Rachel Churm- PhD
- Senior Lecturer at Swansea University
Rachel Churm
- PhD
- Senior Lecturer at Swansea University
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Advancing age and estrogen deficiency increases susceptibility of post‐menopausal women (PMW) to abdominal obesity and manifestation of cardiometabolic disease. There is limited evidence on the effect of lifestyle interventions on adiposity markers within at‐risk PMW. Therefore, this study aims to evaluates an 8‐weeks of home‐based, equipment‐free,...
Intestinal enterocyte damage from prolonged running in hyperthermic environments has been associated with gastrointestinal symptoms (GIS) and raised circulating iFABP. However, the contribution of exercise characteristics or feeding to the aetiology, or remediation of intestinal damage in normothermic environments is poorly understood. In this seco...
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Aim: To examine the effect of interrupting prolonged sitting with light-intensity activity on postprandial vascular-inflammatory/thrombotic responses in people with type 1 diabetes.
Methods: In a randomised crossover trial, 32 adults with type 1 diabetes (mean age 28 ± 5 [standard deviation] years, glycated haemoglobin 67.9 ± 12.6 mmol/mol, 17 fem...
Aim: The aim of the study was to characterise activities of daily living in people with type 1 diabetes with and without insulin resistance.
Methods: Using a cross-sectional observational design, we profiled free-living physical activity behaviour using wearable accelerometers for two consecutive weeks in patients with type 1 diabetes. Estimated g...
Aim: To examine the effect of interrupting prolonged sitting with short, frequent, light‐intensity activity on postprandial cardiovascular markers in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Materials and Methods: In a randomized crossover trial, 32 adults with T1D (mean ± SD age 28 ± 5 years, glycated haemoglobin 67.9 ± 12.6 mmol/mol, 17 women) complet...
Aim:
To examine the impact of interrupting prolonged sitting with frequent short bouts of light-intensity activity on glycaemic control in people with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Materials and methods:
In total, 32 inactive adults with T1D [aged 27.9 ± 4.7 years, 15 men, diabetes duration 16.0 ± 6.9 years and glycated haemoglobin 8.4 ± 1.4% (68 ± 2.3...
Purpose
Physical exercise is shown to mitigate catecholamine metabolites; however, it is unknown if exercise-induced increases in sympatho-adrenal activity or catecholamine metabolites are influenced by ingestion of specific catechins found within green tea. This study explored the impact of epigallocatechin gallate (EGCG) ingestion on catecholamin...
Background & Aims
Alterations in the hormonal profiles as women transition to the menopause predisposes individuals to the metabolic syndrome (MetS). In post-menopausal women, this can be exacerbated by sedentary behaviour and physical inactivity. Physical activity can convey many health benefits including improvement in MetS risk factors. However,...
As elite athletes demonstrate through the Olympic motto ‘citius, altius, fortius’, new performance records are driven forward by favourable skeletal muscle bioenergetics, cardiorespiratory, and endocrine system adaptations. At a recreational level, regular physical activity is an effective non‐pharmacological therapy in the treatment of many endocr...
Regular physical activity reduces the risk of several site-specific cancers in humans and suppresses tumour growth in animal models. The mechanisms through which exercise reduces tumour growth remain incompletely understood, but an intriguing and accumulating body of evidence suggests that the incubation of cancer cells with post-exercise serum can...
Purpose
The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between specific erythrocyte fatty acids levels and vascular health in type 1 diabetes (T1D) with and without insulin resistance (IR).
Methods
We analysed baseline pretreatment data in a subset of 23 patients with T1D from a previously published randomised controlled trial consisting of...
Introduction:
This study sought to compare the metabolomic, hormonal and physiological responses to hypoglycemia versus euglycemia during exercise in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D).
Research design and methods:
Thirteen individuals with T1D (hemoglobin; 7.0%±1.3% (52.6±13.9 mmol/mol), age; 36±15 years, duration diabetes; 15±12 years) performe...
Abstract Background The role of omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3PUFA), and the potential impact of n-3PUFA supplementation, in the treatment and management of type 1 diabetes (T1D) remains unclear and controversial. Therefore, this study aimed to examine the efficacy of daily high-dose-bolus n-3PUFA supplementation on vascular health, glyca...
