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Physics of animal health: on the mechano-biology of hoof growth and form (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Agele, R., Paul, E., Taylor, S., Watson, C., Sturrock, C., Drakopoulos, M., …Rauch, C. (2019). Physics of animal health: on the mechano-biology of hoof growth and form. Interface, 16(155), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1098/rsif.2019.0214

Global inequalities in economic access and agriculture productivity imply that a large number of developing countries rely on working equids for transport/agriculture/mining. Therefore, the understanding of hoof conditions/shape variations affecting... Read More about Physics of animal health: on the mechano-biology of hoof growth and form.

Use of biologically active 3D matrix for extensive skin defect treatment in veterinary practice: case report (2019)
Journal Article
Zakirova, E. Y., Shalimov, D. V., Garanina, E. E., Zhuravleva, M. N., Rutland, C. S., & Rizvanov, A. A. (2019). Use of biologically active 3D matrix for extensive skin defect treatment in veterinary practice: case report. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 6, Article 76. https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2019.00076

Objectives: Large full-thickness skin defects represent a serious veterinary problem.
Methods: We have developed novel bioactive 3D-matrixes based on fibrin glue Tissucol (Baxter), containing the combination of the adenoviral constructs with genes v... Read More about Use of biologically active 3D matrix for extensive skin defect treatment in veterinary practice: case report.

Reptilian skin and its special histological structures (2019)
Book Chapter
Rutland, C. S., Cigler, P., & Kubale Dvojmoč, V. (2019). Reptilian skin and its special histological structures. In C. S. Rutland, & V. Kubale Dvojmoč (Eds.), Veterinary anatomy and physiology (1-21). InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.84212

Reptilian skin is covered with scales forming armor that makes it watertight and enables reptiles to live on land in contrast to amphibians. An important part of the skin is the horny epidermis, with thick stratum corneum in which waxes are arranged... Read More about Reptilian skin and its special histological structures.

Veterinary anatomy and physiology (2019)
Book
Rutland, C. S., & Kubale Dvojmoč, V. (Eds.). (2019). Veterinary anatomy and physiology. InTech

Knowledge of veterinary anatomy and physiology is essential for veterinary professionals and researchers. The chapters reflect the diverse and dynamic research being undertaken in a variety of different species throughout the world. Whether the anima... Read More about Veterinary anatomy and physiology.

Insight into imiquimod skin permeation and increased delivery using microneedle pre-treatment (2019)
Journal Article
Al-Mayahy, M. H., Sabri, A. H., Rutland, C. S., Holmes, A., McKenna, J., Marlow, M., & Scurr, D. J. (2019). Insight into imiquimod skin permeation and increased delivery using microneedle pre-treatment. European Journal of Pharmaceutics and Biopharmaceutics, 139, 33-43. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejpb.2019.02.006

Basal cell carcinoma (BCC) is the most common skin cancer in humans. Topical treatment with imiquimod provides a non-invasive, self-administered treatment with relatively low treatment cost. Despite displaying excellent efficacy, imiquimod is only li... Read More about Insight into imiquimod skin permeation and increased delivery using microneedle pre-treatment.

The Anatomy, Histology and Physiology of the Healthy and Lame Equine Hoof (2019)
Book Chapter
Al-Agele, R., Paul, E., Kubale Dvojmoc, V., Sturrock, C. J., Rauch, C., & Rutland, C. S. (2019). The Anatomy, Histology and Physiology of the Healthy and Lame Equine Hoof. In Veterinary Anatomy and Physiology. IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.84514

Satisfactory investigations of the equine foot appear to be limited by the histomorphological complexity of internal hoof structures. Foot lameness is considered to be one of the most debilitating pathological disorders of the equine foot. In most sp... Read More about The Anatomy, Histology and Physiology of the Healthy and Lame Equine Hoof.

