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Lee, J.K.W. (author), Tan, B. (author), Kingma, B.R.M. (author), Haman, F. (author), Epstein, Y. (author)Exposure to extreme environmental heat or cold during military activities can impose severe thermal strain, leading to impairments in task performance and increasing the risk of exertional heat (including heat stroke) and cold injuries that can be life-threatening. Substantial individual variability in physiological tolerance to thermal stress...article 2023
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de Bruin-Hoegée, J.M. (author), Lamriti, L. (author), Langenberg, J.P. (author), Olivier, R.C.M. (author), Chau, L.F. (author), van der Schans, M.J. (author), Noort, D. (author), van Asten, A.C. (author)The continuing threats of military conflicts and terrorism may involve the misuse of chemical weapons. The present study aims to use environmental samples to find evidence of the release of such agents at an incident scene. A novel approach was developed for identifying protein adducts in plants. Basil (Ocimum basilicum), bay laurel leaf (Laurus...article 2023
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Bajard, L. (author), Adamovsky, O. (author), Audouze, K. (author), Baken, K. (author), Barouki, R. (author), Beltman, J. (author), Beronius, A. (author), Bonefeld-Jørgensen, E.C. (author), Cano-Sancho, G. (author), de Baat, M.L. (author), Di Tillio, F. (author), Fernández, M.F. (author), FitzGerald, R.E. (author), Gundacker, C. (author), Hernández, A.F. (author), Hilscherova, K. (author), Karakitsios, S. (author), Kuchovska, E. (author), Long, M. (author), Luijten, M. (author), Majid, S. (author), Marx-Stoelting, P. (author), Mustieles, V. (author), Negi, C.K. (author), Sarigiannis, D. (author), Scholz, S. (author), Sovadinova, I. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Tanabe, S. (author), Tollefsen, K.E. (author), van den Brand, A.D. (author), Vogs, C. (author), Wielsøe, M. (author), Wittwehr, C. (author), Blaha, L. (author)While human regulatory risk assessment (RA) still largely relies on animal studies, new approach methodologies (NAMs) based on in vitro, in silico or non-mammalian alternative models are increasingly used to evaluate chemical hazards. Moreover, human epidemiological studies with biomarkers of effect (BoE) also play an invaluable role in...article 2023
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van den Brink, W.J. (author), van den Broek, T.J. (author), Palmisano, S. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), de Hoogh, I.M. (author)Digital health technologies may support the management and prevention of disease through personalized lifestyle interventions. Wearables and smartphones are increasingly used to continuously monitor health and disease in everyday life, targeting health maintenance. Here, we aim to demonstrate the potential of wearables and smartphones to (1)...article 2022
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Scholten, B. (author), Portengen, L. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Downward, G.S. (author), Vlaanderen, J. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author)Background: Chemical risk assessment can benefit from integrating data across multiple evidence bases, especially in exposure–response curve (ERC) modeling when data across the exposure range are sparse. Methods: We estimated the ERC for benzene and acute myeloid leukemia (AML), by fitting linear and spline-based Bayesian meta-regression models...article 2022
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Grinberg, M. (author), Stöber, R.M. (author), Edlund, K. (author), Rempel, E. (author), Godoy, P. (author), Reif, R. (author), Widera, A. (author), Madjar, K. (author), Schmidt-Heck, W. (author), Marchan, R. (author), Sachinidis, A. (author), Spitkovsky, D. (author), Hescheler, J. (author), Carmo, H. (author), Arbo, M.D. (author), van de Water, B. (author), Wink, S. (author), Vinken, M. (author), Rogiers, V. (author), Escher, S. (author), Hardy, B. (author), Mitic, D. (author), Myatt, G. (author), Waldmann, T. (author), Mardinoglu, A. (author), Damm, G. (author), Seehofer, D. (author), Nüssler, A. (author), Weiss, T.S. (author), Oberemm, A. (author), Lampen, A. (author), Schaap, M.M. (author), Luijten, M. (author), van Steeg, H. (author), Thasler, W.E. (author), Kleinjans, J.C.S. (author), Stierum, R.H. (author), Leist, M. (author), Rahnenführer, J. (author), Hengstler, J.G. (author)Correction to: Arch Toxicol (2014) 88:2261–2287 https://doi.org/10.1007/s00204-014-1400-x.article 2022
