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Inhibitory role of endogenous melanocortin type 3 receptor in the inflamed microcirculation

Conference paper

Leoni, G., Patel, H.B., Sampaio, A.L.F., Gavins, F.N.E., Getting, S.J. and Perretti, M. 2008. Inhibitory role of endogenous melanocortin type 3 receptor in the inflamed microcirculation. William Harvey Day. St. Barts Hospital, London 14th October 2008

Bimodal paramagnetic and fluorescent liposomes for cellular and tumor magnetic resonance imaging

Article

Kamaly, N., Kalber, T., Ahmad, A., Oliver, M.H., So, P.W., Herlihy, A.H., Bell, J.D., Jorgensen, M.R. and Miller, A.D. 2008. Bimodal paramagnetic and fluorescent liposomes for cellular and tumor magnetic resonance imaging. Bioconjugate Chemistry. 19 (1), pp. 118-129. https://doi.org/10.1021/bc7001715

Changing with herbs: treatment of menopausal symptoms by qualified herbal practitioners: a prospective, randomized controlled trial

Conference paper

Green, J. 2008. Changing with herbs: treatment of menopausal symptoms by qualified herbal practitioners: a prospective, randomized controlled trial. 144th Conference of the National Institute of Medical Herbalists. Chester 2008

A role for melanocortin peptides in modulating oxidative stress induced inflammation in A549 cells

Article

Getting, S.J., Kaneva, M. and Kerrigan, M.J.P. 2008. A role for melanocortin peptides in modulating oxidative stress induced inflammation in A549 cells. pA2 Online. From the University of Brighton, Winter 2008 Meeting: Proceedings of the British Pharmacological Society. 6 (4), p. C020.

Melanocortins

Book chapter

Getting, S.J. 2008. Melanocortins. in: Offermanns, S. and Rosenthal, W. (ed.) Encyclopedia of molecular pharmacology. 2nd edition Berlin Springer. pp. 752-757

Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthasis using Bacillus cereus SPV

Conference poster

Francis, L., Keshavarz, T. and Roy, I. 2008. Polyhydroxyalkanoate synthasis using Bacillus cereus SPV. COST Action 868: Biotechnical Functionalisation of Renewable Polymeric Materials: 2008 Annual Workshop (combined Working Group and Management Committee meeting). Varna, Bulgaria 18 -19 Sep 2008

Staple foods

Book chapter

Draper, A. and Tuffrey, V. 2008. Staple foods. in: Millstone, E. and Lang, T. (ed.) The atlas of food: who eats what, where and why. 2nd edition London, UK Earthscan. pp. 80-81

Nutritional deficiencies

Book chapter

Draper, A. and Tuffrey, V. 2008. Nutritional deficiencies. in: Millstone, E. and Lang, T. (ed.) The atlas of food: who eats what, where and why. 2nd edition London, UK Earthscan. pp. 26-27

Changing diets

Book chapter

Draper, A. and Tuffrey, V. 2008. Changing diets. in: Millstone, E. and Lang, T. (ed.) The atlas of food: who eats what, where and why. 2nd edition London, UK Earthscan. pp. 82-83

Minimum information specification for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments (MISFISHIE)

Article

Deutsch, E.W., Ball, C.A., Berman, J.J., Bova, G.S., Brazma, A., Bumgarner, R.E., Campbell, D., Causton, H.C., Christiansen, J.H., Daian, F., Dauga, D., Davidson, D.R., Gimenez, G., Goo, Y.A., Grimmond, S., Henrich, T., Herrmann, B.G., Johnson, M.H., Korb, M., Mills, J.C., Oudes, A.J., Parkinson, H.E., Pascal, L.E., Pollet, N., Quackenbush, J., Ramialison, M., Ringwald, M., Salgado, D., Sansone, S.A., Sherlock, G., Stoeckert Jr, C.J., Swedlow, J., Taylor, R.C., Walashek, L., Warford, A., Wilkinson, D., Zhou, Y., Zon, L.I., Liu, A.Y., True, L.D. and Stoeckert Jr, Christian J. 2008. Minimum information specification for in situ hybridization and immunohistochemistry experiments (MISFISHIE). Nature Biotechnology. 26 (3), pp. 305-312. https://doi.org/10.1038/nbt1391