Avian Cardiovascular Disease Characteristics, Causes and Genomics (2018)
Book Chapter
Kubale, V., Merry, K., Miller, G., Ruiz Diaz, M., & Rutland, C. (2018). Avian Cardiovascular Disease Characteristics, Causes and Genomics. In X. Liu (Ed.), Application of genetics and genomics in poultry science (141-162). London: InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.78005

Cardiovascular disease is common in avian species and increasing commercial economic losses and demand for healthcare in the household/smallholding veterinary sector has resulted in increased research into these disorders. This in turn has highlighte... Read More about Avian Cardiovascular Disease Characteristics, Causes and Genomics.

Gene therapy using plasmid DNA encoding VEGF164 and FGF2 genes: a novel treatment of naturally occurring tendinitis and desmitis in horses (2018)
Journal Article
Kovac, M., Litvin, Y. A., Aliev, R. O., Zakirova, E. Y., Rutland, C. S., Kiyasov, A. P., & Rizvanov, A. A. (2018). Gene therapy using plasmid DNA encoding VEGF164 and FGF2 genes: a novel treatment of naturally occurring tendinitis and desmitis in horses. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 9, https://doi.org/10.3389/fphar.2018.00978

This clinical study describes the intralesional application of the plasmid DNA encoding two therapeutic species-specific growth factors: vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF164) and fibroblast growth factor 2 (FGF2) in seven horses to restore nat... Read More about Gene therapy using plasmid DNA encoding VEGF164 and FGF2 genes: a novel treatment of naturally occurring tendinitis and desmitis in horses.

Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease (2018)
Journal Article
Clark, N., Alibhai, A., & Rutland, C. S. (2018). Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease. Frontiers for Young Minds, 6, Article 19. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2018.00019

Heart disease is a major cause of health problems worldwide. There are many different types of heart disease, but one that is fairly common and can have lots of negative side effects is called cardiomyopathy. We know that humans and many mammals, inc... Read More about Mending a broken heart—the genetics of heart disease.

Is Your Extra X Chromosome Holding You Back? An Insight into Female Education and Academic Careers in STEMM (2017)
Book Chapter
Alibhai, A., Saigar, M. M., Harding, E., & Rutland, C. S. (2017). Is Your Extra X Chromosome Holding You Back? An Insight into Female Education and Academic Careers in STEMM. In New pedagogical challenges in the 21st century. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.71898

This review discusses whether gender inequality still exists within medical, scientific and engineering academia, with regards to the career development of academic staff. In the 1970s it was suggested that women who are talented and educated with fa... Read More about Is Your Extra X Chromosome Holding You Back? An Insight into Female Education and Academic Careers in STEMM.

Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development (2017)
Journal Article
Ghosh, T. K., Aparicio-Sánchez, J. J., Buxton, S., Ketley, A., Mohamed, T., Rutland, C. S., …Brook, J. D. (2018). Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development. Journal of Molecular and Cellular Cardiology, 114, 185-198. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjmcc.2017.11.013

© 2017 Elsevier Ltd TBX5 plays a critical role in heart and forelimb development. Mutations in TBX5 cause Holt-Oram syndrome, an autosomal dominant condition that affects the formation of the heart and upper-limb. Several studies have provided signif... Read More about Acetylation of TBX5 by KAT2B and KAT2A regulates heart and limb development.

Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls (2017)
Journal Article
Copping, K. J., Ruiz-Diaz, M. D., Rutland, C. S., Mongan, N. P., Callaghan, M., McMillen, I. C., …Perry, V. (in press). Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, https://doi.org/10.1071/RD17102

Nutritional perturbation during gestation alters male reproductive development in rodents and sheep. In cattle both the developmental trajectory of the feto–placental unit and its response to dietary perturbations is dissimilar to that of these speci... Read More about Peri-conception and first trimester diet modifies reproductive development in bulls.

Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics (2017)
Journal Article
Simpson, S., Dunning, M. D., de Brot, S., Grau-Roma, L., Mongan, N. P., & Rutland, C. S. (2017). Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics. Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica, 59, Article 71. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13028-017-0341-9

Osteosarcoma (OSA) is a rare cancer in people. However OSA incidence rates in dogs are 27 times higher than in people. Prognosis in both species is poor, with five year osteosarcoma survival rates in people not having improved in decades. For dogs, o... Read More about Comparative review of human and canine osteosarcoma: morphology, epidemiology, prognosis, treatment and genetics.

