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Insulin-induced gene expression changes in breast cancer cells and normal breast epithelial cells. (2009)
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WEICHHAUS, M., BROOM, J., WAHLE, K., HEYS, S. and BERMANO, G. 2009. Insulin-induced gene expression changes in breast cancer cells and normal breast epithelial cells. Presented at 17th European congress on obesity 2009 (ECO 2009), 6-9 May 2009, Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Obesity increases breast cancer incidence rates in postmenopausal women. Chronic high levels of insulin, present in the majority of obese and insulin resistant patients, may provide the growth promoting stimulus to explain this connection. In this wo... Read More about Insulin-induced gene expression changes in breast cancer cells and normal breast epithelial cells..

Differential regulation of CYP4Z1 mRNA in human breast cancer cell lines. (2008)
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WARASIHA, B., KNOTT, R. and MCFADYEN, M. 2008. Differential regulation of CYP4Z1 mRNA in human breast cancer cell lines. Presented at the 2008 National Cancer Research Institute cancer conference (NCRI 2008), 5-8 October 2008, Birmingham, UK.

CYP4Z1 is a novel cytochrome P450 enzyme that is preferentially expressed in normal breast and neoplastic breast tissue. This poster reported on the results of a study in which an in vitro cell model was used to define the mechanisms regulating CYP4Z... Read More about Differential regulation of CYP4Z1 mRNA in human breast cancer cell lines..

Molecular aspects linking insulin resistance to breast cancer by activation of cell signalling pathways. (2008)
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WEICHHAUS, M., BROOM, J., WAHLE, K. and BERMANO, G. 2008. Molecular aspects linking insulin resistance to breast cancer by activation of cell signalling pathways. Presented at 6th annual World congress on insulin resistance syndrome 2008 (WCIRS 2008), 25-27 September 2008, Los Angeles, U.S.A.

Recent findings suggest a connection between obesity and breast cancer. Obesity is linked with higher incidences of insulin resistance as part of the metabolic syndrome, resulting in chronically elevated insulin plasma levels. We examined the effect... Read More about Molecular aspects linking insulin resistance to breast cancer by activation of cell signalling pathways..

Molecular aspects of insulin resistance, cell signaling pathways and breast cancer in relation to obesity. (2008)
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WEICHHAUS, M., BROOM, J., WAHLE, K. and BERMANO, G. 2008. Molecular aspects of insulin resistance, cell signaling pathways and breast cancer in relation to obesity. Presented at 16th European congress on obesity 2008 (ECO 2008), 14-17 May 2008, Geneva, Switzerland.

A growing number of clinical studies validate a relation of insulin resistance and breast cancer in obese patients. We hypothesised that high plasma insulin levels cause aberrant insulin signalling in breast epithelial cells which may be responsible... Read More about Molecular aspects of insulin resistance, cell signaling pathways and breast cancer in relation to obesity..

Anti-cancer drug interaction with cytochrome P450 CYP1B1. (2003)
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MCFADYEN, M.C.E., MELVIN, W.T. and MURRAY, G.I. 2003. Anti-cancer drug interaction with cytochrome P450 CYP1B1. Presented at the 2003 British cancer research meeting (BCRM 2003), 2-5 July 2003, Bournemouth, UK.

One mechanism potentially amenable to chemotherapeutic intervention involves cytochrome P450 CYP1B1. Our research has established the concept of over-expression of individual forms of cytochrome P450 - in particular CYP1B1 - in a range of solid tumou... Read More about Anti-cancer drug interaction with cytochrome P450 CYP1B1..

Assessment of a putative oncogene ZNF217 in colorectal cancer by multiplex quantitative real-time PCR. (2002)
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ROONEY, P.H., BOONSONG, A., MCFADYEN, M., MCLEOD, H.L., CASSIDY, J. and MURRAY, G.I. 2002. Assessment of a putative oncogene ZNF217 in colorectal cancer by multiplex quantitative real-time PCR. Presented at the 184th Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 2-5 July 2002, Dublin, Ireland.

Detection of gene amplification is a process that is recognised as a means of identifying oncogenes. This presentation discusses a study in which the gene copy number of a putative oncogene (ZNF217) was assessed in 80 colon carcinomas by multiplex qu... Read More about Assessment of a putative oncogene ZNF217 in colorectal cancer by multiplex quantitative real-time PCR..

Metabolically active cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 in solid tumours: a novel target for chemotherapeutic intervention. (2002)
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MCFADYEN, M.C.E., MELVIN, W.T. and MURRAY, G.I. 2002. Metabolically active cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 in solid tumours: a novel target for chemotherapeutic intervention. Presented at the 2002 British cancer research meeting (BCRM 2002), 30 June - 3 July 2002, Glasgow, UK.

Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 is a member of a superfamily of haemoproteins that are central to the oxidative metabolism of a wide variety of endogenous and exogenous compounds. Several of these enzymes have an established role in the metabolic bio-transfor... Read More about Metabolically active cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 in solid tumours: a novel target for chemotherapeutic intervention..

