Department of Biological and Biomedical Sciences

2010

Porcine pathogens and xenotransplantation: PERV and beyond!

Scobie, L., 1 Jan 2010, In: Xenotransplantation. 17, p. 94-120 27 p.

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Production and utilisation of gastric rafts from polysaccharide combinations to induce satiety: a preliminary study

Tang, M. G., Alvani, K. & Tester, R. F., 1 Jan 2010, In: Nutrition and Food Science. 40, 2, p. 155-165 11 p.

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8 Citations (Scopus)

Pseudomonas aeruginosa and their small diffusible extracellular molecules inhibit Aspergillus fumigatus biofilm formation

Mowat, E., Rajendran, R., Williams, C., McCulloch, E., Jones, B., Lang, S. & Ramage, G., 1 Dec 2010, In: FEMS Microbiology Letters. 313, 2, p. 96-102 7 p.

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171 Citations (Scopus)

Pyrosequencing of Mytilus galloprovincialis cDNAs: tissue-specific expression patterns

Craft, J. A., Gilbert, J. A., Temperton, B., Dempsey, K. E., Ashelford, K., Tiwari, B., Hutchinson, T. H. & Chipman, K., Jan 2010, In: PLoS ONE. 5, 1, p. 1-10 10 p.

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Surface disinfection properties of the combination of an antimicrobial peptide, ranalexin, with an endopeptidase, lysostaphin, against methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA)

Desbois, A. P., Lang, S., Gemmell, C. G. & Coote, P. J., 1 Feb 2010, In: Journal of Applied Microbiology. 108, 2, p. 723-730 8 p.

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23 Citations (Scopus)

Temporal expression of sex-specific genes in the mantle of the common mussel (Mytilus edulis)

Sedik, W. F., Dempsey, K. E., Meng, X. & Craft, J. A., 1 Jan 2010, In: Marine Biology. 157, 3, p. 639-646 8 p.

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14 Citations (Scopus)

The connexin mimetic peptide Gap27 increases cell migration in ‘diabetic’ conditions in vitro and alters gene expression of dermal fibroblasts

Wright, C. & Martin, P., Mar 2010, British Journal of Dermatology. British Association of Dermatologists, Vol. 162. O5. (British Journal of Dermatology).

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The effects of temperature, pH, and cations on the rheological properties of the extracellular polysaccharides of medicinal species of genus Tremella Pers. (Heterobasidiomycetes)

Khondkar, P., Aidoo, K. E. & Tester, R. F., 1 Jan 2010, In: International Journal for Medicinal Mushrooms. 12, 1, p. 73-85 13 p.

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11 Citations (Scopus)

The influence of tigecycline on the expression of virulence factors in biofilm associated cells of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus

Smith, K., Gould, K. A., Ramage, G., Gemmell, C. G., Hinds, J. & Lang, S., 1 Jan 2010, In: Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy. 54, 1, p. 380-387 8 p.

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57 Citations (Scopus)

The search for pain relief in people with chronic fatigue syndrome: a descriptive study

Marshall, R., Paul, L. & Wood, L., 1 Nov 2010, In: Physiotherapy Theory and Practice.

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17 Citations (Scopus)

Th serotonin hypothesis of pulmonary hypertension revisited

MacLean, M. R. & Dempsie, Y., 2010, In: Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology. 661, p. 309-22 14 p.

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100 Citations (Scopus)

Uptake of synthetic Low Density Lipoprotein by leukemic stem cells: a potential stem cell targeted drug delivery strategy

Zhou, P., Hatziieremia, S., Elliott, M. A., Scobie, L., Crossan, C., Michie, A. M., Holyoake, T. L., Halbert, G. W. & Jørgensen, H. G., 1 Dec 2010, In: Journal of Controlled Release. 148, 3, p. 380-387 8 p.

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29 Citations (Scopus)

Use of slow release starch (SRS) to treat hypoglycaemia in type 1 diabetics

Qi, X., Band, M., Tester, R. F., Piggott, J. R. & Hurel, S. J., 1 Jan 2010, In: Nutrition and Food Science. 40, 2, p. 228-234 7 p.

