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Microplastics in human urine: characterisation using µFTIR and sampling challenges using healthy donors and endometriosis participants. (2024)
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Rotchell, J. M., Austin, C., Chapman, E., Atherall, C. A., Liddle, C. R., Dunstan, T. S., …Guinn, B. (2024). Microplastics in human urine: characterisation using µFTIR and sampling challenges using healthy donors and endometriosis participants. Ecotoxicology and environmental safety, 274, Article 116208. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecoenv.2024.116208

Microplastics (MPs) are found in all environments, within the human food chain, and have been recently detected in several human tissues. The objective herein was to undertake an analysis of MP contamination in human urine samples, from healthy indiv... Read More about Microplastics in human urine: characterisation using µFTIR and sampling challenges using healthy donors and endometriosis participants..

A Combination of the Immunotherapeutic Drug Anti-Programmed Death 1 with Lenalidomide Enhances Specific T Cell Immune Responses against Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells (2023)
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Guinn, B. A., Schuler, P. J., Schrezenmeier, H., Hofmann, S., Weiss, J., Bulach, C., …Greiner, J. (2023). A Combination of the Immunotherapeutic Drug Anti-Programmed Death 1 with Lenalidomide Enhances Specific T Cell Immune Responses against Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 24(11), Article 9285. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms24119285

Immune checkpoint inhibitors can block inhibitory molecules on the surface of T cells, switching them from an exhausted to an active state. One of these inhibitory immune checkpoints, programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) is expressed on T cell subp... Read More about A Combination of the Immunotherapeutic Drug Anti-Programmed Death 1 with Lenalidomide Enhances Specific T Cell Immune Responses against Acute Myeloid Leukemia Cells.

Detection of microplastics in human saphenous vein tissue using μFTIR: a pilot study (2023)
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Rotchell, J. M., Jenner, L. C., Chapman, E., Bennett, R., Bolanle, I. O., Loubani, M., …Palmer, T. (2023). Detection of microplastics in human saphenous vein tissue using μFTIR: a pilot study. PLoS ONE, 18(2), Article e0280594. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0280594

Microplastics (MPs) are ubiquitous in the environment, in the human food chain, and have been recently detected in blood and lung tissues. To undertake a pilot analysis of MP contamination in human vein tissue samples with respect to their presence (... Read More about Detection of microplastics in human saphenous vein tissue using μFTIR: a pilot study.

Microplastics in the surgical environment (2022)
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Field, D. T., Green, J. L., Bennett, R., Jenner, L. C., Sadofsky, L., Chapman, E., …Rotchell, J. M. (2022). Microplastics in the surgical environment. Environment International, 170, Article 107630. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envint.2022.107630

Atmospheric microplastics (MPs) have been consistently detected within indoor and outdoor air samples. Locations with high human activity are reported to have high MP levels. The aim was to quantify and characterise the MPs present within the surgica... Read More about Microplastics in the surgical environment.

Should aspirin be replaced with ADP blockers or anti-GPVI to manage thrombosis? (2022)
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Khan, H., Ghulam, T., Ahmed, N., Babar, M. R., Calaminus, S. D., & Yusuf, M. Z. (2022). Should aspirin be replaced with ADP blockers or anti-GPVI to manage thrombosis?. Vascular Biology, https://doi.org/10.1530/vb-22-0010

Platelets have a pivotal role in maintaining cardiovascular homeostasis. They are kept docile by endothelial derived mediators. Aberration in haemostatic balance predisposes an individual to an elevated risk of a pro-thrombotic environment. Anti-plat... Read More about Should aspirin be replaced with ADP blockers or anti-GPVI to manage thrombosis?.

Computational Studies on Selected Macrolides Active against Escherichia coli Combined with the NMR Study of Tylosin A in Deuterated Chloroform (2022)
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Arsic, B., Barber, J., Cikos, A., Kadirvel, M., Kostic, E., McBain, A., …Regan, A. (2022). Computational Studies on Selected Macrolides Active against Escherichia coli Combined with the NMR Study of Tylosin A in Deuterated Chloroform. Molecules, 27(21), Article 7280. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules27217280

Although many antibiotics are active against Gram-positive bacteria, fewer also show activity against Gram-negative bacteria. Here, we present a combination of in silico (electron ion-interaction potential, molecular docking, ADMET), NMR, and microbi... Read More about Computational Studies on Selected Macrolides Active against Escherichia coli Combined with the NMR Study of Tylosin A in Deuterated Chloroform.

Cancer patients’ experiences of the diagnosis and treatment of incidental pulmonary embolism (a qualitative study) (2022)
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Benelhaj, N. E., Hutchinson, A., Maraveyas, A., & Johnson, M. (2022). Cancer patients’ experiences of the diagnosis and treatment of incidental pulmonary embolism (a qualitative study). PLoS ONE, 17(10), Article e0276754. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0276754

Background: The diagnosis of symptomatic cancer-associated thrombosis often causes distress and alarm for patients, especially for those unaware of the risk, or the signs and symptoms to look out for. There are few data about cancer patients’ experie... Read More about Cancer patients’ experiences of the diagnosis and treatment of incidental pulmonary embolism (a qualitative study).

