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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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Henneman, P. (author), van der Sman-de Beer, F. (author), Moghaddam, P.H. (author), Huijts, P. (author), Stalenhoef, A.F.H. (author), Kastelein, J.J.P. (author), van Duijn, C.M. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Frants, R.R. (author), van Dijk, K.W. (author), Smelt, A.H.M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Type III hyperlipoproteinemia (HLP) is mainly found in homozygous apolipoprotein (APO) E2 (R158C) carriers. Genetic factors contributing to the expression of type III HLP were investigated in 113 hyper- and 52 normolipidemic E2/2 subjects, by testing for polymorphisms in APOC3, APOA5, HL (hepatic lipase) and LPL (lipoprotein lipase) genes. In...article 2009
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Bansal, S. (author), Gaspari, M. (author), Raj, H.G. (author), Kumar, A. (author), Cuda, G. (author), Verheij, E. (author), Tyagi, Y.K. (author), Ponnan, P. (author), Rastogi, R.C. (author), Parmar, V.S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Our earlier investigations identified acetoxy drug: protein transacetylase (TAase), a unique enzyme in the endoplasmic reticulum (ER) catalyzing the transfer of acetyl groups from polyphenolic acetates (PA) to certain functional proteins. Recently we have established the identity of TAase with ER protein calreticulin (CR) and subsequently...article 2008
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Boerboom, A.M.J.F. (author), Vermeulen, M. (author), van der Woude, H. (author), Bremer, B.I. (author), Lee-Hilz, Y.Y. (author), Kampman, E. (author), van Bladeren, P.J. (author), Rietjens, I.M.C.M. (author), Aarts, J.M.M.J.G. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The electrophile-responsive element (EpRE) is a transcriptional enhancer involved in cancer-chemoprotective gene expression modulation by certain food components. Two stably transfected luciferase reporter cell lines were developed, EpRE(hNQO1)-LUX and EpRE(mGST-Ya)-LUX, based on EpRE sequences from the human NAD(P)H:quinone oxidoreductase ...article 2006
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), van Dijk, B.A.C. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Oosterwijk, E. (author), Hulsbergen van de, (author), Kaa, C.A. (author), Kiemeney, L.A.L.M. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Schalken, J.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author)We investigated whether smoking is associated with mutations in the Von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene in 337 cases of sporadic renal cell carcinoma (RCC) among 120 852 people followed for 11.3 years; the findings suggest that smoking causes RCC independently of VHL gene mutations. © 2006 Cancer Research. Chemicals / CAS: adenine, 22177-51-1, 2922-28...article 2006
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Parnham, M.J. (author), Bogaards, J.J.P. (author), Schrander, F. (author), Schut, M.W. (author), Orešković, K. (author), Mildner, B. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)PLD-118 is a novel, oral antifungal drug, under development for the treatment of Candida infections. Possible metabolism of PLD-118 by rat, dog and human S9 liver homogenates and inhibition of human cytochrome P450 (CYP) enzymes were investigated. PLD-118 (10 and 100 μm) incubated for 0-60 min with S9 fractions and NADPH was determined by HPLC,...article 2005
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven TNO Voeding (author), Gibney, M.J. (author), Walsh, M. (author), Brennan, L. (author), Roche, H.M. (author), German, B. (author), van Ommen, B. (author)Metabolomics has been widely adopted in pharmacology and toxicology but is relatively new in human nutrition. The ultimate goal, to understand the effects of exogenous compounds on human metabolic regulation, is similar in all 3 fields. However, the application of metabolomics to nutritional research will be met with unique challenges. Little is...article 2005
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de Ligt, R.A.F. (author), van der Klein, P.A.M. (author), von Frijtag Drabbe Künzel, J.K. (author), Lorenzen, A. (author), El Maate, F.A. (author), Fujikawa, S. (author), van Westhoven, R. (author), van den Hoven, T. (author), Brussee, J. (author), Ijzerman, A.P. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Novel 3,8- and 8,9-disubstituted N6-cyclopentyladenine derivatives were synthesised in moderate overall yield from 6-chloropurine. The derivatives were made in an attempt to find a new neutral antagonist with high affinity for adenosine A1 receptors. N6-Cyclopentyl-9- methyladenine (N-0840) was used as a lead compound. Binding affinities of the...article 2004
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Brink, M. (author), Weijenberg, M.P. (author), de Goeij, A.F.P.M. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Koedijk, F.D.H. (author), Roemen, G.M.J.M. (author), Lentjes, M.H.F.M. (author), de Bruïne, A.P. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Associations between dietary intake of various fats and specific K-ras mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC) were investigated within the framework of The Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer (NLCS). After 7.3 years of follow-up and with exclusion of the first 2.3 years, 448 colon and 160 rectal cancer patients and 2948 subcohort members ...article 2004
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Martin, A.M. (author), Hammond, E. (author), Nolan, D. (author), Pace, C. (author), Den Boer, M. (author), Taylor, L. (author), Moore, H. (author), Martinez, O.P. (author), Christiansen, F.T. (author), Mallal, S. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Nucleoside reverse-transcriptase inhibitor (NRTI) therapy for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection has been associated with mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) polymerase-γ inhibition and subsequent mtDNA depletion. Effects on mtDNA mutation, although suggested by critical involvement of polymerase-γ in DNA-repair reactions, are unknown. In the...article 2003
