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Barry HockScientific Officer
Honorary Research Fellow

BSc(Hons), PhD(Otago)

Email barry.hock@otago.ac.nz
Tel 64 3 364 0579

Publications

Hock, B. D., Goddard, L., MacPherson, S. A., Strother, M., Gibbs, D., Pearson, J. F., & McKenzie, J. L. (2023). Levels and in vitro functional effects of circulating anti-hinge antibodies in melanoma patients receiving the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab. PLoS ONE, 18(9), e0290793. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290793
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Sulit, A. K., Daigneault, M., Allen-Vercoe, E., Silander, O. K., Hock, B., McKenzie, J., Pearson, J., Frizelle, F. A., Schmeier, S., & Purcell, R. (2023). Bacterial lipopolysaccharide modulates immune response in the colorectal tumor microenvironment. npj Biofilms & Microbiomes, 9, 59. doi: 10.1038/s41522-023-00429-w
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Keenan, J. I., Aitchison, A., Frizelle, F. A., & Hock, B. D. (2023). Detection of chitinase 3-like 1 in symptomatic primary care patient faecal samples is not a reliable biomarker of colonic lesions. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(7), 2289-2293. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.7.2289
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Ghodsian, N., Yeandle, A., Hock, B. D., & Gieseg, S. P. (2022). CD36 down regulation by the macrophage antioxidant 7,8-dihydroneopterin through modulation of PPAR-γ activity. Free Radical Research, 56(5-6), 366-377. doi: 10.1080/10715762.2022.2114904
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Sulit, A., Daigneault, M., Allen-Vercoe, E., Silander, O., Hock, B., McKenzie, J., Pearson, J., Frizelle, F., … Purcell, R. (2022). Lipopolysaccharide from colorectal cancer-associated bacteria influence cytokine production in immune cells. Colorectal Disease, 24(Suppl. 1), (pp. 55-56). doi: 10.1111/codi.16048
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Hock, B. D., Goddard, L., MacPherson, S. A., Strother, M., Gibbs, D., Pearson, J. F., & McKenzie, J. L. (2023). Levels and in vitro functional effects of circulating anti-hinge antibodies in melanoma patients receiving the immune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumab. PLoS ONE, 18(9), e0290793. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0290793
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Keenan, J. I., Aitchison, A., Frizelle, F. A., & Hock, B. D. (2023). Detection of chitinase 3-like 1 in symptomatic primary care patient faecal samples is not a reliable biomarker of colonic lesions. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 24(7), 2289-2293. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2023.24.7.2289
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Sulit, A. K., Daigneault, M., Allen-Vercoe, E., Silander, O. K., Hock, B., McKenzie, J., Pearson, J., Frizelle, F. A., Schmeier, S., & Purcell, R. (2023). Bacterial lipopolysaccharide modulates immune response in the colorectal tumor microenvironment. npj Biofilms & Microbiomes, 9, 59. doi: 10.1038/s41522-023-00429-w
Journal - Research Article
Ghodsian, N., Yeandle, A., Hock, B. D., & Gieseg, S. P. (2022). CD36 down regulation by the macrophage antioxidant 7,8-dihydroneopterin through modulation of PPAR-γ activity. Free Radical Research, 56(5-6), 366-377. doi: 10.1080/10715762.2022.2114904
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Buss, L. A., Hock, B., Merry, T. L., Ang, A. D., Robinson, B. A., Currie, M. J., & Dachs, G. U. (2021). Effect of immune modulation on the skeletal muscle mitochondrial exercise response: An exploratory study in mice with cancer. PLoS ONE, 16(10), e0258831. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0258831
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Buss, L. A., Williams, T., Hock, B., Ang, A. D., Robinson, B. A., Currie, M. J., & Dachs, G. U. (2021). Effects of exercise and anti-PD-1 on the tumour microenvironment. Immunology Letters, 239, 60-71. doi: 10.1016/j.imlet.2021.08.005
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Baxter-Parker, G., Prebble, H. M., Cross, S., Steyn, N., Shchepetkina, A., Hock, B. D., … Gieseg, S. P. (2020). Neopterin formation through radical scavenging of superoxide by the macrophage synthesised antioxidant 7,8-dihydroneopterin. Free Radical Biology & Medicine, 152, 142-151. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2020.03.002
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Buss, L. A., Ang, A. D., Hock, B., Robinson, B. A., Currie, M. J., & Dachs, G. U. (2020). Effect of post-implant exercise on tumour growth rate, perfusion and hypoxia in mice. PLoS ONE, 15(3), e0229290. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0229290
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Hock, B. D., McKenzie, J. L., Strother, M., Goddard, L., Butt, L., & Currie, M. J. (2020). Functional effects of immune complexes formed between pembrolizumab and patient-generated anti-drug antibodies. Cancer Immunology, Immunotherapy, 69(12), 2453-2464. doi: 10.1007/s00262-020-02636-2
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Barclay, M. L., Karim, S., Helms, E. T. J., Keating, P. E., Hock, B., Stamp, L. K., & Schultz, M. (2019). Infliximab and adalimumab concentrations and anti-drug antibodies in inflammatory bowel disease control using New Zealand assays. Internal Medicine Journal, 49, 513-518. doi: 10.1111/imj.14064