Impact of lifestyle and dietary habits on hypovitaminosis D in type 1 diabetes mellitus and healthy children from Qatar, a sun-rich country

Article

Bener, A., Alsaied, A., Al-Ali, M., Hassan, A.S., Basha, B., Al-Kubaisi, A., Abraham, A., Mian, M., Guiter, G., Tewfik, I. and Agha, M. 2008. Impact of lifestyle and dietary habits on hypovitaminosis D in type 1 diabetes mellitus and healthy children from Qatar, a sun-rich country. Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism. 53 (3-4), pp. 215-222. https://doi.org/10.1159/000184439

Mode of action of Rituximab in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: activation of Tis11b, an inducer of mRNA instability and induction of apoptosis

Book chapter

Baou, M., Jewell, A.P., Yong, K.L. and Murphy, J.J. 2008. Mode of action of Rituximab in chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: activation of Tis11b, an inducer of mRNA instability and induction of apoptosis. in: Moreau, I.B. (ed.) Chronic lymphocytic leukemia: new research Nova Science Publishers. pp. 141-155

The effect of prolonged hypotonicity on chondrocyte volume regulation and intracellular calcium signalling

Article

Ali, N., Getting, S.J. and Kerrigan, M.J.P. 2008. The effect of prolonged hypotonicity on chondrocyte volume regulation and intracellular calcium signalling. pA2 Online. From the University of Brighton, Winter 2008 Meeting: Proceedings of the British Pharmacological Society. 6 (4). https://doi.org/http://www.pa2online.org/abstracts/Vol6Issue4abst092P.pdf

Section editor - Thieme almanac 2008: acupuncture and Chinese medicine

Book

Moir, F. (ed.) 2008. Section editor - Thieme almanac 2008: acupuncture and Chinese medicine. New York Thieme Medical Publishers.

Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8 September 2006

Book

Moestrup, O., Doucette, G., Enevoldsen, H., Godhe, A., Hallegraeff, G., Luckas, B., Lundholm, N., Lewis, J., Rengefors, K., Sellner, K., Steidinger, K., Tester, P. and Zingone, A. (ed.) 2008. Proceedings of the 12th International Conference on Harmful Algae, Copenhagen, Denmark, 4-8 September 2006. Copenhagen International Society for the Study of Harmful Algae and Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission of UNESCO.

Space and time in the plant cell wall: relationships between cell type, cell wall rheology and cell function

Article

Thompson, D.S. 2008. Space and time in the plant cell wall: relationships between cell type, cell wall rheology and cell function. Annals of Botany. 108 (2), pp. 203-211. https://doi.org/10.1093/aob/mcm138

A rapid direct solvent extraction (DSE) method for the extraction of cyclobutanones from irradiated chicken and liquid whole egg

Article

Tewfik, I. 2008. A rapid direct solvent extraction (DSE) method for the extraction of cyclobutanones from irradiated chicken and liquid whole egg. International Journal of Food Science and Technology. 43 (1), pp. 108-113. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2621.2006.01399.x

The application of post-market monitoring to novel foods

Article

Hepburn, P., Boeing, H., Cockburn, A., Constable, A., Davi, A., de Jong, N., Howlett, J., Moseley, B., Oberdorfer, R., Robertson, C.E., Wal, J.M., Samuels, F. and de Sesmaisons, A. 2008. The application of post-market monitoring to novel foods. Food and Chemical Toxicology. 46 (1), pp. 9-33. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fct.2007.09.008

Rapid changes in microRNA-146a expression negatively regulate the IL-1β-induced inflammatory response in human lung alveolar epithelial cells

Journal article

Perry, M.M., Moschos, S.A., Williams, A.E., Shepherd, N.J., Larner-Svensson, H.M. and Lindsay, M.A. 2008. Rapid changes in microRNA-146a expression negatively regulate the IL-1β-induced inflammatory response in human lung alveolar epithelial cells. Journal of Immunology. 180 (8), pp. 5689-5698.

Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor stimulation by exendin-4 reverses key deficits in distinct rodent models of Parkinson's disease

Article

Harkavyi, A., Abuirmeileh, A., Lever, R., Kingsbury, A.E., Biggs, C.S. and Whitton, P.S. 2008. Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor stimulation by exendin-4 reverses key deficits in distinct rodent models of Parkinson's disease. Journal of Neuroinflammation. 5 19. https://doi.org/10.1186/1742-2094-5-19

Neonatal intrahepatocellular lipid

Article

Thomas, E.L., Uthaya, S.N., Vasu, V., McCarthy, J., McEwan, P., Hamilton, G., Bell, J.D. and Modi, N. 2008. Neonatal intrahepatocellular lipid. Archives of Disease in Childhood. Fetal and Neonatal Edition. 93 (5), pp. F382-F383. https://doi.org/10.1136/adc.2007.127431

Sequence-specific 1H, 13C and 15N backbone resonance assignments of the 34 kDa catalytic domain of human PTPN7

Article

Jeeves, M., McClelland, D.M., Barr, A.J. and Overduin, M. 2008. Sequence-specific 1H, 13C and 15N backbone resonance assignments of the 34 kDa catalytic domain of human PTPN7. Biomolecular NMR Assignments. 2 (2), pp. 101-103. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12104-008-9095-7

Effects of 4-hydroxynonenal on mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3methylglutaryl (HMG-CoA) synthase

Article

Patel, V., Spencer, C.H., Young, T.A., Lively, M.O. and Cunningham, C.C. 2007. Effects of 4-hydroxynonenal on mitochondrial 3-hydroxy-3methylglutaryl (HMG-CoA) synthase. Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 43 (11), pp. 1499-1507. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2007.08.004

Large-scale production and efficient recovery of PHB with desirable material properties, from the newly characterised Bacillus cereus SPV

Article

Valappil, S.P., Misra, S.K., Boccaccini, A.R., Keshavarz, T., Bucke, C. and Roy, I. 2007. Large-scale production and efficient recovery of PHB with desirable material properties, from the newly characterised Bacillus cereus SPV. Journal of Biotechnology. 132 (3), pp. 251-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.03.013

Relationship of glycaemic index with cardiovascular risk factors: analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey for people aged 65 and older

Article

Milton, J.E., Briche, B., Brown, I.J., Hickson, M., Robertson, C.E. and Frost, G.S. 2007. Relationship of glycaemic index with cardiovascular risk factors: analysis of the National Diet and Nutrition Survey for people aged 65 and older. Public Health Nutrition. 10 (11), pp. 1321-1335. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1368980007702914

The temporal sequence of gut peptide-central nervous system interactions tracked in vivo by magnetic resonance imaging

Article

Kuo, Y.T., Parkinson, J.R.C., Chaudhri, O.B., Herlihy, A.H., So, P.W., Dhillo, W.S., Small, C.J., Bloom, S.R. and Bell, J.D. 2007. The temporal sequence of gut peptide-central nervous system interactions tracked in vivo by magnetic resonance imaging. Journal of Neuroscience. 27 (45), pp. 12341-12348. https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.2391-07.2007

The three-dimensional structure of codakine and related marine C-type lectins

Article

Gourdine, J.P., Markiv, A. and Smith-Ravin, J. 2007. The three-dimensional structure of codakine and related marine C-type lectins. Fish & Shellfish Immunology. 23 (4), pp. 831-839. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.fsi.2007.03.009

Biodegradable polymer coated 45S5 Bioglassderived glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

Article

Bretcanu, O., Chen, Q., Misra, S.K., Boccaccini, A.R., Roy, I., Verne, E. and Brovarone, C.V. 2007. Biodegradable polymer coated 45S5 Bioglassderived glass-ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering. European Journal of Glass Science and Technology Part A. 48 (5), pp. 227-234.

Diabetes and complementary therapies: mapping the evidence

Article

Pilkington, K., Stenhouse, E., Kirkwood, G. and Richardson, J. 2007. Diabetes and complementary therapies: mapping the evidence. Practical Diabetes International. 24 (7), pp. 371-376. https://doi.org/10.1002/pdi.1150

Effect of oligosaccharide elicitors on bacitracin A production and evidence of transcriptional level control

Article

Keshavarz, T., Murphy, T., Roy, I., Harrop, A. and Dixon, K. 2007. Effect of oligosaccharide elicitors on bacitracin A production and evidence of transcriptional level control. Journal of Biotechnology. 131 (4), pp. 397-403. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jbiotec.2007.07.943

Cell wall water content has a direct effect on extensibility in growing hypocotyls of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Article

Evered, C., Majevadia, B. and Thompson, D.S. 2007. Cell wall water content has a direct effect on extensibility in growing hypocotyls of sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.). Journal of Experimental Botany. 58 (12), pp. 3361-3371. https://doi.org/10.1093/jxb/erm183

Chikungunya virus: an emerging problem?

Article

Rughooputh, S. and Greenwell, P. 2007. Chikungunya virus: an emerging problem? Biomedical Scientist.

An overview of research on complementary therapies in life-limiting conditions

Article

Richardson, J. and Pilkington, K. 2007. An overview of research on complementary therapies in life-limiting conditions. Nursing Times. 103 (32), pp. 32-33.

How to summarise and report written qualitative data from patients: a method for use in cancer support care

Article

Polley, M.J., Seers, H.E., Cooke, H.J., Hoffman, C. and Paterson, C. 2007. How to summarise and report written qualitative data from patients: a method for use in cancer support care. Supportive Care in Cancer. 15 (8), pp. 963-971. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00520-007-0283-2

Synthesis of a novel ‘smart’ bifunctional chelating agent 1-(2-[β,d-galactopyranosyloxy]ethyl)-7-(1-carboxy-3-[4-aminophenyl]propyl)-4,10-bis(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (Gal-PA-DO3A-NH2) and its Gd(III) complex

Article

Wardle, N.J., Herlihy, A.H., So, P.W., Bell, J.D. and Bligh, S.W.A. 2007. Synthesis of a novel ‘smart’ bifunctional chelating agent 1-(2-[β,d-galactopyranosyloxy]ethyl)-7-(1-carboxy-3-[4-aminophenyl]propyl)-4,10-bis(carboxymethyl)-1,4,7,10-tetraazacyclododecane (Gal-PA-DO3A-NH2) and its Gd(III) complex. Bioorganic & medicinal chemistry. 15 (14), pp. 4714-4721. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bmc.2007.05.004

Community participation in nutrition programmes for child survival and anemia

Technical report

Rifkin, S.B., Hewitt, G. and Draper, A. 2007. Community participation in nutrition programmes for child survival and anemia. Centre for Public Health Nutrition, University of Westminster for A2Z, Washington DC.

Fabrication and characterization of biodegradable poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) composite containing Bioglass

Article

Misra, S.K., Nazhat, S.N., Valappil, S.P., Moshrefi-Torbati, M., Wood, R.J.K., Roy, I. and Boccaccini, A.R. 2007. Fabrication and characterization of biodegradable poly(3-hydroxybutyrate) composite containing Bioglass. Biomacromolecules. 8 (7), pp. 2112-2119. https://doi.org/10.1021/bm0701954S1525-7797(07)00195-X

Performance characteristics of a two stage process producing hydrogen and methane continuously

Article

Kyazze, G. 2007. Performance characteristics of a two stage process producing hydrogen and methane continuously. Biotechnology and Bioengineering. 97 (4), pp. 759-770. https://doi.org/10.1002/bit.21297

Effect of mannan oligosaccharide elicitor and ferulic acid on enhancement of laccases production in liquid cultures of basidiomycetes

Article

Vanhulle, S., Radman, R., Parra, R., Cui, T., Bols, C.M., Tron, T., Sannia, G. and Keshavarz, T. 2007. Effect of mannan oligosaccharide elicitor and ferulic acid on enhancement of laccases production in liquid cultures of basidiomycetes. Enzyme and Microbial Technology. 40 (7), pp. 1712-1718. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enzmictec.2006.10.002

Acupuncture for anxiety and anxiety disorders: a systematic literature review

Article

Pilkington, K., Kirkwood, G., Rampes, H., Cummings, M. and Richardson, J. 2007. Acupuncture for anxiety and anxiety disorders: a systematic literature review. Acupuncture in Medicine. 25 (1-2), pp. 1-10.


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