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Heidi Fuller's Outputs (72)

Investigation of the blood proteome in response to spinal cord injury in rodent models (2021)
Journal Article
Hulme, C. H., Fuller, H. R., Riddell, J., Shirran, S. L., Botting, C. H., Osman, A., & Wright, K. T. (2022). Investigation of the blood proteome in response to spinal cord injury in rodent models. Spinal Cord, 60(4), 320-325. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41393-021-00692-8

STUDY DESIGN: Explanatory and Mechanistic Study
OBJECTIVES: A better understanding of the ‘whole-body’ response following spinal cord injury (SCI) is needed to guide future research aimed at developing novel therapeutic interventions and identifying... Read More about Investigation of the blood proteome in response to spinal cord injury in rodent models.

An interaction of heart disease-associated proteins POPDC1/2 with XIRP1 in transverse tubules and intercalated discs. (2020)
Journal Article
Holt, I., Fuller, H. R., Schindler, R. F., Shirran, S. L., Brand, T., & Morris, G. E. (2020). An interaction of heart disease-associated proteins POPDC1/2 with XIRP1 in transverse tubules and intercalated discs. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12860-020-00329-3

BACKGROUND: Popeye domain-containing proteins 1 and 2 (POPDC1 and POPDC2) are transmembrane proteins involved in cyclic AMP-mediated signalling processes and are required for normal cardiac pacemaking and conduction. In order to identify novel protei... Read More about An interaction of heart disease-associated proteins POPDC1/2 with XIRP1 in transverse tubules and intercalated discs..

Muscle cell differentiation and development pathway defects in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (2020)
Journal Article
Storey, E., Holt, I., Morris, G., & Fuller, H. (2020). Muscle cell differentiation and development pathway defects in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Neuromuscular Disorders, 443-456. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2020.04.002

Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy (EDMD) is a rare genetic disorder characterised by the early development of muscle contractures, progressive muscle weakness, and heart abnormalities. The latter may result in serious complications, or in severe case... Read More about Muscle cell differentiation and development pathway defects in Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

Quantitative proteomic profiling of the rat substantia nigra places glial fibrillary acidic protein at the hub of proteins dysregulated during aging: Implications for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease (2020)
Journal Article
Gómez-Gálvez, Y., Fuller, H., Synowsky, S., Shirran, L., & Gates, M. (2020). Quantitative proteomic profiling of the rat substantia nigra places glial fibrillary acidic protein at the hub of proteins dysregulated during aging: Implications for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease. Journal of Neuroscience Research, 1417-1432. https://doi.org/10.1002/jnr.24622

There is a strong correlation between aging and onset of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease, but little is known about whether cellular changes occur during normal aging that may explain this association. Here, proteomic and bioinformatic analysis was co... Read More about Quantitative proteomic profiling of the rat substantia nigra places glial fibrillary acidic protein at the hub of proteins dysregulated during aging: Implications for idiopathic Parkinson’s disease.

Molecular crosstalk between non-SMN-related and SMN-related spinal muscular atrophy (2020)
Journal Article
Šoltić, D., & Fuller, H. (2020). Molecular crosstalk between non-SMN-related and SMN-related spinal muscular atrophy

Most cases of spinal muscular atrophy are caused by functional loss of the survival of motor neuron 1 (SMN1) gene, while less than 5% of cases are attributed to genes other than SMN. Mutations in LMNA, the lamin A/C encoding gene, cause an adult form... Read More about Molecular crosstalk between non-SMN-related and SMN-related spinal muscular atrophy.

Lamin A/C dysregulation contributes to cardiac pathology in a mouse model of severe spinal muscular atrophy (2019)
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Šoltić, D., Shorrock, H. K., Allardyce, H., Wilson, E. L., Holt, I., Synowsky, S. A., …Fuller, H. (2019). Lamin A/C dysregulation contributes to cardiac pathology in a mouse model of severe spinal muscular atrophy. Human Molecular Genetics, 3515-3527. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddz195

Cardiac pathology is emerging as a prominent systemic feature of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), but little is known about the underlying molecular pathways. Using quantitative proteomics analysis, we demonstrate widespread molecular defects in heart... Read More about Lamin A/C dysregulation contributes to cardiac pathology in a mouse model of severe spinal muscular atrophy.

