Browsing Research Articles (SANBI) by Author "Pretorius, Ashley"

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    • Changes in subcutaneous adipose tissue microRNA expression in response to exercise training in African women with obesity 

      Pheiffer, Carmen; Dias, Stephanie; Pretorius, Ashley (Nature Research, 2022)
      The mechanisms that underlie exercise-induced adaptations in adipose tissue have not been elucidated, yet, accumulating studies suggest an important role for microRNAs (miRNAs). This study aimed to investigate miRNA ...

    • DAMPD: a manually curated antimicrobial peptide database 

      Sundararajan, Vijayaraghava S.; Gabere, Musa N.; Pretorius, Ashley; Adam, Saleem; Christoffels, Alan; Minna, Lehvaslaiho; Archer, John A.C.; Bajic, Vladimir B. (Oxford University Press, 2012)
      The demand for antimicrobial peptides (AMPs) is rising because of the increased occurrence of pathogens that are tolerant or resistant to conventional antibiotics. Since naturally occurring AMPs could serve as templates ...