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Using Oscillation to Improve the Insertion Depth and Consistency of Hollow Microneedles for Transdermal Insulin Delivery with Mechanistic Insights (2024)
Journal Article
Smith, F., Kotowska, A. M., Fiedler, B., Cerny, E., Cheung, K., Rutland, C. S., Chowdhury, F., Segal, J., Rawson, F. J., & Marlow, M. (2024). Using Oscillation to Improve the Insertion Depth and Consistency of Hollow Microneedles for Transdermal Insulin Delivery with Mechanistic Insights. Molecular Pharmaceutics, https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.4c00942

Microneedles (MNs) offer the potential for discrete and painless transdermal drug delivery, yet poor insertion and dosing consistency have hindered their clinical translation. Specifically, hollow MNs are appropriate for the administration of liquid... Read More about Using Oscillation to Improve the Insertion Depth and Consistency of Hollow Microneedles for Transdermal Insulin Delivery with Mechanistic Insights.

Geometric characteristics of stromal collagen fibres in breast cancer using differential interference contrast microscopy (2024)
Journal Article
Ghannam, S. F., Rutland, C. S., Allegrucci, C., Mather, M. L., Alsaleem, M., Bateman-Price, T. D., Patke, R., Ball, G., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2024). Geometric characteristics of stromal collagen fibres in breast cancer using differential interference contrast microscopy. Journal of Microscopy, https://doi.org/10.1111/jmi.13361

Breast cancer (BC) is characterised by a high level of heterogeneity, which is influenced by the interaction of neoplastic cells with the tumour microenvironment. The diagnostic and prognostic role of the tumour stroma in BC remains to be defined. Di... Read More about Geometric characteristics of stromal collagen fibres in breast cancer using differential interference contrast microscopy.

The Conflicting Prognostic Role of the Stroma–Tumor Ratio in Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes (2024)
Journal Article
Ghannam, S. F., Makhlouf, S., Alsaleem, M., Rutland, C. S., Allegrucci, C., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2024). The Conflicting Prognostic Role of the Stroma–Tumor Ratio in Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes. Modern Pathology, 37(12), Article 100607. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.modpat.2024.100607

The tumor microenvironment plays a key role in tumor progression. The proportion of the stroma-to-tumor cells (stroma-tumor ratio [STR]) has a variable prognostic significance in breast cancer (BC) molecular classes. In this study, we evaluated the m... Read More about The Conflicting Prognostic Role of the Stroma–Tumor Ratio in Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes.

Prognostic and clinical significance of the proliferation marker MCM7 in breast cancer (2024)
Journal Article
Lashen, A. G., Toss, M. S., Rutland, C. S., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2024). Prognostic and clinical significance of the proliferation marker MCM7 in breast cancer. Pathobiology, https://doi.org/10.1159/000540790

Introduction: Minichromosome maintenance complex component 7 (MCM7) plays an essential role in proliferation and DNA replication of cancer cells. However, the expression and prognostic significance of MCM7 in breast cancer (BC) remain to be defined.... Read More about Prognostic and clinical significance of the proliferation marker MCM7 in breast cancer.

The role of the ALKBH5 RNA demethylase in invasive breast cancer (2024)
Journal Article
Woodcock, C. L., Alsaleem, M., Toss, M. S., Lothion-Roy, J., Harris, A. E., Jeyapalan, J. N., Blatt, N., Rizvanov, A. A., Miftakhova, R. R., Kariri, Y. A., Madhusudan, S., Green, A. R., Rutland, C. S., Fray, R. G., Rakha, E. A., & Mongan, N. P. (2024). The role of the ALKBH5 RNA demethylase in invasive breast cancer. Discover Oncology, 15(1), Article 343. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-024-01205-8

Background: N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most common internal RNA modification and is involved in regulation of RNA and protein expression. AlkB family member 5 (ALKBH5) is a m6A demethylase. Given the important role of m6A in biological mechanism... Read More about The role of the ALKBH5 RNA demethylase in invasive breast cancer.

Epitranscriptomic mechanisms of androgen signalling and prostate cancer (2024)
Journal Article
Patke, R., Harris, A. E., Woodcock, C. L., Thompson, R., Santos, R., Kumari, A., Allegrucci, C., Archer, N., Gudas, L. J., Robinson, B. D., Persson, J. L., Fray, R., Jeyapalan, J., Rutland, C. S., Rakha, E., Madhusudan, S., Emes, R. D., Muyangwa-Semenova, M., Alsaleem, M., de Brot, S., …Lothion-Roy, J. (2024). Epitranscriptomic mechanisms of androgen signalling and prostate cancer. Neoplasia, 56, Article 101032. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neo.2024.101032

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer diagnosed in men. While radical prostatectomy and radiotherapy are often successful in treating localised disease, post-treatment recurrence is common. As the androgen receptor (AR) and androgen... Read More about Epitranscriptomic mechanisms of androgen signalling and prostate cancer.

The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer (2024)
Journal Article
Lashen, A. G., Almalki, N., Toss, M., Mirza, S., Malki, M. I., Rutland, C. S., Jeyapalan, J. N., Green, A. R., Mongan, N. P., Madhusudan, S., & Rakha, E. A. (2024). The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer. Pathology, 56(6), 826-833. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pathol.2024.03.012

Histone H1 (H.H1) is involved in chromatin organisation and gene regulation and is overexpressed in many malignant tumours, including breast cancer (BC). This study proposed and evaluated the prognostic role of H.H1 expression in BC.

H.H1 mRNA exp... Read More about The characteristics and prognostic significance of histone H1 expression in breast cancer.

Novel Insights Into the Architecture of Macro and Microstructures in Cattle Ossa Cordis (2024)
Journal Article
Alsafy, M. A. M., El-Gendy, S. A. A., Atkinson, B., Sturrock, C. J., Kamal, B. M., Alibhai, A., Abd-Elhafeez, H. H., Soliman, S., Rashwan, A. M., Roshdy, K., & Rutland, C. S. (2024). Novel Insights Into the Architecture of Macro and Microstructures in Cattle Ossa Cordis. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 30(3), 574-593. https://doi.org/10.1093/mam/ozae046

Ossa cordis, bones located within the heart trigones, are often classified as heterotopic or ectopic bones. Despite their high prevalence in cattle and some other bovids, little is known about their structure or development. Scanning electron microsc... Read More about Novel Insights Into the Architecture of Macro and Microstructures in Cattle Ossa Cordis.

Immunohistochemical Investigation into Protein Expression Patterns of FOXO4, IRF8 and LEF1 in Canine Osteosarcoma (2024)
Journal Article
de Brot, S., Cobb, J., Alibhai, A. A., Jackson-Oxley, J., Haque, M., Patke, R., Harris, A. E., Woodcock, C. L., Lothion-Roy, J., Varun, D., Thompson, R., Gomes, C., Kubale, V., Dunning, M. D., Jeyapalan, J. N., Mongan, N. P., & Rutland, C. S. (2024). Immunohistochemical Investigation into Protein Expression Patterns of FOXO4, IRF8 and LEF1 in Canine Osteosarcoma. Cancers, 16(10), Article 1945. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers16101945

Osteosarcoma (OSA) is the most common type of primary bone malignancy in people and dogs. Our previous molecular comparisons of canine OSA against healthy bone resulted in the identification of differentially expressed protein-expressing genes (forkh... Read More about Immunohistochemical Investigation into Protein Expression Patterns of FOXO4, IRF8 and LEF1 in Canine Osteosarcoma.

Modulation of the pre-metastatic bone niche: molecular changes mediated by bone-homing prostate cancer extracellular vesicles (2024)
Journal Article
Brown, T. J., Rutland, C. S., Rutland, C. S., Choi, K. K., Tse, F., Pfeffers, M. J., Peffers, M. J., Mongan, N. P., Arkill, K. P., Ritchie, A., Clarke, P. A., Ratan, H., Allegrucci, C., Grabowska, A. M., & 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.

Changes in Immune Response during Pig Gestation with a Focus on Cytokines (2024)
Journal Article
Velez, C., Williamson, D., Lorena Cánovas, M., Romina Giai, L., Rutland, C., Pérez, W., & Barbeito, C. G. (2024). Changes in Immune Response during Pig Gestation with a Focus on Cytokines. Veterinary Sciences, 11(1), Article 50. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci11010050

Pigs have the highest percentage of embryonic death not associated with specific diseases of all livestock species, at 20–45%. During gestation processes, a series of complex alterations can arise, including embryonic migration and elongation, matern... Read More about Changes in Immune Response during Pig Gestation with a Focus on Cytokines.

Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance (2023)
Journal Article
Makhlouf, S., Quinn, C., Toss, M., Alsaleem, M., Atallah, N. M., Ibrahim, A., Rutland, C. S., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. A. (2024). Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance. European Journal of Cancer, 197, Article 113473. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113473

Background

Oestrogen receptor (ER) positive breast cancer (BC) patients are eligible for endocrine therapy (ET), regardless of ER immunohistochemical expression level. There is a wide spectrum of ER expression and the response to ET is not uniform... Read More about Quantitative expression of oestrogen receptor in breast cancer: Clinical and molecular significance.

Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression (2023)
Journal Article
Atallah, N. M., Haque, M., Quinn, C., Toss, M. S., Makhlouf, S., Ibrahim, A., Green, A. R., Alsaleem, M., Rutland, C. S., Allegrucci, C., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2023). Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression. European Journal of Cancer, 195, Article 113371. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejca.2023.113371

Background: Breast cancer (BC) expressing low levels of human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2 Low) is an emerging category that needs further refining. This study aims to provide a comprehensive clinico-pathological and molecular profile of... Read More about Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression.

