List of works - Valerie A. Ferro

Adjuvant strategies required for targeting mucosal tissues

scientific article published on 01 December 2009

An investigation into the immunogenicity of a GnRH analogue in male rats: a comparison of the toxicity of various adjuvants used in conjunction with GnRH-glycys

scientific article published in April 1996

Analysis of the binding loops configuration and surface adaptation of different crystallized single-domain antibodies in response to various antigens.

scientific article published on 16 November 2016

Anti-gonadotropin releasing hormone vaccines and their potential use in the treatment of hormone-responsive cancers

scientific article published on 01 July 1999

Assessment of the antigen-specific antibody response induced by mucosal administration of a GnRH conjugate entrapped in lipid nanoparticles

scientific article

Blotting analysis of adhesive proteins: an evaluation of the technique using B16F10 malignant melanoma cells

scientific article published on 01 April 1988

Chemical and Antimicrobial Profiling of Propolis from Different Regions within Libya

scientific article

Choice and Design of Adjuvants for Parenteral and Mucosal Vaccines

scientific article

Cochleates derived from Vibrio cholerae O1 proteoliposomes: the impact of structure transformation on mucosal immunisation

scientific article

Comparison of the physical characteristics of monodisperse non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NISV) prepared using different manufacturing methods.

scientific article published on 2 February 2017

Crystal structures of hibiscus acid and hibiscus acid dimethyl ester isolated from Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae).

scientific article published on 21 August 2017

Current advances in antifertility vaccines for fertility control and noncontraceptive applications.

scientific article

Delivering natural products and biotherapeutics to improve drug efficacy.

scientific article published in November 2017

Delivery systems: a vaccine strategy for overcoming mucosal tolerance?

scientific article published on January 2009

Determination of the potential bioavailability of plant microRNAs using a simulated human digestion process.

scientific article

Development of a hormone neutralizing vaccine, using GnRH-glycys-PPD, for use in the treatment of oestrogen-dependent disorders

scientific article published in June 1995

Effect of Bee Venom and Its Fractions on the Release of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in PMA-Differentiated U937 Cells Co-Stimulated with LPS.

scientific article published on 19 April 2016

Effect of Melittin on Metabolomic Profile and Cytokine Production in PMA-Differentiated THP-1 Cells

article

Effect of immunisation against gonadotrophin releasing hormone isoforms (mammalian GnRH-I, chicken GnRH-II and lamprey GnRH-III) on murine spermatogenesis

scientific article published on 30 November 2006

Effects of adjuvant, dose and carrier pre-sensitisation on the immunisation efficacy of a GnRH analogue

scientific article

Efficacy of an anti-fertility vaccine based on mammalian gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I)--a histological comparison in male animals

scientific article

Evaluation of two GnRH-I based vaccine formulations on the testes function of entire Suffolk cross ram lambs

scientific article published on 2 February 2006

Exosomes: fighting cancer with cancer

scientific article published on 01 January 2019

Fertility control in wildlife: review of current status, including novel and future technologies.

scientific article published on January 2014

Fertility-disrupting potential of synthetic peptides derived from the beta-subunit of follicle-stimulating hormone.

scientific article published on September 1998

Formulation of Nonionic Surfactant Vesicles (NISV) Prepared by Microfluidics for Therapeutic Delivery of siRNA into Cancer Cells

scientific article published in June 2017

Functionalisation of Inorganic Material Surfaces with Staphylococcus Protein A: A Molecular Dynamics Study

scientific article published in 2022

Hibiscus acid from Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae) has a vasorelaxant effect on the rat aorta

scientific article published on 25 January 2019

Immune responses to a GnRH-based anti-fertility immunogen, induced by different adjuvants and subsequent effect on vaccine efficacy

scientific article

Immunisation of male mice with a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and T-helper epitopes suppresses fertility in vivo.

scientific article published on 5 February 2007

Immunisation with a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and T-helper epitopes in saline suppresses rodent fertility.

scientific article published on 22 January 2008

Immunoneutralisation of GnRH-I, without cross-reactivity to GnRH-II, in the development of a highly specific anti-fertility vaccine for clinical and veterinary use

scientific article published on 01 August 2001

Immunoneutralisation of gonadotrophin releasing hormone: a potential treatment for oestrogen-dependent breast cancer

scientific article published on 01 August 1997

Influence of carrier protein conjugation site and terminal modification of a GnRH-I peptide sequence in the development of a highly specific anti-fertility vaccine. Part I.

scientific article published in December 2002

Investigation into suitable carrier molecules for use in an anti-gonadotrophin releasing hormone vaccine ⬇️

scientific article published on July 1, 1998

Lipid vesicle size of an oral influenza vaccine delivery vehicle influences the Th1/Th2 bias in the immune response and protection against infection

scientific article published on 5 April 2009

Metabolomic Profiling of the Effects of Melittin on Cisplatin Resistant and Cisplatin Sensitive Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Mass Spectrometry and Biolog Microarray Technology

scientific article published on 13 October 2016

Metabolomic Profiling of the Immune Stimulatory Effect of Eicosenoids on PMA-Differentiated THP-1 Cells

scientific article published on 09 October 2019

Metabolomic Profiling of the Synergistic Effects of Melittin in Combination with Cisplatin on Ovarian Cancer Cells

scientific article

Methanol immersion reduces spherical aberration of water dipping lenses at long wavelengths used in multi-photon laser scanning microscopy.

