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Coronary artery bypass surgery is a popular surgical technique used to treat patients with heart disease. The first coronary artery bypass was performed in 1960, but despite enhanced surgical techniques over the last 50 years, this surgery technique still requires improvement as the grafts themselves become diseased. Our research looks into the mechanisms underlying the failure of bypass grafts, by studying the behaviour of the smooth muscle cells in the graft.
We are currently examining a relatively unstudied area; the role of cell-cell contacts via cadherins in the regulation of smooth muscle cell behaviour and cardiovascular disease.
Our studies have demonstrated that this is a very interesting and multi-faceted area. We have observed that N-cadherin regulates smooth muscle cell behaviour including cell proliferation, migration and survival. We have also observed that this is due in part by initiating transcription of specific genes involved in smooth muscle cell behaviour via ß-catenin.
We have also become interested in a family of proteins called WNTs. These proteins were first identified in flies but the evidence for a vital role in human disease is gaining momentum. Together this research has helped us to propose novel regulators of graft failure which may help us find a cure for bypass graft disease.
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Galectin-3 identifies a subset of macrophages with a potential beneficial role in atherosclerosis: Macrophage galectin-3 prevents plaque progression
Di Gregoli, K., Somerville, M., Bianco, R., Thomas, A. C., Frankow, A., Newby, A. C., George, S. J., Jackson, C. L. & Johnson, J. L., 28 May 2020, In : Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology. 40, p. 1491-1509 19 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
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Saphenous vein graft disease, pathophysiology, prevention, and treatment. A review of the literature
Guida, G., Ward, A. O., Bruno, V. D., George, S. J., Caputo, M., Angelini, G. D. & Zakkar, M., 30 Apr 2020, In : Journal of Cardiac Surgery. 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article (Academic Journal)
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Therapeutic potential of inhibiting mitochondrial fission to reduce abdominal aortic aneurysms
Forbes, T. & George, S. J., 17 Jul 2020, (Accepted/In press) In : Cardiovascular Research. cvaa227.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article (Academic Journal)
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Decellularised Veins as a Scaffold for in situ Vascular Tissue Engineering
Author: Sulaiman, N., 23 Jan 2019Supervisor: Ascione, R. (Supervisor), George, S. (Supervisor) & Suleiman, M. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Development and characterisation of a human ex vivo model of aneurysm
Author: Bianco, R., 1 Oct 2019Supervisor: Johnson, J. L. (Supervisor) & George, S. J. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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Development of a tri-layered electrospun scaffold for potential use in small diameter tissue engineered vascular grafting
Author: Schumacker, N. W., 28 Nov 2019Supervisor: George, S. (Supervisor) & Ascione, R. (Supervisor)
Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
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