Mr Moeed Akbar
- Research Fellow (Immunology & Infection)
email:
Moeed.Akbar@glasgow.ac.uk
Level 4, Iii - Gbrc, University Place, Glasgow G12 8TA
Publications
2023
Jaffery, H. et al. (2023) IĸB Protein BCL3 as a controller of osteogenesis and bone health. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 75(12), 2148-2160-2148-2160. (doi: 10.1002/art.42639) (PMID:37410754)
Orchard, K. J.A., Akbar, M., Crower, L. A.N., Cole, J., Millar, N. L. and Raleigh, S. M. (2023) Characterization of histone modifications in late-stage rotator cuff tendinopathy. Genes, 14(2), 496. (doi: 10.3390/genes14020496) (PMID:36833423) (PMCID:PMC9956879)
2022
Thümmler, K. , Williams, M. T.S., Kitson, S., Sood, S., Akbar, M., Cole, J. J., Goodyear, C. S. , Hunter, E. and Soutar, R. (2022) Targeting 3D chromosomal architecture at the RANK loci to suppress myeloma-driven osteoclastogenesis. OncoImmunology, 11(1), 2104070. (doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2022.2104070) (PMID:35936985) (PMCID:PMC9348127)
Millar, N. L. et al. (2022) Frozen shoulder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 8, 59. (doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00386-2) (PMID:36075904)
2021
Shi, Z. et al. (2021) Targeting the CCR6/CCL20 axis in entheseal and cutaneous inflammation. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 73(12), pp. 2271-2281. (doi: 10.1002/art.41882) (PMID:34081845)
Akbar, M., MacDonald, L. , Crowe, L. A.N., Carlberg, K., Kurowska-Stolarska, M. , Ståhl, P. L., Snelling, S. J.B., McInnes, I. B. and Millar, N. L. (2021) Single cell and spatial transcriptomics in human tendon disease indicate dysregulated immune homeostasis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(11), pp. 1494-1497. (doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220256) (PMID:34001518) (PMCID:PMC8522454)
Akbar, M. et al. (2021) Translational targeting of inflammation and fibrosis in frozen shoulder: Molecular dissection of the T cell/IL-17A axis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(39), e210271511. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.2102715118) (PMID:34544860) (PMCID:PMC8488623)
Garcia-Melchor, E., Cafaro, G., MacDonald, L. , Crowe, L. A.N., Sood, S., McLean, M., Fazzi, U., McInnes, I. B. , Akbar, M. and Millar, N. L. (2021) Novel self-amplificatory loop between T cells and tenocytes as a driver of chronicity in tendon disease. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(8), pp. 1075-1085. (doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219335) (PMID:33692018)
Crowe, L. A.N., Melchor, E. G., Murrell, G. A.C., McInnes, I. B. , Akbar, M. and Millar, N. (2021) Stromal ‘activation’ markers do not confer pathogenic activity in tendinopathy. Translational Sports Medicine, 4(2), pp. 268-279. (doi: 10.1002/tsm2.204)
Atherton, C. M. et al. (2021) Vancomycin wrap for anterior cruciate ligament surgery. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(2), pp. 426-434. (doi: 10.1177/0363546520981570) (PMID:33406371) (PMCID:PMC7859666)
2020
Akbar, M., Garcia-Melchor, E., Chilaka, S., Little, K. J., Sood, S., Reilly, J. H., Liew, F. Y., McInnes, I. B. and Millar, N. L. (2020) Attenuation of Dupuytren’s fibrosis via targeting of the STAT-1 modulated IL-13RA1 response. Science Advances, 6(28), eaaz8272. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz8272) (PMID:32695877) (PMCID:PMC7351483)
2019
Akbar, M. et al. (2019) Fibroblast activation and inflammation in frozen shoulder. PLoS ONE, 14(4), e0215301. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215301) (PMID:31013287) (PMCID:PMC6478286)
Abraham, A. C. et al. (2019) Targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in chronic tendon disease. Science Translational Medicine, 11(481), eaav4319. (doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav4319) (PMID:30814338) (PMCID:PMC6534967)
Crowe, L. A.N. et al. (2019) S100A8 & S100A9: alarmin mediated inflammation in tendinopathy. Scientific Reports, 9, 1463. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37684-3) (PMID:30728384) (PMCID:PMC6365574)
McLean, M. et al. (2019) Tranexamic acid toxicity in human periarticular tissues. Bone and Joint Research, 8(1), pp. 11-18. (doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.81.BJR-2018-0181.R1) (PMID:30800295) (PMCID:PMC6359888)
