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Global network analysis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe reveals three distinct consequences of the common 1-kb deletion causing juvenile CLN3 disease (2021)
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Russell, C., Minnis, C. J., Townsend, S., Petschnigg, J., Tinelli, E., Bähler, J., …Mole, S. E. (2021). Global network analysis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe reveals three distinct consequences of the common 1-kb deletion causing juvenile CLN3 disease. Scientific Reports,

Juvenile CLN3 disease is a recessively inherited paediatric neurodegenerative disorder, with most patients homozygous for a 1-kb intragenic deletion in CLN3. The btn1 gene is the Schizosaccharomyces pombe orthologue of CLN3. Here, we have extended th... Read More about Global network analysis in Schizosaccharomyces pombe reveals three distinct consequences of the common 1-kb deletion causing juvenile CLN3 disease.

Early life exposure to air pollution impacts neuronal and glial cell function leading to impaired neurodevelopment (2021)
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Morris, R. H., Counsell, S. J., McGonnell, I. M., & Thornton, C. (in press). Early life exposure to air pollution impacts neuronal and glial cell function leading to impaired neurodevelopment. BioEssays, 2000288. https://doi.org/10.1002/bies.202000288

The World Health Organisation recently listed air pollution as the most significant threat to human health. Air pollution comprises particulate matter (PM), metals, black carbon and gases such as ozone (O3), nitrogen dioxide (NO2) and carbon monoxide... Read More about Early life exposure to air pollution impacts neuronal and glial cell function leading to impaired neurodevelopment.

A Grand Challenge for Animal Science: Multiple Goals – Convergent and Divergent (2021)
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Nicol, C. (2021). A Grand Challenge for Animal Science: Multiple Goals – Convergent and Divergent. Frontiers in Animal Science, 2, https://doi.org/10.3389/fanim.2021.640503

People want safe, affordable, high quality animal-derived foods, produced in ways that protect rural livelihoods and cultures and which are derived from animals that lived healthy and happy lives. These aspirations must be set alongside the overarchi... Read More about A Grand Challenge for Animal Science: Multiple Goals – Convergent and Divergent.

Sensitivity of the Natriuretic Peptide/cGMP System to Hyperammonaemia in Rat C6 Glioma Cells and GPNT Brain Endothelial Cells (2021)
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Regan, J., Mirczuk, S., Scudder, C., Stacey, E., Khan, S., Powles, T., …Fowkes, R. (2021). Sensitivity of the Natriuretic Peptide/cGMP System to Hyperammonaemia in Rat C6 Glioma Cells and GPNT Brain Endothelial Cells. Cells, https://doi.org/10.3390/cells10020398

C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP) is the major natriuretic peptide of the central nervous system and acts via its selective guanylyl cyclase-B (GC-B) receptor to regulate cGMP production in neurons, astrocytes and endothelial cells. CNP is implicated... Read More about Sensitivity of the Natriuretic Peptide/cGMP System to Hyperammonaemia in Rat C6 Glioma Cells and GPNT Brain Endothelial Cells.

Pituitary Neoplasm Nomenclature Workshop: Does Adenoma Stand the Test of Time? (2021)
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Ho, K., Fleseriu, M., Kaiser, U., Salvatori, R., Brue, T., Lopes, M. B., …Melmed, S. (2021). Pituitary Neoplasm Nomenclature Workshop: Does Adenoma Stand the Test of Time?. Journal of the Endocrine Society, 5(3), https://doi.org/10.1210/jendso/bvaa205

The WHO Classification of Endocrine Tumours designates pituitary neoplasms as adenomas. A proposed nomenclature change to pituitary neuroendocrine tumors (PitNETs) has been met with concern by some stakeholder groups. The Pituitary Society coordinate... Read More about Pituitary Neoplasm Nomenclature Workshop: Does Adenoma Stand the Test of Time?.

Systematic analysis reveals that colony housing aligns gait profiles and strengthens link between 1 histological and micro-CT bone markers in rat models of osteoarthritis 2 Short running title: Colony housing strengthens osteoarthritis research (2021)
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Chang, Y., Menges, S., Westhof, A., Kleinschmidt-Doerr, K., Brenneis, C., Pitsillides, A. A., & Chang, Y. (in press). Systematic analysis reveals that colony housing aligns gait profiles and strengthens link between 1 histological and micro-CT bone markers in rat models of osteoarthritis 2 Short running title: Colony housing strengthens osteoarthritis research. FASEB Journal, -. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.202002009R

The role of mitochondria in cocaine addiction (2021)
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Thornton, C., Grad, E., & Yaka, R. (in press). The role of mitochondria in cocaine addiction. Biochemical Journal,

The incidence of cocaine abuse is increasing especially in the UK where the rates are among the highest in Europe. In addition to its role as a psychostimulant, cocaine has profound effect on brain metabolism, impacting glycolysis and impairing oxida... Read More about The role of mitochondria in cocaine addiction.

