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Body Composition Profiling in the UK Biobank Imaging Study

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Linge, J., Borger Magnus, West, J., Tuthill, T., Miller, M.R., Dumitriu, A., Thomas, E.L., Romu, T., Tunón, P., Bell, J.D. and Leinhard, O.D. 2018. Body Composition Profiling in the UK Biobank Imaging Study. Obesity. 26 (11), pp. 1785-1795. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.22210

A novel antifungal property for the Bacillus licheniformis ComX pheromone and its possible role in inter-kingdom cross-talk

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Esmaeilishirazifard, E., Dariush, A., Moschos, S.A. and Keshavarz, T. 2018. A novel antifungal property for the Bacillus licheniformis ComX pheromone and its possible role in inter-kingdom cross-talk. Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology. 102 (12), pp. 5197-5208. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00253-018-9004-7

Using virtual reality laboratories to improve engagement and understanding for wet laboratory practical sessions

Conference paper

Coleman, S.K., Smith, C.L. and Ferrier, C. 2018. Using virtual reality laboratories to improve engagement and understanding for wet laboratory practical sessions. Society for Experimental Biology: Masters of Biology. Florence, Italy 03 - 06 Jul 2018

Analysis of the melanocortin system in the regulation of pituitary gland function in mice

Conference paper

Le Tissier, P., Smith, C.L., Nuri A. Berruien, N. and Murray, J.F. 2018. Analysis of the melanocortin system in the regulation of pituitary gland function in mice. International Congress of Neuroendocinology. Toronto, Canada 15 - 18 Jul 2018

Advanced body composition assessment: from body mass index to body composition profiling

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Borga, M., West, J., Bell, J.D., Harvey, N.C., Romu, T., Heymsfield, S.B. and Leinhard, O.D. 2018. Advanced body composition assessment: from body mass index to body composition profiling. Journal of Investigative Medicine. 66 (5), pp. 887-895. https://doi.org/10.1136/jim-2018-000722

Quin-C1: a selective Fpr2 agonist that shifts microglial phenotype following LPS and Aβ1-42 exposure

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Wickstead, E., Getting, S.J., Biggs, C.S. and McArthur, S. 2018. Quin-C1: a selective Fpr2 agonist that shifts microglial phenotype following LPS and Aβ1-42 exposure. Alzheimer's Research UK Conference. London 20 - 21 Mar 2018

Aligned nanofibres made of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) grafted to hyaluronan for potential healthcare applications

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Huerta-Ángeles, G., Knotková,, K., Knotek, P., Židek, O., Brandejsová, M., Pokorný, M., Vagnerová, H., Roy, I. and Velebný, V. 2018. Aligned nanofibres made of poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) grafted to hyaluronan for potential healthcare applications . Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine . 29 (32), pp. 2-8 32. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-018-6045-5

Binary Polyhydroxyalkanoate Systems for Soft Tissue Engineering

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Lukasiewicz, B., Basnett, P., Nigmatullin, R., Matharu, R., Knowles, J.C. and Roy, I. 2018. Binary Polyhydroxyalkanoate Systems for Soft Tissue Engineering. Acta Biomaterialia. 71, pp. 225-234. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2018.02.027

Targeting Receptor-Type Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases with Biotherapeutics: Is Outside-in Better than Inside-Out?

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Senis, Y. A. and Barr, A.J. 2018. Targeting Receptor-Type Protein Tyrosine Phosphatases with Biotherapeutics: Is Outside-in Better than Inside-Out? Molecules. 23 (3) 569. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules23030569

Metabolic Responses to Carbohydrate Ingestion during Exercise: Associations between Carbohydrate Dose and Endurance Performance

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Newell, M.L., Wallis, G.A., Hunter, A.M., Tipton, K.D. and Galloway, S.D.R. 2018. Metabolic Responses to Carbohydrate Ingestion during Exercise: Associations between Carbohydrate Dose and Endurance Performance. Nutrients. 10 (1) 37. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu10010037

Investigation of factors influencing the immunogenicity of hCG as a potential cancer vaccine

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Porakishvili, N., Roitt, I.M., Lund, T., Delves, P.J., Justesen, J., Martensen, P., Chikadze, N. and Kvirkvelia, N. 2018. Investigation of factors influencing the immunogenicity of hCG as a potential cancer vaccine. Clinical & Experimental Immunology. 193 (1), pp. 73-83. https://doi.org/10.1111/cei.13131

