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2018

Journal Article

The NLRP3 inflammasome suppresses protective immunity to gastrointestinal helminth infection

Alhallaf, Rafid, Agha, Zainab, Miller, Catherine M., Robertson, Avril A. B., Sotillo, Javier, Croese, John, Cooper, Matthew A., Masters, Seth L., Kupz, Andreas, Smith, Nicholas C., Loukas, Alex and Giacomin, Paul R. (2018). The NLRP3 inflammasome suppresses protective immunity to gastrointestinal helminth infection. Cell Reports, 23 (4), 1085-1098. doi: 10.1016/j.celrep.2018.03.097

The NLRP3 inflammasome suppresses protective immunity to gastrointestinal helminth infection

2018

Journal Article

Fishing for drug targets: a focus on diazirine photoaffinity probe synthesis

Hill, James R. and Robertson, Avril A. B. (2018). Fishing for drug targets: a focus on diazirine photoaffinity probe synthesis. Journal of Medicinal Chemistry, 61 (16) acs.jmedchem.7b01561, 6945-6963. doi: 10.1021/acs.jmedchem.7b01561

Fishing for drug targets: a focus on diazirine photoaffinity probe synthesis

2018

Journal Article

Synthesis of deuterium-labelled analogues of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor MCC950

Salla, Manohar, Butler, Mark S., Massey, Nicholas L., Reid, Janet C., Cooper, Matthew A. and Robertson, Avril A. B. (2018). Synthesis of deuterium-labelled analogues of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor MCC950. Bioorganic and Medicinal Chemistry Letters, 28 (4), 793-795. doi: 10.1016/j.bmcl.2017.12.054

Synthesis of deuterium-labelled analogues of NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitor MCC950

2018

Journal Article

Evidence against a role for NLRP3-driven islet inflammation in db/db mice

Kammoun, H. L., Allen, T. L., Henstridge, D. C., Barre, S., Coll, R. C., Lancaster, G. I., Cron, L., Reibe, S., Chan, J. Y., Bensellam, M., Laybutt, D. R., Butler, M. S., Robertson, A. A. B., O'Neill, L. A., Cooper, M. A. and Febbraio, M. A. (2018). Evidence against a role for NLRP3-driven islet inflammation in db/db mice. Molecular Metabolism, 10, 66-73. doi: 10.1016/j.molmet.2018.02.001

Evidence against a role for NLRP3-driven islet inflammation in db/db mice

2018

Book Chapter

Inhibiting inflammasomes with small molecules

Robertson, Avril A. B. (2018). Inhibiting inflammasomes with small molecules. Inflammasomes: clinical and therapeutic implications. (pp. 343-400) edited by Mario D. Cordero and Elísabet Alcocer-Gómez. Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing. doi: 10.1007/978-3-319-89390-7_15

Inhibiting inflammasomes with small molecules

2018

Journal Article

Multiple inflammasomes may regulate the interleukin-1-driven inflammation in protracted bacterial bronchitis

Chen, Alice C. -H., Tran, Hai B., Xi, Yang, Yerkovich, Stephanie T., Baines, Katherine J., Pizzutto, Susan J., Carroll, Melanie, Robertson, Avril A. B., Cooper, Matthew A., Schroder, Kate, Simpson, Jodie L., Gibson, Peter G., Hodge, Greg, Masters, Ian B., Buntain, Helen M., Petsky, Helen L., Prime, Samantha J., Chang, Anne B., Hodge, Sandra and Upham, John W. (2018). Multiple inflammasomes may regulate the interleukin-1-driven inflammation in protracted bacterial bronchitis. ERJ Open Research, 4 (1) 00130-2017, 00130-2017. doi: 10.1183/23120541.00130-2017

Multiple inflammasomes may regulate the interleukin-1-driven inflammation in protracted bacterial bronchitis

2017

Other Outputs

Inhibitors of SOX 18 protein activity for treating angiogenesis- and/or lymphangiogenesis

Francois, Mathias, Zuegg, Johannes, Overman, Jeroen, Mamidyala, Sreeman Kumar, Salim, Angela Aguslyarti, Fontaine, Frank Roger, Cooper, Matthew Allister, Capon, Robert John and Robertson, Avril Alexis Barbara (2017). Inhibitors of SOX 18 protein activity for treating angiogenesis- and/or lymphangiogenesis. WO2018112545.

