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Enhancement of the lactic acid bacteria population, chemical and organoleptic properties of soygurt with nutraceuticals from purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) paste

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Lambertus, E., Srianta, I., Liem, D., Wanaputra, F., Nugerahani, I., Kuswardhani, I. and Tewfik, I. 2022. Enhancement of the lactic acid bacteria population, chemical and organoleptic properties of soygurt with nutraceuticals from purple sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas L) paste. International Food Conference 2021. Online 03 Nov 2021 E3S Web of Conferences. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202234402004

Optimization of Physicochemical and Organoleptic Properties of Cookies made of Modified Cassava Flour and Mung Bean Flour

Conference paper

Leticia, C.G., Trisnawati, C.Y., Widyastuti, T.E.W., Srianta, I. and Tewfik, I. 2022. Optimization of Physicochemical and Organoleptic Properties of Cookies made of Modified Cassava Flour and Mung Bean Flour. International Food Conference 2021. Online 03 Nov 2021 E3S Web of Conferences. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202234404003

Effect of Molasses Concentration on the Pigment Production of Monascus purpureus M9 on Monascus Fermented Durian Seed

Conference paper

Alvin, A., Nugerahani, I., Ristiarini, S., Kuswardani, I., Srianta, I. and Tewfik, I. 2022. Effect of Molasses Concentration on the Pigment Production of Monascus purpureus M9 on Monascus Fermented Durian Seed. International Food Conference 2021. Online 03 Nov 2021 E3S Web of Conferences. https://doi.org/10.1051/e3sconf/202234403003

The Anti-neoplastic Effects of Probiotics and Prebiotics against Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review

Journal article

Cubillos, S.I. and Tewfik, I. 2022. The Anti-neoplastic Effects of Probiotics and Prebiotics against Colorectal Cancer: A Systematic Review. Journal of Food Research. 11 (2). https://doi.org/10.5539/jfr.v11n2p35

Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among Nepalese health professionals

Journal article

Shrestha, S.C., Ghebremeskel, K., White, K., Minelli, C., Tewfik, I., Thapa, P. and Tewfik, S. 2022. Knowledge, attitude and practice of pharmacovigilance among Nepalese health professionals. Journal of Pharmacovigilance and Drug Research. 3 (3), pp. 40-. https://doi.org/10.53411/jpadr.2022.3.3.07

Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Type 2‐Causing Coronavirus: Variants and Preventive Strategies

Journal article

Mehmet Onur Aydogdu, Jennifer L. Rohn, Nazila V. Jafari, Francis Brako, Shervanthi Homer‐Vanniasinkam and Mohan Edirisinghe 2022. Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Type 2‐Causing Coronavirus: Variants and Preventive Strategies. Advanced Science. 9 (11) 2104495. https://doi.org/10.1002/advs.202104495

Effect of old age on the subpopulations of enteric glial cells in human descending colon

Conference poster

Baidoo, N. 2022. Effect of old age on the subpopulations of enteric glial cells in human descending colon. 30th United European Gastroenterology Week 2022. Messe Wien Exhibition & Congress Center, Vienna, Austria 08 - 11 Oct 2022 https://doi.org/10.1002/ueg2.12294

Total collagen content and distribution is increased in human colon during advancing age

Conference poster

Baidoo, N. 2022. Total collagen content and distribution is increased in human colon during advancing age. 29th International Student Congress Of (bio)Medical Sciences. University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands 08 - 10 Jun 2022

The vulnerability of the human taenia coli to alterations in total collagen within the colon of the elderly

Journal article

Baidoo, N., Sanger, G.J. and Belai, A. 2022. The vulnerability of the human taenia coli to alterations in total collagen within the colon of the elderly. Acta Histochemica. 124 (8) 151958. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acthis.2022.151958

Total collagen content and distribution is increased in human colon during advancing age

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Nicholas Baidoo, Ellie Crawley, Charles H. Knowles, Gareth J. Sanger and Abi Belai 2022. Total collagen content and distribution is increased in human colon during advancing age. PLoS ONE. 17 (6) e0269689. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0269689

The urothelium: a multi-faceted barrier against a harsh environment

Journal article

Nazila V. Jafari and Jennifer L. Rohn 2022. The urothelium: a multi-faceted barrier against a harsh environment. Mucosal Immunology. 15 (6), pp. 1127-1142. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41385-022-00565-0

Endogenous versus exogenous cell replacement for Parkinson’s disease: where are we at and where are we going?