Nesprin-1-alpha2 associates with kinesin at myotube outer nuclear membranes, but is restricted to neuromuscular junction nuclei in adult muscle (2019)
Journal Article
Holt, I., Fuller, H., Lam, L., Sewry, C., Shirran, S., Zhang, Q., …Morris, G. (2019). Nesprin-1-alpha2 associates with kinesin at myotube outer nuclear membranes, but is restricted to neuromuscular junction nuclei in adult muscle. Scientific reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-50728-6

Nesprins, nuclear envelope spectrin-repeat proteins encoded by the SYNE1 and SYNE2 genes, are involved in localization of nuclei. The short isoform, nesprin-1-alpha2, is required for relocation of the microtubule organizer function from centromeres t... Read More about Nesprin-1-alpha2 associates with kinesin at myotube outer nuclear membranes, but is restricted to neuromuscular junction nuclei in adult muscle.

Breast reconstruction affects coping mechanisms in breast cancer survivors. (2019)
Journal Article
Lake, B., Fuller, H., Rastall, S., & Usman, T. (2019). Breast reconstruction affects coping mechanisms in breast cancer survivors. Indian Journal of Surgery, 43-50. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12262-017-1712-1

Coping strategies used by women with breast cancer are vital for adjustment to their disease. Whilst it is clear that factors such as age at diagnosis, social support and ethnicity can influence coping mechanisms, there is currently no information ab... Read More about Breast reconstruction affects coping mechanisms in breast cancer survivors..

Identification of synovial fluid proteins that are associated with early osteoarthritis treatment failure: the search for novel markers leads us back to matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Hulme, C., Wilson, E., Fuller, H., Roberts, S., & Wright, K. (2018, December). Identification of synovial fluid proteins that are associated with early osteoarthritis treatment failure: the search for novel markers leads us back to matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Paper presented at Matrix Biology Europe 2018

Multi-Study Proteomic and Bioinformatic Identification of Molecular Overlap between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA) (2018)
Journal Article
Šoltić, D., Bowerman, M., Stock, J., Shorrock, H. K., Gillingwater, T. H., & Fuller, H. R. (2018). Multi-Study Proteomic and Bioinformatic Identification of Molecular Overlap between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA). Brain Sciences, https://doi.org/10.3390/brainsci8120212

Unravelling the complex molecular pathways responsible for motor neuron degeneration in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) remains a persistent challenge. Interest is growing in the potential molecular similarities... Read More about Multi-Study Proteomic and Bioinformatic Identification of Molecular Overlap between Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) and Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA).

A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction (2018)
Journal Article
Gul, W., Fuller, H., Sen, J., & Wright, H. (2018). A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction. World Neurosurgery, 120, e902-e920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.wneu.2018.08.189

Background
Malignant infarction of the middle-cerebral-artery (MCI) is life threatening. It is associated with a mortality as high as 80% and survival often at the expense of serious disability. Limited success of medical therapies has resulted in d... Read More about A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of surgical decompression in treating patients with malignant middle cerebral artery infarction.

Identification of synovial fluid proteins that are associated with early osteoarthritis treatment failure: the search for novel markers leads us back to matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) (2018)
Presentation / Conference
Hulme, C., Wilson, E., Fuller, H., Roberts, S., Richardson, J., Gallacher, P., …Wright, K. (2018, July). Identification of synovial fluid proteins that are associated with early osteoarthritis treatment failure: the search for novel markers leads us back to matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs). Poster presented at Matrix Biology Europe – July 2018 Meeting Celebrating 50 years of Federation of European Connective Tissue Societies Meetings, Manchester, United Kingdom

Introduction: Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) is a cell therapy used to treat cartilage defects and early osteoarthritis. During initial surgery (Stage I), healthy cartilage is harvested from the joint. Chondrocytes are isolated and culture... Read More about Identification of synovial fluid proteins that are associated with early osteoarthritis treatment failure: the search for novel markers leads us back to matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs).

