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O30 Natural compounds affecting neutrophil migration

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Hassan Morad, Suaib Luqman and Peter McNaughton 2017. O30 Natural compounds affecting neutrophil migration. ICMAN/ IUPHAR Natural Products. Aberdeen, Scotland 27 - 29 Sep 2017 Biochemical Pharmacology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2017.06.095

Is there a safe period for stem cell transplantation post-chemotherapy conditioning?

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Okeke, K., Conway, M. and Morse, R. 2017. Is there a safe period for stem cell transplantation post-chemotherapy conditioning? Mutagenesis. 32 (6), p. 624. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gex033

Terbinafine is a novel and selective activator of the two-pore domain potassium channel TASK3

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Paul D. Wright, Emma L. Veale, David McCoull, David C. Tickle, Jonathan M. Large, Emma Ococks, Gemma Gothard, Catherine Kettleborough, Alistair Mathie and Jeffrey Jerman 2017. Terbinafine is a novel and selective activator of the two-pore domain potassium channel TASK3. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 493 (1), pp. 444-450. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbrc.2017.09.002

Enhanced inflammatory cell profiles in schistosomiasis-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling

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Ali, Z., Kosanovic, D., Kolosionek, E., Schermuly, R.T., Graham, B.B., Mathie, A. and Butrous, G. 2017. Enhanced inflammatory cell profiles in schistosomiasis-induced pulmonary vascular remodeling. Pulmonary Circulation. 7 (1), pp. 244-252. https://doi.org/10.1086/690687

TASK-1 (KCNK3) channels in the lung: from cell biology to clinical implications

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Andrea Olschewski, Emma L. Veale, Bence M. Nagy, Chandran Nagaraj, Grazyna Kwapiszewska, Fabrice Antigny, Mélanie Lambert, Marc Humbert, Gábor Czirják, Péter Enyedi and Alistair Mathie 2017. TASK-1 (KCNK3) channels in the lung: from cell biology to clinical implications. The European Respiratory Journal. 50 (5) 1700754. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00754-2017

Dietary fibre regimen to modulate weight management: a pilot intervention based on fibre rich fruit-mix (FRFM)

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Khawandanah, J. and Tewfik, I. 2017. Dietary fibre regimen to modulate weight management: a pilot intervention based on fibre rich fruit-mix (FRFM). International Journal of Food, Nutrition and Public Health. 9 (2), pp. 67-79.

Chronic Rejection of Cardiac Allografts Is Associated With Increased Lymphatic Flow and Cellular Trafficking

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Lindsey A. Edwards, Anna K. Nowocin, Nazila Jafari, Lucy L. Meader, Kathryn Brown, Aurélien Sarde, Carolyn Lam, Alex Murray and Wilson Wong 2017. Chronic Rejection of Cardiac Allografts Is Associated With Increased Lymphatic Flow and Cellular Trafficking. Circulation. 137, pp. 488-503. https://doi.org/10.1161/circulationaha.117.028533

Milking the postnatal brain neural stem cell niche: a method for isolating endogenous neural stem and progenitor cells from the cerebrospinal fluid

Article

McClenahan, F., Arampatzis, A., Rasool, R., Franklin, R.J.M. and Kazanis, I. 2017. Milking the postnatal brain neural stem cell niche: a method for isolating endogenous neural stem and progenitor cells from the cerebrospinal fluid. GLIA. 65 (S1), pp. E538-E539. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23157

The extracellular matrix glycoprotein Tenascin-C regulates the behavior of cortical neural stem cells during the neuroepithelial to radial glial transition

Article

Patsoni, M., Kazanis, I., Ffrench-Constant, C., Faissner, A. and May, M. 2017. The extracellular matrix glycoprotein Tenascin-C regulates the behavior of cortical neural stem cells during the neuroepithelial to radial glial transition. GLIA. 65 (S1), pp. E408-E409. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23157