Bn2DT3A, a Chelator for 68Ga Positron Emission Tomography: Hydroxide Coordination Increases Biological Stability of [68Ga][Ga(Bn2DT3A)(OH)]− (2022)
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Price, T. W., Renard, I., Prior, T. J., Kubíček, V., Benoit, D. M., Archibald, S. J., …Stasiuk, G. J. (2022). Bn2DT3A, a Chelator for 68Ga Positron Emission Tomography: Hydroxide Coordination Increases Biological Stability of [68Ga][Ga(Bn2DT3A)(OH)]−. Inorganic chemistry, 61(43), 17059–17067. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.inorgchem.2c01992

The chelator Bn2DT3A was used to produce a novel 68Ga complex for positron emission tomography (PET). Unusually, this system is stabilized by a coordinated hydroxide in aqueous solutions above pH 5, which confers sufficient stability for it to be use... Read More about Bn2DT3A, a Chelator for 68Ga Positron Emission Tomography: Hydroxide Coordination Increases Biological Stability of [68Ga][Ga(Bn2DT3A)(OH)]−.

Nebivolol as a Potent TRPM8 Channel Blocker: A Drug-Screening Approach through Automated Patch Clamping and Ligand-Based Virtual Screening (2022)
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Jahanfar, F., Sadofsky, L., Morice, A., & D’Amico, M. (2022). Nebivolol as a Potent TRPM8 Channel Blocker: A Drug-Screening Approach through Automated Patch Clamping and Ligand-Based Virtual Screening. Membranes, 12(10), Article 954. https://doi.org/10.3390/membranes12100954

Transient Receptor Potential Melastatin 8 (TRPM8) from the melastatin TRP channel subfamily is a non-selective Ca2+-permeable ion channel with multimodal gating which can be activated by low temperatures and cooling compounds, such as menthol and ici... Read More about Nebivolol as a Potent TRPM8 Channel Blocker: A Drug-Screening Approach through Automated Patch Clamping and Ligand-Based Virtual Screening.

Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a novel PET imaging agent targeting lipofuscin in senescent cells (2022)
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Brickute, D., Chen, C., Braga, M., Barnes, C., Wang, N., Allott, L., & Aboagye, E. O. (2022). Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a novel PET imaging agent targeting lipofuscin in senescent cells. RSC advances, 12(40), 26372-26381. https://doi.org/10.1039/d2ra04535d

Promoting a senescent phenotype to suppress tumour progression may present an alternative strategy for treating cancer and encourages the development of positron emission tomography (PET) imaging biomarkers for assessing response to treatment. The ac... Read More about Design, synthesis, and evaluation of a novel PET imaging agent targeting lipofuscin in senescent cells.

Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL (2022)
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Antic, D., Milic, N., Chatzikonstantinou, T., Scarfò, L., Otasevic, V., Rajovic, N., …Stamatopoulos, K. (2022). Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL. Journal of Hematology & Oncology, 15(1), Article 116. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-022-01333-0

BACKGROUND: Patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) may be more susceptible to COVID-19 related poor outcomes, including thrombosis and death, due to the advanced age, the presence of comorbidities, and the disease and treatment-related immu... Read More about Thrombotic and bleeding complications in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia and severe COVID-19: a study of ERIC, the European Research Initiative on CLL.

Spore exines increase vitamin D clinical bioavailability by mucoadhesion and bile triggered release (2022)
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Diego-Taboada, A., Sathyapalan, T., Courts, F., Lorch, M., Almutairi, F., Burke, B. P., …Mackenzie, G. (2022). Spore exines increase vitamin D clinical bioavailability by mucoadhesion and bile triggered release. Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society, 350, 244-255. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.08.017

Sporopollenin exine capsules (SpECs) are microcapsules derived from the outer shells (exines) of plant spore and pollen grains. This work reports the first clinical study on healthy volunteers to show enhanced bioavailability of vitamin D encapsulate... Read More about Spore exines increase vitamin D clinical bioavailability by mucoadhesion and bile triggered release.

A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background (2022)
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Lacey, M. M., & Efthimiou, G. (2022). A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background. Access Microbiology, 4(8), Article 416. https://doi.org/10.1099/acmi.0.000416

How we teach science and engage with the public, particularly in fast moving subjects such as microbiology, are constantly being reflected upon, improved and innovated. This has led to a significant increase of pedagogy publications by microbiology e... Read More about A guide to pedagogical research for scientists from a biological sciences background.

