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Professor Hans Zoellner

Head of the Discipline

C24 - Westmead Hospital
The University of Sydney

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Biographical details

Prof Zoellner graduated in Dentistry at the University of Sydney in 1983, and after three years of general practice in Wagga Wagga returned to the Institute of Dental Research at the University of Sydney for PhD studies of the vasculature in chronic periodontitis. He then spent from 1990 to 1992 as a post-doctoral scientist in the Department of Medicine, Royal Melbourne Hospital studying the fibrinolytic and cytokine synthetic activity of vascular endothelium and smooth muscle cells. A Lise Meitner International Research Fellowship awarded by the Austrian Funds for the Promotion of Science supported two years of independent research in the Department of Physiology at the University of Vienna from 1993 to 1994. In 1995, Prof Zoellner returned to the University of Sydney as a lecturer in Oral Pathology, working under Professor DM Walker who was the founder of the discipline in Sydney. From 1995 to 2000, Prof Zoellner expanded his experience in Pathology by serving part time as a junior registrar in Anatomical Pathology at the Institute for Clinical Pathology and Medical Research, while separately developing his continuing research interests and curriculum in Oral Pathology. In 2003, responding to ongoing inequity in access to dental services and under-resourcing of the public dental services, Prof Zoellner joined with several colleagues in the formation of the Association for the Promotion of Oral Health (APOH), of which he was and currently remains the Chairman, while APOH has played a significant role in driving public debate and policy in oral health. In 2005, Prof Zoellner became head of the discipline of Oral Pathology on the retirement of Professor Walker and he currently continues in that role.
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Research interests

A central theme emerging from Prof Zoellner's PhD studies, was the question of how individual endothelial cells in the microcirculation self-organize for optimal function, with the microvasculature considered as an interesting biological system with which to study the intimate relationship between biological form and function. This underlying question has been addressed through examination of tissues in chronic inflammation, wound healing, oral submucous fibrosis and cancer, all conditions where the microvasculature undergoes substantial structural and functional change. Shuttling between human, animal and cell culture experimental systems has helped to focus interests on biologically relevant questions. Because of the important role of cytokines and fibrinolytic proteins in a wide variety of pathological and remodelling processes, much effort has been directed to the study of vascular cells in both synthesis of and response to these potent biological agents. Syergystic interactions between cytokines have been of particular interest, as these seem most likely to have greatest biological relevance. Endothelial apoptosis was identified as a key mechanism in microvascular remodeling, and regulation of this by cytokines has been studied. A significant discovery was of a potent anti-apoptotic activity in a serum albumin protein domain exposed by intramolecular movement and proteolytic cleavage, and mediated via a G-protein coupled endothelial receptor. A surprising discovery of wound healing with fat instead of scar tissue formation preluded the wider more recently recognized role of stem cells in wound healing. Interaction between cancer and vascular endothelial cells, as well as with fibroblasts has been studied, and has led to our recent key report that tumour cell diversity can be increased by a process of 'cellular sipping', in which malignant cells syphon-off membrane and cytoplasmic material from normal surrounding cells. The relationship between biological form and function has been further studied by finite element analysis with regard to tooth eruption and bony remodelling.
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Current projects

Work continues across the areas of: the anti-apoptotic activity of serum albumin; the inflammatory response of endothelium; the interaction of malignant cells with normal stromal cells, especially via 'cellular sipping'; and bony remodelling in tooth eruption and pathological processes. Related to Prof Zoellner's service as APOH chairman, collaborative research in areas of public health dentistry and the funding of dental services is also ongoing.
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Associations

Chairman of the Association for the Promotion of Oral Health
Fellow of the International College of Dentists
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Awards and honours

Lisa Meitner International Post Doctoral Research Fellowship (1993-1994)
Invited Fellow of the International College of Dentists (2006)
The Professor Roland Bryant Award for Excellence and Initiative in Teaching (2012)
Prof Zoellner is frequently invited by the electronic and print media for comment on matters of public concern in dentistry.
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Selected grants

2013

  • Characterization of protein and mRNA exchange between malignant cells and fibroblasts; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.

2012

  • Analysis of Cross-talk between Human Osteosarcoma and Endothelial Cells; Erguven E, Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.

