Efficacy of anti-cancer agents in cell lines versus human primary tumour tissue

IA Cree, S Glaysher, AL Harvey - Current opinion in pharmacology, 2010 - Elsevier
The discovery of anti-cancer drugs has become dependent on cell lines, which are used to
screen potential compounds for activity as well as to explore cancer biology. Cell lines …

[PDF][PDF] Recurrent emergence of SARS-CoV-2 spike deletion H69/V70 and its role in the Alpha variant B. 1.1. 7

B Meng, SA Kemp, G Papa, R Datir, IATM Ferreira… - Cell reports, 2021 - cell.com
We report severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) spike ΔH69/V70
in multiple independent lineages, often occurring after acquisition of receptor binding motif …

Molecular pathology and thyroid FNA

DN Poller, S Glaysher - Cytopathology, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
This review summarises molecular pathological techniques applicable to thyroid FNA. The
molecular pathology of thyroid tumours is now fairly well understood. Molecular methods …

[HTML][HTML] Cancer cell adaptation to chemotherapy

F Di Nicolantonio, SJ Mercer, LA Knight, FG Gabriel… - BMC cancer, 2005 - Springer
Background Tumor resistance to chemotherapy may be present at the beginning of
treatment, develop during treatment, or become apparent on re-treatment of the patient. The …

SARS-CoV-2 lineage B. 1.1. 7 is associated with greater disease severity among hospitalised women but not men: multicentre cohort study

O Stirrup, F Boshier, C Venturini… - BMJ open …, 2021 - bmjopenrespres.bmj.com
Background SARS-CoV-2 lineage B. 1.1. 7 has been associated with an increased rate of
transmission and disease severity among subjects testing positive in the community. Its …

[HTML][HTML] The in vitroeffect of gefitinib ('Iressa') alone and in combination with cytotoxic chemotherapy on human solid tumours

LA Knight, F Di Nicolantonio, P Whitehouse, S Mercer… - BMC cancer, 2004 - Springer
Background Activation of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) triggers downstream
signaling pathways that regulate many cellular processes involved in tumour survival and …

The effect of pentamidine on melanoma ex vivo

J Smith, BJ Stewart, S Glaysher, K Peregrin… - Anti-cancer …, 2010 - journals.lww.com
Pentamidine is a small molecule inhibitor of the Ca 2+-binding protein S100B and disrupts
the S100B–p53 protein–protein interaction; this is thought to restore wild-type p53 tumour …

[HTML][HTML] Investigation of hospital discharge cases and SARS-CoV-2 introduction into Lothian care homes

S Cotton, MP McHugh, R Dewar, JG Haas… - Journal of Hospital …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background The first epidemic wave of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2
(SARS-CoV-2) in Scotland resulted in high case numbers and mortality in care homes. In …

[HTML][HTML] Combining viral genomics and clinical data to assess risk factors for severe COVID-19 (mortality, ICU admission, or intubation) amongst hospital patients in a …

M Foxley-Marrable, L D'Cruz, P Meredith, S Glaysher… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, valuable datasets have been collected on the effects
of the virus SARS-CoV-2. In this study, we combined whole genome sequencing data with …

[HTML][HTML] The Alpha variant was not associated with excess nosocomial SARS-CoV-2 infection in a multi-centre UK hospital study

FAT Boshier, C Venturini, O Stirrup… - Journal of Infection, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Objectives: Recently emerging SARS-CoV-2 variants have been associated with an
increased rate of transmission within the community. We sought to determine whether this …