Exposure to a Nonionic Surfactant Induces a Response Akin to Heat-Shock Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells: Implications for Excipients Safety

Cavanagh, Robert J.; Smith, Paul A.; Stolnik, Snow

doi:10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00934

Method for RNA extraction and transcriptomic analysis of single fungal spores (2019)
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Geoghegan, I. A., Emes, R. D., Archer, D. B., & Avery, S. V. (2020). Method for RNA extraction and transcriptomic analysis of single fungal spores. MethodsX, 7, 50-55. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mex.2019.12.002

Transcriptomic analysis of single cells has been increasingly in demand in recent years, thanks to technological and methodological advances as well as growing recognition of the importance of individuals in biological systems. However, the majority... Read More about Method for RNA extraction and transcriptomic analysis of single fungal spores.

Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals (2019)
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Casewell, N. R., Petras, D., Card, D. C., Suranse, V., Mychajliw, A. M., Richards, D., …Turvey, S. T. (2019). Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(51), 25745–25755. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1906117116

Venom systems are key adaptations that have evolved throughout the tree of life and typically facilitate predation or defense. Despite venoms being model systems for studying a variety of evolutionary and physiological processes, many taxonomic group... Read More about Solenodon genome reveals convergent evolution of venom in eulipotyphlan mammals.

Mechanistic investigations into the encapsulation and release of small molecules and proteins from a supramolecular nucleoside gel in vitro and in vivo (2019)
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Faidra Angelerou, M. G., Markus, R., Paraskevopoulou, V., Foralosso, R., Clarke, P., Alvarez, C. V., …Marlow, M. (2020). Mechanistic investigations into the encapsulation and release of small molecules and proteins from a supramolecular nucleoside gel in vitro and in vivo. Journal of Controlled Release, 317, 118-129. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jconrel.2019.10.011

Supramolecular gels have recently emerged as promising biomaterials for the delivery of a wide range of bioactive molecules, from small hydrophobic drugs to large biomolecules such as proteins. Although it has been demonstrated that each encapsulated... Read More about Mechanistic investigations into the encapsulation and release of small molecules and proteins from a supramolecular nucleoside gel in vitro and in vivo.

Mitochondrial DNA copy number associates with insulin sensitivity and aerobic capacity, and differs between sedentary, overweight middle-aged males with and without type 2 diabetes (2019)
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Constantin-Teodosiu, D., Constantin, D., Pelsers, M. M., Verdijk, L. B., van Loon, L., & Greenhaff, P. (2019). Mitochondrial DNA copy number associates with insulin sensitivity and aerobic capacity, and differs between sedentary, overweight middle-aged males with and without type 2 diabetes. International Journal of Obesity, https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-019-0473-2

Background/objectives: Increased risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is linked to impaired muscle mitochondrial function and reduced mitochondrial DNA copy number (mtDNAnum). However, studies have failed to control for habitual physical activity... Read More about Mitochondrial DNA copy number associates with insulin sensitivity and aerobic capacity, and differs between sedentary, overweight middle-aged males with and without type 2 diabetes.

Modulation of T regulatory and dendritic cell phenotypes following ingestion of Bifidobacterium longum, active hexose correlated compound (AHCC®) and azithromycin in healthy individuals (2019)
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Chowdhury, A. H., Cámara, M., Verma, C., Eremin, O., Kulkarni, A. D., & Lobo, D. N. (2019). Modulation of T regulatory and dendritic cell phenotypes following ingestion of Bifidobacterium longum, active hexose correlated compound (AHCC®) and azithromycin in healthy individuals. Nutrients, 11(10), Article 2470. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102470

The probiotic Bifidus BB536 (BB536), which contains Bifidobacterium longum, has been shown to have enhanced probiotic effects when given together with a standardized extract of cultured Lentinula edodes mycelia (AHCC®, Amino Up Co. Ltd., Sapporo, Jap... Read More about Modulation of T regulatory and dendritic cell phenotypes following ingestion of Bifidobacterium longum, active hexose correlated compound (AHCC®) and azithromycin in healthy individuals.

A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the µ-opioid receptor (2019)
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Dekan, Z., Sianati, S., Yousuf, A., Sutcliffe, K. J., Gillis, A., Mallet, C., …Christie, M. J. (2019). A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the µ-opioid receptor. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 116(44), 22353-22358. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1908662116

An Australian estuarine isolate ofPenicilliumsp. MST-MF667 yielded3 tetrapeptides named the bilaids with an unusual alternating LDLDchirality. Given their resemblance to known short peptide opioidagonists, we elucidated that they were weak (Kilow mic... Read More about A tetrapeptide class of biased analgesics from an Australian fungus targets the µ-opioid receptor.

