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A Trifecta of New Insights into Ovine Footrot for Infection Drivers, Immune Response, and Host-Pathogen Interactions (2021)
Journal Article
Blanchard, A. M., Staley, C. E., Shaw, L., Wattegedera, S. R., Baumbach, C., Michler, J. K., …Tötemeyer, S. (2021). A Trifecta of New Insights into Ovine Footrot for Infection Drivers, Immune Response, and Host-Pathogen Interactions. Infection and Immunity, 89(10), Article e00270-21. https://doi.org/10.1128/iai.00270-21

Footrot is a polymicrobial infectious disease in sheep causing severe lameness, leading to one of the industry’s largest welfare problems. The complex etiology of footrot makes in situ or in vitro investigations difficult. Computational methods offer... Read More about A Trifecta of New Insights into Ovine Footrot for Infection Drivers, Immune Response, and Host-Pathogen Interactions.

Proangiogenic Effect of 2A-Peptide Based Multicistronic Recombinant Constructs Encoding VEGF and FGF2 Growth Factors (2021)
Journal Article
Gatina, D. Z., Garanina, E. E., Zhuravleva, M. N., Synbulatova, G. E., Mullakhmetova, A. F., Solovyeva, V. V., …Salafutdinov, I. I. (2021). Proangiogenic Effect of 2A-Peptide Based Multicistronic Recombinant Constructs Encoding VEGF and FGF2 Growth Factors. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(11), Article 5922. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms22115922

Coronary artery disease remains one of the primary healthcare problems due to the high cost of treatment, increased number of patients, poor clinical outcomes, and lack of effective therapy. Though pharmacological and surgical treatments positively a... Read More about Proangiogenic Effect of 2A-Peptide Based Multicistronic Recombinant Constructs Encoding VEGF and FGF2 Growth Factors.

Diagnosis, Prognosis, Management, Treatment, Research and Advances in Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy (2021)
Book Chapter
Simpson, S., Kordtomeikel, K., Wong, S., Bennison, S., El-Gendy, S. A., Cobb, M., & Rutland, C. S. (2021). Diagnosis, Prognosis, Management, Treatment, Research and Advances in Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy. In C. Rutland (Ed.), Canine Medicine : Recent Topics and Advanced Research (1-22). InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.97682

Dilated cardiomyopathy involves enlargement of the ventricular chamber and systolic dysfunction. The reduction in quality of life and increased levels of congestive heart failure, combined with the high diagnosis rate within the canine population, hi... Read More about Diagnosis, Prognosis, Management, Treatment, Research and Advances in Canine Dilated Cardiomyopathy.

Skeleton Growth in Guinea Pigs and Humans (2021)
Journal Article
Skinner, Z., Clark, N., Rutland, S., Dawkins, A., & Rutland, C. S. (2021). Skeleton Growth in Guinea Pigs and Humans. Frontiers for Young Minds, 9,

Every animal has a skeleton made up of many different bones. Bones are vital. Without bones we would not be able to move, protect our internal organs, store important minerals, or even make some cell types! When we are young, in addition to growing,... Read More about Skeleton Growth in Guinea Pigs and Humans.

Current Trends in Cancer Immunotherapy (2020)
Journal Article
Filin, I. Y., Solovyeva, V. V., Kitaeva, K. V., Rutland, C. S., & Rizvanov, A. A. (2020). Current Trends in Cancer Immunotherapy. Biomedicines, 8(12), 1-36. https://doi.org/10.3390/biomedicines8120621

The search for an effective drug to treat oncological diseases, which have become the main scourge of mankind, has generated a lot of methods for studying this affliction. It has also become a serious challenge for scientists and clinicians who have... Read More about Current Trends in Cancer Immunotherapy.

The Importance of Anatomy (2020)
Journal Article
Stanford, K., Rutland, S., Sturrock, C. J., & Rutland, C. S. (2020). The Importance of Anatomy. Frontiers for Young Minds, 8, Article 546763. https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2020.546763

Anatomy is the knowledge about the structure of the bodies of animals and people. This includes information about blood vessels, organs, the skeleton, and nerves. But have you ever wondered where the anatomical information in science books and websit... Read More about The Importance of Anatomy.

