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Overview

Judith A. Hoyland is affiliated with the University of Manchester in the United Kingdom and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, particularly in areas related to spine and musculoskeletal research. Their work focuses on multiple subfields including Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Pharmacology, Biomedical Engineering, Surgery, and Endocrine and Autonomic Systems.

Their research spans various specialized topics, which include:

  • Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology
  • Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation
  • Circadian rhythm and melatonin
  • Medical Imaging and Analysis
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Cervical and Thoracic Myelopathy
  • Supramolecular Self-Assembly in Materials

Recent publications by Judith A. Hoyland demonstrate a breadth of interdisciplinary research and include:

  • "Exploiting the role of nanoparticle shape in enhancing hydrogel adhesive and mechanical properties," 2020, Nature Communications
  • "Programmed Multiresponsive Hydrogel Assemblies with Light-Tunable Mechanical Properties, Actuation, and Fluorescence," 2020, Advanced Functional Materials
  • "Role of OSCAR Signaling in Osteoclastogenesis and Bone Disease," 2021, Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology
  • "TGF-β3-loaded graphene oxide - self-assembling peptide hybrid hydrogels as functional 3D scaffolds for the regeneration of the nucleus pulposus," 2021, Acta Biomaterialia
  • "Harmonization and standardization of nucleus pulposus cell extraction and culture methods," 2023, JOR Spine

Their frequent collaborators reflect prolonged research partnerships and interdisciplinary projects, consisting of:

  • Stephen M. Richardson
  • Danny Chan
  • Vyl Leung
  • Michal Dudek
  • Qing-Jun Meng

Judith A. Hoyland has published notably in journals such as:

  • JOR Spine
  • Acta Biomaterialia
  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • SSRN Electronic Journal

This profile underscores a focused academic presence in Medicine, with detailed exploration of biomedical engineering and pathology centered on musculoskeletal and spinal health issues. The integration of material sciences like hydrogels in therapeutic and regenerative contexts is a recurring theme in their recent works.

Best Publications

  • Nerve ingrowth into diseased intervertebral disc in chronic back pain

    A. J. Freemont;T. E. Peacock;P. Goupille;J. A. Hoyland

  • The role of interleukin-1 in the pathogenesis of human Intervertebral disc degeneration

    Christine Lyn Le Maitre;Anthony J Freemont;Judith Alison Hoyland

  • Catabolic cytokine expression in degenerate and herniated human intervertebral discs: IL-1β and TNFα expression profile

    Christine Lyn Le Maitre;Judith Alison Hoyland;Anthony J Freemont

  • Matrix synthesis and degradation in human intervertebral disc degeneration.

    C L Le Maitre;A Pockert;D J Buttle;A J Freemont

  • Nerve growth factor expression and innervation of the painful intervertebral disc

    A. J. Freemont;A. Watkins;C. Le Maitre;P. Baird

  • Localization of degradative enzymes and their inhibitors in the degenerate human intervertebral disc.

    Christine Lyn Le Maitre;Anthony J Freemont;Judith Alison Hoyland

  • Adipocytic proportion of bone marrow is inversely related to bone formation in osteoporosis

    S Verma;J H Rajaratnam;J Denton;J A Hoyland

  • Sequential dermal microvascular and perivascular changes in the development of scleroderma.

    Richard J. Prescott;Anthony J. Freemont;Carolyn J. P. Jones;Judith Hoyland

  • Accelerated cellular senescence in degenerate intervertebral discs: a possible role in the pathogenesis of intervertebral disc degeneration.

    Christine Lyn Le Maitre;Anthony John Freemont;Judith Alison Hoyland

  • Mesenchymal stem cells in regenerative medicine: Focus on articular cartilage and intervertebral disc regeneration

    Stephen M. Richardson;Gauthaman Kalamegam;Peter N. Pushparaj;Csaba Matta

  • Expression of chondrocyte markers by cells of normal and degenerate intervertebral discs

    J I Sive;P Baird;M Jeziorsk;A Watkins

  • Intervertebral disc cell-mediated mesenchymal stem cell differentiation.

    Stephen M. Richardson;Rachael V. Walker;Siân Parker;Nicholas P. Rhodes

  • Molecular mechanisms of biological aging in intervertebral discs

    Nam V. Vo;Robert A. Hartman;Prashanti R. Patil;Makarand V. Risbud

  • Human mesenchymal stem cell differentiation to NP-like cells in chitosan-glycerophosphate hydrogels

    Stephen M. Richardson;Nesta Hughes;John A. Hunt;Anthony J. Freemont;Anthony J. Freemont

  • Investigation of the role of IL-1 and TNF in matrix degradation in the intervertebral disc

    J. A. Hoyland;C. Le Maitre;A. J. Freemont

  • Modified expression of the ADAMTS enzymes and tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases 3 during human intervertebral disc degeneration

    Aneta J. Pockert;Stephen M. Richardson;Christine L. Le Maitre;Malcolm Lyon

  • Platelet-derived growth factor expression in normally healing human fractures.

    J.G. Andrew;J.A. Hoyland;A.J. Freemont;D.R. Marsh

  • Current understanding of cellular and molecular events in intervertebral disc degeneration: implications for therapy.

    A. J. Freemont;A. Watkins;C. Le Maitre;M. Jeziorska

  • Defining the phenotype of young healthy nucleus pulposus cells: recommendations of the Spine Research Interest Group at the 2014 annual ORS meeting.

    Makarand V. Risbud;Zachary R. Schoepflin;Fackson Mwale;Rita A. Kandel

  • Mesenchymal stem cells in regenerative medicine: opportunities and challenges for articular cartilage and intervertebral disc tissue engineering.

    Stephen M. Richardson;Judith A. Hoyland;Reza Mobasheri;Constanze Csaki

Frequent Co-Authors

Anthony J. Freemont
Anthony J. Freemont University of Manchester
Stephen M. Richardson
Stephen M. Richardson University of Manchester
Ali Mobasheri
Ali Mobasheri University of Oulu
Brian R. Saunders
Brian R. Saunders University of Manchester
Mehdi Shakibaei
Mehdi Shakibaei Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München
Kelle H. Moley
Kelle H. Moley Washington University in St. Louis
Carolyn A. Bondy
Carolyn A. Bondy National Institutes of Health
Andrew P. Dove
Andrew P. Dove University of Birmingham
Ray Boot-Handford
Ray Boot-Handford University of Manchester
Peter D. Lee
Peter D. Lee University College London

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