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Stem cell therapy for tendon and ligament injuries in the horse - technique and outcome
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Smith, R. K. W. Stem cell therapy for tendon and ligament injuries in the horse - technique and outcome

The technique involves the collection of bone marrow from the sternum in the standing sedated horse, followed by isolation and expansion of the nucleated adherent cell population (containing the MSCs) in the laboratory. After approximately 2-3 weeks,... Read More about Stem cell therapy for tendon and ligament injuries in the horse - technique and outcome.

Diagnostic ultrasound of the limb joints, muscle and bone in horses
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Smith, M., & Smith, R. K. W. Diagnostic ultrasound of the limb joints, muscle and bone in horses. In Practice, 30(3), 152-159

DIAGNOSTIC ultrasonography for the musculoskeletal system in the horse was first used in the early 1980s. Initial applications were directed towards the diagnosis of flexor tendon and ligament injuries in the distal limb, but this modality is now com... Read More about Diagnostic ultrasound of the limb joints, muscle and bone in horses.

Identifying the cellular basis for reimplantation failure in repair of the rotator cuff
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Simon, D. W. N., Clarkin, C. E., Das-Gupta, V., Rawlinson, S. C. F., Emery, R. J., & Pitsillides, A. A. Identifying the cellular basis for reimplantation failure in repair of the rotator cuff. https://doi.org/10.1302/0301-620x.90b5.20013

We examined cultured osteoblasts derived from paired samples from the greater tuberosity and acromion from eight patients with large chronic tears of the rotator cuff. We found that osteoblasts from the tuberosity had no apparent response to mechanic... Read More about Identifying the cellular basis for reimplantation failure in repair of the rotator cuff.

Investigating the pathology of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy
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Brown, S. C., Piercy, R. J., Muntoni, F., & Sewry, C. A. Investigating the pathology of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy. Biochemical Society Transactions, 36(Pt 6), 1335-1338. https://doi.org/10.1042/bst0361335

EDMD (Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy) is caused by mutations in either the gene encoding for lamin A/C (LMNA) located at 1q21.2-q21.3 of emerin (EMD) located at Xq28. Autosomal dominant EDMD caused by LMNA mutations is more common than the X-linke... Read More about Investigating the pathology of Emery-Dreifuss muscular dystrophy.

Take-off and landing kinetics of a free-ranging gliding mammal, the Malayan colugo (Galeopterus variegatus)
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Byrnes, G., Lim, N. T. L., & Spence, A. J. Take-off and landing kinetics of a free-ranging gliding mammal, the Malayan colugo (Galeopterus variegatus). https://doi.org/10.1098/rspb.2007.1684

Arboreal animals negotiate a highly three-dimensional world that is discontinuous on many spatial scales. As the scale of substrate discontinuity increases, many arboreal animals rely on leaping or gliding locomotion between distant supports. In orde... Read More about Take-off and landing kinetics of a free-ranging gliding mammal, the Malayan colugo (Galeopterus variegatus).

Heparan sulfate-dependent ERK activation contributes to the overexpression of fibrotic proteins and enhanced contraction by scleroderma fibroblasts
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Chen, Y. L., Leask, A., Abraham, D. J., Pala, D., Xu, S. W., Khan, K., Liu, S. X., Carter, D. E., Wilcox-Adelman, S., Goetinck, P., Denton, C. P., Black, C. M., Pitsillides, A. A., Sarraf, C. E., & Eastwood, M. Heparan sulfate-dependent ERK activation contributes to the overexpression of fibrotic proteins and enhanced contraction by scleroderma fibroblasts. Arthritis and Rheumatism, 58(2), 577-585. https://doi.org/10.1002/art.23146

Objective. To investigate the contribution of heparan sulfate proteoglycan and Ras/MEK/ERK to the overexpression of profibrotic proteins and the enhanced contractile ability of dermal fibroblasts from patients with systemic sclerosis (SSc; scleroderm... Read More about Heparan sulfate-dependent ERK activation contributes to the overexpression of fibrotic proteins and enhanced contraction by scleroderma fibroblasts.

