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Swing-leg trajectory of running guinea fowl suggest task-level priority of force regulation rather than disturbance rejection (2014)
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Blum, Y., Vejdani, H. R., Birn-Jeffery, A. V., Hubicki, C. M., Hurst, J. W., & Daley, M. A. (2014). Swing-leg trajectory of running guinea fowl suggest task-level priority of force regulation rather than disturbance rejection. PLoS ONE, 9(6), e100399. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0100399

To achieve robust and stable legged locomotion in uneven terrain, animals must effectively coordinate limb swing and stance phases, which involve distinct yet coupled dynamics. Recent theoretical studies have highlighted the critical influence of swi... Read More about Swing-leg trajectory of running guinea fowl suggest task-level priority of force regulation rather than disturbance rejection.

Cardiovascular effects of dietary salt intake in aged healthy cats: a 2-year prospective randomized, blinded, and controlled study (2014)
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Chetboul, V., Reynolds, B. S., Trehiou-Sechi, E., Nguyen, P., Concordet, D., Sampedrano, C. C., …Lefebvre, H. P. (2014). Cardiovascular effects of dietary salt intake in aged healthy cats: a 2-year prospective randomized, blinded, and controlled study. PLoS ONE, 9(6), e97862. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0097862

High salt dry expanded diets are commercially available for cats to increase water intake and urine volume, as part of the prevention or treatment of naturally occurring urinary stone formation (calcium oxalates and struvites). However, chronic high... Read More about Cardiovascular effects of dietary salt intake in aged healthy cats: a 2-year prospective randomized, blinded, and controlled study.

Association between nucleotide oligomerisation domain two(Nod2) gene polymorphisms and canine inflammatory bowel disease (2014)
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Kathrani, A., Lee, H., White, C., Catchpole, B., Murphy, A. M., German, A., …Allenspach, K. (2014). Association between nucleotide oligomerisation domain two(Nod2) gene polymorphisms and canine inflammatory bowel disease. Veterinary Immunology and Immunopathology, 161(1-2), 32-41. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetimm.2014.06.003

The most important genetic associations that have been implicated to play a role in the etiology of Crohn's disease (CD) in humans are single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in nucleotide oligomerisation domain 2 (NOD2). The aim of this study was to... Read More about Association between nucleotide oligomerisation domain two(Nod2) gene polymorphisms and canine inflammatory bowel disease.

CNS-targeted glucocorticoid reduces pathology in mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (2014)
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Evans, M. C., Gaillard, P. J., De Boer, M., Appeldoorn, C., Dorland, R., Sibson, N. R., …Stolp, H. B. (2014). CNS-targeted glucocorticoid reduces pathology in mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Acta Neuropathologica Communications, 2, 66. https://doi.org/10.1186/2051-5960-2-66

Hallmarks of CNS inflammation, including microglial and astrocyte activation, are prominent features in post-mortem tissue from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients and in mice overexpressing mutant superoxide dismutase-1 (SOD1 G93A ). Admini... Read More about CNS-targeted glucocorticoid reduces pathology in mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

Appearance of the canine meninges in subtraction magnetic resonance images (2014)
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Lamb, C. R., Lam, R. W., Keenihan, E. K., & Frean, S. P. (2014). Appearance of the canine meninges in subtraction magnetic resonance images. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12166

The canine meninges are not visible as discrete structures in noncontrast magnetic resonance (MR) images, and are incompletely visualized in T1‐weighted, postgadolinium images, reportedly appearing as short, thin curvilinear segments with minimal enh... Read More about Appearance of the canine meninges in subtraction magnetic resonance images.

Assessment of low-dose cisplatin as a model of nausea and emesis in beagle dogs, potential for repeated administration (2014)
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Kenward, H., Pelligand, L., & Elliott, J. (2014). Assessment of low-dose cisplatin as a model of nausea and emesis in beagle dogs, potential for repeated administration. Experimental Brain Research, 232(8), 2685-2697. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00221-014-3961-6

Cisplatin is a highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy agent, which is often used to induce nausea and emesis in animal models. The cytotoxic properties of cisplatin also cause adverse events that negatively impact on animal welfare preventing repeated... Read More about Assessment of low-dose cisplatin as a model of nausea and emesis in beagle dogs, potential for repeated administration.

