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Steroid signalling in the ovarian surface epithelium (2005)
Journal Article
Rae, M. T., & Hillier, S. G. (2005). Steroid signalling in the ovarian surface epithelium. Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 16(7), 327-333. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tem.2005.07.002

Human ovarian surface epithelium (HOSE) undergoes serial injury-repair with each ovulation, which is probably why most ovarian epithelial cancers arise there. Considering the proposed inflammatory aetiology of ovarian cancer, anti-inflammatory steroi... Read More about Steroid signalling in the ovarian surface epithelium.

A new short-term toxicity assay using Aspergillus awamori with recombinant aequorin gene (2005)
Journal Article
Kozlova, O., Zwinderman, M., & Christofi, N. (2005). A new short-term toxicity assay using Aspergillus awamori with recombinant aequorin gene. BMC Microbiology, 5, Article 40. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2180-5-40

Background
Most currently available short-term toxicity assays are based on bacterial cells. Therefore there is a need for novel eukaryotic microbial bioassays that will be relevant to higher eukaryotes such as animals and plants. Ca2+ is a universa... Read More about A new short-term toxicity assay using Aspergillus awamori with recombinant aequorin gene.

Evidence for the presence of an alternative glucose transport system in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 and the solvent hyper-producing mutant BA101. (2005)
Journal Article
Lee, J., Mitchell, W. J., Tangney, M., & Blaschek, H. P. (2005). Evidence for the presence of an alternative glucose transport system in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 and the solvent hyper-producing mutant BA101. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 71, 3384-3387. https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.71.6.3384-3387.2005

The effects of substrate analogs and energy inhibitors on glucose uptake and phosphorylation by Clostridium beijerinckii provide evidence for the operation of two uptake systems: a previously characterized phosphoenolpyruvate-dependent phosphotransfe... Read More about Evidence for the presence of an alternative glucose transport system in Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052 and the solvent hyper-producing mutant BA101..

Life cycle strategy of Hysterothylacium aduncum to become the most abundant anisakid fish nematode in the North Sea (2005)
Journal Article
Klimpel, S., & Rueckert, S. (2005). Life cycle strategy of Hysterothylacium aduncum to become the most abundant anisakid fish nematode in the North Sea. Parasitology Research, 97(2), 141-149. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-005-1407-6

The present study demonstrates the influence of physical systems (mixed and stratified waters) on the occurrence and distribution of the anisakid nematode Hysterothylacium aduncum in commercially important gadiform fish species from the central and n... Read More about Life cycle strategy of Hysterothylacium aduncum to become the most abundant anisakid fish nematode in the North Sea.

Metal contamination of urban soils in the vicinity of a municipal waste incinerator: one source among many. (2005)
Journal Article
Rimmer, D. L., Vizard, C. G., Pless-Mulloli, T., Singleton, I., Air, V. S., & Keatinge, Z. A. (2006). Metal contamination of urban soils in the vicinity of a municipal waste incinerator: one source among many. Science of the Total Environment, 356(1-3), 207-216. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2005.04.037

Concern from local residents about possible contamination with metals and PCDD/F (dioxins and furans) from fugitive and stack emissions from the Byker municipal solid waste incinerator in Newcastle upon Tyne led the City Council to initiate a study o... Read More about Metal contamination of urban soils in the vicinity of a municipal waste incinerator: one source among many..

Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals (2005)
Journal Article
Borg, M. A., Zerafa, R., Morrison, D., & Cuschieri, P. (2005). Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals. Clinical Microbiology and Infection, 11(5), 405-407. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01110.x

The incidence of hetero-intermediate glycopeptide
susceptibility among Staphylococcus aureus
isolates in Malta, a country with a high incidence
of methicillin resistance, was studied by screening
454 non-repetitive S. aureus isolates on teicoplan... Read More about Incidence of glycopeptide hetero-intermediate Staphylococcus aureus strains in Maltese hospitals.

Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (2005)
Journal Article
Olver, W. J., Carmichael, I. C., Ziglam, H. M., & Morrison, D. (2005). Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus. Journal of Hospital Infection, 60(1), 87-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2004.10.006

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) is among the most common hospital-acquired pathogens, and prevalence rates in the UK are amongst the highest in Europe.1 Routine identification of S. aureus in the medical microbiology laboratory is... Read More about Bacteraemia with tube-coagulase-negative methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus.

