Prof Brian Bigger PhD
Professor of Cell and Gene Therapy

Publications
- 2020
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Targeting the MAPK7/MMP9 axis for metastasis in primary bone cancer
Green, D., Eyre, H., Singh, A., Taylor, J., Chu, J., Jeys, L., Sumathi, V. P., Coonar, A., Rassl, D., Babur, M., Forster, D., Alzabin, S., Ponthan, F., McMahon, A., Bigger, B., Reekie, T., Kassiou, M., Williams, K., Dalmay, T., Fraser, W. D. & 1 others, , 13 Jul 2020, In: Oncogene. 39, p. 5553–5569Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Actinomycin D Downregulates Sox2 and Improves Survival in Preclinical Models of Recurrent Glioblastoma
Taylor, J. T., Ellison, S., Pandele, A., Wood, S., Nathan, E., Forte, G., Parker, H., Zindy, E., Elvin, M., Dickson, A., Williams, K. J., Karabatsou, K., McCabe, M., McBain, C. & Bigger, B. W., 30 Mar 2020, In: Neuro-Oncology. 22, 9, p. 1289-1301 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Haematopoietic stem cell gene therapy with IL-1Ra rescues cognitive loss in mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA
Parker, H., Ellison, S. M., Holley, R. J., O'Leary, C., Liao, A., Asadi, J., Glover, E., Ghosh, A., Jones, S., Wilkinson, F. L., Brough, D., Pinteaux, E., Boutin, H. & Bigger, B. W., 6 Mar 2020, In: EMBO Molecular Medicine. 12, 3, e11185.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
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Post-transplant laronidase augmentation for children with Hurler syndrome: biochemical outcomes
Lund, T. C., Miller, W. P., Liao, A. Y., Tolar, J., Shanley, R., Pasquali, M., Sando, N., Bigger, B. W., Polgreen, L. E. & Orchard, P. J., 1 Dec 2019, In: Scientific Reports. 9, 1, 14105.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Hampering brain tumor proliferation and migration using peptide nanofiber:siPLK1/MMP2 complexes
Mazza, M., Ahmad, H., Hadjidemetriou, M., Agliardi, G., Pathmanaban, O. N., King, A. T., Bigger, B. W., Vranic, S. & Kostarelos, K., Dec 2019, In: nanomedicine. 14, 24, p. 3127-3142 16 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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An Improved Adeno-Associated Virus Vector for Neurological Correction of the Mouse Model of Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA
Gray, A. L., O'Leary, C., Liao, A., Agúndez, L., Youshani, A. S., Gleitz, H. F., Parker, H., Taylor, J. T., Danos, O., Hocquemiller, M., Palomar, N., Linden, R. M., Henckaerts, E., Holley, R. J. & Bigger, B. W., 17 Sep 2019, In: Human Gene Therapy. 30, 9, p. 1052-1066 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1089/hum.2018.189 - Published
Pre-clinical Safety and Efficacy of Lentiviral Vector-Mediated Ex Vivo Stem Cell Gene Therapy for the Treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis IIIA
Ellison, S. M., Liao, A., Wood, S., Taylor, J., Youshani, A. S., Rowlston, S., Parker, H., Armant, M., Biffi, A., Chan, L., Farzaneh, F., Wynn, R., Jones, S. A., Heal, P., Gaspar, H. B. & Bigger, B. W., 14 Jun 2019, In: Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development. 13, p. 399-413 15 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Strategies for the Induction of Immune Tolerance to Enzyme Replacement Therapy in Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I
Ghosh, A., Liao, A., O'Leary, C., Mercer, J., Tylee, K., Goenka, A., Holley, R., Jones, S. A. & Bigger, B. W., 14 Jun 2019, In: Molecular Therapy - Methods and Clinical Development. 13, p. 321-333 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Modifying inter-cistronic sequence significantly enhances IRES dependent second gene expression in bicistronic vector: Construction of optimised cassette for gene therapy of familial hypercholesterolemia
Al-Allaf, F. A., Abduljaleel, Z., Athar, M., Taher, M. M., Khan, W., Mehmet, H., Colakogullari, M., Apostolidou, S., Bigger, B., Waddington, S., Coutelle, C., Themis, M., Al-Ahdal, M. N., Al-Mohanna, F. A., Al-Hassnan, Z. N. & Bouazzaoui, A., Mar 2019, In: Non-coding RNA research. 4, 1, p. 1-14 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A nonmyeloablative chimeric mouse model accurately defines microglia and macrophage contribution in glioma
