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Functional performance of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold: a pre-clinical in vitro tribological study (2024)
Journal Article
Cowie, R. M., Macri-Pellizzeri, L., McLaren, J., Sanderson, W. J., Felfel, R. M., Scotchford, C. A., …Jennings, L. M. (2024). Functional performance of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold: a pre-clinical in vitro tribological study. Royal Society Open Science, 11(1), Article 230431. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsos.230431

Osteochondral grafts are used for repair of focal osteochondral lesions. Autologous grafts are the gold standard treatment; however, limited graft availability and donor site morbidity restrict use. Therefore, there is a clinical need for different g... Read More about Functional performance of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold: a pre-clinical in vitro tribological study.

Thymosin beta 4 prevents systemic lipopolysaccharide-induced plaque load in middle-age APP/PS1 mice (2023)
Journal Article
Othman, O., Marshall, H., Masterson, M., Winlow, P., Gibson, G., Ding, Y., & Pardon, M. (2023). Thymosin beta 4 prevents systemic lipopolysaccharide-induced plaque load in middle-age APP/PS1 mice. International Immunopharmacology, 117, Article 109951. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.intimp.2023.109951

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) produced by the gut during systemic infections and inflammation is thought to contribute to Alzheimer's disease (AD) progression. Since thymosin beta 4 (Tβ4) effectively reduces LPS-induced inflammation in sepsis, we tested i... Read More about Thymosin beta 4 prevents systemic lipopolysaccharide-induced plaque load in middle-age APP/PS1 mice.

OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and 3D imaging of live cell cultures (2023)
Working Paper
Mendonca, T., Lis-Slimak, K., Matheson, A. B., Smith, M. G., Anane-Adjei, A. B., Cavanagh, R., …Wright, A. J. OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and 3D imaging of live cell cultures

Biomechanical cues from the extracellular matrix (ECM) are essential for directing many cellular processes, from normal development and repair, to disease progression. To better understand cell-matrix interactions, we have developed a new instrument... Read More about OptoRheo: Simultaneous in situ micro-mechanical sensing and 3D imaging of live cell cultures.

Looking Under the Lamppost: The Search for New Cancer Targets in the Human Kinome (2022)
Journal Article
Sueca-Comes, M., Rusu, E. C., Grabowska, A. M., & Bates, D. O. (2022). Looking Under the Lamppost: The Search for New Cancer Targets in the Human Kinome. Pharmacological Reviews, 74(4), 1136-1145. https://doi.org/10.1124/pharmrev.121.000410

The number of cancer drugs is increasing as new chemical entities are developed to target molecules, often protein kinases, driving cancer progression. In 2009, Fedorov et al. identified that of the protein kinases in the human kinome, most of the fo... Read More about Looking Under the Lamppost: The Search for New Cancer Targets in the Human Kinome.

Hepatitis C subtyping assay failure in UK patients born in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for global treatment and elimination (2022)
Journal Article
Adeboyejo, K., King, B., Tsoleridis, T., Tarr, A. W., McLauchlan, J., Irving, W. L., …McClure, C. P. (2023). Hepatitis C subtyping assay failure in UK patients born in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for global treatment and elimination. Journal of Medical Virology, 95(1), Article e28178. https://doi.org/10.1002/jmv.28178

Background andAims: The newly developed direct-acting antivirals have revolutionized the treatment of chronic hepatitis C virus (HCV), with cure rates as high as 98% in some cohorts. Although genome sequencing has demonstrated that some subtypes of H... Read More about Hepatitis C subtyping assay failure in UK patients born in sub-Saharan Africa: Implications for global treatment and elimination.

Enhanced permeation by amphiphilic surfactant is spatially heterogenous at membrane and cell level (2022)
Journal Article
Cavanagh, R., Shubber, S., Vllasaliu, D., & Stolnik, S. (2022). Enhanced permeation by amphiphilic surfactant is spatially heterogenous at membrane and cell level. Journal of Controlled Release, 345, 734-743. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2022.03.053

In the context of increased interest in permeability enhancement technologies to achieve mucosal delivery of drugs and biologics, we report our study on effects of the amphiphilic surfactant at cell membrane and cell population levels. Our results sh... Read More about Enhanced permeation by amphiphilic surfactant is spatially heterogenous at membrane and cell level.

Direct RT-qPCR Assay for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Saliva Samples (2022)
Journal Article
Tarantini, F. S., Wu, S., Jenkins, H., Lopez, A. T., Tomlin, H., Hyde, R., …Benest, A. V. (2022). Direct RT-qPCR Assay for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Saliva Samples. Methods and Protocols, 5(2), Article 25. https://doi.org/10.3390/mps5020025

Since mid-2020 there have been complexities and difficulties in the standardisation and administration of nasopharyngeal swabs. Coupled with the variable and/or poor accuracy of lateral flow devices, this has led to increased societal ‘testing fatigu... Read More about Direct RT-qPCR Assay for the Detection of SARS-CoV-2 in Saliva Samples.

Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold (2022)
Journal Article
Pitrolino, K. A., Felfel, R. M., Pellizzeri, L. M., McLaren, J., Popov, A. A., Sottile, V., …Grant, D. M. (2022). Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold. Carbohydrate Polymers, 282, Article 119126. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.carbpol.2022.119126

An innovative approach was developed to engineer a multi-layered chitosan scaffold for osteochondral defect repair. A combination of freeze drying and porogen-leaching out methods produced a porous, bioresorbable scaffold with a distinct gradient of... Read More about Development and in vitro assessment of a bi-layered chitosan-nano-hydroxyapatite osteochondral scaffold.

Saliva for COVID-19 testing: Simple but useless or an undervalued resource? (2021)
Journal Article
Pijuan-Galito, S., Tarantini, F. S., Tomlin, H., Jenkins, H., Thompson, J. L., Scales, D., …Denning, C. (2021). Saliva for COVID-19 testing: Simple but useless or an undervalued resource?. Frontiers in Virology, 1, Article 778790. https://doi.org/10.3389/fviro.2021.778790

During the COVID-19 pandemic, countries with robust population-based asymptomatic testing were generally successful in controlling virus spread, hence reducing hospitalizations and deaths. This effectiveness inspired widespread asymptomatic surveilla... Read More about Saliva for COVID-19 testing: Simple but useless or an undervalued resource?.

Polymer pro-drug nanoparticles for sustained release of cytotoxic drugs evaluated in patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines and in situ gelling formulations (2021)
Journal Article
Vasey, C. E., Cavanagh, R. J., Taresco, V., Moloney, C., Smith, S., Rahman, R., & Alexander, C. (2021). Polymer pro-drug nanoparticles for sustained release of cytotoxic drugs evaluated in patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines and in situ gelling formulations. Pharmaceutics, 13(2), https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics13020208

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common, malignant and aggressive brain tumour in adults. Despite the use of multimodal treatments, involving surgery, followed by concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy, the median survival for patients remains less... Read More about Polymer pro-drug nanoparticles for sustained release of cytotoxic drugs evaluated in patient-derived glioblastoma cell lines and in situ gelling formulations.