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• Mayerhoefer, Elisabeth; Parajuli, Himalaya; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana et al. (2024). Refining Biocompatibility: Zwitterionic Dipeptide Surface Functionalization of Detonation Nanodiamond for Enhanced Control in Biological Environments.. (external link)
• Nordanger, Ida Marie; Beisland, Christian; Torkelsen, Tor Kristian et al. (2024). The Prognostic Value of Human Papillomavirus Status in Penile Cancer: Outcomes From a Norwegian Cohort Study. (external link)
• Kråkenes, Torbjørn; Wergeland, Stig; Al-Sharabi, Niyaz Abdulbaqi Abdulmajid et al. (2023). The neuroprotective potential of mesenchymal stem cells from bone marrow and human exfoliated deciduous teeth in a murine model of demyelination. (external link)
• Moen, Christian Arvei; Falkenthal, Thea Eline Hetland; Torkelsen, Tor Kristian et al. (2023). Penile Cancers Attributed to Human Papillomavirus Are Associated with Improved Survival for Node-positive Patients. Findings from a Norwegian Cohort Study Spanning 50 Years. (external link)
• Ali, Hassan Abdel-Raouf Abdel-Wahab; Suliman, Salwa; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi et al. (2023). Xeno-free generation of human induced pluripotent stem cells from donor-matched fibroblasts isolated from dermal and oral tissues. (external link)
• Moe, Svein Erik Emblem; Erland, Fredrik Atteraas; Fromreide, Siren et al. (2023). The TP53 Codon 72 Arginine Polymorphism Is Found with Increased TP53 Somatic Mutations in HPV(−) and in an Increased Percentage among HPV(+) Norwegian HNSCC Patients. (external link)
• Dongre, Harsh Nitin; Elnour, Rammah; Tornaas, Stian et al. (2023). TP53 mutation and human papilloma virus status as independent prognostic factors in a Norwegian cohort of vulva squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Das, Ridhima; Harper, Lisa; Kitajima, Kayoko et al. (2023). Embryonic Stem Cells Can Generate Oral Epithelia under Matrix Instruction. (external link)
• Tornaas, Stian; Kleftogiannis, Dimitrios; Fromreide, Siren et al. (2022). Development of an antibody panel for imaging mass cytometry to investigate cancer-associated fibroblast heterogeneity and spatial distribution in archival tissues. (external link)
• Rajthala, Saroj; Parajuli, Himalaya; Dongre, Harsh Nitin et al. (2022). MicroRNA-138 abates fibroblast motility with effect on invasion of adjacent cancer cells. (external link)
• Sapkota, Dipak; Vallenari, Evan Michael; Tamatam, Dhanalakshmi et al. (2022). Investigation of Cross-Reactivity of Anti-Ephrin-B2 Antibody to Other Ephrin-B Members in an Immunohistochemical Study in a Cohort of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (external link)
• Mohamed, Nuha Mohamed Gaafar; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Elsheikh, Mariam et al. (2022). Epithelial PD-L1 expression at tumor front predicts overall survival in a cohort of oral squamous cell carcinomas from Sudan. (external link)
• Das, Ridhima; Virlan, Maria Justina Roxana; Xenaki, Victoria et al. (2022). Granulocyte macrophage-colony stimulating factor and keratinocyte growth factor control of early stages of differentiation of oral epithelium. (external link)
• Xenaki, Victoria; Marthinussen, Ileana Mihaela Cuida; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2021). Predicting intention of Norwegian dental health-care workers to use nanomaterials: An application of the augmented theory of planned behavior. (external link)
• Rajthala, Saroj; Min, Anjie; Parajuli, Himalaya et al. (2021). Profiling and functional analysis of microrna deregulation in cancer-associated fibroblasts in oral squamous cell carcinoma depicts an anti-invasive role of microrna-204 via regulation of their motility. (external link)
• Shanbhag, Siddharth; Kampleitner, Carina; Mohamed-Ahmed, Samih Salah Eldin Mahgoub et al. (2021). Ectopic Bone Tissue Engineering in Mice Using Human Gingiva or Bone Marrow-Derived Stromal/Progenitor Cells in Scaffold-Hydrogel Constructs. (external link)
• Mohamed, Nazar; Litlekalsøy, Jorunn; Ahmed, Israa Abdul Rhman et al. (2021). Analysis of salivary mycobiome in a cohort of oral squamous cell carcinoma patients from Sudan identifies higher salivary carriage of malassezia as an independent and favorable predictor of overall survival. (external link)
• Rajthala, Saroj; Dongre, Harsh; Parajuli, Himalaya et al. (2021). Combined in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry on archival tissues reveals stromal microRNA-204 as prognostic biomarker for oral squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Pandey, Sushma; Søland, Tine Merete; Bjerkli, Inger-Heidi et al. (2021). Combined loss of expression of involucrin and cytokeratin 13 is associated with poor prognosis in squamous cell carcinoma of mobile tongue. (external link)
• Ando, Toshinori; Arang, Nadia; Wang, Zhiyong et al. (2021). EGFR Regulates the Hippo pathway by promoting the tyrosine phosphorylation of MOB1. (external link)
• Dongre, Harsh N.; Haave, Hilde; Fromreide, Siren et al. (2021). Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing of Cancer-Related Genes in a Norwegian Patient Cohort With Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Reveals Novel Actionable Mutations and Correlations With Pathological Parameters. (external link)
