Selective Killing Effects of Cold Atmospheric Pressure Plasma with NO Induced Dysfunction of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of cold atmospheric pressure plasma (CAP)-induced radicals on the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR), which is overexpressed by oral squamous cell carcinoma, to determine the underlying mechanism of selective killing. CAP-induced highly reactive radicals were observed in both plasma plume and cell culture media. The selective killing effect was observed in oral squamous cell carcinoma compared with normal human gingival fibroblast.

Cytotoxicity and terminal differentiation of human oral keratinocyte by indium ions from a silver-palladium-gold-indium dental alloy.

Objective: Dental alloys containing indium (In) have been used in dental restoration for two decades; however, no study has investigated the biological effects of In ions, which may be released in the oral cavity, on human oral keratinocytes. The objective of the present study was to investigate the biological effects of In ions on human oral keratinocyte after confirming their release from a silver-palladium-gold-indium (Ag-Pd-Au-In) dental alloy.

Methods: As a corrosion assay, a static immersion tests were performed by detecting the released ions in the corrosion solution from the Ag-Pd-Au-In dental alloy using inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy.

Seeding cells on calcium phosphate scaffolds using hydrogel enhanced osteoblast proliferation and differentiation.

Internal pores in calcium phosphate (CaP) scaffolds pose an obstacle in cell seeding efficiency. Previous studies have shown inverse relationships between cell attachment and internal pore size, which mainly resulted from cells flowing to the bottom of culture plates. In order to overcome this structure-based setback, we have designed a method for cell seeding that involves hydrogel.

Heat shock transcription factor-1 suppresses apoptotic cell death and ROS generation in 3-nitropropionic acid-stimulated striatal cells.

Striatal neuronal cell death is one of the pathological features of Huntington's disease (HD). Overexpression of some heat shock proteins (HSPs) has been reported to suppress the aggregate formation of mutant huntingtin and concurrent cell death. Heat shock transcription factor-1 (HSF 1), a major transcription factor of HSPs, has also been reported to be increased in HD models.

Excess of leptin inhibits hypothalamic KiSS-1 expression in pubertal mice.

Purpose: Leptin has been considered a link between metabolic state and reproductive activity. Defective reproductive function can occur in leptin-deficient and leptin-excessive conditions. The aim of this study was to examine the effects of centrally injected leptin on the hypothalamic KiSS-1 system in relation to gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) action in the initial stage of puberty.