scientific article

Microfluidic manufacturing of different niosomes nanoparticles for curcumin encapsulation: Physical characteristics, encapsulation efficacy, and drug release

scientific article published on 05 September 2019

Mucosal immunisation: Successful approaches to targeting different tissues

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Natural product research: the challenges facing the modern researcher

scientific article published on 01 August 2007

Optimisation of a lipid based oral delivery system containing A/Panama influenza haemagglutinin

scientific article published in June 2004

Optimizing efficacy of mucosal vaccines.

scientific article published on September 2012

Oral delivery of tetanus toxoid using vesicles containing bile salts (bilosomes) induces significant systemic and mucosal immunity

scientific article published on 01 February 2006

Part II: influence of dimerization of a modified GnRH-I peptide sequence on a male antifertility vaccine

scientific article published in December 2002

Phytochemical and antitrypanosomal investigation of the fractions and compounds isolated from Artemisia elegantissima

scientific article published on 06 March 2014

Phytochemicals from Flemingia vestita (Fabaceae) and Stephania glabra (Menispermeaceae) alter cGMP concentration in the cestode Raillietina echinobothrida

scientific article

Propolis Exerts an Anti-Inflammatory Effect on PMA-Differentiated THP-1 Cells via Inhibition of Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase.

scientific article published on 16 April 2019

Rationalising drug delivery using nanoparticles: a combined simulation and immunology study of GnRH adsorbed to silica nanoparticles

scientific article published in Scientific Reports

Reproductive component vaccine developments for contraceptive and non-contraceptive uses ⬇️

scientific article published on June 15, 2011

Screening methods used to determine the anti-microbial properties of Aloe vera inner gel.

scientific article published in August 2007

Simulating Peptide Monolayer Formation: GnRH-I on Silica

scientific article published on 24 May 2021

Structural Analysis of Anti-Hapten Antibodies to Identify Long-Range Structural Movements Induced by Hapten Binding

scientific article published on 24 March 2021

The Inhibitory Effect of Haloxylon salicornicum on Contraction of the Mouse Uterus.

scientific article published on 23 September 2013

The effects of cardamonin on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory protein production and MAP kinase and NFkappaB signalling pathways in monocytes/macrophages.

scientific article published on 7 August 2006

The effects of hydration media on the characteristics of non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NISV) prepared by microfluidics

scientific article published on 8 November 2016

Towards a characterisation of the wild legume bitter vetch (Lathyrus linifolius L. (Reichard) Bässler): heteromorphic seed germination, root nodule structure and N-fixing rhizobial symbionts

scientific article published on 19 September 2018

Translation of an experimental oral vaccine formulation into a commercial product.

scientific article

Translational modifications to improve vaccine efficacy in an oral influenza vaccine

scientific article published on 4 May 2009

Use of a highly specific monoclonal antibody against the central variable amino acid sequence of mammalian gonadotropin releasing hormone to evaluate GnRH-I tissue distribution compared with GnRH-I binding sites in adult male rats.

scientific article

List of works by Valerie A. Ferro

Adjuvant strategies required for targeting mucosal tissues

An investigation into the immunogenicity of a GnRH analogue in male rats: a comparison of the toxicity of various adjuvants used in conjunction with GnRH-glycys

Analysis of the binding loops configuration and surface adaptation of different crystallized single-domain antibodies in response to various antigens.

Anti-gonadotropin releasing hormone vaccines and their potential use in the treatment of hormone-responsive cancers

Assessment of the antigen-specific antibody response induced by mucosal administration of a GnRH conjugate entrapped in lipid nanoparticles

Blotting analysis of adhesive proteins: an evaluation of the technique using B16F10 malignant melanoma cells

Chemical and Antimicrobial Profiling of Propolis from Different Regions within Libya

Choice and Design of Adjuvants for Parenteral and Mucosal Vaccines

Cochleates derived from Vibrio cholerae O1 proteoliposomes: the impact of structure transformation on mucosal immunisation

Comparison of the physical characteristics of monodisperse non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NISV) prepared using different manufacturing methods.

Crystal structures of hibiscus acid and hibiscus acid dimethyl ester isolated from Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae).

Current advances in antifertility vaccines for fertility control and noncontraceptive applications.

Delivering natural products and biotherapeutics to improve drug efficacy.

Delivery systems: a vaccine strategy for overcoming mucosal tolerance?

Determination of the potential bioavailability of plant microRNAs using a simulated human digestion process.

Development of a hormone neutralizing vaccine, using GnRH-glycys-PPD, for use in the treatment of oestrogen-dependent disorders

Effect of Bee Venom and Its Fractions on the Release of Pro-Inflammatory Cytokines in PMA-Differentiated U937 Cells Co-Stimulated with LPS.