Inhibitors of SOX 18 protein activity for treating angiogenesis- and/or lymphangiogenesis

2017

Journal Article

An optimized whole blood assay measuring expression and activity of NLRP3, NLRC4 and AIM2 inflammasomes

Grinstein, Lev, Luksch, Hella, Schulze, Felix, Robertson, Avril A. B., Cooper, Matthew A., Rösen-Wolff, Angela and Winkler, Stefan (2017). An optimized whole blood assay measuring expression and activity of NLRP3, NLRC4 and AIM2 inflammasomes. Clinical Immunology, 191, 100-109. doi: 10.1016/j.clim.2017.11.011

An optimized whole blood assay measuring expression and activity of NLRP3, NLRC4 and AIM2 inflammasomes

2017

Journal Article

Antimicrobial octapeptin C4 analogues active against Cryptococcus species

Chitty, Jessica L., Butler, Mark S., Suboh, Azzah, Edwards, David J., Cooper, Matthew A., Fraser, James A. and Robertson, Avril A. B. (2017). Antimicrobial octapeptin C4 analogues active against Cryptococcus species. Antimicrobial agents and chemotherapy, 62 (2) e00986-17, 1-10. doi: 10.1128/AAC.00986-17

Antimicrobial octapeptin C4 analogues active against Cryptococcus species

2017

Journal Article

Specific inhibition of NLRP3 in chikungunya disease reveals a role for inflammasomes in alphavirus-induced inflammation

Chen, Weiqiang, Foo, Suan-Sin, Zaid, Ali, Teng, Terk-Shin, Herrero, Lara J., Wolf, Stefan, Tharmarajah, Kothila, Vu, Luan D., van Vreden, Caryn, Taylor, Adam, Freitas, Joseph R., Li, Rachel W., Woodruff, Trent M., Gordon, Richard, Ojcius, David M., Nakaya, Helder I., Kanneganti, Thirumala-Devi, O’Neill, Luke A. J., Robertson, Avril A. B., King, Nicholas J., Suhrbier, Andreas, Cooper, Matthew A., Ng, Lisa F. P. and Mahalingam, Suresh (2017). Specific inhibition of NLRP3 in chikungunya disease reveals a role for inflammasomes in alphavirus-induced inflammation. Nature Microbiology, 2 (10), 1-11. doi: 10.1038/s41564-017-0015-4

Specific inhibition of NLRP3 in chikungunya disease reveals a role for inflammasomes in alphavirus-induced inflammation

2017

Other Outputs

Sulfonylureas and related compounds and use of the same

O'Neill, Luke , Coll, Rebecca , Cooper, Matt , Robertson, Avril , Schroder, Kate , Macleod, Angus Murray and Miller, David John (2017). Sulfonylureas and related compounds and use of the same. WO2017140778.

Sulfonylureas and related compounds and use of the same

2017

Journal Article

Sulfonylureas as concomitant insulin secretagogues and NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors

Hill, James R., Coll, Rebecca C., Sue, Nancy, Reid, Janet C., Dou, Jennifer, Holley, Caroline L., Pelingon, Ruby, Dickinson, Joshua B., Biden, Trevor J., Schroder, Kate, Cooper, Matthew A. and Robertson, Avril A. B. (2017). Sulfonylureas as concomitant insulin secretagogues and NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors. ChemMedChem, 12 (17), 1449-1457. doi: 10.1002/cmdc.201700270

Sulfonylureas as concomitant insulin secretagogues and NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors

2017

Journal Article

Role for NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated, IL-1β-dependent responses in severe, steroid-resistant asthma

Kim, Richard Y., Pinkerton, James W., Essilfie, Ama T., Robertson, Avril A. B., Baines, Katherine J., Brown, Alexandra C., Mayall, Jemma R., Ali, M. Khadem, Starkey, Malcolm R., Hansbro, Nicole G., Hirota, Jeremy A., Wood, Lisa G. , Simpson, Jodie L., Knight, Darryl A., Wark, Peter A., Gibson, Peter G., O'Neill, Luke A. J., Cooper, Matthew A., Horvat, Jay C. and Hansbro, Philip M. (2017). Role for NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated, IL-1β-dependent responses in severe, steroid-resistant asthma. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 196 (3), 283-297. doi: 10.1164/rccm.201609-1830OC

Role for NLRP3 inflammasome-mediated, IL-1β-dependent responses in severe, steroid-resistant asthma

2017

Journal Article

Cryptococcus neoformans ADS lyase is an enzyme essential for virulence whose crystal structure reveals features exploitable in antifungal drug design

Chitty, Jessica L., Blake, Kirsten L., Blundell, Ross D., Koh, Y. Q. Andre E., Thompson, Merinda, Robertson, Avril A. B., Butler, Mark S., Cooper, Matthew A., Kappler, Ulrike, Williams, Simon J., Kobe, Bostjan and Fraser, James A. (2017). Cryptococcus neoformans ADS lyase is an enzyme essential for virulence whose crystal structure reveals features exploitable in antifungal drug design. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 292 (28), 11829-11839. doi: 10.1074/jbc.M117.787994

