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Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype? (2011)
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Maitland, N. J., Frame, F. M., Polson, E. S., Lewis, J. L., & Collins, A. T. (2011). Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype?. Hormones and Cancer, 2(1), 47-61. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-010-0058-y

The prostate is a luminal secretory tissue whose function is regulated by male sex hormones. Castration produces involution of the prostate to a reversible basal state, and as the majority of prostate cancers also have a luminal phenotype, drug-induc... Read More about Prostate cancer stem cells: do they have a basal or luminal phenotype?.

Encouraging use of community-based resources by bioscience students (2010)
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Goulder, R., & Scott, G. W. (2010). Encouraging use of community-based resources by bioscience students. Bioscience education e-journal BEE-j, 16(1), 1-4. https://doi.org/10.3108/beej.16.c1

This communication reports how bioscience students are encouraged to benefit from city and regional community-based resources through use of a guidebook and student-managed learning. Positive outcomes of the module are that bioscience students take t... Read More about Encouraging use of community-based resources by bioscience students.

Altered Primary and Secondary Myogenesis in the Myostatin-Null Mouse (2010)
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Matsakas, A., Otto, A., Elashry, M. I., Brown, S. C., & Patel, K. (2010). Altered Primary and Secondary Myogenesis in the Myostatin-Null Mouse. Rejuvenation Research, 13(6), 717-727. https://doi.org/10.1089/rej.2010.1065

Skeletal muscle fiber generation occurs principally in two myogenic phases: (1) Primary (embryonic) myogenesis when myoblasts proliferate and fuse to form primary myotubes and (2) secondary (fetal) myogenesis when successive waves of myoblasts fuse a... Read More about Altered Primary and Secondary Myogenesis in the Myostatin-Null Mouse.

Targeted epidermal growth factor receptor therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma: where do we stand? (2010)
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Agarwal, V., Lind, M. J., & Cawkwell, L. (2011). Targeted epidermal growth factor receptor therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma: where do we stand?. Cancer Treatment Reviews, 37(7), 533-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ctrv.2010.11.004

The median survival for patients with malignant pleural mesothelioma remains extremely poor and there is a need for the development of more effective treatment modalities. The epidermal growth factor receptor is frequently over-expressed in malignant... Read More about Targeted epidermal growth factor receptor therapy in malignant pleural mesothelioma: where do we stand?.

Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism (2010)
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Whittle, A. M., Allsup, D. J., & Bailey, J. R. (2011). Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism. Leukemia Research, 35(3), 419-421. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.leukres.2010.11.011

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in cancer patients. The literature is sparse on the incidence in the most common lymphoid malignancy, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). We calculated the incidence rates for... Read More about Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia is a risk factor for venous thromboembolism.

The effect of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning on heat shock protein 72 expression following in vitro stress in human monocytes (2010)
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Vince, R. V., Midgley, A. W., Laden, G., & Madden, L. A. (2011). The effect of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning on heat shock protein 72 expression following in vitro stress in human monocytes. Cell Stress and Chaperones, 16(3), 339-343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12192-010-0246-2

Hyperbaric oxygen (HBO) is thought to confer protection to cells via a cellular response to free radicals. This process may involve increased expression of heat shock proteins, in particular the highly inducible heat shock protein 72 (Hsp72). Healthy... Read More about The effect of hyperbaric oxygen preconditioning on heat shock protein 72 expression following in vitro stress in human monocytes.

The Ras related GTPase Miro is not required for mitochondrial transport in Dictyostelium discoideum (2010)
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Vlahou, G., Eliáš, M., von Kleist-Retzow, J.-C., Wiesner, R. J., & Rivero, F. (2011). The Ras related GTPase Miro is not required for mitochondrial transport in Dictyostelium discoideum. European journal of cell biology, 90(4), 342-355. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejcb.2010.10.012

Ras-related GTPases of the Miro family have been implicated in mitochondrial homeostasis and microtubule-dependent transport. They consist of two GTP-binding domains separated by calcium-binding motifs and of a C-terminal transmembrane domain that ta... Read More about The Ras related GTPase Miro is not required for mitochondrial transport in Dictyostelium discoideum.

