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Dynamic surfaces for the study Of mesenchymal stem cell growth through adhesion regulation (2016)
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Roberts, J., Sahoo, J., McNamara, L., Burgess, K., Yang, J., Alakpa, E., …Dalby, M. (2016). Dynamic surfaces for the study Of mesenchymal stem cell growth through adhesion regulation. ACS Nano, 10(7), 6667-6679. https://doi.org/10.1021/acsnano.6b01765

Out of their niche environment, adult stem cells, such as mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs), spontaneously differentiate. This makes both studying these important regenerative cells and growing large numbers of stem cells for clinical use challenging. Tr... Read More about Dynamic surfaces for the study Of mesenchymal stem cell growth through adhesion regulation.

Salt Effects on the Thermodynamics of a Frameshifting RNA Pseudoknot under Tension (2016)
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Hori, N., Denesyuk, N. A., & Thirumalai, D. (2016). Salt Effects on the Thermodynamics of a Frameshifting RNA Pseudoknot under Tension. Journal of Molecular Biology, 428(14), 2847-2859. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmb.2016.06.002

Because of the potential link between − 1 programmed ribosomal frameshifting and response of a pseudoknot (PK) RNA to force, a number of single-molecule pulling experiments have been performed on PKs to decipher the mechanism of programmed ribosomal... Read More about Salt Effects on the Thermodynamics of a Frameshifting RNA Pseudoknot under Tension.

Highly efficient intracellular transduction in three-dimensional gradients for programming cell fate (2016)
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Eltaher, H. M., Yang, J., Shakesheff, K. M., & Dixon, J. E. (2016). Highly efficient intracellular transduction in three-dimensional gradients for programming cell fate. Acta Biomaterialia, 41, 181-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2016.06.004

Fundamental behaviour such as cell fate, growth and death are mediated through the control of key genetic transcriptional regulators. These regulators are activated or repressed by the integration of multiple signalling molecules in spatio-temporal g... Read More about Highly efficient intracellular transduction in three-dimensional gradients for programming cell fate.

Proposing the use of partial AUC as an adjunctive measure in establishing bioequivalence between deltoid and gluteal administration of long-acting injectable antipsychotics (2016)
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Lee, L. H. N., Choi, C., Gershkovich, P., Barr, A. M., Honer, W. G., & Procyshyn, R. M. (2016). Proposing the use of partial AUC as an adjunctive measure in establishing bioequivalence between deltoid and gluteal administration of long-acting injectable antipsychotics. European Journal of Drug Metabolism and Pharmacokinetics, 41(6), 659-664. https://doi.org/10.1007/s13318-016-0348-z

The maximum plasma concentration (Cmax) and the area under the plasma concentration–time curve (AUC) are commonly used to establish bioequivalence between two formulations of the same oral medication. Similarly, these pharmacokinetic parameters have... Read More about Proposing the use of partial AUC as an adjunctive measure in establishing bioequivalence between deltoid and gluteal administration of long-acting injectable antipsychotics.

Hydromorphone for neuropathic pain in adults (2016)
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Stannard, C., Gaskell, H., Derry, S., Aldington, D., Cole, P., Cooper, T. E., …Moore, R. A. (2016). Hydromorphone for neuropathic pain in adults. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Article CD011604. https://doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD011604.pub2

BACKGROUND Opioid drugs, including hydromorphone, are commonly used to treat neuropathic pain, and are considered effective by some professionals. Most reviews have examined all opioids together. This review sought evidence specifically for hydrom... Read More about Hydromorphone for neuropathic pain in adults.

Interfering with the CCL2-glycosaminoglycan axis as a potential approach to modulate neuroinflammation (2016)
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Gschwandtner, M., Piccinini, A. M., Geriza, T., Adage, T., & Kungl, A. (2016). Interfering with the CCL2-glycosaminoglycan axis as a potential approach to modulate neuroinflammation. Neuroscience Letters, 626, 164-173. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neulet.2016.05.037

© 2016 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. Multiple Sclerosis, a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the central nervous system, involves an increased expression of monocyte chemotactic protein 1 MCP1-/CCL2. For exerting its chemotactic effects, chemokin... Read More about Interfering with the CCL2-glycosaminoglycan axis as a potential approach to modulate neuroinflammation.

