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The HF-CGM study: An analysis of cardiogoniometric axes in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (2017)
Journal Article
Clark, A. L., Hoye, A., Beddoes, G., Nikolaidou, T., & Brown, O. I. (2018). The HF-CGM study: An analysis of cardiogoniometric axes in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy. IEEE transactions on bio-medical engineering / Bio-medical Engineering Group, 65(8), 1711-1716. https://doi.org/10.1109/TBME.2017.2769060

Goal: The HF-CGM is a proof-of-principle study to investigate whether cardiogoniometry (CGM), a three-dimensional electrocardiographic method, can differentiate between pacing modes in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy (CRT). Methods: A... Read More about The HF-CGM study: An analysis of cardiogoniometric axes in patients with cardiac resynchronization therapy.

Multimodal nanoparticle imaging agents: Design and applications (2017)
Journal Article
Burke, B. P., Cawthorne, C., & Archibald, S. J. (2017). Multimodal nanoparticle imaging agents: Design and applications. Philosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences, 375(2107), 20170261. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsta.2017.0261

Molecular imaging, where the location of molecules or nanoscale constructs can be tracked in the body to report on disease or biochemical processes, is rapidly expanding to include combined modality or multimodal imaging. No single imaging technique... Read More about Multimodal nanoparticle imaging agents: Design and applications.

The Role of Chemokines in Thyroid Carcinoma (2017)
Journal Article
Yapa, S., Mulla, O., Green, V., England, J., & Greenman, J. (2017). The Role of Chemokines in Thyroid Carcinoma. Thyroid : official journal of the American Thyroid Association, 27(11), 1347-1359. https://doi.org/10.1089/thy.2016.0660

© Copyright 2017, Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. 2017. The global incidence of thyroid cancer is increasing, and metastatic spread to the lymph nodes is common in papillary thyroid carcinoma. The metastatic course of thyroid carcinoma is an intricate process... Read More about The Role of Chemokines in Thyroid Carcinoma.

Linking energy sensing to suppression of JAK-STAT signalling: A potential route for repurposing AMPK activators? (2017)
Journal Article
Speirs, C., Williams, J. J. L., Riches, K., Salt, I. P., & Palmer, T. M. (2018). Linking energy sensing to suppression of JAK-STAT signalling: A potential route for repurposing AMPK activators?. Pharmacological research : the official journal of the Italian Pharmacological Society, 128, 88-100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phrs.2017.10.001

Exaggerated Janus kinase-signal transducer and activator of transcription (JAK-STAT) signalling is key to the pathogenesis of pro-inflammatory disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis and cardiovascular diseases. Mutational activation of JAKs is also... Read More about Linking energy sensing to suppression of JAK-STAT signalling: A potential route for repurposing AMPK activators?.

Hematological malignancies in pregnancy (2017)
Book Chapter
Allsup, D., Ali, S., & Robinson, S. (2017). Hematological malignancies in pregnancy. In D. James, P. Steer, C. Weiner, B. Gonik, & S. Robson (Eds.), High-Risk Pregnancy: Management Options (1006-1043). Cambridge University Press

The diagnosis of a hematological malignancy during pregnancy poses a major challenge to the pregnant woman, her family, and the medical team. Treatment of a pregnant woman with chemotherapy poses a risk to the fetus and raises therapeutic, ethical, a... Read More about Hematological malignancies in pregnancy.

Peptidyl-prolyl isomerase 1 (Pin1) preserves the phosphorylation state of tissue factor and prolongs its release within microvesicles (2017)
Journal Article
Ettelaie, C., Collier, M., Featherby, S., Greenman, J., & Maraveyas, A. (2018). Peptidyl-prolyl isomerase 1 (Pin1) preserves the phosphorylation state of tissue factor and prolongs its release within microvesicles. BBA - Molecular Cell Research, 1865(1), 12-24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2017.09.016

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. The exposure and release of TF is regulated by post-translational modifications of its cytoplasmic domain. Here, the potential of Pin1 to interact with the cytoplasmic domain of TF, and the outcome on TF function was examined. MD... Read More about Peptidyl-prolyl isomerase 1 (Pin1) preserves the phosphorylation state of tissue factor and prolongs its release within microvesicles.

