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2023

Journal Article

TLQP-21 is a low potency partial C3aR activator on human primary macrophages

Li, Xaria X., Lee, John D., Lee, Han S., Clark, Richard J. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2023). TLQP-21 is a low potency partial C3aR activator on human primary macrophages. Frontiers in Immunology, 14 1086673, 1-10. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2023.1086673

TLQP-21 is a low potency partial C3aR activator on human primary macrophages

2023

Journal Article

SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein

Albornoz, Eduardo A., Amarilla, Alberto A., Modhiran, Naphak, Parker, Sandra, Li, Xaria X., Wijesundara, Danushka K., Aguado, Julio, Zamora, Adriana Pliego, McMillan, Christopher L. D., Liang, Benjamin, Peng, Nias Y. G., Sng, Julian D. J., Saima, Fatema Tuj, Fung, Jenny N., Lee, John D., Paramitha, Devina, Parry, Rhys, Avumegah, Michael S., Isaacs, Ariel, Lo, Martin W., Miranda-Chacon, Zaray, Bradshaw, Daniella, Salinas-Rebolledo, Constanza, Rajapakse, Niwanthi W., Wolvetang, Ernst J., Munro, Trent P., Rojas-Fernandez, Alejandro, Young, Paul R., Stacey, Katryn J. ... Woodruff, Trent M. (2023). SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein. Molecular Psychiatry, 28 (7), 2878-2893. doi: 10.1038/s41380-022-01831-0

SARS-CoV-2 drives NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human microglia through spike protein

2022

Journal Article

Potential mechanisms to modify impaired glucose metabolism in neurodegenerative disorders

McDonald, Tanya S., Lerskiatiphanich, Titaya, Woodruff, Trent M., McCombe, Pamela A. and Lee, John D. (2022). Potential mechanisms to modify impaired glucose metabolism in neurodegenerative disorders. Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism, 43 (1), 26-43. doi: 10.1177/0271678x221135061

Potential mechanisms to modify impaired glucose metabolism in neurodegenerative disorders

2022

Journal Article

Glucose metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: It is bitter-sweet

Lerskiatiphanich, Titaya, Marallag, Jianina and Lee, John D. (2022). Glucose metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: It is bitter-sweet. Neural Regeneration Research, 17 (9), 1975-1977. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.335154

Glucose metabolism in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: It is bitter-sweet

2022

Journal Article

SARS-CoV-2 triggers complement activation through interactions with heparan sulfate

Lo, Martin W., Amarilla, Alberto A., Lee, John D., Albornoz, Eduardo A., Modhiran, Naphak, Clark, Richard J., Ferro, Vito, Chhabra, Mohit, Khromykh, Alexander A., Watterson, Daniel and Woodruff, Trent M. (2022). SARS-CoV-2 triggers complement activation through interactions with heparan sulfate. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 11 (8) e1413, e1413. doi: 10.1002/cti2.1413

SARS-CoV-2 triggers complement activation through interactions with heparan sulfate

2022

Book Chapter

Neuroinflammation in Huntington’s

Lee, John D., Lo, Martin W., Fung, Jenny N. T. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2022). Neuroinflammation in Huntington’s. Neurodegenerative Diseases Biomarkers. (pp. 215-233) edited by Philip V. Peplow, Bridget Martinez and Thomas A. Gennarelli. New York, NY, United States: Springer US. doi: 10.1007/978-1-0716-1712-0_9

Neuroinflammation in Huntington’s

2021

Journal Article

In vivo pharmacodynamic method to assess complement C5a receptor antagonist efficacy

Cui, Cedric S., Kumar, Vinod, Gorman, Declan M., Clark, Richard J., Lee, John D. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2021). In vivo pharmacodynamic method to assess complement C5a receptor antagonist efficacy. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 5 (1) acsptsci.1c00227, 41-51. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00227

In vivo pharmacodynamic method to assess complement C5a receptor antagonist efficacy

2021

Conference Publication

An in-vivo pharmacodynamic method to investigate complement C5a receptor antagonists

Cui, Cedric, Kumar, Vinod, Gorman, Declan, Clark, Richard, Lee, John and Woodruff, Trent (2021). An in-vivo pharmacodynamic method to investigate complement C5a receptor antagonists. ICW – 2021 Virtual Workshop of the International Complement Society (ICS), Virtual, 7-10 December 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.molimm.2021.11.020

An in-vivo pharmacodynamic method to investigate complement C5a receptor antagonists

2021

Journal Article

Unexpected off-target activities for recombinant C5a in human macrophages

Li, Xaria X., Gorman, Declan M., Lee, John D., Clark, Richard J. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2021). Unexpected off-target activities for recombinant C5a in human macrophages. Journal of Immunology, 208 (1), 133-142. doi: 10.4049/jimmunol.2100444

Unexpected off-target activities for recombinant C5a in human macrophages

2021

Journal Article

Development of synthetic human and mouse C5a: application to binding and functional assays in vitro and in vivo

Gorman, Declan M., Li, Xaria X., Payne, Colton D., Cui, Cedric S., Lee, John D., Rosengren, K. Johan, Woodruff, Trent M. and Clark, Richard J. (2021). Development of synthetic human and mouse C5a: application to binding and functional assays in vitro and in vivo. ACS Pharmacology and Translational Science, 4 (6) acsptsci.1c00199, 1808-1817. doi: 10.1021/acsptsci.1c00199

Development of synthetic human and mouse C5a: application to binding and functional assays in vitro and in vivo

2021

Journal Article

Development of Potent and Selective Agonists for Complement C5a Receptor 1 with In Vivo Activity

