A selection of published journal articles from faculty members of the Arthur A. Dugoni School of Dentistry at University of the Pacific.

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Submissions from 2003

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Increased receptor-mediated gene delivery to the liver by protamine-enhanced-asialofetuin-lipoplexes, M. A. Arangoa, Nejat Düzgüneş, and C. Tros de Ilarduya

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Lysosomal membrane permeabilization induces cell death in a mitochondrion-dependent fashion, Patricia Boya, Karine Andreau, Delphine Poncet, Naoufal Zamzami, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Didier Metivier, David M. Ojcius, Marja Jäättelä, and Guido Kroemer

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At the innate frontiers between mother and fetus: linking abortion with complement activation, Stephane M. Caucheteux, Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin, and David M. Ojcius

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Inhibition of chlamydial infectious activity due to P2X7 receptor-dependent phospholipase D activation, Robson Coutinho-Silva, Lynn Stahl, Marie-Noelle Raymond, Thomas Jungas, Geoffrey Burnstock, Toni Darville, David M. Ojcius, and Philippe Verbeke

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Toll-like receptor-2, but not Toll-like receptor-4, is essential for development of oviduct pathology in chlamydial genital tract infection, Toni Darville, Joshua M. O'Neill, Charles W. Andrews Jr., Uma M. Nagarajan, Lynn Stahl, and David M. Ojcius

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Influence of antifungal polyenes on the adhesion of Candida albicans and Candida glabrata to human epithelial cells in vitro, Barbara Dorocka-Bobkowska, Krystyna Konopka, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Cationic liposomes for gene delivery: Novel cationic lipids and enhancement by proteins and peptides, Nejat Düzgüneş, Conchita Tros de Ilarduya, Sérgio Simões, Renat I. Zhdanov, Krystyna Konopka, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

Evolution of diversity education in a California dental school, Richard E. Fredekind and Nader A. Nadershahi

Restoration of endodontically treated teeth without posts., Till N. Göhring and Ove A. Peters

Teaching an engine-driven preparation technique to undergraduates: initial observations., S. Hänni, K. Schönenberger, Ove A. Peters, and Fred Barbakow

Root canal preparation with FlexMaster: asessment of torque and force in relation to canal anatomy., W. Hübscher, Fred Barbakow, and Ove A. Peters

Root-canal preparation with FlexMaster: canal shapes analysed by micro-computed tomography., W. Hübscher, Fred Barbakow, and Ove A. Peters

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Tolerance of the fetus by the maternal immune system: role of inflammatory mediators at the feto-maternal interface, Colette Kanellopoulos-Langevin, Stephane M. Caucheteux, Philippe Verbeke, and David M. Ojcius

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Efficacy of liposomal budesonide in experimental asthma, Kameswari S. Konduri, Sandhya Nandedkar, Nejat Düzgüneş, Vincent Suzara, James Artwohl, Ralph Bunte, and Pattisapu R.J. Gangadharam

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Changes of sodium ion compartmentalization in biological systems due to pathological states. An NMR study, M. Lupu, David M. Ojcius, Jean-Luc Perfettini, J. Patry, J. L. Dimicoli, and J. Mispelter

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Characterization of a gene encoding two isoforms of a mitochondrial protein upregulated by cyclosporin A in activated T cells, Laurent Mascarell, Rodolphe Auger, Andres Alcover, David M. Ojcius, Thomas Jungas, Veronique Cadet-Daniel, Jean M. Kanellopoulos, and Paolo Truffa-Bacchi

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Cationic liposomes for gene delivery: From biophysics to biological applications, Maria C. Pedroso de Lima, S. Neves, A. Filipe, Nejat Düzgüneş, and S. Simões

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Cell death and inflammation during infection with the obligate intracellular pathogen, Chlamydia, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Veronique Hospital, Lynn Stahl, Thomas Jungas, Philippe Verbeke, and David M. Ojcius

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Role of proapoptotic BAX in propagation of Chlamydia muridarum (the mouse pneumonitis strain of Chlamydia trachomatis) and the host inflammatory response, Jean-Luc Perfettini, David M. Ojcius, Charles W. Andrews Jr., Stanley J. Korsmeyer, Roger G. Rank, and Toni Darville

ProTaper rotary root canal preparation: assessment of torque and force in relation to canal anatomy., Ove A. Peters, Christine I. Peters, K. Schönenberger, and Fred Barbakow

ProTaper rotary root canal preparation: effects of canal anatomy on final shape analysed by micro CT., Ove A. Peters, Christine I. Peters, K. Schönenberger, and Fred Barbakow