Measuring the response of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to irradiation in a microfluidic model allowing customized therapy (2017)
Journal Article
Cheah, R., Srivastava, R., Stafford, N. D., Beavis, A. W., Green, V., & Greenman, J. (2017). Measuring the response of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to irradiation in a microfluidic model allowing customized therapy. International Journal of Oncology, 51(4), 1227-1238. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijo.2017.4118

Radiotherapy is the standard treatment for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC), however, radioresistance remains a major clinical problem despite significant improvements in treatment protocols. Therapeutic outcome could potentially be impr... Read More about Measuring the response of human head and neck squamous cell carcinoma to irradiation in a microfluidic model allowing customized therapy.

Effect of metabolic status on conceptus–maternal interactions on day 19 in dairy cattle: II. Effects on the endometrial transcriptome (2017)
Journal Article
Bauersachs, S., Simintiras, C. A., Sturmey, R. G., Krebs, S., Bick, J., Blum, H., Wolf, E., Lonergan, P., & Forde, N. (2017). Effect of metabolic status on conceptus–maternal interactions on day 19 in dairy cattle: II. Effects on the endometrial transcriptome. Biology of Reproduction, 97(3), 413-425. https://doi.org/10.1093/biolre/iox095

The aim of this study was to test the hypothesis that the metabolic stresses associated with lactation alter the ability of the endometrium to respond appropriately to the conceptus by examining endometrial gene expression on Day 19 of pregnancy. Imm... Read More about Effect of metabolic status on conceptus–maternal interactions on day 19 in dairy cattle: II. Effects on the endometrial transcriptome.

The use of ofatumumab in the treatment of B-cell malignancies (2017)
Journal Article
Soe, Z. N., & Allsup, D. (2017). The use of ofatumumab in the treatment of B-cell malignancies. Future oncology, 13(29), 2611-2628. https://doi.org/10.2217/fon-2017-0275

Ofatumumab has been extensively studied in the treatment of B-cell malignancies. Currently, it has been approved for the treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukemia in a number of different situations. However, there is still no compelling evidence con... Read More about The use of ofatumumab in the treatment of B-cell malignancies.

Assessment of ibrutinib plus rituximab in front-line CLL (FLAIR trial): study protocol for a phase III randomised controlled trial (2017)
Journal Article
Collett, L., Howard, D. R., Munir, T., McParland, L., Oughton, J. B., Rawstron, A. C., Hockaday, A., Dimbleby, C., Phillips, D., McMahon, K., Hulme, C., Allsup, D., Bloor, A., & Hillmen, P. (2017). Assessment of ibrutinib plus rituximab in front-line CLL (FLAIR trial): study protocol for a phase III randomised controlled trial. Trials, 18(1), Article 387. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-017-2138-6

Background Treatment of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) has seen a substantial improvement over the last few years. Combination immunochemotherapy, such as fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab (FCR), is now standard first-line therapy. How... Read More about Assessment of ibrutinib plus rituximab in front-line CLL (FLAIR trial): study protocol for a phase III randomised controlled trial.

Animals can assign novel odours to a known category (2017)
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Wright, H. F., Wilkinson, A., Croxton, R. S., Graham, D. K., Harding, R. C., Hodkinson, H. L., …Zulch, H. E. (2017). Animals can assign novel odours to a known category. Scientific reports, 7(1), Article 9019. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-09454-0

The ability to identify a novel stimulus as a member of a known category allows an organism to respond appropriately towards it. Categorisation is thus a fundamental component of cognition and an essential tool for processing and responding to unkn... Read More about Animals can assign novel odours to a known category.

A microfluidic device for rapid screening of E. coli O157:H7 based on IFAST and ATP bioluminescence assay for water analysis (2017)
Journal Article
Ngamsom, B., Truyts, A., Fourie, L., Kumar, S., Tarn, M. D., Iles, A., Moodley, K., Land, K. J., & Pamme, N. (2017). A microfluidic device for rapid screening of E. coli O157:H7 based on IFAST and ATP bioluminescence assay for water analysis. Chemistry: a European journal, 23(52), 12754-12757. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201703487

© 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim We present a simple microfluidic system for rapid screening of Escherichia coli (E. coli) O157:H7 employing the specificity of immunomagnetic separation (IMS) via immiscible filtration assisted by s... Read More about A microfluidic device for rapid screening of E. coli O157:H7 based on IFAST and ATP bioluminescence assay for water analysis.

Do sodium channel proteolytic fragments regulate sodium channel expression? (2017)
Journal Article
Onwuli, D. O., Yañez-Bisbe, L., Pinsach-Abuin, M., Tarradas, A., Brugada, R., Greenman, J., Pagans, S., & Beltran-Alvarez, P. (2017). Do sodium channel proteolytic fragments regulate sodium channel expression?. Channels, 11(5), 476-481. https://doi.org/10.1080/19336950.2017.1355663

© 2017 Taylor & Francis The cardiac voltage-gated sodium channel (gene: SCN5A, protein: Na V 1.5) is responsible for the sodium current that initiates the cardiomyocyte action potential. Research into the mechanisms of SCN5A gene expression has gai... Read More about Do sodium channel proteolytic fragments regulate sodium channel expression?.

Signs and symptoms preceding the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: A systematic scoping review of literature from 1937 to 2016 (2017)
Journal Article
Bature, F., Guinn, B. A., Pang, D., & Pappas, Y. (2017). Signs and symptoms preceding the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: A systematic scoping review of literature from 1937 to 2016. BMJ open, 7(8), Article e015746. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2016-015746

OBJECTIVE: Late diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease (AD) may be due to diagnostic uncertainties. We aimed to determine the sequence and timing of the appearance of established early signs and symptoms in people who are subsequently diagnosed with AD.... Read More about Signs and symptoms preceding the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease: A systematic scoping review of literature from 1937 to 2016.

Cancer microvesicles induce tissue factor-related procoagulant activity in endothelial cells in vitro (2017)
Journal Article
Adesanya, M. A., Maraveyas, A., & Madden, L. A. (2017). Cancer microvesicles induce tissue factor-related procoagulant activity in endothelial cells in vitro. Blood Coagulation and Fibrinolysis, 28(5), 365-372. https://doi.org/10.1097/MBC.0000000000000607

Copyright © 2017 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved. Microvesicles associated with tissue factor (TF) may play a role in cancer-related venous thromboembolism; however, not much is known about their interaction with the tumour stroma, es... Read More about Cancer microvesicles induce tissue factor-related procoagulant activity in endothelial cells in vitro.

The detrimental impact of extracellular bacterial proteases on wound healing (2017)
Journal Article
Lindsay, S., Oates, A., & Bourdillon, K. (2017). The detrimental impact of extracellular bacterial proteases on wound healing. International wound journal, 14(6), 1237-1247. https://doi.org/10.1111/iwj.12790

In addition to clinical signs of infection (e.g. inflammation, purulence and pain), a microbial count of ≥105 colony‐forming units/g has historically been used to define wound infection. However, it is increasingly recognised that, rather than a high... Read More about The detrimental impact of extracellular bacterial proteases on wound healing.

cGMP signaling inhibits platelet shape change through regulation of the RhoA-Rho Kinase-MLC phosphatase signaling pathway (2017)
Journal Article
Aburima, A., Walladbegi, K., Wake, J. D., & Naseem, K. M. (2017). cGMP signaling inhibits platelet shape change through regulation of the RhoA-Rho Kinase-MLC phosphatase signaling pathway. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 15(8), 1668-1678. https://doi.org/10.1111/jth.13738

Essentials Platelet shape change requires cytoskeletal rearrangement via myosin‐mediated actin contraction. We investigated whether nitric oxide (NO) affected thrombin‐induced platelet shape change. NO inhibits shape change, RhoA/ROCK signalling a... Read More about cGMP signaling inhibits platelet shape change through regulation of the RhoA-Rho Kinase-MLC phosphatase signaling pathway.

Prostacyclin reverses platelet stress fibre formation causing platelet aggregate instability (2017)
Journal Article
Yusuf, M. Z., Raslan, Z., Atkinson, L., Aburima, A., Thomas, S. G., Naseem, K. M., & Calaminus, S. D. (2017). Prostacyclin reverses platelet stress fibre formation causing platelet aggregate instability. Scientific reports, 7(1), Article ARTN 5582. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05817-9

Prostacyclin (PGI2) modulates platelet activation to regulate haemostasis. Evidence has emerged to suggest that thrombi are dynamic structures with distinct areas of differing platelet activation. It was hypothesised that PGI2 could reverse platelet... Read More about Prostacyclin reverses platelet stress fibre formation causing platelet aggregate instability.