Associate Professor Arlene McDowell

Kafka, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2009). Histidine residues in the peptide D-Lys⁶-GnRH: Potential for copolymerization in polymeric nanoparticles. Molecular Pharmaceutics, 6(5), 1483-1491. doi: 10.1021/mp900043e Journal - Research Article

McDowell, A., Thompson, S., Stark, M., Ou, Z.-Q., & Gould, K. S. (2011). Antioxidant activity of puha (Sonchus oleraceus L.) as assessed by the cellular antioxidant activity (CAA) assay. Phytotherapy Research, 25(12), 1876-1882. doi: 10.1002/ptr.3648 Journal - Research Article

McDowell, A., McLeod, B. J., Rades, T., & Tucker, I. G. (2006). Application of pharmaceutical drug delivery for biological control of the common brushtail possum in New Zealand: A review. Wildlife Research, 33, 679-689. Journal - Research Article

McDowell, A. (2013). Delivery systems for wildlife. In M. J. Rathbone & A. McDowell (Eds.), Long acting animal health drug products: Fundamentals and applications. (pp. 345-357). New York: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-1-4614-4439-8_15 Chapter in Book - Research

Graf, A., McDowell, A., & Rades, T. (2009). Poly(alkycyanoacrylate) nanoparticles for enhanced delivery of therapeutics: Is there real potential? Expert Opinion on Drug Delivery, 6(4), 371-387. doi: 10.1517/17425240902870413 Journal - Research Article

Ou, Z.-Q., Schmierer, D. M., Strachan, C. J., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2014). Influence of postharvest processing and storage conditions on key antioxidants in pūhā (Sonchus oleraceus L.). Journal of Pharmacy & Pharmacology, 66, 998-1008. doi: 10.1111/jphp.12220 Journal - Research Article

Kafka, A. P., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2010). Rapid and specific high-performance liquid chromatography for the in vitro quantification of D-Lys⁶-GnRH in a microemulsion-type formulation in the presence of peptide oxidation products. Biomedical Chromatography, 24(2), 132-139. doi: 10.1002/bmc.1261 Journal - Research Article

Kafka, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2010). Characterization of peptide polymer interactions in poly(alkylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticles: A mass spectrometric approach. Current Drug Delivery, 7(3), 208-215. Journal - Research Article

Kafka, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2011). The application of MALDI TOF MS in biopharmaceutical research. International Journal of Pharmaceutics, 417(1-2), 70-82. doi: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2010.12.010 Journal - Research Article

Krittaphol, W., McDowell, A., Thomson, C. D., Tucker, I. G., Fawcett, J. P., & Mikov, M. (2009). An improved HPLC method for the investigation of L-selenomethionine metabolism in rat gut contents. Biomedical Chromatography, 23, 1169-1174. doi: 10.1002/bmc.1239 Journal - Research Article

McDowell, A., McLeod, B. J., Rades, T., & Tucker, I. G. (2009). Polymeric nanoparticles as an oral delivery system for biocontrol agents for the brushtail possum (Trichosurus vulpecula). New Zealand Veterinary Journal, 57(6), 370-377. Journal - Research Article

McDowell, A., & McLeod, B. J. (2007). Physiology and pharmacology of the brushtail possum gastrointestinal tract: Relationship to the human gastrointestinal tract. Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews, 59, 1121-1132. Journal - Research Other

McDowell, A., Fothergill, J. A., Khan, A., & Medlicott, N. J. (2014). A cyclodextrin formulation to improve use of the anesthetic tribromoethanol (Avertin®). Journal of Pharmacy & BioAllied Sciences, 6(1), 16-21. doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.124303 Journal - Research Article

Kafka, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2009). Co-polymerization of proteins and peptides in poly(alkylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticles. Proceedings of the 36th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society. [CD-ROM] St. Paul, MN: CRS. [Full Paper] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

McDowell, A., Kafka, A. P., Crawford, J. L., Eckery, D. C., McLeod, B. J., & Rades, T. (2008). Can PECA nanoparticles be used to achieve a biological response to sterility agents for the brushtail possum? Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society. [CD-ROM] St Paul, MN: CRS. [Full Paper] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

Kafka, A. P., Kleffmann, T., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2008). The use of MALDI TOF mass spectrometry to identify co-polymerization in PACA nanoparticles. Proceedings of the 35th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society. [CD-ROM] St Paul, MN: CRS. [Full Paper] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

