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Evaluation of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Characteristics as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke (2023)
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Rakkar, K., Othman, O. A., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2023). Evaluation of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Characteristics as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke. Stem Cell Reviews and Reports, 19(6), 1856-1869. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12015-023-10544-y

Ageing impairs endothelial function and predisposes the person to ischaemic stroke (IS). Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs) repair endothelial damage and induce post-ischaemic neovascularisation. Given the prevalence of IS in older population, this... Read More about Evaluation of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Characteristics as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke.

Caecilian Genomes Reveal the Molecular Basis of Adaptation and Convergent Evolution of Limblessness in Snakes and Caecilians (2023)
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Ovchinnikov, V., Uliano-Silva, M., Wilkinson, M., Wood, J., Smith, M., Oliver, K., Sims, Y., Torrance, J., Suh, A., McCarthy, S. A., Durbin, R., & O’Connell, M. J. (2023). Caecilian Genomes Reveal the Molecular Basis of Adaptation and Convergent Evolution of Limblessness in Snakes and Caecilians. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 40(5), 1-11. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msad102

We present genome sequences for the caecilians Geotrypetes seraphini (3.8 Gb) and Microcaecilia unicolor (4.7 Gb), representatives of a limbless, mostly soil-dwelling amphibian clade with reduced eyes, and unique putatively chemosensory tentacles. Mo... Read More about Caecilian Genomes Reveal the Molecular Basis of Adaptation and Convergent Evolution of Limblessness in Snakes and Caecilians.

Extracellular Vesicles Potentiate Medulloblastoma Metastasis in an EMMPRIN and MMP-2 Dependent Manner (2023)
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Jackson, H. K., Mitoko, C., Linke, F., Macarthur, D., Kerr, I. D., & Coyle, B. (2023). Extracellular Vesicles Potentiate Medulloblastoma Metastasis in an EMMPRIN and MMP-2 Dependent Manner. Cancers, 15(9), Article 2601. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers15092601

Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as pivotal mediators of communication in the tumour microenvironment. More specifically, nanosized extracellular vesicles termed exosomes have been shown to contribute to the establishment of a premetastatic... Read More about Extracellular Vesicles Potentiate Medulloblastoma Metastasis in an EMMPRIN and MMP-2 Dependent Manner.

Living cells as a biological analog of optical tweezers – a non-invasive microrheology approach (2023)
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Hardiman, W., Clark, M., Friel, C., Huett, A., Pérez-Cota, F., Setchfield, K., Wright, A. J., & Tassieri, M. (2023). Living cells as a biological analog of optical tweezers – a non-invasive microrheology approach. Acta Biomaterialia, 166, 317-325. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2023.04.039

Microrheology, the study of fluids on micron length-scales, promises to reveal insights into cellular biology, including mechanical biomarkers of disease and the interplay between biomechanics and cellular function. Here a minimally-invasive passive... Read More about Living cells as a biological analog of optical tweezers – a non-invasive microrheology approach.

Yolk Fatty Acid Content, Lipid Health Indices, and Oxidative Stability in Eggs of Slow-Growing Sasso Chickens Fed on Flaxseed Supplemented with Plant Polyphenol Extracts (2023)
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Tadesse, D., Retta, N., Girma, M., Ndiwa, N., Dessie, T., Hanotte, O., Getachew, P., Dannenberger, D., & Maak, S. (2023). Yolk Fatty Acid Content, Lipid Health Indices, and Oxidative Stability in Eggs of Slow-Growing Sasso Chickens Fed on Flaxseed Supplemented with Plant Polyphenol Extracts. Foods, 12(9), Article 1819. https://doi.org/10.3390/foods12091819

Previous attempts to increase the level of flaxseed in hens’ diet for the production of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs)-enriched eggs have been commonly associated with undesirable effects on production efficiency, lipid health indices, a... Read More about Yolk Fatty Acid Content, Lipid Health Indices, and Oxidative Stability in Eggs of Slow-Growing Sasso Chickens Fed on Flaxseed Supplemented with Plant Polyphenol Extracts.

