal preparation on apical geometry assessed by micro-computed tomography., Frank Paqué, Daniel Ganahl, and Ove A. Peters
The tumor suppressor protein PML controls apoptosis induced by the HIV-1 envelope, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Roberta Nardacci, C. Séror, M. Bourouba, F. Subra, L. Gros, Gwenola Manic, A. Amendola, P. Masdehors, F. Rosselli, David M. Ojcius, C. Auclair, H. de Thé, M. L. Gougeon, M. Piacentini, and G. Kroemer
The danger signal adenosine induces persistence of chlamydial infection through stimulation of A2b receptors, Matthew A. Pettengill, Verissa W. Lam, and David M. Ojcius
Expression of purinergic receptors and modulation of P2X7 function by the inflammatory cytokine IFNg in human epithelial cells, L. Welter-Stahl, C. M. da Silva, Julieta Schachter, Pedro M. Persechini, H. S. Souza, David M. Ojcius, and Robson Coutinho-Silva
PICK1 deficiency causes male infertility in mice by disrupting acrosome formation, Nan (Tori) Xiao, Chuen Kam, Chong Shen, Wenying Jin, Junqi Wang, Kwong Man Lee, Liwen Jiang, and Jun Xia
Use of the masseteric and deep temporal nerve blocks for the reduction of mandibular dislocation, Andrew L. Young, Junad Khan, Davis C. Thomas, and Samuel Y. P. Quek
Inhibition of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptor-1/Wnt/{beta}-catenin Crosstalk Leads to Tumor Cell Death, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Lee M. Ellis, and Jacques E. Nör
Temperature changes during ultrasonic irrigation with different inserts and modes of activation., Marco Zeltner, Ove A. Peters, and Frank Paqué
Comparison of the effects of crocetin and crocin on myocardial injury in rats, Rong Zhang, Zhi Yu Qian, Xiaoyuan Han, Zhen Chen, Jun Ling Yan, and A. Hamid
Submissions from 2008
Susceptibility of Chlamydia trachomatis to the excipient hydroxy-ethylcellulose: pH and concentration dependence of antimicrobial activity, Ali A. Abdul-Sater, David M. Ojcius, and M. P. Meyer
The association between gingival crevicular fluid TGF-β1 levels and periodontal status in HIV-1+ patients, Tamer Alpagot, Krystyna Konopka, Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, S. Gebremedhin, and Nejat Düzgüneş
The book reopened on infectious diseases, Maria Avila, Najwane Said, and David M. Ojcius
Characterization of the ompL1 gene of pathogenic Leptospira species in China and cross-immunogenicity of the OmpL1 protein, Haiyan Dong, Ye Hu, Feng Xue, Dexter Sun, David M. Ojcius, Yafei Mao, and Jie Yan
Sitimagene ceradenovec, a gene therapeutic for the treatment of glioma, Nejat Düzgüneş
Bite force and pattern measurements for dental pain assessment in the rat, Junad Khan, Rafael Benoliel, Uri Herzberg, Andrew J. Mannes, Robert M. Caudle, Andrew L. Young, and Eli Eliav
Cytopathicity of Chlamydia is largely reproduced by expression of a single chlamydial protease, Stefan A. Paschen, Jan G. Christian, Juliane Vier, Franziska Schmidt, Axel Walch, David M. Ojcius, and Georg Hacker
Critical involvement of the ATM-dependent DNA damage response in the apoptotic demise of HIV-1-elicited syncytia, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Roberta Nardacci, Mehdi Bourouba, Frederic Subra, Laurent Gros, Claire Séror, Gwenola Manic, Filippo Rosselli, Alessandra Amendola, Peggy Masdehors, Luciana Chessa, Giuseppe Novelli, David M. Ojcius, Jan Konrad Siwicki, Magdalena Chechlinska, Christian Auclair, Jose R. Regueiro, Hughes de Thé, Marie-Lise Gougeon, Mauro Piacentini, and Guido Kroemer
Accessing root canal systems: knowledge base and clinical techniques, Ove A. Peters
Recombinant SpaO and H1a as immunogens for protection of mice from lethal infection with Salmonella paratyphi A: implications for rational design of typhoid fever vaccines, Ping Ruan, Xiao-Ping Xia, Dexter Sun, David M. Ojcius, Ya-Fei Yao, Wen-Yue Yue, and Jie Yan
Enzastaurin, an inhibitor of PKC beta, Enhances Antiangiogenic Effects and Cytotoxicity of Radiation against Endothelial Cells., Aaron C. Spalding, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Kari Wilder-Romans, Mary Ellen Davis, Jacques E. Nör, Theodore S. Lawrence, and Edgar Ben-Josef