2010

  • Self organisation by endothelium; Muthu P, Kelly L, Zoellner H, Kelly L; Dental Board of NSW/Research Support.
  • The Endothelial response to arecoline; Cox S, Ullah M, Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Support.
  • Exposure of the active anti-apoptic site in albumin for endothelium; Zoellner H, Braga C; Dental Board of NSW/Research Support.
  • Microarray analysis of the response of endothelium to arecoline; Ullah M, Kelly E, Cox S, Zoellner H, Kelly L; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.

2009

  • Evaluation of the carcinogenic initiator and promotor activity in areca nut salivary preparations; Cox S, Kelly E, Zoellner H, Kelly L; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.
  • Enzymatic digestion of serum albumin for identification of the active anti-apoptotic site for endothelium; Zoellner H, Braga C, Kelly E, Kelly L; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.
  • The role of cytokines in mediating cellular fudion between malignant and stromal cells; David M, Coleman H, Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.
  • Apoptosis and fusion endothelium interacting with osteosarcoma cells; Erguven E, Zoellner H, Schifter M; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.
  • Dietary nutrients and inflammatory cytokines in Head and Neck Cancer; Arora A, Zoellner H, Arora M, Cox S; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.
  • Cytokines and tumour cell interactions; David M, Kelly L, Zoellner H, Coleman H, Kelly L; Dental Board of NSW/Research Support.

2008

  • Physiological feeb-back in regulation of endothelial apoptosis; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.
  • Investigation of a possible mechanism for bisphosphonate associated osteonecrosis of the jaws; Schifter M, Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.
  • The occurance and effect of cytoplasmic transfer between neoplastic and stromal cells; Zoellner H, Coleman H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.
  • Microbial indicators for the conservative therapy of dentinal caries; Hunter N, Martin F, Nadkarni M, Swain M, Zoellner H, Jacques N; NHMRC/Project Grant.
  • An Intervention Study for the Prevention of Bisphosphonate Induced Osteonecrosis of the Jaws following Dental Surgery/Extractions; Zoellner H, Schifter M, Coleman H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Support.

2007

  • Molecular Identification of the Anti-Apoptotic Site of Albumin for Endothelium; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grant.
  • Identification of the second messenger pathways mediating the anti-apoptopic activity of serum albumin for endothelium; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grant.
  • Mechanisms of tumour invasion in human and animal tissues; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grant.
  • Histological analysis of the origin of lipid deposits in periapical lesions; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.
  • Regulatory mechanisms of endothelial apoptosis; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.
  • The mechanism behind the synergistic induction of endothelial apoptosis by tumour necrosis factor-alpha and transforminig growth factor-beta; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grants.
  • Negative Feed-back in regulation of endotheliai apoptosis; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.

2006

  • Zinc supplementation and prenatal lead exposure; Chan S, Arora M, Zoellner H, Kennedy B; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.
  • Western blot analysis for determination of the origin of lipid in chronic dental periaical lesions; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grant.
  • Patterns of DNA Synthesis; Camacho J, Zoellner H, Camacho J; Dental Board of NSW/Research and Education Grant.
  • Tissues studies of contact induced stromal cell apoptosis by tumour cells; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research and Education Grant.

2005

  • Mechanisms Of Tumour Cell Induced Apoptosis In Human Smooth Muscle Cells And Fibroblasts; Zoellner H, Nadkarni M; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grant - Cat1.
  • Investigation Of Synergy Between Tumour Necrosis Factor-Alpha And Transforming Growth Factor-Beta Using Microarray Technology; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grant - Cat1.

2004

  • Special Research Grant- Do trace elements in human cementum play a significant role in orthodontic r; Kharbanda O, Zoellner H, Low E, Darendeliler M; Australian Society of Orthodontists Foundation for Research and Education/Research Grant.
  • Branch points in the microcirculation; Zoellner H, Kilpatrick N; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grant - Cat1.

2003

  • The arrangement of individual vascular endothelial cells in microvascular branch points; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.

2002

  • Expression of stem cell markers in wound healing; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.
  • Molecular events in wound healing; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grants.
  • Cellular and molecular control of root resorption following orthodontic tooth movement; Kharbanda O, Darendeliler M, Zoellner H, Low E; University of Sydney (Sesqui)/New Staff Support Scheme.

