Gareth Thomas

The statistical merits of various methods of calculating transfer coefficients between environmental media--development of the ideal formula for data-sets with a log-normal distribution.

Polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin and furan (PCDD/F) uptake by pasture.

Air-side and plant-side resistances influence the uptake of airborne PCBs by evergreen plants.

An input-output balance study for PCBs in humans.

Investigation into the importance of the stomatal pathway in the exchange of PCBs between air and plants.

Structural and functional changes in heparan sulfate proteoglycan expression associated with the myofibroblastic phenotype.

Scatter factor regulation of integrin expression and function on oral epithelial cells.

Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) in grey seals during their first year of life--are they thyroid hormone endocrine disrupters?

Study of plant-air transfer of PCBs from an evergreen shrub: implications for mechanisms and modeling.

A multicenter, single-masked study of medial, neutral, and lateral patellar taping in individuals with patellofemoral pain syndrome.

Occurrence of polychlorinated biphenyls and polybrominated diphenyl ethers in green mussels (Perna viridis) from Singapore, Southeast Asia.

Current issues and uncertainties in the measurement and modelling of air-vegetation exchange and within-plant processing of POPs.

Low dose induction of micronuclei by lindane.

Stress- and mitogen-induced phosphorylation of the synapse-associated protein SAP90/PSD-95 by activation of SAPK3/p38gamma and ERK1/ERK2.

PBDEs in the atmosphere of three locations in western Europe.

PBDEs in European background soils: levels and factors controlling their distribution.

MAPK cascade signalling and synaptic plasticity.

Modulation of the urokinase-type plasminogen activator receptor by the beta6 integrin subunit.

The integrin cytoplasmic-tail motif EKQKVDLSTDC is sufficient to promote tumor cell invasion mediated by matrix metalloproteinase (MMP)-2 or MMP-9.

Attenuated type II TGF-beta receptor signalling in human malignant oral keratinocytes induces a less differentiated and more aggressive phenotype that is associated with metastatic dissemination.

Catabolism of newly synthesized decorin in vitro by human peritoneal mesothelial cells.

Further studies on the latitudinal and temporal trends of persistent organic pollutants in Norwegian and U.K. background air.

Different levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) and chlorinated compounds in breast milk from two U.K. Regions.

Myofibroblastic differentiation leads to hyaluronan accumulation through reduced hyaluronan turnover.

New magnetic nanoparticles for biotechnology.

Inter-individual differences in the ability of human milk-fat extracts to enhance the genotoxic potential of the procarcinogen benzo[a]pyrene in MCF-7 breast cells.

Exchange of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and polychlorinated naphthalenes (PCNs) between air and a mixed pasture sward.

A novel analytical approach for visualizing and tracking organic chemicals in plants.

Calculation of Mie derivatives.

Absorption of decabromodiphenyl ether and other organohalogen chemicals by grey seals (Halichoerus grypus).

Real-time visualization and quantification of PAH photodegradation on and within plant leaves.

Retrieval of aerosol refractive index from extinction spectra with a damped harmonic-oscillator band model.

Digital ischemia associated with squamous cell carcinoma of the esophagus.

Time trends of atmospheric PBDEs inferred from archived U.K. herbage.

Direct observation of organic contaminant uptake, storage, and metabolism within plant roots.

Short and medium chain length chlorinated paraffins in UK human milk fat.

Spatial and temporal variability in air concentrations of short-chain (C10-C13) and medium-chain (C14-C17) chlorinated n-alkanes measured in the U.K. atmosphere.

Detailed study of factors controlling atmospheric concentrations of PCNs.

Squamous cell carcinoma arising in a residual odontogenic cyst: case report.

Ribosomal S6 kinase 2 interacts with and phosphorylates PDZ domain-containing proteins and regulates AMPA receptor transmission.

Organohalogen chemicals in human blood from the United Kingdom.

A randomized trial of nicotine enemas for active ulcerative colitis.

Comment on "Early treatment with activated protein C for meningococcal septic shock: case report and literature review" by Hasin et al.

Preliminary observations of oral nicotine therapy for inflammatory bowel disease: an open-label phase I-II study of tolerance.

Mechanisms of disease: nicotine--a review of its actions in the context of gastrointestinal disease.

Nitric oxide is a factor in the stabilization of hypoxia-inducible factor-1alpha in cancer: role of free radical formation.

Visualizing the air-to-leaf transfer and within-leaf movement and distribution of phenanthrene: further studies utilizing two-photon excitation microscopy.

Targeted in vivo mutations of the AMPA receptor subunit GluR2 and its interacting protein PICK1 eliminate cerebellar long-term depression.

Inflammatory external root resorption following surgical treatment for intra-bony defects: a report of two cases involving Emdogain and a review of the literature.

Chlorinated paraffins: a review of analysis and environmental occurrence.

Persistent organic pollutants in European background air: derivation of temporal and latitudinal trends.

Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibition suppresses alphavbeta6 integrin-dependent oral squamous carcinoma invasion.

Sex, politics, and money.

Fate of higher brominated PBDEs in lactating cows.

Prospective randomized clinical trial of the effect of needle size on pain, sample adequacy and accuracy in head and neck fine-needle aspiration cytology.

Polychlorinated biphenyls, DDT, polybrominated diphenyl ethers, and organic pesticides in United Kingdom harbor seals (Phoca vitulina)--mixed exposures and thyroid homeostasis.

HS1-associated protein X-1 regulates carcinoma cell migration and invasion via clathrin-mediated endocytosis of integrin alphavbeta6.

Pseudosubarachnoid haemorrhage on CT brain scan: an unusual presentation of diffuse hypoxic brain injury.

