Cristina C. Villar, Ph.D.

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2007 University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT, United States 
Area:
Immunology, Microbiology Biology, Dentistry
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Anna Dongari-Bagtzoglou grad student 2007 University of Connecticut
 (Mechanisms of oral mucosal cell proinflammatory cytokine responses to Candida albicans.)
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Villar CC, Dongari-Bagtzoglou A. (2021) Fungal diseases: Oral dysbiosis in susceptible hosts. Periodontology 2000. 87: 166-180
Di Profio B, Villar CC, Saraiva L, et al. (2017) Is periodontitis a risk factor for infections in cirrhotic patients? Medical Hypotheses. 106: 19-22
Banerjee M, Uppuluri P, Zhao XR, et al. (2013) Expression of UME6, a key regulator of Candida albicans hyphal development, enhances biofilm formation via Hgc1- and Sun41-dependent mechanisms. Eukaryotic Cell. 12: 224-32
Villar CC, Lin AL, Cao Z, et al. (2013) Anticandidal activity and biocompatibility of a rechargeable antifungal denture material. Oral Diseases. 19: 287-95
Johanson M, Zhao XR, Huynh-Ba G, et al. (2013) Matrix metalloproteinases, tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases, and inflammation in cyclosporine A-induced gingival enlargement: a pilot in vitro study using a three-dimensional model of the human oral mucosa. Journal of Periodontology. 84: 634-40
Zhao XR, Villar CC. (2010) Trafficking of Candida albicans through oral epithelial endocytic compartments. Medical Mycology. 49: 212-7
Villar CC, Zhao XR. (2010) Candida albicans induces early apoptosis followed by secondary necrosis in oral epithelial cells. Molecular Oral Microbiology. 25: 215-25
Villar CC, Dongari-Bagtzoglou A. (2008) Immune defence mechanisms and immunoenhancement strategies in oropharyngeal candidiasis. Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine. 10: e29
Villar CC, Kashleva H, Nobile CJ, et al. (2007) Mucosal tissue invasion by Candida albicans is associated with E-cadherin degradation, mediated by transcription factor Rim101p and protease Sap5p. Infection and Immunity. 75: 2126-35
Villar CC, Dongari-Bagtzoglou A. (2006) Therapeutic modulation of cytokines in chronic infectious diseases. Current Pharmaceutical Design. 12: 2329-48
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