
Tivadar ZellesSemmelweis University | SOTE · Department of Oral Biology
Tivadar Zelles
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September 1961 - February 2016
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The aim of this review is to evaluate the possibility of delivering a silver-acid complex via a Trojan-horse mechanism for managing periodontits. We theroised that the complex could be an effective treatment option for bacterial inflammatory processes in the oral cavity. Searches were conducted using MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science Core Collection,...
Poly(ethyleneimine) (PEI) is a weakly basic, synthetic, polycationic polymer, due to the presence of primary, secondary, and tertiary amino groups. The amino groups are responsible for the variety of applications of PEI (e.g., transfection, bioimaging, solar cell, etc.). Our study presents some new and reproducible methods for the quantification of...
To prepare an antimicrobial polymer composite composed of silver- (Ag-) polyethyleneimine- (PEI-) polylactic acid (PLA) in chloroform, for coating the mucosal surfaces of methacrylate-based dentures as a prospective therapy for denture stomatitis . The water-insoluble, tightly bound, hard, micrometre-thin, and colourless film exerts its effects by...
It is a well-known fact, that people with diabetes (PwD) have higher risk for periodontal problems, denture stomatitis, caries and have higher DMFT index. It means PwD have more oral inflammations, and oral infections like gingivitis, denture stomatitis, postsurgical complications and oral cancer. The reason behind it can be the decreased salivary...
Improving the efficiency of malaria diagnosis is one of the main goals of current malaria research. We have recently developed a magneto-optical (MO) method which allows high-sensitivity detection of malaria pigment (hemozoin crystals) in blood via the magnetically induced rotational motion of the hemozoin crystals. Here, we evaluate this MO techni...
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In our current work in vivo examination of AQP5 distribution in labial salivary glands following stimulation of secretion has been done in normal individuals andin Sjögren's syndrome patients.Subjects and Methods
For this study, we selected 5 patients with primary Sjögren's syndrome (mean age 62,4 + 10,6 SD years) diagnosed in accordance...
Improving the efficiency of malaria diagnosis is one of the main goals of
current malaria research. We have recently developed a magneto-optical (MO)
method which allows high-sensitivity detection of malaria pigment (hemozoin)
crystals via their magnetically induced rotation in blood. Here, we validate
this technique on laboratory derived blood sam...
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Introduction: Abnormal sensations such as pain and impairment of taste are symptoms of approximately 10% of patients having diabetes mellitus. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate and quantify the different neuropeptide containing nerve fibres in the vallate papilla of the diabetic rat. Methods: Immunohistochemical methods were used to stud...
Innervation of papilla vallata in diabetic rats
Introduction: Abnormal sensations such as pain and impairment of taste are symptoms of approximately 10% of patients
having diabetes mellitus. Aim: The aim of the study was to investigate and quantify the different neuropeptide
containing nerve fibres in the vallate papilla of the diabetic rat. Method...
Lingual components of the autonomic nervous system are considered to be the most rostral portion of the enteric nervous system. Therefore our aim was to study the intrinsic nerve cell bodies and synapses using immunohisto-, immunocytochemical methods. Several small groups of ganglia with cell bodies immunoreactive (IR) for vasoactive intestinal pol...
The need to develop new methods for the high-sensitivity diagnosis of malaria
has initiated a global activity in medical and interdisciplinary sciences. Most
of the diverse variety of emerging techniques are based on research-grade
instruments, sophisticated reagent-based assays or rely on expertise. Here, we
suggest an alternative optical methodol...
There is a well-defined influence of dopamine (DA) within the immune system. It can be synthesized not only in neurons, but also in immune cells, especially in T cells. In addition, these cell are bearing an active uptake mechanism, which could serve another source of DA. Therefore, it is highly likely that a functional DA-erg autocrine/paracrine r...
Objectives: Fluoroquinolones (i.e. Peflacine, PEF) are widely used in dental and medical therapy. The most common side effects of the fluoroquinolones are the gastrointestinal disorders accompanied by the decreased saliva production. It was previously demonstrated that chronic treatment of the rat with PEF resulted in morphological sign of atrophy...
Objectives: One of the oldest questions in the salivary research both in theoretical and clinical aspects - is whether there is a close relation between tissue mass and functional capacity of salivary glands? It is widely accepted that the technetium uptake is particularly useful for evaluating the glandular functions. The hypertrophy and simultane...