2001

  • Investigation of mechanisms for synergy between tumour necrosis factor-alpha and transforming growth factor-beta for endothelial apoptosis; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.
  • The biological relevance of the synergy between tumour necrosis factor-alpha and transforming growth factor-beta in inducing endothelial cell apoptosis; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grants.
  • Characterisation of the anit-apoptotic fragments of serum albumin in wound healing and chronic inflammation; Zoellner H; Australian Dental Research Foundation/Research Grants.

2000

  • The clinical potential of adipogenic healing; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.
  • The effect of serum albumin upon endothelial apoptosis; Zoellner H; National Health and Medical Research Council/Project Grants.
  • Regulation of endothelial cell apoptosis by oscillatory shear stress; Gue S, Zoellner H, Armfield S; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.
  • Characterization of albumin cleavage products in experimental mouse wounds and human chronic periapical granulomas; Zoellner H; Dental Board of NSW/Research Grants.
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Selected publications

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Journals

  • David, M., Kelly, E., Zoellner, H. (2013). Opposite cytokine synthesis by fibroblasts in contact co-culture with osteosarcoma cells compared with transwell co-cultures. Cytokine.
  • Emmanuel, C., Huynh, M., Matthews, J., Kelly, E., Zoellner, H. (2013). TNF-a and TGF-B synergistically stimulate elongation of human endothelial cells without trnsdifferentiation to smooth muscle cell phenotype. Cytokine, 61, 38-40.
  • Sarrafpour, B., Swain, M., Li, Q., Zoellner, H. (2013). Tooth eruption results from bone remodelling driven by bite forces sensed by soft tissue dental follicles: A finite element analysis. PLoS One, 8(3), e58803.
  • Palfreeman, V., Zoellner, H. (2012). Description of comprehensive dental services supported by the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme in the first 23 months of operation. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(1), 69-75.
  • Sarrafpour, B., Rungsiyakull, C., Swain, M., Li, Q., Zoellner, H. (2012). Finite element analysis suggests functional bone strain accounts for continuous post-eruptive emergence of teeth. Archives of Oral Biology, 57(8), 1070-1078.
  • David, M., Huynh, M., Kelly, E., Rizos, H., Coleman, H., Rogers, G., Zoellner, H. (2012). Membrane and cytoplasmic marker exchange between malignant neoplastic cells and fibroblasts via intermittent contact: increased tumour cell diversity independent of genetic change. Journal of Pathology, 228(4), 495-505.
  • Chong, J., Chandrakanthan, V., Xaymardan, M., Asli, N., Li, J., Ahmed, I., Heffernan, C., Menon, M., Scarlett, C., Rashidianfar, A., Zoellner, H., et al (2011). Adult Cardiac-Resident MSC-like Stem Cells with a Proepicardial Origin. Cell Stem Cell, 9(6), 527-540.
  • Curtis, N., Owen, E., Walker, D., Zoellner, H. (2011). Comparison of microsuture, interpositional nerve graft, and laser solder weld repair of the rat inferior alveolar nerve. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 69(6), e246-e255.
  • Zoellner, H. (2011). Dental Infection and Vascular Disease. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 37(3), 181-192.
  • Thomson, S., McLennan, S., Hennessy, A., Boughton, P., Bonner, J., Zoellner, H., Yue, D., Twigg, S. (2010). A novel primate model of delayed wound healing in diabetes: dysregulation of connective tissue growth factor. Diabetologia: clinical and experimental diabetes and metabolism, 53, 572-583.
  • Nadkarni, M., Simonian, M., Harty, D., Zoellner, H., Jacques, N., Hunter, N. (2010). Lactobacilli Are Prominent in the Initial Stages of Polymicrobial Infection of Dental Pulp. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48(5), 1732-1740.
  • Cox, S., Vickers, E., Ghu, S., Zoellner, H. (2010). Salivary arecoline levels during areca nut chewing in human volunteers. Journal Of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 39(6), 465-469.
  • Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Xaymardan, M., Lynch, G., Zoellner, H. (2010). Vascularity during wound maturation correlates with fragmentation of serum albumin but not ceruloplasmin, transferrin, or haptoglobin. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 18, 211-222.
  • Cox, S., Zoellner, H. (2009). Physiotherapeutic treatment improves oral opening in oral submucous fibrosis. Journal Of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 38, 220-226.
  • Zoellner, H., Siddiqui, S., Kelly, E., Medbury, H. (2009). The anti-apoptotic activity of albumin for endothelium is inhibited by advanced glycation end products restricting intramolecular movement. Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters, 14(DOI: 10.2478/s11658-009-0021-5), 575-586.
  • Omar, H., Shen, G., Jones, A., Zoellner, H., Petocz, P., Darendeliler, M. (2008). Effect of Low Magnitude and High Frequency Mechanical Stimuli on Defects Healing in Cranial Bones. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 66, 1104-1111.
  • Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Xu, W., Zoellner, H. (2008). Negative Feedback for Endothelial Apoptosis: A Potential Physiological Role for Fibroblast Growth Factor. Journal of Vascular Research, 45(3), 193-204.
  • Cox, S., Zoellner, H. (2008). Physiotherapeutic treatment improves oral opening in oral submucous fibrosis. Journal Of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 38, 220-226.
  • Darendeliler, M., Zea, A., Shen, G., Zoellner, H. (2007). Effects of pulsed electromagnetic field vibration on tooth movement induced by magnetic and mechanical forces: a preliminary study. Australian Dental Journal, 52(4), 282-287.
