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ISSN 0143-5221
EISSN 1470-8736
Medical Research Society Meeting 5th February 2003
Communication
Identification of Mutations in the Fumarate Hydratase Gene in the Multiple Cutaneous and Uterine Leiomyomatosis and Renal Carcinoma Syndrome
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 1P.
The Balance of TIMPs and MMP-2 Determines Hepatic Stellate Cell Fate during Recovery from Liver Fibrosis
FR Murphy; X Zhou; R Issa; H Hussain; J Waung; N Patel; J Collins; K Brew; H Nagase; MJP Arthur; RC Benyon; JP Iredale
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 2P–3P.
Abciximab Inhibits Monocyte Chemotactic Protcin-1-Induced Extravasation of Leukocytes in a Rat Model of Inflammation
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 5P–6P.
The Relationship between Plasma Natriuretic Peptide Levels and Left Ventricular Function in Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy at Rest and Peak Stress
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 7P.
Gap Junction Remodelling in Atrial Myocardium of Patients with Chronic Atrial Fibrillation-Relevance to Clinical Course
Riyaz A. Kaba, MRCP; Steven R. Coppen, PhD; Stephen Rothery, BSc; Emmanuel Dupont, PhD; Anthony C. De Souza, FRCS; John R. Pepper, FRCS; Magdi H. Yacoub, FRCS; Nicholas J. Severs, DSc
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 15P–16P.
A Comparison of the Haemodynamic Effects Pentaerythritol Tetranitrate and Isosorbide Mononitrate in Healthy Men
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 16P.
Enhanced External Counterpulsation (EECP) Does Not Alter Arterial Stiffness in Patients with Angina
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 16P.
Coronary Risk-Assessment: Framingham-Based Methods Overestimate Risk in British Middle-Aged Men
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 17P.
Adherence to the National Service Framework Guidelines for Secondary Prevention of Ischaemic Heart Disease. Are we Meeting the Targets?
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 17P.
In Vitro and in vivo Characterisation of the Human, Mouse and Rat PGC1β Gene
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 17P.
Detection of a Novel Mutation in the Leptin Gene in a Boy with Delayed Puberty and An Abnormality of the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 18P.
Post Challenge Glucose and Lipid Changes with Nateglinide Stimulated Insulin Secretion in Type 2 Diabetic Subjects
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 18P.
Targeting Basal and Prandial Glucose Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in General Practice: The Glycaemic Optimisation Outcomes in Diabetes Study
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 18P–19P.
Genetic Aetiology of Hyperglycaemia Alters Response to Treatment in Diabetes
Ewan R. Pearson; Lynette Shakespeare; Bryan Starkey; Roy Powell; Penny M. Clark; Andrew T Hattersley
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 19P.
Pituitary Tumor Transforming Gene (PTTG): A Multifunctional Oncogene in Endocrine Neoplasia
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 19P.
No Evidence for a Role for Mutations in the cAMP-Dependent Protein Kinase a Regulatory Subunit in Hyperfunctioning Adrenocortical Adenomas
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 20P.
The Ectopic Expression of the Gastric Inhibitory Polypeptide Receptor in ACTH Dependant and Independent Adrenal Hyperplasia: In Vitro and in Vivo Studies
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 20P.
Constitutive Activity of the ACTH Receptor: A Novel Cause of Adrenal Hyperplasia and a Novel Mechanism of Constitutive Activity
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 21P.
Mechanisms and Dynamics of Adhesion of Lymphocytes Activated with the Novel Chemokine CXCL16 to Vcam
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 21P–22P.
Construction of a Predictive Model to Identify Rapid Fibrosis Progression in Patients with Chronic Hepatitis C Virus Infection
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 22P.
Modulated Mitochondrial Activity Corresponds with a Decline in Liver-Specific Function in 3-D Hepatocyte Culture
L.H. Damelin; I.J. Cox; N.J. Robertson; M. Khalil; R. Tootle; S. Coward; S. Choudhury; H.J.F. Hodgson; C. Selden
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 22P–23P.
Liver-Specific Gene Therapy Using Lentiviral Vectors Based on Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1)
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 23P.
The Role of Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor in Intestinal Tumorigenesis
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 23P–24P.
Seroprevalence, Characteristics and Correlates of Undetected Coeliac Disease in England
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 24P.
Decreased Post-Prandial 5-HT in Constipation-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome (C-IBS)
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 24P–25P.
The Wilms' Tumour Antigen 1 (WT1) as a Potential Target Antigen for the Immunotherapy of Solid Tumours
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 25P.