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Jones, K. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), Scholten, B. (author), Porras, S. (author), Bousoumah, R. (author), Ndaw, S. (author), Louro, H. (author), Silva, M.J. (author), Viegas, S. (author), Godderis, L. (author), Verdonck, J. (author), Poels, K. (author), Groen, T. (author), Duca, R.C. (author), Santonen, T. (author), HBM4EU Diisocyanates Study Team, (author)Diisocyanates have long been a leading cause of occupational asthma in Europe, and recently, they have been subjected to a restriction under the REACH regulations. As part of the European Human Biomonitoring project (HBM4EU), we present a study protocol designed to assess occupational exposure to diisocyanates in five European countries. The...article 2022
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van den Brink, W. (author), Bloem, R. (author), Ananth, A. (author), Kanagasabapathi, T. (author), Amelink, A. (author), Bouwman, J. (author), Gelinck, G.H. (author), van Veen, S. (author), Boorsma, A. (author), Wopereis, S. (author)Health maintenance and disease prevention strategies become increasingly prioritized with increasing health and economic burden of chronic, lifestyle-related diseases. A key element in these strategies is the empowerment of individuals to control their health. Self-measurement plays an essential role in achieving such empowerment. Digital...article 2021
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Smits, M. (author), Meijerink, M. (author), Le, T.M. (author), Knulst, A. (author), de Jong, A. (author), Caspers, M.P.M. (author), Lima, E.S. (author), Babe, L. (author), Ladics, G. (author), McClain, S. (author), Houben, G.F. (author), Verhoeckx, K. (author)Background: Food proteins differ in their allergenic potential. Currently, there is no predictive and validated bio-assay to evaluate the allergenicity of novel food proteins. The objective of this study was to investigate the potential of a human peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) gene expression assay to identify biomarkers to predict...article 2021
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Kallen, V. (author), Tahir, M. (author), Bedard A., (author), Bongers, B. (author), van Riel, N. (author), van Meeteren, N. (author)Allostatic load reflects the cumulative strain on organic functions that may gradually evolve into overt disease. Our aim was to evaluate the allostatic parameters in the context of aging, and identify the parameters that may be suitable for an allostatic load index for elderly people (>60 years). From previously published studies, 11 allostatic...article 2021
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Kim, Y. (author), Kim, Y. (author), Hwang, J. (author), van den Broek, T.J. (author), Oh, B. (author), Kim, J.Y. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), Bouwman, J. (author), Kwon, O. (author)Oxidative stress aggravates the progression of lifestyle-related chronic diseases. However, knowledge and practices that enable quantifying oxidative stress are still lacking. Here, we performed a proof-of-concept study to predict the oxidative stress status in a healthy population using retrospective cohort data from Boramae medical center in...article 2021
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Hemme, M. (author), Fidder, A. (author), van der Riet-van Oeveren, D. (author), van der Schans, M.J. (author), Noort, D. (author)The primary aim of this study was to identify biomarkers of exposure to some so-called Schedule 1 sulfur mustard (HD) analogues, in order to facilitate and expedite their retrospective analysis in case of alleged use of such compounds. Since these HD analogues can be regarded as model compounds for possible impurities of HD formed during...article 2021
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Kuijpers, E. (author), van Wel, L. (author), Loh, M. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), Makris, K.C. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Fransman, W. (author), Pronk, A. (author)Introduction: Oil and gas workers have been shown to be at increased risk of chronic diseases including cancer, asthma, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and hearing loss, among others. Technological advances may be used to assess the external (e.g. personal sensors, smartphone apps and online platforms, exposure models) and internal...article 2021
