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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.

Student Co-creation of Digital Learning Resources: An evaluation and reflection of veterinary pharmacy and care home pharmacy interprofessional education packages (2024)
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Chandarana, P., Rickaby, R., Sonnex, K., Allegrucci, C., & Garcia-Ara, A. (2024). Student Co-creation of Digital Learning Resources: An evaluation and reflection of veterinary pharmacy and care home pharmacy interprofessional education packages. Student Engagement in Higher Education Journal, 5(2), 203-227

Funding secured from the University of Nottingham was used to enable students to work together with academics to develop two interprofessional education (IPE) e-learning resources using XerteTM. One project focussed on veterinary pharmacy and involve... Read More about Student Co-creation of Digital Learning Resources: An evaluation and reflection of veterinary pharmacy and care home pharmacy interprofessional education packages.

Characterisation of luminal and triple-negative breast cancer with HER2 Low protein expression (2023)
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Atallah, N. M., Haque, M., Quinn, C., Toss, M. S., Makhlouf, S., Ibrahim, A., …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.

Encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast: does it have a native basement membrane? (2023)
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Ghannam, S. F., Rutland, C. S., Allegrucci, C., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2023). Encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast: does it have a native basement membrane?. Histopathology, 83(3), 376-393. https://doi.org/10.1111/his.14939

Background Encapsulated papillary carcinoma (EPC) is surrounded by a thick fibrous capsule-like structure, which is interpreted as a thickened basement membrane (BM). This study aimed to describe the geometric characteristics of the EPC capsule and... Read More about Encapsulated papillary carcinoma of the breast: does it have a native basement membrane?.

Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer (2023)
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Lothion-Roy, J., Haigh, D. B., Harris, A. E., Metzler, V. M., Alsaleem, M., Toss, M. S., …Woodcock, C. L. (2023). Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer. Frontiers in Genetics, 13, Article 1096071. https://doi.org/10.3389/fgene.2022.1096071

N6-methyladenosine (m6A) is the most abundant internal mRNA modification and is dynamically regulated through distinct protein complexes that methylate, demethylate, and/or interpret the m6A modification. These proteins, and the m6A modification, are... Read More about Clinical and molecular significance of the RNA m6A methyltransferase complex in prostate cancer.

Defining invasion in breast cancer: the role of basement membrane (2022)
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Ghannam, S. F., Rutland, C. S., Allegrucci, C., Mongan, N. P., & Rakha, E. (2022). Defining invasion in breast cancer: the role of basement membrane. Journal of Clinical Pathology, https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp-2022-208584

Basement membrane (BM) is an amorphous, sheet-like structure separating the epithelium from the stroma. BM is characterised by a complex structure comprising collagenous and non-collagenous proteoglycans and glycoproteins. In the breast, the thicknes... Read More about Defining invasion in breast cancer: the role of basement membrane.

Exploring anti-androgen therapies in hormone dependent prostate cancer and new therapeutic routes for castration resistant prostate cancer (2022)
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Harris, A. E., Metzler, V. M., Lothion-Roy, J., Varun, D., Woodcock, C. L., Haigh, D. B., …Jeyapalan, J. N. (2022). Exploring anti-androgen therapies in hormone dependent prostate cancer and new therapeutic routes for castration resistant prostate cancer. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 13, Article 1006101. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2022.1006101

Androgen deprivation therapies (ADTs) are important treatments which inhibit androgen-induced prostate cancer (PCa) progression by either preventing androgen biosynthesis (e.g. abiraterone) or by antagonizing androgen receptor (AR) function (e.g. bic... Read More about Exploring anti-androgen therapies in hormone dependent prostate cancer and new therapeutic routes for castration resistant prostate cancer.

Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds (2020)
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Simpson, S., Dunning, M., de Brot, S., Alibhai, A., Bailey, C., Woodcock, C. L., …Rutland, C. S. (2020). Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds. Cancers, 12(9), Article 2405. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12092405

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. Dogs develop osteosarcoma (OSA) and the disease process closely resembles that of human OSA. OSA has a poor prognosis in both species and disease-free intervals and cure rates have not improve... Read More about Molecular characterisation of canine osteosarcoma in high risk breeds.

A case of identity: HOX genes in normal and cancer stem cells (2019)
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Smith, J., Zyoud, A., & Allegrucci, C. (2019). A case of identity: HOX genes in normal and cancer stem cells. Cancers, 11(4), 1-13. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers11040512

Stem cells are undifferentiated cells that have the unique ability to self-renew and differentiate into many different cell types. Their function is controlled by core gene networks whose misregulation can result in aberrant stem cell function and de... Read More about A case of identity: HOX genes in normal and cancer stem cells.

Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells applied in fibrin glue stimulate peripheral nerve regeneration (2019)
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Masgutov, R., Masgutova, G., Mullakhmetova, A., Zhuravleva, M., Shulman, A., Rogozhin, A., …Rizvanov, A. (2019). Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells applied in fibrin glue stimulate peripheral nerve regeneration. Frontiers in Medicine, 6, Article 68. https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2019.00068

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) hold a great promise for cell therapy. To date, they represent one of the best choices for the treatment of post-traumatic injuries of the peripheral nervous system. Although autologous can be easily transplanted in the... Read More about Adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells applied in fibrin glue stimulate peripheral nerve regeneration.