Cryptococcus neoformans ADS lyase is an enzyme essential for virulence whose crystal structure reveals features exploitable in antifungal drug design

2017

Journal Article

NLRP3-inflammasome inhibition prevents high fat and high sugar diets-induced heart damage through autophagy induction

Pavillard, Luis E., Cañadas-Lozano, Diego, Alcocer-Gómez, Elísabet, Marín-Aguilar, Fabiola, Pereira, Sheila, Robertson, Avril A. B., Muntané, Jordi, Ryffel, Bernhard, Cooper, Matthew A., Quiles, José L., Bullón, Pedro, Ruiz-Cabello, Jesús and Cordero, Mario D. (2017). NLRP3-inflammasome inhibition prevents high fat and high sugar diets-induced heart damage through autophagy induction. Oncotarget, 8 (59), 99740-99756. doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.20763

NLRP3-inflammasome inhibition prevents high fat and high sugar diets-induced heart damage through autophagy induction

2017

Journal Article

Myeloid-derived miR-223 regulates intestinal inflammation via repression of the NLRP3 inflammasome

Neudecker, Viola, Haneklaus, Moritz, Jensen, Owen, Khailova, Ludmila, Masterson, Joanne C., Tye, Hazel, Biette, Kathryn, Jedlicka, Paul, Brodsky, Kelley S., Gerich, Mark E., Mack, Matthias, Robertson, Avril A. B., Cooper, Matthew A., Furuta, Glenn T., Dinarello, Charles A., O'Neill, Luke A., Eltzschig, Holger K., Masters, Seth L. and McNamee, Eoin N. (2017). Myeloid-derived miR-223 regulates intestinal inflammation via repression of the NLRP3 inflammasome. Journal of Experimental Medicine, 214 (6), 1737-1752. doi: 10.1084/jem.20160462

Myeloid-derived miR-223 regulates intestinal inflammation via repression of the NLRP3 inflammasome

2017

Journal Article

Pressor response to angiotensin II is enhanced in aged mice and associated with inflammation, vasoconstriction and oxidative stress

Dinh, Quynh Nhu, Drummond, Grant R., Kemp-Harper, Barbara K., Diep, Henry, De Silva, T. Michael, Kim, Hyun Ah, Vinh, Antony, Robertson, Avril A. B., Cooper, Matthew A., Mansell, Ashley, Chrissobolis, Sophocles and Sobey, Christopher G. (2017). Pressor response to angiotensin II is enhanced in aged mice and associated with inflammation, vasoconstriction and oxidative stress. Aging, 9 (6), 1595-1606. doi: 10.18632/aging.101255

Pressor response to angiotensin II is enhanced in aged mice and associated with inflammation, vasoconstriction and oxidative stress

2017

Other Outputs

Preparation of sulfonylureas, especially N-[(1,2,3,5,6,7-Hexahydro-s-indacen-4-yl)carbamoyl]benzenesulfonamides, as dual insulin secretagogues and NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors.

O'Neill, Luke , Coll, Rebecca , Robertson, Avril , Cooper, Matthew , Schroder, Kate , Macleod, Angus Murray and Miller, David John (2017). Preparation of sulfonylureas, especially N-[(1,2,3,5,6,7-Hexahydro-s-indacen-4-yl)carbamoyl]benzenesulfonamides, as dual insulin secretagogues and NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors.. WO2018215818.

Preparation of sulfonylureas, especially N-[(1,2,3,5,6,7-Hexahydro-s-indacen-4-yl)carbamoyl]benzenesulfonamides, as dual insulin secretagogues and NLRP3 inflammasome inhibitors.

2017

Other Outputs

Novel compounds and uses

O'Neill, L. A., Coll, R. C., Cooper, M. A., Robertson, A. A. B., Schroder, K., MacLeod, A. M. and Miller, D. J. (2017). Novel compounds and uses. PCT/IB2017/053059.

Novel compounds and uses

2017

Journal Article

NLRP3 inflammasome blockade reduces liver inflammation and fibrosis in experimental NASH in mice

Mridha, Auvro R., Wree, Alexander, Robertson, Avril A. B., Yeh, Matthew M., Johnson, Casey D., Van Rooyen, Derrick M., Haczeyni, Fahrettin, Teoh, Narci C. -H., Savard, Christopher, Ioannou, George N., Masters, Seth L., Schroder, Kate, Cooper, Matthew A., Feldstein, Ariel E. and Farrell, Geoffrey C. (2017). NLRP3 inflammasome blockade reduces liver inflammation and fibrosis in experimental NASH in mice. Journal of Hepatology, 66 (5), 1037-1046. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2017.01.022

NLRP3 inflammasome blockade reduces liver inflammation and fibrosis in experimental NASH in mice