List of original articles

This thesis is based on the following articles, which are referred to in the text by their Roman numerals:

I Palosaari H, Tasanen K, Risteli J, Larmas M, Salo T & Tjäderhane L (2001) Baseline expression and effect of TGF-β 1 on type I and III collagen mRNA and protein synthesis in human odontoblasts and pulp cells in vitro. Calcif Tissue Int 68:122–129.

II Palosaari H, Wahlgren J, Larmas M, Rönkä H, Sorsa T, Salo T & Tjäderhane L (2000) The expression of MMP-8 in human odontoblasts and dental pulp cells is down-regulated by TGF-β 1. J Dent Res 79:77–84.

III Palosaari H, Ding Y, Larmas M, Sorsa T, Bartlett JD, Salo T & Tjäderhane L (2002) Regulation and interactions of MT1-MMP and MMP-20 in human odontoblasts and pulp tissue in vitro. J Dent Res 81:354–359.

IV Palosaari H, Pennington CJ, Larmas M, Edwards DR, Tjäderhane & L Salo T (2003) Expression profile of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) and tissue inhibitors of MMPs (TIMPs) in mature human odontoblasts and pulp tissue. Eur J Oral Sci 111:1–11.

Articles I and IV are reprinted with the permissions from the Calcified Tissue International and from the European Journal of Oral Science, respectively. Articles II and III are reprinted with the permission from the Journal of Dental Research.