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Compression following treatment of superficial venous incompetence: systematic review (2022)
Journal Article
Mohamed, A. H., Thadani, S., Mohamed, S. H., Sidapra, M., Smith, G., Chetter, I., & Carradice, D. (2022). Compression following treatment of superficial venous incompetence: systematic review. British journal of surgery, 109(8), 679-685. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjs/znac116

BACKGROUND: International guidelines recommend postprocedural compression when treating symptomatic superficial venous incompetence (SVI). This updated review of RCTs investigated the requirement for postprocedural compression and how it can be appli... Read More about Compression following treatment of superficial venous incompetence: systematic review.

Tumour-Associated Tissue Factor (TF)-mRNA Is A Precursor for Rapid TF-Microvesicle Release and A Potential Predictive Marker for the Risk of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients (2022)
Journal Article
Ettelaie, C., Benelhaj, N., Featherby, S., Haque, F., Johnson, M., Cooke, J., & Maraveyas, A. (2022). Tumour-Associated Tissue Factor (TF)-mRNA Is A Precursor for Rapid TF-Microvesicle Release and A Potential Predictive Marker for the Risk of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients. Journal of Biotechnology and Biomedicine, 5(2), 78-93. https://doi.org/10.26502/jbb.2642-280050

Predicting which cancer patients are at risk of thrombosis remains a key challenge to effective thromboprophylaxis. This study was based on the hypothesis that the rapid release of TF-containing MV occurs in cancer cells that possess high levels of T... Read More about Tumour-Associated Tissue Factor (TF)-mRNA Is A Precursor for Rapid TF-Microvesicle Release and A Potential Predictive Marker for the Risk of Pulmonary Embolism (PE) in Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients.

Research priorities for vascular wounds: results of the Vascular Society GBI/James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Process (2022)
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Long, J., Lathan, R., Sidapra, M., Gronlund, T., Chetter, I., & on behalf of the Vascular Society of Great Britain and Ireland Wounds Special Interest Group. (2022). Research priorities for vascular wounds: results of the Vascular Society GBI/James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Process. Journal of Vascular Societies Great Britain and Ireland, 1(4), 110-116. https://doi.org/10.54522/jvsgbi.2022.027

Background: The management of vascular wounds is often a complex and prolonged process that impacts individuals’ quality of life, is challenging for clinicians and results in a significant financial burden to the NHS. UK wound care practices vary con... Read More about Research priorities for vascular wounds: results of the Vascular Society GBI/James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Process.

Demographic, clinical, and patient-reported outcome data from 2 global, phase 3 trials of chronic cough (2022)
Journal Article
Dicpinigaitis, P. V., Birring, S. S., Blaiss, M., McGarvey, L. P., Morice, A. H., Pavord, I. D., …Muccino, D. (2023). Demographic, clinical, and patient-reported outcome data from 2 global, phase 3 trials of chronic cough. Annals of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, 130(1), 60-66. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.anai.2022.05.003

Background: The current characterization of patients with refractory or unexplained chronic cough (RCC and UCC, respectively) primarily stems from relatively small clinical studies. Objective: To report the baseline medical history and clinical chara... Read More about Demographic, clinical, and patient-reported outcome data from 2 global, phase 3 trials of chronic cough.

Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Perimenopausal Women: The Role of Hysteroscopy and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Sexuality (2022)
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Vitale, S. G., Watrowski, R., Barra, F., D’alterio, M. N., Carugno, J., Sathyapalan, T., …Angioni, S. (2022). Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Perimenopausal Women: The Role of Hysteroscopy and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Sexuality. Diagnostics, 12(5), Article 1176. https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12051176

Abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) is a frequent symptom in perimenopausal women. It is defined as uterine bleeding in which the duration, frequency, or amount of bleeding is considered excessive and negatively affects the woman’s quality of life (QoL)... Read More about Abnormal Uterine Bleeding in Perimenopausal Women: The Role of Hysteroscopy and Its Impact on Quality of Life and Sexuality.

Etiopathogenesis of Psoriasis from Genetic Perspective: An updated Review (2022)
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Babaie, F., Omraninava, M., Gorabi, A. M., Khosrojerdi, A., Aslani, S., Yazdchi, A., …Sahebkar, A. (2022). Etiopathogenesis of Psoriasis from Genetic Perspective: An updated Review. Current Genomics, 23(3), 163-174. https://doi.org/10.2174/1389202923666220527111037

Psoriasis is an organ-specific autoimmune disease characterized by the aberrant proliferation and differentiation of keratinocytes, leading to skin lesions. Abnormal immune responses mediated by T cells and dendritic cells and increased production of... Read More about Etiopathogenesis of Psoriasis from Genetic Perspective: An updated Review.

