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Cartilage to bone transitions in health and disease

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Staines, K. A., Pollard, A. S., McGonnell, I. M., Farquharson, C., & Pitsillides, A. A. (2013)
Cartilage to bone transitions in health and disease. Journal of Endocrinology, 219(1), R1-R12. https://doi.org/10.1530/joe-13-0276
Aberrant redeployment of the 'transient' events responsible for bone development and postnatal longitudinal growth has been reported in some diseases in what is otherwise inhe...

Engineered Nanomaterial Impact in the Liver following Exposure via an Intravenous Route–The Role of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes and Gene Expression in the Organ

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Kermanizadeh, A., Brown, D. M., Hutchison, G. R., & Stone, V. (2012)
Engineered Nanomaterial Impact in the Liver following Exposure via an Intravenous Route–The Role of Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes and Gene Expression in the Organ. Journal of Nanomedicine and Nanotechnology, 4, 157. https://doi.org/10.4172/2157-7439.1000157
Background and methods: Following exposure via a number of routes (inhalation, ingestion or injection), some Nanomaterials (NMs) translocate to secondary tissues, prominently ...

The Pancreas Is Altered by In Utero Androgen Exposure: Implications for Clinical Conditions Such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS)

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Franks, S., Rae, M. T., Grace, C., Hogg, K., Wilson, L. M., McHaffie, S. L., …Duncan, C. (2013)
The Pancreas Is Altered by In Utero Androgen Exposure: Implications for Clinical Conditions Such as Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). PLOS ONE, 8(2), https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0056263
Using an ovine model of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), (pregnant ewes injected with testosterone propionate (TP) (100 mg twice weekly) from day (d)62 to d102 of d147 gestat...

Relationship between Androgen Action in the “Male Programming Window,” Fetal Sertoli Cell Number, and Adult Testis Size in the Rat

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Scott, H. M., Hutchison, G. R., Jobling, M. S., McKinnell, C., Drake, A. J., & Sharpe, R. M. (2008)
Relationship between Androgen Action in the “Male Programming Window,” Fetal Sertoli Cell Number, and Adult Testis Size in the Rat. Endocrinology, 149, 5280-5287. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2008-0413
Fetal androgen action is an important determinant of Sertoli cell (SC) number at birth. Androgens “program” reproductive tract development in rats between embryonic d (e) 15.5...

Cortisol Inactivation by 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 May Enhance Endometrial Angiogenesis via Reduced Thrombospondin-1 in Heavy Menstruation

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Rae, M. T., Mohamad, A., Price, D., Hadoke, P. W. F., Walker, B. R., Mason, J. I., …Critchley, H. O. D. (2009)
Cortisol Inactivation by 11β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase-2 May Enhance Endometrial Angiogenesis via Reduced Thrombospondin-1 in Heavy Menstruation. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 94, 1443-1450. https://doi.org/10.1210/jc.2008-1879
Context: Heavy menstrual bleeding (HMB; menorrhagia) impairs quality of life for women and requires medication or surgery. Because glucocorticoids inhibit angiogenesis in othe...

Anti-inflammatory steroid signalling in the human peritoneum

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Fegan, K. S., Rae, M. T., Critchley, H. O. D., & Hillier, S. G. (2008)
Anti-inflammatory steroid signalling in the human peritoneum. Journal of Endocrinology, 196, 369-376. https://doi.org/10.1677/JOE-07-0419
Peritoneal surface epithelial (PSE) cells participate in adhesion formation following inflammatory injury yet adjacent ovarian SE (OSE) cells regenerate without scarification ...

The influence of particle composition and size on in vitro and in vivo biological models.

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Lightbody, J., Hutchison, G. R., Donaldson, K., & Stone, V. (2003)
The influence of particle composition and size on in vitro and in vivo biological models
Particulate air pollution has been consistently linked with an increase in morbidity and mortality due to respiratory complications and cardiovascular disease. The aim of this...

NO-loaded Zn2+-exchanged zeolite materials: A potential bifunctional anti-bacterial strategy

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Fox, S., Wilkinson, T. S., Wheatley, P. S., Xiao, B., Morris, R. E., Sutherland, A., …Rossi, A. G. (2010)
NO-loaded Zn2+-exchanged zeolite materials: A potential bifunctional anti-bacterial strategy. Acta biomaterialia, 6(4), (1515-1521). doi:10.1016/j.actbio.2009.10.038. ISSN 1742-7061
Nitric oxide (NO) is important for the regulation of a number of diverse biological processes, including vascular tone, neurotransmission, inflammatory cell responsiveness, de...

The intermediate filament protein, vimentin, is a regulator of NOD2 activity

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Stevens, C., Henderson, P., Nimmo, E. R., Soares, D. C., Dogan, B., Simpson, K. W., …Satsangi, J. (2013)
The intermediate filament protein, vimentin, is a regulator of NOD2 activity. Gut, 62(5), 695-707. https://doi.org/10.1136/gutjnl-2011-301775
Objective Mutations in the nucleotide-binding oligomerisation domain-containing protein 2 (NOD2) gene remain the strongest genetic determinants for Crohn's disease (CD). Havin...

Experimental challenge of pregnant cattle with the putative abortifacient Waddlia chondrophila

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Wheelhouse, N., Flockhart, A., Aitchison, K., Livingstone, M., Finlayson, J., Flachon, V., …Longbottom, D. (2016)
Experimental challenge of pregnant cattle with the putative abortifacient Waddlia chondrophila. Scientific Reports, 6, 37150. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep37150
Waddlia chondrophila is a Gram-negative intracellular bacterial organism that is related to classical chlamydial species and has been implicated as a cause of abortion in catt...