Quantitative analysis of the Ah receptor signalling pathway. (2002)
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MCFADYEN, M.C.E., ROONEY, P.H. and MURRAY, G.I. 2002. Quantitative analysis of the Ah receptor signalling pathway. Presented at the 2002 British cancer research meeting (BCRM 2002), 30 June - 3 July 2002, Glasgow, UK.

The aryl hydrocarbon receptor (AhR) is a ligand activated receptor. On dimerisation with the aryl hydrocarbon nuclear translocator (ARNT), AhR binds to xenobiotic responsive elements (XREs) that promote the activation of a battery of genes, including... Read More about Quantitative analysis of the Ah receptor signalling pathway..

Assessment of a putative oncogene ZNF217 within amplicon 20q by multiplex quantitative real-time PCR. (2002)
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ROONEY, P., BOONSONG, A., MCFADYEN, M., MCLEOD, H.L., CASSIDY, J. and MURRAY, G.I. 2002. Assessment of a putative oncogene ZNF217 within amplicon 20q by multiplex quantitative real-time PCR. Presented at the 2002 British cancer research meeting (BCRM 2002), 30 June - 3 July 2002, Glasgow, UK.

Detection of gene amplification is a recognised process through which oncogenes can be identified. In this study, we have coupled two powerful techniques - laser capture-microdissection and multiplex quantitative real-time PCR - to quickly and accura... Read More about Assessment of a putative oncogene ZNF217 within amplicon 20q by multiplex quantitative real-time PCR..

Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 over-expression in primary and metastatic ovarian cancer. (2001)
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MCFADYEN, M.C.E., CRUICKSHANK, M.E., MILLER, I.D., MELVIN, W.T. and MURRAY, G.I. 2001. Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 over-expression in primary and metastatic ovarian cancer. Presented at the 183rd Meeting of the Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland, 3-6 July 2001, Liverpool, UK.

Ovarian cancer is the leading cause of death from gynaecological malignances worldwide. This paper discusses a study in which the presence of CYP1B1 in primary and metastatic ovarian cancer was investigated through immunohistochemistry. The aim of th... Read More about Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 over-expression in primary and metastatic ovarian cancer..

Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1: a novel mechanism of drug resistance. (2001)
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MCFADYEN, M.C.E., MELVIN, W.T. and MURRAY, G.I. 2001. Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1: a novel mechanism of drug resistance. Presented at the 2001 British cancer research meeting (BCRM 2001), 1-4 July 2001, Leeds, UK.

CYP1B1 is a member of the cytochrome P450 enzymes, which are central to the oxidative metabolism of a wide range of substrates, including endogenous compounds involved in cell signaling, environmental carcinogens and anti-cancer drugs. This presentat... Read More about Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1: a novel mechanism of drug resistance..

Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 in breast cancer. (1998)
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MURRAY, G.I., BUCHAN, S., MCFADYEN, M.C.E., MILLER, I.D., PAYNE, S. and MELVIN, W.T. 1998. Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 in breast cancer. Presented at the 1998 Joint special conference of the British Association for Cancer Research and the Royal Society of Medicine (Oncology Section), 7-8 December 1998, London, UK.

This poster gives an overview of recent research into cytochrome P450 CYP1B1, which has previously been shown to present increased expression in several types of human cancer. This study specifically used immunohistochemistry to investigate the expre... Read More about Cytochrome P450 CYP1B1 in breast cancer..

Cytochrome P450 in human brain tumours. (1997)
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MCFADYEN, M.C.E., MELVIN, W.T. and MURRAY, G.I. 1997. Cytochrome P450 in human brain tumours. Presented at the 1997 Joint winter meeting of the British Association for Cancer Research, the Association of Cancer Physicians and the Royal Society of Medicine (Oncology Section), 27-28 November 1997, London, UK.

This presentation reports on a study investigating the presence and cellular localization of individual families of cytochrome P450 enzymes, in both normal brain and primary brain tumours. The immunoreactivity of individual P450s was identified using... Read More about Cytochrome P450 in human brain tumours..

Cytochrome P450 in normal human brain and brain tumours. (1997)
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MCFADYEN, M.C.E., MELVIN, W.T. and MURRAY, G.I. 1997. Cytochrome P450 in normal human brain and brain tumours. Presented at the July 1997 Biochemical Society meeting, 29-31 July 1997, Dundee, UK.

Cytochromes P450 are a multi-gene family of constitutive and inducible haem-containing enzymes, with a critical role in the oxidative metabolism of a wide range of environmental chemicals - including carcinogens, toxins and therapeutic drugs. P450s m... Read More about Cytochrome P450 in normal human brain and brain tumours..

Regulation of stomach emptying in pigs. (1987)
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GREGORY, P.C., MCFADYEN, M. and RAYNER, D.V. 1987. Regulation of stomach emptying in pigs. Presented at the 1987 Cambridge meeting of the Physiological Society, 18-19 September 1987, Cambridge, UK.

This presentation reports on three experiments into the stomach emptying of pigs during feeding. Each experiment measured the emptying of both solids and liquids from the stomach using a gastric evacuation technique. Two of the experiments also invol... Read More about Regulation of stomach emptying in pigs..