Critical Impact of Different Conserved Endoplasmic Retention Motifs and Dopamine Receptor Interacting Proteins (DRIPs) on Intracellular Localization and Trafficking of the D2 Dopamine Receptor (D2-R) Isoforms (2020)
Journal Article
Blagotinšek Cokan, K., Mavri, M., Rutland, C. S., Glišić, S., Senćanski, M., Vrecl, M., & Kubale, V. (2020). Critical Impact of Different Conserved Endoplasmic Retention Motifs and Dopamine Receptor Interacting Proteins (DRIPs) on Intracellular Localization and Trafficking of the D2 Dopamine Receptor (D2-R) Isoforms. Biomolecules, 10(10), Article 1355. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom10101355

The type 2 dopamine receptor D2 (D2-R), member of the G protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily, exists in two isoforms, short (D2S-R) and long (D2L-R). They differ by an additional 29 amino acids (AA) in the third cytoplasmic loop (ICL3) of the... Read More about Critical Impact of Different Conserved Endoplasmic Retention Motifs and Dopamine Receptor Interacting Proteins (DRIPs) on Intracellular Localization and Trafficking of the D2 Dopamine Receptor (D2-R) Isoforms.

Promising Applications of Tumor Spheroids and Organoids for Personalized Medicine (2020)
Journal Article
Gilazieva, Z., Ponomarev, A., Rutland, C., Rizvanov, A., & Solovyeva, V. (2020). Promising Applications of Tumor Spheroids and Organoids for Personalized Medicine. Cancers, 12(10), Article 2727. https://doi.org/10.3390/cancers12102727

One of the promising directions in personalized medicine is the use of three-dimensional (3D) tumor models such as spheroids and organoids. Spheroids and organoids are three-dimensional cultures of tumor cells that can be obtained from patient tissue... Read More about Promising Applications of Tumor Spheroids and Organoids for Personalized Medicine.

Can Toothache Cause Heartbreak? (2020)
Journal Article
Clark, N., Skinner, Z., & Rutland, C. S. (2020). Can Toothache Cause Heartbreak?. Frontiers for Young Minds, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2020.00087

Poor mouth care and heart disease are two major health concerns worldwide. Both conditions occur in humans and in many mammals, including our pets. “Periodontal” is the word used to refer to structures surrounding the teeth, including the gums and bo... Read More about Can Toothache Cause Heartbreak?.

Gene Therapy as a Modern Method of Treating Naturally Occurring Tendinitis and Desmitis in Horses (2020)
Book Chapter
Zakirova, E., Milomir, K., Zhuravleva, M., Rutland, C., & Rizvanov, A. (2020). Gene Therapy as a Modern Method of Treating Naturally Occurring Tendinitis and Desmitis in Horses. In C. Rutland, & A. Rizvanov (Eds.), Equine science. InTech. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92352

Tendon and ligament injuries have always been complex to treat, with recovery often taking many months, if successful at all. This chapter looks at recent work undertaken using regenerative medicine, specifically gene therapy and the advances that ha... Read More about Gene Therapy as a Modern Method of Treating Naturally Occurring Tendinitis and Desmitis in Horses.

Mouse Tumor Models for Advanced Cancer Immunotherapy (2020)
Journal Article
Chulpanova, D. S., Kitaeva, K. V., Rutland, C. S., Rizvanov, A. A., & Solovyeva, V. V. (2020). Mouse Tumor Models for Advanced Cancer Immunotherapy. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 21(11), Article 4118. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms21114118

Recent advances in the development of new methods of cancer immunotherapy require the production of complex cancer animal models that reliably reflect the complexity of the tumor and its microenvironment. Mice are good animals to create tumor models... Read More about Mouse Tumor Models for Advanced Cancer Immunotherapy.

The Function of Seven Transmembrane Receptors in the Cardiovascular System and Their Role in the Development of Cardiomyopathy (2020)
Book Chapter
Kubale, V., Prozorowska, E., Glocová, K., Slater, L., & Rutland, C. (2020). The Function of Seven Transmembrane Receptors in the Cardiovascular System and Their Role in the Development of Cardiomyopathy. In D. Gaze (Ed.), . United Kingdom: IntechOpen. https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.92628

The G-protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs, also called seven-transmembrane receptor, 7TMRs, or heptahelical receptor) are a conserved family of seven transmembrane receptors which are essential not only in the healthy heart and blood vessels but also in... Read More about The Function of Seven Transmembrane Receptors in the Cardiovascular System and Their Role in the Development of Cardiomyopathy.

