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Phasic activity of urinary bladder smooth muscle in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat: Effect of potassium channel modulators (2011)
Journal Article
Sellers, D. J., McKay, N. G., Vahabi, B., & Lawson, K. (2011). Phasic activity of urinary bladder smooth muscle in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat: Effect of potassium channel modulators. European Journal of Pharmacology, 660(2-3), 431-437. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejphar.2011.03.053

Increased phasic activity in the bladder smooth muscle of animal models and patients with detrusor overactivity has been suggested to underlie the pathophysiology of overactive bladder. Potassium (K+) channels are key regulators of bladder smooth mus... Read More about Phasic activity of urinary bladder smooth muscle in the streptozotocin-induced diabetic rat: Effect of potassium channel modulators.

Determination of catecholamines in urine using hydrophilic interaction chromatography with electrochemical detection (2011)
Journal Article
Kumar, A., Hart, J. P., & McCalley, D. V. (2011). Determination of catecholamines in urine using hydrophilic interaction chromatography with electrochemical detection. Journal of Chromatography A, 1218(25), 3854-3861. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chroma.2011.04.034

The determination of catecholamines in urine was investigated using hydrophilic interaction chromatography (HILIC) as an alternative to the commonly used reversed-phase (RP) method. A number of different approaches were explored, including per-aqueou... Read More about Determination of catecholamines in urine using hydrophilic interaction chromatography with electrochemical detection.

Three-dimensional spheroid cultures of A549 and HepG2 cells exhibit different lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor expression and LPS-induced cytokine response compared with monolayer cultures (2011)
Journal Article
Jinsheng Xu, , Liu, J., Abate, W., Corry, D., Kaul, B., & Jackson, S. K. (2011). Three-dimensional spheroid cultures of A549 and HepG2 cells exhibit different lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor expression and LPS-induced cytokine response compared with monolayer cultures. Innate Immunity, 17(3), 245-255. https://doi.org/10.1177/1753425910365733

Lipopolysaccharide (LPS) is a potent modulator of pathogen-induced host inflammatory responses. Lipopolysaccharide signaling to host cells is correlated with the expression of well-characterized LPS receptors. We have developed three-dimensional (3-D... Read More about Three-dimensional spheroid cultures of A549 and HepG2 cells exhibit different lipopolysaccharide (LPS) receptor expression and LPS-induced cytokine response compared with monolayer cultures.

The alcyonacea (soft corals and sea fans) of Antsiranana Bay, northern Madagascar (2011)
Journal Article
Evans, A., Steer, M., & Belle, E. (2011). The alcyonacea (soft corals and sea fans) of Antsiranana Bay, northern Madagascar. Madagascar conservation and development, 6(1), 29-36

During the past two decades, the Alcyonacea (soft corals and sea fans) of the western Indian Ocean have been the subject of numerous studies investigating their ecology and distribution. Comparatively, Madagascar remains understudied. This article pr... Read More about The alcyonacea (soft corals and sea fans) of Antsiranana Bay, northern Madagascar.

Bladder outlet physiology in the context of lower urinary tract dysfunction (2011)
Journal Article
Sadananda, P., Vahabi, B., & Drake, M. J. (2011). Bladder outlet physiology in the context of lower urinary tract dysfunction. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 30(5), 708-713. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.21137

Physiological function of the bladder outlet is complex and symptomatic consequences can result from outlet dysfunction. Within the outlet, smooth, and skeletal muscles constitute the contractile apparatus, but additional cell types include interstit... Read More about Bladder outlet physiology in the context of lower urinary tract dysfunction.

Detrusor underactivity: A plea for new approaches to a common bladder dysfunction (2011)
Journal Article
Van Koeveringe, G. A., Vahabi, B., Andersson, K. E., Kirschner-Herrmans, R., & Oelke, M. (2011). Detrusor underactivity: A plea for new approaches to a common bladder dysfunction. Neurourology and Urodynamics, 30(5), 723-728. https://doi.org/10.1002/nau.21097

Aims: Detrusor underactivity (DU) is defined by the International Continence Society as a contraction of reduced strength and/or duration resulting in prolonged or incomplete emptying of the bladder but has yet received only little attention. The pur... Read More about Detrusor underactivity: A plea for new approaches to a common bladder dysfunction.

A diagnostic apparatus for analysing a sample to diagnose disease (2011)
Patent
Ratcliffe, N. M., de Lacy Costello, B., Ewen, R., & Probert, C. (2011). A diagnostic apparatus for analysing a sample to diagnose disease. WO/2011/061308

A diagnostic apparatus (10) for analysing a sample to diagnose disease, the apparatus (10) comprising: a separating element (16) for separating gas derived from the sample into component parts; a sensor arrangement (18) coupled to the separating elem... Read More about A diagnostic apparatus for analysing a sample to diagnose disease.

The voltammetric behaviour of lead at a microband screen-printed carbon electrode and its determination in acetate leachates from glazed ceramic plates (2011)
Journal Article
Honeychurch, K. C., Al-Berezanchi, S., & Hart, J. P. (2011). The voltammetric behaviour of lead at a microband screen-printed carbon electrode and its determination in acetate leachates from glazed ceramic plates. Talanta, 84(3), 717-723. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.talanta.2011.01.073

Microband screen-printed carbon electrodes (μBSPCEs) without further modification have been investigated as disposable sensors for the measurement of lead in acetate leachates from ceramic glazed plates. Cyclic voltammetry was employed to elucidate t... Read More about The voltammetric behaviour of lead at a microband screen-printed carbon electrode and its determination in acetate leachates from glazed ceramic plates.