A burst of genomic innovation at the origin of placental mammals mediated embryo implantation (2023)
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Taylor, A. S., Tinning, H., Ovchinnikov, V., Edge, J., Smith, W., Pullinger, A. L., Sutton, R. A., Constantinides, B., Wang, D., Forbes, K., Forde, N., & O'Connell, M. J. (2023). A burst of genomic innovation at the origin of placental mammals mediated embryo implantation. Communications Biology, 6, Article 459. https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-04809-y

The origin of embryo implantation in mammals ~148 million years ago was a dramatic shift in reproductive strategy, yet the molecular changes that established mammal implantation are largely unknown. Although progesterone receptor signalling predates... Read More about A burst of genomic innovation at the origin of placental mammals mediated embryo implantation.

Longitudinal Associations of Dietary Sugars and Glycaemic Index with Indices of Glucose Metabolism and Body Fatness during 3-Year Weight Loss Maintenance: A PREVIEW Sub-Study (2023)
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Della Corte, K., Jalo, E., Kaartinen, N. E., Simpson, L., Taylor, M. A., Muirhead, R., Raben, A., Macdonald, I. A., Fogelholm, M., & Brand-Miller, J. (2023). Longitudinal Associations of Dietary Sugars and Glycaemic Index with Indices of Glucose Metabolism and Body Fatness during 3-Year Weight Loss Maintenance: A PREVIEW Sub-Study. Nutrients, 15(9), Article 2083. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu15092083

Background: Dietary sugars are often linked to the development of overweight and type 2 diabetes (T2D) but inconsistencies remain. Objective: We investigated associations of added, free, and total sugars, and glycaemic index (GI) with indices of gluc... Read More about Longitudinal Associations of Dietary Sugars and Glycaemic Index with Indices of Glucose Metabolism and Body Fatness during 3-Year Weight Loss Maintenance: A PREVIEW Sub-Study.

The wild mouse bone marrow has a unique myeloid and lymphoid composition and phenotype (2023)
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Muir, A., Bennett, A., Smith, H., Logunova, L., Wolfenden, A., Fenn, J., Lowe, A. E., Brass, A., Grainger, J. R., Konkel, J. E., Bradley, J. E., Mair, I., & Else, K. J. (2023). The wild mouse bone marrow has a unique myeloid and lymphoid composition and phenotype. Discovery Immunology, 2(1), Article kyad005. https://doi.org/10.1093/discim/kyad005

The murine bone marrow has a central role in immune function and health as the primary source of leukocytes in adult mice. Laboratory mice provide a human-homologous, genetically manipulable and reproducible model that has enabled an immeasurable vol... Read More about The wild mouse bone marrow has a unique myeloid and lymphoid composition and phenotype.

Early‐life immune expression profiles predict later‐life health and fitness in a wild rodent (2023)
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Wanelik, K. M., Begon, M., Bradley, J. E., Friberg, I. M., Taylor, C. H., Jackson, J. A., Paterson, S., Bradley, J. E., & Friberg, I. M. (2023). Early‐life immune expression profiles predict later‐life health and fitness in a wild rodent. Molecular Ecology, 32(13), 3471-3482. https://doi.org/10.1111/mec.16950

Individuals differ in the nature of the immune responses they produce, affecting disease susceptibility and ultimately health and fitness. These differences have been hypothesized to have an origin in events experienced early in life that then affect... Read More about Early‐life immune expression profiles predict later‐life health and fitness in a wild rodent.

Acai Berry (Euterpe sp.) Extracts Are Neuroprotective against L-Glutamate-Induced Toxicity by Limiting Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cellular Redox Stress (2023)
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ALNasser, M. N., AlSaadi, A. M., Whitby, A., Kim, D. H., Mellor, I. R., & Carter, W. G. (2023). Acai Berry (Euterpe sp.) Extracts Are Neuroprotective against L-Glutamate-Induced Toxicity by Limiting Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cellular Redox Stress. Life, 13(4), Article 1019. https://doi.org/10.3390/life13041019

Aberrant accumulation of the neurotransmitter L-glutamate (L-Glu) has been implicated as a mechanism of neurodegeneration, and the release of L-Glu after stroke onset leads to a toxicity cascade that results in neuronal death. The acai berry (Euterpe... Read More about Acai Berry (Euterpe sp.) Extracts Are Neuroprotective against L-Glutamate-Induced Toxicity by Limiting Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Cellular Redox Stress.