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Periodontal and peri-implant diseases: identical or fraternal infections? by Robitaille, N., Reed, D.N., Walters, J.D., Kumar, P.S.

“…Summary Peri‐implant diseases (peri‐implantitis and peri‐implant mucositis) are bacterially driven infections. Peri‐implantitis leads to aggressive bone…”
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Clarithromycin Transport by Gingival Fibroblasts and Epithelial Cells by Chou, C.-H., Walters, J.D.

“…Macrolide antibiotics penetrate cells, but the mechanism by which this occurs is unclear. The objective of this study was to characterize the mechanisms of…”
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Effect of niobium content on the microstructure and thermal properties of fluorapatite glass-ceramics by Denry, I. L., Holloway, J. A., Nakkula, R. J., Walters, J. D.

“…Niobium oxide has been shown to improve biocompatibility and promote bioactivity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of niobium oxide…”
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Accumulation of Topical Naproxen by Cultured Oral Epithelium by Fitzgerald, R.R., Walters, J.D.

“…Topically administered non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) inhibit periodontal bone loss, but little is known about the mechanism by which they…”
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Oral Clonidine Pre-treatment and Diazepam/Meperidine Sedation by Hall, D.L., Tatakis, D.N., Walters, J.D., Rezvan, E.

“…Clonidine has recently been used as a pre-operative medication and sedative/anxiolytic drug. Its extended duration of action makes it suitable for longer…”
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Accumulation of Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs by Gingival Fibroblasts by Zavarella, M.M., Gbemi, O., Walters, J.D.

“…Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are used to manage pain and inflammatory disorders. We hypothesized that gingival fibroblasts actively…”
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Modulation of Gingival Fibroblast Minocycline Accumulation by Biological Mediators by Walters, J.D., Nakkula, R.J., Maney, P.

“…Gingival fibroblasts actively accumulate tetracyclines, thereby enhancing their redistribution from blood to gingiva. Since growth factors and pro-inflammatory…”
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Impact of land use on vegetation composition, diversity, and selected soil properties of wetlands in the southern Drakensberg mountains, South Africa by Walters, D. J. J., Kotze, D. C., O’Connor, T. G.

“…Wetlands provide the ecosystem services of enhancing water quality, attenuating floods, sequestrating carbon and supporting biodiversity. In southern Africa,…”
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Phosphorylation-dependent binding of a synthetic MARCKS peptide to calmodulin by McIlroy, B K, Walters, J D, Blackshear, P J, Johnson, J D

“…A 25-amino acid peptide, containing the four protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylation sites and the calmodulin (CaM) binding domain of the myristoylated…”
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Simulation and Emulation of X-Ray Diffraction from Dynamic Compression Experiments by Francom, D., Walters, D. J., Barber, J. L., Luscher, D. J., Lawrence, E., Biswas, A., Biwer, C. M., Banesh, D., Lazarz, J., Vogel, S. C., Ramos, K., Bolme, C., Sandberg, R. L., Ahrens, J.

“…Many important aspects of the dynamic thermo-mechanical response of materials occur at the mesoscale, i.e. a physical scale of interactions smaller than what…”
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Mechanisms of Fluoroquinolone Transport by Human Neutrophils by WALTERS, J. D, FANJIE ZHANG, NAKKULA, R. J

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Accumulation of Ciprofloxacin and Minocycline by Cultured Human Gingival Fibroblasts by Yang, Q., Nakkula, R.J., Walters, J.D.

“…Through a mechanism that is unclear, systemic fluoroquinolones and tetracyclines can attain higher levels in gingival fluid than in blood. We hypothesized that…”
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Discovery of Five Conserved β-Defensin Gene Clusters Using a Computational Search Strategy by Schutte, Brian C., Mitros, Joseph P., Bartlett, Jennifer A., Walters, Jesse D., Jia, Hong Peng, Welsh, Michael J., Casavant, Thomas L., McCray, Paul B.

“…The innate immune system includes antimicrobial peptides that protect multicellular organisms from a diverse spectrum of microorganisms. β-Defensins comprise…”
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Porphyromonas gingivalis lipopolysaccharide delays human polymorphonuclear leukocyte apoptosis in vitro by Preshaw, Philip M., Schifferle, Robert E., Walters, John D.

“…Apoptosis (programmed cell death) is a mechanism by which superfluous or damaged cells undergo changes that lead to selective removal from organ systems by…”
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Monocyte chemotactic and activating factor is a potent histamine-releasing factor for basophils by ALAM, R, LETT-BROWN, M. A, FORSYTHE, P. A, ANDERSON-WALTERS, D. J, KENAMORE, C, KORMOS, C, GRANT, J. A

“…Monocyte chemotactic and activating factor (MCAF) is a recently cloned cytokine that causes chemotaxis of basophils. In our pursuit of cytokines affecting…”
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INFORMED CONSENT: HOW MUCH INFORMATION IS ENOUGH? by Stanley, B. M., Walters, D. J., Maddern, G. J.

“…Background: Recent judicial decisions involving informed consent have led to some medical practitioners altering the way they obtain consent. The aim of this…”
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Fluoroquinolone Transport by Human Monocytes: Characterization and Comparison to Other Cells of Myeloid Lineage by BOUNDS, Steven J, NAKKULA, Robin, WALTERS, John D

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Gangliosides inhibit PDGF-induced signal transduction events in U-1242 MG human glioma cells by SAQR, H. E, WALTERS, J. D, GUAN, Z, STOKES, B. T, YATES, A. J

“…In this study we investigated the responses of intracellular calcium ([Ca2+]i) and protein kinase C (PKC) to PDGF in U-1242 MG cells. PDGF-BB stimulated…”
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Insulin resistance in adipocytes after downregulation of Gi subtypes by Green, A, Walters, D J, Belt, S E

“…To determine whether downregulation of Gi proteins is associated with insulin resistance, we incubated isolated adipocytes with N6-(2-phenylisopropyl)adenosine…”
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Powerful politics at the XI International Conference on AIDS by Walters, D J

“…The XI International Conference on AIDS, held in Vancouver from July 7 to 12, 1996, produced encouraging signs of significant progress in basic, clinical and…”
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