Publications


Xiao J, Klein MI, Falsetta ML, Lu B, Delahunty CM, Yates III JR, Heydorn A, Koo H. The exopolysaccharide matrix modulates the interaction between 3D architecture and virulence of a mixed-species oral biofilm. PLoS Pathog, 2012 (in press).

Klein MI, Scott Anne KM, Gregoire S, Rosalen PL, Koo H. Molecular approaches for viable bacterial population and transcriptional analyses in a rodent model of dental caries. Mol Oral Microbiol, 2012 (in press).

Pandit S, Kim HJ, Park SH, Jeon JG. Enhancement of fluoride activity against Streptococcus mutans biofilms by a substance separated from Polygonum cuspidatum. Biofouling. 2012 Mar; 28(3): 279-87. 

Pandit S, Kim GR, Lee MH, Jeon JG. Evaluation of Streptococcus mutans biofilms formed on fluoride releasing and non fluoride releasing resin composites. J Dent. 2011 Nov;39(11):780-7. 

Lee NH, Lee YH, Bhattari G, Lee IK, Yun BS, Jeon JG, Hwang PH, Yi HK. Reactive oxygen species removal activity of davallialactone reduces lipopolysaccharide-induced pulpal inflammation through inhibition of the extracellular signal-regulated kinase 1/2 and nuclear factor kappa b pathway. J Endod. 2011 Apr;37(4):491-5.

Gregoire S, Xiao J, Silva BB, Gonzalez I, Agidi PS, Klein MI, Ambatipudi KS, Rosalen PL, Bauserman R, Waugh RE, Koo H. Role of Glucosyltransferase B in Interactions of Candida albicans with Streptococcus mutans and with an Experimental Pellicle on Hydroxyapatite Surfaces. Appl Environ Microbiol. 2011 Sep;77(18):6357-67. Epub 2011 Jul 29.

Jeon JG, Rosalen PL, Falsetta ML, Koo H. Natural Products in Caries Research: Current (Limited) Knowledge, Challenges and Future Perspective. Caries Res. 2011 May 12;45(3):243-263. 

Jeon JG, Pandit S, Xiao J, Gregoire S, Falsetta ML, Klein MI, Koo H. Influences of trans-trans farnesol, a membrane-targeting sesquiterpenoid, on Streptococcus mutans physiology and survival within mixed-species oral biofilms. Int J Oral Sci. 2011 Apr;3(2):98-106. 

Bowen WH, Koo H. Biology of Streptococcus mutans-derived glucosyltransferases: role in extracellular matrix formation of cariogenic biofilms. Caries Res. 2011;45(1):69-86. Epub 2011 Feb 23.

Catalán MA, Scott-Anne K, Klein MI, Koo H, Bowen WH, Melvin JE. Elevated incidence of dental caries in a mouse model of cystic fibrosis. PLoS One. 2011 Jan 31;6(1):e16549. 

Klein MI, Xiao J, Heydorn A, Koo H. An analytical tool-box for comprehensive biochemical, structural and transcriptome evaluation of oral biofilms mediated by mutans streptococci. J Vis Exp. 2011 Jan 25;(47). 

Branco-de-Almeida LS, Kajiya M, Cardoso CR, Silva MJ, Ohta K, Rosalen PL, Franco GC, Han X, Taubman MA, Kawai T. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors attenuate the antigen presentation from dendritic cells to effector T lymphocytes. FEMS Immunol Med Microbiol. 2011 May 13. 

Franco GC, Kajiya M, Nakanishi T, Ohta K, Rosalen PL, Groppo FC, Ernst CW, Boyesen JL, Bartlett JD, Stashenko P, Taubman MA, Kawai T. Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-9 activity by doxycycline ameliorates RANK ligand-induced osteoclast differentiation in vitro and in vivo. Exp Cell Res. 2011 Jun 10;317(10):1454-64. Epub 2011 Mar 21.


