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Wykretowicz, A. (author), Guzik, P. (author), Bartkowiak, G. (author), Krauze, T. (author), Kasinowski, R. (author), Dziarmaga, M. (author), Wesseling, K.H. (author), Wysocki, H. (author), TNO Biomedical Instrumentation (author)Endothelial dysfunction and reduced BRS (baroreflex sensitivity) may be present in patients with CAD (coronary artery disease). The normal fasting glucose level does not exclude abnormal glucose metabolism in patients with CAD. The aim of present study was to evaluate endothelial function and BRS according to glucose metabolism in patients with...article 2005
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Verschuren, L. (author), Kleemann, R. (author), Offerman, E.H. (author), Szalai, A.J. (author), Emeis, S.J. (author), Princen, H.M.G. (author), Kooistra, T. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective - To evaluate whether low-dose atorvastatin suppresses atherosclerotic lesion progression and inflammation in apolipoprotein E*3 (apoE*3)-Leiden mice beyond its cholesterol-lowering effect. Methods and Results - ApoE*3-Leiden mice were fed a high-cholesterol (HC) diet until mild atherosclerotic lesions had formed. Subsequently, HC diet...article 2005
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Clish, C.B. (author), Davidov, E. (author), Oresic, M. (author), Plasterer, T.N. (author), Lavine, G. (author), Londo, T. (author), Meys, M. (author), Snell, P. (author), Stochaj, W. (author), Adourian, A. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Morel, N. (author), Neumann, E. (author), Verheij, E. (author), Vogels, J.T.W.E. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Afeyan, N. (author), Regnier, F. (author), van der Greef, J. (author), Naylor, S. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Integrative (or systems biology) is a new approach to analyzing biological entities as integrated systems of genetic, genomic, protein, metabolite, cellular, and pathway events that are in flux and interdependent. Here, we demonstrate the application of intregrative biological analysis to a mammalian disease model, the apolipoprotein E3-Leiden ...article 2004
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Davidov, E. (author), Clish, C.B. (author), Oresic, M. (author), Meys, M. (author), Stochaj, W. (author), Snell, P. (author), Lavine, G. (author), Londo, T.R. (author), Adourian, A. (author), Zhang, X. (author), Johnston, M. (author), Morel, N. (author), Marple, E.W. (author), Plasterer, T.N. (author), Neumann, E. (author), Verheij, E. (author), Vogels, J.T.W.E. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), van der Greef, J. (author), Naylor, S. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Multitiered quantitative analysis of biological systems is rapidly becoming the desired approach to study hierarchical functional interactions between proteins and metabolites. We describe here a novel systematic approach to analyze organisms with complex metabolic regulatory networks. By using precise analytical methods to measure biochemical...article 2004
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Espirito Santo, S.M.S. (author), Pires, N.M.M. (author), Boesten, L.S.M. (author), Gerritsen, G. (author), Bovenschen, N. (author), van Dijk, K.W. (author), Jukema, J.W. (author), Princen, H.M.G. (author), Bensadoun, A. (author), Li, W.P. (author), Herz, J. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), van Vlijmen, B.J.M. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)The low-density lipoprotein (LDL) receptor-related protein (LRP) has a well-established role in the hepatic removal of atherogenic apolipoprotein E (APOE)-rich remnant lipoproteins from plasma. In addition, LRP recognizes multiple distinct pro- and antiatherogenic ligands in vitro. Here, we investigated the role of hepatic LRP in atherogenesis...article 2004
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Hollestelle, S.C.G. (author), de Vries, M.R. (author), van Keulen, J.K. (author), Schoneveld, A.H. (author), Vink, A. (author), Strijder, C.F. (author), van Middelaar, B.J. (author), Pasterkamp, G. (author), Q́uax, P.H.A. (author), de Kleijn, D.P.V. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Background-Toll-like receptor 4 (Tlr4) is the receptor for exogenous lipopolysaccharides (LPS). Expression of endogenous Tlr4 ligands, heat shock protein 60 (Hsp60) and extra domain A of fibronectin, has been observed in arthritic and oncological specimens in which matrix turnover is an important feature. In atherosclerosis, outward remodeling...article 2004
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Sierksma, A. (author), Lebrun, C.E.I. (author), van der Schouw, Y.T. (author), Grobbee, D.E. (author), Lamberts, S.W.J. (author), Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), Bots, M.L. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Objective-Moderate alcohol consumption has been postulated to be cardioprotective. Such an effect might be reflected in large-artery properties, such as arterial stiffness and wave reflections. Methods and Results-Three hundred seventy-one healthy postmenopausal women aged 50 to 74 years were sampled from a population-based study. Alcohol intake...article 2004
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de Maat, M.P.M. (author), Trion, A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Purpose of review C-reactive protein (CRP) is consistently associated with cardiovascular disease in prospective and cross-sectional clinical and epidemiological studies. Inflammation is an important mechanism in cardiovascular disease, and the plasma level of CRP is considered to. reflect the inflammatory condition of the patient and/or the...article 2004
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Boekholdt, S.M. (author), Peters, R.J.G. (author), de Maat, M.P.M. (author), Zwinderman, A.H. (author), van der Wall, E.E. (author), Reitsma, P.H. (author), Jukema, J.W. (author), Kastelein, J.J.P. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Background: The PlA1A2 polymorphism of glycoprotein IIIa (GPIIIa), which affects postoccupancy signaling by the platelet fibrinogen receptor IIbIIIa, has been investigated as a potential genetic risk factor for cardiovascular events in numerous studies, without consistent results. We investigated whether the effect of this genetic variant of the...article 2004