• Golburean, Olga; Hagen, Maria Helene; Uncuta, Diana et al. (2021). Knowledge, opinions, and practices related to oral cancer prevention and oral mucosal examination among dentists in Moldova, Belarus and Armenia: a multi-country cross-sectional study. (external link)
• Mohamed, Nazar; Goor, Rens van de; El-Sheikh, Mariam et al. (2021). Feasibility of a portable electronic nose for detection of oral squamous cell carcinoma in sudan. (external link)
• Mohamed, Nuha Mohamed Gaafar; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Ahmed, Israa A.H. et al. (2021). Characterization of immune cell infiltrate in tumor stroma and epithelial compartments in oral squamous cell carcinomas of Sudanese patients. (external link)
• Bjerkli, Inger-Heidi; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Nginamau, Elisabeth Sivy et al. (2020). A combined histo-score based on tumor differentiation and lymphocytic infiltrate is a robust prognostic marker for mobile tongue cancer. (external link)
• Pandey, Sushma; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Sharma, Sunita et al. (2020). Loss of S100A14 expression at the tumor-invading front correlates with poor differentiation and worse prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Guerreiro, Eduarda Mazagão; Øvstebø, Reidun; Thiede, Bernd et al. (2020). Cancer cell line-specific protein profiles in extracellular vesicles identified by proteomics. (external link)
• Bjerkli, Inger-Heidi; Laurvik, Helene; Nginamau, Elisabeth Sivy et al. (2020). Tumor budding score predicts lymph node status in oral tongue squamous cell carcinoma and should be included in the pathology report. (external link)
• Steigen, Sonja Eriksson; Søland, Tine Merete; Nginamau, Elisabeth Sivy et al. (2020). Grading of oral squamous cell carcinomas – Intra and interrater agreeability: Simpler is better?. (external link)
• Haugse, Ragnhild; Langer, Anika; Murvold, Elisa Thodesen et al. (2020). Low-Intensity Sonoporation-Induced Intracellular Signalling of Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Fibroblasts and Endothelial Cells. (external link)
• Dongre, Harsh; Rana, Neha; Fromreide, Siren et al. (2020). Establishment of a novel cancer cell line derived from vulvar carcinoma associated with lichen sclerosus exhibiting a fibroblast-dependent tumorigenic potential. (external link)
• Pandey, Sushma; Follin-Arbelet, Benoit; Pun, Chin Bahadur et al. (2020). Helicobacter pylori was not detected in oral squamous cell carcinomas from cohorts of Norwegian and Nepalese patients. (external link)
• Gajurel, Rashmi; Gautam, Dej Kumar; Pun, Chin Bahadur et al. (2020). Trends and clinicopathological characteristics of oral squamous cell carcinomas reported at a tertiary cancer hospital in Nepal during 1999 to 2009. (external link)
• Zhuoyuan, Zhang; Gao, Zhenjie; Rajthala, Saroj et al. (2019). Metabolic reprogramming of normal oral fibroblasts correlated with increased glycolytic metabolism of oral squamous cell carcinoma and precedes their activation into carcinoma associated fibroblasts. (external link)
• Zeltz, Cedric; Alam, Jahedul; Liu, Hengshuo et al. (2019). α11β1 integrin is induced in a subset of cancer- associated fibroblasts in desmoplastic tumor stroma and mediates in vitro cell migration. (external link)
• Suliman, Salwa; Ali, Hassan Mohamed Abdel-Raouf; Karlsen, Tommy Aleksander et al. (2019). Impact of humanised isolation and culture conditions on stemness and osteogenic potential of bone marrow derived mesenchymal stromal cells. (external link)
• Zhang, Zhuoyuan; Liang, Xiao; Fan, Yaping et al. (2019). Fibroblasts rescue oral squamous cancer cell from metformin-induced apoptosis via alleviating metabolic disbalance and inhibiting AMPK pathway. (external link)
• Xenaki, Victoria; Marthinussen, Ileana Mihaela Cuida; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2019). Knowledge about nanotechnology and intention to use nanomaterials: a comparative study among dental students in Norway and Romania. (external link)
• Xenaki, Victoria; Costea, Daniela Elena; Marthinussen, Ileana Mihaela Cuida et al. (2019). Use of nanomaterials in dentistry: covariates of risk and benefit perceptions among dentists and hygienists in Norway. (external link)
• Bruserud, Øyvind; Costea, Daniela Elena; Laakso, Saila et al. (2018). Oral tongue malignancies in Autoimmune polyendocrine syndrome type 1. (external link)
• Guerreiro, Eduarda; Vestad, Beate; Steffensen, Lilly Alice et al. (2018). Efficient extracellular vesicle isolation by combining cell media modifications, ultrafiltration, and size-exclusion chromatography. (external link)
• Kvalheim, Siri Flagestad; Xenaki, Victoria; Kvalheim, Arild et al. (2018). Effect of glycerol on reconstructed human oral mucosa. (external link)
• Dmello, Crismita; Sawant, Sharada; Chaudhari, Pratik Rajeev et al. (2018). Aberrant expression of vimentin predisposes oral premalignant lesion derived cells towards transformation. (external link)
• Kitajima, Kayoko; Das, Ridhima; Liang, Xiao et al. (2018). Isolation and characterization of cells derived from human epithelial rests of Malassez. (external link)
• Konstantinova, Victoria; Ibrahim, Mohamed; Lie, Stein Atle et al. (2017). Nano-TiO2 penetration of oral mucosa: in vitro analysis using 3D organotypic human buccal mucosa models. (external link)
