Research Papers
PTPRG suppresses tumor growth and invasion via inhibition of Akt signaling in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
Oncotarget • 2015 • Vol. 6 (15)
Protein Tyrosine Phosphatase, Receptor Type G (PTPRG) was identified as a candidate tumor suppressor gene in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). PTPRG induces significant in vivo tumor suppression in NPC…
Cheng, Y; Cheung, A; Chu, A
BRCC3 acts as a prognostic marker in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with radiotherapy and mediates radiation resistance in vitro.
Radiation oncology (London, England) • 2015 • Vol. 10
BACKGROUND: BRCC3 has been found to be aberrantly expressed in breast tumors and involved in DNA damage response. The contribution of BRCC3 to nasopharyngeal carcinoma prognosis and radiosensitivity …
Chang, H; Chen, C; Feng, G
Correlation between ERCC1 expression and concurrent chemotherapy and radiotherapy in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer.
Genetics and molecular research : GMR • 2015 • Vol. 14 (2)
In this study, the expression of DNA excision repair cross-complementing gene 1 (ERCC1) in local advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma has been correlated with the efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherap…
Li, Y; Liang, R; Liao, S
Comparison of intraoral radiography and cone-beam computed tomography for the detection of periodontal defects: an in vitro study.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: This study aimed to compare the diagnostic accuracy of cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) unit with digital intraoral radiography technique for detecting periodontal defects. METHODS: T…
Bagis, N; Kolsuz, M; Kursun, S
Salivary gland ultrasonography: a highly specific tool for the early diagnosis of primary Sjogren's syndrome.
Arthritis research & therapy • 2015 • Vol. 17 (1)
INTRODUCTION: Recently, a great interest has arisen for salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) as a valuable tool for the assessment of major salivary gland involvement in primary Sjogren's syndrome (…
Baldini, C; Bombardieri, S; Caramella, D
Deficiency of cathepsin K prevents inflammation and bone erosion in rheumatoid arthritis and periodontitis and reveals its shared osteoimmune role.
FEBS letters • 2015 • Vol. 589 (12)
Using rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and periodontitis mouse models, we demonstrate that RA and periodontitis share many pathological features, such as deregulated cytokine production, increased immune-ce…
Chen, W; Hao, L; Jules, J
Behcet disease: A new therapeutic agent. [corrected].
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (10)
Robinson, A; Scully, C
Leading healthcare professionals call for safer delivery of sedation for dental patients.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (10)
FGDP(UK) launches new initiative.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (10)
Gel filling could aid bone growth.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (10)
An audit of the use of intravenous ketamine for paediatric dental conscious sedation.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (10)
AIM: An audit of the use of intravenous ketamine for the provision of conscious sedation in paediatric dentistry was carried out over a three-year period. AUDIT DESIGN: In the audit, 3,751 children w…
Bezzina, N; Hassan, R; Manley, M
The role of stereopsis (three-dimensional vision) in dentistry: review of the current literature.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (10)
Clinical dental work is placing increasing demands on a clinician's vision as new techniques that require fine detail become more common. High hand-eye coordination requires good visual acuity as wel…
Ali, N; Syrimi, M
Analysis of the genetic basis of periodic fever with aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis (PFAPA) syndrome.
Scientific reports • 2015 • Vol. 5
PFAPA syndrome is the most common autoinflammatory syndrome in children from Western countries. In spite of its strong familial clustering, its genetic basis and inheritance pattern are still unknown…
Bedoni, N; Di Gioia, S; Hofer, M
Systems pharmacological analysis of drugs inducing stevens-johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Chemical research in toxicology • 2015 • Vol. 28 (5)
Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) are serious cutaneous adverse reactions. We mined the approved labels in Drugs@FDA, identified the SJS/TEN list of 259 small molecu…
Bai, J; Hur, J; Zhao, C
Patients' perception of own efforts versus clinically observed outcomes of non-surgical periodontal therapy in a Norwegian population: an observational study.
BMC oral health • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Most periodontal intervention studies have focused on biomedical qualities like change in pocket depth and clinical attachment levels. Very few studies have described patient response in …
Gjermo, P; Preus, H; Sandvik, L
Controlled feeding trials with ungulates: a new application of in vivo dental molding to assess the abrasive factors of microwear.
The Journal of experimental biology • 2015 • Vol. 218 (Pt 10)
Microwear, the quantification of microscopic scratches and pits on the occlusal surfaces of tooth enamel, is commonly used as a paleodietary proxy. For ungulates (hoofed mammals), scratch-dominant mi…
Clementz, M; Fraser, D; Hoffman, J
Unexpected rare complication of the facial paralysis in a patient with an antrochoanal polyp following canine fossa puncture.
BMJ case reports • 2015 • Vol. 2015
Canine fossa puncture (CFP) combined with endoscopic sinus surgery is a simple and effective method for treating antrochoanal polyps, particularly those that originate in the anterior, inferior or me…
Choi, M; Kim, A
Direct benefit of vaccinating boys along with girls against oncogenic human papillomavirus: bayesian evidence synthesis.
BMJ (Clinical research ed.) • 2015 • Vol. 350
OBJECTIVE: To assess the reduction in the vaccine preventable burden of cancer in men if boys are vaccinated along with girls against oncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV). DESIGN: Bayesian evidence s…
Berkhof, J; Bogaards, J; Brakenhoff, R
Mitogen- and stress-activated Kinase 1 mediates Epstein-Barr virus latent membrane protein 1-promoted cell transformation in nasopharyngeal carcinoma through its induction of Fra-1 and c-Jun genes.
BMC cancer • 2015 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Mitogen- and Stress-Activated Kinase 1 (MSK1) is a nuclear kinase that serves as active link between extracellular signals and the primary response of gene expression. However, the involv…
He, Z; Huang, G; Huang, Z
Oral surgery: Suturing in the real world.
British dental journal • 2015 • Vol. 218 (9)
French, K; Perry, R; Sonde, N