Evaluation of VEGF-Mediated signaling in primary human cells reveals a paracrine action for VEGF in osteoblast-mediated crosstalk to endothelial cells
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Clarkin, C. E., Emery, R. J., Pitsillides, A. A., & Wheeler-Jones, C. P. D. Evaluation of VEGF-Mediated signaling in primary human cells reveals a paracrine action for VEGF in osteoblast-mediated crosstalk to endothelial cells. Journal of Cellular Physiology, 214(2), 537-544. https://doi.org/10.1002/jcp.21234

Communication between endothelial and bone cells is crucial for controlling vascular supply during bone growth, remodeling, and repair but the molecular mechanisms coordinating this intercellular crosstalk remain ill-defined. We have used primary hum... Read More about Evaluation of VEGF-Mediated signaling in primary human cells reveals a paracrine action for VEGF in osteoblast-mediated crosstalk to endothelial cells.

Comparative anatomy and muscle architecture of selected hind limb muscles in the Quarter Horse and Arab
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Crook, T. C., Cruickshank, S. E., McGowan, C. M., Stubbs, N., Wakeling, J. M., Wilson, A. M., & Payne, R. C. Comparative anatomy and muscle architecture of selected hind limb muscles in the Quarter Horse and Arab. Journal of Anatomy, 212(2), 144-152. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7580.2007.00848.x

The Quarter Horse (bred for acceleration) and the Arab (bred for endurance) are situated at either end of the equine athletic spectrum. Studies into the form and function of the leg muscles in human sprint and endurance runners have demonstrated that... Read More about Comparative anatomy and muscle architecture of selected hind limb muscles in the Quarter Horse and Arab.

Assessment of the transformation of equine skin-derived fibroblasts to multinucleated skeletal myotubes following lentiviral-induced expression of equine myogenic differentiation 1
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Fernandez-Fuente, M., Ames, E. G., Wagner, M. L., Zhou, H., Strom, M., Zammit, P. S., Mickelson, J. R., Muntoni, F., Brown, S. C., & Piercy, R. J. Assessment of the transformation of equine skin-derived fibroblasts to multinucleated skeletal myotubes following lentiviral-induced expression of equine myogenic differentiation 1. American Journal of Veterinary Research, 69(12), 1637-1645. https://doi.org/10.2460/ajvr.69.12.1637

Objective - To develop a reliable method for converting cultured equine skin-derived fibroblasts into muscle cells. Sample Population - Equine skin-derived fibroblasts. Procedures - The equine myogenic differentiation 1 (eqMyoD) genomic sequence was... Read More about Assessment of the transformation of equine skin-derived fibroblasts to multinucleated skeletal myotubes following lentiviral-induced expression of equine myogenic differentiation 1.

Regenerative medicine for tendinous and ligamentous injuries of sport horses
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Fortier, L. A., & Smith, R. K. W. Regenerative medicine for tendinous and ligamentous injuries of sport horses. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cveq.2007.11.002

After tendon injury the scar tissue that replaces the damaged tendon results in a substantial risk for reinjury. The goal of regenerative therapies is to restore normal structural architecture and biomechanical function to an injured tissue. Successf... Read More about Regenerative medicine for tendinous and ligamentous injuries of sport horses.

Genomic variants at the PINK1 locus are associated with transcript abundance and plasma nonesterified fatty acid concentrations in European whites
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Franks, P. W., Scheele, C., Loos, R. J. F., Nielsen, A. R., Finucane, F. M., Wahlestedt, C., Pedersen, B. K., Wareham, N. J., & Timmons, J. A. Genomic variants at the PINK1 locus are associated with transcript abundance and plasma nonesterified fatty acid concentrations in European whites. FASEB Journal, 22(9), 3135-3145. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.08-107086