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Secretion of adiponectin by human placenta : differential modulation of adiponectin and its receptors by cytokines by CHEN, J, TAN, B, KARTERIS, E, ZERVOU, S, DIGBY, J, HILLHOUSE, E. W, VATISH, M, RANDEVA, H. S

“…Pregnancy, a state of insulin resistance, is associated with elevated levels of cytokines and profound alterations in metabolism. Serum adiponectin, an…”
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The role of hCG in reproductive medicine by KEAY, S. D, VATISH, M, KARTERIS, E, HILLHOUSE, E. W, RANDEVA, H. S

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Expression of orexin-A and functional orexin type 2 receptors in the human adult adrenals : Implications for adrenal function and energy homeostasis by RANDEVA, H. S, KARTERIS, E, GRAMMATOPOULOS, D, HILLHOUSE, E. W

“…The hypothalamic peptides, orexin-A and orexin-B, have been implicated in the regulation of feeding behavior. In starved rats catabolic activity quickly…”
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Evaluation of delivery of enhanced diabetes care to patients of South Asian ethnicity: the United Kingdom Asian Diabetes Study (UKADS) by O'Hare, J. P., Raymond, N. T., Mughal, S., Dodd, L., Hanif, W., Ahmad, Y., Mishra, K., Jones, A., Kumar, S., Szczepura, A., Hillhouse, E. W., Barnett, A. H.

“…Aims  We tested the hypothesis that enhanced care for diabetes, tailored to the needs of the South Asian community with Type 2 diabetes, would improve risk…”
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Corticotropin-releasing hormone receptors by Hillhouse, E W, Randeva, H, Ladds, G, Grammatopoulos, D

“…Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and related peptides (urocortins, sauvagine, urotensin) play a central role in the co-ordination of autonomic,…”
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Role of corticotropin-releasing hormone in onset of labour by Grammatopoulos, Dimitris K, Hillhouse, Edward W

“…Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) derived from the placenta is secreted into the maternal circulation in large amounts during the third trimester of human…”
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Expression and signalling characteristics of the corticotrophin-releasing hormone receptors during the implantation phase in the human endometrium by Karteris, E, Papadopoulou, N, Grammatopoulos, DK, Hillhouse, EW

“…Corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH) has been identified in several peripheral tissues, including the female reproductive organs. CRH is expressed in the…”
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Reduced Expression of Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Type-1α in Human Preeclamptic and Growth-Restricted Placentas by Karteris, E., Goumenou, A., Koumantakis, E., Hillhouse, E. W., Grammatopoulos, D. K.

“…Placentally derived CRH seems to play a major role in the mechanisms controlling human pregnancy and parturition, via activation of specific receptors…”
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Signal Transduction Characteristics of the Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors in the Feto-Placental Unit by Karteris, E., Grammatopoulos, D., Randeva, H., Hillhouse, E. W.

“…Placentally derived CRH plays a major role in the mechanisms controlling human pregnancy and parturition. In this study, we sought to investigate the signal…”
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Expression and coupling characteristics of the CRH and orexin type 2 receptors in human fetal adrenals by KARTERIS, E, RANDEVA, H. S, GRAMMATOPOULOS, D. K, JAFFE, R. B, HILLHOUSE, E. W

“…Hormones produced by the fetal adrenal regulate fetal growth, steroidogenic activity, and intrauterine homeostasis, which are essential for the maintenance of…”
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The identification of a human myometrial corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor that increases in affinity during pregnancy by Hillhouse, E W, Grammatopoulos, D, Milton, N G, Quartero, H W

“…The concentration of immunoreactive, placentally derived CRH is increased in the peripheral circulation during the third trimester of human pregnancy. However,…”
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Effects of insulin and glucocorticoids on the leptin system are mediated through free leptin by Lewandowski, K., Randeva, H.S., O'Callaghan, C.J., Horn, R., Medley, G.F., Hillhouse, E.W., Brabant, G., O'Hare, P.

“…OBJECTIVE Insulin and glucocorticoids are known to increase total leptin levels. However, the effects of insulin and glucocorticoids on the components of the…”
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Middle cerebral artery occlusion in the rat causes a biphasic production of immunoreactive interleukin-1 β in the cerebral cortex by Hillhouse, E.W, Kida, S, Iannotti, F

“…Interleukin-1 β (IL-1 β) has been implicated in the sequence of events leading to neuronal cell death. We have used an ultrasensitive, highly specific…”
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Expression of Orexin-A and Functional Orexin Type 2 Receptors in the Human Adult Adrenals: Implications for Adrenal Function and Energy Homeostasis by Randeva, H. S., Karteris, E., Grammatopoulos, D., Hillhouse, E. W.

“…The hypothalamic peptides, orexin-A and orexin-B, have been implicated in the regulation of feeding behavior. In starved rats catabolic activity quickly…”
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Peripheral endotoxin induces hypothalamic immunoreactive interleukin‐1β in the rat by Hillhouse, E.W., Mosley, K.

“…Interleukin‐1 (IL‐1) is a polypeptide produced by a variety of cells and contributes to the general host response to inflammation. It displays a wide spectrum…”
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UK's Research Assessment Exercise by Gordon, David

“…The Council of Heads of Medical Schools (CHMS) is responding to the Comment by Jangu Banatvala and colleagues on the UK's Research Assessment Exercise (RAE,…”
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Human corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor : Differences in subtype expression between pregnant and nonpregnant myometria by GRAMMATOPOULOS, D, YALEI DAI, JING CHEN, KARTERIS, E, PAPADOPOULOU, N, EASTON, A. J, HILLHOUSE, E. W

“…There is increasing evidence that CRH, which is the principal neuroregulator of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenocortical axis, is also involved in the…”
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Fatal emphysematous pyelonephritis with gas in the spinal extradural space in a patient with diabetes by Sailesh, S., Randeva, H. S., Hillhouse, E. W., Patel, V.

“…SUMMARY Background  Emphysematous pyelonephritis (EP) is a rare but life‐threatening condition of the upper urinary tract, characterized by the presence of gas…”
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The human placenta and fetal membranes express the corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor 1α (CRH-1α) and the CRH-C variant receptor by KARTERIS, E, GRAMMATOPOULOS, D, DAI, Y, OLAH, K. B, GHOBARA, T. B, EASTON, A, HILLHOUSE, E. W

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Steroids mediate the expression of cytoplasmic and membrane-linked components in human myometrial cells by Zervou, S., Karteris, E., Hillhouse, E.W., Old, R.W.

“…It is well known that the smooth muscle of the human myometrium is a target for the steroid hormones progesterone (P4) and estrogen. Progesterone is believed…”
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