SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
 

Kebschull, M., Demmer, J., Behle, J.H., Pollreisz, A., Heideman, J., Belusko, P.B., Celenti, R., Pavlidis, P., Papapanou, P.N. (2009) Granulocyte chemotactic protein 2 (GCP-2 /CXCL6) complements interleukin-8 in periodontal disease. Journal of Periodontal Research 44: 465-471.

Dye, B.A., Herrera-Abreu, M., Lerche-Sehm, J., Vlachojannis, C., Pikdoken, L., Pretzl, B., Schwartz, A., Papapanou, P.N. (2009) Serum antibodies to periodontal bacteria as diagnostic markers of periodontitis. Journal of Periodontology 80: 634-647.

Behle, J.H., Sedagathfar, M.H., Demmer, R.T., Wolf, D.L., Celenti, R., Kebschull, M., Belusko, P.B., Herrera-Abreu, M., Lalla, E., Papapanou, P.N. (2009) Heterogeneity of systemic inflammatory responses after periodontal therapy. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 36: 287-294.

Ebersole, J.L., Novak, M.J., Michalowicz, B.S., Hodges, J.S., Steffen, M.J., Ferguson, J.E., DiAngelis, A.J., Buchanan, W., Mitchell, D.A., Papapanou, P.N. (2009) Systemic immune responses in pregnancy and periodontitis: Relationship to pregnancy outcomes in the obstetrics and periodontal therapy (OPT) study. Journal of Periodontology 80: 953-960.

Demmer, R., Behle, J.H., Wolf, D.L., Handfield, M., Kebschull, M., Celenti, R., Pavlidis, P., Papapanou, P.N. (2008) Transcriptomes in healthy and diseased gingival tissues. Journal of Periodontology 79: 2112-2124.

Papapanou, P.N., Sedaghatfar, M.H., Demmer, R., Wolf, D.L., Yang, J., Roth, G.A., Celenti, R., Belusko, P.B., Lalla, E., Pavlidis, P. (2007) Periodontal therapy alters gene expression of peripheral blood monocytes. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 34: 736-747.

Michalowicz, B.S., Hodges, J.S., DiAngelis, A., Lupo, V.R., Novak, M.J., Ferguson, J.E., Buchanan, W., Bofill, J., Papapanou, P.N., Mitchell. D.A., Matseoane, S., Tschida, P.A. (2006) Treatment of periodontal disease and the risk of preterm birth. New England Journal of Medicine 355: 1885-1894.

Dye, B.A., Choudhary, K., Shea, S., Papapanou, P.N. (2005) Serum antibodies to periodontal pathogens and markers of systemic inflammation. Journal of Clinical Periodontology 32:1189-1199.

Desvarieux, M., Demmer, R.T., Rundek, T., Boden-Albala, B., Jacobs, D.R., Sacco, R.L., Papapanou, P.N. (2005) Periodontal microbiota and carotid intima-media thickness: The Oral Infections and Vascular Disease Epidemiology Study (INVEST). Circulation 111: 576-582.

Jarjoura, K., Devine, P.C., Perez-Delboy, A., Herrera-Abreu, M., D’Alton, M., Papapanou, P.N. (2005) Markers of periodontal infection and preterm birth. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology 192: 513-519.

CURRENT PROJECTS

Effects of Periodontal Therapy on Preterm Birth
A multi-center randomized clinical trial, examining the effects of non-surgical periodontal therapy on the incidence of preterm birth.

Oral infections, carotid atherosclerosis and stroke
A prospective follow-up study examining the role of oral infections in the development of carotid atherosclerosis and stroke.

Gene expression signatures in chronic and aggressive periodontitis
A study of gene expression in gingival tissues in different forms of periodontitis, studied by microarray technology.

Periodontal therapy and peripheral blood mononuclear cell activation
A prospective intervention study that examines the systemic anti-inflammatory effects of periodontal therapy with special focus on the gene expression of peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

Clinical and Translational Science Award
A project aiming at providing infrastructure support for clinical and translational research across the CUMC campus.