Food for life partnership evaluation: summary report (2011)
Report
Orme, J., Jones, M., Kimberlee, R., Weitkamp, E., Salmon, D., Dailami, N., …Morgan, K. (2011). Food for life partnership evaluation: summary report

Summary report of the Food for Life Partnership evaluation conducted by UWE,Bristol and Cardiff University. May 2011

Food for life partnership evaluation: Full report (2011)
Report
Orme, J., Jones, M., Kimberlee, R., Weitkamp, E., Salmon, D., Dailami, N., …Morgan, K. (2011). Food for life partnership evaluation: Full report

Full report on the evaluation of the Food for Life Partnership programme. May 2011

Insufficiency of BUBR1, a mitotic spindle checkpoint regulator, causes impaired ciliogenesis in vertebrates (2011)
Journal Article
Miyamoto, T., Porazinski, S., Wang, H., Borovina, A., Ciruna, B., Shimizu, A., …Matsuura, S. (2011). Insufficiency of BUBR1, a mitotic spindle checkpoint regulator, causes impaired ciliogenesis in vertebrates. Human Molecular Genetics, 20(10), 2058-2070. https://doi.org/10.1093/hmg/ddr090

Budding uninhibited by benzimidazole-related 1 (BUBR1) is a central molecule of the spindle assembly checkpoint. Germline mutations in the budding uninhibited by benzimidazoles 1 homolog beta gene encoding BUBR1 cause premature chromatid separation (... Read More about Insufficiency of BUBR1, a mitotic spindle checkpoint regulator, causes impaired ciliogenesis in vertebrates.

Mosquito age and susceptibility to insecticides (2011)
Journal Article
Rajatileka, S., Burhani, J., & Ranson, H. (2011). Mosquito age and susceptibility to insecticides. Transactions of The Royal Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, 105(5), 247-253. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.trstmh.2011.01.009

Insecticides play a crucial role in controlling the transmission of mosquito-borne diseases and the development and spread of insecticide resistance is a major threat to sustainable control. Guidelines developed by the WHO to monitor for insecticide... Read More about Mosquito age and susceptibility to insecticides.

The role of c-kit-positive interstitial cells in mediating phasic contractions of bladder strips from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats (2011)
Journal Article
Sellers, D. J., McKay, N. G., Vahabi, B., & Lawson, K. (2011). The role of c-kit-positive interstitial cells in mediating phasic contractions of bladder strips from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats. BJU International, 107(9), 1480-1487. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1464-410X.2010.09507.x

What's known on the subject? and What does the study add? Although the functional significance of ICCs in the bladder is still not clear, they have been linked with detrusor overactivity. In this study we demonstrate the presence of c-kit positive in... Read More about The role of c-kit-positive interstitial cells in mediating phasic contractions of bladder strips from streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats.

Enhanced electrochemical reduction of hydrogen peroxide on silver paste electrodes modified with surfactant and salt (2011)
Journal Article
Smyth, M. R., Gonzalez-Macia, L., Morrin, A., & Killard, A. (2011). Enhanced electrochemical reduction of hydrogen peroxide on silver paste electrodes modified with surfactant and salt. Electrochimica Acta, 56(11), 4146-4153. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.electacta.2011.01.108

The modification of silver paste electrodes with a combination of dodecylbenzenesulfonic acid and KCl has been shown to lead to significant enhancements of the electrochemical reduction of hydrogen peroxide. The catalytic enhancement was shown to be... Read More about Enhanced electrochemical reduction of hydrogen peroxide on silver paste electrodes modified with surfactant and salt.

Social scientists and public engagement with (social?) science (2011)
Presentation / Conference
Wilkinson, C., & Sardo, M. (2011, April). Social scientists and public engagement with (social?) science. Paper presented at British Sociological Association Annual Conference, LSE, London, UK

The need for a greater engagement with social science has been highlighted by key UK-based organisations, such as the ESRC and the Academy of Social Sciences (Benyon and David, 2008). In the UK, as Burchell and Holden (2009:4) describe, an ‘extensiv... Read More about Social scientists and public engagement with (social?) science.

Factors affecting estrogen receptor status in a multiracial Asian country: An analysis of 3557 cases (2011)
Journal Article
Rhodes, A., Bhoo Pathy, N., Yip, C. H., Uiterwaal, C. S., Taib, N. A., Tan, G. H., …Choo, W. Y. (2011). Factors affecting estrogen receptor status in a multiracial Asian country: An analysis of 3557 cases. Breast, 20(SUPPL. 2), 60-64. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.breast.2011.02.004

Estrogen receptor (ER) positive rates in breast cancer may be influenced by grade, stage, age and race. This study reviews the ER positive rates over a 15-year period at the University Malaya Medical Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. Data on ER status... Read More about Factors affecting estrogen receptor status in a multiracial Asian country: An analysis of 3557 cases.

Neisseria lactamica attenuates TLR-1/2-induced cytokine responses in nasopharyngeal epithelial cells using PPAR-γ (2011)
Journal Article
Tezera, L. B., Hampton, J., Jackson, S. K., & Davenport, V. (2011). Neisseria lactamica attenuates TLR-1/2-induced cytokine responses in nasopharyngeal epithelial cells using PPAR-γ. Cellular Microbiology, 13(4), 554-568. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1462-5822.2010.01554.x

The upper respiratory tract commensal Neisseria lactamica (Nlac) induces protective humoral immunity against pathogenic Nmen serogoup B (Nmen), but whether it also affords anti-inflammatory mucosal protection, as reported for several gut commensals,... Read More about Neisseria lactamica attenuates TLR-1/2-induced cytokine responses in nasopharyngeal epithelial cells using PPAR-γ.