Objectives: Abnormal sensation, so taste changes and pain are features of approximately 10% of patients with diabetes mellitus (DM). Therefore the aim of the study was to investigate and quantify the different neuropeptides containing nerve fibres which are known to be the neurotransmitters of sensory nerve terminals. Methods: Immunohisto-, immunoc...
Changes of redox-homeostasis generate cytokines, and free radicals influence many intracellular signaling pathways in different liver diseases. Liophylised table beet and carrot powder (GPS Powder Kft. 1361/004/2003BFÁÉÉÁ) containing bioactive components such as betaine, betanins, betaxanthins, flavonoids, polyphenols, glutamine, beta carotene, vit...
The present study was carried out to examine basic science teaching in dentistry in Central/Eastern Europe, and compare the situation with the EU. In order to collect the necessary data, a questionnaire has been sent to 25 dental schools of the region and 14 schools from 8 countries responded. According to the data obtained, the number of hours dev...
One of the most powerful oxidizers, hydrogen peroxide is widely used in dental offices for bleaching. During treatment it may contact accidentally to the gingiva. Recently we have found that 22% carbamide-peroxide bleaching gel do not cause apoptotosis (IADR 2009 Munich, Nr 221). Objectives: The aim of the present study was to investigate the effec...
Fluoroquinolone antibiotics (FQAs) are widely used in dental and medical therapy. Despite their known severe adverse actions on the central and peripheral nervous system, little attention has been directed toward the potential toxic side effects of these compounds on the oral tissues. As the saliva secretion is controlled by the nervous system and...
Soy is increasingly used as a food additive. In women, it is recommended as an alternative to hormonal replacement therapy and/or a preventive agent against breast cancer and osteoporosis. Previous data revealed that rats fed on raw soybean diet developed pancreas hypertrophy and hyperplasia. An animal model was used in our experiment to examine th...
It has been shown that a human salivary gland cell line (HSG) is capable of differentiation into gland-like structures, though little is known of how morphological features are formed or controlled. Here we investigated the changes in cell proliferation and apoptosis upon terminal differentiation of HSG cells in Matrigel, an extracellular matrix de...
Peripheral neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes mellitus, where neuropeptides and immunocells might play important roles in the pathogenesis of the disease. In this article we have quantified the different neuropeptide-containing nerve fibers and immunocells in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat's alimentary tract (tongue, duodenum,...
The purpose of this study was to describe the oral properties of Sjögren's syndrome (SS), including the determination of palatal saliva (PS) flow rate.
Forty-nine SS patients and 43 healthy controls participated. Subjective symptoms were recorded and clinical assessments of the oral mucosal, dental and periodontal status were made. Unstimulated who...
Salivary mucus and amylase have an anti-bacterial nature. Bacterial endotoxin is considered to decrease mucus secreting cell activity by nitric oxide-dependent mechanisms. In this study, the actions of endotoxin on amylase secreting cell activity have been studied. Endotoxin (Escherichia coli lipopolysaccharide; 3 mg/kg, i.v., 5 h) evoked nitric ox...
In our previous studies, a large number of substance P (SP)-immunoreactive (IR) nerve fibers were detected in the rat tongue and their number increased after inflammation, suggesting that these fibers might be involved in the axon reflex. Therefore, in this study, we have examined the different neuropeptide-containing nerve elements by light, elect...
Common oral complications of diabetes mellitus are xerostomia, impairment of taste, atrophic lesions of the tongue, leukoplakia, lichen oris planus, and tumours, which might be the consequence of chronic inflammation and changes in innervation. In this work, we examined the density of different neuropeptide-containing nerve fibres immunohisto- and...
A predominance of sensory neuropathy was earlier described in Sjögren's syndrome (SS), which might precede the presence of sicca symptoms. The mechanism of sensory neuropathy in SS is unknown. Therefore, the aim of this study was to determine the quantitative changes of the different neuropeptide containing nerve terminals and the immunocompetent c...
Previously, we described the development of hyaluronan (HA) deposition in human tooth germ tissues that are consistent with water transport in different stages of tooth development. The aquaporins (AQP) constitute a family of membrane water channels that are expressed in many organs. However, there are no data available about the expression pattern...
