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The therapeutic potential of oxyhydrogen gas in oncology: A study on Epstein–Barr Virus-immortalised B-lymphoblastoid (TK6) cells (2023)
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Russell, G., Thomas, A. D., Nenov, A., Mannings, G., & Hancock, J. T. (2023). The therapeutic potential of oxyhydrogen gas in oncology: A study on Epstein–Barr Virus-immortalised B-lymphoblastoid (TK6) cells. Hydrogen, 4(4), 746-759. https://doi.org/10.3390/hydrogen4040047

Cancer is a leading cause of mortality worldwide. B-cells are a keystone of the adaptive immune response and are essential for the presentation of tumor-associated antigens to various types of T-cells. Approximately 1.5% of global cancer cases, inclu... Read More about The therapeutic potential of oxyhydrogen gas in oncology: A study on Epstein–Barr Virus-immortalised B-lymphoblastoid (TK6) cells.

Genotoxicity of cytokines at chemotherapy-induced 'storm' concentrations in a model of the human bone marrow (2023)
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Asurappulige, H. S. H., Thomas, A. D., & Morse, H. R. (2023). Genotoxicity of cytokines at chemotherapy-induced 'storm' concentrations in a model of the human bone marrow. Mutagenesis, 38(4), 201-215. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/gead018

Donor cell leukaemia (DCL) is a complication of haematopoietic stem cell transplantation where donated cells become malignant within the patient's bone marrow. As DCL predominates as acute myeloid leukaemia, we hypothesized that the cytokine storm fo... Read More about Genotoxicity of cytokines at chemotherapy-induced 'storm' concentrations in a model of the human bone marrow.

The influence of molecular Hydrogen therapies in managing the symptoms of acute and chronic COVID-19 (2022)
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Russell, G., Thomas, A., Nenov, A., & Hancock, J. (2022). The influence of molecular Hydrogen therapies in managing the symptoms of acute and chronic COVID-19. Medical Research Archives, 10(9), https://doi.org/10.18103/mra.v10i9.3036

Coronavirus Infectious Disease 2019 (COVID-19) is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS CoV-2) that emerged as a novel pathogen of global concern in the latter stages of 2019. COVID-19 is a highly contagio... Read More about The influence of molecular Hydrogen therapies in managing the symptoms of acute and chronic COVID-19.

MicroRNAs and the DNA damage response: How is cell fate determined? (2021)
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Visser, H., & Thomas, A. D. (2021). MicroRNAs and the DNA damage response: How is cell fate determined?. DNA Repair, 108, Article 103245. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.dnarep.2021.103245

It is becoming clear that the DNA damage response orchestrates an appropriate response to a given level of DNA damage, whether that is cell cycle arrest and repair, senescence or apoptosis. It is plausible that the alternative regulation of the DNA d... Read More about MicroRNAs and the DNA damage response: How is cell fate determined?.

Molecular hydrogen: Is this a viable new treatment for plants in the UK? (2021)
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Hancock, J. T., LeBaron, T. W., May, J., Thomas, A., & Russell, G. (2021). Molecular hydrogen: Is this a viable new treatment for plants in the UK?. Plants, 10(11), Article 2270

Despite being trialed in other regions of the world, the use of molecular hydrogen (H2) for enhanced plant growth and postharvest storage of crops has yet to be widely accepted in the UK. The evidence continues to grow that treatment of plants and pl... Read More about Molecular hydrogen: Is this a viable new treatment for plants in the UK?.

MicroRNAs, damage levels, and DNA damage response control (2021)
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Visser, H., & Thomas, A. D. (2021). MicroRNAs, damage levels, and DNA damage response control. Trends in Genetics, 37(11), 963-965. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tig.2021.06.018

DNA damage–inducible miRNAs are likely to be functional in the DNA damage response. This response can elicit damage resolution and cell survival or apoptosis. The current, albeit incomplete, picture suggests that miRNAs can affect cell fate via modul... Read More about MicroRNAs, damage levels, and DNA damage response control.