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van Bilsen, J.H.M. (author), van den Brink, W. (author), van den Hoek, A.M. (author), Dulos, R. (author), Caspers, M.P.M. (author), Kleeman, R. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), Verschuren, L. (author)Metabolic disorders, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes have a large impact on global health, especially in industrialized countries. Tissue-specific chronic low-grade inflammation is a key contributor to complications in metabolic disorders. To support therapeutic approaches to these complications, it is crucial to gain a deeper understanding...article 2021
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Stevens, L.J. (author), Donkers, J.M. (author), Dubbel, J. (author), Vaes, W.H.J. (author), van de Steeg, E. (author), Knibbe, C.A.J. (author), Alwayn, I.P.J. (author), van de Steeg, E. (author)To predict the absorption, distribution, metabolism and excretion (ADME) profile of candidate drugs a variety of preclinical models can be applied. The ADME and toxicological behavior of newly developed drugs are often investigated prior to assessment in humans, which is associated with long time-lines and high costs. Therefore, good predictions...article 2020
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van Bilsen, J.H.M. (author), Dulos, R. (author), van Stee, M.F. (author), Meima, M.Y. (author), Rouhani Rankouhi, T. (author), Neergaard Jacobsen, L. (author), Staudt Kvistgaard, A. (author), Garthoff, J.A. (author), Knippels, L.M.J. (author), Knipping, K. (author), Houben, G.F. (author), Verschuren, L. (author), Meijerink, M. (author), Krishnan, S. (author)A healthy immune status is strongly conditioned during early life stages. Insights into the molecular drivers of early life immune development and function are prerequisite to identify strategies to enhance immune health. Even though several starting points for targeted immune modulation have been identified and are being developed into...article 2020
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Scholten, B. (author), Laura Kenny, L. (author), Duca, R.C. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Santonen, T. (author), Galea, K.S. (author), Loh, M. (author), Huumonen, K. (author), Sleeuwenhoek, A. (author), Creta, M. (author), Godderis, L. (author), Jones, K. (author)Diisocyanates are a group of chemicals that are widely used in occupational settings. They are known to induce various health effects, including skin- and respiratory tract sensitization resulting in allergic dermatitis and asthma. Exposure to diisocyanates has been studied in the past decades by using different types of biomonitoring markers...article 2020
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Scholten, B. (author), Vlaanderen, J. (author), Stierum, R. (author), Portengen, L. (author), Rothman, N. (author), Lan, Q. (author), Pronk, A. (author), Vermeulen, R. (author)BACKGROUND: The genotoxicity of benzene has been investigated in dozens of biomonitoring studies, mainly by studying (classical) chromosomal aberrations (CAs) or micronuclei (MN) as markers of DNA damage. Both have been shown to be predictive of future cancer risk in cohort studies and could, therefore, potentially be used for risk assessment of...article 2020
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Bongers, C.C.W.G. (author), ten Haaf, D.S.M. (author), Catoire, M. (author), Kersten, B. (author), Wouters, J.A. (author), Eijsvogels, T.M.H. (author), Hopman, M.T.E. (author)The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of 12 weeks collagen peptide (CP) supplementation on knee pain and function in individuals with self-reported knee pain. Healthy physically active individuals (n = 167, aged 63 [interquartile range = 56-68] years) with self-reported knee pain received 10 g/day of CP or placebo for 12 weeks....article 2020
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Hoevenaars, F.P.M. (author), van der Kamp, J.W. (author), van den Brink, W.D. (author), Wopereis, S. (author)Health claims on foods are a way of informing consumers about the health benefits of a food product. Traditionally, these claims are based on scientific evaluation of markers originating from a pharmacological view on health. About a decade ago, the definition of health has been rephrased to ‘the ability to adapt’ that opened up the possibility...article 2020