Subependymal Zone-Derived Oligodendroblasts Respond to Focal Demyelination but Fail to Generate Myelin in Young and Aged Mice

Journal article

Kazanis, Ilias, Evans, Kimberley A., Andreopoulou, Evangelia, Dimitriou, Christina, Koutsakis, Christos, Karadottir, Ragnhildur Thora and Franklin, Robin J. M. 2017. Subependymal Zone-Derived Oligodendroblasts Respond to Focal Demyelination but Fail to Generate Myelin in Young and Aged Mice. Stem Cell Reports. 8 (3), pp. P685-700. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stemcr.2017.01.007

Being a Neural Stem Cell: A Matter of Character But Defined by the Microenvironment

Book chapter

Evangelia Andreopoulou, Asterios Arampatzis, Melina Patsoni and Ilias Kazanis 2017. Being a Neural Stem Cell: A Matter of Character But Defined by the Microenvironment. in: Birbrair, A. (ed.) Stem Cell Microenvironments and Beyond Springer. pp. 81-118

UK Biobank Study of Liver Iron Overload Shows Variable Penetrance of Different Genotypes

Article

Mckay, Andrew G., Wilman, Henry R., Dennis, Andrea, Kelly, Matthew D., Thomas, Elizabeth L., Bell, Jimmy D., Neubauer, Stefan and Banerjee, Rajarshi 2017. UK Biobank Study of Liver Iron Overload Shows Variable Penetrance of Different Genotypes. Hepatology. 66 (Supplement 1), pp. 433A-434A.

Non-invasive stratification of fatty liver disease with high-throughput multiparametric MRI

Article

Kelly, Matthew D., Wilman, Henry R., Dennis, Andrea, Thomas, Elizabeth L., Bell, Jimmy D., Neubauer, Stefan, Banerjee, Rajarshi and Thomas, E.L. 2017. Non-invasive stratification of fatty liver disease with high-throughput multiparametric MRI. Hepatology. 66 (Supplement 1), p. 1112A.

The Accuracy of Wrist-worn Heart Rate Monitors across a Range of Exercise Intensities

Journal article

Hough, P., Glaister, M. and Pledger, A. 2017. The Accuracy of Wrist-worn Heart Rate Monitors across a Range of Exercise Intensities. Journal of Physical Activity Research. 2 (2), pp. 112-116. https://doi.org/10.12691/jpar-2-2-8

Energy Balance During a Self-Sufficient, Multistage Ultramarathon

Journal article

Hough, P. and Earle, J. 2017. Energy Balance During a Self-Sufficient, Multistage Ultramarathon. Journal of Human Performance in Extreme Environments. 13 (1) 5. https://doi.org/10.7771/2327-2937.1103

Low and disparate seroprotection after pentavalent childhood vaccination in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study

Journal article

Evdokimov, K., Sayasinh, K., Nouanthong, P., Vilivong, K., Samountry, B., Phonekeo, D., Strobel, M., Haegeman, F., Heimann, P., Muller, C.P. and Black, A. 2017. Low and disparate seroprotection after pentavalent childhood vaccination in the Lao People's Democratic Republic: a cross-sectional study. Clinical Microbiology and Infection. 23 (3), pp. P197-202. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cmi.2016.10.007

High prevalence of intestinal worms in children up to 5 years of age in Huaphan province, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR)

Journal article

Nanthavong, Naphavanh, Black, A., Khattignavong, Phonepadith, Lorphachan, Lavy, Vilivong, Keooudomphone, Goossens, Sylvie, Buisson, Yves, Quet, Fabrice, Muller, Claude P and Nakamura, Satoshi 2017. High prevalence of intestinal worms in children up to 5 years of age in Huaphan province, Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR). Parasite epidemiology and control. 2 (3), pp. 114-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.parepi.2017.06.001

Regulatory T-cell conditioning endows activated effector T cells with suppressor function in autoimmune hepatitis/autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis

Journal article

Liberal, R., Grant, C.R., Yuksel, M., Graham, J., Kalbasi, A., Ma, Y., Heneghan, M.A., Mieli-Vergani, G., Vergani, D. and Longhi, M.S. 2017. Regulatory T-cell conditioning endows activated effector T cells with suppressor function in autoimmune hepatitis/autoimmune sclerosing cholangitis. Hepatology. 66 (5), pp. 1570-1584. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.29307

An Atlas of Human Regulatory T Helper-like Cells Reveals Features of Th2-like Tregs that Support a Tumorigenic Environment

Journal article

Halim, L., Romano, M., McGregor, R., Correa, I., Pavlidis, P., Grageda, N., Hoong, S.-J., Yuksel, M., Jassem, W., Hannen, R.F., Ong, M., Mckinney, O., Hayee, B.H., Karagiannis, S.N., Powell, N., Lechler, R.I., Nova-Lamperti, E. and Lombardi, G. 2017. An Atlas of Human Regulatory T Helper-like Cells Reveals Features of Th2-like Tregs that Support a Tumorigenic Environment. Cell Reports. 20 (3), pp. P757-770. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.celrep.2017.06.079

LGR5 receptor promotes cell-cell adhesion in stem cells and colon cancer cells via the IQGAP1-Rac1 pathway

Journal article

Carmon, Kendra S, Gong, Xing, Yi, Jing, Wu, Ling, Thomas, Anthony, Moore, Catherine M., Masuho, Ikuo, Timson, David J, Martemyanov, Kirill A and Liu, Qingyun J 2017. LGR5 receptor promotes cell-cell adhesion in stem cells and colon cancer cells via the IQGAP1-Rac1 pathway. The Journal of Biological Chemistry. 292 (36), pp. P14989-15001. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.m117.786798

Dihydrobenz[e][1,4]oxazepin-2(3H)-ones, a new anthelmintic chemotype immobilising whipworm and reducing infectivity in vivo.

Journal article

Partridge, F.A., Murphy, E.A., Willis, N.J., Bataille, C.J., Forman, R., Heyer-Chauhan, N., Marinič, B., Sowood, D.J., Wynne, G.M., Else, K.J., Russell, A.J. and Sattelle, D.B. 2017. Dihydrobenz[e][1,4]oxazepin-2(3H)-ones, a new anthelmintic chemotype immobilising whipworm and reducing infectivity in vivo. PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases. 11 (2) e0005359. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005359

Preprint: Improved Aedes aegypti mosquito reference genome assembly enables biological discovery and vector control

Other

Matthews, B.J., Dudchenko, O., Kingan, S., Koren, S., Antoshechkin, I., Crawford, J.E., Glassford, W.J., Herre, M., Redmond, S.N., Rose, N.H., Weedall, G.D., Wu, Y., Batra, S.S., Vosshall, L.B. and Partridge, F. 2017. Preprint: Improved Aedes aegypti mosquito reference genome assembly enables biological discovery and vector control. https://doi.org/10.1101/240747

Preprint: An automated high-throughput system for phenotypic screening of chemical libraries on C. elegans and parasitic nematodes

Other

Partridge, F.A., Brown, A.E., Buckingham, S.D., Willis, N.J., Wynne, G.M., Forman, R., Else, K.J., Morrison, A.A., Matthews, J.B., Russell, A.J., Lomas, D.A. and Sattelle, D.B. 2017. Preprint: An automated high-throughput system for phenotypic screening of chemical libraries on C. elegans and parasitic nematodes. biorxiv.org. https://doi.org/10.1101/187427

Polymorphisms in the F Pocket of HLA-B27 Subtypes Strongly Affect Assembly, Chaperone Interactions, and Heavy-Chain Misfolding

Journal article

Guiliano, D.B., North, H., Panayoitou, E., Campbell, E.C., McHugh, K., Cooke, F.G.M., Silvestre, M., Bowness, P., Powis, S.J. and Antoniou, A.N. 2017. Polymorphisms in the F Pocket of HLA-B27 Subtypes Strongly Affect Assembly, Chaperone Interactions, and Heavy-Chain Misfolding. Arthritis & Rheumatology. 69 (3), pp. 610-621. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.39948

Current insights into LMNA cardiomyopathies: Existing models and missing LINCs.

