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Wopereis, S. (author), Radonjic, M. (author), Rubingh, C. (author), van Erk, M. (author), Smilde, A. (author), van Duyvenvoorde, W. (author), Cnubben, N. (author), Kooistra, T. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Kleemann, R. (author)The prevalence of diabetes mellitus Type 2 could be significantly reduced by early identification of subjects at risk, allowing for better prevention and earlier treatment. Glucose intolerance (GI) is a hallmark of the prediabetic stage. This study aims at identifying 1) prognostic biomarkers predicting the risk of developing GI later in life...article 2012
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Verschuren, L. (author), Wielinga, P.Y. (author), van Duyvenvoorde, W. (author), Tijani, S. (author), Toet, K. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Kooistra, T. (author), Kleemann, R. (author)Chronic inflammation and proatherogenic lipids are important risk factors of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Specific dietary constituents such as polyphenols and fish oils may improve cardiovascular risk factors and may have a beneficial effect on disease outcomes. We hypothesized that the intake of an antiinflammatory dietary mixture (AIDM)...article 2011
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Steevens, J. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Driessen, A.L.C. (author), Huysentruyt, C.J.R. (author), Keulemans, Y.C.A. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author)Objective: To investigate the association between selenium and the risk of Barrett's esophagus (BE), the precursor lesion of esophageal adenocarcinoma. Methods: Data from the prospective Netherlands Cohort Study were used. This cohort study was initiated in 1986, when 120,852 subjects aged 55-69 years completed a questionnaire on dietary habits...article 2010
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Huber, M. (author), van de Vijver, L.P.L. (author), Parmentier, H. (author), Savelkoul, H. (author), Coulier, L. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), Verheij, E. (author), van der Greef, J. (author), Nierop, D. (author), Hoogenboom, R.A.P. (author)Consumers expect organic products to be healthier. However, limited research has been performed to study the effect of organic food on health. The present study aimed to identify biomarkers of health to enable future studies in human subjects. A feeding experiment was performed in two generations of three groups of chickens differing in immune...article 2010
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Altorf, W. (author), van der Kuil, W.A. (author), Engberink, M.F. (author), Brink, E.J. (author), van Baak, M.A. (author), Bakker, S.J.L. (author), Navis, G. (author), van't Veer, P. (author), Geleijnse, J.M. (author)Background: Elevated blood pressure (BP), which is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, is highly prevalent worldwide. Recently, interest has grown in the role of dietary protein in human BP. We performed a systematic review of all published scientific literature on dietary protein, including protein from various sources, in relation...article 2010
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Bouwman, J. (author), Dragsted, L.O. (author), Drevon, C.A. (author), Elliott, R. (author), de Groot, P. (author), Kaput, J. (author), Mathers, J.C. (author), Müller, M. (author), Pepping, F. (author), Saito, J. (author), Scalbert, A. (author), Radonjic, M. (author), Rocca-Serra, P. (author), Travis, A. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), Evelo, C.T. (author)The challenge of modern nutrition and health research is to identify food-based strategies promoting life-long optimal health and well-being. This research is complex because it exploits a multitude of bioactive compounds acting on an extensive network of interacting processes. Whereas nutrition research can profit enormously from the revolution...article 2010
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Ceconi, C. (author), Fox, K.M. (author), Remme, W.J. (author), Simoons, M.L. (author), Deckers, J.W. (author), Bertrand, M. (author), Parrinello, G. (author), Kluft, C. (author), Blann, A. (author), Cokkinos, D. (author), Ferrari, R. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The PERTINENT study measured biomarkers of atherosclerosis and thrombosis in a stable coronary artery disease population from EUROPA receiving ACE inhibition with perindopril 8 mg/day or placebo. Biomarkers of inflammation, C-reactive protein (CRP), fibrinogen, and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), and a biomarker of thrombosis, d-dimer, were...article 2009
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Rubbens, M.P. (author), Mol, A. (author), van Marion, M.H. (author), Hanemaaijer, R. (author), Bank, R.A. (author), Baaijens, F.P.T. (author), Bouten, C.V.C. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Similar to native cardiovascular tissues, the mechanical properties of engineered cardiovascular constructs depend on the composition and quality of the extracellular matrix, which is a net result of matrix remodeling processes within the tissue. To improve tissue remodeling, and hence tissue mechanical properties, various mechanical...article 2009
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Hu, C. (author), van der Heijden, R. (author), Wang, M. (author), van der Greef, J. (author), Hankemeier, T. (author), Xu, G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Lipidomics is a lipid-targeted metabolomics approach aiming at comprehensive analysis of lipids in biological systems. Recently, lipid profiling, or so-called lipidomics research, has captured increased attention due to the well-recognized roles of lipids in numerous human diseases to which lipid-associated disorders contribute, such as diabetes...article 2009
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de Jong, W.H. (author), Arts, J.H.E. (author), de Klerk, A. (author), Schijf, M.A. (author), Ezendam, J. (author), Kuper, C.F. (author), van Loveren, H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)There are currently no validated animal models that can identify low molecular weight (LMW) respiratory sensitizers. The Local Lymph Node Assay (LLNA) is a validated animal model developed to detect contact sensitizers using skin exposure, but all LMW respiratory sensitizers tested so far were also positive in this assay. Discrimination between...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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Boele, L.C.L. (author), Bajramovic, J.J. (author), de Vries, A.M.M.B.C. (author), Voskamp-Visser, I.A.I. (author), Kaman, W.E. (author), van der Kleij, D. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)Activation of pattern recognition receptors such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) by pathogens leads to activation and maturation of dendritic cells (DC), which orchestrate the development of the adaptive immune response. To create an overview of the effects of a broad range of pathogenic bacteria, their capacity to activate TLRs and to affect DC...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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Smit, M.G.D. (author), Bechmann, R.K. (author), Hendriks, A.J. (author), Skadsheim, A. (author), Larsen, B.K. (author), Baussant, T. (author), Bamber, S. (author), Sannei, S. (author), TNO Industrie en Techniek (author)Biomarkers are widely used to measure environmental impacts on marine species. For many biomarkers, it is not clear how the signal levels relate to effects on the whole organism. This paper shows how species sensitivity distributions (SSDs) can be applied to evaluate multiple biomarker responses in species assemblages. To our knowledge, the...article 2009
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Kluft, C. (author), Meijer, P. (author), LaGuardia, K.D. (author), Fisher, A.C. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare effects of the transdermal contraceptive patch, a desogestrel/ethinyl estradiol (EE)-containing, monophasic combination oral contraceptive (COC) and a levonorgestrel/EE-containing, triphasic COC on hemostasis variables. Study Design: This was a randomized, open-label study of 104 young women who...article 2008
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Noort, D. (author), Fidder, A. (author), Degenhardt-Langelaan, C.E.A.M. (author), Hulst, A.G. (author), TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author)The persistence in rats of sulfur mustard adducts to albumin and hemoglobin was studied in vivo after exposure (intravenously; 0.3 mg/kg; approximately 0.1 LD50) of rats to sulfur mustard. The albumin adduct (S-HETE)Cys-Pro-Tyr was detectable up to 7 days after the exposure, while the adduct to the N-terminal valine in hemoglobin was still...article 2008
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Lindeman, J.H.N. (author), Abdul-Hussien, H. (author), Schaapherder, A.F.M. (author), van Bockel, J.H. (author), von der Thüsen, J.H. (author), Roelen, D.L. (author), Kleemann, R. (author)Inflammation plays a key role in the pathogenesis of an AAA (abdominal aortic aneurysm); however, the nature of the inflammatory factors and cellular response(s) involved in AAA growth is controversial. In the present study, we set out to determine the aortic levels of inflammatory cytokines in relation to downstream inflammatory transcription...article 2008
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Alizadeh Dehnavi, R. (author), Beishuizen, E.D. (author), van de Ree, M.A. (author), Le Cessie, S. (author), Huisman, M.V. (author), Kluft, C. (author), Princen, H.M.G. (author), Tamsma, J.T. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: The burden of cardiovascular disease in diabetes mellitus type 2 (DM2) patients is variable. We hypothesize that metabolic syndrome (MS) and low-grade systemic inflammation modify the extent of atherosclerosis in DM2. Methods: Vascular phenotype was determined using the following endothelium-related, hemostatic, and sonographic...article 2008
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Engelse, M.A. (author), Laurens, N. (author), Verloop, R.E. (author), Koolwijk, P. (author), van Hinsbergh, V.W.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The formation of new tubular structures from a quiescent endothelial lining is one of the hallmarks of sprouting angiogenesis. This process can be mimicked in vitro by inducing capillary-like tubular structures in a three-dimensional (3D) fibrin matrix. We aimed to analyze the differential mRNA expression in two phenotypically distinct cell...article 2008
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Beulens, J.W.J. (author), Rimm, E.B. (author), Hu, F.B. (author), Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), Mukamal, K.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)OBJECTIVE - The purpose of this study was to investigate whether adiponectin concentrations and biomarkers of inflammation, endothelial dysfunction, and insulin resistance mediate the association between alcohol consumption and diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS - In a nested case-control study of 705 women with incident diabetes and 787...article 2008