Effect of Melittin on Metabolomic Profile and Cytokine Production in PMA-Differentiated THP-1 Cells

Effect of immunisation against gonadotrophin releasing hormone isoforms (mammalian GnRH-I, chicken GnRH-II and lamprey GnRH-III) on murine spermatogenesis

Effects of adjuvant, dose and carrier pre-sensitisation on the immunisation efficacy of a GnRH analogue

Efficacy of an anti-fertility vaccine based on mammalian gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I)--a histological comparison in male animals

Evaluation of two GnRH-I based vaccine formulations on the testes function of entire Suffolk cross ram lambs

Exosomes: fighting cancer with cancer

Fertility control in wildlife: review of current status, including novel and future technologies.

Fertility-disrupting potential of synthetic peptides derived from the beta-subunit of follicle-stimulating hormone.

Formulation of Nonionic Surfactant Vesicles (NISV) Prepared by Microfluidics for Therapeutic Delivery of siRNA into Cancer Cells

Functionalisation of Inorganic Material Surfaces with Staphylococcus Protein A: A Molecular Dynamics Study

Hibiscus acid from Hibiscus sabdariffa (Malvaceae) has a vasorelaxant effect on the rat aorta

Immune responses to a GnRH-based anti-fertility immunogen, induced by different adjuvants and subsequent effect on vaccine efficacy

Immunisation of male mice with a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and T-helper epitopes suppresses fertility in vivo.

Immunisation with a plasmid DNA vaccine encoding gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH-I) and T-helper epitopes in saline suppresses rodent fertility.

Immunoneutralisation of GnRH-I, without cross-reactivity to GnRH-II, in the development of a highly specific anti-fertility vaccine for clinical and veterinary use

Immunoneutralisation of gonadotrophin releasing hormone: a potential treatment for oestrogen-dependent breast cancer

Influence of carrier protein conjugation site and terminal modification of a GnRH-I peptide sequence in the development of a highly specific anti-fertility vaccine. Part I.

Investigation into suitable carrier molecules for use in an anti-gonadotrophin releasing hormone vaccine ⬇️

Lipid vesicle size of an oral influenza vaccine delivery vehicle influences the Th1/Th2 bias in the immune response and protection against infection

Metabolomic Profiling of the Effects of Melittin on Cisplatin Resistant and Cisplatin Sensitive Ovarian Cancer Cells Using Mass Spectrometry and Biolog Microarray Technology

Metabolomic Profiling of the Immune Stimulatory Effect of Eicosenoids on PMA-Differentiated THP-1 Cells

Metabolomic Profiling of the Synergistic Effects of Melittin in Combination with Cisplatin on Ovarian Cancer Cells

Methanol immersion reduces spherical aberration of water dipping lenses at long wavelengths used in multi-photon laser scanning microscopy.

Microfluidic manufacturing of different niosomes nanoparticles for curcumin encapsulation: Physical characteristics, encapsulation efficacy, and drug release

Mucosal immunisation: Successful approaches to targeting different tissues

Natural product research: the challenges facing the modern researcher

Optimisation of a lipid based oral delivery system containing A/Panama influenza haemagglutinin

Optimizing efficacy of mucosal vaccines.

Oral delivery of tetanus toxoid using vesicles containing bile salts (bilosomes) induces significant systemic and mucosal immunity

Part II: influence of dimerization of a modified GnRH-I peptide sequence on a male antifertility vaccine

Phytochemical and antitrypanosomal investigation of the fractions and compounds isolated from Artemisia elegantissima

Phytochemicals from Flemingia vestita (Fabaceae) and Stephania glabra (Menispermeaceae) alter cGMP concentration in the cestode Raillietina echinobothrida

Propolis Exerts an Anti-Inflammatory Effect on PMA-Differentiated THP-1 Cells via Inhibition of Purine Nucleoside Phosphorylase.

Rationalising drug delivery using nanoparticles: a combined simulation and immunology study of GnRH adsorbed to silica nanoparticles

Reproductive component vaccine developments for contraceptive and non-contraceptive uses ⬇️

Screening methods used to determine the anti-microbial properties of Aloe vera inner gel.

Simulating Peptide Monolayer Formation: GnRH-I on Silica

Structural Analysis of Anti-Hapten Antibodies to Identify Long-Range Structural Movements Induced by Hapten Binding

The Inhibitory Effect of Haloxylon salicornicum on Contraction of the Mouse Uterus.

The effects of cardamonin on lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammatory protein production and MAP kinase and NFkappaB signalling pathways in monocytes/macrophages.

The effects of hydration media on the characteristics of non-ionic surfactant vesicles (NISV) prepared by microfluidics

Towards a characterisation of the wild legume bitter vetch (Lathyrus linifolius L. (Reichard) Bässler): heteromorphic seed germination, root nodule structure and N-fixing rhizobial symbionts

Translation of an experimental oral vaccine formulation into a commercial product.

Translational modifications to improve vaccine efficacy in an oral influenza vaccine

Use of a highly specific monoclonal antibody against the central variable amino acid sequence of mammalian gonadotropin releasing hormone to evaluate GnRH-I tissue distribution compared with GnRH-I binding sites in adult male rats.