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Microsphere size influences the foreign body reaction by Zandstra, J, Hiemstra, C, Petersen, A H, Zuidema, J, van Beuge, M M, Rodriguez, S, Lathuile, A A, Veldhuis, G J, Steendam, R, Bank, R A, Popa, E R

“…Biodegradable poly-(DL-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLGA) microspheres (MSP) are attractive candidate vehicles for site-specific or systemic sustained release of…”
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Lysyl Oxidase: New Looks on LOX by Bank, Ruud A, van Hinsbergh, Victor W.M

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Endo180 and MT1-MMP are involved in the phagocytosis of collagen scaffolds by macrophages and is regulated by interferon-gamma by Ye, Q, Xing, Q, Ren, Y, Harmsen, M C, Bank, R A

“…Subcutaneously implanted disks of hexamethylenediisocyanate or glutaraldehyde cross-linked sheep collagen (referred to as HDSC and GDSC, respectively) in mice…”
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A morphological and functional comparison of proximal tubule cell lines established from human urine and kidney tissue by Jansen, J., Schophuizen, C.M.S., Wilmer, M.J., Lahham, S.H.M., Mutsaers, H.A.M., Wetzels, J.F.M., Bank, R.A., van den Heuvel, L.P., Hoenderop, J.G., Masereeuw, R.

“…Promising renal replacement therapies include the development of a bioartificial kidney using functional human kidney cell models. In this study, human…”
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Effect of Collagen Turnover on the Accumulation of Advanced Glycation End Products by Verzijl, Nicole, DeGroot, Jeroen, Thorpe, Suzanne R., Bank, Ruud A., Shaw, J. Nikki, Lyons, Timothy J., Bijlsma, Johannes W.J., Lafeber, Floris P.J.G., Baynes, John W., TeKoppele, Johan M.

“…Collagen molecules in articular cartilage have an exceptionally long lifetime, which makes them susceptible to the accumulation of advanced glycation end…”
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Trabecular microfracture and the influence of pyridinium and non-enzymatic glycation-mediated collagen cross-links by Hernandez, Christopher J., Tang, Simon Y., Baumbach, Bethany M., Hwu, Paul B., Sakkee, A. Nico, van der Ham, Frits, DeGroot, Jeroen, Bank, Ruud A., Keaveny, Tony M.

“…The propensity of individual trabeculae to fracture (microfracture) may be important clinically since it could be indicative of bone fragility. Whether or not…”
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Identification of PLOD2 as Telopeptide Lysyl Hydroxylase, an Important Enzyme in Fibrosis by van der Slot, Annemarie J., Zuurmond, Anne-Marie, Bardoel, Alfons F.J., Wijmenga, Cisca, Pruijs, Hans E.H., Sillence, David O., Brinckmann, Jürgen, Abraham, David J., Black, Carol M., Verzijl, Nicole, DeGroot, Jeroen, Hanemaaijer, Roeland, TeKoppele, Johan M., Huizinga, Tom W.J., Bank, Ruud A.

“…The hallmark of fibrotic processes is an excessive accumulation of collagen. The deposited collagen shows an increase in pyridinoline cross-links, which are…”
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Impaired Collagen Biosynthesis and Cross‐linking in Aorta of Patients With Bicuspid Aortic Valve by Wågsäter, Dick, Paloschi, Valentina, Hanemaaijer, Roeland, Hultenby, Kjell, Bank, Ruud A., Franco‐Cereceda, Anders, Lindeman, Jan H. N., Eriksson, Per

“…Background Patients with bicuspid aortic valve (BAV) have an increased risk of developing ascending aortic aneurysm. In the present study, collagen homeostasis…”
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The role of collagen in determining bone mechanical properties by Wang, Xiaodu, Bank, Ruud A, TeKoppele, Johan M, Mauli Agrawal, C

“…The hypothesis of this study was that collagen denaturation would lead to a significant decrease in the toughness of bone, but has little effect on the…”
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Matrix metalloproteinase activities and their relationship with collagen remodelling in tendon pathology by Riley, Graham P, Curry, Valerie, DeGroot, Jeroen, van El, Benno, Verzijl, Nicole, Hazleman, Brian L, Bank, Ruud A

“…Our aim was to correlate the activity of matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) with denaturation and the turnover of collagen in normal and pathological human…”
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AGEing and osteoarthritis: a different perspective by Verzijl, Nicole, Bank, Ruud A, TeKoppele, Johan M, DeGroot, Jeroen

“…PURPOSE OF REVIEWAcross the world, osteoarthritis is the most commonly occurring musculoskeletal disease of the elderly, affecting more than 25% of the…”
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75: MICRORNA-1 AND MICRORNA-206 IMPROVE HUMAN SATELLITE CELL DIFFERENTIATION IN VITRO: A NOVEL APPROACH FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING OF SKELETAL MUSCLE by Koning, M, Harmsen, MC, Bank, RA, Werker, PM

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Age-related accumulation of Maillard reaction products in human articular cartilage collagen by Verzijl, N, DeGroot, J, Oldehinkel, E, Bank, R A, Thorpe, S R, Baynes, J W, Bayliss, M T, Bijlsma, J W, Lafeber, F P, Tekoppele, J M

“…Non-enzymic modification of tissue proteins by reducing sugars, the so-called Maillard reaction, is a prominent feature of aging. In articular cartilage,…”
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Phenotypic and molecular characterization of Bruck syndrome (osteogenesis imperfecta with contractures of the large joints) caused by a recessive mutation in PLOD2 by Ha-Vinh, Russia, Alanay, Yasemin, Bank, Ruud A., Campos-Xavier, Ana Belinda, Zankl, Andreas, Superti-Furga, Andrea, Bonafé, Luisa

“…Bruck syndrome (BS) is a recessively‐inherited phenotypic disorder featuring the unusual combination of skeletal changes resembling osteogenesis imperfecta…”
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The type of collagen cross-link determines the reversibility of experimental skin fibrosis by van der Slot-Verhoeven, Annemarie J., van Dura, Ernst A., Attema, Joline, Blauw, Bep, DeGroot, Jeroen, Huizinga, Tom W.J., Zuurmond, Anne-Marie, Bank, Ruud A.

“…Fibrotic processes in humans are characterised by an excessive accumulation of collagen containing increased levels of hydroxyallysine-derived cross-links. The…”
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Decreased Collagen Organization and Content Are Associated With Reduced Strength of Demineralized and Intact Bone in the SAMP6 Mouse by Silva, Matthew J, Brodt, Michael D, Wopenka, Brigitte, Thomopoulos, Stavros, Williams, Derek, Wassen, Maurice HM, Ko, Mike, Kusano, Nozomu, Bank, Ruud A

“…To examine the link between bone material properties and skeletal fragility, we analyzed the mechanical, histological, biochemical, and spectroscopic…”
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Increased formation of pyridinoline cross-links due to higher telopeptide lysyl hydroxylase levels is a general fibrotic phenomenon by van der Slot, Annemarie J, Zuurmond, Anne-Marie, van den Bogaerdt, Antoon J, Ulrich, Magda M.W, Middelkoop, Esther, Boers, Willem, Karel Ronday, H, DeGroot, Jeroen, Huizinga, Tom W.J, Bank, Ruud A

“…Fibrosis is characterized by an excessive accumulation of collagen which contains increased levels of pyridinoline cross-links. The occurrence of pyridinolines…”
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Elevated formation of pyridinoline cross-links by profibrotic cytokines is associated with enhanced lysyl hydroxylase 2b levels by van der Slot, Annemarie J., van Dura, Ernst A., de Wit, Elly C., DeGroot, Jeroen, Huizinga, Tom W.J., Bank, Ruud A., Zuurmond, Anne-Marie

“…The hallmark of fibrosis is the excessive accumulation of collagen. The deposited collagen contains increased pyridinoline cross-link levels due to an…”
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Ageing and zonal variation in post-translational modification of collagen in normal human articular cartilage. The age-related increase in non-enzymatic glycation affects biomechanical properties of cartilage by Bank, R A, Bayliss, M T, Lafeber, F P, Maroudas, A, Tekoppele, J M

“…A biomechanical failure of the collagen network is postulated in many hypotheses of the development of osteoarthritis with advancing age. Here we investigate…”
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Mechanical Properties of the Collagen Network in Human Articular Cartilage as Measured by Osmotic Stress Technique by Basser, Peter J., Schneiderman, Rosa, Bank, Ruud A., Wachtel, Ellen, Maroudas, Alice

“…We have used an isotropic osmotic stress technique to assess the swelling pressures of human articular cartilage over a wide range of hydrations in order to…”
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