Transcriptomics using lung resection material to advance our understanding of COPD and IPF pathogenesis
(2024)
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Rakkar, K., Thakkar, D., Portelli, M. A., Hall, I., Schlüter, H., & Sayers, I. (2024). Transcriptomics using lung resection material to advance our understanding of COPD and IPF pathogenesis. ERJ Open Research, https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00061-2024
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Mepolizumab Induced Changes in Nasal Methylome and Transcriptome to Predict Response in Asthma (2024)
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Rakkar, K., Pang, Y. L., Rajasekar, P., Portelli, M. A., Hall, R. J., Clifford, R. L., …Sayers, I. (2024). Mepolizumab Induced Changes in Nasal Methylome and Transcriptome to Predict Response in Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202308-1477le
Analysis of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Subtypes as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke (2023)
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ABDULKADIR, R., RAKKAR, K., OTHMAN, O., SPRIGG, N., BATH, P., & BAYRAKTUTAN, U. (2023). Analysis of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Subtypes as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 21843. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48907-7Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), expressing markers for stemness (CD34), immaturity (CD133) and endothelial maturity (KDR), may determine the extent of post-stroke vascular repair. Given the prevalence of stroke in elderly, this study explored wh... Read More about Analysis of Endothelial Progenitor Cell Subtypes as Clinical Biomarkers for Elderly Patients with Ischaemic Stroke.
Analysis of endothelial progenitor cell subtypes as clinical biomarkers for elderly patients with ischaemic stroke (2023)
Journal Article
Kadir, R. R. A., Rakkar, K., Othman, O. A., Sprigg, N., Bath, P. M., & Bayraktutan, U. (2023). Analysis of endothelial progenitor cell subtypes as clinical biomarkers for elderly patients with ischaemic stroke. Scientific Reports, 13, Article 21843. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-48907-7Endothelial progenitor cells (EPCs), expressing markers for stemness (CD34), immaturity (CD133) and endothelial maturity (KDR), may determine the extent of post-stroke vascular repair. Given the prevalence of stroke in elderly, this study explored wh... Read More about Analysis of endothelial progenitor cell subtypes as clinical biomarkers for elderly patients with ischaemic stroke.
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-yAgeing 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.
Human bronchial epithelial cells from patients with asthma have an altered gene expression profile (2022)
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Bhaker, S., Portelli, M. A., Rakkar, K., Shaw, D., Johnson, S., Brightling, C., & Sayers, I. (2022). Human bronchial epithelial cells from patients with asthma have an altered gene expression profile. ERJ Open Research, 8(1), Article 0625-2021. https://doi.org/10.1183/23120541.00625-2021Published21February2022
Translational Analysis of Moderate to Severe Asthma GWAS Signals Into Candidate Causal Genes and Their Functional, Tissue-Dependent and Disease-Related Associations (2021)
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Portelli, M. A., Rakkar, K., Hu, S., Guo, Y., Adcock, I. M., & Sayers, I. (2021). Translational Analysis of Moderate to Severe Asthma GWAS Signals Into Candidate Causal Genes and Their Functional, Tissue-Dependent and Disease-Related Associations. Frontiers in Allergy, 2, Article 738741. https://doi.org/10.3389/falgy.2021.738741Asthma affects more than 300 million people globally and is both under diagnosed and under treated. The most recent and largest genome-wide association study investigating moderate to severe asthma to date was carried out in 2019 and identified 25 in... Read More about Translational Analysis of Moderate to Severe Asthma GWAS Signals Into Candidate Causal Genes and Their Functional, Tissue-Dependent and Disease-Related Associations.