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Michael A. Curtis is affiliated with King's College London in the United Kingdom. Their research portfolio spans multiple fields, including Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Dentistry. The scientist's work concentrates on several subfields such as Periodontics, Surgery, Molecular Biology, Genetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

The core topics covered in their research include:

  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Xenotransplantation and immune response
  • Oral Health Pathology and Treatment
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Animal Genetics and Reproduction
  • HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
  • Streptococcal Infections and Treatments

Throughout their career, Michael A. Curtis has published extensively in several scientific venues. The most frequent publication outlets for their work include:

  • Transplantation
  • Periodontology 2000
  • American Journal of Transplantation
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Mucosal Immunology

Significant recent publications by Michael A. Curtis include:

  • The role of the microbiota in periodontal disease, 2020, Periodontology 2000
  • Design and testing of a humanized porcine donor for xenotransplantation, 2023, Nature
  • The role of oral bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease, 2021, Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology
  • Kidney transplantation from triple-knockout pigs expressing multiple human proteins in cynomolgus macaques, 2021, American Journal of Transplantation
  • Microbial transitions from health to disease, 2021, Periodontology 2000

Frequent collaborators include:

  • Joseph Aduse-Opoku
  • Wenning Qin
  • Susan Joseph
  • James A. Garnett
  • R. Anand

Michael A. Curtis's publications reveal a sustained focus on the interplay between microbial populations and human health, with significant contributions to understanding periodontal disease and xenotransplantation. Their extensive work in periodontics is supported by a strong presence in both clinical and molecular biology research disciplines.

Best Publications

  • The keystone-pathogen hypothesis

    George Hajishengallis;Richard P. Darveau;Michael A. Curtis

  • Low-Abundance Biofilm Species Orchestrates Inflammatory Periodontal Disease through the Commensal Microbiota and Complement

    George Hajishengallis;Shuang Liang;Mark A. Payne;Ahmed Hashim

  • The role of the microbiota in periodontal disease.

    Mike A Curtis;Patricia I Diaz;Thomas E Van Dyke

  • Determining the presence of periodontopathic virulence factors in short-term postmortem Alzheimer's disease brain tissue.

    Sophie Poole;Simarjit Kaur Singhrao;Lakshmyya Kesavalu;Michael A. Curtis

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis as a Potential Community Activist for Disease

    R.P. Darveau;G. Hajishengallis;M.A. Curtis

  • The leukocyte integrin antagonist Del-1 inhibits IL-17-mediated inflammatory bone loss

    Mehmet A Eskan;Ravi Jotwani;Toshiharu Abe;Toshiharu Abe;Jindrich Chmelar

  • Porphyromonas gingivalis Manipulates Complement and TLR Signaling to Uncouple Bacterial Clearance from Inflammation and Promote Dysbiosis

    Tomoki Maekawa;Jennifer L. Krauss;Toshiharu Abe;Ravi Jotwani

  • Maternal Periodontal Disease and Preterm Low Birthweight: Case-Control Study

    E S Davenport;C E C S Williams;J A C Sterne;S Murad

  • 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

  • Selective Sorting of Cargo Proteins into Bacterial Membrane Vesicles

    M. Florencia Haurat;Joseph Aduse-Opoku;Minnie Rangarajan;Loredana Dorobantu

  • The Transcription Factor T-bet Regulates Intestinal Inflammation Mediated by Interleukin-7 Receptor+ Innate Lymphoid Cells

    Nick Powell;Nick Powell;Nick Powell;Alan W. Walker;Emilie Stolarczyk;James B. Canavan;James B. Canavan;James B. Canavan

  • Role of microbial communities in the pathogenesis of periodontal diseases and caries.

    Alex Mira;A. Simon-Soro;M. A. Curtis

  • Transcriptome Analysis of Pseudomonas aeruginosa Growth: Comparison of Gene Expression in Planktonic Cultures and Developing and Mature Biofilms

    Richard D. Waite;Anastasia Papakonstantinopoulou;Eddie Littler;Michael A. Curtis

  • Detection of high-risk groups and individuals for periodontal diseases. Evidence for the existence of high-risk groups and individuals and approaches to their detection.

    N. W. Johnson;G. S. Griffiths;J. M. A. Wilton;M. F. J. Maiden

  • Detection of high‐risk groups and individuals for periodontal diseases:

    M. A. Curtis;I. R. Gillett;G. S. Griffiths;M. F. J. Maiden

  • The Relationship of the Oral Microbiotia to Periodontal Health and Disease

    Michael A. Curtis;Camille Zenobia;Richard P. Darveau

  • Cysteine proteases of Porphyromonas gingivalis.

    M.A. Curtis;J. Aduse-Opoku;M. Rangarajan

  • Expression and regulation of the NALP3 inflammasome complex in periodontal diseases

    N. Bostanci;G. Emingil;B. Saygan;O. Turkoglu

  • LuxS-dependent quorum sensing in Porphyromonas gingivalis modulates protease and haemagglutinin activities but is not essential for virulence.

    Nicola A Burgess;David F Kirke;Paul Williams;Klaus Winzer

  • The role of oral bacteria in inflammatory bowel disease.

    Emily Read;Michael A Curtis;Joana F Neves

  • The total protein concentration of gingival crevicular fluid. Variation with sampling time and gingival inflammation.

    M. A. Curtis;G. S. Griffiths;S. J. Price;S. K. Coulthurst

Frequent Co-Authors

Richard P. Darveau
Richard P. Darveau University of Washington
Georgios N. Belibasakis
Georgios N. Belibasakis Karolinska Institute
George Hajishengallis
George Hajishengallis University of Pennsylvania
William G. Wade
William G. Wade King's College London
Philip Marsh
Philip Marsh University of Leeds
Jan Potempa
Jan Potempa University of Louisville
Graham M. Lord
Graham M. Lord University of Manchester
Eun-Young Choi
Eun-Young Choi Vanderbilt University
Costantino Pitzalis
Costantino Pitzalis Queen Mary University of London
Mikio Shoji
Mikio Shoji Hirosaki University

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