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Understanding the attitudes and acceptability of extra-genital Chlamydia testing in young women: evaluation of a feasibility study

Journal Article
Brown, S., Paterson, C., Dougall, N., Cameron, S., & Wheelhouse, N. (2019)
Understanding the attitudes and acceptability of extra-genital Chlamydia testing in young women: evaluation of a feasibility study. BMC Public Health, 19(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7313-0
Background Chlamydia trachomatis (C. trachomatis) is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection in the UK. Recent studies suggest that in addition to the genital...

Diurnal Variation in Physiological and Immune Responses to Endurance Sport in Highly Trained Runners in a Hot and Humid Environment

Journal Article
Boukelia, Z., Gomes, E. C., & Florida-James, G. D. (2018)
Diurnal Variation in Physiological and Immune Responses to Endurance Sport in Highly Trained Runners in a Hot and Humid Environment. Oxidative Medicine and Cellular Longevity, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1155/2018/3402143
Purpose. The purpose of this study was to investigate the physiological and immunological response of highly trained runners to an intense bout of exercise performed at two di...

Ageing, exercise and circulating angiogenic T-cells and vasculogenic progenitors

Presentation / Conference
Ross, M. (2017, June)
Ageing, exercise and circulating angiogenic T-cells and vasculogenic progenitors. Paper presented at Edinburgh Immunology Group Symposium, University of Edinburgh

Effects of etidronate on the Enpp1−/− mouse model of generalized arterial calcification of infancy

Journal Article
Huesa, C., Staines, K. A., Millán, J. L., & MacRae, V. E. (2015)
Effects of etidronate on the Enpp1−/− mouse model of generalized arterial calcification of infancy. International Journal of Molecular Medicine, 36(1), 159-165. https://doi.org/10.3892/ijmm.2015.2212
Generalized arterial calcification of infancy (GACI) is an autosomal recessive disorder of spontaneous infantile arterial and periarticular calcification which is attributed t...

Identification of the mechanisms that drive the toxicity of TiO2 particulates: the contribution of physicochemical characteristics

Journal Article
Johnston, H. J., Hutchison, G. R., Christensen, F. M., Peters, S., Hankin, S., & Stone, V. (2009)
Identification of the mechanisms that drive the toxicity of TiO2 particulates: the contribution of physicochemical characteristics. Particle and fibre toxicology, 6(1), 33. https://doi.org/10.1186/1743-8977-6-33
This review focuses on outlining the toxicity of titanium dioxide (TiO₂) particulates in vitro and in vivo, in order to understand their ability to detrimentally impact...

The Biological Mechanisms and Physicochemical Characteristics Responsible for Driving Fullerene Toxicity

Journal Article
Johnston, H. J., Hutchison, G. R., Christensen, F. M., Aschberger, K., & Stone, V. (2010)
The Biological Mechanisms and Physicochemical Characteristics Responsible for Driving Fullerene Toxicity. Toxicological Sciences, 114(2), 162-182. https://doi.org/10.1093/toxsci/kfp265
This review provides a comprehensive critical review of the available literature purporting to assess the toxicity of carbon fullerenes. This is required as prior to the wides...

Proinflammatory effects of particles on macrophages and epithelial cells.

Book
Brown, D., Hutchison, G., Stone, V. & Barlow, P. (2006)
Proinflammatory effects of particles on macrophages and epithelial cells. In Particle Toxicology, 183-196. Informa UK Limited. doi:10.1201/9781420003147.ch9. ISBN 978-0-8493-5092-4; 978-1-4200-0314-7