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Does exercise prescription based on estimated heart rate training zones exceed the ventilatory anaerobic threshold in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing usual-care cardiovascular rehabilitation? : a United Kingdom perspective (2019)
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Pymer, S., Nichols, S., Prosser, J., Birkett, S., Carroll, S., & Ingle, L. (in press). Does exercise prescription based on estimated heart rate training zones exceed the ventilatory anaerobic threshold in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing usual-care cardiovascular rehabilitation? : a United Kingdom perspective. European Journal of Preventive Cardiology, https://doi.org/10.1177/2047487319852711

Background: In the United Kingdom (UK), exercise intensity is prescribed from a fixed percentage range (% heart rate reserve; %HRR) in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) programmes. We aimed to determine the accuracy of this approach by comparing it with an... Read More about Does exercise prescription based on estimated heart rate training zones exceed the ventilatory anaerobic threshold in patients with coronary heart disease undergoing usual-care cardiovascular rehabilitation? : a United Kingdom perspective.

Bariatric surgery modulates urinary levels of microRNAs involved in the regulation of renal function (2019)
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Alkandari, A., Ashrafian, H., Sathyapalan, T., Darzi, A., Holmes, E., Athanasiou, T., …Gooderham, N. J. (2019). Bariatric surgery modulates urinary levels of microRNAs involved in the regulation of renal function. Frontiers in endocrinology, 10(MAY), Article 319. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00319

Background: Obesity and diabetes cause chronic kidney disease with a common pathophysiology that is characterized by the accumulation of collagen in the extracellular matrix. Recent evidence has implicated the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EM... Read More about Bariatric surgery modulates urinary levels of microRNAs involved in the regulation of renal function.

The effects of soy protein and cocoa with or without isoflavones on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study (2019)
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Konya, J., Sathyapalan, T., Kilpatrick, E. S., & Atkin, S. L. (2019). The effects of soy protein and cocoa with or without isoflavones on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study. Frontiers in endocrinology, 10(MAY), Article 296. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00296

Objective: Soy and cocoa have been suggested to be beneficial for diabetes. The aim of this study was to identify the effects of soy protein, isoflavones, and cocoa on glycemic control parameters. Research design and methods: The study was a paral... Read More about The effects of soy protein and cocoa with or without isoflavones on glycemic control in type 2 diabetes. A double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled study.

Battery operated fan and chronic breathlessness: Does it help? (2019)
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Barnes-Harris, M., Swan, F., Allgar, V., Booth, S., Currow, D., Hart, S., …Johnson, M. J. (in press). Battery operated fan and chronic breathlessness: Does it help?. BMJ supportive & palliative care, https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjspcare-2018-001749

Objectives: To examine whether use of a hand-held fan (â € fan') improves breathlessness and increases physical activity. Methods: A secondary exploratory analysis using pooled data from the fan arms of two feasibility randomised controlled trials in... Read More about Battery operated fan and chronic breathlessness: Does it help?.

Lipids and insulin regulate mitochondrial-derived peptide (MOTS-c) in PCOS and healthy subjects (2019)
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Ramanjaneya, M., Jerobin, J., Bettahi, I., Bensila, M., Aye, M., Siveen, K. S., …Atkin, S. L. (2019). Lipids and insulin regulate mitochondrial-derived peptide (MOTS-c) in PCOS and healthy subjects. Clinical Endocrinology, 91(2), 278-287. https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.14007

Objective: Polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) is a heterogeneous endocrine disorder associated with mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance (IR). MOTS-c, a mitochondrial peptide, promotes insulin sensitivity (IS) through activating AKT and A... Read More about Lipids and insulin regulate mitochondrial-derived peptide (MOTS-c) in PCOS and healthy subjects.

Targeting the balance of T helper cell responses by curcumin in inflammatory and autoimmune states (2019)
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Rahimi, K., Ahmadi, A., Hassanzadeh, K., Soleimani, Z., Sathyapalan, T., Mohammadi, A., & Sahebkar, A. (2019). Targeting the balance of T helper cell responses by curcumin in inflammatory and autoimmune states. Autoimmunity Reviews, 18(7), 738-748. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.autrev.2019.05.012

CD4+ T helper (Th) cells are a crucial player in host defense but under certain conditions can contribute to the pathogenesis of inflammatory and autoimmune diseases. Beside the Th1/Th2 subset, several additional Th subsets have been identified, each... Read More about Targeting the balance of T helper cell responses by curcumin in inflammatory and autoimmune states.

