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Peeters, W. (author), Moll, F.L. (author), Vink, A. (author), van der Spek, P.J. (author), de Kleijn, D.P.V. (author), de Vries, J.-P.P.M. (author), Verheijen, J.H. (author), Newby, A.C. (author), Pasterkamp, G. (author)Aims Atherosclerotic plaque rupture and subsequent thrombus formation are the major cause of acute cardiovascular events. Local plaque markers may facilitate detection of the vulnerable plaque and help identify the patient at risk for cardiovascular events. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are prevalent in the arterial wall throughout the...article 2011
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Eefting, D. (author), Seghers, L. (author), Grimbergen, J.M. (author), de Vries, M.R. (author), de Boer, H.C. (author), Lardenoye, J.W.H.P. (author), Jukema, J.W. (author), van Bockel, J.H. (author), Quax, P.H.A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Aims Matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) and plasminogen activator (PA)/plasmin-mediated proteolysis, especially at the cell surface, play important roles in matrix degeneration and smooth muscle cell migration, which largely contributes to vein graft failure. In this study, a novel hybrid protein was designed to inhibit both protease systems...article 2010
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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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van den Borne, S.W.M. (author), Cleutjens, J.P.M. (author), Hanemaaijer, R. (author), Creemers, E.E. (author), Smits, J.F.M. (author), Daemen, M.J.A.P. (author), Blankesteijn, W.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Infarct rupture is a usually fatal complication of myocardial infarction (MI), for which no molecular mechanism has been described in humans. Experimental evidence in mouse models suggests that the degradation of the extracellular matrix by matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) plays an important role in infarct rupture. The present study...article 2009
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Stone, O.A. (author), Richer, C. (author), Emanueli, C. (author), van Weel, V. (author), Quax, P.H.A. (author), Katare, R. (author), Kraenkel, N. (author), Campagnolo, P. (author), Barcelos, L.S. (author), Siragusa, M. (author), Sala-Newby, G.B. (author), Baldessari, D. (author), Mione, M. (author), Vincent, M.P. (author), Benest, A.V. (author), Al Haj Zen, A. (author), Gonzalez, J. (author), Bates, D.O. (author), Alhenc-Gelas, F. (author), Madeddu, P. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)OBJECTIVE : Human Tissue Kallikrein (hKLK1) overexpression promotes an enduring neovascularization of ischemic tissue, yet the cellular mechanisms of hKLK1-induced arteriogenesis remain unknown. Furthermore, no previous study has compared the angiogenic potency of hKLK1, with its loss of function polymorphic variant, rs5515 (R53H), which...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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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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Geert Heidema, A. (author), Thissen, U. (author), Boer, J.M.A. (author), Bouwman, F.G. (author), Feskens, E.J.M. (author), Mariman, E.C.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)In this study, we applied the multivariate statistical tool Partial Least Squares (PLS) to analyze the relative importance of 83 plasma proteins in relation to coronary heart disease (CHD) mortality and the intermediate end points body mass index, HDL-cholesterol and total cholesterol. From a Dutch monitoring project for cardiovascular disease...article 2009
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Lindeman, J.H.N. (author), Abdul-Hussien, H. (author), van Bockel, J.H. (author), Wolterbeek, R. (author), Kleemann, R. (author)Background-Doxycycline has been shown to effectively inhibit aneurysm formation in animal models of abdominal aortic aneurysm. Although this effect is ascribed to matrix metalloproteinase-9 inhibition, such an effect is unclear in human studies. We reevaluated the effect of doxycycline on aortic wall protease content in a inical trial and found...article 2009
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Bastiaansen-Jenniskens, Y.M. (author), Koevoet, W. (author), de Bart, A.C.W. (author), van der Linden, J.C. (author), Zuurmond, A.M. (author), Weinans, H. (author), Verhaar, J.A.N. (author), van Osch, G.J.V.M. (author), de Groot, J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: Damage to articular cartilage is one of the features of osteoarthritis (OA). Cartilage damage is characterised by a net loss of collagen and proteoglycans. The collagen network is considered highly important for cartilage function but little is known about processes that control composition and function of the cartilage collagen...article 2008
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Araujo, B.B. (author), Dolhnikoff, M. (author), Silva, L.F.F. (author), Elliot, J. (author), Lindeman, J.H.N. (author), Ferreira, D.S. (author), Mulder, A. (author), Gomes, H.A.P. (author), Fernezlian, S.M. (author), James, A. (author), Mauad, T. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)There is an intimate relationship between the extracellular matrix (ECM) and smooth muscle cells within the airways. Few studies have comprehensively assessed the composition of different ECM components and its regulators within the airway smooth muscle (ASM) in asthma. With the aid of image analysis, the fractional areas of total collagen and...article 2008
