Journals
Owen CM, Asopa A, Smart NA, King N. (2020). Microplegia in Cardiac Surgery: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Journal of Cardiac Surgery. In press. DOI: 10.1111/jocs.14895.
Demerchi SA, McFarlane JR, Moens PDJ, King N. (2020) Effect of L-Methionine Feeding on Serum Homocysteine and Glutathione Levels in Male and Female Wistar Rats. Advances in Biochemistry 8:21-25.
Ameen HMH, Alwan MH, King N. (2019) Relationship between initial high-sensitivity cardiac troponin-T morbidity and mortality in patients after ST-elevation myocardial infarction in Erbil City, Iraq. J Heart Cardiol. 4: 28-33.
Pincombe NL, Pearson MJ, Smart NA, King N & Dieberg G. (2019) Effect of vitamin D supplementation on endothelial function – an updated systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression. Nutrition, Metabolism and Cardiovascular Diseases. 29: 1261-1272.
Mauldon H, Dieberg G, Smart NA & King N. Effect of age on clinical outcomes following on/off pump coronary artery bypass: meta-analysis and meta-regression. Braz J Cardiovasc Surg. In press.
Alghamdi OA., King N., Andronicos NM., Jones GL., Chami B., Witting PK., & Moens PJ. (2019) Molecular changes to the rat renal cotransporters PEPT1 and PEPT2 due to ageing. Mol Cell Biochem. 452: 71-82.
King N. (2019). The Mad Professor. Schizophrenia Bulletin. Sbz004. https://doi.org/10.1093/schbul/sbz004.
King N. & Mann V. (2018). Why do on pump patients live longer? Aging. 10: 2533-2534.
Smart NA, King N, Lambert JD, Pearson MJ, Campbell JL, Risom SS, & Taylor RS. (2018). Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and health-related quality of life in people with atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised and non-randomised trials. Open Heart. 5: e000880.
Reynolds AC., & King N. (2018). Hybrid Coronary Revascularisation vs. Conventional Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting: systematic review and meta-analysis. Medicine. 97: e11941.
Pearson MJ., King N., & Smart NA. (2018). Effect of exercise therapy on established and emerging clinically relevant circulating biomarkers in heart failure patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Open Heart. 5: e000819.
Smart NA., Dieberg G., & King N. (2018). REPLY: On the use of odds ratios versus hazard ratios, meta-regression, and heterogeneity in meta-analyses. J Am Coll Cardiol. 72: 347.
Smart NA., Dieberg G., King N (2018). Long term outcomes of on- versus off- pump coronary artery bypass grafting. J Am Coll Cardiol. 71: 983-991.
Alghamdi OA., King N., Jones GL., Moens PDJ (2018). A new use of B-ala-lys (AMCA) as a transport reporter for PEPT1 and PEPT2 in renal brush border membrane vesicles from the outer cortex and outer medulla. BBA Biomembranes. 1860: 960-964.
Jewiss D., Othman C., King N., Smart NA. Clinical outcomes to exercise training in Type I Diabetes: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Diab Res Clin Pract. In press.
King N (2017). Is there a long-term survival benefit with on pump CABG. Ann Transl Med. doi: 10.21037/atm.2017.10.10.
Alghamdi OA., King N., Jones GL., Moens P (2017). Kinetic measurements of di- and tripeptide andpeptidomimetic drug transport in different kidney regions using the fluorescentmembrane potential sensitive dye, DiS-C3-(3). J Memb Biol. 250: 641-649.
Daham AN., Al-Meshhadani MH., King N. (2017) Cardiac auscultation vs. two-dimensional transthoracic echocardiography in the detection of native aortic and mitral valve disease in Erbil city. J Heart Cardiol. 3: 1-4.
King N. (2017) On vs. off pump coronary artery bypass grafting: the next chapter. Ann Transl Med. 5: 116-118.
Dieberg G., Smart NA., King N. (2016) On- vs. Off-pump coronary artery bypass graft surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol. 223:201-211.
Dieberg G., Smart NA., King N. (2016) Minimally invasive cardiac surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Cardiol. 226: 554-560.
Dieberg G., King N., McFarlane J., Smart NA. The effect of lifestyle therapy on liver function in overweight adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Br J Sports Med. In press.
King N., Dieberg G., Smart NA. (2016). Effects of pre-procedural remote ischaemic pre-conditioning on the outcomes of elective percutaneous coronary interventions. A systematic review and meta-analysis. Clinical Trials and Regulatory Science in Cardiology. 21:1-6.
King N., Van der Touw T., Spowart L., Lawlor C (2016). A scoping study investigating student perceptions towards inquiry based learning in the laboratory. Eur J Sci Math Ed. 4:304-315.
Thiab NR., King N., McMillan M., Almashhadany A., Jones GL. (2016) Age-related protein and mRNA expression of glutathione peroxidases (GPx) and Hsp-70 in different regions of rat kidney with and without stressor. AIMS Mol Sci. 3:1-X.