• Magnussen, Synnøve; Hadler-Olsen, Elin Synnøve; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2017). Cleavage of the urokinase receptor (uPAR) on oral cancer cells: Regulation by transforming growth factor - beta1 (TGF-beta1) and potential effects on migration and invasion. (external link)
• Virlan, Maria Justina; Calenic, Bogdan; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana et al. (2017). CHITOSAN MODIFIED POLY(LACTIC-CO-GLYCOLIC) ACID NANOPARTICLES INTERACTION WITH NORMAL, PRECANCEROUS KERATINOCYTES AND DENTAL PULP CELLS. (external link)
• Konstantinova, Victoria; Ibrahim, Mohammad Madani; Lie, Stein Atle et al. (2016). Nano-TiO2 penetration of oral mucosa: in vitro analysis using 3D organotypic human buccal mucosa models. (external link)
• Biddle, Adrian; Gammon, Luke; Liang, Xiao et al. (2016). Phenotypic plasticity determines cancer stem cell therapeutic resistance in oral squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Parajuli, Himalaya; Teh, Muy-Teck; Abrahamsen, Siren et al. (2016). Integrin α11 is overexpressed by tumour stroma of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and correlates positively with alpha smooth muscle actin expression. (external link)
• Suliman, Salwa; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Eln; Krueger, Anke et al. (2016). Nanodiamond modified copolymer scaffolds affects tumour progression of early neoplastic oral keratinocytes. (external link)
• Suliman, Salwa; Sun, Yang; Pedersen, Torbjørn Østvik et al. (2016). In vivo host response and degradation of copolymer scaffolds functionalized with nanodiamonds and bone morphogenetic protein 2. (external link)
• Suliman, Salwa; Parajuli, Himalaya; Sun, Yang et al. (2016). Establishment of a bioluminescence model for microenvironmentally induced oral carcinogenesis with implications for screening bioengineered scaffolds. (external link)
• Dmello, Crismita; Sawant, Sharada; Alam, Hunain et al. (2016). Vimentin-mediated regulation of cell motility through modulation of beta4 integrin protein levels in oral tumor derived cells. (external link)
• Sawant, Sharada; Dongre, Harsh; Singh, Archana Kumari et al. (2016). Establishment of 3D co-culture models from different stages of human tongue tumorigenesis: Utility in understanding neoplastic progression. (external link)
• Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Parajuli, Himalaya; Sapkota, Dipak et al. (2015). The low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor p75NTR identifies a transient stem cell-like state in oral squamous cell carcinoma cells. (external link)
• Sapkota, Dipak; Bruland, Ove; Parajuli, Himalaya et al. (2015). S100A16 promotes differentiation and contributes to a less aggressive tumor phenotype in oral squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Liang, Xiao; Graham, Karen A.; Johannessen, Anne Christine et al. (2014). Human oral cancer cells with increasing tumorigenic abilities exhibit higher effective membrane capacitance. (external link)
• Liang, Xiao; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Sapkota, Dipak et al. (2014). Rapid adherence to collagen IV enriches for tumour initiating cells in oral cancer.. (external link)
• Yang, Ning; Yan, Tao; Zhu, Huaiyang et al. (2014). A co-culture model with brain tumor-specific bioluminescence demonstrates astrocytes-induced drug resistance in glioblastoma.. (external link)
• Sapkota, Dipak; Costea, Daniela Elena; Ibrahim, Salah Osman et al. (2013). S100A14 interacts with S100A16 and regulates its expression in human cancer cells. (external link)
• Kidwai, Fahad; Costea, Daniela Elena; Hutchison, Iain et al. (2013). The effects of CD44 down-regulation on stem cell properties of head and neck cancer cell lines. (external link)
• Osman, Tarig; Øijordsbakken, Gunnvor; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2013). Successful triple immuno enzymatic method employing primary antibodies from same species and same immunoglobulin subclass. (external link)
• Salo, Sirpa; Bitu, Carolina; Merkku, Kalle et al. (2013). Human bone marrow mesenchymal stem cells induce collagen production and tongue cancer invasion. (external link)
• Dabija-Wolter, Gabriela; Bakken, Vidar; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana et al. (2013). In vitro reconstruction of human junctional and sulcular epithelium. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Hills, Allison; Osman, Amani Hamza Ali et al. (2013). Identification of two distinct carcinoma-associated fibroblast subtypes with differential tumor-promoting abilities in oral squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Teh, Muy-Teck; Hutchison, Iain L.; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2013). Exploiting FOXM1-orchestrated molecular network for early squamous cell carcinoma diagnosis and prognosis. (external link)
• Hwang, Sungjae; Mahadevan, Swarna; Quadir, Fatima et al. (2013). Identification of FOXM1-induced epigenetic markers for head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. (external link)
• Litlekalsøy, Jorunn Inglaug; Høstmark, Jens; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2012). Time-dependent biological differences in molecular markers of high-grade urothelial cancer over 7 decades (ras proteins, pTEN, uPAR, PAI-1 and MMP-9). (external link)
• Sapkota, Dipak; Costea, Daniela Elena; Blø, Magnus et al. (2012). S100A14 inhibits proliferation of oral carcinoma derived cells through G1-arrest. (external link)
• Dabija-Wolter, Gabriela; Sapkota, Dipak; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana et al. (2012). Limited in-depth invasion of Fusobacterium nucleatum into in vitro reconstructed human gingiva. (external link)
• Dayan, Daniel; Salo, Tuula; Salo, Simo et al. (2012). Molecular crosstalk between cancer cells and tumor microenvironment components suggests potential targets for new therapeutic approaches in mobile tongue cancer. (external link)
• Sapkota, Dipak; Bruland, Ove; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2011). S100A14 regulates the invasive potential of oral squamous cell carcinoma derived cell-lines in vitro by modulating expression of matrix metalloproteinases, MMP1 and MMP9. (external link)
• Mulhall, Hayley J.; Labeed, Fatima H.; Kazmi, Batool et al. (2011). Cancer, pre-cancer and normal oral cells distinguished by dielectrophoresis. (external link)
• Biddle, Adrian; Liang, Xiao; Gammon, Luke et al. (2011). Cancer Stem Cells in Squamous Cell Carcinoma Switch between Two Distinct Phenotypes That Are Preferentially Migratory or Proliferative. (external link)
• Wiklund, Erik D; Gao, Shan; Hulf, Toby et al. (2011). MicroRNA Alterations and Associated Aberrant DNA Methylation Patterns across Multiple Sample Types in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (external link)
• Berge, Gisle; Costea, Daniela Elena; Rasmussen, Marianne Berg et al. (2011). Coexpression and nuclear colocalization of metastasis-promoting protein S100A4 and p53 without mutual regulation in colorectal carcinoma. (external link)
• Gemenetzidis, Emilios; Costea, Daniela Elena; Parkinson, Eric K et al. (2010). Induction of Human Epithelial Stem/Progenitor Expansion by FOXM1. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Bui, Linh Vu Duy et al. (2010). Adverse effects of Sudanese toombak vs. Swedish snuff on human oral cells. (external link)
• Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Neppelberg, Evelyn; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2010). Khat alters the phenotype of in vitro-reconstructed human oral mucosa. (external link)
• Harper, Lisa J.; Costea, Daniela Elena; Gammon, Luke et al. (2010). Normal and malignant epithelial cells with stem-like properties have an extended G2 cell cycle phase that is associated with apoptotic resistance. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Bui, Linh Vu Duy et al. (2009). Adverse effects of Sudanese toombak vs Swedish snuff on human oral cells. (external link)
• Kulasekara, Kulasekara M. Keerthi Kumara; Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Neppelberg, Evelyn et al. (2009). Cancer progression is associated with increased expression of basement membrane proteins in three-dimensional in vitro models of human oral cancer. (external link)
• Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Neppelberg, Evelyn; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2009). Khat Alters the Phenotype of in vitro-reconstructed Human Oral Mucosa. (external link)
• Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Bredholt, Therese; Neppelberg, Evelyn et al. (2009). Early loss of mitochondrial inner transmembrane potential in khat-induced cell death of primary normal human oral cells. (external link)
• Dabija-Wolter, Gabriela; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2009). Fusobacterium nucleatum Enters Normal Human Oral Fibroblasts In Vitro. (external link)
• Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Costea, Daniela Elena; Neppelberg, Evelyn et al. (2008). Khat (Catha edulis) induces reactive oxygen species and apoptosis in normal human oral keratinocytes and fibroblasts. (external link)
• Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Costea, Daniela Elena; Dimba, Elisabeth Anne Okumu et al. (2008). Khat induces G1-phase arrest and increased expression of stress-sensitive p53 and p16 proteins in normal human oral keratinocytes and fibroblasts. (external link)
• Gaballah, Kamis; Costea, Daniela Elena; Hills, Allison et al. (2008). Tissue engineering of oral dysplasia. (external link)
• Neppelberg, Evelyn; Costea, Daniela Elena; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2007). Dual effects of sodium lauryl sulphate on human oral epithelial structure. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Kulasekara, Kulasekara M. Keerthi Kumara; Neppelberg, Evelyn et al. (2006). Species-specific fibroblasts required for triggering invasiveness of partially transformed oral keratinocytes. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Dimba, Elisabeth Anne Okumu; Loro, Lado Lako et al. (2005). The phenotype of in vitro reconstituted normal human oral epithelium is essentially determined by culture medium. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten (2005). Fibroblast control on epithelial differentiation is gradually lost during <EM>in vitro</EM> tumor progression. (external link)
• Dimba, E.A.; Gjertsen, Bjørn Tore; Bredholt, Therese et al. (2004). Khat (Catha edulis)-induced apoptosis is inhibited by antagonists of caspase-1 and -8 in human leukaemia cells. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Dimba, Elizabeth Anne et al. (2003). Crucial effects of fibroblasts and keratinocyte growth factor on morphogenesis of reconstructed human oral epithelium. (external link)

