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Parker, A.L. (author), Waddington, S.N. (author), Buckley, S.M.K. (author), Custers, J. (author), Havenga, M.J.E. (author), van Rooijen, N. (author), Goudsmit, J. (author), McVey, J.H. (author), Nicklin, S.A. (author), Baker, A.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The deployment of adenovirus serotype 5 (Ad5)-based vectors is hampered by preexisting immunity. When such vectors are delivered intravenously, hepatocyte transduction is mediated by the hexon-coagulation factor X (FX) interaction. Here, we demonstrate that human sera efficiently block FX-mediated cellular binding and transduction of Ad5-based...article 2009
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Wheelock, C.E. (author), Wheelock, A.M. (author), Kawashima, S. (author), Diez, D. (author), Kanehisa, M. (author), van Erk, M. (author), Kleemann, R. (author), Haeggström, J.Z. (author), Goto, S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Systems biology aims to understand the nonlinear interactions of multiple biomolecular components that characterize a living organism. One important aspect of systems biology approaches is to identify the biological pathways or networks that connect the differing elements of a system, and examine how they evolve with temporal and environmental...article 2009
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- Marx-Stoelting, P. (author), Adriaens, E. (author), Ahr, H.J. (author), Bremer, S. (author), Garthoff, B. (author), Gelbke, H.P. (author), Piersma, A. (author), Pellizzer, C. (author), Reuter, U. (author), Rogiers, V. (author), Schenk, B. (author), Schwengberg, S. (author), Seiler, A. (author), Spielmann, H. (author), Steemans, M. (author), Stedman, D.B. (author), Vanparys, P. (author), Vericat, J.A. (author), Verwei, M. (author), van de Water, F. (author), Weimer, M. (author), Schwarz, M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2009
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Hellgren, M. (author), Conard, J. (author), Norris, L. (author), Kluft, C. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To study cardiovascular risk markers in women taking estradiol/trimegestone or estradiol/dydrogesterone. Design: Multicenter, randomized, prospective, double-blind study of 184 healthy post-menopausal women randomized to 6 cycles of either estradiol (2 mg) + trimegestone (0.5 mg) (T-group) or estradiol (2 mg) + dydrogesterone (10 mg) ...article 2009
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Abdul-Hussien, H. (author), Hanemaaijer, R. (author), Verheijen, J.H. (author), van Bockel, J.H. (author), Geelkerken, R.H. (author), Lindeman, J.H.N. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) is thought to play a central role in abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) initiation. Doxycycline, a tetracycline analogue, has direct MMP-9-inhibiting properties in vitro, and it effectively suppresses AAA development in rodents. Observed inhibition of AAA progression, and contradictory findings in...article 2009
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Wierckx, N. (author), Ruijssenaars, H.J. (author), de Winde, J.H. (author), Schmid, A. (author), Blank, L.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The physiological effects of genetic and transcriptional changes observed in a phenol producing mutant of the solvent-tolerant Pseudomonas putida S12 were assessed with metabolic flux analysis. The upregulation of a malate/lactate dehydrogenase encoding gene could be connected to a flux increase from malate to oxaloacetate. A mutation in the...article 2009
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Plaisier, M. (author), Dennert, I. (author), Rost, E. (author), Koolwijk, P. (author), van Hinsbergh, V.W.M. (author), Helmerhorst, F.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)BACKGROUND : Decidual vascular development is important for implantation. This study analysed decidual vascular adaptation to implantation in correlation with miscarriage in decidual secretory endometrium (DSE), decidua parietalis (DP) and decidua basalis (DB) of miscarriage patients and matched controls. METHODS : Decidua was obtained during...article 2009
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Kersten, S. (author), Lichtenstein, L. (author), Steenbergen, E. (author), Mudde, K. (author), Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), Hesselink, M.K. (author), Schrauwen, P. (author), Müller, M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)OBJECTIVE-: Plasma lipoprotein levels are determined by the balance between lipoprotein production and clearance. Recently, angiopoietin-like protein 4 (ANGPTL4) was uncovered as a novel endocrine factor that potently raises plasma triglyceride levels by inhibiting triglyceride clearance. However, very little is known about ANGPTL4 in human....article 2009
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Hellebrekers, B.W.J. (author), Trimbos-Kemper, T.C.M. (author), Boesten, L. (author), Jansen, F.W. (author), Kolkman, W. (author), Trimbos, J.B. (author), Press, R.R. (author), van Poelgeest, M.I.E. (author), Emeis, S.J. (author), Kooistra, T. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective: To identify predictors of postsurgical adhesion formation in peritoneal fluid and plasma, and assess efficacy and safety of reteplase (recombinant plasminogen activator [r-PA]). Design: Prospective randomized study. Setting: University Medical Center. Patient(s): Twenty-six abdominal myomectomy patients with early second-look...article 2009