Exploring hypoxic biology to improve radiotherapy outcomes (2022)
Journal Article
Li, C., Wiseman, L., Okoh, E., Lind, M., Roy, R., Beavis, A., & Monteiro dos Santos Pires, I. (2022). Exploring hypoxic biology to improve radiotherapy outcomes. Expert Reviews in Molecular Medicine, 24, Article E21. https://doi.org/10.1017/erm.2022.14

Ionising radiotherapy is a well-established, effective cancer treatment modality, whose efficacy has improved with the application of newer technological modalities. However, patient outcomes are governed and potentially limited by aspects of tumour... Read More about Exploring hypoxic biology to improve radiotherapy outcomes.

Measurement of the local physiological effects of a single use topical negative pressure device in healthy volunteers– The PICO-1 Study (2022)
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Prabakaran, P., Totty, J., Carradice, D., Chetter, I., & Smith, G. (in press). Measurement of the local physiological effects of a single use topical negative pressure device in healthy volunteers– The PICO-1 Study. Journal of Wound Care,

Aims This study aimed to investigate the effects of a Single use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (sNPWT) device upon tissue perfusion, oxygenation and pressure, in the intact skin of healthy volunteers. Methods 12 healthy volunteers wore a PIC... Read More about Measurement of the local physiological effects of a single use topical negative pressure device in healthy volunteers– The PICO-1 Study.

Impact of pharmacological interventions on biochemical hyperandrogenemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials (2022)
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Abdalla, M. A., Shah, N., Deshmukh, H., Sahebkar, A., Östlundh, L., Al-Rifai, R. H., …Sathyapalan, T. (in press). Impact of pharmacological interventions on biochemical hyperandrogenemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials. Archives of Gynecology and Obstetrics, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00404-022-06549-6

Context: Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex endocrine disease that affects women of reproductive age and is characterised by biochemical and clinical androgen excess. Aim: To evaluate the efficacy of pharmacological interventions used to d... Read More about Impact of pharmacological interventions on biochemical hyperandrogenemia in women with polycystic ovary syndrome: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.

Use of the oral beta blocker bisoprolol to reduce the rate of exacerbation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomised controlled trial (BICS) (2022)
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Cotton, S., Devereux, G., Abbas, H., Briggs, A., Campbell, K., Chaudhuri, R., …Lipworth, B. J. (2022). Use of the oral beta blocker bisoprolol to reduce the rate of exacerbation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomised controlled trial (BICS). Trials, 23(1), Article 307. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-022-06226-8

Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is associated with significant morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs. Beta blockers are well-established drugs widely used to treat cardiovascular conditions. Observational studies consiste... Read More about Use of the oral beta blocker bisoprolol to reduce the rate of exacerbation in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a randomised controlled trial (BICS).

Severe iatrogenic hypoglycaemia modulates the fibroblast growth factor protein response (2022)
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Nandakumar, M., Moin, A. S. M., Ramanjaneya, M., Qaissi, A. A., Sathyapalan, T., Atkin, S. L., & Butler, A. E. (2022). Severe iatrogenic hypoglycaemia modulates the fibroblast growth factor protein response. Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism, 24(8), 1483-1497. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14716

Introduction: There is evidence that fibroblast growth factor (FGF) levels may be implicated in hypoglycaemia, with FGF19 being a potential contributor to insulin-independent pathways driving postprandial hypoglycaemia following bariatric surgery and... Read More about Severe iatrogenic hypoglycaemia modulates the fibroblast growth factor protein response.

Dermoscopy as an adjunct to surgical excision of non-melanoma skin lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis (2022)
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Hurley, A., Totty, J., & Pinder, R. (in press). Dermoscopy as an adjunct to surgical excision of non-melanoma skin lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis. The Journal of Clinical and Aesthetic Dermatology,

Context: Non-melanoma skin cancers (NMSC) have an incidence of 152,000 cases per year in the UK which continues to rise. Incomplete excision rates for NMSC are estimated to be around 10% and result in patients having a higher risk of recurrence or ha... Read More about Dermoscopy as an adjunct to surgical excision of non-melanoma skin lesions: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Real-world use of once-weekly semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes: pooled analysis of data from four SURE studies by baseline characteristic subgroups (2022)
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Yale, J. F., Bodholdt, U., Catarig, A. M., Catrina, S., Clark, A., Ekberg, N. R., …Rudofsky, G. (2022). Real-world use of once-weekly semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes: pooled analysis of data from four SURE studies by baseline characteristic subgroups. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 10(2), Article e002619. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002619

INTRODUCTION: This post hoc pooled analysis of four real-world studies (SURE Canada, Denmark/Sweden, Switzerland and UK) aimed to characterize the use of once-weekly (OW) semaglutide, a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1RA), in patients... Read More about Real-world use of once-weekly semaglutide in patients with type 2 diabetes: pooled analysis of data from four SURE studies by baseline characteristic subgroups.