Journal article

Theodora Mourtzi and Ilias Kazanis 2022. Endogenous versus exogenous cell replacement for Parkinson’s disease: where are we at and where are we going? Neural Regeneration Research. 17 (12), pp. 2637-2642. https://doi.org/10.4103/1673-5374.336137

Heterogeneity of quiescent and active neural stem cells in the postnatal brain

Journal article

Dimitrios Dimitrakopoulos, Dimitrios Kakogiannis and Ilias Kazanis 2022. Heterogeneity of quiescent and active neural stem cells in the postnatal brain. The International Journal of Developmental Biology. 66 (1-2-3), pp. 51-58. https://doi.org/10.1387/ijdb.220010ik

Divergence between Neuronal and Oligodendroglial Cell Fate, in Postnatal Brain Neural Stem Cells, Leads to Divergent Properties in Polymorphic In Vitro Assays

Journal article

Maria Anesti, Stavroula Magkafa, Efstathia Prantikou and Ilias Kazanis 2022. Divergence between Neuronal and Oligodendroglial Cell Fate, in Postnatal Brain Neural Stem Cells, Leads to Divergent Properties in Polymorphic In Vitro Assays. Cells. 11 (11) 1743. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11111743

The Digital Health Evidence Generator

Project report

Bolotov, A., Volpi, E. and Chan You Fee, D. 2022. The Digital Health Evidence Generator. University of Westminster. https://doi.org/10.34737/w6866

Preprint: Hepatitis B virus infection in the Lao PDR: A systematic review

Other

Hefele, Lisa, Nouanthong, Phonethipsavanh, Hübschen, Judith M., Muller, Claude P. and Black, Antony P. 2022. Preprint: Hepatitis B virus infection in the Lao PDR: A systematic review. medRxiv. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.01.23.21265872

Susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases in four districts of Xaysomboun Province, Lao people’s Democratic Republic

Journal article

Virachith, Siriphone, Lao, Mapor, Inthepphavong, Magnoula, Inthalath, Saythong, Hübschen, Judith M., Kounnavong, Sengchanh, Sayasone, Somphou and Black, Antony P. 2022. Susceptibility to vaccine-preventable diseases in four districts of Xaysomboun Province, Lao people’s Democratic Republic. Vaccines. 10 (3) 463. https://doi.org/10.3390/vaccines10030463

High exposure to hepatitis C virus in Saravan, southern Laos; identification of several risk practices

Journal article

Black, Antony P., Virachith, Siriphone, Khounvisith, Vilaysone, Hefele, Lisa, Paboriboune, Phimpha and Hübschen, Judith M. 2022. High exposure to hepatitis C virus in Saravan, southern Laos; identification of several risk practices. The Lancet Regional Health -Western Pacific. 29 100632. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100632

An Overview of HPV Screening Tests to Improve Access to Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Underserved Populations: From Development to Implementation

Journal article

Kehinde S. Okunade, Adebola A. Adejimi, Sarah O. John-Olabode, Yusuf A. Oshodi and Ayodeji A. Oluwole 2022. An Overview of HPV Screening Tests to Improve Access to Cervical Cancer Screening Amongst Underserved Populations: From Development to Implementation. Risk Management and Healthcare Policy. 15, pp. 1823-1830. https://doi.org/10.2147/rmhp.s296914

Unexpectedly high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection, Southern Laos

Journal article

Black, A., Khounvisith, Vilaysone, Xaydalasouk, Kinnaly, Sayasinh, Kong, Sausy, Aurelie, Muller, Claude P and Hübschen, Judith M 2022. Unexpectedly high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection, Southern Laos. Emerging Infectious Diseases. 28 (1), pp. 256-259. https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2801.211307