King N., Dieberg G., Smart NA (2016) Remote ischaemic pre-conditioning does not affect clinical outcomes following coronary artery bypass grafting. IJC Clinical Trials and Regulatory Science. 17:1-8.
Almashhadany A., Shakebaei D., Van der Touw T., Jones GL., Suleiman M-S., King N (2015) Homocysteine exposure impairs myocardial resistance to ischaemia reperfusion and oxidative stress. Cell Physiol Biochem. 37:2265-2274.
Thiab NR, King N., Jones GL (2015) Effect of ageing and oxidative stress on antioxidant enzyme activity in different regions of the rat kidney. Mol Cell Biochem. 408:253-260
Thiab NR., King N., Jones GL (2015) Effect of ageing on metabolite and oxidant concentrations in different regions of rat kidney under control and oxidative stress conditions. Mol Cell Biochem. 408:55-61.
Almashhadany A., Alghamdi OA., Van der Touw T., Jones GL., King N (2015) l-glycyl-l-glutamine provides the isolated and perfused young and middle aged rat protection against ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Amino Acids 47:1559-1565
King N., Al Shaama MA., Suleiman M-S (2012) Propofol improves recovery of the isolated working hypertrophic heart from ischaemia-reperfusion. Pflugers Arch 464:513-522
Alghamdi OA., King N (2012) Novel application of the dye, DiS-C3-(3) as a biosensor of the renal membrane potential difference. J Biosc Biochem Bioinfo 2:282-286
King N., Lin H., Suleiman M-S (2011) Oxidative stress stimulates SNAT1 expression and increases cysteine uptake into freshly isolated rat cardiomyocytes. Amino Acids 40:517-526
King N., Lin H., Suleiman M-S (2010) Cysteine protects freshly isolated cardiomyocytes against oxidative stress by stimulating glutathione peroxidase. Mol Cell Biochem 343:135-142
King N (2010) The use of comparative quantitative RT-PCR to measure the effect of cysteine incubation on GPx1 expression in isolated cardiomyocytes. Met Mol Biol 630:215-232
King N (2007) Measurement of cardiac gene expression by reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR). Met Mol Biol 366:109-119
Lin H., King N (2007) Demonstration of functional dipeptide uptake into freshly isolated guinea-pig cardiomyocytes. Pflugers Archiv 453:915-922
King N., Lin H., McGivan JD., Suleiman M-S (2006) Glutamate transporter activity in hypertrophic rat heart and ischaemia-reperfusion injury. Pflugers Arch 452:674-682
Shackebaei D., King N., Shukla B., Suleiman M-S (2005) Mechanisms underlying the cardioprotective effect of L-cysteine. Mol Cell Biochem 277:27-31
King N., Lin H., McGivan JD., Suleiman M-S (2004) Aspartate transporter activity in hypertrophic rat heart and ischaemia-reperfusion injury. J Physiol 556:849-858
King N., Korolchuk S., McGivan JD., Suleiman M-S (2004) A new method for quantifying glutathione levels in freshly isolated single superfused rat cardiomyocytes. J Toxicol Pharmacol Met 50:215-222
King N., McGivan JD., Griffiths EJ., Halestrap., Suleiman M-S (2003) Glutamate loading protects freshly isolated and perfused adult rat cardiomyocytes from intracellular ROS generation. J Mol Cell Cardiol 35:975-984
King N., Suleiman M-S (2001) L-leucine transport in rate heart under normal conditions and effect of simulated hypoxia. Mol Cell Biochem 221:99-108
King N., Williams H., McGivan JD., Suleiman M-S (2001) Characteristics of l-aspartate transport and expression of EAAC-1 in sarcolemmal vesicles and isolated cells from rat heart. Cardiovasc Res 52:84-94
Williams H., King N., Griffiths EJ., Suleiman M-S (2001) Glutamate-loading stimulates metabolic flux and improves cell recovery following chemical hypoxia in isolated cardiomyocytes. J Mol Cell Cardiol 33:2109-2119
King N., Suleiman M-S (1998) Characteristics of l-alanine transport in cardiac sarcolemmal vesicles and into cardiac myocytes. Pflugers Arch 436:384-390
King N., Suleiman M-S (1998) A profile of taurine and alpha-amino acids in the hearts of thoroughbred horses with or without undergoing short-term exercise. Amino Acids 15:241-251
King N., Colledge WH., Ratcliff R., Evans MJ., Simmons NL (1997) The intrinsic Cl- conductance of mouse kidney cortex brush-border membrane vesicles is not related to CFTR. Pflugers Archiv 434:575-580
Brown CDA., King N., Simmons NL (1993) Coexpression of an anion conductance pathway with Na+-glucose co-transport in rat renal brush border membrane in vitro. Pflugers Archiv 423:406-410