Gorman, Declan M., Li, Xaria X., Lee, John D., Fung, Jenny N., Cui, Cedric S., Lee, Han Siean, Rolfe, Barbara E., Woodruff, Trent M. and Clark, Richard J. (2021). Development of Potent and Selective Agonists for Complement C5a Receptor 1 with In Vivo Activity. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 64 (22) acs.jmedchem.1c01174, 16598-16608. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.1c01174

Development of Potent and Selective Agonists for Complement C5a Receptor 1 with In Vivo Activity

2021

Journal Article

Intrinsic bias at non-canonical, β-arrestin-coupled seven transmembrane receptors

Pandey, Shubhi, Kumari, Punita, Baidya, Mithu, Kise, Ryoji, Cao, Yubo, Dwivedi-Agnihotri, Hemlata, Banerjee, Ramanuj, Li, Xaria X., Cui, Cedric S., Lee, John D., Kawakami, Kouki, Maharana, Jagannath, Ranjan, Ashutosh, Chaturvedi, Madhu, Jhingan, Gagan Deep, Laporte, Stéphane A., Woodruff, Trent M., Inoue, Asuka and Shukla, Arun K. (2021). Intrinsic bias at non-canonical, β-arrestin-coupled seven transmembrane receptors. Molecular Cell, 81 (22), 4605-4621.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.molcel.2021.09.007

Intrinsic bias at non-canonical, β-arrestin-coupled seven transmembrane receptors

2021

Journal Article

The emerging role of complement in neuromuscular disorders

Lee, John D. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2021). The emerging role of complement in neuromuscular disorders. Seminars in Immunopathology, 43 (6), 817-828. doi: 10.1007/s00281-021-00895-4

The emerging role of complement in neuromuscular disorders

2021

Journal Article

The concise guide to pharmacology 2021/22: G protein‐coupled receptors

Alexander, Stephen PH, Christopoulos, Arthur, Davenport, Anthony P, Kelly, Eamonn, Mathie, Alistair, Peters, John A, Veale, Emma L, Armstrong, Jane F, Faccenda, Elena, Harding, Simon D, Pawson, Adam J, Southan, Christopher, Davies, Jamie A, Abbracchio, Maria Pia, Alexander, Wayne, Al‐hosaini, Khaled, Bäck, Magnus, Barnes, Nicholas M., Bathgate, Ross, Beaulieu, Jean‐Martin, Bernstein, Kenneth E., Bettler, Bernhard, Birdsall, Nigel J.M., Blaho, Victoria, Boulay, Francois, Bousquet, Corinne, Bräuner‐Osborne, Hans, Burnstock, Geoffrey, Caló, Girolamo ... Ye, Richard D. (2021). The concise guide to pharmacology 2021/22: G protein‐coupled receptors. British Journal of Pharmacology, 178 (S1), S27-S156. doi: 10.1111/bph.15538

The concise guide to pharmacology 2021/22: G protein‐coupled receptors

2021

Journal Article

Complement peptide receptors in GtoPdb v.2021.3

Cianciulli, Antonia, Coulthard, Liam, Hawksworth, Owen, Lee, John D., Li, Xaria X., Mitolo, Vincenzo, Monk, Peter, Panaro, Maria A. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2021). Complement peptide receptors in GtoPdb v.2021.3. IUPHAR/BPS Guide to Pharmacology CITE, 2021 (3), 1-13. doi: 10.2218/gtopdb/f5/2021.3

Complement peptide receptors in GtoPdb v.2021.3

2021

Journal Article

Glucose clearance and uptake is increased in the SOD1 G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through an insulin‐independent mechanism

McDonald, Tanya S., Kumar, Vinod, Fung, Jenny N., Woodruff, Trent M. and Lee, John D. (2021). Glucose clearance and uptake is increased in the SOD1 G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through an insulin‐independent mechanism. The FASEB Journal, 35 (7) e21707, e21707. doi: 10.1096/fj.202002450r

Glucose clearance and uptake is increased in the SOD1 G93A mouse model of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis through an insulin‐independent mechanism

2021

Journal Article

Complement: a global immunometabolic regulator in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Lo, Martin W. and Lee, John D. (2021). Complement: a global immunometabolic regulator in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Neural Regeneration Research, 16 (6), 1210-1211. doi: 10.4103/1673-5374.300441

Complement: a global immunometabolic regulator in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

2021

Journal Article

The “C3aR Antagonist” SB290157 is a partial C5aR2 agonist

Li, Xaria X., Kumar, Vinod, Clark, Richard J., Lee, John D. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2021). The “C3aR Antagonist” SB290157 is a partial C5aR2 agonist. Frontiers in Pharmacology, 11 591398, 591398. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2020.591398

The “C3aR Antagonist” SB290157 is a partial C5aR2 agonist

2021

Journal Article

Chemical synthesis and characterisation of the complement C5 inhibitory peptide zilucoplan

Gorman, Declan M., Lee, John, Payne, Colton D., Woodruff, Trent M. and Clark, Richard J. (2021). Chemical synthesis and characterisation of the complement C5 inhibitory peptide zilucoplan. Amino Acids, 53 (1), 143-147. doi: 10.1007/s00726-020-02921-5

Chemical synthesis and characterisation of the complement C5 inhibitory peptide zilucoplan

2021

Journal Article

Clinical and electrophysiological examination of pinch strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis

Lee, John D., Heshmat, Saman, Heggie, Susan, Thorpe, Kathryn A., McCombe, Pamela A. and Henderson, Robert D. (2021). Clinical and electrophysiological examination of pinch strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Muscle and Nerve, 63 (1) mus.27111, 108-113. doi: 10.1002/mus.27111

Clinical and electrophysiological examination of pinch strength in patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis