James Melrose

8.8k total citations · 1 hit paper
194 papers, 7.0k citations indexed

About

James Melrose is a scholar working on Cell Biology, Molecular Biology and Pathology and Forensic Medicine. According to data from OpenAlex, James Melrose has authored 194 papers receiving a total of 7.0k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 95 papers in Cell Biology, 68 papers in Molecular Biology and 63 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine. Recurrent topics in James Melrose's work include Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (89 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (63 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (48 papers). James Melrose is often cited by papers focused on Proteoglycans and glycosaminoglycans research (89 papers), Spine and Intervertebral Disc Pathology (63 papers) and Osteoarthritis Treatment and Mechanisms (48 papers). James Melrose collaborates with scholars based in Australia, United Kingdom and United States. James Melrose's co-authors include John M. Whitelock, Christopher B. Little, Susan M. Smith, Peter Ghosh, Anthony J. Hayes, Margaret M. Smith, Cindy C. Shu, Megan S. Lord, T.K.F. Taylor and Bruce Caterson and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Biomaterials and Biochemistry.

In The Last Decade

James Melrose

189 papers receiving 6.8k citations

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Are animal models useful for studying human disc disorders/degeneration?

2007 575 citations Christopher B. Little, James Melrose et al. European Spine Journal profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	COMP Is a Biomarker of Cartilage Destruction, Extracellular Matrix and Vascular Remodeling and Tissue Repair 2025 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Margaret M. Smith, James Melrose	0
2	Dystroglycan-HSPG interactions provide synaptic plasticity and specificity 2024 ·Glycobiology ·James Melrose	1
3	Impaired instructive and protective barrier functions of the endothelial cell glycocalyx pericellular matrix is impacted in COVID‐19 disease 2024 ·Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine ·Margaret M. Smith, James Melrose	0
4	Lumican, a Multifunctional Cell Instructive Biomarker Proteoglycan Has Novel Roles as a Marker of the Hypercoagulative State of Long Covid Disease 2024 ·International Journal of Molecular Sciences ·Margaret M. Smith, James Melrose	4
5	Separation and Identification of Native Proteoglycans by Composite Agarose-Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis and Immunoblotting 2023 ·Methods in molecular biology ·James Melrose	0
6	The Potential of Flavonoids and Flavonoid Metabolites in the Treatment of Neurodegenerative Pathology in Disorders of Cognitive Decline 2023 ·Antioxidants ·James Melrose	55
7	Pentosan Polysulfate, a Semisynthetic Heparinoid Disease-Modifying Osteoarthritic Drug with Roles in Intervertebral Disc Repair Biology Emulating the Stem Cell Instructive and Tissue Reparative Properties of Heparan Sulfate 2022 ·Stem Cells and Development ·Margaret M. Smith, Anthony J. Hayes, James Melrose	7
8	Genetic murine models of spinal development and degeneration provide valuable insights into intervertebral disc pathobiology 2021 ·European Cells and Materials ·James Melrose, (unknown), (unknown)	5
9	3D distribution of perlecan within intervertebral disc chondrons suggests novel regulatory roles for this multifunctional modular heparan sulphate proteoglycan 2021 ·European Cells and Materials ·Anthony J. Hayes, James Melrose	15
10	The Promise of Mesenchymal Stem Cells for Intervertebral Disc Repair 2017 ·James Melrose	3
11	Perlecan Delineates Stem Cell Niches in Human Foetal Hip, Knee and Elbow Cartilage Rudiments and Has Potential Roles in the Regulation of Stem Cell Differentiation 2016 ·UNSWorks (UNSW Sydney) ·James Melrose	13
12	The CS Sulfation Motifs 4C3, 7D4, 3B3[−]; and Perlecan Identify Stem Cell Populations and Their Niches, Activated Progenitor Cells and Transitional Areas of Tissue Development in the Fetal Human Elbow 2016 ·Stem Cells and Development ·Anthony J. Hayes, Clare Hughes, Susan M. Smith, Bruce Caterson, Christopher B. Little, James Melrose	24
13	Comparative immunolocalisation of perlecan, heparan sulphate, fibroblast growth factor-18, and fibroblast growth factor receptor-3 and their prospective roles in chondrogenic and osteogenic development of the human foetal spine 2013 ·European Spine Journal ·Cindy C. Shu, Susan S. Smith, Christopher B. Little, James Melrose	21
14	Comparative immunolocalisation of fibrillin-1 and perlecan in the human foetal, and HS-deficient hspg2 exon 3 null mutant mouse intervertebral disc 2012 ·Histochemistry and Cell Biology ·Anthony J. Hayes, Susan M. Smith, James Melrose	17
15	Chondroitin sulphate and heparan sulphate sulphation motifs and their proteoglycans are involved in articular cartilage formation during human foetal knee joint development 2012 ·Histochemistry and Cell Biology ·James Melrose, (unknown), Susan M. Smith, Clare Hughes, Christopher B. Little, Bruce Caterson, Anthony J. Hayes	43
16	Dynamic Biomechanics Correlate with Histopathology in Human Tibial Cartilage 2007 ·Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research ·Allan A. Young, Richard Appleyard, Margaret M. Smith, James Melrose, Christopher B. Little	21
17	Spatial and Temporal Localization of Transforming Growth Factor-β, Fibroblast Growth Factor-2, and Osteonectin, and Identification of Cells Expressing α-Smooth Muscle Actin in the Injured Anulus Fibrosus 2002 ·Spine ·James Melrose, Susan M. Smith, Christopher B. Little, (unknown), (unknown), Peter Ghosh	46
18	Human perlecan immunopurified from different endothelial cell sources has different adhesive properties for vascular cells 1999 ·Matrix Biology ·John M. Whitelock, Lloyd D. Graham, James Melrose, Alan D. Murdoch, Renato V. Iozzo, P. Anne Underwood	121
19	SMOOTH MUSCLE CELL MIGRATION AND PROLIFERATION IS ENHANCED IN ABDOMINAL AORTIC ANEURYSMS 1996 ·Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery ·(unknown), P. Ghosh, James Melrose, Michael Appleberg	15
20	Biotin-Labeled Potato Chymotrypsin Inhibitor-1: A Useful Probe for the Detection and Quantitation of Chymotrypsin-like Serine Proteinases on Western Blots and Its Application in the Detection of a Serine Proteinase Synthesized by Articular Chondrocytes 1995 ·Analytical Biochemistry ·Kenneth J. Rodgers, James Melrose, P. Ghosh	7

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