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The forensic exploitation of fingermark chemistry: A review (2020)
Journal Article
Bleay, S. M., Bailey, M. J., Croxton, R. S., & Francese, S. (in press). The forensic exploitation of fingermark chemistry: A review. WIREs Forensic Science, Article e1403. https://doi.org/10.1002/wfs2.1403

The substances deposited from the fingertip onto a surface during contact between them represent a highly complex range of chemicals that can be exploited in a variety of ways in a forensic investigation. An overview is given of the multitude of chem... Read More about The forensic exploitation of fingermark chemistry: A review.

An age-associated reduction in Nav1.5 protein expression correlates with an increase in Nav1.8 protein expression in the right atrial appendage of the human heart. (2020)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Isaac, E., Cooper, S., Lancaster, M., Loubani, M., & Jones, S. (2020). An age-associated reduction in Nav1.5 protein expression correlates with an increase in Nav1.8 protein expression in the right atrial appendage of the human heart. Circulation Research, 127(Suppl_1), A493

Background: Nav1.5 is the predominantly expressed voltage-gated sodium channel (VGSC) isoform in the heart, responsible for phase 0 of the action potential. Our rodent studies have shown expression of neuronal isoform Nav1.8 protein in the adult hear... Read More about An age-associated reduction in Nav1.5 protein expression correlates with an increase in Nav1.8 protein expression in the right atrial appendage of the human heart..

Cytotoxic effects of Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris phytoproducts in cancer cells (2020)
Journal Article
Beeby, E., Magalhães, M., Lemos, M. F. L., Pires, I. M., & Cabral, C. (in press). Cytotoxic effects of Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris phytoproducts in cancer cells. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Article 113515. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2020.113515

Ethnopharmacological relevance: The past few years have witnessed an increasing interest in essential oils (EOs) as potential therapeutic agents against a wide variety of pathologies, including cancer. EOs extracted from Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris (... Read More about Cytotoxic effects of Ridolfia segetum (L.) Moris phytoproducts in cancer cells.

Resistance training leads to large improvements in strength and moderate improvements in physical function in adults who are overweight or obese: a systematic review (2020)
Journal Article
Orange, S. T., Madden, L. A., & Vince, R. V. (2020). Resistance training leads to large improvements in strength and moderate improvements in physical function in adults who are overweight or obese: a systematic review. Journal of Physiotherapy, 66(4), 214-224. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphys.2020.09.009

Questions What are the effects of resistance training on muscle strength, physical function and muscle power in adults who are overweight or obese? Which factors moderate the effects? Design Systematic review of randomised controlled trials, wit... Read More about Resistance training leads to large improvements in strength and moderate improvements in physical function in adults who are overweight or obese: a systematic review.

Bioimprint Mediated Label-Free Isolation of Pancreatic Tumor Cells from a Healthy Peripheral Blood Cell Population (2020)
Journal Article
Pelle, M., Das, A. A. K., Madden, L. A., & Paunov, V. N. (in press). Bioimprint Mediated Label-Free Isolation of Pancreatic Tumor Cells from a Healthy Peripheral Blood Cell Population. Advanced Biosystems, Article 2000054. https://doi.org/10.1002/adbi.202000054

New techniques are required for earlier diagnosis and response to treatment of pancreatic cancer. Here, a label-free approach is reported in which circulating pancreatic tumor cells are isolated from healthy peripheral blood cells via cell bioimprint... Read More about Bioimprint Mediated Label-Free Isolation of Pancreatic Tumor Cells from a Healthy Peripheral Blood Cell Population.

Wound healing: cellular mechanisms and pathological outcomes (2020)
Journal Article
Wilkinson, H. N., & Hardman, M. J. (2020). Wound healing: cellular mechanisms and pathological outcomes. Open Biology, 10(9), Article 200223. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsob.200223

Wound healing is a complex, dynamic process supported by a myriad of cellular events that must be tightly coordinated to efficiently repair damaged tissue. Derangement in wound-linked cellular behaviours, as occurs with diabetes and ageing, can lead... Read More about Wound healing: cellular mechanisms and pathological outcomes.

Identification of Genes Whose Expression Overlaps Age Boundaries and Correlates with Risk Groups in Paediatric and Adult Acute Myeloid Leukaemia (2020)
Journal Article
Davis, L., Mills, K. I., Orchard, K. H., & Guinn, B. A. (2020). Identification of Genes Whose Expression Overlaps Age Boundaries and Correlates with Risk Groups in Paediatric and Adult Acute Myeloid Leukaemia. Cancers, 12(10), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12102769

Few studies have compared gene expression in paediatric and adult acute myeloid leukaemia (AML). In this study, we have analysed mRNA-sequencing data from two publicly accessible databases: (1) National Cancer Institute's Therapeutically Applicable R... Read More about Identification of Genes Whose Expression Overlaps Age Boundaries and Correlates with Risk Groups in Paediatric and Adult Acute Myeloid Leukaemia.

