Babatunde Ayodele

Microstructural properties of the proximal sesamoid bones of Thoroughbred racehorses in training

Babatunde A Ayodele, Peta L Hitchens, Adelene SM Wong, Eleanor J Mackie, R Christopher Whitton

Journal article  |  2020  |  EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Proximal sesamoid bone fractures are common catastrophic injuries in racehorses. Understanding the response of proxima..

Associations between the radiographic appearance of vascular channels in proximal sesamoid bones, their microstructural characteristics and past racing performance in Thoroughbreds

Kristen A Lloyd, Babatunde A Ayodele, Peta L Hitchens, Cathy Beck, Eleanor J Mackie, Robert C Whitton

Journal article  |  2020  |  EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Abnormalities in vascular channel appearance within the proximal sesamoid bone (PSB) are the most common findings in T..

Keratinocyte-specific ablation of protease-activated receptor 2 prevents gingival inflammation and bone loss in a mouse model of periodontal disease

Nidhish Francis, Babatunde A Ayodele, Neil M O'Brien-Simpson, Walter Birchmeier, Robert N Pike, Charles N Pagel, Eleanor J Mackie

Journal article  |  2018  |  CELLULAR MICROBIOLOGY

Chronic periodontitis is characterised by gingival inflammation and alveolar bone loss. A major aetiological agent is Porphyromona..

Subchondral bone microdamage accumulation in distal metacarpus of Thoroughbred racehorses

RC Whitton, BA Ayodele, PL Hitchens, EJ Mackie

Journal article  |  2018  |  EQUINE VETERINARY JOURNAL

BACKGROUND: Microdamage accumulation leads to subchondral bone injury and/or fracture in racehorses. An understanding of this proc..

The vacuolar H ATPase V0 subunit d2 is associated with chondrocyte hypertrophy and supports chondrocyte differentiation.

Babatunde A Ayodele, Michiko Mirams, Charles N Pagel, Eleanor J Mackie

Journal article  |  2017  |  Bone Rep

Chondrocyte hypertrophy makes important contributions to bone development and growth. We have investigated a number of novel carti..

A T cell-specific knockout reveals an important role for protease-activated receptor 2 in lymphocyte development

Nidhish Francis, Alison L Every, Babatunde A Ayodele, Robert N Pike, Eleanor J Mackie, Charles N Pagel

Journal article  |  2017  |  INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY

Activation of protease-activated receptor-2 (PAR2) expressed by T cells has been linked to the bone loss associated with periodont..

Identification of novel osteochondrosis Associated genes

Michiko Mirams, Babatunde A Ayodele, Liliana Tatarczuch, Frances M Henson, Charles N Pagel, Eleanor J Mackie

Journal article  |  2016  |  JOURNAL OF ORTHOPAEDIC RESEARCH

During the early stages of articular osteochondrosis, cartilage is retained in subchondral bone, but the pathophysiology of this c..