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Hock, B. D., Mulholland, K. S., Ganly, P., McKenzie, J. L., Pearson, J. F., & Macpherson, S. A. (2019). Impact of increased access to novel agents on the survival of multiple myeloma patients treated at a single New Zealand centre. Internal Medicine Journal, 49, 598-606. doi: 10.1111/imj.14155
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Hock, B. D., Smith, S. M., McEntyre, C. J., McKenzie, J. L., Sies, C., & Keating, P. E. (2019). Development of a competitive binding homogeneous mobility shift assay for the quantification of adalimumab levels in patient serum. Journal of Immunological Methods, 474, 112672. doi: 10.1016/j.jim.2019.112672
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Hock, B. D., McKenzie, J. L., Goddard, L., Smith, S. M., McEntyre, C. J., & Keating, P. E. (2018). Discrimination of anti-drug antibodies with neutralizing capacity in infliximab-and adalimumab-treated patients: Comparison of the homogeneous mobility shift assay and the affinity capture and elution assay. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 40(6), 705-715. doi: 10.1097/FTD.0000000000000553
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Prebble, H., Cross, S., Marks, E., Healy, J. L., Searle, E., Aamir, R., Butler, A., Roake, J., Hock, B., Anderson, N., & Gieseg, S. P. (2018). Induced macrophage activation in live excised atherosclerotic plaque. Immunobiology, 223(8-9), 526-535. doi: 10.1016/j.imbio.2018.03.002
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Hock, B. D., Macpherson, S. A., & McKenzie, J. L. (2017). Idelalisib and caffeine reduce suppression of T cell responses mediated by activated chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells. PLoS ONE, 12(3), e0172858. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172858
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Shchepetkina, A. A., Hock, B. D., Miller, A., Kennedy, M. A., & Gieseg, S. P. (2017). Effect of 7,8-dihydroneopterin mediated CD36 down regulation and oxidant scavenging on oxidised low-density lipoprotein induced cell death in human macrophages. International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology, 87, 27-33. doi: 10.1016/j.biocel.2017.03.017
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Hock, B. D., McIntosh, N. D., McKenzie, J. L., Pearson, J. F., Simcock, J. W., & Macpherson, S. A. (2016). Incidence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma in a New Zealand population of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia patients. Internal Medicine Journal, 46(12), 1414-1421. doi: 10.1111/imj.13261
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Hock, B. D., Stamp, L. K., Hayman, M. W., Keating, P. E., Helms, E. T. J., & Barclay, M. L. (2016). Development of an ELISA-based competitive binding assay for the analysis of drug concentration and anti-drug antibody levels in patients receiving adalimumab or infliximab. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring, 38(1), 32-41. doi: 10.1097/ftd.0000000000000229
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Seddon, A., Hock, B., Miller, A., Frei, L., Pearson, J., McKenzie, J., Simcock, J., & Currie, M. (2016). Cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas with markers of increased metastatic risk are associated with elevated numbers of neutrophils and/or granulocytic myeloid derived suppressor cells. Journal of Dermatological Science, 83(2), 124-130. doi: 10.1016/j.jdermsci.2016.04.013
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Hock, B. D., McKenzie, J. L., Cross, N. B., & Currie, M. J. (2015). Dynamic changes in myeloid derived suppressor cell subsets following renal transplant: A prospective study. Transplant Immunology, 32(3), 164-171. doi: 10.1016/j.trim.2015.05.001
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Hock, B. D., Macpherson, S. A., Fernyhough, L. J., & McKenzie, J. L. (2014). Chronic lymphocytic leukemia cells become both activated and immunosuppressive following interaction with CD3 and CD28 stimulated PBMC. Leukemia Research, 38(10), 1217-1223. doi: 10.1016/j.leukres.2014.06.004
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Fernyhough, L. J., Buchan, V. A., McArthur, L. T., & Hock, B. D. (2013). Relative recovery of haematopoietic stem cell products after cryogenic storage of up to 19 years. Bone Marrow Transplantation, 48(1), 32-35. doi: 10.1038/bmt.2012.97
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Fernyhough, L. J., Hock, B. D., Taylor, J., Pearson, J., & Ganly, P. (2013). Survival of myeloma patients following the introduction of thalidomide as a second-line therapy: A retrospective study at a single New Zealand centre. Internal Medicine Journal, 43(2), 130-137. doi: 10.1111/j.1445-5994.2012.02819.x
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Hock, B. D., Fernyhough, L. J., Gough, S. M., & McKenzie, J. L. (2013). Clinical significance of plasma levels of soluble CD40 in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia. Open Journal of Blood Diseases, 3(1), 1-5. doi: 10.4236/ojbd.2013.31001
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Hock, B. D., Mackenzie, K. A., Cross, N. B., Taylor, K. G., Currie, M. J., Robinson, B. A., Simcock, J. W., & McKenzie, J. L. (2012). Renal transplant recipients have elevated frequencies of circulating myeloid-derived suppressor cells. Nephrology Dialysis Transplantation, 27(1), 402-410. doi: 10.1093/ndt/gfr264
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