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Brink, M. (author), de Goeij, A.F.P.M. (author), Weijenberg, M.P. (author), Roemen, G.M.J.M. (author), Lentjes, M.H.F.M. (author), Pachen, M.M.M. (author), Smits, K.M. (author), de Bruïne, A.P. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author)Activation of K-ras oncogene has been implicated in colorectal carcinogenesis, being mutated in 30-60% of the adenocarcinomas. In this study, 737 incident colorectal cancer (CRC) patients, originating from 120 852 men and women (55-69 years at baseline) participating in the Netherlands Cohort Study (NLCS), were studied in order to evaluate...article 2003
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Bayley, J.P. (author), Bakker, A.M. (author), Kaijzel, E.L. (author), Huizinga, T.W.J. (author), Verweij, C.L. (author)Objective. To assess the role of polymorphisms of the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptors, TNF-RI (p55) and TNF-RII (p75) in the susceptibility to and severity of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in Dutch patients. Methods. A total of 319 consecutive RA patients, and a cohort of 90 female RA patients with detailed 12-yr follow-up were genotyped for...article 2003
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Renwick, A.B. (author), Ball, S.E. (author), Tredger, J.M. (author), Price, R.J. (author), Walters, D.G. (author), Kao, J. (author), Scatina, J.A. (author), Lake, B.G. (author), TNO Voeding (author)The effect of cimetidine on the metabolism of zaleplon (ZAL) in human liver subcellular fractions and precision-cut liver slices was investigated. 2. ZAL was metabolized to a number of products including 5-oxo-ZAL (M2), which is known to be formed by aldehyde oxidase, N-desethyl-ZAL (DZAL), which is known to be formed by CYP3A forms, and N...article 2002
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A functional genomics strategy that uses metabolome data to reveal the phenotype of silent mutationsTNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Raamsdonk, L.M. (author), Teusink, B. (author), Broadhurst, D. (author), Zhang, N. (author), Hayes, A. (author), Walsh, M.C. (author), Berden, J.A. (author), Brindle, K.M. (author), Kell, D.B. (author), Rowland, J.J. (author), Westerhoff, H.V. (author), van Dam, K. (author), Oliver, S.G. (author)A large proportion of the 6,000 genes present in the genome of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, and of those sequenced in other organisms, encode proteins of unknown function. Many of these genes are "silent," that is, they show no overt phenotype, in terms of growth rate or other fluxes, when they are deleted from the genome. We demonstrate how the...article 2001
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van der Werf, M.J. (author), Boot, A.M. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Rhodococcus euythropolis DCL14 assimilates all stereoisomers of carveol and dihydrocarveol as sole source of carbon and energy. Induction experiments with carveol- or dihydrocarveol-grown cells showed high oxygen consumption rates with these two compounds and with carvone and dihydrocarvone. (Dihydro)carveol-grown cells of R. erythropolis DCL14...article 2000
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van der Werf, M.J. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)A Baeyer-Villiger mono-oxygenase (BVMO), catalysing the NADPH- and oxygen-dependent oxidation of the monocyclic monoterpene ketones 1-hydroxy-2-oxolimonene, dihydrocarvone and menthone, was purified to homogeneity from Rhodococcus erythropolis DCL14. Monocyclic monoterpene ketone mono-oxygenase (MMKMO) is a monomeric enzyme of molecular mass 60...article 2000
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Bessems, J.G.M. (author), de Groot, M.J. (author), Baede, E.J. (author), te Koppele, J.M. (author), Vermeulen, N.P.E. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)1. The formation of free radicals during enzyme catalysed oxidation of eight 3,5-disubstituted analogues of paracetamol (PAR) has been studied. A simple peroxidase system as well as cytochrome P450-containing systems were used. Radicals were detected by electron spin resonance (ESR) on incubation of PAR and 3,5-diCH3-, 3,5-diC2H5-, 3,5-ditC4H9-,...article 1998
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Wolterbeek, A.P.M. (author), Ciotti, M.A.L.T. (author), Schoevers, E.J. (author), Roggeband, R. (author), Baan, R.A. (author), Feron, V.J. (author), Rutten, A.A.J.J.L. (author), TNO Voeding (author)Tracheal organ cultures and isolated tracheal epithelial cells are frequently used to study effects of carcinogens and retinoids on both proliferation and differentiation of respiratory tract epithelial cells. For each of these in vitro models, optimal culture conditions have been established, varying in type of culture medium and composition of...article 1996
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van Os, P.J.H.J. (author), Bult, A. (author), Koopal, C.G.J. (author), van Bennekom, W.P. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Recently a glucose sensor has been developed, which is easily prepared, has a good stability and high glucose response, and is interference free for ascorbic acid. The sensor was made by galvanostatic polymerization of 0.3 M pyrrole in a HEPES buffer pH 7.0 with 200 U ml-1 glucose oxidase (GOx) using a current of 1 μA. In this study, bare and...article 1996
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van den Brink, H.J.M. (author), van Nistelrooy, H.J.G.M. (author), de Waard, M.A. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), van Gorcom, R.F.M. (author), Prins Maurits Laboratorium TNO (author)In this paper we describe the effects of over-expression of the Penicillium italicum gene encoding eburicol 14α-demethylase (cyp51), in Aspergillus niger strains with one or multiple copies of the gene encoding cytochrome P450 reductase (cpr A), on the eburicol 14α-demethylase activity. Eburicol 14α-demethylase activity was determined by...article 1996
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