Aurora Messina

Morphology of Donor and Recipient Nerves Utilised in Nerve Transfers to Restore Upper Limb Function in Cervical Spinal Cord Injury

Aurora Messina, Natasha Van Zyl, Michael Weymouth, Stephen Flood, Andrew Nunn, Catherine Cooper, Jodie Hahn, Mary P Galea

Journal article  |  2016  |  Brain Sciences

Long-Term Persistence of Tissue-Engineered Adipose Flaps in a Murine Model to 1 Year: An Update

Michael W Findlay, Aurora Messina, Erik W Thompson, Wayne A Morrison

Journal article  |  2009  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

The role of biological extracellular matrix scaffolds in vascularized three-dimensional tissue growth in vivo (vol 82B, pg 122, 2007)

Kevin J Cronin, Aurora Messina, Erik W Thompson, Wayne A Morrison, Geoffrey W Stevens, Kenneth R Knight

Journal article  |  2008  |  Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials

Vascularisation of engineered constructs

Z Lokmic, R Idrizi, A Messina, KR Knight, WA Morrison, GM Mitchell

Book Chapter  |  2008

Myogel, a novel, basement membrane-rich, extracellular matrix derived from skeletal muscle, is highly adipogenic in vivo and in vitro

KM Abberton, SK Bortolotto, AA Woods, M Findlay, WA Morrison, EW Thompson, A Messina

Journal article  |  2008  |  Cells Tissues Organs

Host rather than graft origin of matrigel-induced adipose tissue in the murine tissue-engineering chamber

Filip Stillaert, Michael Findlay, Jason Palmer, Rejhan Idrizi, Shirley Cheang, Aurora Messina, Keren Abberton, Wayne Morrison, Erik W Thompson

Journal article  |  2007  |  Tissue Engineering

Quantitative characterization of regenerating axons after end-to-side and end-to-end coaptation in a rat brachial plexus model: A retrograde tracer study

Kanit Sananpanich, Mary P Galea, Wayne A Morrison, Aurora Messina

Journal article  |  2007  |  Journal of Neurotrauma

Contact with existing adipose tissue is inductive for adipogenesis in Matrigel

John L Kelly, Michael W Findlay, Kenneth R Knight, Anthony Penington, Erik W Thompson, Aurora Messina, Wayne A Morrison

Journal article  |  2006  |  Tissue Engineering

The influence of architecture on degradation and tissue ingrowth into three-dimensional poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) scaffolds in vitro and in vivo

Y Cao, G Mitchell, A Messina, L Price, E Thompson, A Penington, W Morrison, A O'Connor, G Stevens, J Cooper-White

Journal article  |  2006  |  Biomaterials

Generation of a vascularized organoid using skeletal muscle as the inductive source

A Messina, SK Bortolotto, OCS Cassell, J Kelly, KM Abberton, WA Morrison

Journal article  |  2005  |  FASEB Journal

Generation of a vascularized organoid using skeletal muscle as the inductive source

A Messina, SK Bortolotto, OCS Cassell, J Kelly, KM Abberton, WA Morrison

Journal article  |  2005  |  FASEB journal : official publication of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

The role of vascularization in 3-D tissue engineering

WA Morrison, A Messina, Z Lokmic, R Idrizi, M Findlay, F Stillaert, A Ramakrishnan, SOP Hofer, Y Tanaka, EW Thompson, GM Mitchell

Conference Proceedings  |  2004  |  Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress

Optimising the cell source and biomaterials for the generation of vascularized adipose tissue in vivo

KR Knight, MW Findlay, KM Abberton, F Stillaert, A Ramakrishnan, E Keramidaris, M Hakelius, JL Kelly, A Fitzgerald, AJ Penington, PJ Simmons, A Messina, JJ Cooper-White, EW Thompson, WA Morrison

Conference Proceedings  |  2004  |  Transactions - 7th World Biomaterials Congress

The role of mast cells and fibre type in ischaemia reperfusion injury of murine skeletal muscles

SK Bortolotto, WA Morrison, A Messina

Journal article  |  2004  |  Journal of Inflammation

Mast cells play a pivotal role in ischaemia reperfusion injury to skeletal muscles

SK Bortolotto, WA Morrison, XL Han, A Messina

Journal article  |  2004  |  Laboratory Investigation

Microvascular invasion during endochondral ossification in experimental fractures in rats

H Mark, A Penington, U Nannmark, W Morrison, A Messina

Journal article  |  2004  |  Bone

New murine model of spontaneous autologous tissue engineering, combining an arteriovenous pedicle with matrix materials

