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Context-dependent regulation of endothelial cell metabolism: differential effects of the PPARβ/δ agonist GW0742 and VEGF-A (2020)
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Faulkner, A., Lynam, E., Purcell, R., Jones, C., Lopez, C., Board, M., Wagner, K.-D., Wagner, N., Carr, C., & Wheeler-Jones, C. (2020). Context-dependent regulation of endothelial cell metabolism: differential effects of the PPARβ/δ agonist GW0742 and VEGF-A. Scientific Reports, 10(1), https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-020-63900-0

Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor β/δ (PPARβ/δ) has pro-angiogenic functions, but whether PPARβ/δ modulates endothelial cell metabolism to support the dynamic phenotype remains to be established. This study characterised the metabolic respon... Read More about Context-dependent regulation of endothelial cell metabolism: differential effects of the PPARβ/δ agonist GW0742 and VEGF-A.

Aldosterone and the mineralocorticoid receptor in renal injury: A potential therapeutic target in feline chronic kidney disease (2020)
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Spencer, S., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Elliott, J. (2020). Aldosterone and the mineralocorticoid receptor in renal injury: A potential therapeutic target in feline chronic kidney disease. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.12848

There is a growing body of experimental and clinical evidence supporting mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) activation as a powerful mediator of renal damage in laboratory animals and humans. Multiple pathophysiological mechanisms are proposed, with the... Read More about Aldosterone and the mineralocorticoid receptor in renal injury: A potential therapeutic target in feline chronic kidney disease.

Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell calcification by ATP-analogues (2019)
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Patel, J. J., Bourne, L. E., Millán, J. L., Arnett, T. R., MacRae, V. E., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Orriss, I. R. (2019). Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell calcification by ATP-analogues. Purinergic Signalling, 15(3), 315-326. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11302-019-09672-3

Arterial medial calcification (AMC) has been associated with phenotypic changes in vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) that reportedly makes them more osteoblast-like. Previous work has shown that ATP/UTP can inhibit AMC directly via P2 receptors an... Read More about Inhibition of vascular smooth muscle cell calcification by ATP-analogues.

Differing calcification processes in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells and osteoblasts (2019)
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Patel, J. J., Bourne, L. E., Davies, B. K., Arnett, T. R., MacRae, V. E., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Orriss, I. R. (2019). Differing calcification processes in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells and osteoblasts. Experimental Cell Research, 380(1), 100-113. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yexcr.2019.04.020

Arterial medial calcification (AMC) is the deposition of calcium phosphate mineral, often as hydroxyapatite, in the medial layer of the arteries. AMC shares some similarities to skeletal mineralisation and has been associated with the transdifferenti... Read More about Differing calcification processes in cultured vascular smooth muscle cells and osteoblasts.

The cat as a naturally occurring model of renal interstitial fibrosis: Characterisation of primary feline proximal tubular epithelial cells and comparative pro-fibrotic effects of TGF-ß1 (2018)
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Lawson, J. S., Liu, H.-H., Syme, H. M., Purcell, R., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Elliott, J. (2018). The cat as a naturally occurring model of renal interstitial fibrosis: Characterisation of primary feline proximal tubular epithelial cells and comparative pro-fibrotic effects of TGF-ß1. PLoS ONE, 13(8), e0202577. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0202577

Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common in both geriatric cats and aging humans, and is pathologically characterised by chronic tubulointerstitial inflammation and fibrosis in both species. Cats with CKD may represent a spontaneously occurring, non-ro... Read More about The cat as a naturally occurring model of renal interstitial fibrosis: Characterisation of primary feline proximal tubular epithelial cells and comparative pro-fibrotic effects of TGF-ß1.

Celecoxib exerts protective effects in the vascular endothelium via COX-2-independent activation of AMPK-CREB-Nrf2 signalling (2018)
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Al-Rashed, F., Calay, D., Lang, M., Thornton, C., Bauer, A., Kiprianos, A., Haskard, D. O., Seneviratne, A., Boyle, J. J., Schönthal, A. H., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Mason, J. C. (2018). Celecoxib exerts protective effects in the vascular endothelium via COX-2-independent activation of AMPK-CREB-Nrf2 signalling. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-24548-z

Although concern remains about the athero-thrombotic risk posed by cyclo-oxygenase (COX)-2-selective inhibitors, recent data implicates rofecoxib, while celecoxib appears equivalent to NSAIDs naproxen and ibuprofen. We investigated the hypothesis tha... Read More about Celecoxib exerts protective effects in the vascular endothelium via COX-2-independent activation of AMPK-CREB-Nrf2 signalling.

Inhibition of arterial medial calcification and bone mineralization by extracellular nucleotides: The same functional effect mediated by different cellular mechanisms (2018)
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Patel, J. J., Zhu, D., Opdebeeck, B., D'Haese, P., Millán, J. L., Bourne, L. E., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., Arnett, T. R., MacRae, V. E., & Orriss, I. R. (2018). Inhibition of arterial medial calcification and bone mineralization by extracellular nucleotides: The same functional effect mediated by different cellular mechanisms. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 233(4), 3230-3243. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.26166

Arterial medial calcification (AMC) is thought to share some outward similarities to skeletal mineralization and has been associated with the transdifferentiation of vascular smooth muscle cells (VSMCs) to an osteoblast‐like phenotype. ATP and UTP ha... Read More about Inhibition of arterial medial calcification and bone mineralization by extracellular nucleotides: The same functional effect mediated by different cellular mechanisms.