Estragole: DNA adduct formation in primary rat hepatocytes and genotoxic potential in HepG2-CYP1A2 cells (2020)
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Schulte-Hubbert, R., Küpper, J. H., Thomas, A. D., & Schrenk, D. (2020). Estragole: DNA adduct formation in primary rat hepatocytes and genotoxic potential in HepG2-CYP1A2 cells. Toxicology, 444, Article 152566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tox.2020.152566

Estragole is a natural constituent in herbs and spices and in products thereof such as essential oils or herbal teas. After cytochrome P450-catalyzed hydroxylation and subsequent sulfation, estragole acts as a genotoxic hepatocarcinogen forming DNA a... Read More about Estragole: DNA adduct formation in primary rat hepatocytes and genotoxic potential in HepG2-CYP1A2 cells.

Immunological and mass spectrometry-based approaches to determine thresholds of the mutagenic DNA adduct O 6 -methylguanine in vivo (2018)
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Kraus, A., McKeague, M., Seiwert, N., Nagel, G., Geisen, S. M., Ziegler, N., …Fahrer, J. (2019). Immunological and mass spectrometry-based approaches to determine thresholds of the mutagenic DNA adduct O 6 -methylguanine in vivo. Archives of Toxicology, 93(2), 559-572. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-018-2355-0

© 2018, Springer-Verlag GmbH Germany, part of Springer Nature. N-nitroso compounds are alkylating agents, which are widespread in our diet and the environment. They induce DNA alkylation adducts such as O 6 -methylguanine (O 6 -MeG), which is repair... Read More about Immunological and mass spectrometry-based approaches to determine thresholds of the mutagenic DNA adduct O 6 -methylguanine in vivo.

Genetic toxicity assessment of engineered nanoparticles using a 3D in vitro skin model (EpiDerm ™ ) (2016)
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Wills, J. W., Hondow, N., Thomas, A. D., Chapman, K. E., Fish, D., Maffeis, T. G., …Doak, S. H. (2016). Genetic toxicity assessment of engineered nanoparticles using a 3D in vitro skin model (EpiDerm ™ ). Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 13, Article 50. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12989-016-0161-5

© 2016 The Author(s). Background: The rapid production and incorporation of engineered nanomaterials into consumer products alongside research suggesting nanomaterials can cause cell death and DNA damage (genotoxicity) makes in vitro assays desirabl... Read More about Genetic toxicity assessment of engineered nanoparticles using a 3D in vitro skin model (EpiDerm ™ ).

DNA damage and the balance between survival and death in cancer biology (2016)
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Roos, W. P., Thomas, A. D., & Kaina, B. (2016). DNA damage and the balance between survival and death in cancer biology. Nature Reviews Cancer, 16(1), 20-33. https://doi.org/10.1038/nrc.2015.2

© 2016 Macmillan Publishers Limited. DNA is vulnerable to damage resulting from endogenous metabolites, environmental and dietary carcinogens, some anti-inflammatory drugs, and genotoxic cancer therapeutics. Cells respond to DNA damage by activating... Read More about DNA damage and the balance between survival and death in cancer biology.

DNA repair by MGMT, but not AAG, causes a threshold in alkylation-induced colorectal carcinogenesis (2015)
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Fahrer, J., Frisch, J., Nagel, G., Kraus, A., Dörsam, B., Thomas, A. D., …Kaina, B. (2015). DNA repair by MGMT, but not AAG, causes a threshold in alkylation-induced colorectal carcinogenesis. Carcinogenesis, 36(10), 1235-1244. https://doi.org/10.1093/carcin/bgv114

© The Author 2015. Published by Oxford University Press. All rights reserved. Epidemiological studies indicate that N-nitroso compounds (NOC) are causally linked to colorectal cancer (CRC). NOC induce DNA alkylations, including O6-methylguanine (O6-M... Read More about DNA repair by MGMT, but not AAG, causes a threshold in alkylation-induced colorectal carcinogenesis.

Theoretical considerations for thresholds in chemical carcinogenesis (2015)
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Thomas, A. D., Fahrer, J., Johnson, G., & Kaina, B. (2015). Theoretical considerations for thresholds in chemical carcinogenesis. Mutation Research - Reviews, 765, 56-67. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrrev.2015.05.001

© 2015 Elsevier B.V. There is increasing evidence for non-linear relationships for gene mutations, chromosomal aberrations and even tumor incidences in response to low doses of genotoxic carcinogens. To attain the biological relevance of such non-lin... Read More about Theoretical considerations for thresholds in chemical carcinogenesis.

