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Mariman, R. (author), Kremer, S.H.A. (author), Koning, F. (author), Nagelkerken, L. (author)Probiotic bacteria express a wide range of molecular structures that bind to receptors on innate immune cells and mediate health-promoting effects in the host. We have recently demonstrated in a colitis model that favourable effects of the probiotic mixture VSL#3 may in part be due to the suppression of intestinal chemokine expression. To obtain...article 2014
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Saccenti, E. (author), Tenori, L. (author), Verbruggen, P. (author), Timmerman, M.E. (author), Bouwman, J. (author), van der Greef, J. (author), Luchinat, C. (author), Smilde, A.K. (author)Background: Metabolomics has attracted the interest of the medical community for its potential in predicting early derangements from a healthy to a diseased metabolic phenotype. One key issue is the diversity observed in metabolic profiles of different healthy individuals, commonly attributed to the variation of intrinsic (such as (epi)genetic...article 2014
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Licht, C.M.M. (author), van Turenhout, L.C. (author), Deijen, J.B. (author), Koppes, L.L.J. (author), van Mechelen, W. (author), Twisk, J.W.R. (author), Drent, M.L. (author)Several studies have demonstrated an association between polymorphisms in the insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) gene and IGF-1 serum levels. IGF-1 levels have been associated with cognitive functioning in older persons and growth hormone deficient patients. The present study investigates whether IGF-1 polymorphisms, IGF-1 levels, and...article 2014
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Kocken, P.L. (author), Theunissen, M.H.C. (author), Schönbeck, Y. (author), Henneman, L. (author), Janssens, A.C.J.W. (author), Detmar, S.B. (author)The objective of this paper is to assess parental beliefs and intentions about genetic testing for their children in a multi-ethnic population with the aim of acquiring information to guide interventions for obesity prevention and management. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in parents of native Dutch children and children from a large...article 2013
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Zeegers, M.P. (author), Nekeman, D. (author), Khan, H.S. (author), van Dijk, B.A.C. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), Schalken, J. (author), Shajahan, S. (author), Pearlman, A. (author), Oddoux, C. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), Schouten, L.J. (author), Ostrer, H. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Background:Prostate cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer in men in Europe and the United States. Numerous studies have indicated genetics to have a major role in the aetiology of this disease; as much as 42% of the risk may be explained by heritable factors. Genome-wide association studies have detected an association between prostate...article 2013
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- van Dommelen, P. (author), Schönbeck, Y. (author), van Buuren, S. (author) article 2012
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Euser, S.M. (author), Nagelkerke, N.J. (author), Schuren, F. (author), Jansen, R. (author), den Boer, J.W. (author)Background: Legionella, the causative agent for Legionnaires' disease, is ubiquitous in both natural and man-made aquatic environments. The distribution of Legionella genotypes within clinical strains is significantly different from that found in environmental strains. Developing novel genotypic methods that offer the ability to distinguish...article 2012
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TNO Biomedicine (author), Chen, Y. (author), Wang, M. (author), Ouwerkerk, P.B.F. (author)Rice among other cereals is key to food security for at least half the world population. Since the 1960s, productivity of rice has largely been improved during the Green Revolution, which included development of new cultivars, irrigation infrastructure, new management techniques, and synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. Nowadays, scientists and...article 2012
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van der Pal, S.M. (author), Sozanska, B. (author), Madden, D. (author), Kosmeda, A. (author), Debinska, A. (author), Danielewicz, H. (author), Boznanski, A. (author), Detmar, S. (author)Aims: The objective was to evaluate children's opinions about their participation in a large research project. Methods: Polish children between 6 and 14 years of age completed a questionnaire about their participation in the Polish Gabriel study (which aims to identify genetic and environmental causes of asthma). In total 706 questionnaires were...article 2011
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de Vogel, S. (author), Wouters, K.A.D. (author), Gottschalk, R.W.H. (author), van Schooten, F.J. (author), de Goeij, A.F.P.M. (author), de Bruïne, A.P. (author), Goldbohm, R.A. (author), van den Brandt, P.A. (author), van Engeland, M. (author), Weijenberg, M.P. (author)Dietary methyl donors might influence DNA methylation during carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Among 609 CRC cases and 1,663 subcohort members of the Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer (n = 120,852), we estimated CRC risk according to methyl donor intake across genotypes of folate metabolizing enzymes and methyltransferases....article 2011
