Adrian K. West

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Best Publications

• Cultured olfactory ensheathing cells express nerve growth factor, brain-derived neurotrophic factor, glia cell line-derived neurotrophic factor and their receptors.

  Emma Woodhall;Adrian K. West;Meng Inn Chuah

  463
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• Metallothionein in the central nervous system: Roles in protection, regeneration and cognition

  Adrian K. West;Juan Hidalgo;Donnie Eddins;Edward D. Levin

  252
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• Zn(II)‐ and Cu(II)‐induced non‐fibrillar aggregates of amyloid‐β (1–42) peptide are transformed to amyloid fibrils, both spontaneously and under the influence of metal chelators

  Vello Tõugu;Ann Karafin;Kairit Zovo;Roger S. Chung

  211
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• A New Method for Targeted and Sustained Induction of Type 2 Diabetes in Rodents

  Dino Premilovac;Robert J Gasperini;Sarah Sawyer;Adrian West

  203
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• Redefining the Role of Metallothionein within the Injured Brain: EXTRACELLULAR METALLOTHIONEINS PLAY AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN THE ASTROCYTE-NEURON RESPONSE TO INJURY*

  Roger S. Chung;Milena Penkowa;Justin Dittmann;Carolyn E. King

  192
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• Olfactory ensheathing cells promote neurite sprouting of injured axons in vitro by direct cellular contact and secretion of soluble factors.

  RS Chung;A Woodhouse;SJ Fung;TC Dickson

  154
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• Metallothionein-IIA Promotes Initial Neurite Elongation and Postinjury Reactive Neurite Growth and Facilitates Healing after Focal Cortical Brain Injury

  Roger S. Chung;James C. Vickers;Meng Inn Chuah;Adrian K. West

  153
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• Cellular and molecular biology of ensheathing cells.

  Meng Inn Chuah;Adrian K. West

  146
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• Characterisation of six additional human metallothionein genes.

  Fiona A. Stennard;Adele F. Holloway;Jenny Hamilton;Adrian K. West

  146
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• Genetic expression profile of olfactory ensheathing cells is distinct from that of Schwann cells and astrocytes.

  Adele J. Vincent;Jennifer M. Taylor;Derek L. Choi-Lundberg;Adrian K. West

  139
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• The apolipoprotein epsilon 4 gene is associated with elevated risk of normal tension glaucoma

  James C. Vickers;Jamie E. Craig;Jim Stankovich;Graeme H. McCormack

  138
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• Olfactory ensheathing cells promote collateral axonal branching in the injured adult rat spinal cord

  Mi Chuah;DL Choi-Lundberg;S Weston;AJ Vincent

  132
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• Morphological and functional plasticity of olfactory ensheathing cells.

  Adele J Vincent;Adrian K West;Meng Inn Chuah

  132
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• Structure and tissue-specific expression of the human metallothionein IB gene.

  A Heguy;A West;R I Richards;M Karin

  129
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• Alpha-synuclein is upregulated in neurones in response to chronic oxidative stress and is associated with neuroprotection

  Marian C Quilty;Anna E King;Wei Ping Gai;Dean L Pountney

  125
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• A role for extracellular metallothioneins in CNS injury and repair

  R.S Chung;A.K West

  117
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• Morphological plasticity of olfactory ensheathing cells is regulated by cAMP and endothelin-1.

  Adele J. Vincent;Adrian K. West;Meng Inn Chuah

  106
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• Increased density of metallothionein I/II-immunopositive cortical glial cells in the early stages of Alzheimer's disease.

  Paul A. Adlard;Adrian K. West;James C. Vickers

  106
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• Neuron-glia communication: metallothionein expression is specifically up-regulated by astrocytes in response to neuronal injury.

  Roger S. Chung;Paul A. Adlard;Justin Dittmann;James C. Vickers

  99
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• Metallothionein-IIA promotes neurite growth via the megalin receptor

  Melinda Fitzgerald;Pia Nairn;Carole A. Bartlett;Roger S. Chung

  98
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