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

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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

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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

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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

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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)

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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

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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

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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.

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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

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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

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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

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

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

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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]

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

The impact of remote ischemic preconditioning on cardiac biomarker and functional response to endurance exercise

Journal article

Cocking, S., Landman, T., Benson, M., Lord, R., Jones, H., Gaze, D.C., Thijssen, D.H.J. and George, K. 2017. The impact of remote ischemic preconditioning on cardiac biomarker and functional response to endurance exercise. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports. 27 (10), pp. 1061-1069. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.12724

Record and evaluation of the nutritional habits of female basketball players in professional and amateur categories in Greece

Conference poster

Kyriakidou, Y. 2017. Record and evaluation of the nutritional habits of female basketball players in professional and amateur categories in Greece. 20th International Congress on Physical Education & Sport Science. Thessaloniki 31 Mar - 02 Apr 2017

Fermentable carbohydrate stimulates FFAR2-dependent colonic PYY cell expansion to increase satiety

Journal article

Brooks, L., Viardot, A., Tsakmaki, A., Stolarczyk, E., Howard, J., Cani, P., Everard, A., Sleeth, M., Psichas, A., Anastasovskaj, J., Bell, J.D., Bell-Anderson, K., Mackay, C., Ghatei, M., Bloom, S., Frost, G. and Bewick, G. 2017. Fermentable carbohydrate stimulates FFAR2-dependent colonic PYY cell expansion to increase satiety. Molecular Metabolism. 6 (1), pp. 48-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.MOLMET.2016.10.011

Science and Principles of Biodegradable and Bioresorbable Medical Polymers

Book chapter

Basnett, P., Ravi, S. and Roy, I. 2017. Science and Principles of Biodegradable and Bioresorbable Medical Polymers. in: Xiang Zhang (ed.) Science and Principles of Biodegradable and Bioresorbable Medical Polymers: Materials and Properties Woodhead Publishing. pp. 257-277

Evolutionary conservation of influenza A PB2 sequences reveals potential target sites for small molecule inhibitors.

Journal article

Patel, H. and Kukol, A. 2017. Evolutionary conservation of influenza A PB2 sequences reveals potential target sites for small molecule inhibitors. Virology. 509, pp. 112-120. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.virol.2017.06.009

The Effects of Compression-Garment Pressure on Recovery After Strenuous Exercise

Journal article

Hill, J., Howatson, G., van Someren, K., Gaze, D.C., Legg, H., Lineham, J. and Pedlar, C. 2017. The Effects of Compression-Garment Pressure on Recovery After Strenuous Exercise. International Journal of Sports Physiology and Performance. 12 (8), pp. 1078-1084. https://doi.org/10.1123/ijspp.2016-0380

Cardiac troponins: from myocardial infarction to chronic disease

Journal article

Park, K., Gaze, D.C., Collinson, P. and Marber, M. 2017. Cardiac troponins: from myocardial infarction to chronic disease. Cardiovascular Research. 113 (14), pp. 1708-1718. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvx183

Heart Fatty Acid Binding Protein for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction

Journal article

Collinson, P., Hersey, J., Bray, R., Gaze, D.C., Lim, P., Firoozi, S., Ntalianis, A., Boa, F. and Prasad, A. 2017. Heart Fatty Acid Binding Protein for the Diagnosis of Myocardial Ischemia and Infarction. Journal of Applied Laboratory Medicine. 1 (6), pp. 702-710. https://doi.org/10.1373/jalm.2016.022418

A novel in vitro model of simulated twice a day iron supplementation for assessment of iron uptake and cellular damage

Conference paper

Apostolova, P., Blesia, C., Tossou, C., Renshaw, D., Farnaud, S., Evans, R. and Zariwala, M. 2017. A novel in vitro model of simulated twice a day iron supplementation for assessment of iron uptake and cellular damage. 7th Meeting of the International Bioiron Society. Los Angeles 07 - 11 May 2017 https://doi.org/10.1002/ajh.24812

Natural vegetarian origin protein polysaccharide nano sized carriers for food and nutrition applications

Conference paper

Zariwala, M. 2017. Natural vegetarian origin protein polysaccharide nano sized carriers for food and nutrition applications. Vitafoods 2017. Palexpo, Geneva, Switzerland 09 - 11 May 2017

Novel nanotechnology approaches to improve human nutrition and health

Conference paper

Zariwala, M. 2017. Novel nanotechnology approaches to improve human nutrition and health. STEM for Britain. London, UK Feb - Mar 2017


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