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van der Horst, E. (author), Peironcely, J.E. (author), van Westen, G.J.P. (author), van den Hoven, O.O. (author), Galloway, W.R.J.D. (author), Spring, D.R. (author), Wegner, J.K. (author), van Vlijmen, H.W.T. (author), Ijzerman, A.P. (author), Overington, J.P. (author), Bender, A. (author)Chemogenomic approaches, which link ligand chemistry to bioactivity against targets (and, by extension, to phenotypes) are becoming more and more important due to the increasing number of bioactivity data available both in proprietary databases as well as in the public domain. In this article we review chemogenomics approaches applied in four...article 2011
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Kleemann, R. (author), Bucala, R. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Obesity is associated with insulin resistance, disturbed glucose homeostasis, low grade inflammation, and comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes and cardiovascular disease. The cytokine macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) is an ubiquitously expressed protein that plays a crucial role in many inflammatory and autoimmune disorders....article 2010
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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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Hartgroves, L.C.S. (author), Koudstaal, W. (author), McLeod, C. (author), Moncorgé, O. (author), Thompson, C.I. (author), Ellis, J. (author), Bull, C. (author), Havenga, M.J.E. (author), Goudsmit, J. (author), Barclay, W.S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Most influenza vaccines are produced in chicken eggs but recent human influenza strains often do not grow well in this substrate. The PER.C6® cell line is an alternative platform for vaccine production. Here we demonstrate that PER.C6 cells faithfully propagate recent clinical isolates, without selecting for mutations in the HA gene. PER.C6...article 2010
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Zakrzewska, A. (author), Boorsma, A. (author), Beek, A.T. (author), Hageman, J.A. (author), Westerhuis, J.A. (author), Hellingwerf, K.J. (author), Brul, S. (author), Klis, F.M. (author), Smits, G.J. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The transcriptional responses of yeast cells to a wide variety of stress conditions have been studied extensively. In addition, deletion mutant collections have been widely used to measure the combined effect of gene loss and stress on growth (fitness). Here we present a comparative analysis of 1,095 publicly available transcription and genome...article 2010
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- Venema, K. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author) article 2010
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Willemsen, G. (author), de Geus, E.J.C. (author), Bartels, M. (author), van Beijsterveldt, C.E.M.T. (author), Brooks, A.I. (author), Estourgie-van Burk, G.F. (author), Fugman, D.A. (author), Hoekstra, C. (author), Hottenga, J.-J. (author), Kluft, K. (author), Meijer, P. (author), Montgomery, G.W. (author), Rizzu, P. (author), Sondervan, D. (author), Smit, A.B. (author), Spijker, S. (author), Suchiman, H.E.D. (author), Tischfield, J.A. (author), Lehner, T. (author), Slagboom, P.E. (author), Boomsma, D.I. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)In 2004 the Netherlands Twin Register (NTR) started a large scale biological sample collection in twin families to create a resource for genetic studies on health, lifestyle and personality. Between January 2004 and July 2008, adult participants from NTR research projects were invited into the study. During a home visit between 7:00 and 10:00 am...article 2010
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Mihaescu, R. (author), Detmar, S.B. (author), Cornel, M.C. (author), van der Flier, W.M. (author), Heutink, P. (author), Hol, E.M. (author), Rikkert, M.G.M.O. (author), van Duijn, C.M. (author), Janssens, A.C.J.W. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van leven (author)Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most prevalent form of dementia and the number of cases is expected to increase exponentially worldwide. Three highly penetrant genes (AβPP, PSEN1, and PSEN2) explain only a small number of AD cases with a Mendelian transmission pattern. Many genes have been analyzed for association with non-Mendelian AD, but the...article 2010
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TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author), Kleemann, R. (author), van Erk, M. (author), Verschuren, L. (author), van den Hoek, A.M. (author), Koek, M. (author), Wielinga, P.Y. (author), Jie, A. (author), Pellis, L. (author), Bobeldijk-Pastorova, I. (author), Kelder, T. (author), Toet, K. (author), Wopereis, S. (author), Cnubben, N. (author), Evelo, C. (author), van Ommen, B. (author), Kooistra, T. (author)BACKGROUND: The sequence of events leading to the development of insulin resistance (IR) as well as the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are incompletely understood. As reductionist approaches have been largely unsuccessful in providing an understanding of the pathogenesis of IR, there is a need for an integrative, time-resolved approach...article 2010