Journal article

Brayson, D. and Shanahan, C.M. 2017. Current insights into LMNA cardiomyopathies: Existing models and missing LINCs. Nucleus. 8 (1), pp. 17-33. https://doi.org/10.1080/19491034.2016.1260798

O30 Natural compounds affecting neutrophil migration

Journal article

Morad, H., Luqman, S. and McNaughton, P. 2017. O30 Natural compounds affecting neutrophil migration. Biochemical Pharmacology. 139 (1), p. 119. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bcp.2017.06.095

Pathology-MRI correlations in diffuse low-grade epilepsy associated tumors

Journal article

Al-Hajri, A., Al-Mughairi, S., Somani, A., An, S., Liu, J.Y.W., Miserocchi, A., McEvoy, A.W., Yousry, T., Hoskote, C. and Thom, M. 2017. Pathology-MRI correlations in diffuse low-grade epilepsy associated tumors. Journal of Neuropathology and Experimental Neurology. 76 (12), pp. 1023-1033. https://doi.org/10.1093/jnen/nlx090

MRI findings in men on active surveillance for prostate cancer: does dutasteride make MRI visible lesions less conspicuous? Results from a placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial

Journal article

Giganti, F., Moore, C.M., Robertson, N.L., McCartan, N., Jameson, C., Bott, S.R.J., Winkler, M., Gambarota, G., Whitcher, B., Castro, R., Emberton, M., Allen, C. and Kirkham, A. 2017. MRI findings in men on active surveillance for prostate cancer: does dutasteride make MRI visible lesions less conspicuous? Results from a placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial. European Radiology. 27, pp. 4767-4774. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00330-017-4858-0

Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of regional nodal metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Correlation with nodal staging

Journal article

Huang, B., Kwong, D.L.W., Lai, V., Chan, Q., Whitcher, B. and Khong, P.-L. 2017. Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging of regional nodal metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Correlation with nodal staging. Contrast Media and Molecular Imaging. 2017 4519653. https://doi.org/10.1155/2017/4519653

The Effect of Dutasteride on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Defined Prostate Cancer: MAPPED—A Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial

Journal article

Moore, C.M., Robertson, N.L., Jichi, F., Damola, A., Ambler, G., Giganti, F., Ridout, A.J., Bott, S.R.J., Winkler, M., Ahmed, H.U., Arya, M., Mitra, A.V., McCartan, N., Freeman, A., Jameson, C., Castro, R., Gambarota, G., Whitcher, B., Allen, C., Kirkham, A. and Emberton, M. 2017. The Effect of Dutasteride on Magnetic Resonance Imaging Defined Prostate Cancer: MAPPED—A Randomized, Placebo Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial. Journal of Urology. 197 (4), pp. 1006-1013. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.juro.2016.11.090

The importance of exercise psychology in professional cricket

Other

Safi, A. 2017. The importance of exercise psychology in professional cricket. BBC Pashto.

Training set edition using Rough Set Theory for Semi-supervised Classification

Conference paper

Grau, I., Nápoles, G., Sengupta, D., García Lorenzo, M.M. and Nowe, A. 2017. Training set edition using Rough Set Theory for Semi-supervised Classification. 2nd International Symposium on Fuzzy and Rough Sets. Villa Clara, Cuba 24 - 26 Oct 2017 Editorial Feijoó.

