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Overview

Timo Sorsa is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland and focuses primarily on research within the fields of Medicine and Dentistry. Their work encompasses significant contributions to subfields such as Periodontics, Oral Surgery, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, and Pharmacy.

Their research topics include:

  • Oral microbiology and periodontitis research
  • Oral and gingival health research
  • HIV/AIDS oral health manifestations
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Dental Radiography and Imaging
  • Dental Health and Care Utilization
  • Oral Health Pathology and Treatment

Several recent papers authored or co-authored by Timo Sorsa document their research interests and findings. These include:

  • Active MMP-8 (aMMP-8) as a Grading and Staging Biomarker in the Periodontitis Classification, 2020, published in Diagnostics
  • Active matrix metalloproteinase-8 (aMMP-8) point-of-care test (POCT) in the COVID-19 pandemic, 2021, Expert Review of Proteomics

Timo Sorsa frequently collaborates with a set of researchers in their field. Notable frequent co-authors are:

  • Taina Tervahartiala
  • Ismo T. Räisänen
  • Pirjo Pärnänen
  • Shipra Gupta
  • Tommi Pätilä

Their publications often appear in established venues such as:

  • Clinical and Experimental Dental Research
  • Diagnostics
  • Oral Diseases
  • Dentistry Journal
  • Journal of Periodontal Research

Best Publications

  • Tetracyclines Inhibit Connective Tissue Breakdown by Multiple Non-Antimicrobial Mechanisms

    L. M. Golub;H. M. Lee;M. E. Ryan;W. V. Giannobile

  • Matrix metalloproteinases: contribution to pathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment of periodontal inflammation.

    Timo Sorsa;Leo Tjäderhane;Yrjö T Konttinen;Anneli Lauhio

  • Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) in oral diseases.

    T Sorsa;L Tjäderhane;L Tjäderhane;T Salo;T Salo

  • The Activation and Function of Host Matrix Metalloproteinases in Dentin Matrix Breakdown in Caries Lesions

    L. Tjäderhane;H. Larjava;T. Sorsa;V.-J. Uitto

  • Tumor targeting with a selective gelatinase inhibitor

    Erkki Koivunen;Wadih Arap;Heli Valtanen;Aija Rainisalo

  • Inhibition of the activities of matrix metalloproteinases 2, 8, and 9 by chlorhexidine.

    Renée Gendron;Daniel Grenier;Timo Sorsa;Denis Mayrand

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-8 is expressed in rheumatoid synovial fibroblasts and endothelial cells - Regulation by tumor necrosis factor-alpha and doxycycline

    Roeland Hanemaaijer;Timo Sorsa;Yrjö T. Konttinen;Yanli Ding

  • Analysis of 16 different matrix metalloproteinases (MMP-1 to MMP-20) in the synovial membrane: different profiles in trauma and rheumatoid arthritis

    Yrjö T Konttinen;Mia Ainola;Heikki Valleala;Jian Ma

  • MATRIX METALLOPROTEINASES AND THEIR INHIBITORS IN GINGIVAL CREVICULAR FLUID AND SALIVA OF PERIODONTITIS PATIENTS

    Tuula Ingman;Taina Tervahartiala;Yanli Ding;Harald Tschesche

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-8 (MMP-8) is the major collagenase in human dentin

    Merja Sulkala;Taina Tervahartiala;Taina Tervahartiala;Timo Sorsa;Timo Sorsa;Markku Larmas;Markku Larmas

  • A matrix metalloproteinase inhibitor reduces bone-type collagen degradation fragments and specific collagenases in gingival crevicular fluid during adult periodontitis

    L. M. Golub;H. M. Lee;R. A. Greenwald;M. E. Ryan

  • Doxycycline inhibits neutrophil (PMN)-type matrix metalloproteinases in human adult periodontitis gingiva

    Lorne M. Golub;Timo Sorsa;Hsi-Ming Lee;Sebastian Ciancio

  • Matrix Metalloproteinases, Gelatinase and Collagenase, in Chronic Leg Ulcers

    Miina Weckroth;Antti Vaheri;Jorma Lauharanta;Timo Sorsa

  • Collagenase‐2 (MMP‐8) and collagenase‐3 (MMP‐13) in adult periodontitis: molecular forms and levels in gingival crevicular fluid and immunolocalisation in gingival tissue

    M Kiili;Stephen Cox;H W Chen;J Wahlgren

  • Analysis of matrix metalloproteinases, especially MMP-8, in gingival creviclular fluid, mouthrinse and saliva for monitoring periodontal diseases.

    Timo Sorsa;Ulvi K. Gursoy;Solomon Nwhator;Marcela Hernandez

  • Identification of proteases from periodontopathogenic bacteria as activators of latent human neutrophil and fibroblast-type interstitial collagenases.

    T Sorsa;T Ingman;K Suomalainen;M Haapasalo

  • Matrix metalloproteinase 13 (collagenase 3) in human rheumatoid synovium.

    Otso Lindy;Yrjö T. Konttinen;Timo Sorsa;Yanli Ding

  • Gingival crevicular fluid collagenase‐2 (MMP‐8) test stick for chair‐side monitoring of periodontitis

    Päivi Mäntylä;Mathias Stenman;Denis F. Kinane;Sari Tikanoja

  • MMPs, IL-1, and TNF are Regulated by IL-17 in Periodontitis

    Arzu Beklen;Mari Ainola;Mika Hukkanen;C Gurgan

  • The in vivo Expression of the Collagenolytic Matrix Metalloproteinases (MMP-2, -8, -13, and -14) and Matrilysin (MMP-7) in Adult and Localized Juvenile Periodontitis

    T. Tervahartiala;E. Pirilä;A. Ceponis;P. Maisi

Frequent Co-Authors

Tuula Salo
Tuula Salo University of Helsinki
Yrjö T. Konttinen
Yrjö T. Konttinen Helsinki University Hospital
Jukka H. Meurman
Jukka H. Meurman University of Helsinki
Seppo Santavirta
Seppo Santavirta Helsinki University Hospital
Lorne M. Golub
Lorne M. Golub Stony Brook University
Eija Könönen
Eija Könönen University of Turku
Caj Haglund
Caj Haglund University of Helsinki
Veli-Jukka Uitto
Veli-Jukka Uitto University of Helsinki
Ulf-Håkan Stenman
Ulf-Håkan Stenman University of Helsinki
Harald Tschesche
Harald Tschesche Bielefeld University

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