Haemophilus influenzae serotype b seroprevalence in central Lao PDR before and after vaccine introduction

Journal article

Hefele, Lisa, Lai, Jana, Vilivong, Keoudomphone, Bounkhoun, Toukta, Chanthaluanglath, Valin, Chanthongthip, Anisone, Balloch, Anne, Black, A., Hübschen, Judith M, Russell, Fiona M and Muller, Claude P. 2022. Haemophilus influenzae serotype b seroprevalence in central Lao PDR before and after vaccine introduction. PLoS ONE. 17 (9). https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0274558

Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Liver Cancer and Liver Cancer Screening Among HBV and HCV Patients in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A Cross-Sectional Study

Journal article

Cheung, Diana, Khounvisith, Vilaysone, Sitbounlang, Philavanh, Douangprachanh, Sathathone, Virachith, Siriphone, Arounlangsy, Phetsamone, Hübschen, Judith M., Paboriboune, Phimpha and Black, Antony P. 2022. Knowledge, Attitude and Practice Toward Liver Cancer and Liver Cancer Screening Among HBV and HCV Patients in Vientiane, Lao People's Democratic Republic: A Cross-Sectional Study. Journal of Clinical and Experimental Hepatology. 12 (2), pp. P705-707. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jceh.2021.08.014

Author Correction: A HML6 endogenous retrovirus on chromosome 3 is upregulated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis motor cortex

Journal article

Jones, A.R., Iacoangeli, A., Adey, B.N., Bowles, H., Shatunov, A., Troakes, C., Garson, J.A., McCormick, A.L. and Al‑Chalabi, A. 2022. Author Correction: A HML6 endogenous retrovirus on chromosome 3 is upregulated in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis motor cortex. Scientific Reports. 12 14171. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-18488-y

Is SARS- CoV-2 the only cause of long-COVID?

Journal article

Pintos-Pascual, Ilduara, Moreno-Torres, Victor, Ibanez-Estellez, Fatima, Corrales-Rodriguez, Pilar, Trevino, Ana, Corpas, Manuel, Corral, Octavio, Soriano, Vicente and de Mendoza, Carmen 2022. Is SARS- CoV-2 the only cause of long-COVID? AIDS Reviews. 24 (4), pp. 183-196. https://doi.org/10.24875/aidsrev.22000025

The Effectiveness of Dietary-Induced Ketogenesis on Cognition in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of the Literature

Journal article

El-Zein, R., J. L. Murphy, S. Shanker and P. W. Thomas 2022. The Effectiveness of Dietary-Induced Ketogenesis on Cognition in Older Adults: A Scoping Review of the Literature. SN Comprehensive Clinical Medicine. 4 134. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42399-022-01211-3

Taking simulation-based dementia education online

Journal article

El Zein, R. 2022. Taking simulation-based dementia education online. The Journal of Dementia Care. 30 (2), p. 13.

What Is Hot and New in Basic and Translational Science in Liver Transplantation in 2020-2021?-Report of the Basic and Translational Research Committee of the International Liver Transplantation Society

Journal article

Czigany, Zoltan, Bruggenwirth, Isabel M. A., Ekser, Burcin, Abdelrahim, Maen, Bhat, Mamatha, Bonaccorsi-Riani, Eliano, Chen, Angela, Emamaullee, Juliet, Eymard, Corey, Ho, Cheng-Maw, Mas, Valeria R., Zarrinpar, Ali, Yuksel, Muhammed, Martins, Paulo N. and Selzner, Markus 2022. What Is Hot and New in Basic and Translational Science in Liver Transplantation in 2020-2021?-Report of the Basic and Translational Research Committee of the International Liver Transplantation Society. Transplantation. 106 (2), pp. 227-233. https://doi.org/10.1097/tp.0000000000004003

Telemedicine in monitoring pediatric LT patients before and during COVID-19 pandemic

Journal article

Musaoglu, Mirac, Yuksel, Muhammed, Mizikoglu, Ozlem and Arikan, Cigdem 2022. Telemedicine in monitoring pediatric LT patients before and during COVID-19 pandemic. Pediatric Transplantation. 26 (1) e14138. https://doi.org/10.1111/petr.14138

