Naturally occurring Toll-like receptor 11 (TLR11) and Toll-like receptor 12 (TLR12) polymorphisms are not associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild wood mice (2014)
Journal Article
Morger, J., Bajnok, J., Boyce, K., Craig, P., Rogan, M., Lun, Z., …Tschirren, B. (2014). Naturally occurring Toll-like receptor 11 (TLR11) and Toll-like receptor 12 (TLR12) polymorphisms are not associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild wood mice. Infection, Genetics and Evolution, 26, 180-184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.meegid.2014.05.032

Toxoplasma gondii is a highly successful parasite with a worldwide prevalence. Small rodents are the main intermediate hosts, and there is growing evidence that T. gondii modifies their behaviour. Chronically infected rodents show impaired learning... Read More about Naturally occurring Toll-like receptor 11 (TLR11) and Toll-like receptor 12 (TLR12) polymorphisms are not associated with Toxoplasma gondii infection in wild wood mice.

Interactions of gold nanoparticles with a phospholipid monolayer membrane on mercury (2014)
Journal Article
Gordillo, G., Krpetic, Z., & Brust, M. (2014). Interactions of gold nanoparticles with a phospholipid monolayer membrane on mercury. ACS nano, 8(6), 6074-6080. https://doi.org/10.1021/nn501395e

It is demonstrated that a compact monolayer of 1,2-dioleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphocholine adsorbed to a hanging mercury drop electrode can serve as a simple electrochemical model system to study biomembrane penetration by gold nanoparticles. The hydrog... Read More about Interactions of gold nanoparticles with a phospholipid monolayer membrane on mercury.

Evaluation of genetic association of the INK4 locus with primary open angle glaucoma in East Indian population (2014)
Journal Article
angle glaucoma in East Indian population. Scientific reports, 4, 5115. https://doi.org/10.1038/srep05115

INK4 locus at chromosome 9p21 has been reported to be associated with primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) and its subtypes along with the associated optic disc parameters across the populations of European, Japanese and African ancestries. The locus e... Read More about Evaluation of genetic association of the INK4 locus with primary open angle glaucoma in East Indian population.

Mechanisms of adiponectin-associated perivascular function in vascular disease (2014)
Journal Article
Withers, S., Bussey, C., Saxton, S., Melrose, H., Watkins, A., & Heagerty, A. (2014). Mechanisms of adiponectin-associated perivascular function in vascular disease. Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology, 34(8), 1637-42. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.114.303031

The concept that fat cells could influence the circulation and indeed cardiac function has been in existence for ≥20 years and has gained a wide interest and no less excitement as evidence has accrued to suggest that such effects may be profound enou... Read More about Mechanisms of adiponectin-associated perivascular function in vascular disease.

Gene-rich large deletions are overrepresented in POAG patients of Indian and Caucasian origins (2014)
Journal Article
Kaurani, L., Vishal, M., Kumar, D., Sharma, A., Mehani, B., Sharma, C., …Mukhopadhyay, A. (2014). Gene-rich large deletions are overrepresented in POAG patients of Indian and Caucasian origins. https://doi.org/10.1167/iovs.14-14339

PURPOSE: Large copy number variations (CNV) can contribute to increased burden for neurodegenerative diseases. In this study, we analyzed the genome-wide burden of large CNVs > 100 kb in primary open angle glaucoma (POAG), a neurodegenerative diseas... Read More about Gene-rich large deletions are overrepresented in POAG patients of Indian and Caucasian origins.

Formation of thick aminophenyl films from aminobenzenediazonium ion in the absence of a reduction source (2014)
Journal Article
Simons, B., Lehr, J., Garrett, D., & Downard, A. (2014). Formation of thick aminophenyl films from aminobenzenediazonium ion in the absence of a reduction source. Langmuir, 30(17), 4989-4996. https://doi.org/10.1021/la501217n

Aminophenyl films, electrografted to conducting substrates from a solution of the corresponding diazonium ion, are a useful platform for building up functional surfaces. In our hands, reproducible preparation of aminophenyl films via electrografting... Read More about Formation of thick aminophenyl films from aminobenzenediazonium ion in the absence of a reduction source.

JAK2V617F homozygosity drives a phenotypic switch in myeloproliferative neoplasms, but is insufficient to sustain disease (2014)
Journal Article
Li, J., Kent, D., Godfrey, A., Manning, H., Nangalia, J., Aziz, A., …Green, A. (2014). JAK2V617F homozygosity drives a phenotypic switch in myeloproliferative neoplasms, but is insufficient to sustain disease. Blood, 123(20), 3139-3151. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood-2013-06-510222

Genomic regions of acquired uniparental disomy (UPD) are common in malignancy and frequently harbor mutated oncogenes. Homozygosity for such gain-of-function mutations is thought to modulate tumor phenotype, but direct evidence has been elusive. Poly... Read More about JAK2V617F homozygosity drives a phenotypic switch in myeloproliferative neoplasms, but is insufficient to sustain disease.

