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Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies (2018)
Journal Article
Finding, E. J. T., Lawson, C., Elliott, J., Harris, P. A., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2018.06.001

Microvesicles are small (up to 1 μm) vesicles found in plasma and other bodily fluids. They are recognised as part of the normal system of inter-cellular communication but altered numbers are also used as biomarkers of disease. Microvesicles have not... Read More about Cell specific microvesicles vary with season and disease predisposition in healthy and previously laminitic ponies.

Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies (2018)
Journal Article
Timpson, A., De Mestre, A. M., Elliott, J., Harris, P. A., Cheng, Z. R., Mirczuk, S. M., …Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2018.06.009

The aims of the study were to determine whether adipose tissue global gene expression (i) differs between never laminitic (NL) and previously laminitic (PL) ponies; (ii) is influenced by season and/or a diet designed to simulate spring grass and (iii... Read More about Seasonal and dietary influences on adipose tissue and systemic gene expression in control and previously laminitic ponies.

Effect of varying the dose of corn syrup on the insulin and glucose response to the oral sugar test (2018)
Journal Article
Jocelyn, N. A., Harris, P. A., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Effect of varying the dose of corn syrup on the insulin and glucose response to the oral sugar test. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(6), 836-841. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12826

After an overnight fast, in a three‐way randomised crossover study with a 7‐day washout, 0.15, 0.3 or 0.45 mL/kg bwt corn syrup was administered orally to eight ponies (5 PL and 3 NL) and blood obtained between 0 and 120 min. Serum [insulin] and [glu... Read More about Effect of varying the dose of corn syrup on the insulin and glucose response to the oral sugar test.

Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentrations in ponies measured by two different assays suggests seasonal cross reactivity or interference (2018)
Journal Article
Knowles, E. J., Moreton-Clack, M. C., Shaw, S., Harris, P. A., Elliott, J., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2018). Plasma adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH) concentrations in ponies measured by two different assays suggests seasonal cross reactivity or interference. Equine Veterinary Journal, 50(5), 672-677. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12797

Use of the oral sugar test in ponies when performed with or without prior fasting (2016)
Journal Article
Knowles, E. J., Harris, P. A., Elliott, J., & Menzies-Gow, N. J. (2016). Use of the oral sugar test in ponies when performed with or without prior fasting. Equine Veterinary Journal, 49, 519-524. https://doi.org/10.1111/evj.12607

Background
It is recommended that the Oral Sugar Test (OST) for insulin dysregulation (ID) is performed after an overnight fast but fasting is impractical in ponies kept solely at pasture. There are few data on OST repeatability and reliability in p... Read More about Use of the oral sugar test in ponies when performed with or without prior fasting.

Evaluation of a commercially available radioimmunoassay and species-specific ELISAs for measurement of high concentrations of insulin in equine serum
Journal Article
Borer-Weir, K. E., Bailey, S. R., Menzies-Gow, N. J., Harris, P. A., & Elliott, J. Evaluation of a commercially available radioimmunoassay and species-specific ELISAs for measurement of high concentrations of insulin in equine serum. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 73(10), 1596-1602. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.73.10.1596