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Immobilised teicoplanin does not demonstrate antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus (2022)
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Britton, S., Lee, K., Azizova, L., Shaw, G., Ayre, W. N., & Mansell, J. P. (2022). Immobilised teicoplanin does not demonstrate antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus. Scientific Reports, 12(1), 16661. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-20310-8

Antibacterial bone biomaterial coatings appeal to orthopaedics, dentistry and veterinary medicine. Achieving the successful, stable conjugation of suitable compounds to biomaterial surfaces is a major challenge. A pragmatic starting point is to make... Read More about Immobilised teicoplanin does not demonstrate antimicrobial activity against Staphylococcus aureus.

Development of a facile fluorophosphonate-functionalised titanium surface for potential orthopaedic applications (2020)
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Shiel, A. I., Ayre, W. N., Blom, A. W., Hallam, K. R., Heard, P. J., Payton, O., …Mansell, J. P. (2020). Development of a facile fluorophosphonate-functionalised titanium surface for potential orthopaedic applications. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 23, 140-151. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jot.2020.02.002

Background: Aseptic loosening of total joint replacements (TJRs) continues to be the main cause of implant failures. The socioeconomic impact of surgical revisions is hugely significant; in the United Kingdom alone, it is estimated that £137 m is spe... Read More about Development of a facile fluorophosphonate-functionalised titanium surface for potential orthopaedic applications.

Polydopamine-lysophosphatidate-functionalised titanium: A novel hybrid surface finish for bone regenerative applications (2020)
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Baldwin, F., Craig, T. J., Shiel, A. I., Cox, T., Lee, K., & Mansell, J. P. (2020). Polydopamine-lysophosphatidate-functionalised titanium: A novel hybrid surface finish for bone regenerative applications. Molecules, 25(7), Article 1583. https://doi.org/10.3390/molecules25071583

© 2020 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). Aseptic loo... Read More about Polydopamine-lysophosphatidate-functionalised titanium: A novel hybrid surface finish for bone regenerative applications.

The Evolutionarily Conserved Cassette Exon 7b Drives ERG's Oncogenic Properties (2018)
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Jumbe, S., Porazinski, S., Oltean, S., Mansell, J., Vahabi, B., Wilson, I., & Ladomery, M. (2019). The Evolutionarily Conserved Cassette Exon 7b Drives ERG's Oncogenic Properties. Translational Oncology, 12(1), 134-142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tranon.2018.09.001

© 2018 The oncogene ERG encodes an ETS family transcription factor and is implicated in blood, vascular, and bone development and in prostate, blood, and bone cancer. The ERG gene is alternatively spliced; of particular interest is its cassette exon... Read More about The Evolutionarily Conserved Cassette Exon 7b Drives ERG's Oncogenic Properties.

Development and biological evaluation of fluorophosphonate-modified hydroxyapatite for orthopaedic applications (2018)
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Neary, G., Blom, A. W., Shiel, A. I., Wheway, G., & Mansell, J. P. (2018). Development and biological evaluation of fluorophosphonate-modified hydroxyapatite for orthopaedic applications. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 29(8), https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-018-6130-9

© 2018, Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature. Abstract: There is an incentive to functionalise hydroxyapatite (HA) for orthopaedic implant use with bioactive agents to encourage superior integration of the implants into host... Read More about Development and biological evaluation of fluorophosphonate-modified hydroxyapatite for orthopaedic applications.

Alkaline phosphatase binds tenaciously to titanium; implications for biological surface evaluation following bone implant retrieval (2017)
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Mansell, J., Shiel, A., Harwood, C., & Stephens, D. (2017). Alkaline phosphatase binds tenaciously to titanium; implications for biological surface evaluation following bone implant retrieval. Materials Science and Engineering: C, 76, 472-476. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.msec.2017.03.119

© 2017 Elsevier B.V. Enhancing the performance and longevity of titanium (Ti) implants continues to be a significant developmental theme in contemporary biomaterials design. Our specific focus pertains to the surface functionalisation of Ti using the... Read More about Alkaline phosphatase binds tenaciously to titanium; implications for biological surface evaluation following bone implant retrieval.