Differing Effects of Younger and Older Human Plasma on C2C12 Myocytes in Vitro

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Kalampouka, I., van Bekhoven, A. and Elliott, B. 2018. Differing Effects of Younger and Older Human Plasma on C2C12 Myocytes in Vitro. Frontiers in Physiology. 9 152. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2018.00152

Differential expression of Lp-PLA2 in obesity and type 2 diabetes and the influence of lipids

Article

Jackisch, L., Kumsaiyai, W., Moore, J.D., Al-Daghri, N., Kyrou, I., Barber, T.M., Randeva, H., Kumar, S., Tripathi, G. and McTernan, P.G. 2018. Differential expression of Lp-PLA2 in obesity and type 2 diabetes and the influence of lipids. Diabetologia. 61 (5), pp. 1155-1166. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-018-4558-6

Evaluation of plasma neurotransmitters in children living with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Article

Meguid, N., Anwar, M., Hussein, J., Hasan, H., Hashish, A., Seleet, F., Foda, M. and Tewfik, I. 2018. Evaluation of plasma neurotransmitters in children living with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Bioscience Research. 15 (1), pp. 152-159.

Evaluating the benefits of virtual training for bioscience students

Conference paper

Smith, C.L. and Coleman, S.K. 2018. Evaluating the benefits of virtual training for bioscience students. Annual STEM Conference 2018 Creativity in Teaching, Learning and Student Engagement. Newcastle-upon-Tyne 31 Jan - 01 Feb 2018 Higher Education Academy.

Social Prescribing: community-based referral in public health

Article

Chatterjee, H., Polley, M.J. and Clayton, G. 2018. Social Prescribing: community-based referral in public health. Perspectives in Public Health. 138 (1), pp. 18-19. https://doi.org/10.1177/1757913917736661

High intensity exercise decreases IP6K1 muscle content & improves insulin sensitivity in glucose intolerant individuals

Journal article

Naufahu, J., Elliott, B., Markiv, A., Dunning-Foreman, P., McGrady, M., Howard, D., Watt, P.W. and Mackenzie, R.W.A. 2018. High intensity exercise decreases IP6K1 muscle content & improves insulin sensitivity in glucose intolerant individuals. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism. 103 (4), pp. 1479-1490. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2017-02019

St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) products – an assessment of their authenticity and quality

Article

Booker, A., Agapouda, A., Frommenwiler, D.A., Scotti, F., Reich, E. and Heinrich, P.M. 2018. St John’s wort (Hypericum perforatum) products – an assessment of their authenticity and quality. Phytomedicine. 40, pp. 158-164 PHYMED52314. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phymed.2017.12.012

Expanding known dinoflagellate distributions: Investigations of slurry cultures from Caspian Sea sediment

Journal article

Lewis, J., Taylor, J., Neale, K. and Leroy, S.A.G. 2018. Expanding known dinoflagellate distributions: Investigations of slurry cultures from Caspian Sea sediment. Botanica Marina. 61 (1), pp. 21-31. https://doi.org/10.1515/bot-2017-0041

Book Review: Chinese Medicinal Plants, Herbal Drugs and Substitutes, an identification guide

Book review

Booker, A. 2018. Book Review: Chinese Medicinal Plants, Herbal Drugs and Substitutes, an identification guide. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 213, p. 198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2017.11.017

Nestin-expressing cell types in the temporal lobe and hippocampus: Morphology, differentiation, and proliferative capacity

Article

Liu, J., Reeves, C., Thomas, J., McEvoy, A., Miserocchi, A., Thompson, P., Sisodiya, S. and Thom, M. 2018. Nestin-expressing cell types in the temporal lobe and hippocampus: Morphology, differentiation, and proliferative capacity. GLIA. 66 (1), pp. 62-77 23211. https://doi.org/10.1002/glia.23211

Iron enhances hepatic fibrogenesis and activates TGF-β signaling in murine hepatic stellate cells

Journal article

Mehta, K.J., Coombes, J.D., Briones-Orta, M., Manka, P.P., Williams, R., Patel, V.B. and Sin, W.-K. 2018. Iron enhances hepatic fibrogenesis and activates TGF-β signaling in murine hepatic stellate cells. American Journal of the Medical Sciences. 355 (2), pp. 183-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjms.2017.08.012