Tunable photon statistics exploiting the Fano effect in a waveguide (2019)
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Foster, A. P., Hallett, D., Iorsh, I. V., Sheldon, S. J., Godsland, M. R., Royall, B., …Wilson, L. R. (2019). Tunable photon statistics exploiting the Fano effect in a waveguide. Physical review letters, 122(17), Article 173603. https://doi.org/10.1103/PhysRevLett.122.173603

A strong optical nonlinearity arises when coherent light is scattered by a semiconductor quantum dot coupled to a nanophotonic waveguide. We exploit the Fano effect in such a waveguide to control the phase of the quantum interference underpinning the... Read More about Tunable photon statistics exploiting the Fano effect in a waveguide.

Pre-diabetes mellitus newly diagnosed after myocardial infarction adversely affects prognosis in patients without known diabetes (2019)
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Chattopadhyay, S., George, A., John, J., & Sathyapalan, T. (2019). Pre-diabetes mellitus newly diagnosed after myocardial infarction adversely affects prognosis in patients without known diabetes. Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, 16(6), 489-497. https://doi.org/10.1177/1479164119845561

© The Author(s) 2019. Background: Effect of pre-diabetes mellitus on post-myocardial infarction prognosis is unclear. Methods: Retrospective cohort analysis of 1056 myocardial infarction survivors with fasting plasma glucose and 2-h post-load plasma... Read More about Pre-diabetes mellitus newly diagnosed after myocardial infarction adversely affects prognosis in patients without known diabetes.

New understanding in the treatment of cough (NEUROCOUGH) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration: improving care and treatment for patients with cough (2019)
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McGarvey, L., Dupont, L., Birring, S. S., Boyd, J., Chung, K. F., Dabrowska, M., …Van de Kerkhove, C. (2019). New understanding in the treatment of cough (NEUROCOUGH) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration: improving care and treatment for patients with cough. European respiratory journal, 53(5), Article 1900787. https://doi.org/10.1183/13993003.00787-2019

Chronic cough is a common and troublesome clinical problem and currently there are no effective treatments [1]. While individual specialist cough clinics have been set up in some European countries, there is no formal mechanism to develop common mana... Read More about New understanding in the treatment of cough (NEUROCOUGH) ERS Clinical Research Collaboration: improving care and treatment for patients with cough.

The Ratio of Factor VIIa:Tissue Factor Content within Microvesicles Determines the Differential Influence on Endothelial Cells (2019)
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Madkhali, Y., Featherby, S., Collier, M., Maraveyas, A., Greenman, J., & Ettelaie, C. (2019). The Ratio of Factor VIIa:Tissue Factor Content within Microvesicles Determines the Differential Influence on Endothelial Cells. TH Open, 03(02), e132-e145. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0039-1688934

Tissue factor (TF)-positive microvesicles from various sources can promote cellular proliferation or alternatively induce apoptosis, but the determining factors are unknown. In this study the hypothesis that the ratio of fVIIa:TF within microvesicles... Read More about The Ratio of Factor VIIa:Tissue Factor Content within Microvesicles Determines the Differential Influence on Endothelial Cells.

Effects of curcumin on ion channels and pumps: A review (2019)
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Tabeshpour, J., Banaeeyeh, S., Eisvand, F., Sathyapalan, T., Hashemzaei, M., & Sahebkar, A. (2019). Effects of curcumin on ion channels and pumps: A review. IUBMB Life, 71(7), 812-820. https://doi.org/10.1002/iub.2054

Curcumin, an orange‐yellow lipophilic polyphenolic molecule, is the active component of Curcuma longa, which is extensively used as a spice in most of the Asian countries. This natural compound is able to interact with a large number of molecular str... Read More about Effects of curcumin on ion channels and pumps: A review.

Low molecular weight heparin and direct oral anticoagulants influence tumour formation, growth, invasion and vascularisation by separate mechanisms (2019)
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Featherby, S., Xiao, Y. P., Ettelaie, C., Nikitenko, L. L., Greenman, J., & Maraveyas, A. (2019). Low molecular weight heparin and direct oral anticoagulants influence tumour formation, growth, invasion and vascularisation by separate mechanisms. Scientific reports, 9(1), Article 6272. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-42738-1

The bidirectional association between coagulation and cancer has been established. However, anticoagulant therapies have been reported to have beneficial outcomes by influencing the vascularisation of the tumours. In this study the influence of a set... Read More about Low molecular weight heparin and direct oral anticoagulants influence tumour formation, growth, invasion and vascularisation by separate mechanisms.