Polymorphic variation within the VWF gene contributes to the failure to detect mutations in patients historically diagnosed with type 1 von willebrand disease from the MCMDM-1VWD cohort (2010)
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Hampshire, D. J., Burghel, G. J., Goudem, J., Bouvet, L. C., Eikenboom, J. C., Schneppenheim, R., Budde, U., Peake, I. R., & Goodeve, C. (2010). Polymorphic variation within the VWF gene contributes to the failure to detect mutations in patients historically diagnosed with type 1 von willebrand disease from the MCMDM-1VWD cohort. Haematologica, 95(12), 2163-2165. https://doi.org/10.3324/haematol.2010.027177

Clinical indications for intravascular ultrasound imaging (2010)
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Bourantas, C. V., Naka, K. K., Garg, S., Thackray, S., Papadopoulos, D., Alamgir, F. M., Hoye, A., & Michalis, L. K. (2010). Clinical indications for intravascular ultrasound imaging. Echocardiography, 27(10), 1282-1290. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1540-8175.2010.01259.x

Intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) is a catheter-based imaging modality, which provides high resolution cross-sectional images of the coronary arteries. Unlike angiography, which displays only the opacified luminal silhouette, IVUS permits imaging of bo... Read More about Clinical indications for intravascular ultrasound imaging.

TRPA1 is activated by direct addition of cysteine residues to the N-hydroxysuccinyl esters of acrylic and cinnamic acids (2010)
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Sadofsky, L. R., Boa, A. N., Maher, S. A., Birrell, M. A., Belvisi, M. G., & Morice, A. H. (2011). TRPA1 is activated by direct addition of cysteine residues to the N-hydroxysuccinyl esters of acrylic and cinnamic acids. Pharmacological research : the official journal of the Italian Pharmacological Society, 63(1), 30-36. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2010.11.004

The nociceptor TRPA1 is thought to be activated through covalent modification of specific cysteine residues on the N terminal of the channel. The precise mechanism of covalent modification with unsaturated carbonyl-containing compounds is unclear, th... Read More about TRPA1 is activated by direct addition of cysteine residues to the N-hydroxysuccinyl esters of acrylic and cinnamic acids.

Reduced functional avidity promotes central and effector memory CD4 T cell responses to tumor-associated antigens (2010)
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Caserta, S., Kleczkowska, J., Mondino, A., & Zamoyska, R. (2010). Reduced functional avidity promotes central and effector memory CD4 T cell responses to tumor-associated antigens. Journal of Immunology, 185(11), 6545-6554. https://doi.org/10.4049/jimmunol.1001867

The effect of TCR signals on the differentiation of memory T cells is poorly defined. Conventional wisdom suggests that high-avidity interactions are best for the selection of vaccine Ag candidates or T cell specificities for adoptive T cell therapy... Read More about Reduced functional avidity promotes central and effector memory CD4 T cell responses to tumor-associated antigens.

Development of a real-world direct interface for integrated DNA extraction and amplification in a microfluidic device (2010)
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Shaw, K. J., Joyce, D., Docker, P. T., Dyer, C. E., Greenway, G. M., Greenman, J., & Haswell, S. J. (2011). Development of a real-world direct interface for integrated DNA extraction and amplification in a microfluidic device. Lab on a chip, 11(3), 443-448. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0lc00346h

Integrated DNA extraction and amplification have been carried out in a microfluidic device using electro-osmotic pumping (EOP) for fluidic control. All the necessary reagents for performing both DNA extraction and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) ampl... Read More about Development of a real-world direct interface for integrated DNA extraction and amplification in a microfluidic device.

Viability of plant spore exine capsules for microencapsulation (2010)
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Barrier, S., Diego-Taboada, A., Thomasson, M. J., Madden, L., Pointon, J. C., Wadhawan, J. D., Beckett, S. T., Atkin, S. L., & Mackenzie, G. (2011). Viability of plant spore exine capsules for microencapsulation. Journal of Materials Chemistry, 21(4), 975-981. https://doi.org/10.1039/c0jm02246b

Sporopollenin exine capsules (SECs) (outer exoskeletal wall of the spores of Lycopodium clavatum) were extracted and examined for their potential use as microcapsules. They were shown, by laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM), to be void of their... Read More about Viability of plant spore exine capsules for microencapsulation.

Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton by an interaction of IQGAP related protein GAPA with Filamin and Cortexillin I (2010)
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Mondal, S., Burgute, B., Rieger, D., Müller, R., Rivero, F., Faix, J., Schleicher, M., & Noegel, A. A. (2010). Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton by an interaction of IQGAP related protein GAPA with Filamin and Cortexillin I. PLoS ONE, 5(11), Article e15440. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0015440

Filamin and Cortexillin are F-actin crosslinking proteins in Dictyostelium discoideum allowing actin filaments to form three-dimensional networks. GAPA, an IQGAP related protein, is required for cytokinesis and localizes to the cleavage furrow during... Read More about Regulation of the actin cytoskeleton by an interaction of IQGAP related protein GAPA with Filamin and Cortexillin I.

Functional characterization of a 13-bp deletion (c.-1522--1510del13) in the promoter of the von Willebrand factor gene in type 1 von Willebrand disease (2010)
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Othman, M., Chirinian, Y., Brown, C., Notley, C., Hickson, N., Hampshire, D., Buckley, S., Waddington, S., Parker, A. L., Baker, A., James, P., & Lillicrap, D. (2010). Functional characterization of a 13-bp deletion (c.-1522--1510del13) in the promoter of the von Willebrand factor gene in type 1 von Willebrand disease. Blood, 116(18), 3645-3652. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2009-12-261131

We have studied the effect of a 13-bp deletion in the promoter of the von Willebrand factor (VWF) gene in a patient with type 1 von Willebrand disease. The index case has a VWF:Ag of 0.49 IU/mL and is heterozygous for the deletion. The deletion is lo... Read More about Functional characterization of a 13-bp deletion (c.-1522--1510del13) in the promoter of the von Willebrand factor gene in type 1 von Willebrand disease.

Thalidomide enhances cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone-mediated cytotoxicity towards cultured chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells (2010)
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Pointon, J. C., Eagle, G., Bailey, J., Evans, P., Allsup, D., & Greenman, J. (2010). Thalidomide enhances cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone-mediated cytotoxicity towards cultured chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells. Oncology Reports, 24(5), 1315-1321. https://doi.org/10.3892/or_00000988

Numerous chemotherapeutic regimens exist for the treatment of symptomatic or progressive chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). However, once the disease becomes refractory to nucleoside-based therapy the prognosis is poor. In this study we investigate... Read More about Thalidomide enhances cyclophosphamide and dexamethasone-mediated cytotoxicity towards cultured chronic lymphocytic leukaemia cells.

Mono- and tri-cationic porphyrin-monoclonal antibody conjugates: photodynamic activity and mechanism of action (2010)
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Smith, K., Malatesti, N., Cauchon, N., Hunting, D., Lecomte, R., van Lier, J. E., Greenman, J., & Boyle, R. W. (2011). Mono- and tri-cationic porphyrin-monoclonal antibody conjugates: photodynamic activity and mechanism of action. Immunology, 132(2), 256-265. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2567.2010.03359.x

Two cationic porphyrins bearing an isothiocyanate group for conjugation to monocolonal antibodies have been synthesized. The two porphyrins conjugated efficiently to three monoclonal antibodies (anti-CD104, anti-CD146 and anti-CD326), which recognize... Read More about Mono- and tri-cationic porphyrin-monoclonal antibody conjugates: photodynamic activity and mechanism of action.

Microfluidic synthesis of silica nanoparticles using polyethylenimine polymers (2010)
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He, P., Greenway, G., & Haswell, S. J. (2011). Microfluidic synthesis of silica nanoparticles using polyethylenimine polymers. Chemical Engineering Journal, 167(2-3), 694-699. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cej.2010.08.079

A microfluidic reactor system for the synthesis of silica nanoparticles has been developed from commercially available ETFE tubing (0.17-1.0 mm diameter) connected in series to support the hydrolysis, nucleation and particle growth based on a sol-gel... Read More about Microfluidic synthesis of silica nanoparticles using polyethylenimine polymers.

Sorafenib enhances the in vitro anti-endothelial effects of low dose (metronomic) chemotherapy (2010)
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Murray, A., Little, S. J., Stanley, P., Cawkwell, L., & Maraveyas, A. (2010). Sorafenib enhances the in vitro anti-endothelial effects of low dose (metronomic) chemotherapy. Oncology Reports, 24(4), 1049-1058. https://doi.org/10.3892/or-00000954

Angiogenesis inhibitors may enhance the effects of low dose (metronomic) chemotherapy. However, there is a wide range of novel angiogenesis inhibitors which must be tested in combinations with oral chemotherapy agents to assess the anti-endothelial a... Read More about Sorafenib enhances the in vitro anti-endothelial effects of low dose (metronomic) chemotherapy.