Yu, K., Youshani, A. S., Wilkinson, F. L., O'Leary, C., Cook, P., Laaniste, L., Liao, A., Mosses, D., Waugh, C., Shorrock, H., Pathmanaban, O., Macdonald, A., Kamaly-Asl, I., Roncaroli, F. & Bigger, B. W., 1 Feb 2019, In: Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology. 45, 2, p. 119-140 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1111/nan.12489 - Published
Metabolism of Non-Enzymatically Derived Oxysterols: Clues from sterol metabolic disorders
Griffiths, W. J., Yutuc, E., Abdel-Khalik, J., Crick, P. J., Hearn, T., Dickson, A., Bigger, B. W., Hoi-Yee Wu, T., Goenka, A., Ghosh, A., Jones, S. A., Covey, D. F., Ory, D. S. & Wang, Y., 2019, In: Free Radical Biology and Medicine.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Non-myeloablative busulfan chimeric mouse models are less pro-inflammatory than head-shielded irradiation for studying immune cell interactions in brain tumours
Youshani, A. S., Rowlston, S., O'Leary, C., Forte, G., Parker, H., Liao, A., Telfer, B., Williams, K., Kamaly-Asl, I. D. & Bigger, B. W., 2019, In: Journal of Neuroinflammation. 16, 1, 25.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
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Substrate accumulation and extracellular matrix remodelling promote persistent upper airway disease in mucopolysaccharidosis patients on enzyme replacement therapy
Pal, A. R., Mercer, J., Jones, S. A., Bruce, I. A., Bigger, B. W. & Dardis, A. (ed.), 18 Sep 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 9, p. e0203216Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Brain‐targeted stem cell gene therapy corrects mucopolysaccharidosis type II via multiple mechanisms
Gleitz, H. F., Liao, A. Y., Cook, J. R., Rowlston, S. F., Forte, G. M., D'souza, Z., O'leary, C., Holley, R. J. & Bigger, B. W., 1 Jul 2018, In: EMBO Molecular Medicine . 10, 7, p. e8730Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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A novel adeno-associated virus capsid with enhanced neurotropism corrects a lysosomal transmembrane enzyme deficiency
Tordo, J., O'Leary, C., Antunes, A. S. L. M., Palomar, N., Aldrin-Kirk, P., Basche, M., Bennett, A., D'Souza, Z., Gleitz, H., Godwin, A., Holley, R., Parker, H., Liao, A., Rouse, P., Youshani, A., Dridi, L., Martins, C., Levade, T., Stacey, K., Davis, D. M. & 11 others, , 16 May 2018, In: Brain. 141, 7, p. 2014-2031 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awy126 - Published
High content screening of patient-derived cell lines highlights the potential of non-standard chemotherapeutic agents for the treatment of glioblastoma
Yu, K. K. H., Taylor, J. T., Pathmanaban, O. N., Youshani, A. S., Beyit, D., Dutko-Gwozdz, J., Benson, R., Griffiths, G., Peers, I., Cueppens, P., Telfer, B. A., Williams, K. J., McBain, C., Kamaly-Asl, I. D. & Bigger, B. W., 2 Mar 2018, In: PLoS ONE. 13, 3, e0193694.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interleukin-1 plays a central role in behaviour abnormalities in mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS HI)
Bigger, B. W., Holley, R., Ellison, S., O'Leary, C., Pinteaux, E., Boutin, H. & Parker, H., Feb 2018, In: Molecular genetics and metabolism. 123, 2, p. S24-S25Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › peer-review
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Macrophage enzyme and reduced inflammation drive brain correction of mucopolysaccharidosis IIIB by stem cell gene therapy
Holley, R. J., Ellison, S. M., Fil, D., O'Leary, C., McDermott, J., Senthivel, N., Langford-Smith, A. W. W., Wilkinson, F. L., D'Souza, Z., Parker, H., Liao, A., Rowlston, S., Gleitz, H. F. E., Kan, S. H., Dickson, P. I. & Bigger, B. W., 1 Jan 2018, In: Brain. 141, 1, p. 99-116 18 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
DOI: 10.1093/brain/awx311 - Published
Anatomical changes and pathophysiology of the brain in mucopolysaccharidosis disorders
Bigger, B. W., Begley, D. J., Virgintino, D. & Pshezhetsky, A. V., 2018, In: Molecular genetics and metabolism.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Delivering Hematopoietic Stem Cell Gene Therapy Treatments for Neurological Lysosomal Diseases.
Holley, R., Wood, S. & Bigger, B., 2018, In: ACS Chemical Neuroscience.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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