Sensory neuropathy is common symptom of the diabetes mellitus and the prevalence of oral lesions is higher in diabetic patients. The distribution of substance P was studied immunohistochemically in streptozotocin induced diabetic rat's tongue. The morphological association of sensory nerves (substance P immunoreactive) with mast cells (nerve fibre-...
Patterns of salivary HCO secretion vary widely among species and among individual glands. In particular, virtually nothing is known about the molecular identity of the HCO transporters involved in human salivary secretion. We have therefore examined the distribution of several known members of the Na(+)-HCO cotransporter (NBC) family in the parotid...
A large number of nerve fibres containing different neuropeptides/transmitters are also found in the salivary glands. The number and the distribution of nerve fibres is altered in many diseases, including in Sjögren's syndrome.
Therefore in the present study the distribution and precise localisation of the nerve fibres containing the frequently obs...
Tetra-butyl ammonium is a homologous member of mono-quaternary ammonium salts, and it has been reported to have a property of nondepolarizing neuromuscular relaxant. However, no neurochemical evidences exist that tetra-butyl ammonium may interfere with quantal release of acetylcholine from motor nerve terminals. In this study, using the neurochemic...
Galanin is a neuropeptide having a wide range of biological actions. Recently selective galanin receptor antagonists such as M35 [galanin(1-12)-Pro-bradykinin(2-9)-amide] and C7 [galanin(1-12)-Pro-spantide-amide] have been described. These antagonists have blocked the actions of galanin on flexor reflex, glucose-induced insulin secretion, and acety...
Although serum amylase level is an important diagnostic factor in certain salivary and pancreatic diseases, little information is available regarding the mechanism by which parotid amylase reaches the circulatory system. The present study was carried out to investigate the relationship between parotid isoamylase concentrations in blood serum and in...
Using the NOD mouse, a model for type 1 diabetes, we examined how reduced concentrations of epidermal growth factor (EGF) in the saliva, after onset of type 1 diabetes, affect oral wound healing. Diabetic NOD/LtJ mice on insulin therapy, prediabetic NOD/LtJ, and age- and sex-matched BALB/cJ mice were given a cutaneous tongue punch and allowed to un...
Aquaporin (AQP) water channels are expressed in a variety of fluid-transporting epithelia and are likely to play a significant role in salivary secretion. Our aim was to identify and localize the aquaporins expressed in human salivary glands. Total RNA was extracted from human parotid, submandibular, sublingual, and labial glands and from human bra...
The neuropeptide galanin has species-dependent effects on intestinal motility. It has a contractile effect on rat jejunal muscle while it relaxes guinea-pig ileum by inhibiting cholinergic transmission. Its effect on human gut motility has been unknown. Extensive work led to the discovery of selective galanin analogues such as M15 [galanin(1-12)-Pr...
Previous studies have shown that absorption of growth factors occurs through the gastrointestinal tract and the oral cavity. The non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse, a model for spontaneous development of type 1 insulin-dependent diabetes (IDDM), was evaluated for the absorption and systemic distribution of growth factors. Radiolabeled epidermal growth...
Our aim was to investigate the mechanisms involved in the high intracellular sodium-induced transmitter release in the CNS through the characterisation of the veratridine-evoked (40 μM) noradrenaline release from rat hippocampal slices. The response to veratridine was completely inhibited by tetrodotoxin (1 μM), indicating that the effect is due to...
The neuropeptide galanin has been reported to have a wide range of biological actions both in the central nervous system and in the gastrointestinal tract. Recent works led to the discovery of selective galanin receptor antagonists including M15 (galanin1-12-Pro-substanceP5-11-amide), M35 (galanin1-12-Pro-bradykinin2-9-amide) and C7 (galanin1-12-Pr...
Different neuropeptide-containing nerve fibers (vasoactive intestinal polypeptide, substance P, neuropeptide Y) and nitric oxide synthase (NOS) positive nerve fibers were investigated to clarify their role in the function of human labial glands using immunohisto- and immunocytochemical techniques. The distribution pattern of all immunoreactive nerv...
Aquaporin (AQP) water channels are widely expressed in the membranes of fluid-transporting epithelia. Despite the fact that salivary glands are the site of considerable water movement, relatively little is known about the role of aquaporins in human salivary glands. We have examined the expression of AQP1 in human parotid, sublingual and labial sal...
