Irritable bowel syndrome: quality of life and nursing interventions (2006)
Journal Article
Smith, G. D. (2006). Irritable bowel syndrome: quality of life and nursing interventions. British Journal of Nursing, 15(21), 1152-1156

Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a functional bowel disorder.
It is one of the most common gastrointestinal diseases diagnosed in medical practice and can account for up to 50% of referrals to gastroenterology outpatient clinics. IBS remains a poor... Read More about Irritable bowel syndrome: quality of life and nursing interventions.

Expression of functional NMDA receptors in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes (2006)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ramage, L., Hardingham, G., & Salter, D. (2006, November). Expression of functional NMDA receptors in human osteoarthritic chondrocytes. Poster presented at Scottish Society for Experimental Medicine

No abstract available - details of conference poster.

Oestrogen formation and connective tissue growth factor expression in rat granulosa cells (2006)
Journal Article
Harlow, C. R., Bradshaw, A. C., Rae, M. T., Shearer, K. D., & Hillier, S. G. (2007). Oestrogen formation and connective tissue growth factor expression in rat granulosa cells. Journal of Endocrinology, 192(1), 41-52. https://doi.org/10.1677/joe.1.06689

Ovarian follicular development involves continual remodelling of the extracellular matrix (ECM) forming the basement membrane and intercellular framework that support granulosa cell (GC) growth and differentiation. Insight into the molecular regulati... Read More about Oestrogen formation and connective tissue growth factor expression in rat granulosa cells.

Chronic pancreatitis: pathophysiology and patient care (2006)
Journal Article
Smith, G., & Fawcett, T. (2006). Chronic pancreatitis: pathophysiology and patient care. Gastrointestinal Nursing, 4(7), 20-26

Chronic pancreatitis represents a continuous and prolonged inflammatory and fibrosing process in the pancreas resulting in permanent exocrine and often also endocrine dysfunction. Patients present with varying degrees of symptom distress. The usual c... Read More about Chronic pancreatitis: pathophysiology and patient care.

The efficacy of certain anti-tuberculosis drugs is affected by binding to alpha-1-acid glycoprotein. (2006)
Journal Article
Johnson, D. A., & Smith, K. (2006). The efficacy of certain anti-tuberculosis drugs is affected by binding to alpha-1-acid glycoprotein. Biomedical Chromatography, 20, 551-560. https://doi.org/10.1002/bmc.641

One of the most ubiquitous plasma proteins, -1-acid glycoprotein (AGP), has a high affinity, low capacity binding for basic drugs positively charged at physiological pH. Moreover, as an acute phase protein its level is increased in various disease st... Read More about The efficacy of certain anti-tuberculosis drugs is affected by binding to alpha-1-acid glycoprotein..

Hypoxaemia in acute stroke is frequent and worsens outcome. (2006)
Journal Article
Rowat, A. M., Dennis, M. S., & Wardlaw, J. M. (2006). Hypoxaemia in acute stroke is frequent and worsens outcome. Cerebrovascular Diseases, 21, 166-172. https://doi.org/10.1159/000090528

Background: Hypoxaemia in the acute phase of stroke might damage the ischaemic penumbra and worsen clinical outcome. We determined the frequency of hypoxaemia on admission with stroke and assessed whether it was related to outcome. Methods: We measur... Read More about Hypoxaemia in acute stroke is frequent and worsens outcome..