Mesenchymal stem cell-based Smad7 gene therapy for experimental liver cirrhosis (2020)
Journal Article
Su, D.-N., Wu, S.-P., & Xu, S.-Z. (2020). Mesenchymal stem cell-based Smad7 gene therapy for experimental liver cirrhosis. Stem Cell Research and Therapy, 11(1), Article 395. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13287-020-01911-4

Background Bone mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) can promote liver regeneration and inhibit inflammation and hepatic fibrosis. MSCs also can serve as a vehicle for gene therapy. Smad7 is an essential negative regulatory gene in the TGF-β1/Smad signalli... Read More about Mesenchymal stem cell-based Smad7 gene therapy for experimental liver cirrhosis.

Effects of Mucin on the dexterity and tactile sensitivity of medical glove users (2020)
Journal Article
Preece, D., Lewis, R., & Carré, M. J. (2020). Effects of Mucin on the dexterity and tactile sensitivity of medical glove users. Biotribology, 24, Article 100146. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biotri.2020.100146

The evaluation of medical glove performance has mostly focused on analysing how good a barrier the glove materials are, as well as their durability. Very few studies aim to determine how these gloves affect the performance of the user. This could lea... Read More about Effects of Mucin on the dexterity and tactile sensitivity of medical glove users.

Thrombospondin-1 promotes hemostasis through modulation of cAMP signaling in blood platelets (2020)
Journal Article
Aburima, A., Berger, M., Spurgeon, B. E., Webb, B. A., Wraith, K. S., Febbraio, M., …Naseem, K. M. (2021). Thrombospondin-1 promotes hemostasis through modulation of cAMP signaling in blood platelets. Blood, 137(5), 678-689. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2020005382

Thrombospondin-1 (TSP-1) is released by platelets upon activation and can increase platelet activation, but its role in hemostasis in vivo is unclear. We show that TSP-1 is a critical mediator of hemostasis that promotes platelet activation by modula... Read More about Thrombospondin-1 promotes hemostasis through modulation of cAMP signaling in blood platelets.

Measurement of Glutathione as a Tool for Oxidative Stress Studies by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (2020)
Journal Article
Nuhu, F., Gordon, A., Sturmey, R., Seymour, A. M., & Bhandari, S. (2020). Measurement of Glutathione as a Tool for Oxidative Stress Studies by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Molecules, 25(18), Article 4196. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25184196

Background: Maintenance of the ratio of glutathione in the reduced (GSH) and oxidised (GSSG) state in cells is important in redox control, signal transduction and gene regulation, factors that are altered in many diseases. The accurate and reliable d... Read More about Measurement of Glutathione as a Tool for Oxidative Stress Studies by High Performance Liquid Chromatography.

Synthesis of a porphyrin with histidine-like chelate: an efficient path towards molecular PDT/SPECT theranostics (2020)
Journal Article
Yap, S. Y., Savoie, H., Renard, I., Burke, B. P., Sample, H. C., Michue-Seijas, S., …Stasiuk, G. J. (2020). Synthesis of a porphyrin with histidine-like chelate: an efficient path towards molecular PDT/SPECT theranostics. Chemical communications : Chem comm / the Royal Society of Chemistry, 56(75), 11090-11093. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0cc03958f

© The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020. The goal of “personalised” medicine has seen a growing interest in the development of theranostic agents. Bifunctional, and targeted-trifunctional, theranostic water-soluble porphyrins with a histidine-like chel... Read More about Synthesis of a porphyrin with histidine-like chelate: an efficient path towards molecular PDT/SPECT theranostics.

Senescence in Wound Repair: Emerging Strategies to Target Chronic Healing Wounds (2020)
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Wilkinson, H. N., & Hardman, M. J. (2020). Senescence in Wound Repair: Emerging Strategies to Target Chronic Healing Wounds. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 8, Article 773. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2020.00773

© Copyright © 2020 Wilkinson and Hardman. Cellular senescence is a fundamental stress response that restrains tumour formation. Yet, senescence cells are also present in non-cancerous states, accumulating exponentially with chronological age and cont... Read More about Senescence in Wound Repair: Emerging Strategies to Target Chronic Healing Wounds.

