Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

Digital Commons Network™

Open Access. Powered by Scholars. Published by Universities.®

2015

Discipline
Institution
Keyword
Publication
Publication Type
File Type

Articles 49501 - 49503 of 49503

Full-Text Articles in Entire DC Network

Serotonin Stimulates Secretion Of Exosomes From Microglia Cells, K Glebov, M Löchner, R Jabs, T Lau, O Merkel, P Schloss, C Steinhäuser, J Walter Jan 2015

Serotonin Stimulates Secretion Of Exosomes From Microglia Cells, K Glebov, M Löchner, R Jabs, T Lau, O Merkel, P Schloss, C Steinhäuser, J Walter

Peninsula Medical School

Microglia are resident immune cells in the brain and exert important functions in the regulation of inflammatory processes during infection or cellular damage. Upon activation, microglia undergo complex morphological and functional transitions, including increased motility, phagocytosis and cytokine secretion. Recent findings indicate that exosomes, small vesicles that derive from fusion of multivesicular bodies with the plasma membrane, are involved in secretion of certain cytokines. The presence of specific receptors on the surface of microglia suggests communication with neurons by neurotransmitters. Here, we demonstrate expression of serotonin receptors, including 5‐HT2a,b and 5‐HT4 in microglial cells and their functional involvement in the …

Go to article

Making A Difference: An Interdisciplinary Social Engagement Project, Richard Ayres, Maria Tighe, Sebastian Stevens Jan 2015

Making A Difference: An Interdisciplinary Social Engagement Project, Richard Ayres, Maria Tighe, Sebastian Stevens

Peninsula Medical School

In Sept 2013 the Plymouth Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry enrolled its first students. From the beginning this new Plymouth-based medical school set out be distinctive and to enshrine our parent University principles in the curriculum that we offer. We decided that the term “making a difference” could be used both to summarize our mission as a medical and dental school, and to characterise the individual student experience that we offer.- The school as a whole would make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our population - Every student will be able to ‘make a difference’ during …

Go to article

The Use Of Virtual Patients To Promote Inter-Professional Learning For Medical And Dental Students, Hisham Khalil, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Ruth Endacott, Mel Joyner, Mahrukh Mirza Jan 2015

The Use Of Virtual Patients To Promote Inter-Professional Learning For Medical And Dental Students, Hisham Khalil, Arunangsu Chatterjee, Ruth Endacott, Mel Joyner, Mahrukh Mirza

Peninsula Medical School

The aim of the project is to develop a shared learning resource for nursing and medical students to promote inter-professional learning.Background/context to project:Virtual Patients (VP) are being developed with medical and nursing students to be used as a resource to promote inter-professional learning and patient safety. The main emphasis is on the use of VP to promote good practice in relation to medical ward rounds. The joint document by the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Nursing “Ward rounds in Medicine, Principles for best practice” has been used as a guide to develop the themes.(1)There is no …

Go to article

First Prev