Direct activation of NADPH oxidase 2 by 2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate triggers nuclear factor kappa B-dependent angiogenesis. (2017)
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Vara, D., Watt, J. M., Fortunato, T. M., Mellor, H., Burgess, M., Wicks, K., Mace, K., Reeksting, S., Lubben, A. T., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Pula, G. (2017). Direct activation of NADPH oxidase 2 by 2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate triggers nuclear factor kappa B-dependent angiogenesis. https://doi.org/10.1089/ars.2016.6869

AbstractAims: Deoxyribose-1-phosphate (dRP) is a proangiogenic paracrine stimulus released by cancer cells, platelets, and macrophages and acting on endothelial cells. The objective of this study was to clarify how dRP stimulates angiogenic responses... Read More about Direct activation of NADPH oxidase 2 by 2-deoxyribose-1-phosphate triggers nuclear factor kappa B-dependent angiogenesis..

Natriuretic peptide activation of extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathway by particulate guanylyl cyclases in GH3 somatolactotropes (2017)
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Jonas, K. C., Melrose, T., Thompson, I. R., Baxter, G. F., Lipscomb, V. J., Niessen, S. J. M., Lawson, C., McArdle, C. A., Roberson, M. S., McGonnell, I. M., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Fowkes, R. C. (2017). Natriuretic peptide activation of extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathway by particulate guanylyl cyclases in GH3 somatolactotropes. Cell and Tissue Research, 369(3), 567-578. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-017-2624-x

The natriuretic peptides, Atrial-, B-type and C-type natriuretric peptides (ANP, BNP, CNP), are regulators of many endocrine tissues and exert their effects predominantly through the activation of their specific guanylyl cyclase receptors (GC-A and G... Read More about Natriuretic peptide activation of extracellular regulated kinase 1/2 (ERK1/2) pathway by particulate guanylyl cyclases in GH3 somatolactotropes.

Urinary active transforming growth factor ß in feline chronic kidney disease (2016)
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Lawson, J. S., Syme, H. M., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Elliott, J. (2016). Urinary active transforming growth factor ß in feline chronic kidney disease. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2016.02.004

The cytokine transforming growth factor beta 1 (TGF-β1) has been widely implicated in the development and progression of renal fibrosis in chronic kidney disease (CKD) in humans and in experimental models. The aims of this study were to assess the as... Read More about Urinary active transforming growth factor ß in feline chronic kidney disease.

Lipopolysaccharide and toll-like receptor 4 in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts (2015)
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Tivers, M. S., Lipscomb, V. J., Smith, K. C., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & House, A. K. (2015). Lipopolysaccharide and toll-like receptor 4 in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.07.006

Surgical attenuation of a congenital portosystemic shunt (CPSS) results in increased portal vein perfusion, liver growth and clinical improvement. Portal lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is implicated in liver regeneration via toll-like receptor (TLR) 4 medi... Read More about Lipopolysaccharide and toll-like receptor 4 in dogs with congenital portosystemic shunts.

Expression of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 and 2 and Anti-Tubulogenic Activity of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 in Human Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells (2014)
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Fortunato, T. M., Vara, D. S., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Pula, G. (2014). Expression of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 and 2 and Anti-Tubulogenic Activity of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 in Human Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells. PLoS ONE, 9(10), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0109375

Endothelial colony-forming cells (ECFCs) are obtained from the culture of human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (hPBMNC) fractions and are characterised by high proliferative and pro-vasculogenic potential, which makes them of great interest for ce... Read More about Expression of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 and 2 and Anti-Tubulogenic Activity of Protease-Activated Receptor 1 in Human Endothelial Colony-Forming Cells.

High-fat meals rich in EPA plus DHA compared with DHA only have differential effects on postprandial lipemia and plasma 8-isoprostane F-2 alpha concentrations relative to a control high-oleic acid meal: a randomized controlled trial (2014)
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Purcell, R., Latham, S. H., Botham, K. M., Hall, W. L., & Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D. (2014). High-fat meals rich in EPA plus DHA compared with DHA only have differential effects on postprandial lipemia and plasma 8-isoprostane F-2 alpha concentrations relative to a control high-oleic acid meal: a randomized controlled trial. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 100(4), 1019-1028. https://doi.org/10.3945/ajcn.114.091223

Palmitoleic acid prevents palmitic acid-induced macrophage activation and consequent p38 MAPK-mediated-skeletal muscle insulin resistance (2014)
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Talbot, N. A., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., & Cleasby, M. E. (2014). Palmitoleic acid prevents palmitic acid-induced macrophage activation and consequent p38 MAPK-mediated-skeletal muscle insulin resistance. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 393(1-2), 129-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2014.06.010

Obesity and saturated fatty acid (SFA) treatment are both associated with skeletal muscle insulin resistance (IR) and increased macrophage infiltration. However, the relative effects of SFA and unsaturated fatty acid (UFA)-activated macrophages on mu... Read More about Palmitoleic acid prevents palmitic acid-induced macrophage activation and consequent p38 MAPK-mediated-skeletal muscle insulin resistance.

Homologous and heterologous desensitization of guanylyl cyclase-B signaling in GH3 somatolactotropes (2014)
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Thompson, I. R., Mirczuk, S. M., Smith, L., Lessey, A. J., Simbi, B., Sunters, A., Baxter, G. F., Lipscomb, V. J., McGonnell, I. M., Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D., Mukherjee, A., Roberson, M. S., McArdle, C. A., & Fowkes, R. C. (2014). Homologous and heterologous desensitization of guanylyl cyclase-B signaling in GH3 somatolactotropes. Cell and Tissue Research, 355(2), 425-36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00441-013-1763-y

The guanylyl cyclases, GC-A and GC-B, are selective receptors for atrial and C-type natriuretic peptides (ANP and CNP, respectively). In the anterior pituitary, CNP and GC-B are major regulators of cGMP production in gonadotropes and yet mouse models... Read More about Homologous and heterologous desensitization of guanylyl cyclase-B signaling in GH3 somatolactotropes.