Epithelial arginase-1 is a key mediator of age-associated delayed healing in vaginal injury (2022)
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Wilkinson, H. N., Reubinoff, B., Shveiky, D., Hardman, M. J., & Menachem-Zidon, O. B. (2022). Epithelial arginase-1 is a key mediator of age-associated delayed healing in vaginal injury. Frontiers in endocrinology, 13, Article 927224. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.927224

Pelvic organ prolapse is a disorder that substantially affects the quality of life of millions of women worldwide. The greatest risk factors for prolapse are increased parity and older age, with the largest group requiring surgical intervention being... Read More about Epithelial arginase-1 is a key mediator of age-associated delayed healing in vaginal injury.

Multi-omic analysis of two common p53 mutations: Proteins regulated by mutated p53 as potential targets for immunotherapy (2022)
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Vadakekolathu, J., Boocock, D. J., Pandey, K., Guinn, B. A., Legrand, A., Miles, A. K., …McArdle, S. E. (2022). Multi-omic analysis of two common p53 mutations: Proteins regulated by mutated p53 as potential targets for immunotherapy. Cancers, 14(16), Article 3975. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers14163975

The p53 protein is mutated in more than 50% of human cancers. Mutated p53 proteins not only lose their normal function but often acquire novel oncogenic functions, a phenomenon termed mutant p53 gain-of-function. Mutant p53 has been shown to affect t... Read More about Multi-omic analysis of two common p53 mutations: Proteins regulated by mutated p53 as potential targets for immunotherapy.

Identification of the Antigens Recognised by Colorectal Cancer Patients Using Sera from Patients Who Exhibit a Crohn’s-like Lymphoid Reaction (2022)
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Boncheva, V. B., Linnebacher, M., Kdimati, S., Draper, H., Orchard, L., Mills, K. I., …Guinn, B. A. (2022). Identification of the Antigens Recognised by Colorectal Cancer Patients Using Sera from Patients Who Exhibit a Crohn’s-like Lymphoid Reaction. Biomolecules, 12(8), 1058. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12081058

A Crohn’s-like lymphoid reaction (CLR) is observed in about 15% of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients and is associated with favourable outcomes. To identify the immune targets recognised by CRC CLR patient sera, we immunoscreened a testes cDNA library... Read More about Identification of the Antigens Recognised by Colorectal Cancer Patients Using Sera from Patients Who Exhibit a Crohn’s-like Lymphoid Reaction.

Complex Transcriptional Profiles of the PPP1R12A Gene in Cells of the Circulatory System as Revealed by In Silico Analysis and Reverse Transcription PCR (2022)
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Saldanha, P. A., Bolanle, I. O., Palmer, T. M., Nikitenko, L. L., & Rivero, F. (2022). Complex Transcriptional Profiles of the PPP1R12A Gene in Cells of the Circulatory System as Revealed by In Silico Analysis and Reverse Transcription PCR. Cells, 11(15), Article 2315. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11152315

The myosin light chain phosphatase target subunit 1 (MYPT1), encoded by the PPP1R12A gene, is a key component of the myosin light chain phosphatase (MLCP) protein complex. MYPT1 isoforms have been described as products of the cassette-type alternativ... Read More about Complex Transcriptional Profiles of the PPP1R12A Gene in Cells of the Circulatory System as Revealed by In Silico Analysis and Reverse Transcription PCR.

Can granulysin provide prognostic value in primary breast cancer? (2022)
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Milovanović, J., Todorović-Raković, N., Vujasinović, T., Greenman, J., Mandušić, V., & Radulovic, M. (2022). Can granulysin provide prognostic value in primary breast cancer?. Pathology - Research and Practice, 237, Article 154039. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.prp.2022.154039

Background: Granulysin (GNLY) is a cytolytic and proinflammatory molecule which also acts as an immune alarmin. The multifunctional nature of this molecule has made it challenging to define its full potential as a biomarker in breast cancer. Aim: To... Read More about Can granulysin provide prognostic value in primary breast cancer?.

PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia (2022)
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Taynton, T., Barlow, G., & Allsup, D. (2022). PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia. JAC-Antimicrobial Resistance, 4(4), Article dlac074. https://doi.org/10.1093/jacamr/dlac074

Mould-active antifungal prophylaxis is frequently used to prevent invasive fungal infection in patients with acute leukaemia being treated with intensive chemotherapy. Invasive fungal infections are difficult to diagnose, and despite the use of proph... Read More about PRO: Biomarker surveillance for invasive fungal infections without antifungal prophylaxis could safely reduce antifungal use in acute leukaemia.

A practical guide to automating fluorine-18 PET radiochemistry using commercially available cassette-based platforms (2022)
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Barnes, C., Nair, M., Aboagye, E. O., Archibald, S. J., & Allott, L. (2022). A practical guide to automating fluorine-18 PET radiochemistry using commercially available cassette-based platforms. Reaction Chemistry and Engineering, https://doi.org/10.1039/d2re00219a

The automation of positron emission tomography (PET) radiochemistry using cassette-based automated radiosynthesis platforms is an essential component of clinical translation for the vast majority of 18F-based radiopharmaceuticals. The technology is w... Read More about A practical guide to automating fluorine-18 PET radiochemistry using commercially available cassette-based platforms.