Perlecan in the Natural and Cell Therapy Repair of Human Adult Articular Cartilage: Can Modifications in This Proteoglycan Be a Novel Therapeutic Approach? (2021)
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Garcia, J., McCarthy, H. S., Kuiper, J. H., Melrose, J., & Roberts, S. (2021). Perlecan in the Natural and Cell Therapy Repair of Human Adult Articular Cartilage: Can Modifications in This Proteoglycan Be a Novel Therapeutic Approach?. Biomolecules, 11(1), Article ARTN 92. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom11010092

Articular cartilage is considered to have limited regenerative capacity, which has led to the search for therapies to limit or halt the progression of its destruction. Perlecan, a multifunctional heparan sulphate (HS) proteoglycan, promotes embryonic... Read More about Perlecan in the Natural and Cell Therapy Repair of Human Adult Articular Cartilage: Can Modifications in This Proteoglycan Be a Novel Therapeutic Approach?.

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.

The relative rate of kill of the MMV Malaria Box compounds provide links to the mode of antimalarial action and highlight scaffolds of medicinal chemistry interest (2019)
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Horrocks. (2019). The relative rate of kill of the MMV Malaria Box compounds provide links to the mode of antimalarial action and highlight scaffolds of medicinal chemistry interest. Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy, 362-370. https://doi.org/10.1093/jac/dkz443

Objectives: Rapid rate-of-kill (RoK) is a key parameter in the target candidate profile 1 (TCP1) for the next-generation antimalarial drugs for uncomplicated malaria, termed Single Encounter Radical Cure and Prophylaxis (SERCaP). TCP1 aims to rapidly... Read More about The relative rate of kill of the MMV Malaria Box compounds provide links to the mode of antimalarial action and highlight scaffolds of medicinal chemistry interest.

Flavonoid versus artemisinin anti-malarial activity in Artemisia annua whole-leaf extracts (2019)
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Horrocks. (2019). Flavonoid versus artemisinin anti-malarial activity in Artemisia annua whole-leaf extracts. Frontiers in Plant Science, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpls.2019.00984

Artemisinin, a sesquiterpene lactone produced by Artemisia annua glandular secretory trichomes, is the active ingredient in the most effective treatment for uncomplicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum parasites. Other metabolites in A. annu... Read More about Flavonoid versus artemisinin anti-malarial activity in Artemisia annua whole-leaf extracts.

Nanoparticle-mediated magnetic hyperthermia is an effective method for killing the human-infective protozoan parasite Leishmania mexicana in vitro (2019)
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Berry, S., Walker, K., Hoskins, C., Telling, N., & Price, H. (2019). Nanoparticle-mediated magnetic hyperthermia is an effective method for killing the human-infective protozoan parasite Leishmania mexicana in vitro. Scientific reports, 9, Article 1059. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-37670-9

Cutaneous leishmaniasis is a neglected tropical disease characterized by disfguring skin lesions. Current chemotherapeutic options depend on toxic, expensive drugs that are both difcult to administer and becoming less efective due to increasing level... Read More about Nanoparticle-mediated magnetic hyperthermia is an effective method for killing the human-infective protozoan parasite Leishmania mexicana in vitro.

Arcuate Nucleus Homeostatic Systems Reflect Blood Leptin Concentration but not Feeding Behaviour during Scheduled Feeding on a High Fat Diet in Mice (2017)
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Bake, T., Baron, J., Duncan, J. S., Morgan, D. G. A., & Mercer, J. G. (2017). Arcuate Nucleus Homeostatic Systems Reflect Blood Leptin Concentration but not Feeding Behaviour during Scheduled Feeding on a High Fat Diet in Mice. Journal of Neuroendocrinology, 29(8), Article ARTN e12498. https://doi.org/10.1111/jne.12498

Hypothalamic homeostatic and forebrain reward-related genes were examined in the context of scheduled meal feeding without caloric restriction in C57BL/6 mice. Mice fed ad libitum but allowed access to a palatable high-fat (HF) diet for 2 hours a day... Read More about Arcuate Nucleus Homeostatic Systems Reflect Blood Leptin Concentration but not Feeding Behaviour during Scheduled Feeding on a High Fat Diet in Mice.

Open Source Drug Discovery with the Malaria Box Compound Collection for Neglected Diseases and Beyond (2016)
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Horrocks. (2016). Open Source Drug Discovery with the Malaria Box Compound Collection for Neglected Diseases and Beyond. PLOS pathogens a peer-reviewed open-access journal published by the Public Library of Science, https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1005763

A major cause of the paucity of new starting points for drug discovery is the lack of interaction between academia and industry. Much of the global resource in biology is present in universities, whereas the focus of medicinal chemistry is still larg... Read More about Open Source Drug Discovery with the Malaria Box Compound Collection for Neglected Diseases and Beyond.

