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van Eijk, L.E. (author), Offringa, A.K. (author), Bernal, M.E. (author), Bourgonje, A.R. (author), van Goor, H. (author), Hillebrands, J.L. (author)Taurine is an amino sulfonic acid that is implicated in numerous physiological functions, including the regulation of oxidative stress, which plays an important role in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), together with other pathophysiological processes. The recent finding...article 2022
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- Baas, E.M. (author), Romijn, M. (author), van der Pal, S.M. (author), Vrijlandt, E.J.L.E. (author), Rotteveel, J. (author), Finken, M.J.J. (author), Dutch POPS-19 Collaborative Study Group, (author) article 2021
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van Eijk, L.E. (author), Binkhorst, M. (author), Bourgonje, A.R. (author), Offringa, A.K. (author), Mulder, D.J. (author), Bos, E.M. (author), Kolundzic, N. (author), Abdulle, A.E. (author), van der Voort, P.H.J. (author), Olde Rikkert, M.G.M. (author), van der Hoeven, J.G. (author), den Dunnen, W.F.A. (author), Hillebrands, J.L. (author), van Goor, H. (author)Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), continues to spread globally despite the worldwide implementation of preventive measures to combat the disease. Although most COVID-19 cases are characterised by a mild, self-limiting disease course, a considerable subset of patients...article 2021
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Patel, N. (author), Adelman, D.C. (author), Anagnostou, K. (author), Baumert, J.L. (author), Blom, W.M. (author), Campbell, D.E. (author), Chinthrajah, R.S. (author), Mills, E.N.C. (author), Javed, B. (author), Purington, N. (author), Remington, B.C. (author), Sampson, H.A. (author), Smith, A.D. (author), Yarham, R.A.R. (author), Turner, P.J. (author)Background Eliciting doses (EDs) (eg, ED01 or ED05 values, which are the amounts of allergen expected to cause objective symptoms in 1% and 5% of the population with an allergy, respectively) are increasingly being used to inform allergen labeling and clinical management. These values are generated from food challenge, but the frequency of...article 2021
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Bourgonje, A.R. (author), Offringa, A.K. (author), van Eijk, L.E. (author), Abdulle, A.E. (author), Hillebrands, J.L. (author), van der Voort, P.H.J. (author), van Goor, H. (author), van Hezik, E.J. (author)Significance: Hydrogen sulfide (H2S) is one of the three main gasotransmitters that are endogenously produced in humans and are protective against oxidative stress. Recent findings from studies focusing on coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), shifted our attention to a...article 2021
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Offringa, A. (author), Montijn, R. (author), Singh, S. (author), Paul, M. (author), Pinto, Y.M. (author), Pinto-Sietsma, S.J. (author)The SARS-CoV-2 pandemic is a healthcare crisis caused by insufficient knowledge applicable to effectively combat the virus. Therefore, different scientific discovery strategies need to be connected, to generate a rational treatment which can be made available as rapidly as possible. This relies on a solid theoretical understanding of the...article 2020
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Moné, M.J. (author), Pallocca, G. (author), Escher, S.E. (author), Exner, T. (author), Herzler, M. (author), Hougaard Bennekou, S. (author), Kamp, H. (author), Kroese, E.D. (author), Leist, M. (author), Steger-Hartmann, T. (author), van de Water, B. (author)In 2016, the European Commission launched the EU-ToxRisk research project to develop and promote animal-free approaches in toxicology. The 36 partners of this consortium used in vitro and in silico methods in the context of case studies (CSs). These CSs included both compounds with a highly defined target (e.g. mitochondrial respiratory chain...article 2020
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Loef, B. (author), van der Beek, A.J. (author), Hulsegge, G. (author), van Baarle, D. (author), Proper, K.I. (author)Objectives Shift work may be associated with an increased incidence of respiratory infections. However, underlying mechanisms are unclear. Therefore, our aim was to examine the mediating role of sleep, physical activity, and diet in the association between shift work and respiratory infections. Methods This prospective cohort study included 396...article 2020
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Kallen, V. (author), Marck, J.W. (author), Stam, J. (author), Issa, A. (author), Johnson, B. (author), van Meeteren, N. (author)The steadily growing elderly population calls for efficient, reliable and preferably ambulant health supervision. Since cardiovascular risk factors interact with psychosocial strain (e.g., depression), we investigated the potential contribution of psychosocial factors in discriminating generally healthy elderly from those with a cardiovascular...article 2020
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Man, W.H. (author), Clerc, M. (author), de Steenhuijsen Piters, W.A.A. (author), van Houten, M.A. (author), Chu, M.L.J.N. (author), Kool, J. (author), Keijser, B.J.F. (author), Sanders, E.A.M. (author), Bogaert, D. (author)Rationale: The respiratory microbiota is increasingly being appreciated as an important mediator in the susceptibility to childhood respiratory tract infections (RTIs). Pathogens are presumed to originate from the nasopharyngeal ecosystem. Objectives: To investigate the association between early life respiratory microbiota and development of...article 2019
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Harris, C.M. (author), Thomas, L. (author), Falcone, E.A. (author), Hildebrand, J. (author), Houser, D. (author), Kvadsheim, P.H. (author), Lam, F.P.A. (author), Miller, P.J.O. (author), Moretti, D.J. (author), Read, A.J. (author), Slabbekoorn, H. (author), Southall, B.L. (author), Tyack, P.L. (author), Wartzok, D. (author), Janik, V.M. (author)Marine mammals may be negatively affected by anthropogenic noise. Behavioural response studies (BRS) aim to establish a relationship between noise exposure conditions (dose) from a potential stressor and associated behavioural responses of animals. A recent series of BRS have focused on the effects of naval sonar sounds on cetaceans. Here, we...article 2018
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Remels, A.H.V. (author), Derks, W.J.A. (author), Cillero-Pastor, B. (author), Verhees, K.J.P. (author), Kelders, M.C. (author), Heggermont, W. (author), Carai, P. (author), Summer, G. (author), Ellis, S.R. (author), de Theije, C.C. (author), Heeren, R.M.A. (author), Heymans, S. (author), Papageorgiou, A.P. (author), van Bilsen, M. (author)Acute viral myocarditis (VM), characterised by leukocyte infiltration and dysfunction of the heart, is an important cause of sudden cardiac death in young adults. Unfortunately, to date, the pathological mechanisms underlying cardiac failure in VM remain incompletely understood. In the current study, we investigated if acute VM leads to cardiac...article 2018
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Koivisto, A.J. (author), Kling, K.I. (author), Fonseca, A.S. (author), Brostrøm Bluhme, A. (author), Moreman, M. (author), Yu, M. (author), Costa, A.L. (author), Giovanni, B. (author), Ortelli, S. (author), Fransman, W. (author), Vogel, U. (author), Jensen, K.A. (author)Nanoscale TiO2 (nTiO2) is manufactured in high volumes and is of potential concern in occupational health. Here, we measured workers exposure levels while ceramic honeycombs were dip coated with liquid photoactive nanoparticle suspension and dried with an air blade. The measured nTiO2 concentration levels were used to assess process specific...article 2018
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Bosch, A.A.T.M. (author), de Steenhuijsen Piters, W.A.A. (author), van Houten, M.A. (author), Chu, M.L.J.N. (author), Biesbroek, G. (author), Kool, J. (author), Pernet, P. (author), de Groot, P.C.M. (author), Eijkemans, M.J.C. (author), Keijser, B.J.F.5. (author), Sanders, E.A.M. (author), Bogaert, D. (author)RATIONALE: Perinatal and postnatal influences are presumed important drivers of the early-life respiratory microbiota composition. We hypothesized that the respiratory microbiota composition and development in infancy is affecting microbiota stability and thereby resistance against respiratory tract infections (RTIs) over time. OBJECTIVES: To...article 2017
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van Loon, K. (author), Breteler, M.J.M. (author), van Wolfwinkel, L. (author), Rheineck Leyssius, A.T. (author), Kossen, A.S. (author), Kalkman, C.J. (author), van Zaane, B. (author), Peelen, L.M. (author)Altered respiratory rate is one of the first symptoms of medical conditions that require timely intervention, e.g., sepsis or opioid-induced respiratory depression. To facilitate continuous respiratory rate monitoring on general hospital wards a contactless, non-invasive, prototype monitor was developed using frequency modulated continuous wave...article 2016
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- Bosch, A.A. (author), Levin, E. (author), van Houten, M.A. (author), Hasrat, R. (author), Kalkman, G. (author), Biesbroek, G. (author), de Steenhuijsen Piters, W.A. (author), de Groot, P.K. (author), Pernet, P. (author), Keijser, B.J. (author), Sanders, E.A. (author), Bogaert, D. (author) article 2016
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Rapid and generic identification of influenza A and other respiratory viruses with mass spectrometryMajchrzykiewicz-Koehorst, J.A. (author), Heikens, E. (author), Trip, H. (author), Hulst, A.G. (author), de Jong, A.L. (author), Viveen, M.C. (author), Sedee, N.J.A. (author), van der Plas, J. (author), Coenjaerts, F.E.J. (author), Paauw, A. (author)The rapid identification of existing and emerging respiratory viruses is crucial in combating outbreaks and epidemics. Matrix-assisted laser desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF MS) is a rapid and reliable identification method in bacterial diagnostics, but has not been used in virological diagnostics. Mass...article 2015
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Terhal, P.A. (author), Nievelstein, R.J.A.J. (author), Verver, E.J.J. (author), Topsakal, V. (author), van Dommelen, P. (author), Hoornaert, K. (author), le Merrer, M. (author), Zankl, A. (author), Simon, M.E. (author), Smithson, S.F. (author), Marcelis, C. (author), Kerr, B. (author), Clayton-Smith, J. (author), Kinning, E. (author), Mansour, S. (author), Elmslie, F. (author), Goodwin, L. (author), van der Hout, A.H. (author), Veenstra-Knol, H.E. (author), Herkert, J.C. (author), Lund, A.M. (author), Hennekam, R.C. (author), Mégarbané, A. (author), Lees, M.M. (author), Wilson, L.C. (author), Male, A. (author), Hurst, J. (author), Alanay, Y. (author), Annerén, G. (author), Betz, R.C. (author), Bongers, E.M. (author), Cormier-Daire, V. (author), Dieux, A. (author), David, A. (author), Elting, M.W. (author), van den Ende, J. (author), Green, A. (author), van Hagen, J.M. (author), Hertel, N.T. (author), Holder-Espinasse, M. (author), den Hollander, N. (author), Homfray, T. (author), Hove, H.D. (author), Price, S. (author), Raas-Rothschild, A. (author), Rohrbach, M. (author), Schroeter, B. (author), Suri, M. (author), Thompson, E.M. (author), Tobias, E.S. (author), Toutain, A. (author), Vreeburg, M. (author), Wakeling, E. (author), Knoers, N.V. (author), Coucke, P. (author), Mortier, G.R. (author)Type 2 collagen disorders encompass a diverse group of skeletal dysplasias that are commonly associated with orthopedic, ocular, and hearing problems. However, the frequency of many clinical features has never been determined. We retrospectively investigated the clinical, radiological, and genotypic data in a group of 93 patients with...article 2015
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Majchrzykiewicz-Koehorst, J.A. (author), Heikens, E. (author), Trip, H. (author), Hulst, A.G. (author), de Jong, A.L. (author), Viveen, M.C. (author), Sedee, N.J.A. (author), van der Plas, J. (author), Coenjaerts, F.E.J. (author), Paauw, A. (author)Tested respiratory viruses: influenza A virus, respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and human metapneumovirus (hMPV), were successfully identified directly from crude cell cultures using liquid chromatography-tandem MS (LC-MS/MS). The identification was preceded with the simple, generic and fast sample preparation method. The determined...conference paper 2014
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Reus, A.A. (author), Maas, W.J.M. (author), Jansen, H.T. (author), Constant, S. (author), Staal, Y.C.M. (author), van Triel, J.J. (author), Kuper, C.F. (author)The respiratory route is an important portal for human exposure to a large variety of substances. Consequently, there is an urgent need for realistic in vitro strategies for evaluation of the absorption of airborne substances with regard to safety and efficacy assessment. The present study investigated feasibility of a 3D human airway epithelial...article 2014