ATP scavenging by the intracellular pathogen Porphyromonas gingivalis inhibits P2X(7)-mediated host-cell apoptosis, Özlem Yilmaz, L. Yao, K. Maeda, T. M. Rose, E. L. Lewis, M. Duman, R. J. Lamont, and David M. Ojcius
Premature apoptosis of Chlamydia-infected cells disrupts chlamydial development, Songmin Ying, Matthew A. Pettengill, E. Ray Latham, Axel Walch, David M. Ojcius, and Georg Hacker
A novel approach in assessment of coronal leakage of intraorifice barriers: a saliva leakage and micro-computed tomographic evaluation., Parisa Zakizadeh, Sally J. Marshall, Charles I. Hoover, Ove A. Peters, W. Craig Noblett, Stuart A. Gansky, and Harold E. Goodis
Expanding circle of inhibition: small-molecule inhibitors of Bcl-2 asanticancer cell and antiangiogenic agents, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Isaac J. Zeitlin, and Jacques E. Nör
Submissions from 2007
Longitudinal evaluation of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) and periodontal status in HIV+ patients, Tamer Alpagot, John Remien, Mouchumi Bhattacharyya, Krystyna Konopka, William Lundergan, and Nejat Düzgüneş
Impact of lubricant parameters on rotary instrument torque and force., Claudia Boessler, Ove A. Peters, and Matthias Zehnder
The origins of fear of occupational exposure in the clinical dental setting, David W. Chambers, Nader A. Nadershahi, and Howard Chi
The role of P2 receptors in controlling infections by intracellular pathogens, Robson Coutinho-Silva, Christiane Monteiro da Cruz, Pedro M. Persechini, and David M. Ojcius
ATP activates a Reactive Oxygen Species-dependent oxidative stress response and secretion of pro-inflammatory cytokines in macrophages, Christiane M. Cruz, Alessandra Rinna, Henry Jay Forman, Ana L. M. Ventura, Pedro M. Persechini, and David M. Ojcius
Effect of the purinergic receptor P2X7 on Chlamydia infection in cervical epithelial cells and vaginally-infected mice, Toni Darville, Lynn Welter-Stahl, Christiane Cruz, Ali Abdul-Sater, Charles W. Andrews Jr., and David M. Ojcius
Level of endothelial cell apoptosis required for a significant decrease in microvessel density, Zhihong Dong, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Wenying Y. Song, Qinghua H. Sun, Elisabeta Karl, David M. Spencer, Harsh Vardhan Jain, Trachette L. Jackson, Gabriel Nunez, and Jacques E. Nör
A new paradigm for NIH grants, Nejat Düzgüneş
Serum-resistant lipopolyplexes for gene delivery to liver tumour cells, Leire García, Maria Buñuales, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Conchita Tros de Ilarduya
Integration and Reform of International and Pre-doctoral Dental Curricula, Lisa E. Itaya and Nader A. Nadershahi
Bcl-2 orchestrates a cross-talk between endothelial and tumor cells that promotes tumor growth, Tomoatsu Kaneko, Zhaocheng Zhang, Maria G. Mantellini, Mark W. Lingen, Robert M. Strieter, Gabriel Nunez, and Jacques E. Nör
Comparison of invasion of fibroblasts and macrophages by high- and low-virulence Leptospira strains: colonization of the host-cell nucleus and induction of necrosis by the virulent strain, L. Li, David M. Ojcius, and J. Yan
Expression of recombinant proteins in Pichia pastoris, Pingzuo Li, Anukanth Anumanthan, Xiu Gong Gao, Kuppusamy Ilangovan, Vincent V. Suzara, Nejat Düzgüneş, and V. Renugopalakrishnan
Call for New Leaders: Variety of opportunities available in 2008, Nader A. Nadershahi and C. Brattesani
The Th1 immune response against HIV-1 Gag p24-derived peptides in mice expressing HLA-A02.01 and HLA-DR1, Anthony Pajot, Aurelie Schnuriger, Arnaud Moris, Audrey Rodallec, David M. Ojcius, Brigitte Austran, Francois A. Lemonnier, and Yu-Chun Lone
Effect of immersion in sodium hypochlorite on torque and fatigue resistance of nickel-titanium instruments., Ove A. Peters, Jan O. Roehlike, and Michael A. Baumann
Taktile Erfassung von artifiziellen Wurzelkanalgeometrien durch Studierende, David Sonntag, K. Kook, B. Mann, Ove A. Peters, and V. Stachniss
