Research Papers
SLURP-1, an endogenous alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor allosteric ligand, is expressed in CD205(+) dendritic cells in human tonsils and potentiates lymphocytic cholinergic activity.
Journal of neuroimmunology • 2014 • Vol. 267 (1-2)
Immune cells often express various nicotinic ACh receptor (nAChR) subtypes, including alpha7 nAChRs, as well as mRNA encoding secreted lymphocyte antigen-6/urokinase-type plasminogen activator recept…
Fujii, T; Horiguchi, K; Kasahara, T
Polysomnographic investigation of sleep and respiratory parameters in women with temporomandibular pain disorders.
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine • 2014 • Vol. 10 (2)
STUDY OBJECTIVES: Temporomandibular pain disorders (TMD) and myofascial pain were linked to increased prevalence of insomnia and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) on clinical grounds. However, the litera…
Dubrovsky, B; Janal, M; Klausner, J
Rapid maxillary expansion for obstructive sleep apnea: a lemon for lemonade?
Journal of clinical sleep medicine : JCSM : official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine • 2014 • Vol. 10 (2)
Inoue, Y; Maeda, K; Tsuiki, S
A genome-wide study of de novo deletions identifies a candidate locus for non-syndromic isolated cleft lip/palate risk.
BMC genetics • 2014 • Vol. 15
BACKGROUND: Copy number variants (CNVs) may play an important part in the development of common birth defects such as oral clefts, and individual patients with multiple birth defects (including cleft…
Beaty, T; Marazita, M; Parker, M
Sixteen years post radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma elicited multi-dysfunction along PTX and chronic kidney disease with microcytic anemia.
BMC urology • 2014 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: The hypothalamic-pituitary (h-p) unit is a particularly radiosensitive region in the central nervous system. As a consequence, radiation-induced irreversible, progressively chronic onset …
Chen, K; Chyau, C; Huang, C
Critical role for IL-1beta in DNA damage-induced mucositis.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America • 2014 • Vol. 111 (6)
beta-TrCP, the substrate recognition subunit of SCF-type ubiquitin ligases, is ubiquitously expressed from two distinct paralogs, targeting for degradation many regulatory proteins, among which is th…
Alkalay, I; Apte, R; Ben-Neriah, Y
Pancytopenia as an early indicator for Stevens-Johnson syndrome complicated with hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis: a case report.
BMC pediatrics • 2014 • Vol. 14
BACKGROUND: Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) is a severe skin and mucosal bullous disease. When complicated with Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH), the condition is especially life-threatening. …
Fan, Z; Qian, X; Yu, H
Inhibition of caspases protects mice from radiation-induced oral mucositis and abolishes the cleavage of RNA-binding protein HuR.
The Journal of biological chemistry • 2014 • Vol. 289 (6)
The oral mucosal epithelium is typically insulted during chemotherapy and ionizing radiation (IR) therapy and disposed to mucositis, which creates painful inflammation and ulceration in the oral cavi…
Balasubramanian, S; House, R; Palanisamy, V
Faecal levels of calprotectin in systemic sclerosis are stable over time and are higher compared to primary Sjogren's syndrome and rheumatoid arthritis.
Arthritis research & therapy • 2014 • Vol. 16 (1)
INTRODUCTION: Faecal calprotectin (FC) has been proposed to be a biomarker of gastrointestinal (GI) disease in systemic sclerosis (SSc). The purpose of this study was to extend cross-sectional observ…
Andreasson, K; Bartosik, I; Hesselstrand, R
Vocal cord paralysis associated with Ramsay Hunt syndrome: looking back 50 years.
BMJ case reports • 2014 • Vol. 2014
Ramsay Hunt syndrome is defined by herpes zoster oticus and peripheral facial nerve palsy which is often associated with otalgia. The syndrome is, in rare cases, associated with other cranial nerve p…
Mey, K; Rasmussen, E
ADAM17 mediates OSCC development in an orthotopic murine model.
Molecular cancer • 2014 • Vol. 13
BACKGROUND: ADAM17 is one of the main sheddases of the cells and it is responsible for the cleavage and the release of ectodomains of important signaling molecules, such as EGFR ligands. Despite the …
Agostini, M; Aragao, A; Della Coletta, R
Akt/Ezrin Tyr353/NF-kappaB pathway regulates EGF-induced EMT and metastasis in tongue squamous cell carcinoma.
British journal of cancer • 2014 • Vol. 110 (3)
BACKGROUND: Epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT) is a crucial programme in cancer metastasis. Epidermal growth factor (EGF) is a key inducer of EMT, and Ezrin has an important role in this process…
Chen, W; Fan, S; Huang, Z
Osteochondroma of condyle: case discussion and review of treatment modalities.
BMJ case reports • 2014 • Vol. 2014
Temporomandibular joint (TMJ) forms a synovial articulation between the condyle and the cranium. It is a complex joint and shows hinge and gliding movements. Unlike other articulating heads, condyle …
Arora, P; Bargale, S; Deora, S
Wired/Classic and Wireless/Periotest "M" instruments: an in vitro assessment of repeatability of stability measurements.
The Journal of oral implantology • 2014 • Vol. 40 (1)
This in vitro study evaluated agreement among 10 trained evaluators when assessing implant stability with the Wired/Classic and Wireless/Periotest "M." A difference of 1 Periotest value (PTV) between…
Crum, P; DesRosiers, D; Morris, H
Smile attractiveness in patients with Class II division 1 subdivision malocclusions treated with different tooth extraction protocols.
European journal of orthodontics • 2014 • Vol. 36 (1)
The aim of this study was to compare smile attractiveness between one, three, and four premolar extraction protocols in patients with Class II division 1 subdivision malocclusions and to analyse the …
Branco, N; Freitas, M; Janson, G
[Van der Woude syndrome: An unrecognised clinical entity].
Annales de chirurgie plastique et esthetique • 2014 • Vol. 59 (1)
Van der Woude syndrome is known to be the first syndromic cause of oral cleft. Apart clefts the cardinal signs are lower lip pits and hypodontia. IRF6 gene mutations have been recently identified as …
Abbo, O; Bieth, E; Galinier, P
Altered position of the medial lingual nutritional foramina at different stages of alveolar ridge atrophy.
The Journal of oral implantology • 2014 • Vol. 40 (1)
To determine the altered location of the medial lingual nutritional foramina in different stages of bone resorption, 55 cadaveric mandibles were selected for this study from a total of 1532. Prevalen…
Bernauer, E; Gaggl, A; Krenkel, C
Dental implants: early versus standard two-stage loading (animal study).
The Journal of oral implantology • 2014 • Vol. 40 (1)
Direct bone formation on the implant surface is a treatment goal in implant dentistry. It was always thought that a healing period of 3 months for the lower jaw and 5-6 months for the upper jaw was r…
Bajoghli, F; Gholamreza, T; Razavi, M
Immediate nonfunctional loading of NobelPerfect implants in the anterior dental arch in private practice--5-year data.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2014 • Vol. 16 (1)
BACKGROUND: The concept of scalloped implants to maintain the natural contour of the alveolar ridge has been a source of controversy for many years. PURPOSE: This study examined the long-term clinica…
Jung, B; Kunkel, M; Noelken, R
Bone healing after tooth extraction with or without an intervention: a systematic review of randomized controlled trials.
Clinical implant dentistry and related research • 2014 • Vol. 16 (1)
OBJECTIVES: To assess whether the use of a graft and/or membrane post-tooth extraction improves healing of the site dimensionally, radiographically, and/or histologically. MATERIALS AND METHODS: MEDL…
Morjaria, K; Palmer, R; Wilson, R