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Platelet zinc status regulates prostaglandin-induced signaling, altering thrombus formation (2023)
Journal Article
Coupland, C. A., Naylor-Adamson, L., Booth, Z., Price, T. W., Gil, H. M., Firth, G., …Calaminus, S. D. (2023). Platelet zinc status regulates prostaglandin-induced signaling, altering thrombus formation. Journal of thrombosis and haemostasis : JTH, 21(9), 2545-2558. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jtha.2023.05.008

Background: Approximately 17.3% of the global population exhibits an element of zinc (Zn2+) deficiency. One symptom of Zn2+ deficiency is increased bleeding through impaired hemostasis. Platelets are crucial to hemostasis and are inhibited by endothe... Read More about Platelet zinc status regulates prostaglandin-induced signaling, altering thrombus formation.

Should aspirin be replaced with ADP blockers or anti-GPVI to manage thrombosis? (2022)
Journal Article
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?.

Practical considerations of dissolved oxygen levels for platelet function under hypoxia (2021)
Journal Article
Kusanto, B., Gordon, A., Naylor-Adamson, L., Atkinson, L., Coupland, C., Booth, Z., …Arman, M. (2021). Practical considerations of dissolved oxygen levels for platelet function under hypoxia. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(24), Article 13223. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms222413223

Investigating human platelet function in low-oxygen environments is important in multiple settings, including hypobaric hypoxia (e.g., high altitude), sea level hypoxia-related disease, and thrombus stability. These studies often involve drawing bloo... Read More about Practical considerations of dissolved oxygen levels for platelet function under hypoxia.

NIR-quantum dots in biomedical imaging and their future (2021)
Journal Article
Gil, H. M., Price, T. W., Chelani, K., Bouillard, J. S. G., Calaminus, S. D., & Stasiuk, G. J. (2021). NIR-quantum dots in biomedical imaging and their future. iScience, 24(3), Article 102189. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2021.102189

Fluorescence imaging has gathered interest over the recent years for its real-time response and high sensitivity. Developing probes for this modality has proven to be a challenge. Quantum dots (QDs) are colloidal nanoparticles that possess unique opt... Read More about NIR-quantum dots in biomedical imaging and their future.

An investigation into the effect of oxLDL and cyclic nucleotides on platelet cytoskeletal function (2020)
Thesis
Ahmed, Y. (2020). An investigation into the effect of oxLDL and cyclic nucleotides on platelet cytoskeletal function. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, The University of Hull and The University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4200904

Atherosclerosis is a major underlying cause in cardiovascular disease and a significant health concern in developed countries. Part of the mechanism by which platelets are linked to this process is via their activation by oxidised Low-Density Lipopro... Read More about An investigation into the effect of oxLDL and cyclic nucleotides on platelet cytoskeletal function.

Methods to study the roles of Rho GTPases in platelet function (2018)
Journal Article
Rivero Crespo, F., & Calaminus, S. (2018). Methods to study the roles of Rho GTPases in platelet function. Methods in molecular biology, 1821, 199-217. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8612-5_14

Platelets are a critical cell for prevention of bleeding. Part of the response to the formation of the thrombus is the activation of the actin cytoskeleton, with an inability to effectively activate the cytoskeleton linked to thrombus formation defec... Read More about Methods to study the roles of Rho GTPases in platelet function.

Methods to study the roles of Rho GTPases in platelet function (2018)
Book Chapter
Rivero, F., & Calaminus, S. (2018). Methods to study the roles of Rho GTPases in platelet function. In Methods in Molecular Biology; Rho GTPases (199-217). New York, N. Y.: Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-8612-5_14

Platelets are a critical cell for prevention of bleeding. Part of the response to the formation of the thrombus is the activation of the actin cytoskeleton, with an inability to effectively activate the cytoskeleton linked to thrombus formation defec... Read More about Methods to study the roles of Rho GTPases in platelet function.

Reversal of stress fibre formation by Nitric Oxide mediated RhoA inhibition leads to reduction in the height of preformed thrombi (2018)
Journal Article
Atkinson, L., Yusuf, M. Z., Aburima, A., Ahmed, Y., Thomas, S. G., Naseem, K. M., & Calaminus, S. D. J. (2018). Reversal of stress fibre formation by Nitric Oxide mediated RhoA inhibition leads to reduction in the height of preformed thrombi. Scientific reports, 8(1), Article ARTN 3032. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21167-6

© 2018 The Author(s). Evidence has emerged to suggest that thrombi are dynamic structures with distinct areas of differing platelet activation and inhibition. We hypothesised that Nitric oxide (NO), a platelet inhibitor, can modulate the actin cytosk... Read More about Reversal of stress fibre formation by Nitric Oxide mediated RhoA inhibition leads to reduction in the height of preformed thrombi.

Prostacyclin reverses platelet stress fibre formation causing platelet aggregate instability (2017)
Journal Article
Yusuf, M. Z., Raslan, Z., Atkinson, L., Aburima, A., Thomas, S. G., Naseem, K. M., & Calaminus, S. D. (2017). Prostacyclin reverses platelet stress fibre formation causing platelet aggregate instability. Scientific reports, 7(1), Article ARTN 5582. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05817-9

Prostacyclin (PGI2) modulates platelet activation to regulate haemostasis. Evidence has emerged to suggest that thrombi are dynamic structures with distinct areas of differing platelet activation. It was hypothesised that PGI2 could reverse platelet... Read More about Prostacyclin reverses platelet stress fibre formation causing platelet aggregate instability.

Association of type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP₃R1) with protein kinase A and A-kinase Anchoring Protein 9 (AKAP9) in platelets (2017)
Thesis
Trivedi, A. N. (2017). Association of type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP₃R1) with protein kinase A and A-kinase Anchoring Protein 9 (AKAP9) in platelets. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4219204

Cyclic adenosine monophsphoate (cAMP) signalling is thought to regulate inositol-1,4,5 trisphosphate (IP₃)-mediated calcium (Ca²⁺) mobilisation in platelets through protein kinase A (PKA)-mediated phosphorylation, leading to inhibition of inositol-1,... Read More about Association of type 1 inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate receptor (IP₃R1) with protein kinase A and A-kinase Anchoring Protein 9 (AKAP9) in platelets.

cAMP signaling reverses platelet spreading via inhibition of RhoA (2016)
Thesis
Yusuf, M. Z. (2016). cAMP signaling reverses platelet spreading via inhibition of RhoA. (Thesis). Hull York Medical School, the University of Hull and the University of York. Retrieved from https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/4218863

Prostacyclin (PGI₂) is a key regulator of platelet function. There is a significant field of research which outlines the role of PGI₂ in inhibiting platelets in circulation, and therefore playing a major role in the prevention of excessive thrombus f... Read More about cAMP signaling reverses platelet spreading via inhibition of RhoA.

CXCR2 and CXCL4 regulate survival and self-renewal of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells (2016)
Journal Article
Sinclair, A., Park, L., Shah, M., Drotar, M., Calaminus, S., Hopcroft, L. E., …Holyoake, T. L. (2016). CXCR2 and CXCL4 regulate survival and self-renewal of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells. Blood, 128(3), 371-383. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-08-661785

The regulation of hematopoietic stem cell (HSC) survival and self-renewal within the bone marrow (BM) niche is not well understood. We therefore investigated global transcriptomic profiling of normal human HSC/hematopoietic progenitor cells [HPCs], r... Read More about CXCR2 and CXCL4 regulate survival and self-renewal of hematopoietic stem/progenitor cells.