Browsing by Author "Rojas, Carolina"

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    • Humanized mouse models for the study of periodontitis: An opportunity to elucidate unresolved aspects of ... 
      Rojas, Carolina; García, Michelle P.; Polanco, Alan F.; González Osuna, Luis; Sierra Cristancho, Alfredo José; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta Azucena; Cafferata Chea, Emilio Alfredo; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando Marcelo (Frontiers Media, 2021)
      Periodontitis is an oral inflammatory disease in which the polymicrobial synergy and dysbiosis of the subgingival microbiota trigger a deregulated host immune response, that leads to the breakdown of tooth-supporting ...
    • Increased nuclear β-catenin expression in oral potentially malignant lesions: A marker of epithelial dysplasia 
      Reyes, Montserrat; Rojas Alcayaga, Gonzalo; Maturana, Andrea; Aitken Saavedra, Juan; Rojas, Carolina; Ortega, Ana (Medicina Oral, Patologia Oral y Cirugia Bucal, 2015)
      Background: Deregulation of β-catenin is associated with malignant transformation; however, its relationship with potentially malignant and malignant oral processes is not fully understood. The aim of this study was to ...
    • Natural Killer T (NKT) cells and periodontitis: potential regulatory role of NKT10 cells 
      Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta Azucena; Cafferata Chea, Emilio Alfredo; Díaz, Nicolás I.; Peña, Miguel A.; González Osuna, Luis; Rojas, Carolina; Sierra Cristancho, Alfredo José; Cárdenas, Angélica M.; Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando Marcelo (Hindawi, 2021)
      Natural killer T (NKT) cells constitute a unique subset of T lymphocytes characterized by specifically interacting with antigenic glycolipids conjugated to the CD1d receptor on antigen-presenting cells. Functionally, NKT ...
    • Serotype a of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans down-regulates the increased serotype b-induced cytokine ... 
      Rojas, Leticia; Melgar Rodríguez, Samanta; Díaz Zúñiga, Jaime; Alvarez, Carla; Monasterio, Gustavo; Rojas, Carolina; Carvajal, Paola; Vernal Astudillo, Rolando (Elsevier Ltd, 2018)
      Objective: In Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, different serotypes have been described based on LPS antigenicity. Mixed infection with the different A. actinomycetemcomitans serotypes is frequent in periodontitis ...