Ethical considerations in endodontics, Ove A. Peters and F. C. Peters

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Efficacies of cyclodextrin-complexed and liposome-encapsulated clarithromycin against Mycobacterium avium complex infection in human macrophages, Isam Ismail Salem and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Efficacy of clofazimine-modified cyclodextrin against Mycobacterium avium complex in human macrophages, Isam Ismail Salem, Gerhard Steffan, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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The shape parameter of liposomes and DNA-lipid complexes determined by viscometry utilizing small sample volumes, Yan Sun, X. Li, Nejat Düzgüneş, Y. Takaoka, S. Ohi, and S. Hirota

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Contribution of spinal glutamatergic mechanisms in heterosegmental antinociception induced by noxious stimulation, Claudia H. Tambeli, Andrew L. Young, Jon D. Levine, and Robert W. Gear

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Evaluation of a clinical outcomes assessment tool in a U.S. dental school, A. Jeffrey Wood, Nader A. Nadershahi, and Richard E. Fredekind

Submissions from 2002

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Debt and practice profiles of beginning dental practitioners, David W. Chambers, Alan W. Budenz, Richard E. Fredekind, and Nader A. Nadershahi

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Quality assurance and risk management: a survey of dental schools and recommendations for integrated program management, Richard E. Fredekind, Eve J. Cuny, and Nader A. Nadershahi

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Antiviral activity of UIC-PI, a novel inhibitor of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 protease, Arun K. Ghosh, Elizabeth Pretzer, Hanna Cho, Khaja Azhar Hussain, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Glutathione levels and BAX activation during apoptosis due to oxidative stress in cells expressing wild-type and mutant cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator, Thomas Jungas, Iris Motta, Francis Duffieux, Pascale Fanen, Veronique Stoven, and David M. Ojcius

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Expression of CD4 controls the susceptibility of THP-1 cells to infection by R5 and X4 HIV type 1 isolates, Krystyna Konopka and Nejat Düzgüneş

Effects of rotary instruments and ultrasonic irrigation on debris and smear layer scores: a scanning electron microscopic study., B. E. Mayer, Ove A. Peters, and Fred Barbakow

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Absence of weight loss during Cryptosporidium infection in susceptible mice deficient in Fas-mediated apoptosis, Iris Motta, Mathieu Gissot, Jean M. Kanellopoulos, and David M. Ojcius

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Fluorescent probes for monitoring virus fusion kinetics: Comparative evaluation of reliability, Isabel Nunes-Correia, Ana Eulálio, Shlomo Nir, Nejat Düzgüneş, João Ramalho-Santos, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

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MHC and MHC-related proteins as pleiotropic signal molecules, David M. Ojcius, Christiane Delarbre, Philippe Kourilsky, and Gabriel Gachelin

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Inhibition of apoptosis by gamma interferon in cells and mice infected with Chlamydia muridarum (the mouse pneumonitis strain of Chlamydia trachomatis), Jean-Luc Perfettini, Toni Darville, Alice Dautry-Varsat, Roger G. Rank, and David M. Ojcius

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Modulation of apoptosis during infection with Chlamydia, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Mathieu Gissot, Philippe Souque, and David M. Ojcius

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Role of Bcl-2 family members in caspase-independent apoptosis due to Chlamydia infection, Jean-Luc Perfettini, John C. Reed, Nicole Israel, Jean-Claude Martinou, Alice Dautry-Varsat, and David M. Ojcius

Occlusal loading of EBA and MTA root-end fillings in a computer-controlled masticator: a scanning electron microscopic study., Christine I. Peters and Ove A. Peters

Dynamic torque and apical forces of ProFile.04 rotary instruments during preparation of curved canals., Ove A. Peters and Fred Barbakow

Engine-driven preparation of curved root canals: measuring cyclic fatigue and other physical parameters., Ove A. Peters, Stefan Kappeler, Willi Bucher, and Fred Barbakow

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Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor: Inhibition of human immunodeficiency virus-1 infection of monocytic THP-1 cells by a newly cloned protein, Nancy R. Shine, S. C. Wang, Krystyna Konopka, E. A. Burks, Nejat Düzgüneş, and C. P. Whitman

Protein-associated lipoplexes: Novel strategies to enhance gene delivery mediated by lipid-based particles, Sérgio Simões, C. Fonseca, Henrique Faneca, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Maria C. Pedroso de Lima

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Enhanced gene delivery in vitro and in vivo by improved transferrin-lipoplexes, Conchita Tros De Ilarduya, M. A. Arangoa, M. J. Moreno-Aliaga, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Submissions from 2001

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Characterization of a monoclonal antibody reacting with antigen-4 domain of gp900 in Cryptosporidium parvum invasive stages, Alain Bonnin, David M. Ojcius, Philippe Souque, Debra A. Barnes, Patricia S. Doyle, Jiri Gut, Richard G. Nelson, Carolyn Petersen, and Jean-Francois Dubremetz

Modulation of P2Z/P2X7 receptor activity in macrophages infected with Chlamydia psittaci, Robson Coutinho-Silva, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Pedro M. Persechini, Alice Dautry-Varsat, and David M. Ojcius