Effect of prion decontamination protocols on nickel-titanium rotary surfaces., David Sonntag and Ove A. Peters
Correlation between infections with different genotypes of human cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus in subgingival samples and the periodontal status of patients, Yan-Min Wu, Jie Yan, David M. Ojcius, Li-Li Chen, Zhi-Yuan Gu, and Jian-Peng Pan
Host-cell survival and death during Chlamydia infection, Songmin Ying, Matthew A. Pettengill, David M. Ojcius, and Georg Hacker
Submissions from 2006
Anti-tumour activity in non-small cell lung cancer models and toxicity profiles for novel ruthenium(II) based organo-metallic compounds, Sylvie M. Guichard, Roderick W. Else, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Morwenna Muir, Michael Dodds, Heinz-Herbert Fiebig, Peter J. Sadler, and Duncan I. Jodrell
Serum decreases the size of metafectene- and GeneJammer-DNA complexes but does not affect significantly their transfection activity in SCCVII murine squamous cell carcinoma cells, Krystyna Konopka, Nathan Overlid, Anitha C. Nagaraj, and Nejat Düzgüneş
Activation of ERK1/2 by extracellular nucleotides in macrophages is mediated by multiple P2 receptors independently of P2X(7)-associated pore or channel formation, Christiane M. Monteiro da Cruz, Ana Lucia Marques Ventura, Julieta Schachter, Helio Miranda Costa-Junior, Hercules Antonio da Silva Souza, Fernanda Ramos Gomes, Robson Coutinho-Silva, David M. Ojcius, and Pedro M. Persechini
Identification of novel HLA-DR1-restricted epitopes from the hepatitis B virus envelope protein in mice expressing HLA-DR1 and vaccinated human subjects, Anthony Pajot, Marie-Louise Michel, Maryline Mancini-Bourgine, Marie-Noelle Ungeheuer, David M. Ojcius, Qiang Deng, Francois A. Lemonnier, and Yu-Chun Lone
Accessing root canal systems: requirements and techniques., Ove A. Peters
Activation of iCaspase-9 in neovessels inhibits oral tumor progression, Matthew Stephen Pinsky, Wenying Song, Zhihong Dong, Kristy Warner, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Elisabeta Karl, Daniel E. Hall, and Jacques E. Nör
Antitumoral activity of transferrin-lipoplexes carrying the IL-12 gene in the treatment of colon cancer, Conchita Tros De Ilarduya, Maria Buñuales, Cheng Qian, and Nejat Düzgüneş
Soft tissue management: flap design, incision, tissue elevation and tissue retraction, Peter Velvert, Christine I. Peters, and Ove A. Peters
Soft tissue management: suturing and wound closure, Peter Velvert, Christine I. Peters, and Ove A. Peters
Recruitment of BAD by the Chlamydia trachomatis vacuole correlates with host-cell survival, Philippe Verbeke, Lynn Welter-Stahl, S. Ying, J. Hansen, Georg Hacker, Toni Darville, and David M. Ojcius
Stimulation of the cytosolic receptor for peptidoglycan, Nod1, by infection with Chlamydia trachomatis or Chlamydia muridarum, L. Welter-Stahl, David M. Ojcius, J. Viala, S. Girardin, W. Liu, C. Delarbre, D. Philpott, K. A. Kelley, and T. Darville
Student occupational exposure incidence: perception versus reality, A. Jeffrey Wood, Nader A. Nadershahi, Richard E. Fredekind, Eve J. Cuny, and David W. Chambers
In vitro investigation on force degradation of elastomeric chains, Nan (Tori) Xiao and Ding Zhang
Intercellular spreading of Porphyromonas gingivalis infection in primary gingival epithelial cells, Özlem Yilmaz, Philippe Verbeke, Richard J. Lamont, and David M. Ojcius
Characterization of host cell death induced by Chlamydia trachomatis, Songmin Ying, Silke F. Fischer, Matthew A. Pettengill, Debye Conte, Stefan A. Paschen, David M. Ojcius, and Georg Hacker
Antiangiogenic effect of TW37, a small-molecule inhibitor of Bcl-2, Benjamin David Zeitlin, Esther Joo, Zhihong Dong, Kristy Warner, Guo-Liang Wang, Zaneta Nikolovska-Coleska, Shaomeng Wang, and Jacques E. Nör
Submissions from 2005
A role for mitogen-activated protein kinase (Erk1/2) activation and non-selective pore formation in P2X7 receptor-mediated thymocyte death, Rodolphe Auger, Iris Motta, Karim Benihoud, David M. Ojcius, and Jean M. Kanellopoulos