Two independent proteomic approaches provide a comprehensive analysis of the synovial fluid proteome response to Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (2018)
Journal Article
Hulme, C., Wilson, E., Fuller, H., Roberts, S., Richardson, J., Gallacher, P., …Wright, K. (2018). Two independent proteomic approaches provide a comprehensive analysis of the synovial fluid proteome response to Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 20, Article 87. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13075-018-1573-4

Background
Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has a failure rate of approximately 20%, but it is yet to be fully understood why. Biomarkers are needed that can pre-operatively predict in which patients it is likely to fail, so that alternativ... Read More about Two independent proteomic approaches provide a comprehensive analysis of the synovial fluid proteome response to Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation.

Proteomic analysis of age-related changes in ovine cerebrospinal fluid (2018)
Journal Article
Chen, C., Preston, J., Zhou, S., Fuller, H., Morgan, D., & Chen, R. (2018). Proteomic analysis of age-related changes in ovine cerebrospinal fluid. Experimental Gerontology, 108, 181-188. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exger.2018.04.012

Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) circulates through the brain and has a unique composition reflecting the biological processes of the brain. Identifying ageing CSF biomarkers can aid in understanding the ageing process and interpreting CSF protein changes i... Read More about Proteomic analysis of age-related changes in ovine cerebrospinal fluid.

Acute phase response signalling is altered following cartilage harvest in non-responders to Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation (2018)
Journal Article
Hulme, C., Wilson, E., Fuller, H., Roberts, S., Richardson, J., Gallacher, P., …Wright, K. (2018). Acute phase response signalling is altered following cartilage harvest in non-responders to Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 26(S1), S167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2018.02.363

Background: Autologous chondrocyte implantation (ACI) has a failure rate of approximately 20%, but it is yet to be
fully understood why. Biomarkers are needed that can pre-operatively predict in which patients it is likely to fail, so
that alternat... Read More about Acute phase response signalling is altered following cartilage harvest in non-responders to Autologous Chondrocyte Implantation.

Two cases of spinal muscular atrophy type II with eosinophilic oesophagitis (2017)
Journal Article
Fuller, H. R., Shorrock, H. K., Gillingwater, T. H., Pigott, A., Smith, V., Kulshrestha, R., …Willis, T. A. (2017). Two cases of spinal muscular atrophy type II with eosinophilic oesophagitis. Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases, 357-362

Although primarily characterised by loss of motor neurons from the anterior horn of spinal cord and muscle atrophy, spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) is now recognised as a multi-systemic disorder. Here, we report two SMA Type II patients with eosinophil... Read More about Two cases of spinal muscular atrophy type II with eosinophilic oesophagitis.

Proteomic mapping of differentially vulnerable pre-synaptic populations identifies regulators of neuronal stability in vivo (2017)
Journal Article
Llavero Hurtado, M., Fuller, H., Wong, A., Eaton, S., Gillingwater, T., Pennetta, G., …Wishart, T. (2017). Proteomic mapping of differentially vulnerable pre-synaptic populations identifies regulators of neuronal stability in vivo. Scientific reports, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-12603-0

Synapses are an early pathological target in many neurodegenerative diseases ranging from well-known adult onset conditions such as Alzheimer and Parkinson disease to neurodegenerative conditions of childhood such as spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) and... Read More about Proteomic mapping of differentially vulnerable pre-synaptic populations identifies regulators of neuronal stability in vivo.

We may not be buying what the label says on the tin: a cautionary tale from a study of the influence of proteoglycans on nerve growth (2017)
Journal Article
Owen, S., Fuller, H., Jones, P., Caterson, B., Shirran, S., Botting, C., & Roberts, S. (2017). We may not be buying what the label says on the tin: a cautionary tale from a study of the influence of proteoglycans on nerve growth. International Journal of Experimental Pathology, 98(3), A4

Introduction

Commercially sourced preparations of reagents are an essential tool for all our laboratory studies and are assumed to have a certain degree of purity. During a study to determine how different proteoglycan substrates might control ner... Read More about We may not be buying what the label says on the tin: a cautionary tale from a study of the influence of proteoglycans on nerve growth.