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Investigating the dysfunction of the cerebral microvasculature in sickle cell disease

Funder: 1. The National Institute of Health/National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NIH/NHLBI)
Duration: April 2017 - April 2021

People

Name Telephone Email Office
Professor Felicity Gavins Professor Felicity Gavins
Professor - Pharmacology
(Principal investigator)
T: +44 (0)1895 267151
E: felicity.gavins@brunel.ac.uk
+44 (0)1895 267151 felicity.gavins@brunel.ac.uk Heinz Wolff 111

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Ansari, J., Senchenkova, EY., Vital, SA., Al-Yafeai, Z., Kaur, G., Sparkenbaugh, E., et al. (2021) 'Targeting AnxA1/Fpr2/ALX Regulates Neutrophil Function Promoting Thrombo-Inflammation Resolution in Sickle Cell Disease'. Blood, 137 (11). pp. 1538 - 1549. ISSN: 0006-4971 Open Access Link

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Senchenkova, EY., Ansari, J., Becker, F., Vital, SA., Al-Yafeai, Z., Sparkenbaugh, EM., et al. (2019) 'Novel Role for the AnxA1-Fpr2/ALX Signaling Axis as a Key Regulator of Platelet Function to Promote Resolution of Inflammation'. Circulation, 140 (4). pp. 319 - 335. ISSN: 0009-7322 Open Access Link

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Senchenkova, EY., Russell, J., Yildirim, A., Granger, DN. and Gavins, FNE. (2019) 'Novel Role of T Cells and IL-6 (Interleukin-6) in Angiotensin II–Induced Microvascular Dysfunction'. Hypertension, 73 (4). pp. 829 - 838. ISSN: 0194-911X Open Access Link

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Al-Kofahi, M., Omura, S., Tsunoda, I., Sato, F., Becker, F., Gavins, FNE., et al. (2018) 'IL-1β reduces cardiac lymphatic muscle contraction via COX-2 and PGE2 induction: Potential role in myocarditis'. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy, 107 (November 2018). pp. 1591 - 1600. ISSN: 0753-3322 Open Access Link

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Gillespie, S., Holloway, PM., Becker, F., Rauzi, F., Vital, SA., Taylor, KA., et al. (2018) 'The isothiocyanate sulforaphane modulates platelet function and protects against cerebral thrombotic dysfunction'. British Journal of Pharmacology, 175 (16). pp. 3333 - 3346. ISSN: 0007-1188

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Ansari, J., Moufarrej, YE., Pawlinski, R. and Gavins, FNE. (2018) 'Sickle cell disease: a malady beyond a hemoglobin defect in cerebrovascular disease'. Expert Review of Hematology, 11 (1). pp. 45 - 55. ISSN: 1747-4086 Open Access Link

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Becker, F., Holthoff, C., Anthoni, C., Rijcken, E., Alexander, JS., Gavins, FNE., et al. (2016) 'Downregulation of CX3CR1 ameliorates experimental colitis: evidence for CX3CL1-CX3CR1-mediated immune cell recruitment'. International Journal of Colorectal Disease, 32 (3). pp. 315 - 324. ISSN: 0179-1958

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Vital, SA. and Gavins, FNE. (2016) 'Surgical Approach for Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion and Reperfusion Induced Stroke in Mice'. Journal of Visualized Experiments, 2016 (116). pp. 1 - 9. ISSN: 1940-087X Open Access Link

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Becker, F., Kurmaeva, E., Gavins, FNE., Stevenson, EV., Navratil, AR., Jin, L., et al. (2016) 'A Critical Role for Monocytes/Macrophages During Intestinal Inflammation-associated Lymphangiogenesis'. Inflammatory Bowel Diseases, 22 (6). pp. 1326 - 1345. ISSN: 1078-0998

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