Characterization of human FcεRIα chain expression and gene copy number in humanized rat basophilic leukaemia (RBL) reporter cell lines (2019)
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Ali Ali, E., Kalli, M., Wan, D., Nakamura, R., Onion, D., Alanine, D. G., …Falcone, F. H. (2019). Characterization of human FcεRIα chain expression and gene copy number in humanized rat basophilic leukaemia (RBL) reporter cell lines. PLoS ONE, 14(8), Article e0221034. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.+pone.0221034

Several laboratories have created rat basophil leukemia (RBL) cell lines stably transfected with the human high affinity IgE receptor (FcεRI H). More recently, humanized RBL cell lines saw the introduction of reporter genes such as luciferase (RS-ATL... Read More about Characterization of human FcεRIα chain expression and gene copy number in humanized rat basophilic leukaemia (RBL) reporter cell lines.

Model-based Bayesian inference of brain oxygenation using quantitative BOLD (2019)
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Cherukara, M. T., Stone, A. J., Chappell, M. A., & Blockley, N. P. (2019). Model-based Bayesian inference of brain oxygenation using quantitative BOLD. NeuroImage, 202, Article 116106. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neuroimage.2019.116106

© 2019 The Authors Streamlined Quantitative BOLD (sqBOLD) is an MR technique that can non-invasively measure physiological parameters including Oxygen Extraction Fraction (OEF) and deoxygenated blood volume (DBV) in the brain. Current sqBOLD methodol... Read More about Model-based Bayesian inference of brain oxygenation using quantitative BOLD.

Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. (2019)
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Ayling, K., Fairclough, L., Buchanan, H., Wetherell, M. A., & Vedhara, K. (2019). Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial. Health Psychology, 38(11), 984-996. https://doi.org/10.1037/hea0000786

Objective: Positive mood on the day of vaccination has been associated with subsequent antibody responses to the influenza vaccine in older adults. The primary aim of this trial was to examine whether a brief intervention was able to enhance positive... Read More about Mood and influenza vaccination in older adults: A randomized controlled trial..

Epoxy–amine oligomers from terpenes with applications in synergistic antifungal treatments (2019)
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O’Brien, D. M., Vallieres, C., Alexander, C., Howdle, S. M., Stockman, R. A., & Avery, S. V. (2019). Epoxy–amine oligomers from terpenes with applications in synergistic antifungal treatments. Journal of Materials Chemistry B, 7(34), 5222-5229. https://doi.org/10.1039/c9tb00878k

A bis-epoxide monomer was synthesised in two steps from (R)-carvone, a terpenoid renewable feedstock derived from spearmint oil, and used to prepare ?-aminoalcohol oligomers in polyaddition reactions with bis-amines without requiring solvent or catal... Read More about Epoxy–amine oligomers from terpenes with applications in synergistic antifungal treatments.

Meta-analysis of goal directed fluid therapy using transoesophageal doppler in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery (2019)
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Rollins, K., Mathias, N., & Lobo, D. (2019). Meta-analysis of goal directed fluid therapy using transoesophageal doppler in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery. BJS Open, 3(5), 606-616. https://doi.org/10.1002/bjs5.50188

Background: Intraoperative goal-directed fluid therapy (GDFT) is recommended for intraoperative fluid management for elective colorectal surgery in most perioperative guidelines. However, the evidence in elective colorectal surgery alone is not welle... Read More about Meta-analysis of goal directed fluid therapy using transoesophageal doppler in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.

Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review (2019)
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Vedhara, K., Ayling, K., Sunger, K., Caldwell, D. M., Halliday, V., Fairclough, L., …Royal, S. (2019). Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review. Vaccine, 37(25), 3255-3266. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vaccine.2019.04.091

Objectives: The effectiveness of vaccines is known to be altered by a range of psychological factors. We conducted a systematic review to evaluate the effects of psychological interventions on the ability of vaccines to protect against disease, as me... Read More about Psychological interventions as vaccine adjuvants: A systematic review.

Pharmacological characterization of a novel 5-hydroxybenzothiazolone-derived b2-adrenoceptor agonist with functional selectivity for anabolic effects on skeletal muscle resulting in a wider cardiovascular safety window in preclinical studies (2019)
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Koziczak-Holbro, M., Rigel, D. F., Dumotier, B., Sykes, D. A., Tsao, J., Nguyen, N. H., …Hatakeyama, S. (2019). Pharmacological characterization of a novel 5-hydroxybenzothiazolone-derived b2-adrenoceptor agonist with functional selectivity for anabolic effects on skeletal muscle resulting in a wider cardiovascular safety window in preclinical studies. Journal of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, 369(2), 188-199. https://doi.org/10.1124/jpet.118.255307

Copyright ª 2019 by The Author(s) The anabolic effects of b2-adrenoceptor (b2-AR) agonists on skeletal muscle have been demonstrated in various species. However, the clinical use of b2-AR agonists for skeletal muscle wasting conditions has been limit... Read More about Pharmacological characterization of a novel 5-hydroxybenzothiazolone-derived b2-adrenoceptor agonist with functional selectivity for anabolic effects on skeletal muscle resulting in a wider cardiovascular safety window in preclinical studies.

Vocal instability over time in individual male European nightjars, Caprimulgus europaeus: recommendations for acoustic monitoring and surveys (2019)
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Raymond, S., Spotswood, S., Clarke, H., Zielonka, N., Lowe, A., & Durrant, K. L. (2020). Vocal instability over time in individual male European nightjars, Caprimulgus europaeus: recommendations for acoustic monitoring and surveys. Bioacoustics, 29(3), 280-295. https://doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2019.1603121

Acoustic monitoring of birds is developing rapidly as equipment, methods and analyses improve. However, most population monitoring studies still utilise traditional techniques like mark-recapture or line transects. Rebbeck et al. (2001) used vocal re... Read More about Vocal instability over time in individual male European nightjars, Caprimulgus europaeus: recommendations for acoustic monitoring and surveys.

Heritability and genetic variance of dementia with Lewy bodies (2019)
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Guerreiro, R., Escott-Price, V., Hernandez, D., Kun-Rodrigues, C., Ross, O., Orme, T., …Bras, J. (2019). Heritability and genetic variance of dementia with Lewy bodies. Neurobiology of Disease, 127, 492-501. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.nbd.2019.04.004

Recent large-scale genetic studies have allowed for the first glimpse of the effects of common genetic variability in dementia with Lewy bodies (DLB), identifying risk variants with appreciable effect sizes. However, it is currently well established... Read More about Heritability and genetic variance of dementia with Lewy bodies.

Inadvertent Paralog Inclusion Drives Artifactual Topologies and Timetree Estimates in Phylogenomics (2019)
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Siu-Ting, K., Torres-Sánchez, M., San Mauro, D., Wilcockson, D., Wilkinson, M., Pisani, D., …Creevey, C. J. (2019). Inadvertent Paralog Inclusion Drives Artifactual Topologies and Timetree Estimates in Phylogenomics. Molecular Biology and Evolution, 36(6), 1344-1356. https://doi.org/10.1093/molbev/msz067

Increasingly, large phylogenomic datasets include transcriptomic data from non-model organisms. This has allowed controversial and unexplored evolutionary relationships in the tree of life to be addressed but also increases the risk of inadvertent in... Read More about Inadvertent Paralog Inclusion Drives Artifactual Topologies and Timetree Estimates in Phylogenomics.

Effects of inorganic nitrate and vitamin C co-supplementation on blood pressure and vascular function in younger and older healthy adults: A randomised double-blind crossover trial (2019)
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Ashor, A. W., Shannon, O. M., Werner, A., Scialo, F., Gilliard, C. N., Cassel, K. S., …Siervo, M. (2019). Effects of inorganic nitrate and vitamin C co-supplementation on blood pressure and vascular function in younger and older healthy adults: A randomised double-blind crossover trial. Clinical Nutrition, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2019.03.006

© 2019 Elsevier Ltd and European Society for Clinical Nutrition and Metabolism Background: Vitamin C and inorganic nitrate have been linked to enhanced nitric oxide (NO) production and reduced oxidative stress. Vitamin C may also enhance the conversi... Read More about Effects of inorganic nitrate and vitamin C co-supplementation on blood pressure and vascular function in younger and older healthy adults: A randomised double-blind crossover trial.

Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing (2019)
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Kunkle, B. W., Grenier-Boley, B., Sims, R., Bis, J. C., Naj, A. C., Boland, A., …Genetic and Environmental Risk in Alzheimer's Disease Consortium (GERAD/PERADES). (2019). Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing. Nature Genetics, 51(3), 414-430. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41588-019-0358-2

Risk for late-onset Alzheimer’s disease (LOAD), the most prevalent dementia, is partially driven by genetics. To identify LOAD risk loci, we performed a large genome-wide association meta-analysis of clinically diagnosed LOAD (94,437 individuals). We... Read More about Genetic meta-analysis of diagnosed Alzheimer’s disease identifies new risk loci and implicates Aβ, tau, immunity and lipid processing.

Making science public: challenges and opportunities (2019)
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Raman, S., Nerlich, B., Cartelet, C., de Saille, S., Hadley Kershaw, E., Hartley, S., …Tsouvalis, J. (2019). Making science public: challenges and opportunities. Leverhulme Trust

This Programme investigated the relationship between science, politics and publics in the aftermath of an influential 2000 UK House of Lords Science and Society report. We conceptualised top-down initiatives promising greater transparency around the... Read More about Making science public: challenges and opportunities.

Exposure to a Nonionic Surfactant Induces a Response Akin to Heat-Shock Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells: Implications for Excipients Safety (2019)
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Cavanagh, R. J., Smith, P. A., & Stolnik, S. (2019). Exposure to a Nonionic Surfactant Induces a Response Akin to Heat-Shock Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells: Implications for Excipients Safety. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 16(2), 618-631. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.molpharmaceut.8b00934

© 2019 American Chemical Society. Amphipathic, nonionic, surfactants are widely used in pharmaceutical, food, and agricultural industry to enhance product features; as pharmaceutical excipients, they are also aimed at increasing cell membrane permeab... Read More about Exposure to a Nonionic Surfactant Induces a Response Akin to Heat-Shock Apoptosis in Intestinal Epithelial Cells: Implications for Excipients Safety.

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