  • Wang, X., Crowston, J., Zoellner, H., Healy, P. (2007). Interferon-a and interferon-y sensitize human tenon fibroblasts to mitomycin-c. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48(8), 3655-3661.
  • Wang, X., Crowston, J., Zoellner, H., Healey, P. (2007). Interferon-{alpha} and Interferon-{gamma} Sensitize Human Tenon Fibroblasts to Mitomycin-C. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48(8), 3655-3661.
  • Curtis, N., Zoellner, H. (2007). Resection of an orbital rim intraosseous cavernous hemangioma and reconstruction by chin graft and resorbable fixation plate. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 23(3), 232-234.
  • Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Bayl, P., Hou, J., Lynch, G., Hassel, A., Wall, A., Zoellner, H. (2007). The anti-apoptotic activity of albumin for endothelium is mediated by a partially cryptic protein domain and reduced by inhibitors of G-coupled protein and PI-3 Kinase, but is independent of radical scavenging or bound lipid. Journal of Vascular Research, 44(4), 313-324.
  • Arora, M., Kennedy, B., Ryan, C., Boadle, R., Walker, D., Harland, C., Lai, B., Cai, Z., Vogt, S., Zoellner, H., Chan, S. (2007). The application of synchrotron radiation induced x-ray emission in the measurement of zinc and lead in Wistar rat ameloblasts. Archives of Oral Biology, 52(10), 938-944.
  • Zoellner, H. (2007). The Crisis in Dental Health. Developing Practice (online), 18, 5-8.
  • Crowston, J., Wang, X., Khaw, P., Zoellner, H., Healey, P. (2006). Human serum reduces mitomycin-C cytototoxicity in Human tenon's Fibroblasts. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 47(3), 946-952.
  • Lynch, G., Turville, S., Carter, B., Sloane, A., Chan, A., Muljadi, N., Li, S., Low, L., Armati, P., Raison, R., Zoellner, H., Williamson, P., Cunningham, A., Church, W. (2006). Marked differences in the structures and protein associations of lymphocyte and monocyte CD4: Resolution of a novel CD4 isoform. Immunology and Cell Biology, 84(2), 154-165.
  • Curtis, N., Zoellner, H. (2006). Surgical management of an ameloblastoma in soft tissues of the cheek. British Journal Of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 44, 495-496.
  • Low, E., Zoellner, H., Kharbanda, O., Darendeliler, M., Petocz, P. (2005). Expression of mRNA for osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa beta ligand (RANKL) during root resorption induced by the application of heavy orthodontic forces on rat molars. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 128(4), 497-503.
  • Sloane, A., Raso, V., Dimitrov, D., Xiao, X., Gaundar (nee Deo), S., Muljadi, N., Restuccia, D., Turville, S., Kearney, C., Broder, C., Zoellner, H., Cunningham, A., Bendall, L., Lynch, G. (2005). Marked structural and functional heterogeneity in CXCR4: Separation of HIV-1 and SDF-1 alpha responses. Immunology and Cell Biology, 83(2), 129-143.
  • Xu, W., Boadle, R., Dear, L., Cvejic, M., Emmanuel, C., Zoellner, H. (2005). Ultrastructural changes in endothelium during apoptosis indicate low microembolic potential. Journal of Vascular Research, 42(5), 377-387.
  • Santangelo, R., Zoellner, H., Sorrell, T., Wilson, C., Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Djordjevic, J., Yi, S., Wright, L. (2004). Role Of Extracellular Phospholipases And Mononuclear Phagocytes In Dissemination Of Cryptococcosis In A Murine Model. Infection and Immunity, 72(4), 2229-2239.
  • Nishikawa, T., Yoshida, S., Zoellner, H., Tanaka, A., Walker, D. (2003). Histological aspects of human enamel fissure caries studied by CLSM. Microscopy and Analysis, 17(1), 23-25.
  • McEwen, A., Emmanuel, C., Medbury, H., Leick, A., Walker, D., Zoellner, H. (2003). Induction of contact-dependent endothelial apoptosis by osteosarcoma cells suggests a role for endothelial cell apoptosis in blood-borne metastasis. Journal of Pathology, 201(3), 395-403.
  • Xaymardan, M., Gibbins, J., Zoellner, H. (2002). Adipogenic healing in adult mice by implantation of hollow devices in muscle. Anatomical Record - Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 267(1), 28-36.
  • Zoellner, H., Chapple, C., Hunter, N. (2002). Microvasculature in gingivitis and chronic periodontitis: disruption of vascular networks with protracted inflammation. Microscopy Research and Technique, 56(1), 15-31.
  • Zoellner, H., Xu, W., Favaloro, E. (2002). Nitric oxide and prostacyclin are released by cultured apoptotic human umbilical vein endothelial cells consistent with an anti-micro-thrombotic potential. Thrombosis and Haemostasis: international journal for vascular biology and medicine, , 883-884.
  • Emmanuel, C., Foo, E., Medbury, H., Matthews, J., Comis, A., Zoellner, H. (2002). Synergistic induction of apoptosis in human endothelial cells by tumour necrosis facftor-a and transforming growth factor-B. Cytokine, 18(5), 237-241.
  • Zoellner, H., Hou, J., Hochgrebe, T., Lynch, G., Poljak, A., Duncan, M., Golding,, J., Henderson, T. (2001). Fluorometric and mass spectrometric analysis on nonenzymatic glycosylated albumin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 284, 83-89.
  • Xu, W., Zoellner, H., Favaloro, E., Medbury,, H. (2001). Human endothelial cells maintain anti-aggregatory activity for platelets during apoptosis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis: international journal for vascular biology and medicine, 85, 915-923.
  • Chapple, C., Zoellner, H., Gibbins, J., Hunter,, N., Nicholls,, B., Srivastava, M. (2001). Reactive pocket epithelium in untreated chronic periodontal disease: possible derivation from developmental remnants of the enamel organ and root sheath. Journal Of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 30, 178-186.

