All Outputs (5)

Development of in vitro strategies to predict in vivo toxicity of engineered nanoparticles to the male reproductive system. (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Malone, E., Ross, B., Rae, M., Bouwmeester, H., Gosens, I., Cassee, F., Werner, E., Ślązak, M., & Hutchison, G. (2016, September). Development of in vitro strategies to predict in vivo toxicity of engineered nanoparticles to the male reproductive system. Poster presented at 11th International Particle Toxicology Conference

The introduction of engineered nanomaterials (ENM) to new materials and products requires informed risk assessment. The altered physico-chemical properties of ENM mean traditional assays to evaluate toxicity must be modified or validated to ensure... Read More about Development of in vitro strategies to predict in vivo toxicity of engineered nanoparticles to the male reproductive system..

Exaggerated metabolic changes during puberty precede adult obesity and hyperlipidemia in an ovine model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siemienowicz, K., Coukan, F., Lerner, A., Franks, S., Rae, M., & Duncan, C. (2016, July). Exaggerated metabolic changes during puberty precede adult obesity and hyperlipidemia in an ovine model of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS). Paper presented at Society for Reproduction and Fertility Annual Conference, Winchester

Ovine trophoblasts express cathelicidin host defence peptide in response to infection (2016)
Journal Article
Coyle, C., Wheelhouse, N., Jacques, M., Longbottom, D., Svoboda, P., Pohl, J., Colin Duncan, W., Rae, M. T., & Barlow, P. G. (2016). Ovine trophoblasts express cathelicidin host defence peptide in response to infection. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 117, 10-16. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jri.2016.06.006

Cationic host defence peptides (CHDP; also known as antimicrobial peptides) are key components of the immune response in the female reproductive tract. The role of the placental trophoblast in ovine host defence remains poorly understood. This study... Read More about Ovine trophoblasts express cathelicidin host defence peptide in response to infection.

Developmental programming of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): prenatal androgens establish pancreatic islet α/β cell ratio and subsequent insulin secretion (2016)
Journal Article
Ramaswamy, S., McNeilly, A. S., Rae, M. T., Ramaswamy, S., Grace, C., Mattei, A. A., Siemienowicz, K., Brownlee, W., MacCallum, J., McNeilly, A. S., Duncan, W. C., & Rae, M. T. (2016). Developmental programming of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): prenatal androgens establish pancreatic islet α/β cell ratio and subsequent insulin secretion. Scientific Reports, 6(1), Article 27408. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep27408

Exogenous androgenic steroids applied to pregnant sheep programmes a PCOS-like phenotype in female offspring. Via ultrasound guidance we applied steroids directly to ovine fetuses at d62 and d82 of gestation, and examined fetal (day 90 gestation) and... Read More about Developmental programming of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS): prenatal androgens establish pancreatic islet α/β cell ratio and subsequent insulin secretion.

Impaired adipose function in PCOS - evidence that the primary abnormalities are in subcutaneous rather than visceral fat (2016)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Siemienowicz, K., Coukan, F., Lerner, A., Franks, S., Rae, M., & Duncan, C. (2016, May). Impaired adipose function in PCOS - evidence that the primary abnormalities are in subcutaneous rather than visceral fat. Paper presented at European Congress of Endocrinology