2018
Cher, J. Z.B. et al. (2018) Alarmins in frozen shoulder: a molecular association between inflammation and pain. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(3), pp. 671-678. (doi: 10.1177/0363546517741127) (PMID:29190116)
2017
Watts, A. E. et al. (2017) MicroRNA29a treatment improves early tendon injury. Molecular Therapy, 25(10), pp. 2415-2426. (doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2017.07.015) (PMID:28822690)
Akbar, M. et al. (2017) Targeting danger molecules in tendinopathy: the HMGB1/TLR4 axis. RMD Open, 3(2), e000456. (doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000456) (PMID:28879051) (PMCID:PMC5574425)
2016
Millar, N. L. et al. (2016) IL-17A mediates inflammatory and tissue remodelling events in early human tendinopathy. Scientific Reports, 6, 27149. (doi: 10.1038/srep27149) (PMID:27263531) (PMCID:PMC4893609)
2015
Millar, N. L. , Gilchrist, D., Akbar, M., Reilly, J. H., Kerr, S. C., Campbell, A. L., Murrell, G. A.C., Liew, F. Y., Kurowska-Stolarska, M. and McInnes, I. B. (2015) MicroRNA29a regulates IL-33-mediated tissue remodelling in tendon disease. Nature Communications, 6, 6774. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms7774) (PMID:25857925) (PMCID:PMC4403384)
2014
Colombo, M. et al. (2014) Notch signaling drives multiple myeloma induced osteoclastogenesis. Oncotarget, 5(21), pp. 10393-10406. (doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.2084) (PMID:25257302) (PMCID:PMC4279381)
2012
Akbar, M., Fraser, A. R., Graham, G. J. , Brewer, J. M. and Grant, M. H. (2012) Acute inflammatory response to cobalt chromium orthopaedic wear debris in a rodent air-pouch model. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 9(74), pp. 2109-2119. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0006)
Afolaranmi, G.A., Akbar, M., Brewer, J. and Grant, M.H. (2012) Distribution of metal released from cobalt-chromium alloy orthopaedic wear particles implanted into air pouches in mice. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 100A(6), pp. 1529-1538. (doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34091)
2011
Akbar, M., Brewer, J.M. and Grant, M.H. (2011) Effect of chromium and cobalt ions on primary human lymphocytesin vitro. Journal of Immunotoxicology, 8(2), pp. 140-149. (doi: 10.3109/1547691X.2011.553845)
Articles
Jaffery, H. et al. (2023) IĸB Protein BCL3 as a controller of osteogenesis and bone health. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 75(12), 2148-2160-2148-2160. (doi: 10.1002/art.42639) (PMID:37410754)
Orchard, K. J.A., Akbar, M., Crower, L. A.N., Cole, J., Millar, N. L. and Raleigh, S. M. (2023) Characterization of histone modifications in late-stage rotator cuff tendinopathy. Genes, 14(2), 496. (doi: 10.3390/genes14020496) (PMID:36833423) (PMCID:PMC9956879)
Thümmler, K. , Williams, M. T.S., Kitson, S., Sood, S., Akbar, M., Cole, J. J., Goodyear, C. S. , Hunter, E. and Soutar, R. (2022) Targeting 3D chromosomal architecture at the RANK loci to suppress myeloma-driven osteoclastogenesis. OncoImmunology, 11(1), 2104070. (doi: 10.1080/2162402X.2022.2104070) (PMID:35936985) (PMCID:PMC9348127)
Millar, N. L. et al. (2022) Frozen shoulder. Nature Reviews Disease Primers, 8, 59. (doi: 10.1038/s41572-022-00386-2) (PMID:36075904)
Shi, Z. et al. (2021) Targeting the CCR6/CCL20 axis in entheseal and cutaneous inflammation. Arthritis and Rheumatology, 73(12), pp. 2271-2281. (doi: 10.1002/art.41882) (PMID:34081845)
Akbar, M., MacDonald, L. , Crowe, L. A.N., Carlberg, K., Kurowska-Stolarska, M. , Ståhl, P. L., Snelling, S. J.B., McInnes, I. B. and Millar, N. L. (2021) Single cell and spatial transcriptomics in human tendon disease indicate dysregulated immune homeostasis. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(11), pp. 1494-1497. (doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2021-220256) (PMID:34001518) (PMCID:PMC8522454)
Akbar, M. et al. (2021) Translational targeting of inflammation and fibrosis in frozen shoulder: Molecular dissection of the T cell/IL-17A axis. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 118(39), e210271511. (doi: 10.1073/pnas.2102715118) (PMID:34544860) (PMCID:PMC8488623)