Academic lecture

• Mayerhoefer, Elisabeth; Jerlitschka, Amelie; Parajuli, Himalaya et al. (2025). Controlling the interaction in biological environments: Dipeptides as surface modulators for nanodiamond. (external link)
• Xenaki, Victoria; Xue, Ying; Lie, Stein Atle et al. (2023). Effect of titanium dioxide nanoparticles on oral cells and 3D oral mucosa models. (external link)
• Gjerde, Christiane Helgestad; Langer, Anika; Garibay, Gorka Ruiz de et al. (2022). Establishment of ovarian cancer organoids on peritoneal dECM scaffolds. (external link)
• Gjerde, Christiane Helgestad; Langer, Anika; Garibay, Gorka Ruiz de et al. (2022). Establishment of peritoneal dECM scaffolds for culture of ovarian cancer organoids. (external link)
• Ibrahim, Mohamed; Konstantinova, Victoria; Lie, Stein Atle et al. (2016). Nano-TiO2 Penetrates Human Oral Mucosa. (external link)
• Suliman, Salwa; Costea, Daniela Elena; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Eln (2015). Development of a novel scaffold stimulating stem cells growth, differentiation and bone regeneration. (external link)
• Rajthala, Saroj; Parajuli, Himalaya; Sapkota, Dipak et al. (2015). Expression of integrin α-11 by carcinoma associated fibroblasts modulates oral squa- mous cell carcinoma behaviour. (external link)
• Jacobsen, Martha Rolland; Sapkota, Dipak; Johannessen, Anne Christine et al. (2015). Oral premalignant lesions overexpress the collagen-elastin crosslinking enzyme LOXL4. (external link)
• Parajuli, Himalaya; Sapkota, Dipak; Suliman, Salwa et al. (2015). Expression of integrin α-11 by carcinoma associated fibroblasts modulates oral squamous cell carcinoma behaviour. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2015). Transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGFβ1) induces stem cell-like properties preferentially in cancer stem cell like–depleted cell subpopulations in human oral squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2015). In vitro reconstruction of tumor microenvironment by use of organotypic 3D models. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Hills, Allison; Osman, Amani Hamza Ali et al. (2015). Different subsets of carcinoma-associated fibroblasts promote oral carcinoma cell invasion by distinct mechanisms.. (external link)
• Konstantinova, Victoria; Ibrahim, Mohamed; Birkeland, Eivind et al. (2014). Nanoparticle penetration in 3D oral mucosa models. (external link)
• Sapkota, Dipak; Costea, Daniela Elena; himalaya, parajuli et al. (2014). Role of S100A16 in Differentiation of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (external link)
• Osman, Amani Hamza Ali; Liang, Xiao; bilal, fazil et al. (2014). Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts promote a cancer stem cell-like phenotype. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). Cancer associated fibroblasts increase stem cell -like properties of oral cancer cells. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). Cancer associated fibroblast stimulate self-renewal and invasion of oral cancer cells through TGFb secretion. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2008). Epithelial mesenchymal interactions in oral squamous cell carcinomas - in vitro studies on three. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2008). Interactions between stromal fibroblasts, normal oral keratinocytes and oral cancer-derived kerat. (external link)
• Osman, Amani; Tsinkalovsky, Oleg; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2008). Phenotypic and functional differences between oral carcinoma-associated fibroblasts and normal oral. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Neppelberg, Evelyn; Harper, Lisa et al. (2008). Stromal fibroblasts enhance clonogenic growth of transformed oral keratinocytes. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa; Gammon, Luke et al. (2008). Cell cycle particularities and selective resistance of cancer stem cells to drug induced apoptosi. (external link)
• Farøy, Anna; Osman, Amani; Johannessen, Anne Chr. et al. (2008). Migratory cancer stem cells exist in oral cancers. (external link)
• Gemenetzidis, Emilios; Costea, Daniela Elena; Chaplin, T (2008). FOXM1 is Upregulated in Oral Cancer and Induces Genomic Instability. (external link)
• Kidway, Fahad; Costea, Daniela Elena; Gammon, Luke et al. (2008). CD44 down-regulation reduces self-renewal of oral carcinoma stem cells. (external link)
• Nilsson, Helene; Costea, Daniela Elena; Gemenetzidis, Emilios et al. (2008). Oral squamous cell carcinoma cells inhibit the growth and induce apoptosis of normal oral keratin. (external link)
• Dabija, Gabriela; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2008). Fusobacterium nucleatum Enters Oral Fibroblasts. (external link)
• Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Costea, Daniela Elena; Dimba, Elisabeth Anne Okumu et al. (2007). Reactive Oxygen Species Mediate Khat Induced Cytotoxicity in Oral Cells. (external link)
• Mackenzie, IC; Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa (2007). Tumour initiating cells spend an extended time in the g2 phase of the cell cycle. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Neppelberg, Evelyn; Harper, Lisa et al. (2007). Tumour fibroblasts enhance the self renewal properties of malignant epithelial cells. (external link)
• Mackenzie, IC; Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa (2007). The cd44+ fraction of carcinoma cells shows apoptotic resistance and spends an extended time in the g2 phase of the cell cycle. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Kulasekara, Keerthi; Neppelberg, Evelyn et al. (2006). Spontaneous sorting of fibroblasts and keratinocytes in organotypic oral mucosa. (external link)
• Nilsson, Helene; Costea, Daniela Elena; Otterlei, Maria Kristine et al. (2006). Normal Oral Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts Stimulate Clonal Expansion of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma – Derived Cells. (external link)
• Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Costea, Daniela Elena; Bredholt, Therese et al. (2006). Characterisation of Khat Induced Cell Death in Oral Fibroblasts. (external link)
• Kulasekara, Kulasekara M. Keerthi Kumara; Ochiba, Lukandu; Costea, Daniela-Elena et al. (2005). Stromal fibroblasts modulate tumuor invasion and expression of Basement membarne(BM) proteins in in vitro models of normal and neoplastic oral mucosa. (external link)
• Dimba, Elisabeth Anne Okumu; Bredholt, Therese; Costea, Daniela-Elena et al. (2005). Mechanisms of apoptosis induction by khat alkaloids in leukaemia cells. (external link)
• Kulasekara, Kulasekara M. Keerthi Kumara; Ochiba, Lukandu; Costea, Daniela-Elena et al. (2005). Stromal fibroblasts modulate tumuor invasion and expression of Basement membarne(BM) proteins in in vitro models of normal and neoplastic oral mucosa. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Kulasekara, Keerthi et al. (2004). Diffusible factors derived from species-specific oral fibroblasts trigger invasiveness of early neoplastic oral keratinocytes. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2004). Local invasiveness of oral epithelial dysplastic cells is triggered by human but not mouse fibroblasts: study on in vitro models of normal, dysplastic and neoplastic human oral mucosa. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2004). Fibroblasts modulate the pattern of epithelial cell death in in vitro reconstituted human oral mucosa through a mechanism independent of keratinocyte growth factor synthesis. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2004). Significance of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions for morphogenesis of in vitro reconstituted dysplastic human oral epithelium. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Kulasekara, Keerthi et al. (2004). Invasion of early neoplastic oral keratinocytes is triggered by species specific diffusible factors. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2004). Significance of epithelial-mesenchymal interactions for morphogenesis of in vitro reconstituted dysplastic human oral epithelium. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2004). Local invasiveness of oral epithelial dysplastic cells is triggered by human but not mouse fibroblasts: study on in vitro models of normal, dysplastic and neoplastic human oral mucosa. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2004). Fibroblasts modulate the pattern of epithelial cell death in vitro reconstituted human oral mucosa through a mechanism independent of keratinocyte growth factor synthesis. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Kulasekara, Keerthi et al. (2004). Invasion of early neoplastic oral keratinocytes is triggered by species specific diffusible factors. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Kulasekara, Keerthi et al. (2004). Diffusible factors derived from species-specific oral fibroblasts trigger invasiveness of early neoplastic oral keratinocytes. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Dimba, Elizabeth Anne; Loro, Lado Lako et al. (2002). Serum free organotypic cultures of normal human oral mucosa. (external link)
• Dimba, Elizabeth Anne; Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako et al. (2002). Cytotoxic effects of Catha edulis on human oral cells in vitro. (external link)
• Dimba, Elizabeth Anne; Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako et al. (2002). Cytotoxic effects of Catha edulis on leukemia cell lines and primary human oral cells. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Dimba, Elizabeth Anne; Loro, Lado Lako et al. (2002). Proliferation, differentiation and cell death in organotypic serum free cultures of normal human oral mucosa. (external link)

