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Characterisation of autophagy induction by the thiopurine drugs azathioprine, mercaptopurine and thioguanine in THP-1 macrophages (2024)
Journal Article
Masson, C. D., Findlay-Greene, F., Henderson Sousa, F., Henderson, P., Fraser, J. A., Barlow, P. G., & Stevens, C. (online). Characterisation of autophagy induction by the thiopurine drugs azathioprine, mercaptopurine and thioguanine in THP-1 macrophages. Naunyn-Schmiedeberg's Archives of Pharmacology, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00210-024-03563-0

Purpose: Activating autophagy may be therapeutically beneficial, and we have previously shown that azathioprine (AZA), an immunomodulatory drug, induces autophagy. Here, we evaluated the induction of autophagy by the thiopurines AZA, mercaptopurine (... Read More about Characterisation of autophagy induction by the thiopurine drugs azathioprine, mercaptopurine and thioguanine in THP-1 macrophages.

Evolution and immunopathology of chikungunya virus informs therapeutic development (2023)
Journal Article
Henderson Sousa, F., Ghaisani Komarudin, A., Findlay-Greene, F., Bowolaksono, A., Sasmono, R. T., Stevens, C., & Barlow, P. G. (2023). Evolution and immunopathology of chikungunya virus informs therapeutic development. Disease Models and Mechanisms, 16(4), https://doi.org/10.1242/dmm.049804

Chikungunya virus (CHIKV), a mosquito-borne alphavirus, is an emerging global threat identified in more than 60 countries across continents. The risk of CHIKV transmission is rising due to increased global interactions, year-round presence of mosquit... Read More about Evolution and immunopathology of chikungunya virus informs therapeutic development.

Trust, inflammatory biomarkers and adversity: a novel investigation and clinical implications (2022)
Journal Article
Chouliara, Z., & Barlow, P. G. (2023). Trust, inflammatory biomarkers and adversity: a novel investigation and clinical implications. British Journal of Guidance and Counselling, 51(4), 528-545. https://doi.org/10.1080/03069885.2022.2039899

Survivors of adversity and trauma experience high levels of distress, interpersonal challenges and poor physical health. We investigated the role of trust in trauma-related psychological and physiological responses. Serum concentrations of C-reactive... Read More about Trust, inflammatory biomarkers and adversity: a novel investigation and clinical implications.

Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition) (2021)
Journal Article
Klionsky, D. J., Kamal Abdel-Aziz, A., Abdelfatah, S., Abdellatif, M., Abdoli, A., Abel, S., Stevens, C., & et al. (2021). Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition). Autophagy, 17(1), 1-382. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2020.1797280

In 2008, we published the first set of guidelines for standardizing research in autophagy. Since then, this topic has received increasing attention, and many scientists have entered the field. Our knowledge base and relevant new technologies have als... Read More about Guidelines for the use and interpretation of assays for monitoring autophagy (4th edition).

Citrullination Alters the Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Activities of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 During Rhinovirus Infection (2020)
Journal Article
Casanova, V., Sousa, F. H., Shakamuri, P., Svoboda, P., Buch, C., D'Acremont, M., Christophorou, M. A., Pohl, J., Stevens, C., & Barlow, P. G. (2020). Citrullination Alters the Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Activities of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 During Rhinovirus Infection. Frontiers in Immunology, 11, Article 85. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2020.00085

Human rhinoviruses (HRV) are the most common cause of viral respiratory tract infections. While normally mild and self-limiting in healthy adults, HRV infections are associated with bronchiolitis in infants, pneumonia in immunocompromised patients, a... Read More about Citrullination Alters the Antiviral and Immunomodulatory Activities of the Human Cathelicidin LL-37 During Rhinovirus Infection.

The inflammatory bowel disease drug azathioprine induces autophagy via mTORC1 and the unfolded protein response sensor PERK (2019)
Journal Article
Hooper, K. M., Casanova, V., Kemp, S., Staines, K. A., Satsangi, J., Barlow, P. G., Henderson, P., & Stevens, C. (2019). The inflammatory bowel disease drug azathioprine induces autophagy via mTORC1 and the unfolded protein response sensor PERK. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 25(9), 1481-1496. https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izz039

Background Genetic studies have strongly linked autophagy to Crohn's disease (CD) and stimulating autophagy in CD patients may be therapeutically beneficial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of current inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)... Read More about The inflammatory bowel disease drug azathioprine induces autophagy via mTORC1 and the unfolded protein response sensor PERK.

The type III intermediate filament vimentin regulates organelle distribution and modulates autophagy (2019)
Journal Article
Biskou, O., Casanova, V., Hooper, K., Kemp, S., Wright, G. P., Satsangi, J., Barlow, P., & Stevens, C. (2019). The type III intermediate filament vimentin regulates organelle distribution and modulates autophagy. PLOS ONE, 14(1), Article e0209665. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0209665

The cytoskeletal protein vimentin plays a key role in positioning of organelles within the cytosol and has been linked to the regulation of numerous cellular processes including autophagy, however, how vimentin regulates autophagy remains relatively... Read More about The type III intermediate filament vimentin regulates organelle distribution and modulates autophagy.

Interactions Between Autophagy and the Unfolded Protein Response: Implications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease (2018)
Journal Article
Hooper, K. M., Barlow, P. G., Henderson, P., & Stevens, C. (2019). Interactions Between Autophagy and the Unfolded Protein Response: Implications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 25(4), 661-671. https://doi.org/10.1093/ibd/izy380

Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), which includes Crohn's disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis, is characterised by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract. Aetiology involves a combination of genetic and environmental factors resulting in a... Read More about Interactions Between Autophagy and the Unfolded Protein Response: Implications for Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

The effect of acute exercise on T cell vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in young and older males (2018)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Leggate, M., Lithgow, H., Florida-James, G., & Barlow, P. (2018, July). The effect of acute exercise on T cell vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in young and older males. Presented at 23rd Annual Congress of the European College of Sport Science (ECSS), Dublin, Ireland

A low vitamin D status has been identified as an association risk factor in the etiology of numerous chronic diseases, with older adults identified as generally more deficient than younger populations. Exercise has been shown to act as a direct and i... Read More about The effect of acute exercise on T cell vitamin D receptor (VDR) expression in young and older males.

Antiviral therapeutic approaches for human rhinovirus infections (2018)
Journal Article
Casanova, V., Sousa, F. H., Stevens, C., & Barlow, P. G. (2018). Antiviral therapeutic approaches for human rhinovirus infections. Future Virology, https://doi.org/10.2217/fvl-2018-0016

Human rhinoviruses (RV) are the primary etiological agent of the common cold. This infection can be mild and self-limiting in immunocompetent hosts, but can be associated with bronchiolitis in infants, pneumonia in the immunosuppressed, and exacerba... Read More about Antiviral therapeutic approaches for human rhinovirus infections.