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An investigation into the TRPV1-CGRP signalling pathway in vessel development (2024)
Thesis
Bates, A. An investigation into the TRPV1-CGRP signalling pathway in vessel development. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4865918

TRPV1 is a non-selective cation channel which is activated through various different factors including, but not limited to, raised temperature and acidic pH. It has been linked in the past to endothelial cell proliferation in acidic conditions, but a... Read More about An investigation into the TRPV1-CGRP signalling pathway in vessel development.

Investigation of Aged Human Lung Endothelial Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (2024)
Thesis
Faulkner, E. C. Investigation of Aged Human Lung Endothelial Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866422

Introduction
Older age is the main risk factor for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). Ageing-related changes in lung blood (pulmonary and bronchial) and lymphatic vessels are implicated in IPF pathophysiology, based on reports of their altered den... Read More about Investigation of Aged Human Lung Endothelial Cells in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis.

Investigation into the role of the epigenetic target CBX2 in Glioblastoma (2024)
Thesis
Beattie, H. Investigation into the role of the epigenetic target CBX2 in Glioblastoma. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866108

Glioblastoma (GBM) has been identified as an extremely difficult tumour to treat owing to issues of heterogeneity, as well as the aggressive nature of the tumours’ growth. Despite current treatments using a combination of methods, treatment resistanc... Read More about Investigation into the role of the epigenetic target CBX2 in Glioblastoma.

Identification of tumour anitgens that may facilitate effective cancer detection and treatment (2024)
Thesis
Mohamed, E. Identification of tumour anitgens that may facilitate effective cancer detection and treatment. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4866442

Tumour antigens (TAs) play a crucial role in terms of cancer diagnosis and targets for therapy. As TAs are normally expressed in restricted tissues such as testis, sensitivity and specificity may not be ideal, but they could still represent good biom... Read More about Identification of tumour anitgens that may facilitate effective cancer detection and treatment.

Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products (2024)
Thesis
Doyle, B. Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4587910

Upon entering the body, any given xenobiotic can undergo metabolism which facilitates its excretion from the body. When metabolised, a compound typically has the same effects of the initial drug/nutraceutical, however this is not always the case and... Read More about Novel Synthesis Methods For the Production of Human Circulating Metabolites of Natural Products.

Is the PEGylation of indium phosphide/zinc sulphide quantum dots the first step in creating a platelet biocompatible multimodal imaging agent? (2024)
Thesis
Booth, Z. Is the PEGylation of indium phosphide/zinc sulphide quantum dots the first step in creating a platelet biocompatible multimodal imaging agent?. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4790560

Background:
Indium phosphide/zinc sulphide (InP/ZnS) quantum dots (QDs) are semiconductive nanoparticles that have received growing focus due to the perception that they are safer than heavy metal based QDs. InP/ZnS QDs possess a highly fluorescent... Read More about Is the PEGylation of indium phosphide/zinc sulphide quantum dots the first step in creating a platelet biocompatible multimodal imaging agent?.

The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for identifying possible silent myocardial ischaemia in people with coronary heart disease (2024)
Thesis
Nickolay, T. The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for identifying possible silent myocardial ischaemia in people with coronary heart disease. (Thesis). University of Hull and University of York. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4659878

This thesis investigates the utility of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) in assessing and managing patients with coronary artery disease (CAD), particularly focusing on the significance of oxygen pulse (O2Pulse) inflections as a marker for myo... Read More about The role of cardiopulmonary exercise testing for identifying possible silent myocardial ischaemia in people with coronary heart disease.

The role of WSB-1 as a BRCAness biomarker in breast cancer (2023)
Thesis
Li, . C. The role of WSB-1 as a BRCAness biomarker in breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4436228

Background
Radiotherapy currently has become one of the major therapeutic approaches in the treatments for cancers. However, hypoxia presents a significant challenge to the effectiveness of radiotherapy and is associated with radio-resistance. Previ... Read More about The role of WSB-1 as a BRCAness biomarker in breast cancer.

Identification of Novel Glucose-Dependent Alterations Responsible for Vascular Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) I (2023)
Thesis
Bolanle, O. I. Identification of Novel Glucose-Dependent Alterations Responsible for Vascular Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) I. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4420724

Despite the plethora of drugs currently available for managing coronary artery disease (CAD) patients with or without type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), yet CAD frequently progresses, necessitating a coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) procedure using... Read More about Identification of Novel Glucose-Dependent Alterations Responsible for Vascular Dysfunction in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) I.

T cell exhaustion potential of bacterial superantigens relevant in severe infections and cancer (2023)
Thesis
Tantoush, F. A. A. T cell exhaustion potential of bacterial superantigens relevant in severe infections and cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4373985

Bacterial superantigens (SAgs) trigger oligoclonal activation of T cells by crosslinking MHC-class-II, on Ag-presenting cells, to the T cell receptor (TCR)/CD28, on T cells, which can be independent of Lck, a critical kinase normally involved... Read More about T cell exhaustion potential of bacterial superantigens relevant in severe infections and cancer.

Investigating protein arginine methylation in platelets and hair (2023)
Thesis
Marsden, A. J. Investigating protein arginine methylation in platelets and hair. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4386508

Post-translational modification (PTM) of platelet proteins has long been known to have an effect on their ability to aggregate and form a thrombus. Arginine methylation (ArgMe) is catalysed by protein arginine methyltransferases (PRMTs) which... Read More about Investigating protein arginine methylation in platelets and hair.

Biochemical characterisation of the interaction of the myosin light chain phosphatase with the regulatory subunits of protein kinase A in cells of the circulatory system (2023)
Thesis
Saldanha, P. A. C. B. D. S. Biochemical characterisation of the interaction of the myosin light chain phosphatase with the regulatory subunits of protein kinase A in cells of the circulatory system. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4790706

Regulation of actomyosin-driven contraction is important for numerous cardiovascular cell functions, including smooth muscle tone, endothelial cell permeability and platelet shape change and spreading. These processes are primarily regulated by the p... Read More about Biochemical characterisation of the interaction of the myosin light chain phosphatase with the regulatory subunits of protein kinase A in cells of the circulatory system.

The Host-Microbiota Axis in Chronic Wound Healing (2023)
Thesis
Stafford, A. R. The Host-Microbiota Axis in Chronic Wound Healing. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4424929

Chronic, non-healing skin wounds represent a substantial area of unmet clinical need, leading to debilitating morbidity and mortality in affected individuals. Due to their high prevalence and recurrence, chronic wounds pose a significant economic bur... Read More about The Host-Microbiota Axis in Chronic Wound Healing.

Biological function and clinical implication of coagulation proteins during malignant transformation of pancreatic cells (2023)
Thesis
Haque, F. Biological function and clinical implication of coagulation proteins during malignant transformation of pancreatic cells. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4371279

The premalignant pancreatic cellular genotype can remain stable for years before rapid malignant transformation, often associated with inflammation. Tissue factor (TF) is an inflammatory modulator regulated by factor VIIa (fVIIa) for its levels and a... Read More about Biological function and clinical implication of coagulation proteins during malignant transformation of pancreatic cells.

The effect of platelet releasate on oocytes has a detrimental impact on early mammalian embryos (2023)
Thesis
Martin, F. The effect of platelet releasate on oocytes has a detrimental impact on early mammalian embryos. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4430667

Background: Blood-derived products are a growing area of therapeutic treatments for a diverse range of conditions, including hair loss, scarring, muscle injury, wounds, arthritis, and symptoms related to the menopause. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is o... Read More about The effect of platelet releasate on oocytes has a detrimental impact on early mammalian embryos.

The language of abiotic stress in aquatic animals : molecular characterisation of stress metabolite-mediated stress communication (2022)
Thesis
Feugère, L. The language of abiotic stress in aquatic animals : molecular characterisation of stress metabolite-mediated stress communication. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4311814

It is well established that aquatic animals inform their neighbours of predation risk through chemical cues. In this thesis, I tested the hypothesis that stress propagation is a widespread mechanism also activated by abiotic stressors – such as those... Read More about The language of abiotic stress in aquatic animals : molecular characterisation of stress metabolite-mediated stress communication.

Investigating the importance of CBX2’s structural motifs for its chromatin interactions and pro-oncogenic epigenetic regulatory function in triple negative breast cancer (2022)
Thesis
Dobrowinski, W. Investigating the importance of CBX2’s structural motifs for its chromatin interactions and pro-oncogenic epigenetic regulatory function in triple negative breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4291232

Epigenetics is the study of the change in gene expression patterns that are not caused by direct alterations in the DNA nucleotide sequence but instead are as a result of the dynamic remodelling of the chromatin state. Regulation of the chromatin lan... Read More about Investigating the importance of CBX2’s structural motifs for its chromatin interactions and pro-oncogenic epigenetic regulatory function in triple negative breast cancer.

Investigating the role Of CBX2 to promote cell growth in triple negative breast cancer (2022)
Thesis
Bilton, L. Investigating the role Of CBX2 to promote cell growth in triple negative breast cancer. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4240594

Breast cancer is the uncontrolled proliferation of breast cells and is one of the most common cancers in the UK. It is a complex disease that can be divided into different subtypes based upon the presence or lack of hormone receptors, namely the oest... Read More about Investigating the role Of CBX2 to promote cell growth in triple negative breast cancer.

Investigating the impact of interstitial fluid flow on cancer biology (2022)
Thesis
Pyne, E. S. Investigating the impact of interstitial fluid flow on cancer biology. (Thesis). University of Hull. https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4251436

Despite major advances in our understanding of cancer progression mechanisms, cancer remains a leading cause of death in the UK and globally. Solid tumours are complex, and heterogeneous, existing in a dynamic microenvironment subjected to a variety... Read More about Investigating the impact of interstitial fluid flow on cancer biology.