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van Rozendaal, B.A.W.M. (author), van de Lest, C.H.A. (author), van Eijk, M. (author), van Golde, L.M.G. (author), Voorhout, W.F. (author), van Helden, H.P.M. (author), Haagsman, H.P. (author)Collectins are carbohydrate binding proteins that are implicated in innate host defense. The lung collectins, surfactant proteins A and D (SP-A and SP-D), bind a variety of pathogens in vitro and influence phagocytosis by alveolar macrophages. In this report we show that SP-D binds endotoxin (lipopolysaccharide, LPS) in vivo in a rat model of...article 1999
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Maras, M. (author), van Die, I. (author), Contreras, R. (author), van den Hondel, C.A.M.J.J. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Filamentous fungi are commonly used in the fermentation industry for large scale production of glycoproteins. Several of these proteins can be produced in concentrations up to 20-40 g per litre. The production of heterologous glycoproteins is at least one or two orders of magnitude lower but research is in progress to increase the production...article 1999
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Gaubius instituut TNO (author), van Vlijmen, B.J.M. (author), Rohlmann, A. (author), Page, S.T. (author), Bensadoun, A. (author), Bos, I.S.T. (author), van Berkel, T.J.C. (author), Havekes, L.M. (author), Herz, J. (author)We have used adenovirus-mediated gene transfer in mice to investigate low density lipoprotein receptor (LDLR) and LDLR-related protein (LRP)- independent mechanisms that control the metabolism of chylomicron and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) remnants in vivo. Overexpression of receptor- associated protein (RAP) in mice that lack both LRP...article 1999
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Koppelman, S.J. (author), Bruijnzeel-Koomen, C.A.F.M. (author), Hessing, M. (author), de Jongh, H.H.J. (author)Ara h 1, a major peanut allergen was isolated, and its structure on secondary, tertiary, and quaternary level at ambient temperature was investigated using spectroscopic and biochemical techniques. Ara h 1 appeared to be a highly structured protein on a secondary level, possesses a clear tertiary fold, and is present as a trimeric complex. Heat...article 1999
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Howard, L.M. (author), Miga, A.J. (author), Vanderlugt, C.L. (author), Dal Canto, M.C. (author), Laman, J.D. (author), Noelle, R.J. (author), Miller, S.D. (author)Relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (R-EAE) in the SJL mouse is a Th1-mediated autoimmune demyelinating disease model for human multiple sclerosis and is characterized by infiltration of the central nervous system (CNS) by Th1 cells and macrophages. Disease relapses are mediated by T cells specific for endogenous myelin epitopes...article 1999
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Laman, J.D. (author), de Boer, M. (author), 't Hart, B.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)The interactions of CD40 and CD40L have been known for some time to critically regulate B-cell responses with respect to proliferation, isotype switching, antibody production, and memory formation. More recent findings demonstrated that CD40 can be expressed on several other antigen-presenting cell (APC) types such as macrophages, dendritic...article 1998
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Laman, J.D. (author), Maassen, C.B.M. (author), Schellekens, M.M. (author), Visser, L. (author), Kap, M. (author), de Jong, E. (author), van Puijenbroek, M. (author), van Stipdonk, M.J.B. (author), van Meurs, M. (author), Schwärzler, C. (author), Günthert, U. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Interactions between mononuclear cells are required for the formation of inflammatory infiltrates in the CNS and the activation of cellular effector functions provoking demyelination in MS. Membrane-expressed costimulatory molecules are crucial to such interactions. We therefore investigated whether two costimulatory molecules, CD40L (CD154,...article 1998
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Hendriks, H.F.J. (author), Veenstra, J. (author), van Tol, A. (author), Groener, J.E.M. (author), Schaafsma, G. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Moderate alcohol consumption is associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease. In this study, postprandial changes in plasma lipids, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) composition and cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) and lecithin: cholesterol acyltransferase (LCAT) activity levels were investigated in response to moderate alcohol...article 1998
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Vyth-Dreese, F.A. (author), Boot, H. (author), Dellemijn, T.A.M. (author), Majoor, D.M. (author), Oomen, L.C.J.M. (author), Laman, J.D. (author), van Meurs, M. (author), de Weger, R.A. (author), de Jong, D. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Costimulatory molecules are essential in cognate interactions between T and B lymphocytes. To study the prerequisites of functional interactions between malignant B cells and intermingled T cells in B-cell non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (B-NHL), we examined the expression of CD40, CD80 and CD86 and their ligands CD40 ligand (CD40L, CD154), CD28 and...article 1998
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Laman, J.D. (author), van Meurs, M. (author), Schellekens, M.M. (author), de Boer, M. (author), Melchers, B. (author), Massacesi, L. (author), Lassmann, H. (author), Claassen, E. (author), 't Hart, B.A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Accessory molecules and cytokines are involved in the immunopathogenesis of multiple sclerosis (MS) and experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE) in rodent models, and are potential targets for immunotherapy. Evaluation of such experimental therapies requires appropriate animal models. Therefore, we analysed the expression of selected...article 1998