Conferences

  • Thomson, S., McLennan, S., Hennessy, A., Bonner, J., Zoellner, H., Yue, D., Twigg, S. (2007). Dysregulated inflammation predicts reduced connective tissue growth factor expression in a baboon wound healing model of type 1 diabetes. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Germany: Springer-Verlag.
  • Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Bayl, P., Hou, J., Siddiqui, S., Rubin, T., Lynch, G., Zoellner, H. (2006). The anti-apoptotic activity of albumin for endothelium: investigation into mechanisms of action. Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Eruption, Resorption, and Movement (BMT 2005), Thailand: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, 2006/ OS Printing House Co., Ltd, Bangkok.
  • Darendeliler, M., Shen, G., Omar, H., Zoellner, H., Zea, A., Jones, A. (2006). The biological effects of mechanical vibration on alveolar and cranial bone remodeling - a combined study of tooth movement and defect healing. Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Eruption, Resorption, and Movement (BMT 2005), Thailand: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, 2006/ OS Printing House Co., Ltd, Bangkok.
  • Omar, H., Darendeliler, M., Zoellner, H., Jones, A., Petocz, P. (2006). The effect of low-magnitude, high-frequency mechanical stimuli on non-weightbearing cranial bone's quantity, quality and rate of healing. Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Eruption, Resorption, and Movement (BMT 2005), Thailand: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, 2006/ OS Printing House Co., Ltd, Bangkok.
  • Hao, L., Xaymardan, M., Gibbins, J., Zoellner, H. (2004). Expression Of Leptin Mrna, Increase In Cell Size And The Effect Of Auto-Transplantation In Adipogenic Wound Tissue. Fourth International Conference of Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Movement and Craniofacial Adaptation, Bangkok: Amarin Printing & Publishing.

2013

  • David, M., Kelly, E., Zoellner, H. (2013). Opposite cytokine synthesis by fibroblasts in contact co-culture with osteosarcoma cells compared with transwell co-cultures. Cytokine.
  • Emmanuel, C., Huynh, M., Matthews, J., Kelly, E., Zoellner, H. (2013). TNF-a and TGF-B synergistically stimulate elongation of human endothelial cells without trnsdifferentiation to smooth muscle cell phenotype. Cytokine, 61, 38-40.
  • Sarrafpour, B., Swain, M., Li, Q., Zoellner, H. (2013). Tooth eruption results from bone remodelling driven by bite forces sensed by soft tissue dental follicles: A finite element analysis. PLoS One, 8(3), e58803.

2012

  • Palfreeman, V., Zoellner, H. (2012). Description of comprehensive dental services supported by the Medicare Chronic Disease Dental Scheme in the first 23 months of operation. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 36(1), 69-75.
  • Sarrafpour, B., Rungsiyakull, C., Swain, M., Li, Q., Zoellner, H. (2012). Finite element analysis suggests functional bone strain accounts for continuous post-eruptive emergence of teeth. Archives of Oral Biology, 57(8), 1070-1078.
  • David, M., Huynh, M., Kelly, E., Rizos, H., Coleman, H., Rogers, G., Zoellner, H. (2012). Membrane and cytoplasmic marker exchange between malignant neoplastic cells and fibroblasts via intermittent contact: increased tumour cell diversity independent of genetic change. Journal of Pathology, 228(4), 495-505.

2011

  • Chong, J., Chandrakanthan, V., Xaymardan, M., Asli, N., Li, J., Ahmed, I., Heffernan, C., Menon, M., Scarlett, C., Rashidianfar, A., Zoellner, H., et al (2011). Adult Cardiac-Resident MSC-like Stem Cells with a Proepicardial Origin. Cell Stem Cell, 9(6), 527-540.
  • Curtis, N., Owen, E., Walker, D., Zoellner, H. (2011). Comparison of microsuture, interpositional nerve graft, and laser solder weld repair of the rat inferior alveolar nerve. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 69(6), e246-e255.
  • Zoellner, H. (2011). Dental Infection and Vascular Disease. Seminars in Thrombosis and Hemostasis, 37(3), 181-192.

2010

  • Thomson, S., McLennan, S., Hennessy, A., Boughton, P., Bonner, J., Zoellner, H., Yue, D., Twigg, S. (2010). A novel primate model of delayed wound healing in diabetes: dysregulation of connective tissue growth factor. Diabetologia: clinical and experimental diabetes and metabolism, 53, 572-583.
  • Nadkarni, M., Simonian, M., Harty, D., Zoellner, H., Jacques, N., Hunter, N. (2010). Lactobacilli Are Prominent in the Initial Stages of Polymicrobial Infection of Dental Pulp. Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 48(5), 1732-1740.
  • Cox, S., Vickers, E., Ghu, S., Zoellner, H. (2010). Salivary arecoline levels during areca nut chewing in human volunteers. Journal Of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 39(6), 465-469.
  • Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Xaymardan, M., Lynch, G., Zoellner, H. (2010). Vascularity during wound maturation correlates with fragmentation of serum albumin but not ceruloplasmin, transferrin, or haptoglobin. Wound Repair and Regeneration, 18, 211-222.

2009

  • Cox, S., Zoellner, H. (2009). Physiotherapeutic treatment improves oral opening in oral submucous fibrosis. Journal Of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 38, 220-226.
  • Zoellner, H., Siddiqui, S., Kelly, E., Medbury, H. (2009). The anti-apoptotic activity of albumin for endothelium is inhibited by advanced glycation end products restricting intramolecular movement. Cellular and Molecular Biology Letters, 14(DOI: 10.2478/s11658-009-0021-5), 575-586.

2008

  • Omar, H., Shen, G., Jones, A., Zoellner, H., Petocz, P., Darendeliler, M. (2008). Effect of Low Magnitude and High Frequency Mechanical Stimuli on Defects Healing in Cranial Bones. Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 66, 1104-1111.
  • Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Xu, W., Zoellner, H. (2008). Negative Feedback for Endothelial Apoptosis: A Potential Physiological Role for Fibroblast Growth Factor. Journal of Vascular Research, 45(3), 193-204.
  • Cox, S., Zoellner, H. (2008). Physiotherapeutic treatment improves oral opening in oral submucous fibrosis. Journal Of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 38, 220-226.