Describing the characteristics, treatment pathways, outcomes, and costs of people with persistent noncancer pain managed by community pain clinics and generating an indicative estimate of cost-effectiveness: feasibility study protocol (2016)
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AlAujan, S., AlMazrou, S., Knaggs, R. D., & Elliott, R. A. (2016). Describing the characteristics, treatment pathways, outcomes, and costs of people with persistent noncancer pain managed by community pain clinics and generating an indicative estimate of cost-effectiveness: feasibility study protocol. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 9, https://doi.org/10.2147/JMDH.S97904

BACKGROUND Low back pain (LBP) and fibromyalgia (FM), also known as chronic widespread pain (CWP), are highly prevalent chronic painful conditions that have substantial impact on patients, health care systems, and society. Diagnosis is complex and... Read More about Describing the characteristics, treatment pathways, outcomes, and costs of people with persistent noncancer pain managed by community pain clinics and generating an indicative estimate of cost-effectiveness: feasibility study protocol.

The influence of nanotexturing of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) films upon human ovarian cancer cell attachment (2016)
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Ya?ayan, G., Xue, X., Collier, P., Clarke, P., Alexander, M. R., & Marlow, M. (2016). The influence of nanotexturing of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) films upon human ovarian cancer cell attachment. Nanotechnology, 27(25), https://doi.org/10.1088/0957-4484/27/25/255102

In this study, we have produced nanotextured poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) films by using polystyrene (PS) particles as a template to make a polydimethylsiloxane mould against which PLGA is solvent cast. Biocompatible, biodegradable and nanote... Read More about The influence of nanotexturing of poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) films upon human ovarian cancer cell attachment.

Surface chemistry of Ti6Al4V components fabricated using selective laser melting for biomedical applications (2016)
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Vaithilingam, J., Prina, E., Goodridge, R. D., Hague, R. J., Edmondson, S., Rose, F. R., & Christie, S. D. (2016). Surface chemistry of Ti6Al4V components fabricated using selective laser melting for biomedical applications. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 67, 294-303. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2016.05.054

Selective laser melting (SLM) has previously been shown to be a viable method for fabricating biomedical implants; however, the surface chemistry of SLM fabricated parts is poorly understood. In this study, X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) was... Read More about Surface chemistry of Ti6Al4V components fabricated using selective laser melting for biomedical applications.

Dendrimer mediated clustering of bacteria: improved aggregation and evaluation of bacterial response and viability (2016)
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Leire, E., Amaral, S. P., Louzao, I., Winzer, K., Alexander, C., Fernandez-Megia, E., & Fernandez-Trillo, F. (2016). Dendrimer mediated clustering of bacteria: improved aggregation and evaluation of bacterial response and viability. Biomaterials Science, 4(6), https://doi.org/10.1039/C6BM00079G

Here, we evaluate how cationic gallic acid-triethylene glycol (GATG) dendrimers interact with bacteria and their potential to develop new antimicrobials. We demonstrate that GATG dendrimers functionalised with primary amines in their periphery can in... Read More about Dendrimer mediated clustering of bacteria: improved aggregation and evaluation of bacterial response and viability.

Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in UK community pharmacy: an evaluation of a new service (2016)
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Twigg, M. J., Thornley, T., & Scobie, N. (2016). Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in UK community pharmacy: an evaluation of a new service. International Journal of Clinical Pharmacy, 38(4), 784-787. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11096-016-0303-8

Background Many patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) are asymptomatic and diagnosed via opportunistic screening. Community pharmacy has been advocated as a potential resource for opportunistic screening and lifestyle interventions. Objective The ob... Read More about Identification of patients with atrial fibrillation in UK community pharmacy: an evaluation of a new service.

Influence of polymer size on uptake and cytotoxicity of doxorubicin-loaded DNA–PEG conjugates (2016)
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Purdie, L., Alexander, C., Spain, S. G., & Magnusson, J. P. (2016). Influence of polymer size on uptake and cytotoxicity of doxorubicin-loaded DNA–PEG conjugates. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 27(5), https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.6b00085

Intercalation of drugs into assembled DNA systems offers versatile new mechanisms for controlled drug delivery. However, current systems are becoming increasingly complex, reducing the practicality of large scale production. Here, we demonstrate a mo... Read More about Influence of polymer size on uptake and cytotoxicity of doxorubicin-loaded DNA–PEG conjugates.

Polysilicon-chromium-gold intracellular chips for multi-functional biomedical applications (2016)
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Patiño, T., Soriano, J., Amirthalingam, E., Duran, S., González-Campo, A., Duch, M., …Nogués, C. (2016). Polysilicon-chromium-gold intracellular chips for multi-functional biomedical applications. Nanoscale, 8(16), https://doi.org/10.1039/c5nr09022a

The development of micro- and nanosystems for their use in biomedicine is a continuously growing field. One of the major goals of such platforms is to combine multiple functions in a single entity. However, achieving the design of an efficient and sa... Read More about Polysilicon-chromium-gold intracellular chips for multi-functional biomedical applications.