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Comparing apical preparations of root canals shaped by nickel-titanium rotary instruments and nickel-titanium hand instruments., P. Deplazes, Ove A. Peters, and Fred Barbakow

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Lipid assemblies for drug delivery, Nejat Düzgüneş

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Delivery of novel macromolecular drugs against HIV-1, Nejat Düzgüneş, Sérgio Simões, Krystyna Konopka, John J. Rossi, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

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Marginal adaptation of inlay-retained adhesive fixed partial dentures after mechanical and thermal stress: an in vitro study., Till N. Göehring, Ove A. Peters, and F. Lutz

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Cationic lipid-DNA complexes in gene delivery: From biophysics to biological applications, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, Sérgio Simões, Pedro Pires, Henrique Faneca, and Nejat Düzgüneş

An in vitro study comparing root-end cavities prepared by diamond-coated and stainless steel ultrasonic retrotips., Christine I. Peters, Ove A. Peters, and Fred Barbakow

Endodontische Behandlung und internes Bleichen-zwei Fallberichte, Ove A. Peters

[Engine-driven preparation of curved root canals: a platform to assess physical parameters]., Ove A. Peters, Stefan Kappeler, Willi Bucher, and Fred Barbakow

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Changes in root canal geometry after preparation assessed by high-resolution computed tomography., Ove A. Peters, A. Laib, Till N. Göhring, and Fred Barbakow

Effects of four Ni-Ti preparation techniques on root canal geometry assessed by micro computed tomography., Ove A. Peters, K. Schönenberger, and A. Laib

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Radical changes to chlamydial taxonomy are not necessary just yet, J. Schachter, R. S. Stephens, P. Timms, C. Kuo, Patrik M. Bavoil, S. Birkelund, J. Boman, H. Caldwell, L. A. Campbell, M. Chernesky, G. Christiansen, I. N. Clarke, C. Gaydos, J. T. Grayston, T. Hackstadt, R. Hsia, B. Kaltenboeck, M. Leinonnen, David M. Ojcius, G. McClarty, J. Orfila, R. Peeling, M. Puolakkainen, T. C. Quinn, R. G. Rank, J. Raulston, G. L. Ridgeway, P. Saikku, W. E. Stamm, D. T. Taylor-Robinson, S. P. Wang, and P. B. Wyrick

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On the mechanisms of internalization and intracellular delivery mediated by pH-sensitive liposomes, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Maria C. Pedroso de Lima

Submissions from 2000

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Closing in on Chlamydia and its intracellular bag of tricks, Patrik M. Bavoil, Ru-ching Hsia, and David M. Ojcius

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Fluorescent labelling of intracellular bacteria in living host cells, Haralabia Boleti, David M. Ojcius, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

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La notion de danger, Jean M. Kanellopoulos and David M. Ojcius

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Rev-binding aptamer and CMV promoter act as decoys to inhibit HIV replication, Krystyna Konopka, Nan Sook Lee, John Rossi, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Effect of Chlamydia trachomatis infection and subsequent TNFa secretion on apoptosis in the murine genital tract, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Toni Darville, Gabriel Gachelin, Philippe Souque, Michel Huerre, Alice Dautry-Varsat, and David M. Ojcius

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Effects of irrigation on debris and smear layer on canal walls prepared by two rotary techniques: a scanning electron microscopic study., Ove A. Peters and Fred Barbakow

Darstellung der dreidimensionalen Geometrie von Wurzelkanälen mittels hochauflösender Computertomographie, Ove A. Peters, Till N. Göhring, A. Laib, and Fred Barbakow

Effect of eugenol-containing sealer on marginal adaptation of dentine-bonded resin fillings., Ove A. Peters, Till N. Göhring, and F. Lutz

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Three-dimensional analysis of root canal geometry by high-resolution computed tomography., Ove A. Peters, A. Laib, P. Rüegsegger, and Fred Barbakow

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Human serum albumin enhances DNA transfection by lipoplexes and confers resistance to inhibition by serum, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, Pedro Pires, Rogério Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Efficient gene transfer by transferrin lipoplexes in the presence of serum, Conchita Tros De Ilarduya and Nejat Düzgüneş

Submissions from 1999

Effects of Nd:YAG lasers on root canal walls: a light and scanning electron microscopic study., Fred Barbakow, Ove A. Peters, and L. Havranek

Chlamydia trachomatis, ennemi intérieur : de la biologie moléculaire aux modèles animaux, Patrik M. Bavoil, David M. Ojcius, Alice Dautry-Varsat, A. Souriau, F. Bernard, A. Rodolakis, and R.-C. Hsia

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Chlamydia infection or epithelial cells expressing dynamin and Eps15 mutants: clathrin-independent entry into cells and dynamin-dependent productive growth, Haralabia Boleti, Alexandre Benmerah, David M. Ojcius, Nadine Cerf-Bensussan, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

P2Z-P2X7 receptor-mediated apoptosis of dendritic cells, Robson Coutinho-Silva, Pedro M. Persechini, R. C. Bisaggio, Jean-Luc Perfettini, A. C. T. Sa Neto, Jean M. Kanellopoulos, I. Motta, Alice Dautry-Varsat, and David M. Ojcius

Science by consensus: Why the NIH grant review system must be changed, Nejat Düzgüneş

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Mechanisms and kinetics of liposome-cell interactions, Nejat Düzgüneş and Shlomo Nir

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Liposome-mediated delivery of antiviral agents to human immunodeficiency virus-infected cells, Nejat Düzgüneş, Elizabeth Pretzer, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, Krystyna Konopka, Diana Flasher, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

[Procedural challenges in endodontics. Continuing education course (CEC) 6 May 98]., C. Eggert and Ove A. Peters

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Wear of nickel-titanium lightspeed instruments evaluated by scanning electron microscopy., C. Eggert, Ove A. Peters, and Fred Barbakow

Enhancement of endocytosis due to aminophospholipid transport across the plasma membrane of living cells, E. Farge, David M. Ojcius, A. Subtil, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

Adhäsive Inlaybrücken aus glasfaserverstärktem Komposit-Resultate der Untersuchung nach 12 Monaten, Till N. Göhring, Ove A. Peters, and F. Lutz

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Anti-HIV activity of amphotericin B-cholesteryl sulfate colloidal dispersion in vitro, Krystyna Konopka, Luke S.S. Guo, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor (SLPI): oxidation of SLPI does not explain its variable anti-HIV activity, Krystyna Konopka, N. Shine, Elizabeth Pretzer, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Caspase-dependent apoptosis during infection with Cryptosporidium parvum, David M. Ojcius, Jean-Luc Perfettini, Alain Bonnin, and Fabrice Laurent

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Gene delivery mediated by cationic liposomes: From biophysical aspects to enhancement of transfection, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, Sérgio Simões, Pedro Pires, Rogério Gaspar, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Apical transportation revisited or 'where did the K-file go'?, Ove A. Peters and Fred Barbakow

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Interaction of cationic liposomes and their DNA complexes with monocytic leukemia cells, Pedro Pires, Sérgio Simões, Shlomo Nir, Rogério Gaspar, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

Cationic liposomes as gene transfer vectors: Barriers to successful application in gene therapy, Sérgio Simões, Pedro Pires, Nejat Düzgüneş, and Maria C. Pedroso De Lima

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Successful transfection of lymphocytes by ternary lipoplexes, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, R. Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Mechanisms of gene transfer mediated by lipoplexes associated with targeting ligands or pH-sensitive peptides, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, Pedro Pires, Rogério Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Transfection of human macrophages by lipoplexes via the combined use of transferrin and pH-sensitive peptides, Sérgio Simões, Vladimir Slepushkin, Elizabeth Pretzer, Paul Dazin, Rogério Gaspar, Maria C. Pedroso De Lima, and Nejat Düzgüneş

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Zinc monoglycerolate (ZMG) and zinc salt cellular uptake profile in vitro determined by plasma mass spectrometry, Benjamin David Zeitlin and Kim D. Rainsford

Submissions from 1998

History lesson, Nejat Düzgüneş

Aufbereitung gekrümmter Wurzelkanäle mit der Lightspeed-Methode, C. Eggert, Ove A. Peters, E. Meyer, and Fred Barbakow

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Functional gene transfer from intracellular bacteria to mammalian host cells, Catherine Grillot-Courvalin, Sylvie Goussard, Francois Huetz, David M. Ojcius, and Patrice Courvalin

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Receptor ligand-facilitated cationic liposome delivery of anti-HIV-1 Rev-binding aptamer and ribozyme DNAs, Krystyna Konopka, Nejat Düzgüneş, John Rossi, and Nan Sook Lee

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Delivery of an anti-HIV-1 ribozyme into HIV-infected cells via cationic liposomes, Krystyna Konopka, John J. Rossi, Piotr Swiderski, Vladimir A. Slepushkin, and Nejat Düzgüneş

Internalization of Chlamydia by dendritic cells and stimulation of Chlamydia-specific T cells, David M. Ojcius, Yolanda Bravo de Alba, Jean M. Kanellopoulos, Ray A. Hawkins, Kathy A. Kelly, Roger G. Rank, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

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Enhancement of ATP levels and glucose metabolism during an infection by Chlamydia: NMR studies of living cells, David M. Ojcius, H. Degani, Joel Mispelter, and Alice Dautry-Varsat

Pore-forming proteins, David M. Ojcius, Chau-Ching Liu, and John Ding-E. Young