Anticancer Mechanisms of Berberine: A Good Choice for Glioblasto-ma Multiforme Therapy (2022)
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Bibak, B., Shakeri, F., Keshavarzi, Z., Mollazadeh, H., Javid, H., Jalili-Nik, M., …Sahebkar, A. (2022). Anticancer Mechanisms of Berberine: A Good Choice for Glioblasto-ma Multiforme Therapy. Current medicinal chemistry, 29(26), 4507-4528. https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867329666220224112811

The most typical malignant brain tumor, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM), seems to have a grim outcome, despite the intensive multi-modality interventions. Literature suggests that biologically active phytomolecules may exert anticancer properties by re... Read More about Anticancer Mechanisms of Berberine: A Good Choice for Glioblasto-ma Multiforme Therapy.

FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis (2022)
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Blissett, R., Blissett, D., Levrat-Guillen, F., Deshmukh, H., Wilmot, E. G., Ryder, R. E., …Sathyapalan, T. (2022). FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis. BMJ Open Diabetes Research and Care, 10(2), Article e002580. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjdrc-2021-002580

INTRODUCTION: This study aims to estimate the budget impact of increased uptake of the FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system in people with type 1 diabetes mellitus (T1DM) in the UK. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: A budget impact model was de... Read More about FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring system for people with type 1 diabetes in the UK: a budget impact analysis.

Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Curcumin in Thyroid Gland Disorders (2022)
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Shakeri, F., Bibak, B., Safdari, M. R., Keshavarzi, Z., Jamialahmadi, T., Sathyapalan, T., & Sahebkar, A. (2022). Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Curcumin in Thyroid Gland Disorders. Current medicinal chemistry, 29(16), 2878-2890. https://doi.org/10.2174/0929867329666220210145033

There is growing literature on the positive therapeutic potentials of curcumin. Curcumin or diferuloylmethane is a polyphenol obtained from the plant Curcuma longa. Curcumin is widely used in Ayurvedic and Chinese medicine for various conditions. The... Read More about Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms of Curcumin in Thyroid Gland Disorders.

A case-control study of polychlorinated biphenyl association with metabolic and hormonal outcomes in polycystic ovary syndrome (2022)
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Brennan, E., Kumar, N., Drage, D. S., Cunningham, T. K., Sathyapalan, T., Mueller, J. F., & Atkin, S. L. (2022). A case-control study of polychlorinated biphenyl association with metabolic and hormonal outcomes in polycystic ovary syndrome. Journal of Environmental Science and Health , Part C: Toxicology and Carcinogenesis, 40(1), 86-105. https://doi.org/10.1080/26896583.2022.2043135

Polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) are a class of environmental pollutants with a long half-life that sequester in fat. Women with polycystic ovarian syndrome (PCOS) may represent a sensitive subgroup to endogenous exposure to PCBs because of associate... Read More about A case-control study of polychlorinated biphenyl association with metabolic and hormonal outcomes in polycystic ovary syndrome.

Postradioiodine Graves' management: The PRAGMA study (2022)
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Perros, P., Basu, A., Boelaert, K., Dayan, C., Vaidya, B., Williams, G. R., …Karavitaki, N. (2022). Postradioiodine Graves' management: The PRAGMA study. Clinical Endocrinology, https://doi.org/10.1111/cen.14719

Objective: Thyroid status in the months following radioiodine (RI) treatment for Graves' disease can be unstable. Our objective was to quantify frequency of abnormal thyroid function post-RI and compare effectiveness of common management strategies.... Read More about Postradioiodine Graves' management: The PRAGMA study.

Integrated single-cell RNA sequencing analysis reveals alterations of ageing human lung endothelium heterogeneity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (2022)
Preprint / Working Paper
Faulkner, E. C., Moverley, A. A., Hart, S. P., & Nikitenko, L. L. Integrated single-cell RNA sequencing analysis reveals alterations of ageing human lung endothelium heterogeneity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Increasing age is the main risk factor for chronic lung diseases (CLD) including idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Halting or reversing progression of IPF remains an unmet clinical need due to limited knowledge of underlying mechanisms. In particu... Read More about Integrated single-cell RNA sequencing analysis reveals alterations of ageing human lung endothelium heterogeneity in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.