Cytotoxicity effects and apoptosis induction by cycleanine and tetrandrine (2016)
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Li, W., & Richardson, A. (2016). Cytotoxicity effects and apoptosis induction by cycleanine and tetrandrine. Phytotherapy Research, 1533-1539. https://doi.org/10.1002/ptr.5660

Triclisia subcordata Oliv (Menispermeaceae) is a medicinal plant traditionally used for the treatment of various diseases in West Africa. The ethanol extract of T.?subcordata and its fractions were screened for in vitro anti-ovarian cancer activities... Read More about Cytotoxicity effects and apoptosis induction by cycleanine and tetrandrine.

Non-cardiovascular comorbidity, severity and prognosis in non-selected heart failure populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis (2015)
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(2015). Non-cardiovascular comorbidity, severity and prognosis in non-selected heart failure populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.180

BACKGROUND: Non-cardiovascular comorbidities are recognised as independent prognostic factors in selected heart failure (HF) populations, but the evidence on non-selected HF and how comorbid disease severity and change impacts on outcomes has not bee... Read More about Non-cardiovascular comorbidity, severity and prognosis in non-selected heart failure populations: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Electron transfer dissociation of native peptides facilitates enhanced identification of urinary peptides (2015)
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Hart, S. R., Kenny, L. C., Myers, J. E., & Baker, P. N. (2015). Electron transfer dissociation of native peptides facilitates enhanced identification of urinary peptides. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 391, 41-46. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2015.08.025

Urine as a biofluid is commonly used in clinical diagnostics, including those performed during pregnancy. Urine is a rich source of polypeptides and polypeptidic protein degradation products, which have been filtered from blood plasma, thus urine has... Read More about Electron transfer dissociation of native peptides facilitates enhanced identification of urinary peptides.

Methylation of HOXA9 and ISL1 Predicts Patient Outcome in High-Grade Non-Invasive Bladder Cancer. (2015)
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Kitchen, M. O., Bryan, R. T., Haworth, K. E., Emes, R. D., Luscombe, C., Gommersall, L., …Farrell, W. E. (2015). Methylation of HOXA9 and ISL1 Predicts Patient Outcome in High-Grade Non-Invasive Bladder Cancer. PloS one, e0137003 - ?. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0137003

INTRODUCTION: Inappropriate DNA methylation is frequently associated with human tumour development, and in specific cases, is associated with clinical outcomes. Previous reports of DNA methylation in low/intermediate grade non-muscle invasive bladder... Read More about Methylation of HOXA9 and ISL1 Predicts Patient Outcome in High-Grade Non-Invasive Bladder Cancer..

An optimized proportional-derivative controller for the human upper extremity with gravity (2015)
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(2015). An optimized proportional-derivative controller for the human upper extremity with gravity. Journal of Biomechanics, 3692-3700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiomech.2015.08.016

When Functional Electrical Stimulation (FES) is used to restore movement in subjects with spinal cord injury (SCI), muscle stimulation patterns should be selected to generate accurate and efficient movements. Ideally, the controller for such a neurop... Read More about An optimized proportional-derivative controller for the human upper extremity with gravity.

Immortalisation with hTERT Impacts on Sulphated Glycosaminoglycan Secretion and Immunophenotype in a Variable and Cell Specific Manner. (2015)
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Dale, T. P., de Castro, A., Kuiper, N. J., Parkinson, E. K., & Forsyth, N. R. (2015). Immortalisation with hTERT Impacts on Sulphated Glycosaminoglycan Secretion and Immunophenotype in a Variable and Cell Specific Manner. PloS one, 10(7), Article e0133745. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0133745

BACKGROUND: Limited options for the treatment of cartilage damage have driven the development of tissue engineered or cell therapy alternatives reliant on ex vivo cell expansion. The study of chondrogenesis in primary cells is difficult due to progre... Read More about Immortalisation with hTERT Impacts on Sulphated Glycosaminoglycan Secretion and Immunophenotype in a Variable and Cell Specific Manner..

Feasibility of using combined EMG and kinematic signals for prosthesis control: a simulation study using a virtual reality environment (2015)
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Kyriacou. (2015). Feasibility of using combined EMG and kinematic signals for prosthesis control: a simulation study using a virtual reality environment. Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology, 21-27. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jelekin.2015.06.010

Transhumeral amputation has a significant effect on a person’s independence and quality of life. Myoelectric prostheses have the potential to restore upper limb function, however their use is currently limited due to lack of intuitive and natural con... Read More about Feasibility of using combined EMG and kinematic signals for prosthesis control: a simulation study using a virtual reality environment.