Cell shape in salivary glands is affected by mechanical forces. In the acini and ducts cell shape is modified by the contractions of the myoepithelial cells in both the secretory and ductal portions of the glands. At the organ level shape changes are due to muscle contraction during mastication, food intake and speech. All these factors may cause s...
Unstimulated and stimulated flow rate from minor lower labial glands and the fluoride concentration of resting whole and labial saliva were measured over 15 min using a novel method avoiding eversion of the lips. Resting salivary flow rate was measured as 1.09+/-0.44 microl/min/cm2 and stimulated flow rate as 3.13+/-1.05 microl/min/cm2. Secretion r...
Saliva provides a natural reservoir of growth factors whose purposes have remained elusive. Animal studies suggest that saliva-derived growth factors play a role in systemic and oral wound healing. In the current study, salivary concentrations of epidermal growth factor (EGF) were monitored in patients before and after oral and juxtaoral surgery.
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The involvement of the L-arginine/NO pathway in the control of salivary fluid, amylase and epidermal growth factor (EGF) secretion was investigated in conscious rats. For the collection of saliva, an oesophageal cannula was implanted. To obtain steady secretion, submaximal carbachol background infusion was given. Different treatments included NO sy...
The salivary excretion of cefoxitin (Mefoxin), a second-generation beta-lactam antibiotic of the cefalosporin group, which shows enhanced anti-anaerobic effect was investigated in oral surgery patients. In animal experiments the saliva levels of imipenem (Tienam) and meropenem (Meronem), which also belong to the betalactam carbapenem group were stu...
In a recent study we have demonstrated the presence of nitric oxide synthase immunoreactive neurons and also perivascular, periacinar and periductal nerve fibres in feline submandibular salivary gland. The role of nitric oxide (NO) in salivary vasoregulation has been suggested by other data too, but the effect of NO on salivary amylase secretion ha...
In the present work, the authors investigated the effect of both main vegetative transmitters and some regulatory peptides on epidermal growth factor (EGF) secretion into whole saliva. We studied how the salivary and glandular EGF levels depend on the functional activity of salivary glands in rats. Experimental groups comprised: (a) control, (b) bi...
While antibiotics are broadly used in dental and medical therapy, little attention has been directed towards the potential toxic side effects of antibiotics on tissue regeneration. Here we examined the effect of a quinolone antibiotic, pefloxacin (Rhone Poulenc) on rat parotid gland responses to chronic isoproterenol treatment. Groups of rats recei...
The predominant focus of research dealing with saliva revolves around the role in the maintenance of oral health through a number of physiological and biological properties of constituent proteins. An ever-expanding literature exists indicating that the salivary glands additionally synthesize, and secrete into saliva, a wide range of growth factors...
Introduction of radiolabeled epidermal growth factor (125I-EGF) by gavage or sublingual confinement resulted in a time-dependent uptake and systemic organ dissemination in the adult rat. Intact EGF was recovered primarily from the tongue, parotid, and sublingual/submandibular glands after administration by sublingual lozenge, whereas gastrointestin...
The predominant focus of research dealing with saliva revolves around the role in the maintenance of oral health through a number of physiological and biological properties of constituent proteins. An ever-expanding literature exists indicating that the salivary glands additionally synthesize, and secrete into saliva, a wide range of growth factors...
The effects of 5 mM NaF + 10 microM AlCl3, a direct activator of guanine nucleotide-binding proteins (G proteins), on the release of [3H]dopamine ([3H]DA), [3H]gamma-aminobutyric acid ([3H]GABA), and [3H]acethylcholine ([3H]ACh) were investigated in slices of rat striatum. When the tissue was exposed to NaF + AlCl3 the release of [3H]DA, [3H]GABA,...
The present study reports changes in saliva composition from the rat parotid gland in response to single and repeated administration of epidermal growth factor (EGF). Treatment of rats with EGF (10 micrograms/kg, i.p., twice daily for 3 days) caused an increase in amylase activity in saliva collected from cannulated parotid duct, following stimulat...
Studies sought to determine whether there are specific changes in salivary gland protein synthesis and secretion in response to hormone deficiency caused by ovariectomy of female rats. After 50 days, the wet weights of the parotid and submandibular glands did not change with hormone loss while that of the sublingual gland increased by 26% when comp...