Examining the Hepatic Immune System in Children With Liver Disease With Fine Needle Aspiration

Journal article

Yuksel, Muhammed, Demirbas, Burak, Mizikoglu, Ozlem, Tutuncu, Yildiz, Kanmaz, Turan, Oguzkurt, Levent and Arikan, Cigdem 2022. Examining the Hepatic Immune System in Children With Liver Disease With Fine Needle Aspiration. Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 74 (2), pp. 200-207. https://doi.org/10.1097/mpg.0000000000003353

Aberrant hepatic trafficking of gut-derived T cells is not specific to primary sclerosing cholangitis

Journal article

Graham, Jonathon J., Mukherjee, Sujit, Yuksel, Muhammad, Mateos, Rebeca Sanabria, Si, Tengfei, Huang, Zhenlin, Huang, Xiahong, Abu Arqoub, Hadil, Patel, Vishal, McPhail, Mark, Zen, Yoh, Heaton, Nigel, Longhi, Maria Serena, Heneghan, Michael A., Liberal, Rodrigo, Vergani, Diego, Mieli-Vergani, Giorgina, Ma, Yun and Hayee, Bu'Hussain 2022. Aberrant hepatic trafficking of gut-derived T cells is not specific to primary sclerosing cholangitis. Hepatology. 75 (3), pp. 518-530. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.32193

Germline MBD4 deficiency causes a multi-tumor predisposition syndrome

Journal article

Claire Palles, Hannah D. West, Edward Chew, Sara Galavotti, Christoffer Flensburg, Judith E. Grolleman, Erik A.M. Jansen, Helen Curley, Laura Chegwidden, Edward H. Arbe-Barnes, Nicola Lander, Rebekah Truscott, Judith Pagan, Ashish Bajel, Kitty Sherwood, Lynn Martin, Huw Thomas, Demetra Georgiou, Florentia Fostira, Yael Goldberg, David J. Adams, Simone A.M. van der Biezen, Michael Christie, Mark Clendenning, Laura E. Thomas, Constantinos Deltas, Aleksandar J. Dimovski, Dagmara Dymerska, Jan Lubinski, Khalid Mahmood, Rachel S. van der Post, Mathijs Sanders, Jürgen Weitz, Jenny C. Taylor, Clare Turnbull, Lilian Vreede, Tom van Wezel, Celina Whalley, Claudia Arnedo-Pac, Giulio Caravagna, William Cross, Daniel Chubb, Anna Frangou, Andreas J. Gruber, Ben Kinnersley, Boris Noyvert, David Church, Trevor Graham, Richard Houlston, Nuria Lopez-Bigas and Andrea Sottoriva 2022. Germline MBD4 deficiency causes a multi-tumor predisposition syndrome. The American Journal of Human Genetics. 109 (5), pp. P953-960. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajhg.2022.03.018

Immunosuppressive niche engineering at the onset of human colorectal cancer

Journal article

Chandler Gatenbee, Ann-Marie Baker, Ryan Schenck, Maximilian Strobl, Jeffrey West, Margarida P. Neves, Sara Yakub Hasan, Eszter Lakatos, Pierre Martinez, William C. H. Cross, Marnix Jansen, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Christopher Whelan, Andrea Sottoriva, Simon Leedham, Mark Robertson-Tessi, Trevor Graham and Alexander R.A. Anderson 2022. Immunosuppressive niche engineering at the onset of human colorectal cancer. Nature Communications . 13 1798. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-29027-8

Preprint: Mutation Rate Evolution Drives Immune Escape In Mismatch Repair-Deficient Cancer

Other

Hamzeh Kayhanian, Panagiotis Barmpoutis, Eszter Lakatos, William Cross, Giulio Caravagna, Luis Zapata, Kevin Litchfield, Christopher Steele, William Waddingham, Dominic Patel, Salvatore Milite, Chen Jin, Ann-Marie Baker, Christopher Ross, Daniel Alexander, Khurum Khan, Daniel Hochhauser, Marco Novelli, Benjamin Werner, Naomi Guppy, Josep Linares, Marjolijn J.L. Ligtenberg, Iris D. Nagtegaal, Andrea Sottoriva, Trevor Graham, Nischalan Pillay, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Kai-Keen Shiu, Marnix Jansen and Genomics England Research Consortium 2022. Preprint: Mutation Rate Evolution Drives Immune Escape In Mismatch Repair-Deficient Cancer. biorxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2022.03.06.482973

A genetic model for central chondrosarcoma evolution correlates with patient outcome

Journal article

William Cross, Iben Lyskjær, Tom Lesluyes, Steven Hargreaves, Anna-Christina Strobl, Christopher Davies, Sara Waise, Shadi Hames-Fathi, Dahmane Oukrif, Hongtao Ye, Fernanda Amary, Roberto Tirabosco, Craig Gerrand, Toby Baker, David Barnes, Christopher Steele, Ludmil Alexandrov, Gareth Bond, Paul Cool, Nischalan Pillay, Peter Van Loo and Adrienne M. Flanagan 2022. A genetic model for central chondrosarcoma evolution correlates with patient outcome. Genome Medicine. 14 99. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13073-022-01084-0

Preprint: Integrated quality control of allele-specific copy numbers, mutations and tumour purity from cancer whole genome sequencing assays

Other

Jacob Househam, Riccardo Bergamin, Salvatore Milite, Nicola Calonaci, Alice Antonello, Marc J. Williams, William C.H. Cross and Giulio Caravagna 2022. Preprint: Integrated quality control of allele-specific copy numbers, mutations and tumour purity from cancer whole genome sequencing assays. biorxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/2021.02.13.429885

Preprint: Artemisinin inhibits innate immune cell chemotaxis, cytokine production and NET release

Other

Morad, H., Luqman, S., Pinto, L., Cunningham, K.P., Vilar, B., Clayton, G., Shankar-Hari, M. and McNaughton, P.A. 2022. Preprint: Artemisinin inhibits innate immune cell chemotaxis, cytokine production and NET release. https://doi.org/10.21203/rs.3.rs-1335980/v1

An efficient and novel technology for the extraction of parasite genomic DNA from whole blood or culture

Journal article

Clark, David J., Moore, Catherine M., Flanagan, Marc, Bocxlaer, Katrien Van, Piperaki, Evangelia-Theophano, Yardley, Vanessa, Croft, Simon L., Tyson, John, Whitehouse, Sam P., O'Halloran, Jonathan, Krishna, Sanjeev and Staines, Henry M. 2022. An efficient and novel technology for the extraction of parasite genomic DNA from whole blood or culture. BioTechniques. 68 (2), pp. 79-84. https://doi.org/10.2144/btn-2019-0086

Selective Inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum ATPase 6 by Artemisinins and Identification of New Classes of Inhibitors after Expression in Yeast

Journal article

Moore, Catherine M., Wang, Jigang, Lin, Qingsong, Ferreira, Pedro, Avery, Mitchell A, Elokely, Khaled, Staines, Henry M and Krishna, Sanjeev 2022. Selective Inhibition of Plasmodium falciparum ATPase 6 by Artemisinins and Identification of New Classes of Inhibitors after Expression in Yeast. Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 66 (5) e02079-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/aac.02079-21

Does the Intensity, Mode, and Timing of Exercise Affect Postprandial Gastrointestinal Function, Metabolic Responses and Energy Intake in Healthy Men

PhD thesis

Mattin, L.R. 2022. Does the Intensity, Mode, and Timing of Exercise Affect Postprandial Gastrointestinal Function, Metabolic Responses and Energy Intake in Healthy Men. PhD thesis Manchester Metropolitan University Department of Life Sciences

Obesity as a genotoxic environment: how biomonitoring and predictive modelling of genomic instability in childhood obesity provide opportunities for early intervention

Conference paper

Volpi, E. 2022. Obesity as a genotoxic environment: how biomonitoring and predictive modelling of genomic instability in childhood obesity provide opportunities for early intervention. 44th UKEMS Conference 2022. Royal Hall, Harrogate 03 - 06 Jul 2022


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