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Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation of a magnetic cisplatin delivery nanosystem based on PMAA-graft-PEG copolymers (2016)
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Voulgari, E., Bakandritsos, A., Galtsidis, S., Zoumpourlis, V., Burke, B. P., Clemente, G. S., Cawthorne, C., Archibald, S. J., Tuček, J., Zbořil, R., Kantarelou, V., Karydas, A. G., & Avgoustakis, K. (2016). Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation of a magnetic cisplatin delivery nanosystem based on PMAA-graft-PEG copolymers. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 243, 342-356. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2016.10.021

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. The development of anticancer drug delivery systems which retain or enhance the cytotoxic properties of the drug to tumorous tissues, while reducing toxicity to other organs is of key importance. We investigated different poly(me... Read More about Synthesis, characterization and in vivo evaluation of a magnetic cisplatin delivery nanosystem based on PMAA-graft-PEG copolymers.

MEF2 transcription factors are key regulators of sprouting angiogenesis (2016)
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Sacilotto, N., Chouliaras, K. M., Nikitenko, L. L., Lu, Y. W., Fritzsche, M., Wallace, M. D., Nornes, S., García-Moreno, F., Payne, S., Bridges, E., Liu, K., Biggs, D., Ratnayaka, I., Herbert, S. P., Molnár, Z., Harris, A. L., Davies, B., Bond, G. L., Bou-Gharios, G., Schwarz, J. J., & De Val, S. (2016). MEF2 transcription factors are key regulators of sprouting angiogenesis. Genes & development, 30(20), 2297-2309. https://doi.org/10.1101/gad.290619.116

© 2016 Sacilotto et al. Angiogenesis, the fundamental process by which new blood vessels form from existing ones, depends on precise spatial and temporal gene expression within specific compartments of the endothelium. However, the molecular links be... Read More about MEF2 transcription factors are key regulators of sprouting angiogenesis.

Modelling aspects of oviduct fluid formation in vitro (2016)
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Simintiras, C. A., Arnold, G. J., Ulbrich, S. E., Leese, H. J., Sturmey, R. G., Froehlich, T., Leese, H., Sathyapalan, T., Sturmey, R., Arnold, G., Fröhlich, T., & Ulbrich, S. (2017). Modelling aspects of oviduct fluid formation in vitro. Reproduction, 153(1), 23-33. https://doi.org/10.1530/REP-15-0508

© 2017 Society for Reproduction and Fertility. Oviduct fluid is the microenvironment that supports early reproductive processes including fertilisation, embryo cleavage and genome activation. However, the composition and regulation of this critical e... Read More about Modelling aspects of oviduct fluid formation in vitro.

TRPA1 mediates aromatase inhibitor-evoked pain by the aromatase substrate androstenedione (2016)
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Morice, A. H., Sadofsky, L. R., Benemei, S., Coppi, E., De Logu, F., Di Tommaso, M., Fusi, C., Geppetti, P., Li Puma, S., Marone, I. M., Materazzi, S., Moneti, G., Nassini, R., Susini, T., Terreni, A., & Tonello, R. (2016). TRPA1 mediates aromatase inhibitor-evoked pain by the aromatase substrate androstenedione. Cancer Research, 76(23), 7024-7035. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-16-1492

Aromatase inhibitors (AI) induce painful musculoskeletal symptoms (AIMSS), which are dependent upon the pain transducing receptor TRPA1. However, as the AI concentrations required to engage TRPA1 in mice are higher than those found in the plasma of p... Read More about TRPA1 mediates aromatase inhibitor-evoked pain by the aromatase substrate androstenedione.

Sexually dimorphic gene expression in bovine conceptuses at the initiation of implantation (2016)
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Forde, N., Maillo, V., O'Gaora, P., Simintiras, C. A., Sturmey, R. G., Ealy, A. D., Spencer, T. E., Gutierrez-Adan, A., Rizos, D., & Lonergan, P. (2016). Sexually dimorphic gene expression in bovine conceptuses at the initiation of implantation. Biology of Reproduction, 95(4), Article ARTN 92. https://doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.116.139857

In cattle, maternal recognition of pregnancy occurs on Day 16 via secretion of interferon tau (IFNT) by the conceptus. The endometrium can distinguish between embryos with different developmental competencies. In eutherian mammals, X-chromosome inact... Read More about Sexually dimorphic gene expression in bovine conceptuses at the initiation of implantation.

A new perspective of the structural complexity of HCMV-specific T-cell responses (2016)
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Sylwester, A., Nambiar, K. Z., Caserta, S., Klenerman, P., Picker, L. J., & Kern, F. (2016). A new perspective of the structural complexity of HCMV-specific T-cell responses. Mechanisms of ageing and development, 158, 14-22. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mad.2016.03.002

© 2016 The Authors Background In studies exploring the effects of HCMV infection on immune system aging (‘immunosenescence’), after organ transplantation or in other settings, HCMV-specific T-cell responses are often assessed with respect to purporte... Read More about A new perspective of the structural complexity of HCMV-specific T-cell responses.