1. Parotid gland secretory function and activity of several enzymes involved in intracellular second messenger signalling were measured in rats receiving 0.5 ml i.p. injections of saline (control), isoproterenol, CCK or both drugs. 2. Isoproterenol caused a 2.5-fold increase in parotid gland wet weight compared to control. Chronic administration of...
The role of cell surface galactosyltransferase in mediating isoproterenol-induced parotid gland hypertrophy and hyperplasia was examined in rat parotid gland acinar cells. Introduction of the transferase modifier, α-lactalbumin, or galactosyltransferase-associated kinase inhibitor trifluoperazine, into β-agonist-treated rats prevented acinar cell p...
"Specific" drugs for receptors of the 7 helix family inhibited in high doses other receptors of the same family, as well. Atropine inhibited [3-H]-clonidine binding, beta-adrenergic drugs: propranolol, betoxalol, ICI 118.551 inhibited labelled QNB binding to all the 3 main subtypes of muscarinic receptors. Authors propose the existence of common fe...
The involvement of protein phosphorylation in isoproterenol (ISO)-mediated proliferation in the rat parotid gland was investigated by labeling the cells with [32P] orthophosphate. An increased (4–6 fold) incorporation of the radiolabel was noted in the total parotid gland homogenates of ISO-treated animals when compared to controls. Plasma membrane...
Providing the export proteins with carbohydrate has an important role in operation of the saliva glans. For examining the UDP-Galactose: D-Glucose 4-Galactosyl-transferase (GT) functioning in the rat parotitis specific high purity policlonal antibodies have been prepared by means of repeated immunizig inoculation of rabbits. Thereby possibility of...
The authors have studied the "sympathetic like" side effect of pilocarpine after single injection (1 mg/100 g b.w., i.p.) of the drug. They developed a system for the continuous automatic recording the amylase activity of the saliva secreted by the parotid glands of rats, "in situ". Pilocarpine stimulus was characterized by a peak in amylase activi...
Several physiological parameters were examined for inducing acinar cell proliferation and corresponding increased expression of β1-4 galactosyltransferase. In this study, dietary changes causing acinar cell proliferation included the following: the introduction of animals to a liquid diet (causing gland atrophy) followed by re-introduction of solid...
Several physiological parameters were examined for inducing acinar cell proliferation and corresponding increased expression of 1–4 galactosyltransferase. In this study, dietary changes causing acinar cell proliferation included the following: the introduction of animals to a liquid diet (causing gland atrophy) followed by reintroduction of solid c...
Alpha adrenergic agonists and antagonists as clonidine, guanfacine, yohimbine, phenylephrine and prazosin inhibited the [3H]-QNB binding to rat brain cortex muscarinic acetylcholine receptor (mAChR, M-1 subtype), heart (M-2 subtype) and parotid gland homogenate (M-3 subtype) in a dose-dependent competitive fashion. Ki values were between 10(-6) and...
Their method of examination is based on the area analytical examination of scanning electromicroscopic photographs made of the enamel surfaces corroded with acid. By means of their method the area distribution of the enamel surfaces has been determined on which no detectable changes were formed after the acid action. The results obtained that way h...
Rats maintained on this diet demonstrated a dramatic reduction in amylase enzyme activity. This reduced level was evident through quantitation based on activity per mg gland protein, as well as on activity per gland wet weight. This was confirmed by the densitometric scanning of Western blots of sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gels of total...
Isoproterenol, a β-adrenergic receptor agonist, causes hypertrophy and hyperplasia of the rat parotid gland. The stimulation of parotid acinar cells to a growth phase is accompanied by a cell surface localization of the enzyme 4β-galactosyltransferase. Alpha-lactalbumin, a specific modifier protein for 4β-galactosyltransferase, when given subsequen...
Effects of the local infusion of bradykinin or isoproterenol were studied on the systemic blood pressure, blood flow, and vascular resistance of the submandibular gland before and after indomethacin treatment in cats. Both bradykinin and isoproterenol were shown to potently increase the glandular perfusion rate. The systemic arterial blood pressure...
Effects of the stimulation of the chorda tympani and acetylcholine infused into the artery of the gland were studied on the blood flow and saliva secretion of the rabbit submandibular gland before and after indomethacin treatment. The enhancement of blood flow and saliva secretion was less apparent after indomethacin than before. Results suggest th...