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The physiologic benefits of optimizing cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity – From the cell to systems level in a post-pandemic world (2024)
Journal Article
Faghy, M. A., Tatler, A., Chidley, C., Fryer, S., Stoner, L., Laddu, D., …Ashton, R. E. (2024). The physiologic benefits of optimizing cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity – From the cell to systems level in a post-pandemic world. Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases, 83, 49-54. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pcad.2024.02.006

Cardiovascular (CV) disease (CVD) is a leading cause of premature death and hospitalization which places a significant strain on health services and economies around the World. Evidence from decades of empirical and observational research demonstrate... Read More about The physiologic benefits of optimizing cardiorespiratory fitness and physical activity – From the cell to systems level in a post-pandemic world.

Accelerated elastin degradation by age-disease interaction: a common feature in age-related diseases (2024)
Journal Article
Shek, N., Choy, A., Lang, C. C., Miller, B. E., Tal-Singer, R., Bolton, C. E., …Huang, J. T. J. (2024). Accelerated elastin degradation by age-disease interaction: a common feature in age-related diseases. npj Aging, 10(1), Article 15. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41514-024-00143-7

Aging is a major driving force for many diseases but the relationship between chronological age, the aging process and age-related diseases is not fully understood. Fragmentation and loss of ultra-long-lived elastin are key features in aging and seve... Read More about Accelerated elastin degradation by age-disease interaction: a common feature in age-related diseases.

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., Shaw, D., & Sayers, I. (2024). Mepolizumab Induced Changes in Nasal Methylome and Transcriptome to Predict Response in Asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 209(10), 1268-1272. https://doi.org/10.1164/rccm.202308-1477le

Evaluation of Pathway to Diagnosis of Pediatric Brain Tumors in Tamil Nadu, India (2024)
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Kartik, P., Liu, J.-F., Sudarsan, R. T., Srinivasan, A., Jayaraman, D., Sivaprakasam, P., …Dandapani, M. (2024). Evaluation of Pathway to Diagnosis of Pediatric Brain Tumors in Tamil Nadu, India. JCO Global Oncology, 10(10), Article e2300214. https://doi.org/10.1200/go.23.00214

Purpose
Delayed diagnosis and poor awareness are significant barriers to the early intervention of pediatric brain tumors. This multicenter observational study aimed to evaluate the baseline routes and time to diagnosis for pediatric brain tumors in... Read More about Evaluation of Pathway to Diagnosis of Pediatric Brain Tumors in Tamil Nadu, India.

The clinical significance of hypoalbuminaemia (2024)
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Allison, S. P., & Lobo, D. N. (2024). The clinical significance of hypoalbuminaemia. Clinical Nutrition, 43(4), 909-914. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2024.02.018

Albumin is a relatively small molecule with a radius of 7.5 nm and a molecular weight of 65 kDa. It is the most abundant protein in plasma, accounting for 60–75% of its oncotic pressure. Its concentration in plasma is merely one static measurement re... Read More about The clinical significance of hypoalbuminaemia.

Drug-resilient cancer cell phenotype is acquired via polyploidization associated with early stress response coupled to HIF-2α transcriptional regulation (2024)
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Carroll, C., Manaprasertsak, A., Boffelli Castro, A., van den Bos, H., Spierings, D. C., Wardenaar, R., …Hammarlund, E. U. (2024). Drug-resilient cancer cell phenotype is acquired via polyploidization associated with early stress response coupled to HIF-2α transcriptional regulation. Cancer Research Communications, 4(3), 691-705. https://doi.org/10.1158/2767-9764.crc-23-0396

Therapeutic resistance and recurrence remain core challenges in cancer therapy. How therapy resistance arises is currently not fully understood with tumors surviving via multiple alternative routes. Here, we demonstrate that a subset of cancer cells... Read More about Drug-resilient cancer cell phenotype is acquired via polyploidization associated with early stress response coupled to HIF-2α transcriptional regulation.

Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles (2024)
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Brown, T. J., Rutland, C. S., Rutland, C. S., Choi, K. K., Tse, F., Pfeffers, M. J., …James, V. (2024). Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles. Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology, 12, Article 1354606. https://doi.org/10.3389/fcell.2024.1354606

Prostate cancer (PCa) is a leading male malignancy worldwide, often progressing to bone metastasis, with limited curative options. Extracellular vesicles (EVs) have emerged as key players in cancer communication and metastasis, promoting the formatio... Read More about Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles.

Infliximab for maintenance of medically-induced remission in Crohn's disease (2024)
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Gordon, M., Sinopoulou, V., Sarian, A., Akobeng, A. K., & Moran, G. W. (2024). Infliximab for maintenance of medically-induced remission in Crohn's disease. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, 2(2), Article CD012609. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD012609.pub2

BACKGROUND: Infliximab is a monoclonal antibody that binds and neutralises tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) which is present in high levels in the blood serum, mucosa and stool of patients with Crohn's disease. OBJECTIVES: To determine the effica... Read More about Infliximab for maintenance of medically-induced remission in Crohn's disease.

Free drug and ROS-responsive nanoparticle delivery of synergistic doxorubicin and olaparib combinations to triple negative breast cancer models (2024)
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Cavanagh, R. J., Monteiro, P. F., Moloney, C., Travanut, A., Mehradnia, F., Taresco, V., …Alexander, C. (2024). Free drug and ROS-responsive nanoparticle delivery of synergistic doxorubicin and olaparib combinations to triple negative breast cancer models. Biomaterials Science, 12(7), 1822-1840. https://doi.org/10.1039/d3bm01931d

Combinations of the topoisomerase II inhibitor doxorubicin and the poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase inhibitor olaparib offer potential drug-drug synergy for the treatment of triple negative breast cancers (TNBC). In this study we performed in vitro scree... Read More about Free drug and ROS-responsive nanoparticle delivery of synergistic doxorubicin and olaparib combinations to triple negative breast cancer models.

Strengthening cardiac therapy pipelines using human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (2024)
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Raniga, K., Nasir, A., Vo, N. T., Vaidyanathan, R., Dickerson, S., Hilcove, S., Mosqueira, D., Mirams, G. R., Clements, P., Hicks, R., Pointon, A., Stebbeds, W., Francis, J., & Denning, C. (2024). Strengthening cardiac therapy pipelines using human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes. Cell Stem Cell, 31(3), 292-311. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2024.01.007

Advances in hiPSC isolation and reprogramming and hPSC-CM differentiation have prompted their therapeutic application and utilization for evaluating potential cardiovascular safety liabilities. In this perspective, we showcase key efforts toward the... Read More about Strengthening cardiac therapy pipelines using human pluripotent stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes.