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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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Mariman, R. (author), Tielen, F. (author), Koning, F. (author), Nagelkerken, L. (author)Background: Probiotic bacteria may render mice resistant to the development of various inflammatory and infectious diseases. Objective: This study aimed to identify mechanisms by which probiotic bacteria may influence intestinal immune homeostasis in noninflammatory conditions. Methods: The effect of VSL#3, a mixture of 8 probiotic bacteria, on...article 2015
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Blatchford, P. (author), Ansell, J. (author), de Godoy, M.R.C. (author), Fahey, G. (author), Garcia-Mazcorro, J.F. (author), Gibson, G.R. (author), Goh, Y.J. (author), Hotchkiss, A.T. (author), Hutkins, R. (author), LaCroix, C. (author), Rastall, R.A. (author), Reimer, R.A. (author), Schoterman, M. (author), Van Sinderen, D. (author), Venema, K. (author), Whelan, K. (author)In October 2012, a group of scientists met at the 10th Meeting of the International Scientific Association of Probiotics and Prebiotics (ISAPP) in Cork, Ireland to discuss issues surrounding prebiotics and their development. This article summarises outputs from the meeting. Various prebiotic definitions were discussed and how the concept has...article 2013
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Tonk, E.C.M. (author), de Groot, D.M.G. (author), Wolterbeek, A.P.M. (author), Penninks, A.H. (author), Waalkens-Berendsen, I.D.H. (author), Piersma, A.H. (author), van Loveren, H. (author)The susceptibility of developing immune system to chemical disruption warrants the assessment of immune parameters in reproductive and developmental testing protocols. In this study, a wide range of immune endpoints was included in an extended one-generation reproduction toxicity study (EOGRTS) design to determine the relative sensitivity of...article 2013
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Harb, H. (author), van Tol, E.A.F. (author), Heine, H. (author), Braaksma, M. (author), Gross, G. (author), Overkamp, K. (author), Hennen, M. (author), Alrifai, M. (author), Conrad, M.L. (author), Renz, H. (author), Garn, H. (author)Background: Oral supplementation with probiotic bacteria can protect against the development of allergic and inflammatory diseases. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate potential immunomodulatory and allergy-protective effects of processed Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LGG)-derived supernatants early in life in neonatal mice....article 2013
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van der Laan, J.W. (author), Forster, R. (author), Ledwith, B. (author), Gruber, M. (author), Gould, S. (author), Segal, L. (author), Penninks, A. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Vaccine research and development is a heterogeneous and intensely active area, encompassing the development of many different kinds of novel preventive and therapeutic vaccines (eg, against infectious, allergic, and autoimmune diseases, cancer, etc). Included in this is the development of different types of vaccines (eg, DNA vaccines, novel...article 2009
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TNO Defensie en Veiligheid (author), Molhoek, E.M. (author), den Hertog, A.L. (author), de Vries, A.M.B.C. (author), Nazmi, K. (author), Veerman, E.C.I. (author), Hartgers, F.C. (author), Yazdanbakhsh, M. (author), Bikker, F.J. (author), van der Kleij, D. (author)Cathelicidins are effector molecules of the innate host defense system that establish an antimicrobial barrier at epithelial interfaces. The human cathelicidin LL-37, in addition to its antimicrobial activity, also exhibits immunomodulatory effects, such as inhibition of pro-inflammatory responses to bacterial LPS in human monocytic cells. In...article 2009
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Janssen, G.B. (author), Penninks, A.H. (author), Knippels, L.M.J. (author), van Zijverden, M. (author), Spanhaak, S. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)This paper describes studies performed with ERA-63 a low molecular weight pharmaceutical with intended immunomodulatory effects. Since this compound was also known to have estrogenic activity a non-conventional approach was taken in order to differentiate between estrogenic and non-estrogenic-induced immunomodulatory effects. EE was included not...article 2008
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Kel, J. (author), Oldenampsen, J. (author), Luca, M. (author), Drijfhout, J.W. (author), Koning, F. (author), Nagelkerken, L. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)We have previously shown that immunization with a mannosylated myelin peptide in complete adjuvant induces tolerance instead of disease in experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), a rodent model for multiple sclerosis. In this report we demonstrate that treatment with a soluble mannosylated epitope of proteolipid protein (M-PLP139-151)...article 2007
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de Jonge, J.D. (author), Ezendam, J. (author), Knippels, L.M.J. (author), Odink, J. (author), Pourier, M.S. (author), Penninks, A.H. (author), Pieters, R. (author), van Loveren, H. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)Other factors than the allergen itself may be of importance in the development of food allergy. This report describes the influence of the immunosuppressive compound bis(tributyltin)oxide (TBTO), present in the food chain, on the development of food allergy to peanut or ovalbumin in Brown Norway (BN) rats. To study these effects BN rats were...article 2007