Parkinson’s Disease-Linked Mutations in VPS35 Induce Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration (2014)
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Tsika, E., Glauser, L., Moser, R., Fiser, A., Daniel, G., Sheerin, U., …Moore, D. J. (2014). Parkinson’s Disease-Linked Mutations in VPS35 Induce Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration. Human Molecular Genetics, 23(17), 4621-4638. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddu178

Mutations in the vacuolar protein sorting 35 homolog (VPS35) gene at the PARK17 locus, encoding a key component of the retromer complex, were recently identified as a new cause of late-onset, autosomal dominant Parkinson's disease (PD). Here we explo... Read More about Parkinson’s Disease-Linked Mutations in VPS35 Induce Dopaminergic Neurodegeneration.

Low Dose of Propranolol Does Not Affect Rat Osteotomy Healing and Callus Strength (2014)
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Smitham, P., Crossfield, L., Hughes, G., Goodship, A., Blunn, G., & Chenu, C. (2014). Low Dose of Propranolol Does Not Affect Rat Osteotomy Healing and Callus Strength. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 32(7), 887-893. https://doi.org/10.1002/jor.22619

Experimental studies suggest that the β‐blocker propranolol stimulates bone formation but little work has investigated its effect on fracture healing. In this study, we examined if a low dose of propranolol, previously shown to be preventive against... Read More about Low Dose of Propranolol Does Not Affect Rat Osteotomy Healing and Callus Strength.

Local overexpression of the myostatin propeptide increases glucose transporter expression and enhances skeletal muscle glucose disposal (2014)
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Cleasby, M. E., Jarmin, S., Eilers, W., Elashry, M., Andersen, D. K., Dickson, G., & Foster, K. (2014). Local overexpression of the myostatin propeptide increases glucose transporter expression and enhances skeletal muscle glucose disposal. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpendo.00586.2013

Insulin resistance (IR) in skeletal muscle is a prerequisite for type 2 diabetes and is often associated with obesity. IR also develops alongside muscle atrophy in older individuals in sarcopenic obesity. The molecular defects that underpin this synd... Read More about Local overexpression of the myostatin propeptide increases glucose transporter expression and enhances skeletal muscle glucose disposal.

An ancestral non-proteolytic role for presenilin proteins in multicellular development of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum (2014)
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Ludtmann, M. H. R., Otto, G. P., Schilde, C., Chen, Z., Allan, C. Y., Brace, S., …Williams, R. S. B. (2014). An ancestral non-proteolytic role for presenilin proteins in multicellular development of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum. Journal of Cell Science, 127(7), 1576-1584. https://doi.org/10.1242/jcs.140939

Mutations in either of two presenilin genes can cause familial Alzheimer's disease. Presenilins have both proteolysis-dependent functions, as components of the γ-secretase complex, and proteolysis-independent functions in signalling. In this study, w... Read More about An ancestral non-proteolytic role for presenilin proteins in multicellular development of the social amoeba Dictyostelium discoideum.

Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) signaling and cell death in the immature central nervous system after hypoxia-ischemia and inflammation (2014)
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Kichev, A., Rousset, C. I., Baburamani, A. A., Levison, S. W., Wood, T. L., Gressens, P., …Hagberg, H. (2014). Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) signaling and cell death in the immature central nervous system after hypoxia-ischemia and inflammation. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 289(13), 9430-9439. https://doi.org/10.1074/jbc.M113.512350

Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) is a member of the TNF family. The interaction of TRAIL with death receptor 4 (DR4) and DR5 can trigger apoptotic cell death. The aim of this study was to investigate the role of TRAIL s... Read More about Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL) signaling and cell death in the immature central nervous system after hypoxia-ischemia and inflammation.

Disturbed flow promotes endothelial senescence via a p53-dependent pathway (2014)
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Warboys, C. M., De Luca, A., Amini, N., Luong, L., Duckles, H., Hsiao, S., …Evans, P. C. (2014). Disturbed flow promotes endothelial senescence via a p53-dependent pathway. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 34(5), 985-995. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.303415

Although atherosclerosis is associated with systemic risk factors such as age, high cholesterol, and obesity, plaque formation occurs predominately at branches and bends that are exposed to disturbed patterns of blood flow. The molecular mechanisms t... Read More about Disturbed flow promotes endothelial senescence via a p53-dependent pathway.

Poloxomer 188 Has a Deleterious Effect on Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle Function (2014)
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Terry, R. L., Kaneb, H. M., & Wells, D. J. (2014). Poloxomer 188 Has a Deleterious Effect on Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle Function. PLoS ONE, 9(3), e91221. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0091221

Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) is an X-linked, fatal muscle wasting disease for which there is currently no cure and limited palliative treatments. Poloxomer 188 (P188) is a tri-block copolymer that has been proposed as a potential treatment for c... Read More about Poloxomer 188 Has a Deleterious Effect on Dystrophic Skeletal Muscle Function.

Differential pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of robenacoxib and ketoprofen in a feline model of inflammation (2014)
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Pelligand, L., King, J. N., Hormazabal, V., Toutain, P. L., Elliott, J., & Lees, P. (2014). Differential pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of robenacoxib and ketoprofen in a feline model of inflammation. Journal of Veterinary Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 37(4), 354-366. https://doi.org/10.1111/jvp.12107

Robenacoxib and ketoprofen are acidic nonsteroidal anti‐inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Both are licensed for once daily administration in the cat, despite having short blood half‐lives. This study reports the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) mod... Read More about Differential pharmacokinetics and pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic modelling of robenacoxib and ketoprofen in a feline model of inflammation.

Eosinophils Are Important for Protection, Immunoregulation and Pathology during Infection with Nematode Microfilariae (2014)
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Cadman, E. T., Thysse, K. A., Bearder, S., Cheung, A. Y. N., Johnston, A. C., Lee, J. J., & Lawrence, R. A. (2014). Eosinophils Are Important for Protection, Immunoregulation and Pathology during Infection with Nematode Microfilariae. PLoS Pathogens, 10(3), e1003988. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1003988

Eosinophil responses typify both allergic and parasitic helminth disease. In helminthic disease, the role of eosinophils can be both protective in immune responses and destructive in pathological responses. To investigate whether eosinophils are invo... Read More about Eosinophils Are Important for Protection, Immunoregulation and Pathology during Infection with Nematode Microfilariae.

Adenovirus-mediated expression of Myogenic Differentiation Factor 1 (MyoD) in equine and human dermal fibroblasts enables their conversion to caffeine-sensitive myotubes (2014)
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Fernandez-Fuente, M., Martin-Duque, P., Vassaux, G., Brown, S. C., Muntoni, F., Terracciano, C. M., & Piercy, R. J. (2014). Adenovirus-mediated expression of Myogenic Differentiation Factor 1 (MyoD) in equine and human dermal fibroblasts enables their conversion to caffeine-sensitive myotubes. Neuromuscular Disorders, 24(3), 250-258. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nmd.2013.11.009

Several human and animal myopathies, such as malignant hyperthermia (MH), central core disease and equine recurrent exertional rhabdomyolysis (RER) are confirmed or thought to be associated with dysfunction of skeletal muscle calcium regulation. For... Read More about Adenovirus-mediated expression of Myogenic Differentiation Factor 1 (MyoD) in equine and human dermal fibroblasts enables their conversion to caffeine-sensitive myotubes.

Deletion of a Single beta-Catenin Allele in Osteocytes Abolishes the Bone Anabolic Response to Loading (2014)
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Javaheri, B., Stern, A. R., Lara, N., Dallas, M., Zhao, H., Liu, Y., …Johnson, M. L. (2014). Deletion of a Single beta-Catenin Allele in Osteocytes Abolishes the Bone Anabolic Response to Loading. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 29(3), 705-715. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.2064

The Wnt/β-catenin signaling pathway is essential for bone cell viability and function and for skeletal integrity. To determine if β-catenin in osteocytes plays a role in the bone anabolic response to mechanical loading, 18- to 24-week-old osteocyte β... Read More about Deletion of a Single beta-Catenin Allele in Osteocytes Abolishes the Bone Anabolic Response to Loading.

Regional variation in digital cushion pressure in the forefeet of horses and elephants (2014)
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Warner, S. E., Henry, V., Roskilly, K., Hildebrandt, T., Panagiotopoulou, O., & Hutchinson, J. R. (2014). Regional variation in digital cushion pressure in the forefeet of horses and elephants. PeerJ PrePrints, https://doi.org/10.7287/peerj.preprints.231v1

In this study, we seek to understand how the digital cushion morphologies evident in horse and elephant feet influence internal and external foot pressures. Our novel use of invasive blood pressure monitoring equipment, combined with a pressure pad a... Read More about Regional variation in digital cushion pressure in the forefeet of horses and elephants.