Automation and validation of micronucleus detection in the 3D EpiDerm™ human reconstructed skin assay and correl (2014)
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Chapman, K., Thomas, A. D., Wills, J., Pfuhler, S., Doak, S. H., & Jenkins, G. J. (2014). Automation and validation of micronucleus detection in the 3D EpiDerm™ human reconstructed skin assay and correl. Mutagenesis, 29(3), 165-175. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/geu011

Recent restrictions on the testing of cosmetic ingredients in animals have resulted in the need to test the genotoxic potential of chemicals exclusively in vitro prior to licensing. However, as current in vitro tests produce some misleading positive... Read More about Automation and validation of micronucleus detection in the 3D EpiDerm™ human reconstructed skin assay and correl.

Recommendations, evaluation and validation of a semi-automated, fluorescent-based scoring protocol for micronucleus testing in human cells (2014)
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Jenkins, G. J., Johnson, G. E., Doak, S. H., Doherty, A. T., Scott, A. D., Chapman, K. E., …Thomas, A. (2014). Recommendations, evaluation and validation of a semi-automated, fluorescent-based scoring protocol for micronucleus testing in human cells. Mutagenesis, 29(3), 155-164. https://doi.org/10.1093/mutage/geu008

Micronucleus (MN) induction is an established cytogenetic end point for evaluating structural and numerical chromosomal alterations in genotoxicity testing. A semi-automated scoring protocol for the assessment of MN preparations from human cell lines... Read More about Recommendations, evaluation and validation of a semi-automated, fluorescent-based scoring protocol for micronucleus testing in human cells.

Does increase in DNA repair allow "Tolerance-to-Insult" in chemical carcinogenesis? Skin tumor experiments with MGMT-overexpressing mice (2013)
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Becker, K., Thomas, A. D., & Kaina, B. (2014). Does increase in DNA repair allow "Tolerance-to-Insult" in chemical carcinogenesis? Skin tumor experiments with MGMT-overexpressing mice. Environmental and Molecular Mutagenesis, 55(2), 145-150. https://doi.org/10.1002/em.21834

Several genotoxicity endpoints have been evaluated to define nonlinear dose-responses for S N 1 and S N 2 alkylating genotoxicants. Dose-response studies acknowledging the process of multistage tumorigenesis are important; however, data pertaining no... Read More about Does increase in DNA repair allow "Tolerance-to-Insult" in chemical carcinogenesis? Skin tumor experiments with MGMT-overexpressing mice.

Influence of dna repair on nonlinear dose-responses for mutation (2013)
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Johnson, G. E., Doak, S. H., Lewis, P. D., Bodger, O. G., Thomas, A. D., Jenkins, G. J., …Johnson, G. (2013). Influence of dna repair on nonlinear dose-responses for mutation. Toxicological Sciences, 132(1), 87-95. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfs341

Recent evidence has challenged the default assumption that all DNA-reactive alkylating agents exhibit a linear dose-response. Emerging evidence suggests that the model alkylating agents methyl- and ethylmethanesulfonate and methylnitrosourea (MNU) an... Read More about Influence of dna repair on nonlinear dose-responses for mutation.

Vinblastine and diethylstilboestrol tested in the in vitro mammalian cell micronucleus test (MNvit) at Swansea University UK in support of OECD draft Test Guideline 487 (2010)
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Doak, S. H., Thomas, A. D., Johnson, G. E., Jenkins, G. J., & Thomas, A. D. (2010). Vinblastine and diethylstilboestrol tested in the in vitro mammalian cell micronucleus test (MNvit) at Swansea University UK in support of OECD draft Test Guideline 487. Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis, 702(2), 189-192. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mrgentox.2009.07.014

The known aneugens vinblastine and diethylstilboestrol (DES) were tested in the in vitro micronucleus assay, with and without cytokinesis block in Chinese hamster CHO cells, at the laboratories of Swansea University, Swansea, UK. These experiments we... Read More about Vinblastine and diethylstilboestrol tested in the in vitro mammalian cell micronucleus test (MNvit) at Swansea University UK in support of OECD draft Test Guideline 487.