Investigators

Research Profiles:

1. Etiology and Pathogenic mechanism of Periodontal Diseases and Periimplantitis.

2. Homeostasis of Periodontal Ligament and Periodontal Regeneration.

3. Virtual Reality in Stomatology.

4. Application of Digital Technology in Periodontics.

5. Multidisciplinary Treatment of Patients with Severe Periodontitis. 

Academic Publications

1. Huang W, Zhan Y, Zheng Y, Han Y, Hu W, Hou J*. Up-regulated ferritin in periodontitis promotes inflammatory cytokine expression in human periodontal ligament cells through transferrin receptor via ERK/P38 MAPK pathways.Clin Sci (Lond). 2019; 133(1):135-148.

2. WenxueHuang, Wei Li, Weidong Zhu, Juan Liu, JianxiaHou*, HuanxinMeng*. Ferritin expression in the periodontal tissues of primates. European Journal of Histochemistry. 2019; 63(3): 3046.

3. Wang D, Li T, Zhang Y, Hou J*. Survey on multisensory feedback virtual reality dental training systems. Eur J Dent Educ. 2016 Nov; 20(4): 248-260.

4. Guo YJ, Ge ZP, Ma RH, Hou JX, Li G. A six-site method for the evaluation of periodontal bone loss in cone-beam CT images. Dentomaxillofac Radiol. 2016; 45(1): 20150265.

5. Li W, Huang B, Liu K, Hou J*, Meng H*. UpregulatedLeptin in Periodontitis Promotes Inflammatory Cytokine Expression in Periodontal Ligament Cells. J Periodontol. 2015 Jul;  86(7): 917-26.

6. Gao H, Zhang X, Zheng Y, Peng L, Hou J*, Meng H*. S100A9-induced release of interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 through toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) in human periodontal ligament cells. Mol Immunol. 2015; 67(2 Pt B): 223-32.

7. YunfeiZheng†, JianxiaHou†, Lei Peng, Xin Zhang, LingfeiJia, Xian'e Wang, Shicheng Wei, HuanxinMeng*. The Pro-apoptotic and Pro-inflammatory Effects of Calprotectin on Human Periodontal Ligament Cells. PLoS One. 2014; 9(10):  e110421.

8. JX Hou, S Yamada, T Kajikawa, N Ozaki, T Awata, S Murakami.Iron plays key role in cytodifferentiation of human periodontal ligament cells. J Periodontol Res. 2014; 49(2): 260-7.

9. JianxiaHou, Satoru Yamada, TetsuhiroKajikawa, Nobuhiro Ozaki, ToshihitoAwata, SatokoYamaba, Shinya Murakami. Role of ferritin in the cytodifferentiation of periodontal ligament cells. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2012; 426(4) : 643-8.