Characterizing Two New Henneguya Species in the Respiratory Organs of African Sharptooth Catfish (2023)
Journal Article
Emeish, W. F. A., Fawaz, M. M., Hussein, N. M., Al-Amgad, Z., Abd-ElHafeez, H. H., Rutland, C. S., & Bakry, K. A. (2023). Characterizing Two New Henneguya Species in the Respiratory Organs of African Sharptooth Catfish. Microscopy and Microanalysis, 29(5), 1774-1790. https://doi.org/10.1093/micmic/ozad091

Henneguya species are myxozoans, a suborder of Cnidaria, which can affect the gills and extrarespiratory organs of the African sharptooth catfish, Clarias gariepinus. This research describes natural infection-induced histological alterations caused b... Read More about Characterizing Two New Henneguya Species in the Respiratory Organs of African Sharptooth Catfish.

Heart ventricles of the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius): new insights from sectional anatomy, 3D computed tomography, and morphometry (2023)
Journal Article
Alsafy, M. A., El-Gendy, S. A., Kamal, B. M., Rutland, C. S., Abd-Elhafeez, H. H., Soliman, S., ELKhamary, A. N., & Nomir, A. G. (2023). Heart ventricles of the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius): new insights from sectional anatomy, 3D computed tomography, and morphometry. BMC Zoology, 8, Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40850-023-00173-w

Dromedary camel heart morphology is a crucial research topic with clinical applications. The study aims to understand the dromedary camel anatomy, morphology, and architecture of the ventricular mass. Results: Sagittal and transverse gross sections w... Read More about Heart ventricles of the dromedary camel (Camelus dromedarius): new insights from sectional anatomy, 3D computed tomography, and morphometry.

Cardiovascular Stem Cell Applications in Experimental Animal Models (2023)
Book Chapter
Jeyapalan, J. N., Cockcroft, J., Rizvanov, A. A., Haider, K. H., & Rutland, C. S. (2023). Cardiovascular Stem Cell Applications in Experimental Animal Models. In K. H. Haider (Ed.), Cardiovascular Applications of Stem Cells (465-490). Springer Nature Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-99-0722-9_16

Stem cells are increasingly used in various species for differing diseases, most frequently experimentally. In addition, several animals are also used as models for both veterinary and human medicine. Differing stem cell types have been trialed with... Read More about Cardiovascular Stem Cell Applications in Experimental Animal Models.

Anatomical oropharyngeal cavity specialisations in the cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus, Linnaeus, 1758) (2023)
Journal Article
El-Bakary, N. E., Alsafy, M. A., Rutland, C. S., El-Gendy, S. A., & Kamal, B. M. (2023). Anatomical oropharyngeal cavity specialisations in the cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus, Linnaeus, 1758). Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, 52(6), 821-1033. https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12943

Trichiurus lepturus is a carnivorous fish, and most of the previous anatomical research has focused on computed tomography imaging and histology of their teeth and fangs, while the remaining structures of pharyngeal cavity remain unexplored. The pres... Read More about Anatomical oropharyngeal cavity specialisations in the cutlassfish (Trichiurus lepturus, Linnaeus, 1758).

Morphology of migrating telocytes and their potential role in stem cell differentiation during cartilage development in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (2023)
Preprint / Working Paper
Abd‐Elhafeez, H. H., Rutland, C. S., & Soliman, S. Morphology of migrating telocytes and their potential role in stem cell differentiation during cartilage development in catfish (Clarias gariepinus)

Telocytes (TCs) are present in a broad range of species and regulate processes including homeostasis, tissue regeneration and immunosurveillance. This novel study describes the morphological features of migrating TCs and their role during cartilage d... Read More about Morphology of migrating telocytes and their potential role in stem cell differentiation during cartilage development in catfish (Clarias gariepinus).

Morphology of migrating telocytes and their potential role in stem cell differentiation during cartilage development in catfish (Clarias gariepinus) (2023)
Journal Article
Abd-Elhafeez, H. H., Rutland, C. S., & Soliman, S. A. (2023). Morphology of migrating telocytes and their potential role in stem cell differentiation during cartilage development in catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Microscopy Research and Technique, 86(9), 1108-1121. https://doi.org/10.1002/jemt.24374

Telocytes (TCs) are present in a broad range of species and regulate processes including homeostasis, tissue regeneration and immunosurveillance. This novel study describes the morphological features of migrating TCs and their role during cartilage d... Read More about Morphology of migrating telocytes and their potential role in stem cell differentiation during cartilage development in catfish (Clarias gariepinus).