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The role of endotoxin/lipopolysaccharide in surgically induced tumour growth in a murine model of metastatic disease
(Nature Publishing Group, 1999)Surgical removal of a primary tumour is often followed by rapid growth of previously dormant metastases. Endotoxin or lipopolysaccharide, a cell wall constituent of Gram-negative bacteria, is ubiquitously present in air ... -
Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) upregulates BCL-2 and inhibits apoptosis in human and murine mammary adenocarcinoma cells
(2001)Tumour progression is regulated by the balance of proliferation and apoptosis in the tumour cell population. To date, the role of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) in tumour growth has been attributed to the induction ... -
Molecular analysis of cell proliferation and apoptosis in oesophageal adenocarcinoma
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2002)Cancer of the oesophagus is a particularly virulent gastrointestinal malignancy with poor prognosis. Replacement of the nomial squamous epithelium of the oesophagus with columnar epithelium (Barrett’s oesophagus) as a ... -
Mechanisms controlling cell cycle arrest and induction of apoptosis after 12-lipoxygenase inhibition in prostate cancer cells.
(American Association for Cancer Research, 2002)Extensive studies have implicated the role of dietary fatty acids in prostatecancer progression. Platelet-type 12-Lipoxygenase (12-LOX) has beenshown to regulate growth, metastasis, and angiogenesis of prostate cancer. The ... -
Heat shock protein derived from a non-autologous tumour can be used as an anti-tumour vaccine.
(2003)Antigenic cross-reactivity between certain tumours has allowed the development of more widely applicable, major histocompatibility complex-disparate (allogeneic) whole-cell vaccines. This principle should also allow heat ... -
Overexpression of platelet-type 12-lipoxygenase promotes tumor cell survival by enhancing alpha(v)beta(3) and alpha(v)beta(5) integrin expression.
(American Heart Association, 2003)Background? Pulmonary hypertension induced by chronic hypoxia is characterized by thickening of pulmonary artery walls, elevated pulmonary vascular resistance, and right-heart failure. Prostacyclin analogues reduce pulmonary ... -
Pelvic floor dysfunction : its assessment by MRI and strength duration test and its response to biofeedback
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2006)The component features of pelvic floor dysfunction (PFD) are interrelated but the development of a unified strategy to investigate and treat these problems has been slow; this has invariably affected the outcome of available ... -
The effect of major surgery on systemic and splanchnic immune function : examining the two-hit and gut hypotheses of the systemic inflammatory response syndrome
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2006)The systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS), sepsis and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) are recognized sequelae of complex major surgery and underlie significant morbidity and mortality. The systemic ... -
COX-2 protects against thrombosis of the retinal vasculature in a mouse model of proliferative retinopathy.
(Molecular Vision, 2006)Purpose: Cyclooxygenases (COX-1 and COX-2) and prostaglandins regulate angiogenesis in several settings, including cancer and ischemia. In the eye, both selective inhibitors of COX-2 and nonselective COX inhibitors are ... -
Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease : studies in physiology and innovations in surgical management
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2007)The work detailed in this thesis combined studies in surgical audit with assessment of outcomes relating to dysmotility, evaluated an innovative approach to quality assurance in surgery, explored new understandings of ... -
Predictors of response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2007)Rectal cancers staged as cT3/T4 +/- node positive routinely receive neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy (RCT) followed by total mesorectal excision (TME). By this approach tumours can be both downstaged and downsized resulting ... -
General Practice Referral Letters 'Tell me what you want'
(2007)Background: Good quality referral letters are an essential part of good clinical care and act as the interface between healthcare professionals in Primary and Secondary care. The letters should have enough information to ... -
Experimental reinforcement of the vertebral endplate : a biomechanical study on prevention of intervertebral cage subsidence
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Nutritional studies in upper gastrointestinal cancer
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2008)Carcinoma of the oesophagus, gastro-oesophageal junction and stomach represent aggressive diseases with a poor prognosis even in patients undergoing curative resection. Where squamous cell histology once predominated, the ... -
Systemic inflammation after cardiac surgery
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2008)Genetically determined inter-individual variation in cytokine production, influences outcome in patients with systemic inflammation and severe sepsis. However outcome in patients with sepsis is also dependant on the presence ... -
Molecular and radiological prediction of response to neo-adjuvant chemoradiation in patients with oesophageal cancer
(Trinity College (Dublin, Ireland). School of Medicine. Discipline of Surgery, 2009)The initial phase of the project’s laboratory component involved optimising techniques that would become necessary when analysing fresh oesophageal tissue. There are a number of commercially available techniques for tissue ... -
Management of synchronous adenocarcinoma of the esophago-gastric junction and ampulla of Vater: case report of a surgically challenging condition
(BioMed Central, 2009)We report herein a case of a synchronous presentation of an adenocarcinoma of esophagago-gastric junction type II and an ampullary tumor that was treated by combined Whipple's pancreaticoduodenectomy, total gastrectomy and ... -
Management of gastro-bronchial fistula complicating a subtotal esophagectomy: a case report
(BioMed Central, 2009)Background The development of a fistula between the tracheobronchial tree and the gastric conduit post esophagectomy is a rare and often fatal complication. Case presentation A 68 year old man underwent radical ... -
An unusual presentation of Boerhaave Syndrome: a case report
(BioMed Central, 2009)We present a unique case of Boerhaave Syndrome that may highlight the spectrum of barotrauma from a Mallory-Weiss tear to full-thickness perforation. In this case, perforation only became evident following air insufflation ...