How to study basement membrane stiffness as a biophysical trigger in prostate cancer and other age-related pathologies or metabolic diseases (2016)
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Rodriguez-Teja, M., Breit, C., Clarke, M., Talar, K., Wang, K., Mohammad, M. A., Pickwell, S., Etchandy, G., Stasiuk, G. J., & Sturge, J. (2016). How to study basement membrane stiffness as a biophysical trigger in prostate cancer and other age-related pathologies or metabolic diseases. Journal of visualized experiments : JoVE, 2016(115), https://doi.org/10.3791/54230

Here we describe a protocol that can be used to study the biophysical microenvironment related to increased thickness and stiffness of the basement membrane (BM) during age-related pathologies and metabolic disorders (e.g. cancer, diabetes, microvasc... Read More about How to study basement membrane stiffness as a biophysical trigger in prostate cancer and other age-related pathologies or metabolic diseases.

Chemotherapy plus Ofatumumab at Standard or Mega dose in relapsed CLL (COSMIC) trial: study protocol for a phase II randomised controlled trial (2016)
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Howard, D. R., Munir, T., Hockaday, A., Rawstron, A. C., Collett, L., Oughton, J. B., Allsup, D., Bloor, A., Phillips, D., & Hillmen, P. (2016). Chemotherapy plus Ofatumumab at Standard or Mega dose in relapsed CLL (COSMIC) trial: study protocol for a phase II randomised controlled trial. Trials, 17(1), Article 456. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-016-1581-0

Background: Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) is the most common adult leukaemia. Combination immunochemotherapy such as fludarabine, cyclophosphamide and rituximab is the standard first line therapy in fit patients, but there is limited evidence r... Read More about Chemotherapy plus Ofatumumab at Standard or Mega dose in relapsed CLL (COSMIC) trial: study protocol for a phase II randomised controlled trial.

Duramycin-porphyrin conjugates for targeting of tumour cells using photodynamic therapy (2016)
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Broughton, L. J., Giuntini, F., Savoie, H., Bryden, F., Boyle, R. W., Maraveyas, A., & Madden, L. A. (2016). Duramycin-porphyrin conjugates for targeting of tumour cells using photodynamic therapy. Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology, 163, 374-384. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jphotobiol.2016.09.001

Duramycin, through binding with phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), has been shown to be a selective molecular probe for the targeting and imaging of cancer cells. Photodynamic therapy aims to bring about specific cytotoxic damage to tumours through deliv... Read More about Duramycin-porphyrin conjugates for targeting of tumour cells using photodynamic therapy.

Oligoubiquitination of tissue factor on Lys255 promotes Ser253-dephosphorylation and terminates TF release (2016)
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Ettelaie, C., Collier, M. E., Featherby, S., Greenman, J., & Maraveyas, A. (2016). Oligoubiquitination of tissue factor on Lys255 promotes Ser253-dephosphorylation and terminates TF release. BBA - Molecular Cell Research, 1863(11), 2846-2857. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bbamcr.2016.09.005

Restriction of tissue factor (TF) activity at the cell surface and TF release are critical for prevention of excessive coagulation. This study examined the regulation of TF dephosphorylation and its release through ubiquitination. A plasmid containin... Read More about Oligoubiquitination of tissue factor on Lys255 promotes Ser253-dephosphorylation and terminates TF release.

Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak (2016)
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Calvert, P. A., Northridge, D. B., Malik, I. S., Shapiro, L., Ludman, P., Qureshi, S. A., Mullen, M., Henderson, R., Turner, M., Been, M., Walsh, K. P., Casserly, I., Morrison, L., Walker, N. L., Thomson, J., Spence, M. S., Mahadevan, V. S., Hoye, A., Maccarthy, P. A., Daniels, M. J., …Hildick-Smith, D. (2016). Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak. Circulation, 134(13), 934-944. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.022684

Background: Paravalvular leak (PVL) occurs in 5% to 17% of patients following surgical valve replacement. Percutaneous device closure represents an alternative to repeat surgery. Methods: All UK and Ireland centers undertaking percutaneous PVL closur... Read More about Percutaneous device closure of paravalvular leak.

The test-retest reliability of four functional mobility tests in apparently healthy adults (2016)
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Northgraves, M. J., Hayes, S. C., Marshall, P., Madden, L. A., & Vince, R. V. (2016). The test-retest reliability of four functional mobility tests in apparently healthy adults. Isokinetics and Exercise Science, 24(3), 171-179. https://doi.org/10.3233/ies-160614

Background: Simple field tests are often used to assess functional mobility in clinical settings. Despite having many benefits, these tests are susceptible to measurement error and individual variation. Objectives: To examine the test-retest and abso... Read More about The test-retest reliability of four functional mobility tests in apparently healthy adults.

