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Exploiting the synergy between carboplatin and ABT-737 in the treatment of ovarian carcinomas (2014)
Journal Article
Jain, H., Richardson, A., Meyer-Hermann, M., & Byrne, H. (2014). Exploiting the synergy between carboplatin and ABT-737 in the treatment of ovarian carcinomas. PloS one, e81582 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0081582

Platinum drug-resistance in ovarian cancers mediated by anti-apoptotic proteins such as Bcl-xL is a major factor contributing to the chemotherapeutic resistance of recurrent disease. Consequently, concurrent inhibition of Bcl-xL in combination with c... Read More about Exploiting the synergy between carboplatin and ABT-737 in the treatment of ovarian carcinomas.

Dendrimer Conjugate of [4-(Tetradecanoylamino)benzyl]phosphonic Acid (S32826) as an Autotaxin Inhibitor. (2013)
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Fisher, N., Hilton-Bolt, T., G Edwards, M., J Haxton, K., McKenzie, M., Allin, S. M., & Richardson, A. (2014). Dendrimer Conjugate of [4-(Tetradecanoylamino)benzyl]phosphonic Acid (S32826) as an Autotaxin Inhibitor. ACS medicinal chemistry letters, 5(1), 34-39. https://doi.org/10.1021/ml4003106

Autotaxin is an extracellular phospholipase D that catalyzes the hydrolysis of lysophosphatidyl choline (LPC) to bioactive lipid lysophosphatidic acid (LPA). LPA has been implicated in many pathological processes relevant to cancer, including cell mi... Read More about Dendrimer Conjugate of [4-(Tetradecanoylamino)benzyl]phosphonic Acid (S32826) as an Autotaxin Inhibitor..

Anti-cancer thymoquinone from Nigella sativa (2013)
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Li, W., Rosa, J., Siddique, M., Bajana, B., Sulé-Suso, J., & Richardson, A. Anti-cancer thymoquinone from Nigella sativa. Planta Medica, 79(13), https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0033-1351896

Quinones and phenolic compounds are important bioactive natural products in medicinal and dietary plants [1 – 3]. For example, thymoquinone (2-isopropyl-6-methyl-1,4-benzoquinone, TQ) is the main bioactive compound from Nigella sativa (black cumin) (... Read More about Anti-cancer thymoquinone from Nigella sativa.

Chairs, bells and students – a novel method to simulate and teach molecular interactions in pharmacology (2013)
Journal Article
Maddock, K., & Richardson, A. (2013). Chairs, bells and students – a novel method to simulate and teach molecular interactions in pharmacology. Pharmacy Education, 36 - 39 (4)

Background: Pharmacy education requires an understanding of the fundamental principles of molecular pharmacology. Among these, abstract concepts such as affinity, association and dissociation rates and partial agonism may be difficult to demonstrate... Read More about Chairs, bells and students – a novel method to simulate and teach molecular interactions in pharmacology.

Use of a Three-Dimensional Virtual Environment to Teach Drug-Receptor Interactions (2013)
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Richardson, A., Bracegirdle, L., McLachlan, S. I., & Chapman, S. R. (2013). Use of a Three-Dimensional Virtual Environment to Teach Drug-Receptor Interactions. American journal of pharmaceutical education, 77(1), 11. https://doi.org/10.5688/ajpe77111

Objective. To determine whether using 3-dimensional (3D) technology to teach pharmacy students about the molecular basis of the interactions between drugs and their targets is more effective than traditional lecture using 2-dimensional (2D) graphics.... Read More about Use of a Three-Dimensional Virtual Environment to Teach Drug-Receptor Interactions.

Preclinical evaluation of statins as a treatment for ovarian cancer (2013)
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Robinson, E., Nandi, M., Wilkinson, L. L., Arrowsmith, D. M., Curtis, A. D., & Richardson, A. (2013). Preclinical evaluation of statins as a treatment for ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 129(2), 417-424. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.02.003

Objective To evaluate the potential for statins to treat ovarian cancer. Methods The sensitivity of 7 ovarian cancer cell lines to either statins or statins combined with either carboplatin or paclitaxel was assessed using monolayer cultures. Se... Read More about Preclinical evaluation of statins as a treatment for ovarian cancer.

Understanding sensitivity to BH3 mimetics: ABT-737 as a case study to foresee the complexities of personalized medicine. (2012)
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Richardson, A., Stamelos, V., & Redman, C. (2012). Understanding sensitivity to BH3 mimetics: ABT-737 as a case study to foresee the complexities of personalized medicine. Journal of Molecular Signaling, 12 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1186/1750-2187-7-12

BH3 mimetics such as ABT-737 and navitoclax bind to the BCL-2 family of proteins and induce apoptosis through the intrinsic apoptosis pathway. There is considerable variability in the sensitivity of different cells to these drugs. Understanding the m... Read More about Understanding sensitivity to BH3 mimetics: ABT-737 as a case study to foresee the complexities of personalized medicine..