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8841
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1843

Overview

Mark C. Herzberg is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research spans multiple areas within the life sciences, prominently focusing on biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, immunology, microbiology, and dentistry. The scholar has contributed to 13 publications in Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, 10 publications in Immunology and Microbiology, and 7 publications in Dentistry.

Their specialized subfields include molecular biology with 10 publications, immunology with 9, periodontics with 4, oral surgery with 2, and genetics with 2. Their main research topics feature immune response and inflammation, S100 proteins and annexins, oral microbiology and periodontitis research, T-cell and B-cell immunology, biochemical and structural characterization, glycosylation and glycoproteins research, and antimicrobial peptides and activities.

Frequent coauthors in their scholarly work include Karen F. Johnstone, Flávia Saavedra, Bruno P. Lima, William S. Boyle, and J. Michael Stolley.

Herzberg has been published repeatedly in noted journals, such as the Journal of Dental Research, Journal of Bacteriology, Frontiers in Oral Health, Infection and Immunity, and The Journal of Experimental Medicine.

Selected recent papers include:

  • Antimicrobial peptides: Defending the mucosal epithelial barrier (2022), Frontiers in Oral Health
  • Calprotectin (S100A8/A9) Is an Innate Immune Effector in Experimental Periodontitis (2021), Infection and Immunity
  • Depleting CD103+ resident memory T cells in vivo reveals immunostimulatory functions in oral mucosa (2023), The Journal of Experimental Medicine
  • In vitro physicochemical characterization of five root canal sealers and their influence on an ex vivo oral multi-species biofilm community (2022), International Endodontic Journal
  • Science for the Next Century: Deep Phenotyping (2021), Journal of Dental Research

Best Publications

  • The oral microbiome and the immunobiology of periodontal disease and caries

    Massimo Costalonga;Mark C. Herzberg

  • Streptococcal Antagonism in Oral Biofilms: Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus gordonii Interference with Streptococcus mutans

    Jens Kreth;Yongshu Zhang;Mark C. Herzberg;Mark C. Herzberg

  • Refractory Periodontitis Associated With Abnormal Polymorphonuclear Leukocyte Phagocytosis and Cigarette Smoking

    Gordon D. MacFarlane;Mark C. Herzberg;Larry F. Wolff;Nancy A. Hardie

  • Role of microbial biofilms in the maintenance of oral health and in the development of dental caries and periodontal diseases. Consensus report of group 1 of the joint efp/orca workshop on the boundaries between caries and periodontal disease

    Mariano Sanz;David Beighton;Michael A. Curtis;Jaime A. Cury

  • Effects of Oral Flora on Platelets: Possible Consequences in Cardiovascular Disease

    Mark C. Herzberg;Maurice W. Meyer

  • Dental plaque, platelets, and cardiovascular diseases.

    M C Herzberg;M W Weyer

  • Association between cigarette smoking, bacterial pathogens, and periodontal status.

    Jill L. Stoltenberg;Joy B. Osborn;Bruce L. Pihlstrom;Mark C. Herzberg

  • Specificity of salivary-bacterial interactions: role of terminal sialic acid residues in the interaction of salivary glycoproteins with Streptococcus sanguis and Streptococcus mutans.

    M J Levine;M C Herzberg;M S Levine;S A Ellison

  • ANTI-INFECTIVE PROTECTIVE PROPERTIES OF S100 CALGRANULINS.

    Kenneth Hsu;Chantrakorn Champaiboon;Chantrakorn Champaiboon;Chantrakorn Champaiboon;Brian D. Guenther;Brian D. Guenther;Brent S. Sorenson;Brent S. Sorenson

  • Periodontitis and systemic diseases: a record of discussions of working group 4 of the Joint EFP/AAP Workshop on Periodontitis and Systemic Diseases

    Gerry J. Linden;Mark C. Herzberg

  • The platelet interactivity phenotype of Streptococcus sanguis influences the course of experimental endocarditis.

    M. C. Herzberg;G. D. Macfarlane;Ke Gong;N. N. Armstrong

  • Aggregation of human platelets and adhesion of Streptococcus sanguis.

    Mark C Herzberg;K. L. Brintzenhofe;C. C. Clawson

  • Calprotectin expression in vitro by oral epithelial cells confers resistance to infection by Porphyromonas gingivalis.

    K. Nisapakultorn;K. F. Ross;M. C. Herzberg

  • Streptococcus gordonii utilizes several distinct gene functions to recruit Porphyromonas gingivalis into a mixed community

    Masae Kuboniwa;Gena D. Tribble;Chloe E. James;Ali O. Kilic

  • Characterization of Hydrogen Peroxide-Induced DNA Release by Streptococcus sanguinis and Streptococcus gordonii

    Jens Kreth;Hung Vu;Yongshu Zhang;Mark C. Herzberg;Mark C. Herzberg

  • Platelet-Streptococcal Interactions in Endocarditis

    M.C. Herzberg

  • Calprotectin Expression Inhibits Bacterial Binding to Mucosal Epithelial Cells

    Kanokwan Nisapakultorn;Karen F. Ross;Mark C. Herzberg

  • Phenotypic characterization of Streptococcus sanguis virulence factors associated with bacterial endocarditis.

    M C Herzberg;K Gong;G D MacFarlane;P R Erickson

  • Calprotectin Expression by Gingival Epithelial Cells

    Karen F. Ross;Mark C. Herzberg

  • The innate host response in caries and periodontitis

    Joerg Meyle;Henrik Dommisch;Sabine Groeger;Rodrigo A. Giacaman

  • Interleukin-1alpha regulates antimicrobial peptide expression in human keratinocytes.

    Mika Bando;Yuka Hiroshima;Masatoshi Kataoka;Yasuo Shinohara

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuo Shinohara
Yasuo Shinohara University of Tokushima
John C. Kappes
John C. Kappes University of Alabama at Birmingham
Martin A. Taubman
Martin A. Taubman Harvard University
Edward N. Janoff
Edward N. Janoff University of Colorado Denver
David Beighton
David Beighton King's College London
Marvin Whiteley
Marvin Whiteley Georgia Institute of Technology
Peter J. Southern
Peter J. Southern University of Minnesota
Eija Könönen
Eija Könönen University of Turku
Julian R. Naglik
Julian R. Naglik King's College London

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