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Meyer, F.J. (author), Burnand, K.G. (author), Abisi, S. (author), TeKoppele, J.M. (author), van Els, B. (author), Smith, A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Background: The presence of fibrous tissue in poorly healing venous leg ulcers suggests abnormal collagen metabolism. The aim was to determine whether there were differences in collagen turnover and matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity between ulcers that healed, those that did not heal and normal skin. Methods: Biopsies were taken from the...article 2008
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Plaisier, M. (author), Koolwijk, P. (author), Willems, F. (author), Helmerhorst, F.M. (author), van Hinsbergh, V.W.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Proteolysis is essential for decidual development during embryonic implantation, but little is known regarding the expression and functions of membrane-type matrix metalloproteinases (MT-MMPs) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA) and its receptor uPAR in decidua. Therefore, their protein and mRNA levels were analysed in three first...article 2008
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Henneman, S. (author), Bildt, M.M. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Kuijpers-Jagtman, A.M. (author), Von den Hoff, J.W. (author)The main cells in the periodontal ligament (PDL) are the fibroblasts, which play an important role in periodontal remodelling. Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) are largely responsible for the degradation of extracellular matrix proteins in the PDL. Previous studies have indicated that MMP production can be stimulated by the hormone relaxin. This...article 2008
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Ainola, M. (author), Valleala, H. (author), Nykänen, P. (author), Risteli, J. (author), Hanemaaijer, R. (author), Konttinen, Y.T. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective. The excellent poster painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec is the most famous patient with cathepsin K-deficient pycnodysostosis. Cathepsin K is believed to play a major role in osteoclast-driven bone resorption. In this study we explored the role of cathepsin K in bone resorption in a patient with a cathepsin K mutation causing...article 2008
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Sier, C.F.M. (author), Hawinkels, L.J.A.C. (author), Zijlmans, H.J.M.A.A. (author), Zuidwijk, K. (author), Muller, E.S.M. (author), Ferreira, V. (author), Hanemaaijer, R. (author), Mulder-Stapel, A.A. (author), Kenter, G.G. (author), Verspaget, H.W. (author), Gorter, A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Over-expression of matrilysin (MMP-7) is predominantly associated with epithelial (pre)malignant cells. In the present study MMP-7 expression is also found in endothelial cells in various human cancer types. Endothelial MMP-7 was associated with CD34 and/or CD105 expression. These immunohistochemical data were confirmed by RT-PCR on VEGF...article 2008
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Hoogendoorn, R. (author), Doulabi, B.Z. (author), Huang, C.L. (author), Wuisman, P.I. (author), Bank, R.A. (author), Helder, M.N. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Study Design. Caprine lumbar intervertebral discs (IVD) were collected from previous studies and categorized as normal, mildly, or severely degenerated. The biochemical composition and the RNA profiles present in both the nucleus pulposus (NP) and the anulus fibrosus (AF) were analyzed. Objective. To determine the molecular changes occurring in...article 2008
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Jansen, N.W.D. (author), Roosendaal, G. (author), Bijlsma, J.W.J. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Theobald, M. (author), Lafeber, F.P.J.G. (author)Background: Joint bleeds have a direct adverse effect on joint cartilage, leading to joint deterioration and, ultimately, to disability. Objective: To examine the hypothesis that because degenerated cartilage has a limited repair capacity, it is more susceptible than healthy cartilage to blood-induced cartilage damage. Methods: Healthy,...article 2008
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Tchetverikov, I. (author), Kraan, M.C. (author), van El, B. (author), Hanemaaijer, R. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Huizinga, T.W.J. (author)Objective: To analyse the effects of leflunomide and methotrexate treatment on matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) activity levels in a2 macroglobulin/MMP (α2M/MMP) complexes in the systemic circulation of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Methods: A total of 102 RA patients from a prospective, double-blind, randomised clinical trial comparing...article 2008
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Jansen, N.W.D. (author), Roosendaal, G. (author), Bijlsma, J.W.J. (author), de Groot, J. (author), Lafeber, F.P.J.G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Objective. Joint bleeding, or hemarthrosis, leads in time to severe joint damage. This study was carried out to test the in vitro thresholds of exposure time and concentration that lead to irreversible joint damage, to add to the discussion on the usefulness of aspiration of the joint after a hemorrhage. Methods. Explants of healthy human...article 2007