Increased susceptibility to Trichuris muris infection and exacerbation of colitis in Mdr1a-/- mice (2014)
Journal Article
exacerbation of colitis in Mdr1a-/- mice. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 20(7), 1797-1806. https://doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i7.1797

AIM: To investigate the influence of Trichuris muris (T. muris ) infection in a mouse model of genetic susceptibility to inflammatory bowel disease, Mdr1a-/-. METHODS: Mdr1a-/- mice were housed under specific pathogen free conditions to slow the... Read More about Increased susceptibility to Trichuris muris infection and exacerbation of colitis in Mdr1a-/- mice.

Toxoplasma gondii : prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus) (2014)
Journal Article
Dodd, N., Lord, J., Jehle, R., Parker, S., Parker, F., Brooks, D., & Hide, G. (2014). Toxoplasma gondii : prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus). Experimental Parasitology, 139, 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2014.02.007

Few studies have investigated Toxoplasma gondii infections in bat populations and none have reported its presence in protected British bat species. Using a collection of dead/euthanased bats collected from Lancashire, UK, two species of bats (Pipis... Read More about Toxoplasma gondii : prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus).

Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus) (2014)
Journal Article
Dodd, N. S., Lord, J. S., Jehle, R., Parker, S., Parker, F., Brooks, D. R., & Hide, G. (2014). Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus). Experimental Parasitology, 139, 6-11. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.exppara.2014.02.007

Few studies have investigated Toxoplasma gondii infections in bat populations and none have reported its presence in protected British bat species. Using a collection of dead/euthanased bats collected from Lancashire, UK, two species of bats (Pipis... Read More about Toxoplasma gondii: Prevalence in species and genotypes of British bats (Pipistrellus pipistrellus and P. pygmaeus).

CAPER, a novel regulator of human breast cancer progression (2014)
Journal Article
Mercier, I., Gonzales, D., Quann, K., Pestell, T., Molchansky, A., Sotgia, F., …Jasmin, J. (2014). CAPER, a novel regulator of human breast cancer progression. Cell Cycle, 13(8), 1256-1264. https://doi.org/10.4161/cc.28156

CAPE R is an estrogen receptor (ER) co-activator that was recently shown to be involved in human breast cancer pathogenesis. Indeed, we reported increased expression of CAPE R in human breast cancer specimens. We demonstrated that CAPE R was undete... Read More about CAPER, a novel regulator of human breast cancer progression.

Label-free capacitive diagnostics : exploiting local redox probe state occupancy (2014)
Journal Article
Lehr, J., Fernandes, F., Bueno, P., & Davis, J. (2014). Label-free capacitive diagnostics : exploiting local redox probe state occupancy. Analytical Chemistry, 86(5), 2559-2564. https://doi.org/10.1021/ac403727h

An electrode surface confined redox group contributes to a substantial potential-dependent interfacial charging that can be sensitively probed and frequency-resolved by impedance-derived capacitance spectroscopy. In utilizing the sensitivity of this... Read More about Label-free capacitive diagnostics : exploiting local redox probe state occupancy.

Colloidal interactions induced by overlap of mixed protein+polysaccharide interfacial layers (2014)
Journal Article
Ettelaie, R., & Akinshina, A. (2014). Colloidal interactions induced by overlap of mixed protein+polysaccharide interfacial layers. Food Hydrocolloids, 42(Part 1), 106-117. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foodhyd.2014.01.020

Colloidal interaction potentials induced by the overlap of mixed protein + polysaccharide interfacial layers, formed solely as a result of electrostatic attraction between these two biopolymers, have been calculated using the Self Consistent Field Th... Read More about Colloidal interactions induced by overlap of mixed protein+polysaccharide interfacial layers.

Catabolic cancer-associated fibroblasts transfer energy and biomass to anabolic cancer cells, fueling tumor growth (2014)
Journal Article
Martinez-Outschoorn, U., Lisanti, M., & Sotgia, F. (2014). Catabolic cancer-associated fibroblasts transfer energy and biomass to anabolic cancer cells, fueling tumor growth. Seminars in Cancer Biology, 25, 47-60. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.semcancer.2014.01.005

Fibroblasts are the most abundant “non-cancerous” cells in tumors. However, it remains largely unknown how these cancer-associated fibroblasts (CAFs) promote tumor growth and metastasis, driving chemotherapy resistance and poor clinical outcome. Th... Read More about Catabolic cancer-associated fibroblasts transfer energy and biomass to anabolic cancer cells, fueling tumor growth.

Editorial, eMethods & web society (2014)
Journal Article
Miah, A., & Rich, E. (2014). Editorial, eMethods & web society. Salute e Società (Online), 3, 11-17. https://doi.org/10.3280/SES2014-003001

The Olympic movement and new media (2014)
Book
Miah, A., Belousov, L., & Zolotarev, A. (2014). The Olympic movement and new media. Moscow: Russian International Olympic University

This book is devoted to the trends in the development of digital media and their impact on coverage of the Olympic Games and the promotion of Olympic values. The research for the book was carried out through content collection and analysis of social... Read More about The Olympic movement and new media.

Bioart (2014)
Book Chapter
Miah, A. (2014). Bioart. In R. Ranisch, & S. Sorgner (Eds.), Post- and transhumanism : an introduction (227-240). Berlin: Peter Lang

This chapter makes explicit the association of certain art forms and art works to trans- and posthumanist ideas, which have become constitutive of the political, cultural and philosophical differences and similarities that exist between these conc... Read More about Bioart.