Four simple recommendations to encourage best practices in research software [version 1; referees: awaiting peer review]

Journal article

Jiménez, R.C., Kuzak, M., Alhamdoosh, M., Barker, M., Batut, B., Borg, M., Capella-Gutierrez, S., Hong, N.C., Cook, M., Corpas, M., Flannery, M., Leyla Garcia, L., Josep Ll. Gelpí, J.L., Simon Gladman, S., Carole Goble, C., González Ferreiro, M., Gonzalez-Beltran, A., Griffin, P.C., Grüning, B., Hagberg, J., Holub, P., Hooft, R., Ison, J., Katz, D.S., Leskošek, B., López Gómez, F., Luis J. Oliveira, L.J., David Mellor, D., Mosbergen, R., Mulder, N., Perez-Riverol, Y., Pergl, R., Pichler, H., Pope, B., Sanz, F., Schneider, M.V., Stodden, V., Suchecki, R., Vařeková, R.S., Talvik, H.-A., Todorov, I., Treloar, A., Tyagi, S., van Gompel, M., Vaughan, D., Via, A., Wang, X., Watson-Haigh, N.S. and Crouch, S. 2017. Four simple recommendations to encourage best practices in research software [version 1; referees: awaiting peer review]. F1000Research. 6 876. https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.11407.1

Genome sequencing of the staple food crop white Guinea yam enables the development of a molecular marker for sex determination.

Journal article

Corpas, M. 2017. Genome sequencing of the staple food crop white Guinea yam enables the development of a molecular marker for sex determination. BMC Biology. 15 86. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12915-017-0419-x

BioCIDER: a Contextualisation InDEx for biological Resources discovery

Journal article

Horro, C., Cook, M., Attwood, T.K., Brazas, M.D., Hancock, J.M., Palagi, P., Corpas, M. and Jimenez, R. 2017. BioCIDER: a Contextualisation InDEx for biological Resources discovery. Bioinformatics. 33 (16), pp. 2607-2608. https://doi.org/10.1093/bioinformatics/btx213

Septins restrict inflammation and protect zebrafish larvae from Shigella infection

Journal article

Maria J. Mazon-Moya, Alexandra R. Willis, Vincenzo Torraca, Laurent Boucontet, Avinash R. Shenoy, Emma Colucci-Guyon and Serge Mostowy 2017. Septins restrict inflammation and protect zebrafish larvae from Shigella infection. PLOS Pathogens. 13 (6) e1006467. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1006467

The inflammatory chemokine Cxcl18b exerts neutrophil-specific chemotaxis via the promiscuous chemokine receptor Cxcr2 in zebrafish

Journal article

Torraca, V., Otto, Natasja A., Tavakoli-Tameh, Aidin and Meijer, Annemarie H. 2017. The inflammatory chemokine Cxcl18b exerts neutrophil-specific chemotaxis via the promiscuous chemokine receptor Cxcr2 in zebrafish. Developmental & Comparative Immunology. 67, pp. 57-65. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dci.2016.10.014

The chemokine receptor CXCR4 promotes granuloma formation by sustaining a mycobacteria-induced angiogenesis programme

Journal article

Annemarie Meijer and Torraca, V. 2017. The chemokine receptor CXCR4 promotes granuloma formation by sustaining a mycobacteria-induced angiogenesis programme. Scientific Reports. 7 45061. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep45061

Functional analysis reveals no transcriptional role for the glucocorticoid receptor beta-isoform in zebrafish

Journal article

Chatzopoulou, Antonia, Schoonheim, Peter J., Torraca, V., Meijer, Annemarie H., Spaink, Herman P. and Schaaf, Marcel J.M. 2017. Functional analysis reveals no transcriptional role for the glucocorticoid receptor beta-isoform in zebrafish. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 447, pp. 61-70. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2017.02.036

Modeling Infectious Diseases in the Context of a Developing Immune System

Journal article

Masud, Samrah, Torraca, V. and Meijer, Annemarie H. 2017. Modeling Infectious Diseases in the Context of a Developing Immune System. Current Topics in Developmental Biology. 124, pp. 277-329. https://doi.org/10.1016/bs.ctdb.2016.10.006


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