Cancer reversion with oocyte extracts is mediated by cell cycle arrest and induction of tumour dormancy (2018)
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Saad, N., Alberio, R., Johnson, A. D., Emes, R. D., Giles, T. C., Clarke, P., …Allegrucci, C. (2018). Cancer reversion with oocyte extracts is mediated by cell cycle arrest and induction of tumour dormancy. Oncotarget, 9(22), 16008-16027. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.24664

Inducing stable control of tumour growth by tumour reversion is an alternative approach to cancer treatment when eradication of the disease cannot be achieved. The process requires re-establishment of normal control mechanisms that are lost in canc... Read More about Cancer reversion with oocyte extracts is mediated by cell cycle arrest and induction of tumour dormancy.

Pathology in practice: hereditary nephropathy in an English Cocker Spaniel (2017)
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de Brot, S., Adamany, J., Baiker, K., Allegrucci, C., Polledo, L., & Grau-Roma, L. (2017). Pathology in practice: hereditary nephropathy in an English Cocker Spaniel. Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association, 251(6), 661-664. https://doi.org/10.2460/javma.251.6.661

A thirteen-month-old male neutered orange roan English Cocker Spaniel dog was euthanized due to a prolonged history of lethargy, weight loss, severe azotemia and marked proteinuria, which was suggestive of chronic renal failure. At necropsy, both kid... Read More about Pathology in practice: hereditary nephropathy in an English Cocker Spaniel.

Principles of early human development and germ cell program from conserved model systems (2017)
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Kobayashi, T., Zhang, H., Tang, W., Irie, N., Withey, S., Klisch, D., …Surani, M. (2017). Principles of early human development and germ cell program from conserved model systems. Nature, 546, https://doi.org/10.1038/nature22812

Human primordial germ cells (hPGCs), the precursors of sperm and eggs, originate during week 2-3 of early postimplantation development(1). Using in vitro models of hPGC induction(2-4), recent studies suggest striking mechanistic differences in specif... Read More about Principles of early human development and germ cell program from conserved model systems.

Androgen dependent mechanisms of pro-angiogenic networks in placental and tumor development (2017)
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Metzler, V. M., de Brot, S., Robinson, R. S., Jeyapalan, J. N., Rakha, E., Walton, T., …Mongan, N. P. (2017). Androgen dependent mechanisms of pro-angiogenic networks in placental and tumor development. Placenta, 56, 79-85. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.placenta.2017.02.018

The placenta and tumors share important characteristics, including a requirement to establish effective angiogenesis. In the case of the placenta, optimal angiogenesis is required to sustain the blood flow required to maintain a successful pregnancy,... Read More about Androgen dependent mechanisms of pro-angiogenic networks in placental and tumor development.

HOXC8 regulates self-renewal, differentiation and transformation of breast cancer stem cells (2017)
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Shah, M., Cardenas, R., Wang, B., Persson, J., Mongan, N. P., Grabowska, A. M., & Allegrucci, C. (2017). HOXC8 regulates self-renewal, differentiation and transformation of breast cancer stem cells. Molecular Cancer, 16(38), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12943-017-0605-z

Background: Homeobox genes are master regulators of cell fate during embryonic development and their expression is altered in cancer. By regulating the balance between cell proliferation and differentiation, they maintain homeostasis of normal tissue... Read More about HOXC8 regulates self-renewal, differentiation and transformation of breast cancer stem cells.

Cyclin A1 and P450 aromatase promote metastatic homing and growth of stem-like prostate cancer cells in the bone marrow (2016)
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Miftakhova, R., Hedblom, A., Semenas, J., Robinson, B. D., Simoulis, A., Malm, J., …Persson, J. L. (2016). Cyclin A1 and P450 aromatase promote metastatic homing and growth of stem-like prostate cancer cells in the bone marrow. Cancer Research, 76(8), 2453-2464. https://doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-15-2340

Bone metastasis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in prostate cancer (PCa). While cancer stem-like cells have been implicated as a cell of origin for PCa metastases, the pathways which enable metastatic development at distal sites remain... Read More about Cyclin A1 and P450 aromatase promote metastatic homing and growth of stem-like prostate cancer cells in the bone marrow.

Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer (2015)
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de Brot, S., Ntekim, A., Cardenas, R., James, V., Allegrucci, C., Heery, D. M., …Mongan, N. P. (2015). Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer. Endocrine-Related Cancer, 22(3), Article R107-R123. https://doi.org/10.1530/ERC-15-0123

Prostate cancer (PCa) is the most common malignancy affecting men in the western world. Although radical prostatectomy and radiation therapy can successfully treat PCa in the majority of patients, up to ?30% will experience local recurrence or metast... Read More about Regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor in prostate cancer.

Modulation of pluripotency in the porcine embryo and iPS Cells (2012)
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Rodríguez, A., Allegrucci, C., & Alberio, R. (2012). Modulation of pluripotency in the porcine embryo and iPS Cells. PLoS ONE, 7(11), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0049079

The establishment of the pluripotent ICM during early mammalian development is characterized by the differential expression of the transcription factors NANOG and GATA4/6, indicative of the epiblast and hypoblast, respectively. Differences in the mec... Read More about Modulation of pluripotency in the porcine embryo and iPS Cells.