Malsantha Muthumala

Dentistry · Health Sciences

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Research Topics

Oral Health Pathology and Treatment(7), Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology(4), Head and Neck Cancer Studies(3), Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research(1), Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms(1)

Publications8 total

Aberrant expression of DUSP4 is a specific phenomenon in betel quid-related oral cancer
Medical Molecular Morphology·2020· 7 cited
Alteration of oral flora in betel quid chewers in Sri Lanka
Journal of Microbiology Immunology and Infection·2020· 15 citedOpen Access
DNA hypermethylation of sirtuin 1 (SIRT1) caused by betel quid chewing—a possible predictive biomarker for malignant transformation
Clinical Epigenetics·2020· 46 citedOpen Access
How Each Component of Betel Quid Is Involved in Oral Carcinogenesis: Mutual Interactions and Synergistic Effects with Other Carcinogens—a Review Article
Current Oncology Reports·2019· 54 cited
Upregulated expression of MMP-9 in gingival epithelial cells induced by prolonged stimulation with arecoline
Oncology Letters·2017· 22 citedOpen Access
Abstract PR-04: Curcumin is an effective chemopreventive substance for betel quid chewer's oral precancer in Sri Lanka.
Cancer Prevention Research·2012· 1 cited
High frequency of hypermethylation of p14, p15 and p16 in oral pre‐cancerous lesions associated with betel‐quid chewing in Sri Lanka
Journal of Oral Pathology and Medicine·2008· 71 cited
Formation of diconjugates from the phytoestrogen, genistein, in human liver.(GENERAL SESSION BY ORAL PRESENTATION)(DRUG METABOLISM)
The Journal of Toxicological Sciences·2002

Frequent Co-authors

Itsuo Chiba(8), Yoshihiro Abiko(6), Hirofumi Matsuoka(5), Osamu Uehara(5), Hiroki Nagayasu(4), Bhoj Raj Adhikari(3), Koki Yoshida(3), Maiko Takeshima(2), Toshiya Arakawa(2), Toshiyuki Shibata(2), Shajedul Islam(2), Yasuhiro Kuramitsu(2), Daichi Hiraki(2), Ichiro Saito(2), Tetsuro Morikawa(2), Fumiya Harada(2), Rie Takai(2), Durga Paudel(2), Masato Saitoh(1), Kaoru Kusano(1)