Mitchell E, Chaffey BT, McCaskie AW, Lakey JH, Birch MA 2010 Controlled spatial and conformational display of immobilised bone morphogenetic protein-2 and osteopontin signalling motifs regulates osteoblast adhesion and differentiation in vitro. BMC Biol. 10;8:57. [Pubmed] [Fulltext]
Kalogeropoulos M, Varanai SS, Olstad OK, Sanderson P, Gautvik VT, Reppe S, Francis RM, Gautvik KM, Birch MA, Datta HK 2010 Zic1 transcription factor in bone: neuronal developmental protein regulates mechanotransduction in osteocytes. FASEB J 24(8):2893-903. [Pubmed]
Rankin KS, Lakey RL, Gerrand C, Sprowson A, McCaskie AW, Birch MA 2010 A novel in vitro model of osteoarthritis facilitates improved understanding of human articular chondrocyte behaviour. J Rheumatology 37(2):426-31. [Pubmed]
Chen J, Birch MA, Bull SJ. 2010 Nanomechanical characterization of tissue engineered bone grown on titanium alloy in vitro. J Mater Sci Mater Med. 21(1):277-82. [Pubmed]
Kirmizidis G, Birch MA. 2009 Microfabricated Grooved Substrates Influence Cell-Cell Communication and Osteoblast Differentiation In Vitro. Tissue Eng Part A. 15(6):1427-36. [Pubmed]
Chaffey BT, Mitchell E, Birch MA, Lakey JH. 2008 A generic expression system to produce proteins that co-assemble with alkane thiol SAM. Int J Nanomedicine. 3(3):287-93. [Pubmed]
Sprowson AP, McCaskie AW, Birch MA. 2008 ASARM-truncated MEPE and AC-100 enhance osteogenesis by promoting osteoprogenitor adhesion. J Orthop Res. 26(9):1256-62 [PubMed]
Rehn AP, Birch MA, Karlström E, Wendel M, Lind T 2007 ADAMTS-1 increases the three-dimensional growth of osteoblasts through type I collagen processing. Bone 41(2):231-8. [PubMed]
Subramani K and Birch MA 2006 Fabrication of poly (ethylene glycol) hydrogel micropatterns with osteoinductive growth factors and evaluation of effects on osteoblast activity and function. Biomedical Materials 1:144-154 [PubMed]
Lind T, Birch MA, McKie N 2006 Purification of an insect derived recombinant human ADAMTS-1 reveals novel gelatin (type I collagen) degrading activities. Mol Cell Biochemistry 281(1-2), 95-102. [PubMed]
Aldridge SE, Lennard TWJ, Williams JR, Birch MA 2005 The Role of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Receptors in Osteoclast Differentiation and Function. Biochem Biophys Res Com 335(3):793-8 [PubMed]
Aldridge SE, Lennard TWJ, Williams JR, Birch MA 2005 Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Acts As An Osteolytic Factor In Breast Cancer Metastases To Bone. Br J Cancer 92(8):1531-7 [PubMed]
Bokhari MA, Akay G, Zhang S, Birch MA 2005 The enhancement of osteoblast growth and differentiation in vitro on a peptide hydrogel - PolyHIPE Polymer hybrid material. Biomaterials 26(25):5198-520 [PubMed]
Lind T, McKie N, Racey SN, Wendel M, Birch MA 2005 The hyalectan degrading ADAMTS-1 enzyme is expressed by osteoblasts and upregulated at regions of new bone formation. Bone 36(3):408-417 [PubMed]
Elfick A, Green S, McCaskie AW, Birch MA 2004 Opsonization of Polyethylene Wear Particles Regulates Macrophage and Osteoblast Responses In Vitro. J. Biomed. Mat. Res. (part B) 71B(2):244-251. [PubMed]
Akay G, Birch MA, Bokhari MA. 2004 Microcellular polyHIPE polymer supports osteoblast growth and bone formation in vitro. Biomaterials 25(18): 3991-4000. [PubMed]
Bokhari M, Birch MA, Akay G. 2003 Polyhipe polymer: a novel scaffold for in vitro bone tissue engineering. Adv Exp Med Biol. 534:247-54.