Functional diversity of cytomegalovirus-specific T cells is maintained in older people and significantly associated with protein specificity and response size (2016)
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Bajwa, M., Vita, S., Vescovini, R., Larsen, M., Sansoni, P., Terrazzini, N., Caserta, S., Thomas, D., Davies, K. A., Smith, H., & Kern, F. (2016). Functional diversity of cytomegalovirus-specific T cells is maintained in older people and significantly associated with protein specificity and response size. The journal of infectious diseases : official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America, 214(9), 1430-1437. https://doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jiw371

© The Author 2016. Published by Oxford University Press for the Infectious Diseases Society of America. All rights reserved. Background. Parallel upregulation of several T-cell effector functions (ie, polyfunctionality) is believed to be critical for... Read More about Functional diversity of cytomegalovirus-specific T cells is maintained in older people and significantly associated with protein specificity and response size.

The relationship between endogenous thymidine concentrations and [18F]FLT uptake in a range of preclinical tumour models (2016)
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Heinzmann, K., Honess, D. J., Lewis, D. Y., Smith, D.-M., Cawthorne, C., Keen, H., Heskamp, S., Schelhaas, S., Witney, T. H., Soloviev, D., Williams, K. J., Jacobs, A. H., Aboagye, E. O., Griffiths, J. R., & Brindle, K. M. (2016). The relationship between endogenous thymidine concentrations and [18F]FLT uptake in a range of preclinical tumour models. EJNMMI Research, 6(1), Article 63. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13550-016-0218-3

Background Recent studies have shown that 3′-deoxy-3′-[18F] fluorothymidine ([18F]FLT)) uptake depends on endogenous tumour thymidine concentration. The purpose of this study was to investigate tumour thymidine concentrations and whether they correla... Read More about The relationship between endogenous thymidine concentrations and [18F]FLT uptake in a range of preclinical tumour models.

Enhanced exercise and regenerative capacity in a mouse model that violates size constraints of oxidative muscle fibres (2016)
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Omairi, S., Matsakas, A., Degens, H., Kretz, O., Hansson, K. A., Solbrå, A. V., Bruusgaard, J. C., Joch, B., Sartori, R., Giallourou, N., Mitchell, R., Collins-Hooper, H., Foster, K., Pasternack, A., Ritvos, O., Sandri, M., Narkar, V., Swann, J. R., Huber, T. B., & Patel, K. (2016). Enhanced exercise and regenerative capacity in a mouse model that violates size constraints of oxidative muscle fibres. eLife, 5(AUGUST), Article 16940. https://doi.org/10.7554/elife.16940

A central tenet of skeletal muscle biology is the existence of an inverse relationship between the oxidative fibre capacity and its size. However, robustness of this relationship is unknown. We show that superimposition of Estrogen-related receptor g... Read More about Enhanced exercise and regenerative capacity in a mouse model that violates size constraints of oxidative muscle fibres.

Biological optimisation, the Goldilocks principle, and how much is lagom in the preimplantation embryo (2016)
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Leese, H. J., Guérif, F., Allgar, V., Brison, D. R., Lundin, K., & Sturmey, R. G. (2016). Biological optimisation, the Goldilocks principle, and how much is lagom in the preimplantation embryo. Molecular Reproduction and Development, 83(9), 748-754. https://doi.org/10.1002/mrd.22684

The quiet embryo hypothesis postulates that early embryo viability is associated with a relatively low metabolism (Leese. 2002. BioEssays 24: 845-849). This proposal is re-visited here using retrospective and prospective data on the metabolic activit... Read More about Biological optimisation, the Goldilocks principle, and how much is lagom in the preimplantation embryo.

Aspartate-Based CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor Binding of Cross-Bridged Tetraazamacrocyclic Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes (2016)
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Maples, R. D., Cain, A. N., Burke, B. P., Silversides, J. D., Mewis, R. E., D'huys, T., Schols, D., Linder, D. P., Archibald, S. J., & Hubin, T. J. (2016). Aspartate-Based CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor Binding of Cross-Bridged Tetraazamacrocyclic Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes. Chemistry: a European journal, 22(36), 12916-12930. https://doi.org/10.1002/chem.201601468

© 2016 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim The CXCR4 chemokine receptor is implicated in a number of diseases including HIV infection and cancer development and metastasis. Previous studies have demonstrated that configurationally restricted... Read More about Aspartate-Based CXCR4 Chemokine Receptor Binding of Cross-Bridged Tetraazamacrocyclic Copper(II) and Zinc(II) Complexes.