McDowell, A., McLeod, B., Rades, T., & Tucker, I. (2006). Pharmacokinetics of insulin nanoparticles in a marsupial: The brushtail possum. Proceedings of the 33rd Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society. [CD-ROM] Minnesota, USA: CRS. [Full Paper] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Full paper

McDowell, A., Kafka, A. P., McLeod, B. J., & Rades, T. (2009). Can polymeric nanoparticles be used to take pest brushtail possums out of the wilderness in New Zealand? In S. Aldous, G. Peterson, G. Jacobson & L. Bereznicki (Eds.), Proceedings of the Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) Annual Conference in conjunction with the Australian Controlled Release Society (Aus-CRS) Symposium. (pp. 91). APSA. [Abstract] Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McDowell, A., Kafka, A., McLeod, B., & Rades, T. (2009). Formulating polymeric nanoparticles for oral delivery of D-Lys6-GnRH to the common brushtail possum in New Zealand. Proceedings of the 22nd Australasian Wildlife Management Society (AWMS) Annual Conference. (pp. 105). Retrieved from http://www.awms.org.nz Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Krittaphol, W., Wescombe, P. A., Thomson, C. D., McDowell, A., Tagg, J. R., & Fawcett, J. P. (2011). Metabolism of L-selenomethionine and selenite by probiotic bacteria: In vitro and in vivo studies. Biological Trace Element Research, 144, 1358-1369. doi: 10.1007/s12011-011-9057-2 Journal - Research Article

Kafka, A., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2009). Modification of therapeutic peptides in poly(ethylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticle delivery systems prepared by in situ polymerisation. New Zealand Medical Journal, 122(1299). Retrieved from http://journal.nzma.org.nz/journal/122-1299/3706/content.pdf Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Kafka, A., Kleffmann, T., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2009, July). Co-polymerization of proteins and peptides in poly(alkylcyanoacrylate) nanoparticles. Poster session presented at the 36th Annual Meeting & Exposition of the Controlled Release Society, Copenhagen, Denmark. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

McDowell, A., Rades, T. R., McLeod, B. J., & Tucker, I. (2007, September). Nanotechnology: A delivery option for the biological control of wildlife? Poster session presented at the 6th International Conference on Fertility Control for Wildlife, York, UK. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

Chiu, J., Tucker, I., Eckery, D., McLeod, B., & McDowell, A. (2011, February). Designing surface-decorated-polyarginine polymeric nanoparticles to improve oral bioavailability. Poster session presented at the New Zealand Chapter of the Controlled Release Society 13th Conference on Formulation and Delivery of Bioactives, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Poster Presentation (not in published proceedings)

McDowell, A. (2011, February). Dosage form considerations for animal patients. Invited presentation at the New Zealand Chapter of the Controlled Release Society 13th Conference on Formulation and Delivery of Bioactives, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

Chiu, J., Radunskaya, A., Tucker, I., & McDowell, A. (2014, November). Understanding the accumulation of polymeric nanoparticles at the cell surface. Verbal presentation at the Devices for Diagnostics and Drug Delivery (D4) Conference, Dunedin, New Zealand. Conference Contribution - Verbal presentation and other Conference outputs

McDowell, A., & Rathbone, M. J. (2014). Veterinary drug delivery. Journal of Pharmacy & BioAllied Sciences, 6, 1. doi: 10.4103/0975-7406.124299 Journal - Professional & Other Non-Research Articles

Chiu, J. Z. S., Tucker, I., McLeod, B., & McDowell, A. (2013). Associating oligoarginine to polymeric nanoparticles to increase cellular penetration. Proceedings of 15th Conference on Formulation and Delivery of Bioactives: Found in Translation. Retrieved from http://bioactives.otago.ac.nz/ Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McDowell, A. (2013). Cell-penetrating peptides to enhance cell uptake of polymeric nanoparticles. Proceedings of the Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) Conference. Retrieved from http://apsa-online.org/home.html Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

Ou, Z.-Q., Poller, B., Schmierer, D. M., Rades, T., & McDowell, A. (2013). Cellular activity of antioxidant extracts from pūhā (Sonchus oleraceus L.) leaves. Proceedings of the Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) Conference. CP07-1. Retrieved from http://apsa-online.org/home.html Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract

McDowell, A. (2013). Do animal patients have a place in a pharmacy education? Proceedings of the Australasian Pharmaceutical Science Association (APSA) Conference. Retrieved from http://apsa-online.org/home.html Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract