Ihalin Riikka
Academy Research Fellow
Biochemistry
University of Turku
Finland
Biography
Dr. Ihalin Riikka is currently working as a Principal Investigator for the research project 'Biofilm-host interaction in chronic infection' in the Department of Biochemistry,University of Turku. Her research interests include studying biofilm-host interaction in chronic infection, periodontitis.
Research Interest
Studying biofilm-host interaction in chronic infection, periodontitis
Publications
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Paino A, Ahlstrand T, Nuutila J, Navickaite I, Lahti M, Tuominen H, Välimaa H, Lamminmäki U, Pöllänen MT, Ihalin R. Identification of a novel bacterial outer membrane interleukin-1β-binding protein from Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. PloS one. 2013 Jul 31;8(7):e70509.
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Ihalin R. Miscellaneous ILâ€1βâ€Binding Proteins of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans. Moonlighting Proteins: Novel Virulence Factors in Bacterial Infections. 2016 Aug:371-86.
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Ahlstrand T, Tuominen H, Beklen A, Torittu A, Oscarsson J, Sormunen R, Pöllänen MT, Permi P, Ihalin R. A novel intrinsically disordered outer membrane lipoprotein of Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans binds various cytokines and plays a role in biofilm response to interleukin-1β and interleukin-8. Virulence. 2017 Feb 17;8(2):115-34.
