NatPROB: 2011

The researcher leaders of NatPROB received from the outstanding journal Caries Research’s editor the acceptance of their manuscript regarding to Natural Products in dental research.

This paper reflects the expertise and philosophy of the group of researchers that created NatPROB aligned with a policy of awareness of scientific and for a sustainable environmental.

Please, have a pleasant and productive reading of the

Natural Products in Caries Research: Current (Limited) Knowledge, Challenges and Future Perspective.

Authors: Jeon JG, Rosalen PL, Falsetta ML, Koo H.

Caries Res. 2011 May 12;45(3):243-263. (DOI: 10.1159/000327250),

and you may access the full text at: http://content.karger.com/produktedb/produkte.asp?DOI=000327250&typ=pdf

Investigators from NatPROB presented their researches at the 2011 (89^th) IADR General Session & Exhibition / AADR Annual Meeting / CADR Annual Meeting on March 16 through March 19, 2011 in San Diego Convention Center, CA, USA.

The NatPROB’s researchers and their teams presented nine paper including participation in the Hatton Award, one of the most prestigious competitions of the meeting. In this competition, NatPROB’s researches were the only group to receive two Hatton Awards, as followed:

- 1^st place in the Senior Category of IADR Hatton Award went to Abstract # 1825 Modulation of immunological synapse by antidepressants suppresses periodontal bone loss. L.S. BRANCO-DE-ALMEIDA, G.C.N. FRANCO, H.E. MACKLER, M. KAJIYA, X. HAN, P.L. ROSALEN, M.A. TAUBMAN, and T. KAWAI.

- Post-doctoral Category from AADR of Hatton Award went to Abstract # 1857 EPS-microcolony complexes modulate Streptococcus mutans survival-competitiveness within mixed-species biofilms. J. XIAO, M.I. KLEIN and H. KOO.

Please see below the list of NatPROB’s researches presented at the 89^th Annual Meeting of the IADR, San Diego, CA, USA, whose contents can be viewed at: http://iadr.confex.com/iadr/2011sandiego/webprogram/

Abstract # 19: Candida albicans interactions with Streptococcus mutans and apatitic surfaces. H. KOO¹, S. GREGOIRE¹, J. XIAO¹, B. SILVA¹, M. KLEIN¹, P.L. ROSALEN², R. BAUSERMAN¹, and R. WAUGH¹, ¹School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas State - Piracicaba, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Abstract # 55 Characterization of Streptococcus mutans proteome during biofilm development using MudPIT. M.I. KLEIN¹, J. XIAO¹, B. LU², J.R. YATES III², and H. KOO¹, ¹School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, ²The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA

Abstract # 1469: Antimicrobial activity of fractions of Anadenanthera macrocarpa on mutans streptococci. R. YATSUDA¹, K.O. SILVA¹, É.P. SOUZA¹, J.C. DUARTE², M.A.M. SANTANA², G.C. MESSIAS¹, N.K.B. RIBEIRO¹, G.S. SANTOS¹, R.S.D.M. DÓREA¹, M.F. ANDRADE¹, V.S. MEIRELES¹, D.D. SAMPAIO¹, C.M.F. ANDRADE¹, L.M. MARQUES¹, P.L. ROSALEN³, and M.P. CRUZ¹, ¹Instituto Multidisciplinar em Saúde, Universidade Federal Da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista, Brazil, ²Universidade Federal Da Bahia, Vitória da Conquista, Brazil, ³Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas State - Piracicaba, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Abstract # 1825: Modulation of immunological synapse by antidepressants suppresses periodontal bone loss. L.S. BRANCO-DE-ALMEIDA¹, G.C.N. FRANCO², H.E. MACKLER³, M. KAJIYA³, X. HAN³, P.L. ROSALEN¹, M.A. TAUBMAN³, and T. KAWAI³, ¹Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba, FOP/UNICAMP, Piracicaba SP, Brazil, ²University of Taubaté, Taubaté, Brazil, ³Department of Immunology, Forsyth Institute, Cambridge, MA

Abstract # 1857: EPS-microcolony complexes modulate Streptococcus mutans survival-competitiveness within mixed-species biofilms. J. XIAO, Dentistry, Center for Oral Biology, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, M.I. KLEIN, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY, and H. KOO, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY

Abstract # 2649: Catecholamines increase the adhesion of Streptococcus mutans on orthodontic brackets. G.C.N. FRANCO¹, M.L. CASTRO², K. COGO¹, S.C. CORTELLI¹, A.C. ANDRADE¹, and P.L. ROSALEN³, ¹University of Taubaté, Taubaté, Brazil, ²Farmacologia, Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Piracicaba, Brazil, ³Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas State - Piracicaba, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil

Abstract # 2771: Effects of red propolis bioactive-fraction on S. mutans biofilms development. B.B. SILVA, Piracicaba Dental School, Piracicaba, Brazil, S.M. ALENCAR, "Luis de Queiroz" college of Agriculture, Piracicaba, Brazil, M. IKEGAKI, Federal university of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil, P.L. ROSALEN, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas State - Piracicaba, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, and H. KOO, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Abstract # 2772: Influences of red propolis on S.mutans-transcriptome responses within biofilms. P.L. ROSALEN, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas State - Piracicaba, Piracicaba, SP, Brazil, B.B. SILVA, Piracicaba Dental School, Piracicaba, Brazil, M. FALSETTA, University of Rochester School of Medicine and Dentistry, Rochester, NY, M. IKEGAKI, Federal university of Alfenas, Alfenas, Brazil, S.M. ALENCAR, "Luis de Queiroz" college of Agriculture, Piracicaba, Brazil, and H. KOO, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

Abstract # 3029: Transcriptional Responses of Streptococcus mutans Biofilm Cells to Novel Therapeutics. M.L. FALSETTA, M.I. KLEIN, and H. KOO, School of Medicine and Dentistry, University of Rochester, Rochester, NY

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NatPROB – Release the new publication at Caries Research journal (May 2011)

NatPROB presented 9 investigations and received 2 Hatton Awards at 2011's IADR, San Diego, California, USA

NatPROB presents at 2011's IADR, San Diego, California, USA