Research project

Computational modelling to evaluate, understand and predict the placental transfer of xenobiotics as an integrated system

Lead researchers:

Dr Bram Sengers
Other researchers:

Professor Xunli Zhang,

Professor Rohan Lewis,

Dr Jane Cleal
Research funder:

Biotechnology & Biological Sciences Research Council
Status:

Not active

Staff

Lead researchers

Dr Bram Sengers

Associate Professor

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Other researchers

Professor Xunli Zhang PhD, DIC, FRSC, CChem, CEng

Professor of Bioengineering

Research interests

Microfluidics and Lab-on-a-Chip Technologies
Biomedical and Chemical Engineering
Nanomaterials

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Email: [email protected]

Professor Rohan Lewis PhD, FTPS

Prof of Placental&Integrative Physiology

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Dr Jane Cleal PhD

Associate Professor

Research interests

Areas of Scientific Expertise:
Reproductive Cell Biology – Fundamental mechanisms of cell biology in placenta and endometrium and the impact on the intra-uterine environment, fetal development and lifelong health.Regulation of Reproductive Cell Biology – Maternal exposures and molecular regulation of cellular gene expression, phenotype and function in placenta and endometrium and the clinical translation.Disease/phenotype – Fetal growth, Obesity, Cardiometabolic programming, Subfertility, Recurrent pregnancy loss.Cellular mechanisms – Membrane transport, endocytosis, vesicular transport & signalling, gene transcription, microRNA biology, epigenetic regulation.Vitamin D - Transport, regulation, metabolism and signalling.

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Research outputs

Computational modelling of paracellular diffusion and OCT3 mediated transport of metformin in the perfused human placenta

Emma M. Lofthouse, Jane Cleal, Rohan M. Lewis & Bram G. Sengers, 2023, Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 112(9), 2570-2580

DOI: 10.1016/j.xphs.2023.05.008

Type: article

3D Visualisation of trans-syncytial nanopores provides a pathway for paracellular diffusion across the human placental syncytiotrophoblast

Rohan Lewis, Harikesan Baskaran, Jools Green, Stanimir A. Tashev, Eleni Palaiologou, Emma Lofthouse, Jane Cleal, Anthony Page, David Chatelet, Patricia Goggin & Bram Sengers, 2022, iScience, 25(12)

DOI: 10.1101/2022.01.26.477815

Type: article

Modelling of 3D placental cell features using deep learning

Benjamin Mills, James Grant-Jacob, Benita, Scout MacKay, Rohan Lewis & Bram Sengers, 2022

Type: conference

Endocytosis in the placenta

Laura D F Cooke, David A Tumbarello, Nicholas C Harvey, Jaswinder K Sethi, Rohan M Lewis & Jane K Cleal, 2021, Placenta, 113, 67-73

DOI: 10.1016/j.placenta.2021.04.014

Type: review

Glibenclamide transfer across the perfused human placenta is determined by albumin binding not transporter activity

Emma Lofthouse, Jane Cleal, Georgina J Hudson, Rohan Lewis & Bram Sengers, 2020, European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences, 152

DOI: 10.1016/j.ejps.2020.105436

Type: article