Inducible nitric oxide synthase: correlation with extracapsular spread and enhancement of tumor cell invasion in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

GRASP-1 is a neuronal scaffold protein for the JNK signaling pathway.

Exposure of electronics dismantling workers to polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyls, and organochlorine pesticides in South China.

Infrared spectral analysis of MCF-7 cells treated with serum-lipid extracts segregates predominantly brominated flame retardant-exposed subjects from those with mainly organochlorine exposures.

PAHs in background soils from Western Europe: influence of atmospheric deposition and soil organic matter.

Decabromodiphenyl ether (deca-BDE) commercial mixture components, and other PBDEs, in airborne particles at a UK site.

Validation of a passive atmospheric deposition sampler for polybrominated diphenyl ethers.

Hyaluronan induces the selective accumulation of matrix- and cell-associated proteoglycans by mesangial cells.

Use of two-photon excitation microscopy and autofluorescence for visualizing the fate and behavior of semivolatile organic chemicals within living vegetation.

The 120 kDa cell-binding fragment of fibronectin up-regulates migration of alphavbeta6-expressing cells by increasing matrix metalloproteinase-2 and -9 secretion.

Farnesoid x receptor ligands inhibit vascular smooth muscle cell inflammation and migration.

The consequences of smoking and tobacco on lung disease in developing countries: plenary lecture given during the 37th Union World Conference on Lung Health, Palais des Congrès, Paris, France, 31 October-4 November 2006.

Rapid and bi-directional regulation of AMPA receptor phosphorylation and trafficking by JNK.

Antibody-mediated blockade of integrin alpha v beta 6 inhibits tumor progression in vivo by a transforming growth factor-beta-regulated mechanism.

Uptake and storage of PCBs by plant cuticles.

alpha vbeta 6 Integrin promotes the invasion of morphoeic basal cell carcinoma through stromal modulation.

Engineering a single-chain Fv antibody to alpha v beta 6 integrin using the specificity-determining loop of a foot-and-mouth disease virus.

Use of quantitative structural analysis to predict fish bioconcentration factors for pesticides.

Determination of protein denaturation and glass transition temperatures using high-frequency time domain reflectometry.

In vivo retargeting of adenovirus type 5 to alphavbeta6 integrin results in reduced hepatotoxicity and improved tumor uptake following systemic delivery.

A mass balance of tri-hexabrominated diphenyl ethers in lactating cows.

Polybrominated diphenyl ether-associated alterations in cell biochemistry as determined by attenuated total reflection Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy: a comparison with DNA-reactive and/or endocrine-disrupting agents.

Exposure to persistent organic pollutants and first-year survival probability in gray seal pups.

Dual palmitoylation of NR2 subunits regulates NMDA receptor trafficking.

Regulation of lymphatic-blood vessel separation by endothelial Rac1.

Endothelial-Rac1 is not required for tumor angiogenesis unless alphavbeta3-integrin is absent.

Clinicopathological parameters, recurrence, locoregional and distant metastasis in 115 T1-T2 oral squamous cell carcinoma patients.

Dual actions of lindane (γ-hexachlorocyclohexane) on calcium homeostasis and exocytosis in rat PC12 cells.

High-resolution in vivo imaging of breast cancer by targeting the pro-invasive integrin alphavbeta6.

A comparison of primary oesophageal squamous epithelial cells with HET-1A in organotypic culture.

GRIP1 and 2 regulate activity-dependent AMPA receptor recycling via exocyst complex interactions.

Betel-derived alkaloid up-regulates keratinocyte alphavbeta6 integrin expression and promotes oral submucous fibrosis.

Stromal features are predictive of disease mortality in oral cancer patients.

Gain-of-function glutamate receptor interacting protein 1 variants alter GluA2 recycling and surface distribution in patients with autism.

Cell migration and invasion assays.

GLI1 confers profound phenotypic changes upon LNCaP prostate cancer cells that include the acquisition of a hormone independent state.

Measuring invasion in an organotypic model.

A rare case of iron deficiency.

SynaptomeDB: an ontology-based knowledgebase for synaptic genes.

Palmitoylation by DHHC5/8 targets GRIP1 to dendritic endosomes to regulate AMPA-R trafficking.

Cardiorespiratory safety evaluation in non-human primates.

Combined fiber modifications both to target α(v)β(6) and detarget the coxsackievirus-adenovirus receptor improve virus toxicity profiles in vivo but fail to improve antitumoral efficacy relative to adenovirus serotype 5.

A rare complication with a single dose of alendronate.

Palmitoylation-dependent regulation of glutamate receptors and their PDZ domain-containing partners.

Progression of genotype-specific oral cancer leads to senescence of cancer-associated fibroblasts and is mediated by oxidative stress and TGF-β.

Tumor-stromal interactions in pancreatic cancer.

Smarter neuronal signaling complexes from existing components: how regulatory modifications were acquired during animal evolution: evolution of palmitoylation-dependent regulation of AMPA-type ionotropic glutamate receptors.

miR-153 supports colorectal cancer progression via pleiotropic effects that enhance invasion and chemotherapeutic resistance.

Generation and characterization of a diabody targeting the αvβ6 integrin.

DHHC8-dependent PICK1 palmitoylation is required for induction of cerebellar long-term synaptic depression.

Altered microenvironment promotes progression of preinvasive breast cancer: myoepithelial expression of αvβ6 integrin in DCIS identifies high-risk patients and predicts recurrence.

The role of tumour stroma in colorectal cancer invasion and metastasis.

In vitro effect of bisphosphonates on oral keratinocytes and fibroblasts.

Identification of ZDHHC14 as a novel human tumour suppressor gene.

Suppression of hedgehog signalling promotes pro-tumourigenic integrin expression and function.

The immune response in HPV(+) oropharyngeal cancer.