Chitinase 3-like 1 expression by human (MG63) osteoblasts in response to lysophosphatidic acid and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (2016)
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Mansell, J. P., Mansell, J., Cooke, M., Read, M., Rudd, H., Shiel, A. I., …Manso, M. (2016). Chitinase 3-like 1 expression by human (MG63) osteoblasts in response to lysophosphatidic acid and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3. Biochimie, 128-129, 193-200. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.biochi.2016.08.011

© 2016 Elsevier B.V. and Société Française de Biochimie et Biologie Moléculaire (SFBBM) Chitinase 3-like 1, otherwise known as YKL-40, is a secreted glycoprotein purported to have a role in extracellular matrix metabolism. The first mammalian cell ty... Read More about Chitinase 3-like 1 expression by human (MG63) osteoblasts in response to lysophosphatidic acid and 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3.

Fluorophosphonate-functionalised titanium via a pre-adsorbed alkane phosphonic acid: a novel dual action surface finish for bone regenerative applications (2015)
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Ayre, W. N., Scott, T., Hallam, K., Blom, A. W., Denyer, S., Bone, H. K., & Mansell, J. P. (2016). Fluorophosphonate-functionalised titanium via a pre-adsorbed alkane phosphonic acid: a novel dual action surface finish for bone regenerative applications. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine, 27(2), Article 36. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-015-5644-7

© 2015, Springer Science+Business Media New York. Abstract: Enhancing vitamin D-induced human osteoblast (hOB) maturation at bone biomaterial surfaces is likely to improve prosthesis integration with resultant reductions in the need for revision art... Read More about Fluorophosphonate-functionalised titanium via a pre-adsorbed alkane phosphonic acid: a novel dual action surface finish for bone regenerative applications.

Dual Action of lysophosphatidate- functionalised titanium: Interactions with human (MG63) osteoblasts and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus (2015)
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Skindersoe, M. E., Krogfelt, K. A., Blom, A., Jiang, G., Prestwich, G. D., & Mansell, J. P. (2015). Dual Action of lysophosphatidate- functionalised titanium: Interactions with human (MG63) osteoblasts and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus. PLoS ONE, 10(11), Article e0143509. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0143509

© 2015 Skindersoe et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are... Read More about Dual Action of lysophosphatidate- functionalised titanium: Interactions with human (MG63) osteoblasts and methicillin resistant staphylococcus aureus.

24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 cooperates with a stable, fluoromethylene LPA receptor agonist to secure human (MG63) osteoblast maturation (2014)
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Lancaster, S. T., Blackburn, J., Blom, A., Makishima, M., Ishizawa, M., & Mansell, J. (2014). 24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 cooperates with a stable, fluoromethylene LPA receptor agonist to secure human (MG63) osteoblast maturation. Steroids, 83, 52-61. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.steroids.2014.01.010

Vitamin D receptor (VDR) agonists supporting human osteoblast (hOB) differentiation in the absence of bone resorption are attractive agents in a bone regenerative setting. One potential candidate fulfilling these roles is 24,25-dihydroxy vitamin D3 (... Read More about 24,25-Dihydroxyvitamin D3 cooperates with a stable, fluoromethylene LPA receptor agonist to secure human (MG63) osteoblast maturation.

Human osteoblast growth and maturation in response to metformin and the thienopyridone, A769662 (2014)
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Blackburn, J., Burston, B., Shepherd, S., Bone, H., Blom, A., & Mansell, J. (2014). Human osteoblast growth and maturation in response to metformin and the thienopyridone, A769662

Metformin (Met) is a biguanide drug widely used in the treatment and management of non insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus. In recent years it has emerged that Met, by stimulating adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK), can promote t... Read More about Human osteoblast growth and maturation in response to metformin and the thienopyridone, A769662.

The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology (2012)
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Blackburn, J., & Mansell, J. P. (2012). The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology. BONE, 50(3), 756-762. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bone.2011.12.002

Lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) is the simplest signalling lipid eliciting pleiotropic actions upon most mammalian cell types. Although LPA has an established role in many biological processes, particularly wound healing and cancer, the participation of... Read More about The emerging role of lysophosphatidic acid (LPA) in skeletal biology.