Quadruple labelled dual oxygen and pH-sensitive ratiometric nanosensors (2016)
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Chauhan, V. M., Giuntini, F., & Aylott, J. W. (2016). Quadruple labelled dual oxygen and pH-sensitive ratiometric nanosensors. Sensing and Bio-Sensing Research, 8, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sbsr.2016.03.007

Nanosensors capable of simultaneously measuring dissolved oxygen concentrations from 0 to 100% saturation and pH over the full physiological range, from pH 3.5 to 7.5, that advance the methods towards understanding of key biological gradients, were s... Read More about Quadruple labelled dual oxygen and pH-sensitive ratiometric nanosensors.

The role of acid-base imbalance in statin-induced myotoxicity (2016)
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Taha, D. A., de Moor, C. H., Barrett, D. A., Lee, J. B., Gandhi, R. D., Hoo, C. W., & Gershkovich, P. (2016). The role of acid-base imbalance in statin-induced myotoxicity. Translational Research, The Journal of Laboratory and Clinical Medicine, 174, 140-160.e14. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trsl.2016.03.015

Disturbances in acid-base balance, such as acidosis and alkalosis, have potential to alter the pharmacological and toxicological outcomes of statin therapy. Statins are commonly prescribed for elderly patients who have multiple co-morbidities such as... Read More about The role of acid-base imbalance in statin-induced myotoxicity.

Alkylation of staurosporine to derive a kinase probe for fluorescence applications (2016)
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Disney, A. J., Kellam, B., & Dekker, L. V. (in press). Alkylation of staurosporine to derive a kinase probe for fluorescence applications. ChemMedChem, 11, https://doi.org/10.1002/cmdc.201500589

The natural product staurosporine is a high-affinity inhibitor of nearly all mammalian protein kinases.The labelling of staurosporine has proven effective as a means of generating protein kinase research tools. Most tools have been generated by acyla... Read More about Alkylation of staurosporine to derive a kinase probe for fluorescence applications.

Age-related changes to human stratum corneum lipids detected using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry following in vivo sampling (2016)
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Starr, N. J., Johnson, D. J., Wibawa, J., Marlow, I., Bell, M., Barrett, D. A., & Scurr, D. J. (2016). Age-related changes to human stratum corneum lipids detected using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry following in vivo sampling. Analytical Chemistry, 88(8), 4400-4408. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.analchem.5b04872

This work demonstrates the ability to detect changes in both quantity and spatial distribution of human stratum corneum (SC) lipids from samples collected in vivo. The SC functions as the predominant barrier to the body, protecting against the penetr... Read More about Age-related changes to human stratum corneum lipids detected using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry following in vivo sampling.

A novel DFP tripeptide motif interacts with the coagulation factor XI apple 2 domain (2016)
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Wong, S. S., Østergaard, S., Hall, G., Li, C., Williams, P. M., Stennicke, H., & Emsley, J. (in press). A novel DFP tripeptide motif interacts with the coagulation factor XI apple 2 domain. Blood, 127(23), https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2015-10-676122

Factor XI (FXI) is the zymogen of FXIa, which cleaves FIX in the intrinsic pathway of coagulation. FXI is known to exist as a dimer and interacts with multiple proteins via its 4 apple domains in the “saucer section” of the enzyme; however, to date,... Read More about A novel DFP tripeptide motif interacts with the coagulation factor XI apple 2 domain.

Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of polyethylene glycol-paclitaxel conjugates for lung cancer therapy (2016)
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Alexander, C., Luo, T., Magnusson, J., Bosquillon, C., Préat, V., Frédérick, R., & Vanbever, R. (2016). Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of polyethylene glycol-paclitaxel conjugates for lung cancer therapy. Pharmaceutical Research, 33(7), 1671-1681. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11095-016-1908-2

Purpose Pulmonary drug delivery is considered an attractive route of drug administration for lung cancer chemotherapy. However, fast clearance mechanisms result in short residence time of small molecule drugs in the lung. Therefore, achieving a sust... Read More about Synthesis and in vitro evaluation of polyethylene glycol-paclitaxel conjugates for lung cancer therapy.

A conceptual framework toward identifying and analyzing challenges to the advancement of pharmacy (2016)
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Bader, L. R., McGrath, S., Rouse, M. J., & Anderson, C. (2016). A conceptual framework toward identifying and analyzing challenges to the advancement of pharmacy. Research in Social and Administrative Pharmacy, 13(2), 321-331. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.sapharm.2016.03.001

Background: Pharmacists and healthcare professionals are faced with increasing and changing health care needs around the world. In order to meet these demands, they are required to continuously upgrade and develop their professions. Reprofessionaliza... Read More about A conceptual framework toward identifying and analyzing challenges to the advancement of pharmacy.