Kay W. Colston

4.7k citations

59 papers · 3.8k indexed · 1 hit paper · h-index 34

Pathology and Forensic Medicine top 0.5%
Genetics top 2%
Molecular Biology top 10%
Oncology top 2%
Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism top 2%

Co-authors: David Feldman M. Joseph Colston Janine Mansi Lise Binderup Michelle Guy Moray J. Campbell Margaret Hirst S G Senaratne
Topics: Vitamin D Research Studies (25 papers)Estrogen and related hormone effects (15 papers)Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (8 papers)
Cited by: Pathology and Forensic Medicine Orthopedics and Sports Medicine Genetics
Journals: Nature The Lancet The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Partner nations: United Kingdom United States Denmark

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Kay W. Colston

59 papers receiving 3.6k citations

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1,25-DIHYDROXYVITAMIN D₃AND MALIGNANT MELANOMA: THE PRESENCE OF RECEPTORS AND INHIBITION OF CELL GROWTH IN CULTURE

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1	Differential Role of Apoptosis and Autophagy Associated with Anticancer Effect of Lupulone (Hop β-Acid) Derivatives on Prostate Cancer Cells 2014 ·Anti-Cancer Agents in Medicinal Chemistry ·(unknown),Kay W. Colston,Nicoletta Charolidi,Grisha Pirianov	12
2	The immunomodulatory drug lenalidomide restores a vitamin D sensitive phenotype to the vitamin D resistant breast cancer cell line MDA-MB-231 through inhibition of BCL-2: potential for breast cancer therapeutics 2011 ·APOPTOSIS ·Carole Brosseau,Kay W. Colston,Angus Dalgleish,Christine Galustian	16
3	Vitamin D and breast cancer risk 2008 ·Best Practice & Research Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism ·Kay W. Colston	33
4	Extracellular Nucleotides Block Bone Mineralization in Vitro: Evidence for Dual Inhibitory Mechanisms Involving Both P2Y2 Receptors and Pyrophosphate 2007 ·Endocrinology ·Isabel R. Orriss,Jennifer C. Utting,Andrea Brandao‐Burch,Kay W. Colston,Barbara R. Grubb,Geoffrey Burnstock,Timothy R. Arnett	120
5	Doxycycline induces caspase‐dependent apoptosis in human pancreatic cancer cells 2006 ·International Journal of Cancer ·(unknown),Kay W. Colston,Angus Dalgleish	45
6	The relationship between the insulin-like growth factor-1 system and the oestrogen metabolising enzymes in breast cancer tissue and its adjacent non-cancerous tissue 2006 ·Breast Cancer Research and Treatment ·(unknown),Kay W. Colston,Wen G. Jiang,Anup Sharma,Kefah Mokbel	21
7	Biological actions of extra-renal 25-hydroxyvitamin D-1α-hydroxylase and implications for chemoprevention and treatment 2005 ·The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Kelly Townsend,Katie N. Evans,Moray J. Campbell,Kay W. Colston,John S. Adams,Martin Hewison	128
8	Investigation of the Mechanisms by Which EB1089 Abrogates Apoptosis Induced by 9-cis Retinoic Acid in Pancreatic Cancer Cells 2005 ·Pancreas ·(unknown),Angus Dalgleish,Kay W. Colston	17
9	Zoledronic acid induces apoptosis and inhibits adhesion to mineralized matrix in prostate cancer cells via inhibition of protein prenylation 2004 ·British Journal of Urology ·(unknown),Grenville Oades,Roger Kirby,Kay W. Colston	103
10	Approaches to Evaluating the Association of Vitamin D Receptor Gene Polymorphisms with Breast Cancer Risk 2003 ·Recent results in cancer research ·Michelle Guy,(unknown),D. Bretherton‐Watt,Janine Mansi,Kay W. Colston	33
11	Mechanisms Implicated in the Growth Regulatory Effects of Vitamin D Compounds in Breast Cancer Cells 2003 ·Recent results in cancer research ·(unknown),Christina Mørk Hansen,S G Senaratne,Kay W. Colston	45
12	The role of bisphosphonates in breast cancer: Direct effects of bisphosphonates on breast cancer cells 2001 ·Breast Cancer Research ·S G Senaratne,Kay W. Colston	53
13	Interaction of vitamin D analogs with signaling pathways leading to active cell death in breast cancer cells 2001 ·Steroids ·Grisha Pirianov,Kay W. Colston	30
14	Potentiation by vitamin D analogs of TNFα and ceramide-induced apoptosis in MCF-7 cells is associated with activation of cytosolic phospholipase A2 1999 ·Cell Death and Differentiation ·Grisha Pirianov,Carina Danielsson,Carsten Carlberg,Sharon Y. James,Kay W. Colston	37
15	EB1089, a synthetic analogue of vitamin D, induces apoptosis in breast cancer cells in vivo and in vitro 1998 ·British Journal of Pharmacology ·Sharon Y. James,Elizabeth Mercer,Matthew Brady,Lise Binderup,Kay W. Colston	74
16	Induction of Apoptosis in Human Leukaemia Cells is Differentially Regulated by Vitamin D Derivatives and Retinoids 1997 ·Hematology ·Sharon Y. James,Alison Turner,Kay W. Colston	3
17	The role of vitamin D derivatives and retinoids in the differentiation of human leukaemia cells 1997 ·Biochemical Pharmacology ·Sharon Y. James,Marc A. Williams,Stephen M. Kelsey,Adrian C. Newland,Kay W. Colston	39
18	EB 1089, a novel vitamin D analogue, has strong antiproliferative and differentiation inducing effects on cancer cells 1993 ·The Journal of Steroid Biochemistry and Molecular Biology ·Ida Stenfeldt Mathiasen,Kay W. Colston,Lise Binderup	95
19	Serum Markers for Primary and Recurrent Breast Cancer: BCM-EIA, CAM 26 and CAM 29 1992 ·Tumor Biology ·David Ricketts,(unknown),Markus M. Fitzek,Nigel S. B. Rawson,Kay W. Colston,(unknown),J.-C. Gazet,R. Charles Coombes	1
20	The use of nasal calcitonin spray in the treatment of hypercalcaemia of malignancy 1991 ·Cancer Chemotherapy and Pharmacology ·Mark Bower,Robert C. Stein,(unknown),(unknown),Kay W. Colston,R. Charles Coombes	11

About Kay W. Colston

Kay W. Colston is a scholar working on Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism and Physiology, having authored 59 papers that have together received 3.8k indexed citations. Recurring topics across this work include Vitamin D Research Studies (25 papers), Estrogen and related hormone effects (15 papers) and Retinoids in leukemia and cellular processes (8 papers). The work is most often cited by research in Pathology and Forensic Medicine (2.1k citations), Orthopedics and Sports Medicine (364 citations) and Genetics (1.1k citations). Kay W. Colston has collaborated with scholars based in United Kingdom, United States and Denmark. Frequent co-authors include David Feldman, M. Joseph Colston, Janine Mansi, Lise Binderup, Michelle Guy, Moray J. Campbell, Margaret Hirst, S G Senaratne, S. J. MacAuley and Timothy R. Arnett. Their work appears in journals such as Nature, The Lancet and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.

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