Advances in plasmonic technologies for point of care applications

O Tokel, F Inci, U Demirci - Chemical reviews, 2014 - ACS Publications
Demand for accessible and affordable healthcare for infectious and chronic diseases
present significant challenges for providing high-value and effective healthcare. Traditional …

Saliva‐based biosensors: noninvasive monitoring tool for clinical diagnostics

RSP Malon, S Sadir, M Balakrishnan… - BioMed research …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Saliva is increasingly recognised as an attractive diagnostic fluid. The presence of various
disease signalling salivary biomarkers that accurately reflect normal and disease states in …

A review of research on salivary biomarkers for oral cancer detection

YSL Cheng, T Rees, J Wright - Clinical and translational medicine, 2014 - Springer
Using saliva for disease diagnostics and health surveillance is a promising approach as
collecting saliva is relatively easy and non-invasive. Over the past two decades, using …

Saliva: a fluid of study for OMICS

B Cuevas-Córdoba… - Omics: a journal of …, 2014 - liebertpub.com
Saliva is a fluid that can be collected easily and noninvasively. Its functions in the oral cavity
are well known. Advances in molecular biology and technology, as well as research …

Clinical significance of head and neck squamous cell cancer biomarkers

H Polanska, M Raudenska, J Gumulec… - Oral oncology, 2014 - Elsevier
Head and neck tumors belong among the six leading causes of cancer death worldwide.
The predominant type of head and neck tumors consists of squamous cell carcinomas …

Salivary interleukin‐6 and‐8 in patients with oral cancer and patients with chronic oral inflammatory diseases

YS Lisa Cheng, L Jordan… - Journal of …, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Previous research has indicated that salivary interleukin (IL)‐6 and IL‐8 are
potential biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). However, their levels have …

Inter-relation of Th1, Th2, Th17 and Treg cytokines in oral cancer patients and their clinical significance

P Gaur, AK Singh, NK Shukla, SN Das - Human Immunology, 2014 - Elsevier
Background Altered cytokine production can lead to immune dysfunction in cancer patients.
Hence, we investigated the cytokine balance in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) …

[PDF][PDF] Developments in diagnostic applications of saliva in oral and systemic diseases-A comprehensive review

S Arunkumar, JS Arunkumar, NB Krishna… - J Sci Innov …, 2014 - researchgate.net
Human saliva is not just the fluid in our mouth, but it mirrors our body's health and well
being. Biomolecules that are circulating in the blood are also found in human saliva. It …

Circulating interleukin-8 levels explain breast cancer osteolysis in mice and humans

A Kamalakar, MS Bendre, CL Washam, TW Fowler… - Bone, 2014 - Elsevier
Skeletal metastases of breast cancer and subsequent osteolysis connote a dramatic change
in the prognosis for the patient and significantly increase the morbidity associated with …

Validation of the diagnostic utility of salivary interleukin 8 in the differentiation of potentially malignant oral lesions and oral squamous cell carcinoma in a region with …

K Rajkumar, G Nandhini, R Ramya, P Rajashree… - Oral surgery, oral …, 2014 - Elsevier
Objective To evaluate the clinical utility of salivary interleukin 8 (IL-8) in the differential
diagnosis of potentially malignant lesions (PMLs) and oral squamous cell carcinoma …