Paper-based analytical devices for colorimetric detection of: S. aureus and E. coli and their antibiotic resistant strains in milk (2020)
Journal Article
Khan, Q. M., Asif, M., Awan, F. R., Khan, Q. . M., Ngamsom, B., & Pamme, N. (2020). Paper-based analytical devices for colorimetric detection of: S. aureus and E. coli and their antibiotic resistant strains in milk. Analyst, 145(22), 7320-7329. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0an01075h

Animal derived milk which is an important part of human diet due to its high nutritional value not only supports humans but also presents a growth environment for pathogenic bacteria. Milk may become contaminated with bacteria through udder infection... Read More about Paper-based analytical devices for colorimetric detection of: S. aureus and E. coli and their antibiotic resistant strains in milk.

Efficiency of donning and doffing medical examination gloves (2020)
Journal Article
Preece, D., Lewis, R., & Carré, M. J. (2020). Efficiency of donning and doffing medical examination gloves. International Journal of Ergonomics, 10(1), 1-17

Quickly donning and doffing medical gloves is of vital importance for high-pressure environments. The efficiency of glove donning, however, is sometimes hindered because of moisture on the hand. A variety of commercial glove coatings exist that are s... Read More about Efficiency of donning and doffing medical examination gloves.

Doxorubicin Enhances Procoagulant Activity of Endothelial Cells after Exposure to Tumour Microparticles on Microfluidic Devices (2020)
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Algarni, A., Greenman, J., & Madden, L. A. (2020). Doxorubicin Enhances Procoagulant Activity of Endothelial Cells after Exposure to Tumour Microparticles on Microfluidic Devices. Hemato, 1(1), 23-34. https://doi.org/10.3390/bloods1010006

The majority of cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy have a significantly increased risk of venous thromboembolism via a mechanism not yet fully elucidated but which most probably involves tumour microparticles (MP) combined with damaged/activated... Read More about Doxorubicin Enhances Procoagulant Activity of Endothelial Cells after Exposure to Tumour Microparticles on Microfluidic Devices.

The Changing Face of in vitro Culture Models for Thyroid Cancer Research: A Systematic Literature Review (2020)
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Chew, D., Green, V., Riley, A., England, R. J., & Greenman, J. (2020). The Changing Face of in vitro Culture Models for Thyroid Cancer Research: A Systematic Literature Review. Frontiers in Surgery, 7, Article 43. https://doi.org/10.3389/fsurg.2020.00043

© Copyright © 2020 Chew, Green, Riley, England and Greenman. Background: Thyroid cancer is the most common endocrine malignancy worldwide. Primary treatment with surgery and radioactive iodine is usually successful, however, there remains a small pro... Read More about The Changing Face of in vitro Culture Models for Thyroid Cancer Research: A Systematic Literature Review.

Pre-Clinical Assessment of Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy During In Vivo Porcine Wound Healing (2020)
Journal Article
Brownhill, V., Huddleston, E., Bell, A., Hart, J., Webster, I., Hardman, M., & Wilkinson, H. (2021). Pre-Clinical Assessment of Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy During In Vivo Porcine Wound Healing. Advances in wound care, 10(7), 345-356. https://doi.org/10.1089/wound.2020.1218

Objective: Traditional negative pressure wound therapy systems can be large and cumbersome, limiting patient mobility and adversely affecting quality of life. PICO™, a no canister single-use system offers a lightweight, portable alternative to tradit... Read More about Pre-Clinical Assessment of Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy During In Vivo Porcine Wound Healing.

Characterization of large in-frame von Willebrand factor deletions highlights differing pathogenic mechanisms (2020)
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Cartwright, A., Webster, S. J., de Jong, A., Dirven, R. J., Bloomer, L. D. S., Al-Buhairan, A. M., …Hampshire, D. J. (2020). Characterization of large in-frame von Willebrand factor deletions highlights differing pathogenic mechanisms. Blood Advances, 4(13), 2979-2990. https://doi.org/10.1182/bloodadvances.2018027813

Copy number variation (CNV) is known to cause all von Willebrand disease (VWD) types, although the associated pathogenic mechanisms involved have not been extensively studied. Notably, in-frame CNV provides a unique opportunity to investigate how spe... Read More about Characterization of large in-frame von Willebrand factor deletions highlights differing pathogenic mechanisms.

Diminution in sperm quantity and quality in mouse models of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy induced by a myostatin-based muscle growth-promoting intervention (2020)
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Vaughan, D., Kretz, O., Alqallaf, A., Mitchell, R., von der Heide, J., Vaiyapuri, S., …Patel, K. (in press). Diminution in sperm quantity and quality in mouse models of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy induced by a myostatin-based muscle growth-promoting intervention. European Journal of Translational Myology, 30(2), 276-285. https://doi.org/10.4081/ejtm.0.8904

Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy is a devastating disease caused by the absence of a functional rod-shaped cytoplasmic protein called dystrophin. Several avenues are being developed aimed to restore dystrophin expression in boys affected by this X-linked... Read More about Diminution in sperm quantity and quality in mouse models of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy induced by a myostatin-based muscle growth-promoting intervention.