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- Ponsioen, T.L. (author), van Deemter, M. (author), Bank, R.A. (author), Snabel, J.M. (author), Zijlstra, G.S. (author), van der Worp, R.J. (author), Hooymans, J.M.M. (author), Los, L.I. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2009
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Hamer, H.M. (author), Jonkers, D.M.A.E. (author), Loof, A. (author), van Houtvin, S.A.L.W. (author), Troost, F.J. (author), Venema, K. (author), Kodde, A. (author), Koek, G.H. (author), Schipper, R.G. (author), van Heerde, W.L. (author), Brummer, R.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: The mucus layer is an important dynamic component of the epithelial barrier. It contains mucin glycoproteins and other compounds secreted by the intestinal epithelium, such as secretory IgA. However, a standardized in vivo sampling technique of mucus in humans is not yet available. Aim: To assess the validity and feasibility of mucin...article 2009
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Blumbach, K. (author), Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Y.M. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Paulsson, M. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), Zaucke, F. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective. Defects in the assembly and composition of cartilage extracellular matrix are likely to result in impaired matrix integrity and increased susceptibility to cartilage degeneration. The aim of this study was to determine the functional interaction of the collagen fibril-associated proteins type IX collagen and cartilage oligomeric...article 2009
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Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Y.M. (author), Koevoet, W. (author), Jansen, K.M.B. (author), Verhaar, J.A.N. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Vanosch, G.J.V.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)To understand cartilage degenerative diseases and improve repair procedures, we investigate the influence of glycosaminoglycans (GAGs) on cartilage matrix biochemistry and functionality. Bovine articular chondrocytes were cultured in alginate beads with(out) para-nitrophenyl-beta-d-xyloside (PNPX) to inhibit GAG incorporation into newly formed...article 2009
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Liu, J. (author), O'Brien, K.L. (author), Lynch, D.M. (author), Simmons, N.L. (author), La Porte, A. (author), Riggs, A.M. (author), Abbink, P. (author), Coffey, R.T. (author), Grandpre, L.E. (author), Seaman, M.S. (author), Landucci, G. (author), Forthal, D.N. (author), Montefiori, D.C. (author), Carville, A. (author), Mansfield, K.G. (author), Havenga, M.J. (author), Pau, M.G. (author), Goudsmit, J. (author), Barouch, D.H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)A recombinant adenovirus serotype 5 (rAd5) vector-based vaccine for HIV-1 has recently failed in a phase 2b efficacy study in humans. Consistent with these results, preclinical studies have demonstrated that rAd5 vectors expressing simian immunodeficiency virus (SIV) Gag failed to reduce peak or setpoint viral loads after SIV challenge of rhesus...article 2009
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- Adams, W.C. (author), Bond, E. (author), Havenga, M.J.E. (author), Holterman, L. (author), Goudsmit, J. (author), Karlsson Hedestam, G.B. (author), Koup, R.A. (author), Loré, K. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2009
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Thissen, U. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), van den Berg, S.A.A. (author), Bobeldijk, I. (author), Kleemann, R. (author), Kooistra, T. (author), van Dijk, K.W. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Smilde, A.K. (author)Background: In the fields of life sciences, so-called designed studies are used for studying complex biological systems. The data derived from these studies comply with a study design aimed at generating relevant information while diminishing unwanted variation (noise). Knowledge about the study design can be used to decompose the total data...article 2009
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Radonjic, M. (author), van Erk, M.J. (author), Pasman, W.J. (author), Wortelboer, H.M. (author), Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), van Ommen, B. (author)Combination of decreased energy expenditure and increased food intake results in fat accumulation either in the abdominal site (upper body obesity, UBO) or on the hips (lower body obesity, LBO). In this study, we used microarray gene expression profiling of adipose tissue biopsies to investigate the effect of body fat distribution on the...article 2009
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Harttig, U. (author), Travis, A.J. (author), Rocca-Serra, P. (author), Renkema, M. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Boeing, H. (author)New 'omics' technologies are changing nutritional sciences research. They enable to tackle increasingly complex questions but also increase the need for collaboration between research groups. An important challenge for successful collaboration is the management and structured exchange of information that accompanies data-intense technologies....article 2009
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Verschuren, L. (author), van der Vries de Weij, J. (author), Zadelaar, A.S.M. (author), Kleemann, R. (author), Kooistra, T. (author)The aim of this study was to define the anti-atherosclerotic role of liver-X-receptors (LXRs) under lesion progressive and lesion regressive conditions, to establish a temporal line of events, and to gain insights into the mechanisms underlying the anti-atherogenic potency of LXRs. We used apoE*3Leiden (E3L) mice to comprehensively and time...article 2009