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10 Citations (Scopus)

Utilisation of glucomannans for health

Tester, R. F. & Al-Ghazzewi, F. H., 1 Jan 2010, Food Hydrocolloids: Characteristics, Properties and Structures. Nova Science Publishers, p. 243-251 9 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

Zebrafish Rpgr is required for normal retinal development and plays a role in dynein-based retrograde transport process

Shu, X., Zeng, Z., Gautier, P., Lennon, A., Gakovic, M., Patton, E. & Wright, A. F., 2010, In: Human Molecular Genetics. 19, 4, p. 657-670 14 p.

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44 Citations (Scopus)

2009

Active immunisation against gastric inhibitory polypeptide (GIP) improves blood glucose control in an animal model of obesity-diabetes

Irwin, N., McClean, P. L., Patterson, S., Hunter, K. & Flatt, P. R., 1 Jan 2009, In: Biological Chemistry. 390, 1, p. 75-80 6 p.

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34 Citations (Scopus)

A freeze-dried formulation of bacteriophage encapsulated in biodegradable microspheres

Puapermpoonsiri, U., Spencer, J. & van der Walle, C. F., May 2009, In: European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics. 72, 1, p. 26-33 8 p.

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98 Citations (Scopus)

Aneurinibacillus

Logan, N. A., 1 Jan 2009, Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Springer Nature

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A novel model of SCID-X1 reconstitution reveals predisposition to retrovirus-induced lymphoma but no evidence of γC gene oncogenicity

Scobie, L., Hector, R., Grant, L., Bell, M., Neilsen, A. A., Meikle, S., Philbey, A., Thrasher, A. J., Cameron, E. R., Blyth, K. & Neil, J. C., Mar 2009, In: Molecular Therapy. 17, 6, p. 1031-1038 8 p.

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Assessment of sarcoplasmic reticulum Ca2+ depletion during spontaneous Ca2+ waves in isolated permeabilized rabbit ventricular cardiomyocytes

MacQuaide, N., Dempster, J. & Smith, G. L., 8 Apr 2009, In: Biophysical Journal. 96, 7, p. 2744-2754 11 p.

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15 Citations (Scopus)

Assessment of the potential risk of infection associated with Clostridium difficile from porcine xenografts

Bakri, M. M., Sutherland, A. D., Brown, D. J., Vesely, P., Crossan, C. & Scobie, L., 1 Dec 2009, In: Xenotransplantation. 16, 6, p. 472-476 5 p.

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5 Citations (Scopus)

ATP release by cardiac myocytes in a simulated ischaemia model: inhibition by a connexin mimetic and enhancement by an antiarrhythmic peptide

Clarke, T. C., Wlliams, O. J. S., Martin, P. E. M. & Evans, W. H., 1 Mar 2009, In: European Journal of Pharmacology. 605, 1-3, p. 9-14 6 p.

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71 Citations (Scopus)

A versatile murine 3D organotypic model to evaluate aspects of wound healing and epidermal organisation

Kandyba, E., Hogins, M. B. & Martin, P. E. M., 1 Jan 2009, Epidermal Cells: Methods and Protocols. Springer Nature, p. 303-312 10 p.

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A versatile murine 3D organotypic model to evaluate aspects of wound healing and epidermal organization.

Kandyba, E., Hodgins, M. & Martin, P., 5 Sept 2009, Epidermal Cells: Methods and Protocols. Springer Nature, Vol. 585. p. 303-312 10 p. (Methods in molecular biology (Clifton, N.J.)).

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2 Citations (Scopus)

Bacillus

Logan, N. A., 1 Jan 2009, Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Springer Nature

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Brevibacillus

Logan, N. A., 1 Jan 2009, Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology. Springer Nature

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Clostridium difficile in ready-to-eat salads, Scotland

Bakri, M. M., Brown, D. J., Butcher, J. P. & Sutherland, A. D., May 2009, In: Emerging Infectious Diseases. 15, 5, p. 817-818 2 p.