Rifaximin in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: An Open-Label Pilot Study

Article

Cobbold, J.F.L., Atkinson, S., Marchesi, J.R., Smith, A., Wai, S.N., Stove, J., Shojaee-Moradie, F., Jackson, N.C., Umpleby, A.M., Fitzpatrick, J., Thomas, E.L., Bell, J.D., Holmes, E., Taylor-Robinson, S.D., Goldin, R.D., Yee, M.S., Anstee, Q.M. and Thursz, M.R. 2018. Rifaximin in Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis: An Open-Label Pilot Study. Hepatology Research. 48 (1), pp. 69-77. https://doi.org/10.1111/hepr.12904

The effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment therapy issued interactively through an Ipad device: a non-inferiority study

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Griffin, M., Bentley, J., Shanks, J. and Wood, C. 2018. The effectiveness of Lee Silverman Voice Treatment therapy issued interactively through an Ipad device: a non-inferiority study. Journal of Telemedicine and Telecare. 24 (3), pp. 209-215. https://doi.org/10.1177/1357633X17691865

Poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate), a promising new material for cardiac tissue engineering

Article

Bagdadi, A., Safari, M., Dubey, P., Basnett, P., Sofokleous P., Humphrey E, Locke, I.C., Edirisinghe M., Terracciano C., Boccaccini, A.R., Knowles, J.C., Harding, S. and Roy, I. 2018. Poly(3-hydroxyoctanoate), a promising new material for cardiac tissue engineering. Journal of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine. 12 (1), pp. E495-E512. https://doi.org/10.1002/term.2318

Laccase from Aspergillus niger: A novel tool to graft multifunctional materials of interests and their characterization

Article

Iqbal, H.M.N., Kyazze, G., Tron, T. and Keshavarz, T. 2018. Laccase from Aspergillus niger: A novel tool to graft multifunctional materials of interests and their characterization. Saudi Journal of Biological Sciences. 25 (3), pp. 545-550. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sjbs.2016.01.027

The effect of the selective MC3 agonist PG990 on high density human chondrocytes micromass cultures activated by TNF-alpha

Conference poster

Can, V.C., Grieco, P, Locke, I.C. and Getting, S.J. 2017. The effect of the selective MC3 agonist PG990 on high density human chondrocytes micromass cultures activated by TNF-alpha. World Congress on Inflammation. London 08 - 12 Jul 2017

The transition to a low-carbon economy: A call for collaborative action towards the ʼnew normal’

Book chapter

Conway, E., Paterson, F., Baranova, P. and Volpi, E. 2017. The transition to a low-carbon economy: A call for collaborative action towards the ʼnew normal’. in: Baranova, Polina, Conway, Elaine, Lynch, Nicola and Paterson, Fred (ed.) The Low Carbon Economy Palgrave Macmillan. pp. 199–210

Association of Hyaluronan and CD44 during development of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Indian patients

Conference poster

Mukhopadhyay, D., Chakraborty, B., Alam, N., Biswas, J., Roy, A., Roychoudhury, S., Panda, C.K. and Saha, S. 2017. Association of Hyaluronan and CD44 during development of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Indian patients. Recent Trends in Microbiology Conference. RK Mission, Kolkata, India

Molecular progression of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Journal article

Saha, S., Maiti, G.P., Roychoudhury, S. and Panda, C.K. 2017. Molecular progression of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. The Nucleus. 60, pp. 111-119. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13237-017-0212-9

Natural bacterial biodegradable medical polymers

Book chapter

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

Targeted capture enrichment assay for non-invasive prenatal testing of large and small size sub-chromosomal deletions and duplications

Journal article

Maria Neofytou, Kyriakos Tsangaras, Elena Kypri, Charalambos Loizides, Marios Ioannides, Achilleas Achilleos, Petros Mina, Anna Keravnou, Carolina Sismani, George Koumbaris and Philippos C. Patsalis 2017. Targeted capture enrichment assay for non-invasive prenatal testing of large and small size sub-chromosomal deletions and duplications. PLoS ONE. 12 (2) e0171319. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0171319