Direct detection and quantification of malondialdehyde vapour in humid air using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry supported by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry (2015)
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(2015). Direct detection and quantification of malondialdehyde vapour in humid air using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry supported by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry RCM, 1069 - 1079. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.7198

RATIONALE: It has been proposed that malondialdehyde (MDA) reflects free oxygen-radical lipid peroxidation and can be useful as a biomarker to track this process. For the analysis of MDA molecules in humid air by selected ion flow tube mass spectrome... Read More about Direct detection and quantification of malondialdehyde vapour in humid air using selected ion flow tube mass spectrometry supported by gas chromatography/mass spectrometry.

Human mesenchymal stem cells stimulate EaHy926 endothelial cell migration: combined proteomic and in vitro analysis of the influence of donor-donor variability (2015)
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Walter, M., Kohli, N., Major, T., Fuller, H., Wright, K., Kuiper, J., & Johnson, W. (2015). Human mesenchymal stem cells stimulate EaHy926 endothelial cell migration: combined proteomic and in vitro analysis of the influence of donor-donor variability. Journal of Stem Cells and Regenerative Medicine, 11(1), 18-24. https://doi.org/10.46582/jsrm.1101004

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) stimulate angiogenesis within a wound environment and this effect is mediated through paracrine interactions with the endothelial cells present. Here we report that human MSC-conditioned medium (n=3 donors) significantly... Read More about Human mesenchymal stem cells stimulate EaHy926 endothelial cell migration: combined proteomic and in vitro analysis of the influence of donor-donor variability.

ADAMTS-4 activity in synovial fluid as a biomarker of inflammation and effusion (2015)
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Roberts, S., Evans, H., Wright, K., van Niekerk, L., Caterson, B., Richardson, J., …Kuiper, J. (2015). ADAMTS-4 activity in synovial fluid as a biomarker of inflammation and effusion. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 23(9), 1622-1626. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2015.05.006

Objective
To evaluate the potential of ADAMTS-4 (aggrecanase -1) activity in synovial fluid (SF) as a biomarker of knee injury and joint disease.

Design
We have measured ADAMTS-4 activity in the synovial fluid of 170 orthopaedic patients with di... Read More about ADAMTS-4 activity in synovial fluid as a biomarker of inflammation and effusion.

Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Tumour Suppressor GAS5 LncRNA. (2015)
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(2015). Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Tumour Suppressor GAS5 LncRNA. Genes, 484 - 499

It is increasingly recognised that lncRNAs play essential regulatory roles in fundamental biological processes and, consequently, that their dysregulation may contribute to major human diseases, including cancer. Better understanding of lncRNA biolog... Read More about Molecular and Cellular Mechanisms of Action of Tumour Suppressor GAS5 LncRNA..

Product ion distributions for the reactions of NO(+) with some physiologically significant volatile organosulfur and organoselenium compounds obtained using a selective reagent ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer (2014)
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(2014). Product ion distributions for the reactions of NO(+) with some physiologically significant volatile organosulfur and organoselenium compounds obtained using a selective reagent ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer. Rapid communications in mass spectrometry RCM, 1683 - 1690. https://doi.org/10.1002/rcm.6947

RATIONALE: The reactions of NO(+) with volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in Selective Reagent Ionization Time-of-Flight Mass Spectrometry (SRI-TOF-MS) reactors are relatively poorly known, inhibiting their use for trace gas analysis. The rationale fo... Read More about Product ion distributions for the reactions of NO(+) with some physiologically significant volatile organosulfur and organoselenium compounds obtained using a selective reagent ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometer.

The SIFT and FALP techniques; applications to ionic and electronic reactions studies and their evolution to the SIFT-MS and FA-MS analytical methods (2014)
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(2014). The SIFT and FALP techniques; applications to ionic and electronic reactions studies and their evolution to the SIFT-MS and FA-MS analytical methods. International Journal of Mass Spectrometry, 467 - 478. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijms.2014.05.016

Flow tube reactors coupled with quantitative mass spectrometry have made, and continue to make, major contributions to gas phase ion–molecule chemistry, to recombination and electron attachment studies and, most recently, to gas phase trace gas analy... Read More about The SIFT and FALP techniques; applications to ionic and electronic reactions studies and their evolution to the SIFT-MS and FA-MS analytical methods.