Epidemiology and risk factors of osteosarcoma (2020)
Journal Article
Sadykova, L. R., Ntekim, A. I., Muyangwa-Semenova, M., Rutland, C. S., Jeyapalan, J. N., Blatt, N., & Rizvanov, A. (2020). Epidemiology and risk factors of osteosarcoma. Cancer Investigation, 38(5), 259-269. https://doi.org/10.1080/07357907.2020.1768401

Osteosarcoma is a rare tumor diagnosed at any age; however younger age is a common risk factor. In addition, multiple factors are believed to contribute to higher rates of osteosarcoma, particularly race and gender. Although diagnosed worldwide, oste... Read More about Epidemiology and risk factors of osteosarcoma.

Cell Culture Based in vitro Test Systems for Anticancer Drug Screening (2020)
Journal Article
Solovyeva, V. V., Kitaeva, K. V., Rutland, C. S., & Rizvanov, A. A. (2020). Cell Culture Based in vitro Test Systems for Anticancer Drug Screening. Frontiers in Bioengineering and Biotechnology, 8, https://doi.org/10.3389/fbioe.2020.00322

The development of new high-tech systems for screening anticancer drugs is one of the main problems of preclinical screening. Poor correlation between preclinical in vitro and in vivo data with clinical trials remains a major concern. The choice of t... Read More about Cell Culture Based in vitro Test Systems for Anticancer Drug Screening.

Blood Vessels Under the Microscope (2020)
Journal Article
Machado, M. J. C., Mitchell, C. A., Franklin, J., Thorpe, A., & Rutland, C. S. (2020). Blood Vessels Under the Microscope. Frontiers for Young Minds, 7, https://doi.org/10.3389/frym.2019.00151

This paper looks at blood vessels. All humans and animals have blood vessels, including your pet rabbit or dog, a whale or a giraffe! We need blood vessels to stay alive. This paper answers many questions, including what blood vessels are used for an... Read More about Blood Vessels Under the Microscope.

Morphological and imaging evaluation of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints in healthy and lame donkeys (2019)
Journal Article
El-Gendy, S. A., Alsafy, M. A., Rutland, C. S., EL-Khamary, A. N., Abu-Ahmed, H. M., & El-Kammar, M. H. (2020). Morphological and imaging evaluation of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints in healthy and lame donkeys. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 88, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jevs.2019.102904

The donkey is of socio-economic value yet imaging techniques in both healthy and abnormal limbs are a limiting factor in research and medicine. The objective was to determine anatomical features of both healthy and clinically abnormal donkey metacarp... Read More about Morphological and imaging evaluation of the metacarpophalangeal and metatarsophalangeal joints in healthy and lame donkeys.

Production and Application of Multicistronic Constructs for Various Human Disease Therapies (2019)
Journal Article
Shaimardanova, A. A., Kitaeva, K. V., Abdrakhmanova, I. I., Chernov, V. M., Rutland, C. S., Rizvanov, A. A., …Solovyeva, V. V. (2019). Production and Application of Multicistronic Constructs for Various Human Disease Therapies. Pharmaceutics, 11, 580. https://doi.org/10.3390/pharmaceutics11110580

The development of multicistronic vectors has opened up new opportunities to address the fundamental issues of molecular and cellular biology related to the need for the simultaneous delivery and joint expression of several genes. To date, the exampl... Read More about Production and Application of Multicistronic Constructs for Various Human Disease Therapies.

Potential therapeutic application of mesenchymal stem cells in ophthalmology (2019)
Journal Article
Zakirova, E. Y., Valeeva, A., Aimaletdinov, A., Nefedovskaya, L., Akhmetshin, R., Rutland, C., & Rizvanov, A. (2019). Potential therapeutic application of mesenchymal stem cells in ophthalmology. Experimental Eye Research, 189, Article 107863. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exer.2019.107863

At present a wide variety of methods have been proposed to treat eye disorders, drug therapies are most commonly used. It should be noted that effective treatment modalities especially for degeneration of the retina and optic nerve are lacking. In th... Read More about Potential therapeutic application of mesenchymal stem cells in ophthalmology.

Veterinary anatomy and physiology (2019)
Book
Rutland, C. S., & Kubale Dvojmo?, 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.