Clinical and prognostic association of total atrial conduction time in patients with heart failure: A report from studies investigating co-morbidities aggravating heart failure (2019)
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Nuzzi, V., Pellicori, P., Nikolaidou, T., Kallvikbacka-Bennett, A., Torromeo, C., Barilla, F., …Clark, A. L. (2019). Clinical and prognostic association of total atrial conduction time in patients with heart failure: A report from studies investigating co-morbidities aggravating heart failure. Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine, 20(7), 442-449. https://doi.org/10.2459/JCM.0000000000000802

Background The total atrial conduction time can be measured as the time from the onset of the P wave on the ECG to the peak of the A wave recorded at the mitral annulus using tissue Doppler imaging (A'; P-A'TDI); when prolonged, it might predict inci... Read More about Clinical and prognostic association of total atrial conduction time in patients with heart failure: A report from studies investigating co-morbidities aggravating heart failure.

The investigation of lipoxygenases as therapeutic targets in malignant pleural mesothelioma (2019)
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Oguh-Olayinka, L., Agarwal, V., Ranatunge, D., Campbell, A., Laufer, S., Cawkwell, L., & Lind, M. J. (2020). The investigation of lipoxygenases as therapeutic targets in malignant pleural mesothelioma. Pathology and Oncology Research, 26(2), 985-995. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12253-019-00652-x

Advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma (MPM) has an extremely poor prognosis with limited chemotherapy options, therefore the identification of new therapeutic targets would aid in disease management. Arachidonic acid is metabolised by cyclooxygenas... Read More about The investigation of lipoxygenases as therapeutic targets in malignant pleural mesothelioma.

The effect of exenatide on cardiovascular risk markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome (2019)
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Dawson, A. J., Sathyapalan, T., Vince, R., Coady, A. M., Ajjan, R. A., Kilpatrick, E. S., & Atkin, S. L. (2019). The effect of exenatide on cardiovascular risk markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Frontiers in endocrinology, 10(APR), Article 189. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00189

Background: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is associated with an adverse cardiovascular risk profile including a prothrombotic state. Exenatide has been shown to be effective at improving insulin sensitivity and weight loss in PCOS; therefore this... Read More about The effect of exenatide on cardiovascular risk markers in women with polycystic ovary syndrome.

The effect of soy isoflavones on steroid metabolism (2019)
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Swart, A. C., Johannes, I. D., Sathyapalan, T., & Atkin, S. L. (2019). The effect of soy isoflavones on steroid metabolism. Frontiers in endocrinology, 10(APR), Article 229. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2019.00229

Objective: This study is a post-hoc analysis of steroid hormones before and after administration of pharmacological doses of soy isoflavones in a large cohort of men and women from two independent studies. Isoflavones are reported to inhibit mineralo... Read More about The effect of soy isoflavones on steroid metabolism.

Comparison of the neuroprotective effects of aspirin, atorvastatin, captopril and metformin in diabetes mellitus (2019)
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Paseban, M., Mohebbati, R., Niazmand, S., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2019). Comparison of the neuroprotective effects of aspirin, atorvastatin, captopril and metformin in diabetes mellitus. Biomolecules, 9(4), 118. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom9040118

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of combined intake of a high dose of aspirin, atorvastatin, captopril and metformin on oxidative stress in the brain cortex and hippocampus of streptozotocin (STZ)-induced diabetic rats.... Read More about Comparison of the neuroprotective effects of aspirin, atorvastatin, captopril and metformin in diabetes mellitus.

Harnessing CRISPR/Cas9 technology in cardiovascular disease (2019)
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Rezaei, H., khadempar, S., Farahani, N., Hosseingholi, E. Z., hayat, S. M. G., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. H. (2020). Harnessing CRISPR/Cas9 technology in cardiovascular disease. Trends in Cardiovascular Medicine, 30(2), 93-101. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tcm.2019.03.005

The CRISPR/Cas9 system is a precisely targeted bacterial defense system, used to control invading viruses. This technology has many potential applications including genetic changes in somatic and germ cells and the creation of knockout animals. Compa... Read More about Harnessing CRISPR/Cas9 technology in cardiovascular disease.