A Novel Reporter Gene Assay to Determine Estrogen Receptor Activity in Primary Breast Cancer Cells
Anjana Singh; Manuela T Debella; Manish Kothari; Clivc Smith; Emma Timms; Martin Slade; Brian Foxwell; Ali Simak; R Charles Coombes
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 25P.
The Expression of ERβ and ERβcx in Human Breast Cancer and the Relationship of ERβcx to Endocrine Therapy and Survival
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 26P.
Investigation of Estrogen Receptor Phosphorylation Using Phosphospecific Antibodies
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 26P–27P.
Alterations in mRNA Expression of Colon Cancer Cells Exposed to 5-Fluorouracil-Assessment Using cDNA Microarrays
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 27P.
Delays in the Diagnosis of Colorectal Cancer: In-Depth, Patient-Centred, Qualitative Study
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 28P.
Interaction between the C-Terminal Region of the Bloom's Syndrome Gene Product, BLM, and RAD51
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 28P.
An in vitro 3D-Model of Invasive Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Recapitulates in vivo Pathology
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 28P–29P.
In vitro Study of the p53 Pathway in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in Response to Doxorubicin Treatment
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 29P.
The Role of Constitutional Polymorphisms and Mutations in the Fanconi Anaemia Group G Gene (FANCG) for Sporadic Childhood Myeloid Leukaemia
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 29P–30P.
Two Novel Mutations in Severe Factor VII Deficiency
Keith Gomez; Michael A. Laffan; Geoffrey Kemball-Cook; John Pasi; Mark Layton; Edward G.D. Tuddenham; John McVey, II
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 30P.
Ontogeny-Related Changes in Integrin Expression and Cytokine Production by Fetal Mesenchymal Stem Cells (MSC)
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 30P–31P.
Metabolism of Cytotoxic Drugs by Recombinant Human Cytochrome P450 Enzymes and Identification of Putative Metabolites by LC-MS/MS
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 31P.
Combination of OncoVEX with Chemotherapy for Cancer Treatment
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 31P–32P.
Detection of Circulating Tumour Cells at 24 Hours after Primary Resection Predicts Colorectal Cancer Recurrence
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 32P.
MCM2 Demonstrates Altered Proliferative States in Colonic Mucosa, Adenomas, and Carcinomas More Accurately than Ki-67
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 32P.
A Novel Role for the Chemokine CCL2 in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma Cell Invasion and Metastasis
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 32P–33P.
The Malignant Phenotype of Pancreatic Cancer is Enhanced by the Intense Desmoplastic Reaction
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 33P.
The Possible Role of Heparin as a Therapeutic Intervention in Peritoneal Carcinomatosis via An ICAM-1 Mechanism
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 33P.
Urine Dendritic Cells May Predict Recurrent Bladder Cancer in Patients Treated with Intravesical BCG
John D. Beatty; Angela Jones; Nicholas R. English; Margaret North; Christopher W. Ogden; Stella C. Knight
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 34P.
Extracorporeal Bypass Perfusion Using Central Venous Blood Prevents Ischaemia-Reperfusion Injury during Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 34P.
Comparison of Muscle and Fasciocutaneous Flaps in Open Tibial Fractures
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 34P.
Increased Expression of Galanin in Mucosal Nerves of Patients with Painful Diverticular Disease
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 35P.
Clinical and Morphological Features Associated with Emboli during Carotid Angioplasty
CD Bicknell; MG Cowling; MW Clark; SA Thorn; AH Hughes; M Jenkins; Wolfe Jhn; AW Darzi; Cheshire Njw
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 35P.
Are Vertebrobasilar Territory Tia or Minor Strokes Really More Benign than Carotid Territory Events?
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 35P–36P.
Neutrophil Recruitment, Neurological Status and Outcome in Acute Ischaemic Stroke: An Imaging Based Study
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 36P.
Pet Measurement of the Effect of Dietary Tyrosine Depletion on [11C]Raclopride Binding: An [11C]Raclopride Pet Study
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 36P.
Differential Sympathetic Sudomotor and Cardiovascular Function in Human Spinal Cord Injury
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 37P.
The Postnatal Expression of NMDA and AMPA Receptors in Dorsal Horn and Dorsal Root Ganglia Neurones
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 37P.
A Double Dissociation of Distinct Prefrontal Cortical Regions during the Perceptual Modulation of Semantic Decision-Making
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 38P.
A 30-Year Prospective Analysis of Change in Body Weight and Incident Dementia
Robert Stewart, MD; Kamal Masaki, MD; Rita Peila, MSc; Helen Petrovitch, MD; Lon R. White, MD; Lenore J. Launer, PhD
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 39P.
A Chromosome Breakpoint Mapping Strategy to Identify Candidate Genes for Nonsyndromic X-linked Mental Retardation within Xp11.2
Simon Holden; Andreas Schroer; Sabine Kuebart; Ilke Slosarek; Catherine Bovie; James Cox; Vera Kalscheuer; Hans-Hilger Ropers; Lucy Raymond
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 39P–40P.
Serotonin Studies Provide a Novel Clue to Pathogenesis in Motor Neuron Disease
MR Turner; EA Rabiner, MRC; M Doder, MRC; PM Grasby, MRC; CE Shaw, King's MND; DJ Brooks, MRC; PN Leigh, King's MND
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 40P.
Motor Neurons and Microarrays-Understanding the Pathogenesis of Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 40P–41P.
Identification of a New Pmp22 Mouse Mutant and Trafficking Analysis of a Pmp22 Allelic Series Suggesting Protein Aggregates May Be Protective in Pmp22-Associated Peripheral Neuropathy
Alexander Jeans; Adrian M. Isaacs; Peter Oliver; Lucie Vizor; Steven D.M. Brown; Jackie Hunter; Kay E. Davies
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 41P.
Investigating the Association between Cigarette Smoking and Risk of Developing Schizophrenia in a Cohort Study
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 41P.
Potentially Modifiable Correlates of Non-Adherence with Immunosuppressants following Renal Transplantation
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 42P.
Characterisation of a Rare Inherited Disorder of Pain Sensation - Familial Rectal Pain
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 43P.
A Novel Whole Blood Model to Investigate Immunogenicity of the BCG Vaccine in Neonates in a Tuberculosis-Endemic Setting in South Africa
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 43P.
Computational Magnetic Resonance Image Processing Applied to the Developing Human Brain
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 44P.
Basic FGF Mediates ERK Activation in Articular Cartilage Explants upon Cyclical Loading
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 46P–47P.
Expression and Function of Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-3 (MCP-3) in Scleroderma
Voon H. Ong; Lowri A. Evans; Vineeth Rajkumar; XU Shiwen; David J. Abraham; Carol M. Black; Christopher P. Denton
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 47P.
Relative Importance of Different Human aPL Derived Heavy and Light Chains in the Binding of aPL to Cardiolipin
Ian P. Giles, MRCP; Joanna Haley, BSc; Sylvia Nagl, PhD; David S. Latchman, DSc, FRCPath; Pojen P Chen, PhD; Reginald U. Chukwuocha, PhD; David A. Isenberg, MD, FRCP; Anisur Rahman, PhD, MRCP
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 47P.
The CD56Bright Subset of NK Cells Is Greatly Expanded IN Inflammatory Synovial Fluid and Tissue
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 48P.
Tolerance and Autoimmunity to Neoantigen Expressed in Retina
Janson C H Leung; Helen Ferry; Hui Rong Jiang; Tanya L Crockford; John V Forrester; John M Nickerson; Richard J Cornall
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 49P.
Phagocytosis of Apoptotic Cells is Impaired in the CD14 Knockout Mouse
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 49P.
Both FcγRI and FcγRIII Mediate Disease in Nephrotoxic Nephritis
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 50P.
Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) Induce Adhesion of Leucocytes to Endothelial Cells under Conditions of Flow
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 50P.
The Induction of Autoimmunity to MPO in WKY Rats Results in ANCA-Positive Small Vessel Vasculitis
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 50P–51P.
Distinguishing Healthy and Diseased Cells: MHC Class I Homologues and their Receptors
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 51P.
Expression of MHC Class I Receptors Determines Natural Killer Cell Lysis of Vaccinia Virus Infected Cells
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 51P.
Clinical Evaluation of New Immunisation Strategies for Enhancing T Cell Responses against M. Tuberculosis
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 51P.
Type 1 and 2 Cytokine Production by Dendritic Cells (DC) Matured with Different Stimuli
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 52P.
Quantification and Cytokine Production of Circulating Lymphoid and Myeloid Cells in Acute Myelogenous Leukaemia (AML)
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 53P.
Dendritic Cells Derived from Acute Myelogenous Leukaemia (AML) Have a Type 2 Cytokine Bias
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 53P.
Probiotic Bacteria Differentially Modulate the Maturation and Cytokine Expression of Human Dendritic Cells
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 53P.
A Pilot Study of the Safety and Inununogenicity of An HIV-1 Clade a Gag/Multiepitope DNA Vaccine, pTHr.HIVA, in HIV-1 Seropositive Subjects Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy
Lucy Dorrell; Hongbing Yang; Christopher Conlon; Annie Suttill; Mary Lancaster; Anne Edwards; Sarah Rowland-Jones; Tomas Hanke; Andrew McMichael
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 54P.
A Role for HLA Class II in Determining Susceptibility to Streptococcal Toxic Shock
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 54P–55P.
The Synergistic up-Regulation of the Innate Immune Response by Endotoxin and Gram Positive Superantigens
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 55P.
The Combined Chaperone and Adjuvant Functions of Mycobacterial HSP70 Are Essential for Generation of Human CTL
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 56P.
Identification of Susceptibility Genes for Tuberculosis in Southern and West Africans Using Family-Based Linkage Analysis and Linkage Disequilibrium Mapping
Graham Cooke; Sarah Campbell; Richard Bellamy; Christian Lienhardt; Oumou Sow; Per Gustafson; Keith McAdm; Lifted Sichali; Lorren Mwaungulu; David Warndorff; Mia Crampin; Steve Chaguluka; Paul Fine; Nulda Beyers; Eileen Hoal-van Helden; Paul van Helden; Adrian Hill
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 56P.
The Search for a Malaria Vaccine: Clinical Trials of DNA-MVA and other Prime-Boost Approaches
SJ Dunachie; DP Webster; M Walther; SJ McConkey; VS Moorthy; J Vuola; WHH Reece; G Butcher; R Anderson; K Watkins; CM Hannan; S Everaere; I Poulton; P Bejon; J Schneider; T Peto; R Sinden; T Berthoud; SC Gilbert; AVS Hill
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 56P–57P.
Targeting a Surface Cavity of α1-Antitrypsin to Prevent Conformational Disease
Helen Parfrey; Neil Ravenhill; Ravi Mahadeva; Aiwu Zhou; Timothy R. Dafforn; Richard C. Foreman; David A. Lomas
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 57P.
Intracellular Thioredoxin Mediates Inflammatory Activation of An Alveolar Epithelial Cell Lines through Effects on NF-κB
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 57P–58P.
Acceleration of Human Neutrophil Apoptosis by Tumor Necrosis Factor-Related Apoptosis-Inducing Ligand (TRAIL)
Stephen A. Renshaw; Jasvir S Parmar; Vanessa Singleton; Sarah J. Rowe; Steven K. Dower; David H. Dockrell; Colin D. Bingle; Edwin R. Chilvers; Moira K.B. Whyte
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 58P.
Transforming Growth Factor-β Activation is Diminished in Fibrosis-Resistant Neutrophil Elastase-Deficient Mice
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 58P–59P.
Acetylcholine Stimulates Secretion of Chloride and Bicarbonate through Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator in An Airway Epithelial Cell Line
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 59P–60P.
Phosphodiesterase 4D5 Expression in Human Airway Smooth Muscle Cells is Controlled by Cyclic AMP
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 60P.
A Pseudomonas Aeruginosa Exotoxin, Pyocyanin, Impairs Phagocytosis and Clearance of Apoptotic Cells
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 60P.
Agonist Action of “β-Blockers” Provide Evidence for Two Agonist Activation Sites on the Human β1-Adrenoceptor
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 61P.
Anti-Transforming Growth Factor-β2 Antibody (CAT-152) as a New Post-Operative Modulator of Scarring after Experimental Glaucoma Filtration Surgery
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 61P.
Modulation of Matrix Metalloproteinases Controls Fibroblast Scarring Activity and Minimises Ocular Scarring following Experimental Surgery
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 61P–62P.
Control of Choroidal Neovascularisation by Local Gene Transfer of Soluble VEGF Receptor sFlt-1
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 62P.
Mortality Projections for Respiratory Disease in England and Wales Using a Bayesian age-Period-Cohort Model
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 63P.
Prevention of Adult Disease through Interventions in Early Life: A Systematic Review to Define Optimal Infant Growth
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 63P.
Methodological Research to Enhance the Validity and Reliability of Group Decision-Making for Clinical Guideline Development
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 64P.
Treatment, Immunological Changes and Pregnancy Outcome in HIV Infected Women
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 65P.
Therapeutic Inhibition of C-Reactive Protein-Novel Drugs, Novel Mechanisms
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 65P–66P.
Phenotypic Analysis of a New Mouse Model for Genetic Deafness: “Hush Puppy”
Clin Sci (Lond) (2003) 104 (s49): 66P.