Inflammation-associated gene expression is altered between normal human ovarian surface epithelial cells and cell lines derived from ovarian adenocarcinomas (2005)
Journal Article
Gubbay, O., Guo, W., Rae, M. T., Niven, D., Langdon, S. P., & Hillier, S. G. (2005). Inflammation-associated gene expression is altered between normal human ovarian surface epithelial cells and cell lines derived from ovarian adenocarcinomas. British Journal of Cancer, 92, 1927-1933. https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.bjc.6602568

Ovulation is believed to contribute to the development of ovarian cancers that derive from the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE). The process of ovulation is synonymous with inflammation and inflammatory cytokines such as interleukin-1α (IL-1α) have r... Read More about Inflammation-associated gene expression is altered between normal human ovarian surface epithelial cells and cell lines derived from ovarian adenocarcinomas.

A real-time PCR assay to detect the Panton Valentine Leukocidin toxin in staphylococci: screening Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans strains from companion animals (2005)
Journal Article
Roberts, S., O'Shea, K., Morris, D., Robb, A., Morrison, D., & Rankin, S. (2005). A real-time PCR assay to detect the Panton Valentine Leukocidin toxin in staphylococci: screening Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans strains from companion animals. Veterinary Microbiology, 107(1-2), 139-144. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.vetmic.2005.01.002

Recent reports suggest that methicillin-resistant strains of Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans are now commonly isolated from dogs. Given the association of a potentially mobile SCCmec type IV element with lysogenic phage-encoded Panton... Read More about A real-time PCR assay to detect the Panton Valentine Leukocidin toxin in staphylococci: screening Staphylococcus schleiferi subspecies coagulans strains from companion animals.

Re-emergence of early pandemic Staphylococcus aureus as a community-acquired meticillin-resistant clone (2005)
Journal Article
Robinson, D. A., Kearns, A. M., Holmes, A., Morrison, D., Grundmann, H., Edwards, G., O'Brien, F. G., Tenover, F. C., McDougal, L. K., Monk, A. B., & Enright, M. C. (2005). Re-emergence of early pandemic Staphylococcus aureus as a community-acquired meticillin-resistant clone. Lancet, 365(9466), 1256-1258. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0140-6736%2805%2974814-5

During the 1950s, the notorious penicillin-resistant clone of Staphylococcus aureus known as phage type 80/81 emerged and caused serious hospital-acquired and community-acquired infections worldwide. This clone was largely eliminated in the 1960s, co... Read More about Re-emergence of early pandemic Staphylococcus aureus as a community-acquired meticillin-resistant clone.

A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group (2005)
Journal Article
Stepanović, S., Dakić, I., Martel, A., Vaneechoutte, M., Morrison, D., Shittu, A., Ježek, P., Decostere, A., Devriese, L. A., & Haesebrouck, F. (2005). A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group. Systematic and Applied Microbiology, 28(4), 353-357. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.syapm.2005.02.001

Members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group (S. sciuri, S. lentus, and S. vitulinus) are coagulase-negative, novobiocin-resistant staphylococci that could be distinguished from other staphylococci on the basis of positive oxidase activity. In the pres... Read More about A comparative evaluation of phenotypic and molecular methods in the identification of members of the Staphylococcus sciuri group.

Impact of maternal undernutrition and fetal number on glucocorticoid, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor receptor mRNA abundance in the ovine fetal kidney (2005)
Journal Article
Brennan, K. A., Gopalakrishnan, G. S., Kurlak, L., Rhind, S. M., Kyle, C. E., Brooks, A. N., Rae, M. T., Olson, D. M., Stephenson, T., & Symonds, M. E. (2005). Impact of maternal undernutrition and fetal number on glucocorticoid, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor receptor mRNA abundance in the ovine fetal kidney. Reproduction, 129, 151-159. https://doi.org/10.1530/rep.1.00229

Epidemiological and animal studies strongly indicate that the environment experienced in utero determines, in part, an individual’s likelihood of developing cardiovascular disease in later life. This risk has been further linked to impaired kidney fu... Read More about Impact of maternal undernutrition and fetal number on glucocorticoid, growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor receptor mRNA abundance in the ovine fetal kidney.

Isolation and molecular characterization of multiresistant Staphylococcus sciuri and Staphylococcus haemolyticus associated with skin and soft-tissue infections. (2004)
Journal Article
Shittu, A., Lin, J., Morrison, D., & Kolawole, D. (2004). Isolation and molecular characterization of multiresistant Staphylococcus sciuri and Staphylococcus haemolyticus associated with skin and soft-tissue infections. Journal of Medical Microbiology, 53, 51-55. https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.05294-0

The isolation, molecular identification and genotyping of multiresistant Staphylococcus sciuri and Staphylococcus haemolyticus from skin and soft-tissue infections are reported. Accurate and full identification of three coagulase-negative staphylococ... Read More about Isolation and molecular characterization of multiresistant Staphylococcus sciuri and Staphylococcus haemolyticus associated with skin and soft-tissue infections..