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Verhoeckx, K.C.M. (author), Korthout, H.A.A.J. (author), van Meeteren-Kreikamp, A.P. (author), Ehlert, K.A. (author), Wang, M. (author), van der Greef, J. (author), Rodenburg, R.J.T. (author), Witkamp, R.F. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)There is a great interest in the pharmacological properties of cannabinoid like compounds that are not linked to the adverse effects of Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), e.g. psychoactive properties. The present paper describes the potential immuno-modulating activity of unheated Cannabis sativa extracts and its main non-psychoactive constituent Δ9...article 2006
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Marco, M.L. (author), Pavan, S. (author), Kleerebezem, M. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The possibility that certain microorganisms might be beneficial to human health is highlighted by the numerous consumer products containing probiotic bacteria. Probiotics are typically administered in food that, following entry into the gastro-intestinal tract, results in measurable health-promoting effects. Although there is a growing list of...article 2006
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Meeuwsen, S. (author), Persoon-Deen, C. (author), Bsibsi, M. (author), Bajramovic, J.J. (author), Ravid, R. (author), de Bolle, L. (author), van Noort, J.M. (author), Gaubius Instituut TNO (author)Human herpesvirus-6A (HHV-6A) is a common pathogen whose role in CNS disorders including multiple sclerosis remains controversial. To understand how HHV-6A could influence inflammatory pathways in the CNS, we infected cultured human adult astrocytes and examined the expression of 268 cytokines, chemokines, growth factors and their receptors by...article 2005
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Brinckmann, J. (author), Kim, S. (author), Wu, J. (author), Reinhardt, D.P. (author), Batmunkh, C. (author), Metzen, E. (author), Notbohm, H. (author), Bank, R.A. (author), Krieg, T. (author), Hunzelmann, N. (author), TNO Kwaliteit van Leven (author)The major pathological processes of systemic scleroderma (SSc) comprise inflammation and microvascular damage in the early or acute progressive stage as well as tissue fibrosis and hypoxia in the chronic end stage. Fibrosis seems to be a general phenomenon characterized by an increase of hydroxylysine aldehyde derived collagen cross-links which...article 2005
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Killestein, J. (author), Hoogervorst, E.L.J. (author), Reif, M. (author), Blauw, B. (author), Smits, M. (author), Uitdehaag, B.M.J. (author), Nagelkerken, L. (author), Polman, C.H. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)Cannabinoids can modulate the function of immune cells. We here present the first human in vivo study measuring immune function in 16 MS patients treated with oral cannabinoids. A modest increase of TNF-α in LPS-stimulated whole blood was found during cannabis plant-extract treatment (p=0.037), with no change in other cytokines. In the subgroup...article 2003
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Seegers, J.F.M.L. (author)Evidence is accumulating that lactobacilli influence the immune response in a strain-dependent manner. This immunomodulatory capacity is important for the development of the immune response, and also identifies Lactobacillus as a potent oral vaccine carrier. Most of our current knowledge of the use of lactobacilli for vaccination purposes has...article 2002
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Kruisselbrink, A. (author), Heijne Den Bak-Glashouwer, M.J. (author), Havenith, C.E.G. (author), Thole, J.E.R. (author), Janssen, R. (author)Recent evidence suggests that chronic exposure to lactobacilli, which are part of the normal intestinal flora, inhibits the development of allergic disorders. Allergy is mediated by Th2 cells, which produce high levels of IL4 and IL5, and suppressive effects of lactic acid bacteria on the development of allergy have been attributed to their Th1...article 2001
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TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author), Janssen, R. (author), Kruisselbrink, A. (author), Hoogteijling, L. (author), Lamb, J.R. (author), Young, D.B. (author), Thole, J.E.R. (author)The potential for development of mycobacteria as T helper type 1 (Th1) vaccines capable of induction of Th1 responses to recombinant antigens was explored in a model system based on an immunodominant peptide from house dust mite. Different recombinant mycobacterial preparations were compared for their ability to induce a Th1 response to the...article 2001
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Kuper, C.F. (author), Harleman, J.H. (author), Richter-Reichelm, H.B. (author), Vos, J.G. (author), Centraal Instituut voor Voedingsonderzoek TNO (author)Toxicologic pathology is crucial in the identification and characterization of health effects following exposure to xenobiotics, mainly in toxicity experiments in rodents. Regarding regulatory toxicology, histopathology of lymphoid organs and tissues is a cornerstone in the identification of immunotoxic compounds. A 2-tier testing system is...article 2000
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Visser, J.T.J. (author), de Kloet, E. (author), Nagelkerken, L. (author), TNO Preventie en Gezondheid (author)It is increasingly recognized that glucocortiocoids (GCs) can have subtle modulatory effects in immunoregulation rather than having generalized immunosuppressive effects. GCs suppress Th1 cells and cellular immunity, but may favor Th2 responses and humoral immunity. The chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) appears to be associated with a disturbed HPA...article 2000
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