Natriuretic peptide expression and function in GH3 somatolactotropes and feline somatotrope pituitary tumors (2021)
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Mirczuk, S., Scudder, C., Read, J., Crossley, V., Regan, J., Richardson, K., …Fowkes, R. (2021). Natriuretic peptide expression and function in GH3 somatolactotropes and feline somatotrope pituitary tumors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, -. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22031076

Patients harbouring mutations in genes encoding C-type natriuretic peptide (CNP; NPPC) or its receptor guanylyl cyclase B (GC-B, NPR2) suffer from severe growth phenotypes; loss-of-function mutations cause achondroplasia, whereas gain-of-function mut... Read More about Natriuretic peptide expression and function in GH3 somatolactotropes and feline somatotrope pituitary tumors.

Early CT in dogs following traumatic brain injury has limited value in predicting short?term prognosis (2020)
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Lee, C. Y., Llabres?Diaz, F., Wyatt, S., & Beltran, E. (2021). Early CT in dogs following traumatic brain injury has limited value in predicting short?term prognosis. Veterinary Radiology and Ultrasound, 62(2), 181-189. https://doi.org/10.1111/vru.12933

Traumatic brain injury is associated with a high risk of mortality in veterinary patients, however publications describing valid prognostic indicators are currently lacking. The objective of this retrospective observational study was to determine whe... Read More about Early CT in dogs following traumatic brain injury has limited value in predicting short?term prognosis.

Emerging Roles for Neuropilin-2 in Cardiovascular Disease (2020)
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Harman, J. L., Sayers, J., Chapman, C., & Pellet-Many, C. (2020). Emerging Roles for Neuropilin-2 in Cardiovascular Disease. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(14), 5154. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21145154

Cardiovascular disease, the leading cause of death worldwide, is predominantly associated with atherosclerosis. Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory disease characterised by the narrowing of large to medium-sized arteries due to a build-up of pl... Read More about Emerging Roles for Neuropilin-2 in Cardiovascular Disease.

Microporous Biodegradable Films Promote Therapeutic Angiogenesis (2020)
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Hendow, E., Moazen, M., Iacoviello, F., Bozec, L., Pellet?Many, C., & Day, R. (2020). Microporous Biodegradable Films Promote Therapeutic Angiogenesis. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 2000806

Peripheral arterial disease and critical limb ischemia are common symptoms of cardiovascular disease. Vascular surgery is used to create a bypass around occluded blood vessels to improve blood flow to ischemic muscle, thus avoiding the need for amput... Read More about Microporous Biodegradable Films Promote Therapeutic Angiogenesis.

Determinants of diarrhoeal diseases and height-for-age z-scores in children under five years of age in rural central Tanzania (2020)
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Kock, R. (2020). Determinants of diarrhoeal diseases and height-for-age z-scores in children under five years of age in rural central Tanzania. Open Journal of Preventive Medicine, https://doi.org/10.15167/2421-4248/jpmh2020.61.3.1486

Introduction. Childhood diarrhoeal diseases and stunting are major health problems in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Poor water supply, sanitation services and hygiene, frequently encountered in resource-poor settings, contribute to ch... Read More about Determinants of diarrhoeal diseases and height-for-age z-scores in children under five years of age in rural central Tanzania.

Neuropilin 1 mediates epicardial activation and revascularization in the regenerating zebrafish heart (2019)
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Lowe, V., Wisniewski, L., Sayers, J., Evans, I., Frankel, P., Mercader-Huber, N., …Pellet-Many, C. (2019). Neuropilin 1 mediates epicardial activation and revascularization in the regenerating zebrafish heart. Development, 146, https://doi.org/10.1242/dev.174482

Unlike adult mammals, zebrafish can regenerate their heart. A key mechanism for regeneration is the activation of the epicardium, leading to the establishment of a supporting scaffold for new cardiomyocytes, angiogenesis and cytokine secretion. Neuro... Read More about Neuropilin 1 mediates epicardial activation and revascularization in the regenerating zebrafish heart.

What can we learn from the hair of the dog? Complex effects of endogenous and exogenous stressors on canine hair cortisol (2019)
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Packer, R. M. A., Davies, A. M., Volk, H. A., Puckett, H. L., Hobbs, S. L., & Fowkes, R. C. (2019). What can we learn from the hair of the dog? Complex effects of endogenous and exogenous stressors on canine hair cortisol. PLoS ONE, 14(5), e0216000. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216000

Hair is an emerging biological matrix in which to measure chronic HPA axis activity, offering a longer term view into an animal’s life. We explored effects of exogenous (e.g. lifestyle, medications, social environment) and endogenous (e.g. disease, b... Read More about What can we learn from the hair of the dog? Complex effects of endogenous and exogenous stressors on canine hair cortisol.