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de Jong, E.C. (author), van Zijverden, M. (author), Spanhaak, S. (author), Koppelman, S.J. (author), Pellegrom, H. (author), Penninks, A.H. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Background: Peanuts are a major cause of food allergies both in children as in adults which can induce an anaphylactic shock. The identification and characterization of peanut allergens could lead to more insight into the mechanism and contribute to the improvement of diagnostic tests and treatment for peanut allergy. Objectives: In the present...article 1998
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Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO TNO Voeding (author), Welters, M.J.P. (author), Fichtinger-Schepman, A.M.J. (author), Baan, R.A. (author), Flens, M.J. (author), Scheper, R.J. (author), Braakhuis, B.J.M. (author)Resistance to chemotherapy is a major problem in the treatment of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Important factors involved are drug detoxification by glutathione (GSH) and reduced drug accumulation due to active transport out of the cell by so-called 'multidrug resistance-related proteins'. We have studied a panel...article 1998
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Hetzel, C. (author), Janssen, R. (author), Ely, S.J. (author), Kristensen, N.M. (author), Bunting, K. (author), Cooper, J.B. (author), Lamb, J.R. (author), Young, D.B. (author), Thole, J.E.R. (author)We have developed a novel epitope delivery system based on the insertion of peptides within a permissive loop of a bacterial superoxide dismutase molecule. This system allowed high-level expression of heterologous peptides in two mycobacterial vaccine strains, Mycobacterium bovis bacille Calmette- Guerin (BCG) and Mycobacterium vaccae. The...article 1998
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Giraudo, E. (author), Primo, L. (author), Audero, E. (author), Gerber, H.P. (author), Koolwijk, P. (author), Soker, S. (author), Klagsbrun, M. (author), Ferrara, N. (author), Bussolino, F. (author)Tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) modulates gene expression in endothelial cells and is angiogenic in vivo. TNF-alpha does not activate in vitro migration and proliferation of endothelium, and its angiogenic activity is elicited by synthesis of direct angiogenic inducers or of proteases. Here, we show that TNF-alpha up-regulates in a dose-...article 1998
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Wijnberg, M.J. (author), Quax, P.H.A. (author), Nieuwenbroek, N.M.E. (author), Verheijen, J.H. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)The plasminogen activation system is thought to be important in cell migration processes. A role for this system during smooth muscle cell migration after vascular injury has been suggested from several animal studies. However, not much is known about its involvement in human vascular remodelling. We studied the involvement of the plasminogen...article 1997
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Laman, J.D. (author), van Meurs, M. (author), de Smet, B.J.G.L. (author), Schoneveld, A. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)The abundant presence of macrophages and activated T cells in atherosclerotic plaques suggests an active involvement of the immune system in this cardiovascular disease. However, insight into cellular interactions inducing relevant effector functions is still limited. Here, Jon Laman and colleagues propose that local interactions between CD40...article 1997
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Meulenbelt, I. (author), Bijkerk, C. (author), de Wildt, S.C.M. (author), Miedema, H.S. (author), Valkenburg, H.A. (author), Breedveld, F.C. (author), Pols, H.A.P. (author), TeKoppele, J.M. (author), Sloos, V.F.G. (author), Hofman, A. (author), Slagboom, P.E. (author), van Duijn, C.M. (author)Objective. To investigate whether radiographically evident osteoarthritis (ROA) in 55-65-year-old men and women is associated with specific alleles or genotypes of the cartilage matrix protein (CRTM) and cartilage link protein (CRTL1) genes. Methods. Cases were selected from a population-based study on the presence of ROA of the knee or hip....article 1997
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Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO TNO Voeding (author), Evers, R. (author), Cnubben, N.H.P. (author), Wijnholds, J. (author), van Deemter, L. (author), van Bladeren, P.J. (author), Borst, P. (author)The human multidrug resistance protein MRP1 mediates transport of organic substrates conjugated to glutathione, glucuronide, or sulfate. The naturally occurring prostaglandins A1 and A2 can form two diastereomeric glutathione S-conjugates, and it has been speculated that these might be substrates for MRP1. Here we present evidence that polarized...article 1997
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Boot, H.J. (author), Kolen, C.P.A.M. (author), Andreadaki, F.J. (author), Leer, R.J. (author), Pouwels, P.H. (author), Prins Maurits Laboratorium TNO (author)S-proteins are proteins which form a regular structure (S-layer) on the outside of the cell walls of many bacteria. Two S-protein-encoding genes are located in opposite directions on a 6.0-kb segment of the chromosome of Lactobacillus acidophilus ATCC 4356 bacteria. Inversion of this chromosomal segment occurs through recombination between two...article 1996
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Laman, J.D. (author), Claassen, E. (author), Noelle, R.J. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Initially, a role for the interaction between CD40, expressed on B cells, and gp39 (CD40L), expressed on activated T cells, has been defined in humoral immunity. CD40-CD40L interaction is an essential signal for B cell proliferation, expression of activation markers, immunoglobulin production, and isotype switching. CD40-CD40L interaction is...article 1996