Fraser WD, Walsh CA, Birch MA, Durham B, Dillon JP, McCreavy D, Gallagher JA 2000 Parathyroid hormone-related protein in the aetiology of fibrous dysplasia of bone in the McCune Albright syndrome. Clin.Endocrinol. 53 (5): 621-628. [PubMed]
Walsh CA, Birch MA, Fraser WD, Ginty AF, Gallagher JA 2000 Cytokine expression by cultured osteoblasts from patients with osteoporotic fractures. Int J Exp Path 81(2): 159-163 [PubMed]
Singh Grewal T, Genever PG, Brabbs AC, Birch MA, Skerry TM 2000 Best5: a novel interferon-inducible gene expressed during bone formation. FASEB J. 14: 523-531. [PubMed]
Birch MA & Skerry TM 1999 Differential regulation of syndecan expression by osteosarcoma cell lines in response to cytokines but not osteotropic hormones. Bone 24(6):571-578. [PubMed]
Genever PG, Birch MA, Brown E, Skerry TM 1999 Osteoblast-derived acetylcholinesterase: a novel mediator of cell-matrix interactions in bone? Bone 24(4):297-303. [PubMed]
Patton AP, Genever PG, Birch MA, Suva LJ, Skerry TM 1998 Expression of an N-methyl-D-aspartate-type receptor by human and rat osteoblasts and osteoclasts suggests a novel glutamate signalling pathway in bone. Bone 22:645-649. [PubMed]
Luparello C, Birch MA, Gallagher JA, Burtis WJ 1997 Clonal heterogeneity of the growth and invasive response of a human breast carcinoma cell line to parathyroid hormone-related peptide fragments. Carcinogenesis 18(1): 23-29. [PubMed]
Bilbe MA, Roberts E, Birch MA, Evans DB 1996 PCR phenotyping of cytokines and their receptors, and bone matrix proteins in human osteoblast-like cells. Bone 19:437-445. [PubMed]
Boyle-Walsh E, Birch MA, Gallagher JA, Speirs V, White MC, Shenkin A, Fraser WD 1996 RT-PCR detection of cytokine transcripts in a series of cultured human meningiomas. J. Pathology 178(4): 442-446. [PubMed]
Luparello C, Burtis WJ, Raue F, Birch MA, Gallagher JA 1995 Parathyroid hormone-related peptide and 8701-BC breast cancer cell growth and invasion in vitro: evidence for growth-inhibiting and invasion-promoting effects. Mol. Cell Endocrinol. 111:225-232. [PubMed]
Speirs V, Birch MA, Boyle-Walsh E, Green AR, Gallagher JA, White MC 1995 Interleukin-3: A putative protective factor against breast cancer which is secreted by male but not female breast fibroblasts. Int. J. Cancer 61:1-4 [PubMed]
Bowler WB, Birch MA, Gallgher JA, Bilbe G 1995 Identification and cloning of human P2U purinoceptor present in osteoclastoma, bone and osteoblasts. J. Bone Miner. Res. 10:1137-1145. [PubMed]
Birch MA, Carron JA, Scott M, Fraser WD, Gallagher JA 1995 Parathyroid hormone (PTH)/PTH-related protein (PTHrP) receptor expression and mitogenic responses in human breast cancer cell lines. Brit. J. Cancer 72:90-95. [PubMed]
Walsh CA, Birch MA, Fraser WD, Robinson J, Lawton R, Dorgan J, Klenerman L, Gallagher JA 1994 Primary cultures of human bone-derived cells produce parathyroid hormone-related protein by human bone-derived cells in vitro: effects of glucocorticoids. J Bone Miner. Res. 10:17-25. [PubMed]
Birch MA, Taylor W, Fraser WD, Ralston SH, Hart CA, Gallagher JA 1994 Absence of paramyxovirus RNA in cultures of pagetic bone cells and pagetic bone. J Bone Miner. Res. 9:11-16. [PubMed]
Birch MA, Ginty AF, Walsh CA, Fraser WD, Gallagher JA, Bilbe G 1993 PCR detection of cytokines in normal human and pagetic osteoblasts. J Bone Miner. Res. 8:1155-1162. [PubMed]
Walsh CA, Beresford JN, Birch MA, Boothroyd B, Gallagher JA 1991 The application of reflected light microscopy to identify and quantitate resorption by isolated osteoclasts. J. Bone Miner. Res. 6:661-671. [PubMed]
Walsh CA, Dawson WE, Birch MA, Gallagher JA 1990 The effects of extracellular pH on bone resorption by avian osteoclasts in vitro. J Bone Miner. Res. 5:1243-1247.