Academic literature review

• Herch, Imane El; Tornaas, Stian; Dongre, Harsh Nitin et al. (2024). Heterogeneity of cancer-associated fibroblasts and tumor-promoting roles in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Vîrlan, Maria Justina Roxana; Costea, Daniela Elena; Păun, Diana Loreta et al. (2022). Degenerative bony changes in the temporal component of the temporomandibular joint – review of the literature. (external link)
• Basnet, Suyog; Sharma, Sunita; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2019). Expression profile and functional role of S100A14 in human cancer. (external link)
• Lupu, Mihai; Caruntu, Constantin; Ghita, Mihaela Adriana et al. (2016). Gene expression and proteome analysis as sources of biomarkers in basal cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Min, Anjie; Zhu, Chao; Peng, Shuping et al. (2015). MicroRNAs as important players and biomarkers in oral carcinogenesis. (external link)
• Osman, Tarig; Costea, Daniela Elena; Johannessen, Anne Chr. (2012). The use of salivary cytokines as a screening tool for oral squamous cell carcinoma: A review of the literature. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Gammon, Luke; Kitajima, Kayoko et al. (2008). Epithelial stem cells and malignancy. (external link)
• Partridge, Max; Costea, Daniela Elena; Huang, Xiaohong (2007). The changing face of p53 in head and neck cancer. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Tsinkalovsky, Oleg; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2006). Cancer Stem Cells – New and Potentially Important Targets for the Therapy of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (external link)

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

• Dongre, Harsh Nitin; Costea, Daniela Elena (2022). Tumor-Fibroblast Interactions in Carcinomas. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Dimba, Elizabeth Anne; Loro, Lado Lako et al. (2002). Proliferation and differentiation in organotypic serum free cultures of normal oral mucosa. (external link)

Poster

• Gjerde, Christiane Helgestad; Langer, Anika; Garibay, Gorka Ruiz de et al. (2022). Establishment of peritoneal dECM scaffolds for 3D culture of ovarian cancer organoids. (external link)
• Xenaki, Victoria; Marthinussen, Ileana Mihaela Cuida; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2021). Factors Influencing the use of Nanomaterials in Dentistry. (external link)
• Pandey, Sushma; Søland, Tine Merete; Bjerkli, Inger-Heidi et al. (2020). Low involucrin expression correlates to poor prognosis in oral squamous cell carcinoma of mobile tongue. (external link)
• Dhakal, Sushma Pandey; Osman, Tarig A.; Sharma, Sunita et al. (2019). Oral squamous cell carcinomas expressing higher levels of S100A14 correlate with prognosis. (external link)
• Xenaki, Victoria; Costea, Daniela Elena; Marthinussen, Mihaela Cuida et al. (2019). Dental Health Care Workers’ Intention to Use Nanomaterials. (external link)
• Xenaki, Victoria; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Marthinussen, Mihaela Cudia et al. (2018). Perception of risks and benefits related to nanomaterials. (external link)
• Konstantinova, Victoria; Ibrahim, Mohamed; Lie, Stein Atle et al. (2016). Nano-TiO2 penetrates human oral mucosa. (external link)
• Konstantinova, Victoria; Ibrahim, Mohamed; Birkeland, Eivind et al. (2014). Comparison of uptake of TiO2 nanoparticles in normal and cancer human oral mucosa models. (external link)
• Konstantinova, Victoria; Ibrahim, Mohamed; Marthinussen, Ileana Mihaela Cuida et al. (2014). Uptake of TiO2 nanoparticles in a human oral mucosa model. (external link)
• Birkeland, Eivind; Konstantinova, Victoria; Ibrahim, Mohamed et al. (2014). Deeper penetration of TiO2 nanoparticles in neoplastic vs. Normal human oral mucosa models. (external link)
• Konstantinova, Victoria; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2014). Assessment of knowledge about nanotechnology in dentistry among dental students. (external link)
• Suliman, Salwa Mustafa Nourelhuda; Parajuli, Himalaya; McCormack, Emmet et al. (2013). A novel model: Microenvironmentally-induced carcinogenesis for screening bone regeneration scaffolds. (external link)
• Osman, Tarig; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Costea, Daniela Elena (2012). Expression of cancer stem cell markers in oral squamous cell carcinoma. (external link)
• Dabija, Gabriela; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Bakken, Vidar et al. (2008). Fusobacterium nucleatum Enters the in Vitro Engineered Human Oral Mucosa. (external link)
• Dabija, Gabriela; Neppelberg, Evelyn; Nielsen, Øyunn et al. (2008). In vitro reconstruction of human sulcular epithelium. (external link)
• Gammon, Luke; Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa et al. (2008). CD44+ carcinoma cells show apoptotic resistance and cell cycle differences. (external link)
• Kitajima, Kayoko; Harper, Lisa; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2008). The colony forming ability of HNSCC lines in-vitro. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa; Kitajima, Kayoko et al. (2008). Generation of skin and oral mucosa from mouse embryonic stem cells under the influence of regional specific cells. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Neppelberg, Evelyn; Harper, Lisa et al. (2008). Stromal fibroblasts enhance self renewal properties of transformed oral keratinocytes. (external link)
• Dabija, Gabriela; Costea, Daniela Elena; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana et al. (2007). Fusobacterium nucleatum Invades Primary Normal Human Gingival Fibroblasts. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa; Mackenzie, IC (2007). 0ral malignancies show similar hierarchical stem cell patterns in vivo and in vitro. (external link)
• Harper, Lisa; Costea, Daniela Elena; Mackenzie, IC (2007). Targeting cancer treatment at breast cancer stem cells. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa; Mackenzie, IC (2007). Targeting cancer treatment at oral cancer stem cells. (external link)
• Harper, Lisa; Costea, Daniela Elena; Mackenzie, IC (2007). Differential apoptotic cell responses within malignant cell lines. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa; Mackenzie, IC (2007). Mechanisms of selective resistance of malignant stem cells to the induction of apoptotic cell death. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Harper, Lisa; Mackenzie, IC (2007). Similar hierarchical stem cell patterns in vivo and in vitro in oral malignancies. (external link)
• Dabija, Gabriela; Costea, Daniela Elena; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana et al. (2007). Fusobacterium nucleatum Invades Primary Normal Human Gingival Fibroblasts. (external link)
• Nilsson, Helene; Otterlei, Maria Kristine; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2006). Normal Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts Control Oral Cancer Cell Expansion. (external link)
• Kulasekara, Kulasekara M. Keerthi Kumara; Costea, Daniela-Elena; Øjordsbakken, Gunnvor et al. (2005). Basement membrane proteins during in vitro tumour progression. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Øjordsbakken, Gunnvor; Kulasekara, Kulasekara M. Keerthi Kumara et al. (2005). Keratinocyte Sensitivity To Fibroblast-Derived Differentiation Signals Is Gradually Lost During In Vitro Tumour Progression. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Kulasekara, Kulasekara M. Keerthi Kumara et al. (2005). Species-Specific Fibroblasts Trigger Invasiveness of Early Neoplastic Oral Keratinocytes. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Kulasekara, Keerthi et al. (2004). Invasion of early neoplastic oral keratinocytes is triggered by species specific diffusable factors. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako; Kulasekara, Keerthi et al. (2004). Invasion of early neoplastic oral keratinocytes is triggered by species specific diffusable factors. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Dimba, Elizabeth Anne; Loro, Lado Lako et al. (2002). Establishment of organotypic cultures of normal human oral mucosa. (external link)
• Dimba, Elizabeth Anne; Costea, Daniela-Elena; Loro, Lado Lako et al. (2002). Cytotoxic effects of Catha edulis on human oral cells in vitro. (external link)

Errata

• Shanbhag, Siddharth; Kampleitner, Carina; Mohamed-Ahmed, Samih Salah Eldin Mahgoub et al. (2022). Corrigendum: Ectopic Bone Tissue Engineering in Mice Using Human Gingiva or Bone Marrow-Derived Stromal/Progenitor Cells in Scaffold-Hydrogel Constructs (Front. Bioeng. Biotechnol., (2021), 9, (783468), 10.3389/fbioe.2021.783468). (external link)

Doctoral dissertation

• Costea, Daniela Elena; Mohamed, Nazar Gafar Abdulrahman (2020). Biomarker Identification in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Study on Cohorts of Patients from Sudan. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Bjørge, Line; Johannessen, Anne Christine et al. (2020). Biomarkers and preclinical models for more precise diagnosis and personalized treatment of oral and vulva carcinomas - Study on human samples and experimental models. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena; Johannessen, Anne Christine; Suleiman, Ahmed et al. (2020). Biomarker identification in oral squamous cell carcinoma : study on cohorts of patients from Sudan. (external link)
• Ahmed, Israa Abdul Rhman; Costea, Daniela Elena (2018). Identification of prognostic biomarkers for oral squamous cell carcinoma. Study on human samples and experimental models. (external link)
• Parajuli, Himalaya; Costea, Daniela Elena (2016). Role of integrin α11 in oral carcinogenesis. In vitro and in vivo studies. (external link)
• Litlekalsøy, Jorunn; Lærum, Ole Didrik; Bakke, August et al. (2015). Time relations of biological markers in urothelial carcinomas. (external link)
• Suliman, Salwa; Mustafa, Kamal Babikeir Eln; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2015). Bioactive copolymer scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. Efficacy and host response.. (external link)
• Dabija-Wolter, Gabriela; Bakken, Vidar; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2012). Interactions between Fusobacterium nucleatum and Primary Human Oral Cells: In Vitro Studies in Monolayer and Organotypic Culture Models. (external link)
• Gammon, Luke Antony; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Costea, Daniela Elena et al. (2012). Cancer stem cells in oral squamous cell carcinomas - identification and characterization. (external link)
• Lukandu, Ochiba Mohammed; Johannessen, Aina Elisabeth; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten et al. (2009). Toxicity of Khat on Normal Human Oral Cells. In Vitro Studies Using Primary Human Oral Keratinocytes and Fibroblasts in Monolayer and Organotypic Cultures. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Johannessen, Anne Chr.; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten (2005). Epithelial-mesenchymal interactions in normal and neoplastic human oral mucosa. A study on in vitro organotypic models. (external link)

Lecture

• Pandey, Sushma; Follin-Arbelet, Benoit; Pun, Chin Babadur et al. (2019). Helicobacter pylori is not present in oral squamous cell carcinomas from cohorts of Norwegian and Nepalese patients. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2016). The role of fibroblasts on tumor progression. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2015). Identification of Phenotypically Distinct Cancer Stem Cell Subpopulations in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). Possibilitites to study at University of Bergen through Quota Programme. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). The role of tumor microenvironment on oral cancer invasion. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). Possibilitites to study at University of Bergen through Quota Programme. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). The role of tumor microenvironment on oral cancer invasion. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). The role of tumor microenvironment on oral cancer invasion. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). Possibilitites to study at University of Bergen through Quota Programme. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). Possibilitites to study at University of Bergen through Quota Programme. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). Possibilitites to study at University of Bergen through Quota Programme. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). The role of tumor microenvironment on oral cancer invasion. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela Elena (2013). Carcinoma-associated fibroblasts promote a cancer stem cell-like phenotype through TGFβ1 secretion. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena (2005). Kunstige slimhinners uante muligheter. (external link)
• Costea, Daniela-Elena; Vintermyr, Olav Karsten; Johannessen, Anne Chr. (2004). Artificial human oral mucosa - new tools in dental research. (external link)

Masters thesis

• Birkeland, Eivind; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Costea, Daniela Elena (2016). Penetration of negatively and positively charged SiO2 nanoparticles into normal, dysplastic, and cancer human oral mucosa. (external link)
• Konstantinova, Victoria; Marthinussen, Ileana Mihaela Cuida; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana et al. (2015). Nanotechnology in dentistry. Assessment of current knowledge of dental students on the use of nanomaterials in dentistry and investigation of nanoparticle internalization in a human oral mucosa model. (external link)
• Kvåle, Joakim; Cimpan, Mihaela Roxana; Costea, Daniela Elena (2015). FREMSKRITT INNENFOR NANOTEKNOLOGI VED DIAGNOSTIKK OG BEHANDLING AV KREFT. (external link)

Interview

• Costea, Daniela Elena; Timus, Cristina (2014). Daniela Costea, cercetătoarea care aparţine Europei, marţi la “Lumea şi noi”. (external link)

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