KJ Cronin, A Messina, KR Knight, JJ Cooper-White, GW Stevens, AJ Penington, WA Morrison

Journal article  |  2004  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Increasing the Volume of Vascularized Tissue Formation in Engineered Constructs: An Experimental Study in Rats

Stefan OP Hofer, Katherine M Knight, Justin J Cooper-White, Andrea J O'Connor, Jilska M Perera, Rosalind Romeo-Meeuw, Anthony J Penington, Kenneth R Knight, Wayne A Morrison, Aurora Messina

Journal article  |  2003  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Increasing the volume of vascularized tissue formation in engineered constructs: An experimental study in rats

SOP Hofer, KM Knight, JJ Cooper-White, AJ O'Connor, JM Perera, R Romeo-Meeuw, AJ Penington, KR Knight, WA Morrison, A Messina

Journal article  |  2003  |  Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery

Antigen-induced airway inflammation in the Brown Norway rat results in airway smooth muscle hyperplasia

KF Xu, R Vlahos, A Messina, TL Bamford, JF Bertram, AG Stewart

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Applied Physiology

Comparing the efficacy of two fluorescent retrograde tracers in labeling the motor and sensory neuron populations of the rat sciatic nerve

CT Byers, R Fan, A Messina, WA Morrison, MP Galea

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Physiologic and morphologic aspects of nerve regeneration after end-to-end or end-to-side coaptation in a rat model of brachial plexus injury

K Sananpanich, WA Morrison, A Messina

Journal article  |  2002  |  The Journal of Hand Surgery

Physiologic and morphologic aspects of nerve regeneration after end-to-end or end-to-side coaptation in a rat model of brachial plexus injury

K Sanapanich, WA Morrison, A Messina

Journal article  |  2002  |  Journal of Hand Surgery - American Volume

Inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) activity promotes ischaemic skin flap survival

AJ Kane, JE Barker, GM Mitchell, DRB Theile, R Romero, A Messina, M Wagh, FOG Fraulin, WA Morrison, AG Stewart

Journal article  |  2001  |  British Journal of Pharmacology

Stimulating effect of an arteriovenous shunt on the in vivo growth of isografted fibroblasts: A preliminary report

RA Mian, KR Knight, AJ Penington, JV Hurley, A Messina, R Romeo, WA Morrison

Journal article  |  2001  |  Tissue Engineering

The influence of extracellular matrix on the generation of vascularized, engineered, transplantable tissue

OCS Cassell, WA Morrison, A Messina, AJ Penington, EW Thompson, GW Stevens, JM Perera, HK Kleinman, JV Hurley, R Romeo, KR Knight

Journal article  |  2001  |  Annals of The New York Academy of Sciences

Effects of LIF dose and laminin plus fibronectin on axotomized sciatic nerves

BJ Dowsing, A Hayes, TM Bennett, WA Morrison, A Messina

Journal article  |  2000  |  Muscle & Nerve

The role of mast cells in ischaemia-reperfusion injury in murine skeletal muscle.

B Lazarus, A Messina, JE Barker, JV Hurley, R Romeo, WA Morrison, KR Knight

Journal article  |  2000  |  Journal of Pathology

To determine the role of mast cells in ischaemia-reperfusion (IR) injury to skeletal muscle, W(f)/W(f) mast cell-deficient and the..

Requirements for obtaining unbiased estimates of neuronal numbers in frozen sections

A Messina, CLC Sangster, WA Morrison, MP Galea

Journal article  |  2000  |  Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Localization of inducible nitric oxide synthase to mast cells during ischemia/reperfusion injury of skeletal muscle

A Messina, KR Knight, BJ Dowsing, BM Zhang, LH Phan, JV Hurley, WA Morrison, AG Stewart

Journal article  |  2000  |  Laboratory Investigation

Motoneuron population changes following chronic sciatic nerve transection.

MP Galea, CT Byers, A Messina

Journal article  |  2000  |  EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE

A method for processing fluorescent labelled tissue into methacrylate: a qualitative comparison of four tracers

CLC Sangster, MP Galea, R Fan, WA Morrison, A Messina

Journal article  |  1999  |  Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Muscle cells become necrotic rather than apoptotic during reperfusion of ischaemic skeletal muscle

KR Knight, A Messina, JV Hurley, BM Zhang, WA Morrison, AG Stewart

Journal article  |  1999  |  International Journal of Experimental Pathology

Anterograde transport of leukemia inhibitory factor within transected sciatic nerves.

