Identification and initial functional characterization of a human vascular cell–enriched long noncoding RNA

…, M Lin, JH Bergmann, V Nanda, SL Cowan… - … , and vascular biology, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective— Long noncoding RNAs (lncRNAs) represent a rapidly growing class of RNA
genes with functions related primarily to transcriptional and post-transcriptional control of gene …

Expression and promoter analysis of a highly restricted integrin alpha gene in vascular smooth muscle

CM Kitchen, SL Cowan, X Long, JM Miano - Gene, 2013 - Elsevier
Full genome annotation requires gene expression analysis and elucidation of promoter activity.
Here, we analyzed the expression and promoter of a highly restricted integrin gene, Itga8…

Smooth muscle calponin: an unconventional CArG-dependent gene that antagonizes neointimal formation

X Long, OJ Slivano, SL Cowan… - … , and vascular biology, 2011 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective— Smooth muscle calponin (CNN1) contains multiple conserved intronic CArG
elements that bind serum response factor and display enhancer activity in vitro. The objectives …

Mitogen-activated protein kinase 14 is a novel negative regulatory switch for the vascular smooth muscle cell contractile gene program

X Long, SL Cowan, JM Miano - Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and …, 2013 - Am Heart Assoc
Objective— Several studies have shown through chemical inhibitors that p38 mitogen-activated
protein kinase (MAPK) promotes vascular smooth muscle cell (VSMC) differentiation. …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluation of the E-PRE-DELIRIC prediction model for ICU delirium: a retrospective validation in a UK general ICU

SL Cowan, J Preller, RJB Goudie - Critical Care, 2020 - Springer
Methods We retrospectively analysed data for 2445 consecutive ICU admissions (November
2014 to June 2017). Patients were routinely assessed for delirium, using twice daily …

The burden of sepsis in the Emergency Department: an observational snapshot

SL Cowan, JAA Holland, AD Kane, I Frost… - European Journal of …, 2015 - journals.lww.com
The primary aim of our study was to establish what proportion of patients in the Emergency
Department (ED) fulfill the criteria for sepsis. All adult patients presenting to ED in two 1-week …

Comfort factors of protective clothing: mechanical and transport properties, subjective evaluation of comfort

SL Cowan, RC Tilley… - Performance of …, 1988 - asmedigitalcollection.asme.org
The purpose of this research was to determine the mechanical and transport properties
contributing to fabric comfort for a series of nonwoven fabrics known to resist spray penetration …

[HTML][HTML] Validation of the 4C deterioration model for COVID-19 in a UK teaching hospital during wave 2

SL Cowan, M Wiegand, J Preller… - The American Journal of …, 2021 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The 4C Deterioration model is a point-of-admission tool for predicting in-hospital clinical
deterioration in patients with COVID-19. 1 It was developed and validated using data from the …

[HTML][HTML] Recognition and management of sepsis by junior doctors

SL Cowan, JAA Holland, I Frost, AD Kane - Future Hospital Journal, 2016 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
There is growing evidence that outcomes in sepsis are improved by early recognition and
treatment. In this study, we assessed junior doctors’ ability to recognise and manage sepsis. …

[HTML][HTML] Unquantifiably low aldosterone concentrations are prevalent in hospitalised COVID-19 patients but may not be revealed by chemiluminescent immunoassay

M Wiegand, DJ Halsall, SL Cowan… - Endocrine …, 2022 - ec.bioscientifica.com
Sarah L Cowan Sarah L Cowan Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, …
maximising the log-rank test for the difference of survival curves in our cohort was 801 nmol/L. …