Garcia-Melchor, E., Cafaro, G., MacDonald, L. , Crowe, L. A.N., Sood, S., McLean, M., Fazzi, U., McInnes, I. B. , Akbar, M. and Millar, N. L. (2021) Novel self-amplificatory loop between T cells and tenocytes as a driver of chronicity in tendon disease. Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, 80(8), pp. 1075-1085. (doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2020-219335) (PMID:33692018)
Crowe, L. A.N., Melchor, E. G., Murrell, G. A.C., McInnes, I. B. , Akbar, M. and Millar, N. (2021) Stromal ‘activation’ markers do not confer pathogenic activity in tendinopathy. Translational Sports Medicine, 4(2), pp. 268-279. (doi: 10.1002/tsm2.204)
Atherton, C. M. et al. (2021) Vancomycin wrap for anterior cruciate ligament surgery. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 49(2), pp. 426-434. (doi: 10.1177/0363546520981570) (PMID:33406371) (PMCID:PMC7859666)
Akbar, M., Garcia-Melchor, E., Chilaka, S., Little, K. J., Sood, S., Reilly, J. H., Liew, F. Y., McInnes, I. B. and Millar, N. L. (2020) Attenuation of Dupuytren’s fibrosis via targeting of the STAT-1 modulated IL-13RA1 response. Science Advances, 6(28), eaaz8272. (doi: 10.1126/sciadv.aaz8272) (PMID:32695877) (PMCID:PMC7351483)
Akbar, M. et al. (2019) Fibroblast activation and inflammation in frozen shoulder. PLoS ONE, 14(4), e0215301. (doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0215301) (PMID:31013287) (PMCID:PMC6478286)
Abraham, A. C. et al. (2019) Targeting the NF-κB signaling pathway in chronic tendon disease. Science Translational Medicine, 11(481), eaav4319. (doi: 10.1126/scitranslmed.aav4319) (PMID:30814338) (PMCID:PMC6534967)
Crowe, L. A.N. et al. (2019) S100A8 & S100A9: alarmin mediated inflammation in tendinopathy. Scientific Reports, 9, 1463. (doi: 10.1038/s41598-018-37684-3) (PMID:30728384) (PMCID:PMC6365574)
McLean, M. et al. (2019) Tranexamic acid toxicity in human periarticular tissues. Bone and Joint Research, 8(1), pp. 11-18. (doi: 10.1302/2046-3758.81.BJR-2018-0181.R1) (PMID:30800295) (PMCID:PMC6359888)
Cher, J. Z.B. et al. (2018) Alarmins in frozen shoulder: a molecular association between inflammation and pain. American Journal of Sports Medicine, 46(3), pp. 671-678. (doi: 10.1177/0363546517741127) (PMID:29190116)
Watts, A. E. et al. (2017) MicroRNA29a treatment improves early tendon injury. Molecular Therapy, 25(10), pp. 2415-2426. (doi: 10.1016/j.ymthe.2017.07.015) (PMID:28822690)
Akbar, M. et al. (2017) Targeting danger molecules in tendinopathy: the HMGB1/TLR4 axis. RMD Open, 3(2), e000456. (doi: 10.1136/rmdopen-2017-000456) (PMID:28879051) (PMCID:PMC5574425)
Millar, N. L. et al. (2016) IL-17A mediates inflammatory and tissue remodelling events in early human tendinopathy. Scientific Reports, 6, 27149. (doi: 10.1038/srep27149) (PMID:27263531) (PMCID:PMC4893609)
Millar, N. L. , Gilchrist, D., Akbar, M., Reilly, J. H., Kerr, S. C., Campbell, A. L., Murrell, G. A.C., Liew, F. Y., Kurowska-Stolarska, M. and McInnes, I. B. (2015) MicroRNA29a regulates IL-33-mediated tissue remodelling in tendon disease. Nature Communications, 6, 6774. (doi: 10.1038/ncomms7774) (PMID:25857925) (PMCID:PMC4403384)
Colombo, M. et al. (2014) Notch signaling drives multiple myeloma induced osteoclastogenesis. Oncotarget, 5(21), pp. 10393-10406. (doi: 10.18632/oncotarget.2084) (PMID:25257302) (PMCID:PMC4279381)
Akbar, M., Fraser, A. R., Graham, G. J. , Brewer, J. M. and Grant, M. H. (2012) Acute inflammatory response to cobalt chromium orthopaedic wear debris in a rodent air-pouch model. Journal of the Royal Society: Interface, 9(74), pp. 2109-2119. (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2012.0006)
Afolaranmi, G.A., Akbar, M., Brewer, J. and Grant, M.H. (2012) Distribution of metal released from cobalt-chromium alloy orthopaedic wear particles implanted into air pouches in mice. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part A, 100A(6), pp. 1529-1538. (doi: 10.1002/jbm.a.34091)
Akbar, M., Brewer, J.M. and Grant, M.H. (2011) Effect of chromium and cobalt ions on primary human lymphocytesin vitro. Journal of Immunotoxicology, 8(2), pp. 140-149. (doi: 10.3109/1547691X.2011.553845)
Grants
Grants and Awards listed are those received whilst working with the University of Glasgow.
- Common translational mechanisms in fibrosis
Medical Research Council
2023 - 2024
Supervision
- Burgy, Clara Lucianna Dina
A study into the effect of unlevel footfall on lameness in horses