2007

  • Thomson, S., McLennan, S., Hennessy, A., Bonner, J., Zoellner, H., Yue, D., Twigg, S. (2007). Dysregulated inflammation predicts reduced connective tissue growth factor expression in a baboon wound healing model of type 1 diabetes. The 43rd Annual Meeting of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD), Germany: Springer-Verlag.
  • Darendeliler, M., Zea, A., Shen, G., Zoellner, H. (2007). Effects of pulsed electromagnetic field vibration on tooth movement induced by magnetic and mechanical forces: a preliminary study. Australian Dental Journal, 52(4), 282-287.
  • Wang, X., Crowston, J., Zoellner, H., Healy, P. (2007). Interferon-a and interferon-y sensitize human tenon fibroblasts to mitomycin-c. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48(8), 3655-3661.
  • Wang, X., Crowston, J., Zoellner, H., Healey, P. (2007). Interferon-{alpha} and Interferon-{gamma} Sensitize Human Tenon Fibroblasts to Mitomycin-C. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 48(8), 3655-3661.
  • Curtis, N., Zoellner, H. (2007). Resection of an orbital rim intraosseous cavernous hemangioma and reconstruction by chin graft and resorbable fixation plate. Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, 23(3), 232-234.
  • Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Bayl, P., Hou, J., Lynch, G., Hassel, A., Wall, A., Zoellner, H. (2007). The anti-apoptotic activity of albumin for endothelium is mediated by a partially cryptic protein domain and reduced by inhibitors of G-coupled protein and PI-3 Kinase, but is independent of radical scavenging or bound lipid. Journal of Vascular Research, 44(4), 313-324.
  • Arora, M., Kennedy, B., Ryan, C., Boadle, R., Walker, D., Harland, C., Lai, B., Cai, Z., Vogt, S., Zoellner, H., Chan, S. (2007). The application of synchrotron radiation induced x-ray emission in the measurement of zinc and lead in Wistar rat ameloblasts. Archives of Oral Biology, 52(10), 938-944.
  • Zoellner, H. (2007). The Crisis in Dental Health. Developing Practice (online), 18, 5-8.

2006

  • Crowston, J., Wang, X., Khaw, P., Zoellner, H., Healey, P. (2006). Human serum reduces mitomycin-C cytototoxicity in Human tenon's Fibroblasts. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 47(3), 946-952.
  • Lynch, G., Turville, S., Carter, B., Sloane, A., Chan, A., Muljadi, N., Li, S., Low, L., Armati, P., Raison, R., Zoellner, H., Williamson, P., Cunningham, A., Church, W. (2006). Marked differences in the structures and protein associations of lymphocyte and monocyte CD4: Resolution of a novel CD4 isoform. Immunology and Cell Biology, 84(2), 154-165.
  • Curtis, N., Zoellner, H. (2006). Surgical management of an ameloblastoma in soft tissues of the cheek. British Journal Of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, 44, 495-496.
  • Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Bayl, P., Hou, J., Siddiqui, S., Rubin, T., Lynch, G., Zoellner, H. (2006). The anti-apoptotic activity of albumin for endothelium: investigation into mechanisms of action. Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Eruption, Resorption, and Movement (BMT 2005), Thailand: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, 2006/ OS Printing House Co., Ltd, Bangkok.
  • Darendeliler, M., Shen, G., Omar, H., Zoellner, H., Zea, A., Jones, A. (2006). The biological effects of mechanical vibration on alveolar and cranial bone remodeling - a combined study of tooth movement and defect healing. Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Eruption, Resorption, and Movement (BMT 2005), Thailand: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, 2006/ OS Printing House Co., Ltd, Bangkok.
  • Omar, H., Darendeliler, M., Zoellner, H., Jones, A., Petocz, P. (2006). The effect of low-magnitude, high-frequency mechanical stimuli on non-weightbearing cranial bone's quantity, quality and rate of healing. Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Eruption, Resorption, and Movement (BMT 2005), Thailand: University of Southern California, School of Dentistry, 2006/ OS Printing House Co., Ltd, Bangkok.

2005

  • Low, E., Zoellner, H., Kharbanda, O., Darendeliler, M., Petocz, P. (2005). Expression of mRNA for osteoprotegerin and receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa beta ligand (RANKL) during root resorption induced by the application of heavy orthodontic forces on rat molars. American Journal of Orthodontics and Dentofacial Orthopedics, 128(4), 497-503.
  • Sloane, A., Raso, V., Dimitrov, D., Xiao, X., Gaundar (nee Deo), S., Muljadi, N., Restuccia, D., Turville, S., Kearney, C., Broder, C., Zoellner, H., Cunningham, A., Bendall, L., Lynch, G. (2005). Marked structural and functional heterogeneity in CXCR4: Separation of HIV-1 and SDF-1 alpha responses. Immunology and Cell Biology, 83(2), 129-143.
  • Xu, W., Boadle, R., Dear, L., Cvejic, M., Emmanuel, C., Zoellner, H. (2005). Ultrastructural changes in endothelium during apoptosis indicate low microembolic potential. Journal of Vascular Research, 42(5), 377-387.

2004

  • Hao, L., Xaymardan, M., Gibbins, J., Zoellner, H. (2004). Expression Of Leptin Mrna, Increase In Cell Size And The Effect Of Auto-Transplantation In Adipogenic Wound Tissue. Fourth International Conference of Biological Mechanisms of Tooth Movement and Craniofacial Adaptation, Bangkok: Amarin Printing & Publishing.
  • Santangelo, R., Zoellner, H., Sorrell, T., Wilson, C., Bolitho (nee Donald), C., Djordjevic, J., Yi, S., Wright, L. (2004). Role Of Extracellular Phospholipases And Mononuclear Phagocytes In Dissemination Of Cryptococcosis In A Murine Model. Infection and Immunity, 72(4), 2229-2239.

2003

  • Nishikawa, T., Yoshida, S., Zoellner, H., Tanaka, A., Walker, D. (2003). Histological aspects of human enamel fissure caries studied by CLSM. Microscopy and Analysis, 17(1), 23-25.
  • McEwen, A., Emmanuel, C., Medbury, H., Leick, A., Walker, D., Zoellner, H. (2003). Induction of contact-dependent endothelial apoptosis by osteosarcoma cells suggests a role for endothelial cell apoptosis in blood-borne metastasis. Journal of Pathology, 201(3), 395-403.

2002

  • Xaymardan, M., Gibbins, J., Zoellner, H. (2002). Adipogenic healing in adult mice by implantation of hollow devices in muscle. Anatomical Record - Advances in Integrative Anatomy and Evolutionary Biology, 267(1), 28-36.
  • Zoellner, H., Chapple, C., Hunter, N. (2002). Microvasculature in gingivitis and chronic periodontitis: disruption of vascular networks with protracted inflammation. Microscopy Research and Technique, 56(1), 15-31.
  • Zoellner, H., Xu, W., Favaloro, E. (2002). Nitric oxide and prostacyclin are released by cultured apoptotic human umbilical vein endothelial cells consistent with an anti-micro-thrombotic potential. Thrombosis and Haemostasis: international journal for vascular biology and medicine, , 883-884.
  • Emmanuel, C., Foo, E., Medbury, H., Matthews, J., Comis, A., Zoellner, H. (2002). Synergistic induction of apoptosis in human endothelial cells by tumour necrosis facftor-a and transforming growth factor-B. Cytokine, 18(5), 237-241.

2001

  • Zoellner, H., Hou, J., Hochgrebe, T., Lynch, G., Poljak, A., Duncan, M., Golding,, J., Henderson, T. (2001). Fluorometric and mass spectrometric analysis on nonenzymatic glycosylated albumin. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 284, 83-89.
  • Xu, W., Zoellner, H., Favaloro, E., Medbury,, H. (2001). Human endothelial cells maintain anti-aggregatory activity for platelets during apoptosis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis: international journal for vascular biology and medicine, 85, 915-923.
  • Chapple, C., Zoellner, H., Gibbins, J., Hunter,, N., Nicholls,, B., Srivastava, M. (2001). Reactive pocket epithelium in untreated chronic periodontal disease: possible derivation from developmental remnants of the enamel organ and root sheath. Journal Of Oral Pathology and Medicine, 30, 178-186.
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