Branco-de-Almeida LS, Murata RM, Franco EM, dos Santos MH, de Alencar SM, Koo H, Rosalen PL. Effects of 7-epiclusianone on Streptococcus mutans and caries development in rats. Planta Med. 2011 Jan;77(1):40-5. Epub 2010 Jul 21
Jeon JG, Pandit S, Xiao J, Gregoire S, Falsetta ML, Klein MI, Koo H. Influences of trans-trans farnesol, a membrane-targeting sesquiterpenoid, on Streptococcus mutans physiology and survival within mixed-species oral biofilms. Int J Oral Sci. 2011 Apr;3(2):98-106.

Kim JE, Kim HJ, Pandit S, Chang KW, Jeon JG. Inhibitory effect of a bioactivity-guided fraction from Rheum undulatum on the acid production of Streptococcus mutans biofilms at sub-MIC levels. Fitoterapia. 2011 Apr;82(3):352-6. Epub 2010 Nov 6.

Kwon YR, Son KJ, Pandit S, Kim JE, Chang KW, Jeon JG. Bioactivity-guided separation of anti-acidogenic substances against Streptococcus mutans UA 159 from Polygonum cuspidatum. Oral Dis. 2010 Mar;16(2):204-9
Pandit S, Kim HJ, Kim JE, Jeon JG. Separation of an effective fraction from turmeric against Streptococcus mutans biofilms by the comparison of curcuminoid content and anti-acidogenic activity. Food Chem.,126(4):1565-1570, 2011.

Pandit S, Kim JE, Jung KH, Chang KW, Jeon JG. Effect of sodium fluoride on the virulence factors and composition of Streptococcus mutans biofilms. Arch Oral Biol., Jan 15, 2011. [Epub ahead of print]

Murata RM, Branco-de-Almeida LS, Franco EM, Yatsuda R, dos Santos MH, de Alencar SM, Koo H, Rosalen PL. Inhibition of Streptococcus mutans biofilm accumulation and development of dental caries in vivo by 7-epiclusianone and fluoride.  Biofouling, 26(7):865-72, 2010.

Koo H, Duarte S, Murata RM, Scott-Anne K, Gregoire S, Watson GE, Singh AP, Vorsa N. Influence of cranberry proanthocyanidins on formation of biofilms by Streptococcus mutans on saliva-coated apatitic surface and dental caries development in vivo. Caries Res 44:116-126, 2010.

Klein MI, DeBaz L, Agidi S, Lee H, Xie G, Lin AH, Hamaker BR, Lemos JA, Koo H. Dynamics of Streptococcus mutans transcriptome in response to starch and sucrose during biofilm development. PLoS One, 19;5(10):e13478, 2010.

Kwon YR, Son KJ, Pandit S, Kim JE, Chang KW, Jeon JG. Bioactivity-guided separation of anti-acidogenic substances against Streptococcus mutans UA 159 from Polygonum cuspidatum. Oral Dis., 16(2):204-209, 2010.

Ban SH, Kwon YR, Pandit S, Lee YS, Yi HK, Jeon JG. Effects of a bio-assay guided fraction from Polygonum cuspidatum root on the viability, acid production and glucosyltranferase of mutans streptococci. Fitoterapia, 81(1):30-34, 2010.

Kim JE, Kim HJ, Pandit S, Chang KW, Jeon JG. Inhibitory effect of a bioactivity-guided fraction from Rheum undulatum on the acid production of Streptococcus mutans biofilms at sub-MIC levels. Fitoterapia. Nov 6, 2010. [Epub ahead of print]

Shin JA, Shim JH, Jeon JG, Choi KH, Choi ES, Cho NP, Cho SD. Apoptotic effect of Polygonum Cuspidatum in oral cancer cells through the regulation of specificity protein 1. Oral Dis., Jul 23, 2010. [Epub ahead of print]

Branco-de-Almeida LS, Murata RM, Franco EM, Dos Santos MH, de Alencar SM, Koo H, Rosalen PL.  Effects of 7-Epiclusianone on Streptococcus mutans and Caries Development in Rats.  Planta Med., Jul 21, 2010. [Epub ahead of print]

Jeon JG, Klein MI, Xiao J, Gregoire S, Rosalen PL, Koo HInfluences of naturally occurring agents in combination with fluoride on gene expression and structural organization of Streptococcus mutans in biofilms.  BMC Microbiol., 28;9:228, 2009.