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Delsing, D.J.M. (author), Jukema, J.W. (author), van de Wiel, M.A. (author), Emeis, J.J. (author), van der Laarse, A. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Princen, H.M.G. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)This study was designed to investigate the potential antiatherosclerotic effects of the calcium antagonist amlodipine as compared with the HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor atorvastatin and the combination of both in ApoE*3-Leiden transgenic mice. Four groups of 15 ApoE*3-Leiden mice were put on a high-cholesterol diet. One group received 0.002% (wt...article 2003
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Kleemann, R. (author), Princen, H.M.G. (author), Emeis, J.J. (author), Jukema, J.W. (author), Fontijn, R.D. (author), Horrevoets, A.J.G. (author), Kooistra, T. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author)Background - Statins can exert anti-inflammatory antiatherosclerotic effects through an anti-inflammatory action, independent of lowering cholesterol. We addressed the question whether the anti-inflammatory activities of statins can reduce atherosclerosis beyond the reduction achieved by cholesterol lowering per se. Methods and Results - Two...article 2003
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Gaubius Instituut TNO (author), van de Poll, S.W.E. (author), Delsing, D.J.M. (author), Jukema, J.W. (author), Princen, H.M.G. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Puppels, G.J. (author), van der Laarse, A. (author)Combined treatment of statins and calcium channel blockers has been suggested to be superior to statin therapy alone. We quantified the anti-atherosclerotic potential of amlodipine, atorvastatin and their combination on existing atherosclerotic plaques in the aorta of APOE*3-Leiden transgenic mice. Sixty-two mice were fed a high cholesterol...article 2003
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Rezaee, F. (author), Maas, A. (author), de Maat, M.P.M. (author), Verheijen, J.H. (author), Koopman, J. (author), Gaubius instituut TNO (author)Many epidemiological studies suggest that elevated plasma fibrinogen concentrations form one of the most important independent risk factors in blood for cardiovascular disease and particularly atherosclerosis in humans. To clarify the effect of genetic factors, diets and their interactions on plasma fibrinogen concentrations, we examined plasma...article 2002
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van der Meer, I.M. (author), de Maat, M.P.M. (author), Bots, M.L. (author), Breteler, M.M.B. (author), Meijer, J. (author), Kiliaan, A.J. (author), Hofman, A. (author), Witteman, J.C.M. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Inflammatory mediators and soluble cell adhesion molecules predict cardiovascular events. It is not clear whether they reflect the severity of underlying atherosclerotic disease. Within the Rotterdam Study, we investigated the associations of C-reactive protein (CRP), interleukin-6 (IL-6), soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1, and soluble...article 2002
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von der Thüsen, J.H. (author), van Vlijmen, B.J.M. (author), Hoeben, R.C. (author), Kockx, M.M. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), van Berkel, T.J.C. (author), Biessen, E.A.L. (author)Background - The presence of the tumor-suppressor gene p53 in advanced atherosclerotic plaques and the sensitivity to p53-induced cell death of smooth muscle cells isolated from these plaques have fueled speculation about the role of p53 in lesion destabilization and plaque rupture. In this study, we describe a strategy to promote (thrombotic)...article 2002
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Lardenoye, J.H.P. (author), de Vries, M.R. (author), Grimbergen, J.M. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Knaapen, M.W.M. (author), Kockx, M.M. (author), van Hinsbergh, V.W.M. (author), van Bockel, J.H. (author), Quax, P.H.A. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Objective - Vein grafts fail because of the development of intimal hyperplasia and accelerated atherosclerosis. Placement of an external stent around vein grafts resulted in an inhibition of intimal hyperplasia in several animal studies. Here, we assess the effects of external stenting on accelerated atherosclerosis in early vein grafts in...article 2002
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Bank, R.A. (author), van Hinsbergh, V.W.M. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Chemicals/CAS: Lipoproteins, LDL; Protein-Lysine 6-Oxidase, EC 1.4.3.13article 2002
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Burger-Kentischer, A. (author), Goebel, H. (author), Seiler, R. (author), Fraedrich, G. (author), Schaefer, H.E. (author), Dimmeler, S. (author), Kleemann, R. (author), Bernhagen, J. (author), Ihling, C. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Background - Atherosclerosis is a chronic inflammatory response of the arterial wall to injury. Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), a cytokine with potent inflammatory functions, was thus considered to be important in atherosclerotic lesion evolution. Methods and Results - We studied the presence and distribution of MIF...article 2002
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Lardenoye, J.H.P. (author), de Vries, M.R. (author), Löwik, C.W.G.M. (author), Xu, Q. (author), Dhore, C.R. (author), Cleutjens, J.P.M. (author), van Hinsbergh, V.W.M. (author), van Bockel, J.H. (author), Quax, P.H.A. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Vein grafts fail due to development of intimal hyperplasia and accelerated atherosclerosis. Many murine genetic models in which genes are overexpressed, deleted, or mutated have been introduced recently. Therefore, mouse models are very well suited to dissect the relative contribution of different genes in the development of accelerated...article 2002
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Gaubius Instituut TNO (author), van de Poll, S.W.E (author), D.J.M Delsingl, , (author), Jukema, J.Wouter (author), Princen, H.M.G (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Puppels, G.J. (author), van der Laarse, A. (author)Raman spectroscopy allows quantitative, non-destructive evaluation of entire, intact atherosclerotic plaques. We quantified the anti-atherosclerotic effects of atorvastatin and amlodipine on progression of atherosclerosis using post-mortem Raman spectroscopic plaque imaging in 28 APOE*3 Leiden transgenic mice who were fed a high fat/high...article 2002