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107 Citations (Scopus)

Comparison of biofilm-associated cell survival following the in vitro exposure of methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus biofilms to the antibiotics clindamycin, daptomycin, linezolid, tigecycline and vancomycin

Smith, K., Perez, A., Ramage, G., Gemmell, C. G. & Lang, S., 1 Apr 2009, In: International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents. 33, 4, p. 374-378 5 p.

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126 Citations (Scopus)

Connexin mimetic peptide Gap27 alters gene expression of actively migrating dermal fibroblasts in high glucose environments in vitro

Wright, C., Flint, D. J. & Martin, P., 2009.

Research output: Contribution to conference › Paper

Connexin mimetic peptides improve cell migration rates of human epidermal keratinocytes and dermal fibroblasts in vitro

Wright, C. S., Van Steensel, M. A. M., Hodgins, M. B. & Martin, P. E. M., Mar 2009, In: Wound Repair and Regeneration. 17, 2, p. 240-249 10 p.

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103 Citations (Scopus)

Connexin mimetic peptides increase cell migration in scrape-wounded human organotypic skin models and alter gene expression of dermal fibroblasts

Wright, C., Flint, D. J. & Martin, P., 9 Sept 2009, Journal of Investigative Dermatology . Elsevier B.V., Vol. 129. p. S81 1 p. 485

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

Curcumin adds spice to the debate: lipid metabolism in liver disease

Graham, A., 1 Aug 2009, In: British Journal of Pharmacology. 157, 8, p. 1352-1353 2 p.

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22 Citations (Scopus)

Cytokines and IGF-I in delirious and non-delirious acutely ill older medical inpatients

Adamis, D., Lunn, M., Martin, F. C., Treloar, A., Gregson, N., Hamilton, G. & Macdonald, A. J., 5 Mar 2009, In: Age and Ageing. 38, 3, p. 326-32 7 p.

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71 Citations (Scopus)

Deletion of Irs2 reduces amyloid deposition and rescues behavioural deficits in APP transgenic mice

Killick, R., Scales, G., Leroy, K., Causevic, M., Hooper, C., Irvine, E. E., Choudhury, A. I., Drinkwater, L., Kerr, F., Al-Qassab, H., Stephenson, J., Yilmaz, Z., Giese, K. P., Brion, J.-P., Withers, D. J. & Lovestone, S., 14 Aug 2009, In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 386, 1, p. 257–262 6 p.

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Differential regulation of the STARD1 subfamily of START lipid trafficking proteins in human macrophages

Borthwick, F., Taylor, J. M., Bartholomew, C. & Graham, A., 1 Apr 2009, In: FEBS Letters. 583, 7, p. 1147-1153 7 p.

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25 Citations (Scopus)

Disruption of sexual selection in sand gobies (Pomatoschistus minutus) by 17a-ethinyl estradiol, an endocrine disruptor

Saaristo, M., Craft, J. A., Lehtonen, K., Björk, H. & Lindström, K., 1 Apr 2009, In: Hormones and Behavior. 55, 4, p. 530-537 8 p.

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54 Citations (Scopus)

Down-regulation of neprilysin (EC3.4.24.11) expression in vascular endothelial cells by laminar shear stress involves NADPH oxidase-dependent ROS production

Fitzpatrick, P. A., Guinan, A. F., Walsh, T. G., Murphy, R. P., Killeen, M. T., Tobin, N. P., Pierotti, A. R. & Cummins, P. M., Nov 2009, In: International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology. 41, 11, p. 2287-2294 8 p.

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15 Citations (Scopus)

Effect of cross-linking on the resistance to enzymatic hydrolysis of waxy maize starch and low-methoxy pectin

Khondkar, D., Tester, R. F. & Karkalas, J., 1 Mar 2009, In: Food Hydrocolloids. 23, 2, p. 387-393 7 p.

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18 Citations (Scopus)

Effects of repeated ankle plantar-flexions on H-reflex and body sway during standing

Laudani, L., Wood, L., Casabona, A., Giuffrida, R. & De Vito, G., 1 Feb 2009, In: Journal of Electromyography and Kinesiology. 19, 1, p. 85-92 8 p.

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14 Citations (Scopus)

Endothelial ET(B) limits vascular remodelling and development of pulmonary hypertension during hypoxia

Kelland, N., Bagnall, A., Morecroft, I., Gulliver-Sloan, F., Dempsie, Y., Nilsen, M., Yanagisawa, M., MacLean, M. R., Kotelevtsev, Y. & Webb, D. J., Dec 2009, In: Journal of Vascular Research. 47, 1, p. 16-22 7 p.

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19 Citations (Scopus)

Enhanced Connexin 43 expression mediates cell proliferation and migration independent of connexin mediated communication

Johnstone, S. R., Wright, C. S., Errington, R. J. & Martin, P., 9 Sept 2009, Journal of Investigative Dermatology. Elsevier B.V., Vol. 129. p. S82 1 p. 487

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Gap junction diseases of the skin: novel insights from new mutations

de Zwart-Storm, E. A., Martin, P. E. M. & van Steensel, M. A. M., 1 Oct 2009, In: Expert Review of Dermatology. 4, 5, p. 455-468 14 p.

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9 Citations (Scopus)

Hepatic transcriptomic and metabolomic responses in the stickleback (Gasterosteus aculeatus) exposed to environmentally-relevant concentrations of dibenzanthracene

Williams, T., Wu, H., Santos, E., Ball, J., Katsiadaki, I., Brown, M., Baker, P., Ortago, F. & Craft, J. A., 1 Jul 2009, In: Environmental Science and Technology. 43, 16, p. 6341-6348 8 p.

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71 Citations (Scopus)

Hepatitis E virus: a potential risk for xenotransplantation?

Crossan, C. L., Busby, S., Wang, H., Takeuchi, Y., Banks, M. & Scobie, L., 30 Sept 2009, Xenotransplantation. John Wiley & Sons , p. 440 1 p. (Xenotransplantation; vol. 16, no. 5).

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Induction of angiogenesis by murine resistin: putative role of PI3-kinase and NO dependent pathways

Robertson, S. A., Rae, C. & Graham, A., 1 Jan 2009, In: Regulatory Peptides. 152, 3-Jan, p. 41-47 7 p.

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30 Citations (Scopus)

Inhibition of p38 MAPK reverses hypoxia-induced pulmonary artery endothelial dysfunction

Weerackody, R. P., Welsh, D. J., Wadsworth, R. M. & Peacock, A. J., 2009, In: American Journal of Physiology - Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 296, 5, p. H1312-H1320

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44 Citations (Scopus)

Insulinotropic actions of nateglinide in type 2 diabetic patients and effects on dipeptidyl peptidase-IV activity and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide degradation

McKillop, A., Duffy, N., Lindsay, J., Green, B., Patterson, S., O'Harte, F., Bell, P. & Flatt, P., Dec 2009, In: European Journal of Endocrinology. 161, 6, p. 877-885 9 p.

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16 Citations (Scopus)

Investigation of the effect of oral metformin on dipeptidylpeptidase-4 (DPP-4) activity in Type 2 diabetes

Cuthberston, J., Patterson, S., O'Harte, F. & Bell, P., Jun 2009, In: Diabetic Medicine. 26, 6, p. 649-654 6 p.

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42 Citations (Scopus)

Latherin: a surfactant protein of horse sweat and saliva

McDonald, R. E., Flemming, R. I., Beeley, J. G., Bovell, D. L., Lu, J. R., Zhao, X., Cooper, A. & Kennedy, M. W., 29 May 2009, In: PLoS ONE. 4, 5, 12 p., e5726.

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Mechanisms of U46619-induced contraction of rat pulmonary arteries in the presence and absence of the endothelium

McKenzie, C., MacDonald, A. & Shaw, A. M., 1 Jun 2009, In: British Journal of Pharmacology. 157, 4, p. 581-596 16 p.

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24 Citations (Scopus)

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