Overview
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- Dr Thomas Lao is:
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Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Works
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2024
Journal Article
A glucocorticoid spike derails muscle repair to heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury
Alexander, Kylie A., Tseng, Hsu-Wen, Lao, Hong Wa, Girard, Dorothée, Barbier, Valérie, Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., McWhinney, Brett C., Samuel, Selwin G., Fleming, Whitney, Winkler, Ingrid G., Salga, Marjorie, Genêt, François, Banzet, Sébastien, Ruitenberg, Marc J. and Lévesque, Jean-Pierre (2024). A glucocorticoid spike derails muscle repair to heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury. Cell Reports Medicine, 5 (12) 101849, 101849. doi: 10.1016/j.xcrm.2024.101849
2024
Conference Publication
Endogenous glucocorticoids promote neurogenic heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury and glucocorticoid receptor antagonist treatment prevents their development
Alexander, Kylie, Tseng, Hsu-Wen, Girard, Dorothee, Barbier, Valerie, Lao, Hong Wa, Samuel, Selwin G., Ungerer, Jacobus P. J., McWhinney, Brett C., Fleming, Whitney, Salga, Marjorie, Genet, Francois, Ruitenberg, Mark J., Banzet, Sebastien and Levesque, Jean-Pierre (2024). Endogenous glucocorticoids promote neurogenic heterotopic ossification after spinal cord injury and glucocorticoid receptor antagonist treatment prevents their development. 2024 Annual Meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research (ASBMR), Toronto, ON, Canada, 27-30 September 2024. Cary, NC, United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/jbmr/zjae183
2024
Journal Article
Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals peripheral blood leukocyte responses to spinal cord injury in mice with humanised immune systems
Gillespie, Ellen R., Grice, Laura F., Courtney, Isabel G., Lao, Hong Wa, Jung, Woncheol, Ramkomuth, Sonny, Xie, Jacky, Brown, David A., Walsham, James, Radford, Kristen J., Nguyen, Quan H. and Ruitenberg, Marc J. (2024). Single-cell RNA sequencing reveals peripheral blood leukocyte responses to spinal cord injury in mice with humanised immune systems. Journal of Neuroinflammation, 21 (1) 63, 1-20. doi: 10.1186/s12974-024-03048-0
2023
Journal Article
Genetic or pharmacological ablation of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is not neuroprotective in a mouse model of spinal cord injury
Foster, Victoria, Saez, Natalie, Gillespie, Ellen, Jogia, Trisha, Reid, Chantelle, Maljevic, Snezana, Jung, Woncheol, Lao, Hong W., Ruitenberg, Marc Jan and King, Glen (2023). Genetic or pharmacological ablation of acid-sensing ion channel 1a (ASIC1a) is not neuroprotective in a mouse model of spinal cord injury. Journal of Neurotrauma, 41 (9-10), 1007-1019. doi: 10.1089/neu.2022.0295
2015
Journal Article
The complement receptor C5aR controls acute inflammation and astrogliosis following spinal cord injury
Brennan, Faith H., Gordon, Richard, Lao, Hong W., Biggins, Patrick J., Taylor, Stephen M., Franklin, Robin J. M., Woodruff, Trent M. and Ruitenberg, Marc J. (2015). The complement receptor C5aR controls acute inflammation and astrogliosis following spinal cord injury. Journal of Neuroscience, 35 (16), 6517-6531. doi: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5218-14.2015
2014
Conference Publication
Acute Antagonism of the Complement Anaphylatoxin Receptor C5Ar Improves the Outcome From Experimental Spinal Cord Injury
Ruitenberg, Marc J., Brennan, Faith H., Gordon, Richard, Blomster, Linda V., Lao, Hong Wa, Cowin, Gary J., Taylor, Stephen M. and Woodruff, Trent M. (2014). Acute Antagonism of the Complement Anaphylatoxin Receptor C5Ar Improves the Outcome From Experimental Spinal Cord Injury. 11th Symposium of the International-Neurotrauma-Society, Budapest, Hungary, 19-23 March 2014. New Rochelle, NY United States: Mary Ann Liebert.
2013
Journal Article
Mobilisation of the splenic monocyte reservoir and peripheral CX(3)CR1 deficiency adversely affects recovery from spinal cord injury
Blomster, Linda V., Brennan, Faith H., Lao, Hong W., Harle, David W., Harvey, Alan R. and Ruitenberg, Marc J. (2013). Mobilisation of the splenic monocyte reservoir and peripheral CX(3)CR1 deficiency adversely affects recovery from spinal cord injury. Experimental Neurology, 247, 226-240. doi: 10.1016/j.expneurol.2013.05.002
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