Serum exposed to nanoparticle carbon black displays increased potential to induce macrophage migration (2004)
Journal Article
Barlow, P., Donaldson, K., MacCallum, J., Clouter, A., & Stone, V. (2005). Serum exposed to nanoparticle carbon black displays increased potential to induce macrophage migration. Toxicology Letters, 155(3), 397-401. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.toxlet.2004.11.006

Objective:
To assess whether fine and ultrafine particles (nanoparticles) have the capacity to activate factors in serum that would induce macrophage migration. This is a model previously reported to investigate complement activation by other respir... Read More about Serum exposed to nanoparticle carbon black displays increased potential to induce macrophage migration.

The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung (2004)
Thesis
Barlow, P. G. The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung. (Thesis). Edinburgh Napier University. http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/Output/1052591

The effects of inhaled aIr pollution particles on lung clearance mechanisms is an important factor in understanding how the mammalian lung deals with such pollutants and, as such, how exposure to these pollutants can be regulated. The nanoparticle
(... Read More about The Effects of Air Pollution Particles on Clearance Mechanisms Within the Lung.

Anti-inflammatory and proliferative responses in human and ovine ovarian surface epithelial cells (2004)
Journal Article
Gubbay, O., Guo, W., Rae, M. T., Niven, D., Howie, A. F., McNeilly, A. S., Xu, L., & Hillier, S. G. (2004). Anti-inflammatory and proliferative responses in human and ovine ovarian surface epithelial cells. Reproduction, 128, 607-614. https://doi.org/10.1530/rep.1.00272

The majority of ovarian cancers (>90%) are believed to derive from the ovarian surface epithelium (OSE); a single layer covering the entire surface of the ovary. At ovulation, the OSE cell layer undergoes an inflammatory response, involving cell deat... Read More about Anti-inflammatory and proliferative responses in human and ovine ovarian surface epithelial cells.

The life cycle of Anisakis simplex in the Norwegian Deep (northern North Sea) (2004)
Journal Article
Palm, H. W., Rueckert, S., & Piatkowski, U. (2004). The life cycle of Anisakis simplex in the Norwegian Deep (northern North Sea). Parasitology Research, 94(1), 1-9. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00436-004-1154-0

Copepoda (Calanus finmarchicus n=1,722, Paraeuchaeta norvegica n=1,955), Hyperiidae (n=3,019), Euphausiacea (Meganyctiphanes norvegica n=4,780), and the fishes Maurolicus muelleri (n=500) and Pollachius virens (n=33) were collected in the Norwegian D... Read More about The life cycle of Anisakis simplex in the Norwegian Deep (northern North Sea).

Flux to acetate and lactate excretions in industrial fermentations: physiological and biochemical implications (2004)
Journal Article
El-Mansi, M. (2004). Flux to acetate and lactate excretions in industrial fermentations: physiological and biochemical implications. Journal of Industrial Microbiology and Biotechnology, 31(7), 295-300. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10295-004-0149-2

The efficiency of carbon conversion to biomass and desirable end products in industrial fermentations is diminished by the diversion of carbon to acetate and lactate excretions. In this study, the use of prototrophic and mutant strains of Escherichia... Read More about Flux to acetate and lactate excretions in industrial fermentations: physiological and biochemical implications.

Programming of adult cardiovascular function after early maternal undernutrition in sheep (2004)
Journal Article
Gopalakrishnan, G. S., Gardner, D. S., Rhind, S. M., Rae, M. T., Kyle, C. E., Brooks, A. N., Walker, R. M., Ramsay, M. M., Keisler, D. H., Stephenson, T., & Symonds, M. E. (2004). Programming of adult cardiovascular function after early maternal undernutrition in sheep. American journal of physiology: regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology, 287(1), R12-R20. https://doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00687.2003

The prenatal nutritional environment influences the subsequent risk of hypertension in adulthood. Animal studies have used, generally, the rat as a model species to illustrate the association between maternal nutrient intake and blood pressure in the... Read More about Programming of adult cardiovascular function after early maternal undernutrition in sheep.