Aim
To detail the extent and prevalence of post-exercise and nocturnal hypoglycemia following peri-exercise bolus insulin dose adjustments in individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D) using multiple daily injections of insulins aspart (IAsp) and degludec (IDeg).
Methods
Sixteen individuals with T1D, completed a single-centred, randomised, four-period...
Background
Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for morbid obesity and glycaemic dysfunction.Objectives
The aim of the work was to examine both the static and dynamic changes of glucose-insulin homeostasis and incretin hormone response following sleeve gastrectomy (SG) in a sample of 55 participants preoperatively and 1 month and 6 months po...
Background
Previous studies have examined changes in plasma markers of inflammation and oxidative stress up to 24 months following bariatric surgery, but there is limited evidence on the long-term effects of bariatric surgery.
Objectives
To examine the effects of bariatric surgery on adipokines (adiponectin, leptin), inflammatory cytokines [C-reac...
Introduction
There is limited literature available on the long-term effect of bariatric surgery especially laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on the incretin hormone response.
Aim
Our primary aim was to investigate changes in glucose metabolism and incretin hormone responses in participants with impaired glucose regulation approximately 4 years...
Background:
Previously developed in vitro cultures of the human retina have been solo or dual cell cultures. We developed a triple-cell culture in vitro model utilizing a membrane system to produce a better representation of a functional and morphological human retina.
Methods:
Retinal microvascular endothelial cells (HRMVEC/ACBRI181, Cell syste...
Background:
Bariatric surgery is an effective treatment for morbid obesity and metabolic dysfunction.
Objectives:
The aim of this work was to examine the early temporal effects of laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) on adipokines (adiponectin, leptin), inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6, C-reactive protein, interleukin-10), and global plasm...
Acyl-ghrelin has various peripheral effects including the potential role in mediating cellular lipid removal and macrophage polarization. Previous reports are contradictory as to how glycaemia and acyl-ghrelin mediates lipid retention and inflammation within individuals with Type 2 diabetes (T2D). Our aim was to explore acyl-ghrelin levels and ghre...
Background & aims: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (PPAR-ɣ) induces the removal of cellular lipids by high density lipoproteins via the activation of liver X receptor isoform (LXRβ) and in turn ATP binding cassette G1 (ABCG1). Centrally acting acyl ghrelin has been implicated as having a detrimental effect on the transcription of t...
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As the use of Point of Care Testing (POCT) devices for measurement of glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) increases, it is imperative to determine how their performance compares to laboratory methods. This study compared the performance of the automated Quo-Test POCT device (EKF Diagnostics), which uses boronate fluorescence quenching technology, w...
The 28 amino acid hormone, ghrelin, has been found to have various effects on metabolism. This review will focus on the pathways integrated into ghrelin's effect within the hypothalamus, pancreas and adipocytes. The identification of molecules and pathways that regulate ghrelin-mediated lipid retention could establish new mechanisms underlying cell...
Background and Aims: Cycloxygenase-2 (COX-2) catalyses the rate limiting step of prostaglandin biosynthesis. Despite previous studies, it is still unclear whether COX-2 is beneficial or detrimental to cardiovascular risk. The aim of this study was to examine the -765G>C (rs20417) PTGS2 promoter gene variant, which encodes COX-2, in relation to mark...
ABCG1 is involved in mediating cholesterol efflux and modulating cellular lipid homeostasis. Its transcription is regulated by nuclear cholesterol sensors (LXR) and influenced by endogenous glucose levels. Our aim was to examine the expression of genes involved in pathways related to cholesterol efflux in visceral fat samples obtained from non-obes...
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Question (1)
Hey,
I have done optimization of my primers to produce the correct programme. After running the real time I was successful in producing efficiencies for 3 primers (E= 95%-105%). However, when repeating what I had previously achieved the efficiencies they have now shot up to >500% on these 3 primers. Also, this week I have continued with looking at the other primers but I seem to be getting negative values for the efficiencies on 2 primers i.e.E= -99.6% and E=-97.9%.
I have also run a NTC alongside the dilutions to ensure no contamination and this was clear.
Can anyone suggest where I may possible be going wrong?
Please & thank you!
