Nicola Cirillo

The immune phenotype of tongue squamous cell carcinoma predicts early relapse and poor prognosis

Giuseppe Troiano, Corrado Rubini, Lucrezia Togni, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Khrystyna Zhurakivska, Andrea Santarelli, Nicola Cirillo, Lorenzo Lo Muzio, Marco Mascitti

Journal article  |  2020  |  Cancer Medicine

Distinct phenolic, alkaloid and antioxidant profile in betel quids from four regions of Indonesia

Elizabeth Fitriana Sari, Grace Puspita Prayogo, Yit Tao Loo, Pangzhen Zhang, Michael John McCullough, Nicola Cirillo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scientific Reports

Betel quid (BQ) is a chewing mixed package that mainly contains areca nut (AN), betel leaf (Leaf) or betel stem inflorescence (SI)..

Kava constituents exert selective anticancer effects in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells in vitro

Antonio Celentano, Callisthenis Yiannis, Rita Paolini, Pangzhen Zhang, Camile S Farah, Nicola Cirillo, Tami Yap, Michael McCullough

Journal article  |  2020  |  Scientific Reports

Kava is a beverage made from the ground roots of the plant Piper Methysticum. Active compounds of Kava have previously been demons..

Computational analysis of TP53 mutational landscape unveils key prognostic signatures and distinct pathobiological pathways in head and neck squamous cell cancer

Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Giuseppe Troiano, Iolanda Adipietro, Khrystyna Zhurakivska, Claudia Arena, Domenica Mangieri, Marco Mascitti, Nicola Cirillo, Lorenzo Lo Muzio

Journal article  |  2020  |  British Journal of Cancer

Protective effect of kava constituents in an in vitro model of oral mucositis

Callisthenis Yiannis, Kevin Huang, Nhien Tran An, Cathy Zeng, Emily Dao, Oliver Baselyous, Muaaz Adil Mithwani, Rita Paolini, Nicola Cirillo, Tami Yap, Michael McCullough, Antonio Celentano

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology

COVID-19 outbreak: succinct advice for dentists and oral healthcare professionals

Nicola Cirillo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Oral Investigations

Inhibition of matrix metalloproteinase-2 modulates malignant behaviour of oral squamous cell carcinoma cells

Antonio Celentano, Tami Yap, Rita Paolini, Callisthenis Yiannis, Michiko Mirams, Kendrick Koo, Michael McCullough, Nicola Cirillo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine

BACKGROUND: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) play a crucial role in the malignant phenotype of cancer cells. In particular, active..

The molecular markers of cancer stem cells in head and neck tumors

Si Si Yu, Nicola Cirillo

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Cellular Physiology

Head and neck cancer (HNC) is the six most common malignancy worldwide leading to more than 350,000 deaths annually. Despite recen..

Non-invasive screening of a microRNA-based dysregulation signature in oral cancer and oral potentially malignant disorders

T Yap, C Seers, K Koo, L Cheng, LJ Vella, AF Hill, E Reynolds, A Nastri, N Cirillo, M McCullough

Journal article  |  2019  |  Oral Oncology

The immunopathogenesis of oral lichen planus-Is there a role for mucosal associated invariant T cells?

Lara M DeAngelis, Nicola Cirillo, Michael J McCullough

Journal article  |  2019  |  Journal of Oral Pathology & Medicine

Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic, T-cell-mediated, immune condition of unknown cause. OLP may present with painful symptoms r..