TM Bennett, BJ Dowsing, L Austin, A Messina, NA Nicola, WA Morrison

Journal article  |  1999  |  Muscle & Nerve

Disappointing functional recovery following peripheral nerve repair can be improved by neurotrophic growth factors. Leukemia inhib..

Detection of jun but not fos protein during developmental cell death in sympathetic neurons.

A Messina, A Jaworowski, C Bell

Journal article  |  1996  |  Journal of Comparative Neurology

A large proportion of neurons die during normal development of the nervous system via an active process known as apoptosis. We cou..

Decreased developmental cell death in sympathetic and spinal sensory nervous systems of the Kyoto spontaneously hypertensive rat.

A Messina, JF Bertram, YS Bakhle, C Bell

Journal article  |  1996  |  Journal of Hypertension

OBJECTIVE: To investigate the hypotheses that Kyoto spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) possess more sympathetic neurons than do..

Morphometric and neurochemical changes in rat superior cervical ganglion during growth and adulthood.

A Messina, C Bell

Journal article  |  1993  |  Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

We have previously found in rat superior cervical ganglion that there is a fall in neuron numbers and in cellular neuropeptide Y (..

Neonatal nerve growth factor treatment alters the preganglionic innervation pattern of rat superior cervical ganglion.

IA Hendry, A Messina, C Bell

Journal article  |  1992  |  Neuroscience Letters

We treated rat pups with nerve growth factor (10 micrograms/animal/day s.c.) over postnatal days 1-7. Subsequent adult neuron numb..

QUANTITATION OF TYROSINE-HYDROXYLASE AND NEUROPEPTIDE-Y IMMUNOREACTIVITY IN SINGLE-RAT SYMPATHETIC NEURONS - EFFECTS OF PREGANGLIONIC NERVE ACTIVITY

CJ GURUSINGHE, PJ HARRIS, DF ABBOTT, A MESSINA, C BELL

Journal article  |  1991  |  Journal of Neuroscience Research

Are genetically hypertensive rats deficient in nerve growth factor?

A Messina, C Bell

Journal article  |  1991  |  NeuroReport

We have shown previously that sympathetic ganglia from genetically hypertensive Otago Wistar (GH) rats contain fewer neurons than ..

Erratum

JF Bertram, A Messina, GB Ryan

Journal article  |  1990  |  Cell and Tissue Research

In vitro effects of puromycin aminonucleoside on the ultrastructure of rat glomerular podocytes.

JF Bertram, A Messina, GB Ryan

Journal article  |  1990  |  Cell and Tissue Research

Puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN)-induced nephrosis in rats provides a model for studying the pathogenesis of severe proteinuric con..

Protamine sulphate-induced proteinuria: the roles of glomerular injury and depletion of polyanion.

A Messina, DJ Davies, GB Ryan

Journal article  |  1989  |  Journal of Pathology

It has been claimed that intrarenal injection of polycations results in proteinuria due to neutralization of glomerular basement m..

Correlation of the parameters of 24-hour growth hormone secretion with growth velocity in 93 children of varying height.

P Rochiccioli, A Messina, MT Tauber, C Enjaume

Journal article  |  1989  |  Hormone Research in Paediatrics

Growth velocity (cm/year) was studied in 93 prepubertal children of varying height and correlated with the parameters of 24-hour g..

Glomerular podocytes in cultured rat kidney slices. A qualitative and quantitative electron-microscopic study.

JF Bertram, A Messina, PC Dillane, GB Ryan

Journal article  |  1989  |  Cell and Tissue Research

The ultrastructure of rat glomerular epithelial cells (podocytes) in kidney slices in vitro was examined using qualitative and qua..

Intercellular spaces between macula densa cells: an ultrastructural study comparing high pressure perfusion fixation with in situ drip-fixation of rat kidney.

A Messina, D Alcorn, GB Ryan

Journal article  |  1987  |  Cell and Tissue Research

In situ drip-fixation of superficial glomeruli and tubules in the rat kidney verified the results obtained from high pressure perf..

Glomerular epithelial abnormalities associated with the onset of proteinuria in aminonucleoside nephrosis.

A Messina, DJ Davies, PC Dillane, GB Ryan

Journal article  |  1987  |  American Journal of Pathology

A sequential ultrastructural study has been made of glomerular podocytic epithelium before and after the onset of proteinuria indu..

Glomerular podocytic injury in protein overload proteinuria.

DJ Davies, A Messina, CM Thumwood, GB Ryan

Journal article  |  1985  |  Pathology

Injection of rats with large doses of bovine serum albumin causes proteinuria which may persist long after the period of overload ..