An ilomastat-CD eye drop formulation to treat ocular scarring

Journal article

Mohamed-Ahmed, A.H.A., Lockwood, A., Li, H., Bailly, M., Khaw, P.T. and Brocchini, S. 2017. An ilomastat-CD eye drop formulation to treat ocular scarring. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. 58, pp. 3425-3431. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.16-21377

Noncovalent complexation of amphotericin-B with poly(α-glutamic acid)

Journal article

Mohamed-Ahmed, A.H.A., Les, K.A., Seifert, K., Croft, S.L. and Brocchini, S. 2017. Noncovalent complexation of amphotericin-B with poly(α-glutamic acid). Molecular Pharmaceutics. 10 (3), pp. 940-950. https://doi.org/10.1021/mp300339p

Comparative in vitro and in vivo taste assessment of liquid praziquantel formulations

Journal article

Münster, M., Mohamed-Ahmed, A.H.A., Immohr, L.I., Schoch, C., Schmidt, C., Tuleu, C. and Breitkreutz, J. 2017. Comparative in vitro and in vivo taste assessment of liquid praziquantel formulations. International Journal of Pharmaceutics. 529 (1-2), pp. 310-318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijpharm.2017.06.084

Quality and stability of extemporaneous pyridoxal phosphate preparations used in the treatment of paediatric epilepsy

Journal article

Mohamed-Ahmed, A.H.A., Wilson, M.P., Albuera, M., Chen, T., Mills, P.B., Footitt, E.J., Clayton, P.T. and Tuleu, C. 2017. Quality and stability of extemporaneous pyridoxal phosphate preparations used in the treatment of paediatric epilepsy. Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology. 69 (4), pp. 480-488. https://doi.org/10.1111/jphp.12701

Principles of pharmacology in the eye

Journal article

Awwad, S., Mohamed Ahmed, A.H.A., Sharma, G., Heng, J.S., Khaw, P.T., Brocchini, S. and Lockwood, A. 2017. Principles of pharmacology in the eye. British Journal of Pharmacology. 174 (23), pp. 4205-4223. https://doi.org/10.1111/bph.14024

Treg conditioning endows activated Teff with suppressor function in juvenile autoimmune liver disease

Article

Liberal, R., Grant, C.R., Yuksel, M., Ma, Y., Heneghan, M.A., Mieli-Vergani, G., Vergani, D. and Longhi, M.S. 2017. Treg conditioning endows activated Teff with suppressor function in juvenile autoimmune liver disease. Journal of Hepatology. 66 (Issue 1, Supplement), p. S554. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(17)31520-9

SAT-414 - Donation mode impacts on invariant natural killer T cell population leading to scarce iNKT cells in donation after cardiac death liver grafts despite a significant increase in B cells and CD1d expression

Article

Ghnewa, Y. G., Yuksel, M., Khorsandi, S., Huang, X., Graham, J., Ramsay, L., Fiorou, L., Milan, Z., Ma, Y., Jassem, W. and Heaton, N. 2017. SAT-414 - Donation mode impacts on invariant natural killer T cell population leading to scarce iNKT cells in donation after cardiac death liver grafts despite a significant increase in B cells and CD1d expression. Journal of Hepatology. 66 (Issue 1, Supplement), pp. S615-S616. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0168-8278(17)31673-2

Association between disease-predisposing HLA DR3/DR7/DR13 genes with numeric impairment of immunoregulatory T-cells in patients with autoimmune hepatitis/sclerosing cholangitis

Article

Wang, Pengyun, Yuksel, Muhammed, Gabeta, Stella, Graham, Jonathon, Hussain, Munther J., Blackmore, Laura J., Huang, Xiaohong, Hadzic, Nedim, Samyn, Marianne, Bansal, Sanjay, Grammatikopoulos, Tassos, Jassem, Wayel, Heneghan, Michael A., Liberal, Rodrigo, Longhi, Maria Serena, Vergani, Diego, Mieli-Vergani, Giorgina and Ma, Yun 2017. Association between disease-predisposing HLA DR3/DR7/DR13 genes with numeric impairment of immunoregulatory T-cells in patients with autoimmune hepatitis/sclerosing cholangitis. Hepatology. 66 (S1), p. Meeting Abstract 112. https://doi.org/10.1002/hep.29500


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