Epigenetic control of microRNA expression and cancer (2017)
Book Chapter
De Brot, S., Rutland, C. S., Mongan, N. P., & James, V. (2018). Epigenetic control of microRNA expression and cancer. In J. Chakrabarti, & S. Mitra (Eds.), Cancer and Noncoding RNAs (373-380). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-811022-5.00020-6

MicroRNAs (miRNAs or miRs) are involved in pathways central to homeostasis and cellular function, including proliferation, differentiation, and apoptosis; processes which when aberrantly regulated contribute to the hallmarks of cancer. The contributi... Read More about Epigenetic control of microRNA expression and cancer.

Heterochromatin modulation and PCG control of gene expression mediated by noncoding RNA in cancer (2017)
Book Chapter
Rutland, C. S., de Brot, S., James, V., & Mongan, N. P. (2018). Heterochromatin modulation and PCG control of gene expression mediated by noncoding RNA in cancer. In J. Chakrabarti, & S. Mitra (Eds.), Cancer and Noncoding RNAs (359-372). Elsevier. https://doi.org/10.1016/b978-0-12-811022-5.00019-x

In eukaryotes, the packaging of DNA and proteins, termed chromatin, is an essential determinant of transcription. The basic unit of chromatin, the nucleosome, is composed of ∼146 base pairs of DNA spooled around a dense protein core containing two co... Read More about Heterochromatin modulation and PCG control of gene expression mediated by noncoding RNA in cancer.

Gene therapy using plasmid DNA encoding vascular endothelial growth factor 164 and fibroblast growth factor 2 genes for the treatment of horse tendinitis and desmitis: case reports (2017)
Journal Article
Kovac, M., Litvin, Y. A., Aliev, R. O., Zakirova, E. Y., Rutland, C. S., Kiyasov, A., & Rizvanov, A. A. (2017). Gene therapy using plasmid DNA encoding vascular endothelial growth factor 164 and fibroblast growth factor 2 genes for the treatment of horse tendinitis and desmitis: case reports. Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 4(168), https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2017.00168

In this clinical study, for the first time we used the direct gene therapy to restore severe injuries of the suspensory ligament branch and superficial digital flexor tendon in horses (Equus caballus). We injected the plasmid DNA encoding two therape... Read More about Gene therapy using plasmid DNA encoding vascular endothelial growth factor 164 and fibroblast growth factor 2 genes for the treatment of horse tendinitis and desmitis: case reports.

Skull of the grey heron (Ardea cinerea ): detailed investigation of the orbital region (2017)
Journal Article
Bavdek, S., Golob, Z., Janžekovič, F., Rutland, C. S., & Kubale, V. (2017). Skull of the grey heron (Ardea cinerea ): detailed investigation of the orbital region. Anatomia, Histologia, Embryologia, 46(6), 552-557. https://doi.org/10.1111/ahe.12308

The skull of the grey heron (Ardea cinerea) was examined with an emphasis on describing the orbital region. In the young (circa sixteen to seventeen days old) heron, the frontal bone (os frontale) and nasal bone (os nasale) comprised separate paired... Read More about Skull of the grey heron (Ardea cinerea ): detailed investigation of the orbital region.

Parental protein malnutrition programmes of offspring growth and vasculature to increase risk of cardiovascular, pancreatic, and metabolic disease: lessons learned from animal studies (2017)
Journal Article
Ruiz-Diaz, M. D., Partridge, H., Davidson, F., Mongan, N. P., Gardner, D. S., & Rutland, C. S. (2017). Parental protein malnutrition programmes of offspring growth and vasculature to increase risk of cardiovascular, pancreatic, and metabolic disease: lessons learned from animal studies. European Medical Journal Reproductive Health, 3(1),

It is well known that consumption of a balanced diet throughout adulthood is key toward maintenance of optimal body weight and cardiovascular health. Research using animal models can provide insights into the programming of short and long-term health... Read More about Parental protein malnutrition programmes of offspring growth and vasculature to increase risk of cardiovascular, pancreatic, and metabolic disease: lessons learned from animal studies.