Search Results - "Dijkstra, C"
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Combination of CSF N-acetylaspartate and neurofilaments in multiple sclerosis
Published in Neurology (14-04-2009)“…Axonal degeneration is the likely cause of disease progression in multiple sclerosis (MS). Our previous results indicated that neuron-specific…”
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Higher levels of 25-hydroxyvitamin D are associated with a lower incidence of multiple sclerosis only in women
Published in Multiple sclerosis (01-01-2009)“…Introduction Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease with an as yet not fully understood etiological background. The geographical…”
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Severe oxidative damage in multiple sclerosis lesions coincides with enhanced antioxidant enzyme expression
Published in Free radical biology & medicine (15-12-2008)“…Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and subsequent oxidative damage may contribute to the formation and persistence of multiple sclerosis (MS) lesions by acting on…”
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Blood-brain barrier permeability and monocyte infiltration in experimental allergic encephalomyelitis: A quantitative MRI study
Published in Brain (London, England : 1878) (01-03-2004)“…Enhanced cerebrovascular permeability and cellular infiltration mark the onset of early multiple sclerosis lesions. So far, the precise sequence of these…”
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A Protocolised Once a Day Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) Measurement Is an Appropriate Screening Tool for Major Adverse Events in a General Hospital Population
Published in PloS one (05-08-2016)“…The Modified Early Warning Score (MEWS) was developed to timely recognise clinically deteriorating hospitalised patients. However, the ability of the MEWS in…”
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Genetic and environmental components of variation in eumelanin and phaeomelanin sex-traits in the barn owl
Published in Heredity (01-05-2003)“…Knowledge of the mechanism underlying the expression of melanin-based sex-traits may help us to understand their signalling function. Potential sources of…”
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CNS myelin induces regulatory functions of DC-SIGN-expressing, antigen-presenting cells via cognate interaction with MOG
Published in The Journal of experimental medicine (30-06-2014)“…Myelin oligodendrocyte glycoprotein (MOG), a constituent of central nervous system myelin, is an important autoantigen in the neuroinflammatory disease…”
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Measurement properties and implications of the Brief Resilience Scale in healthy workers
Published in Journal of occupational health (01-05-2019)“…Objectives The aim of this study was to study measurement properties of the Dutch Language Version of the Brief Resilience Scale (BRS‐DLV) in blue and white…”
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Multiple sclerosis and vitamin D: an update
Published in European journal of clinical nutrition (01-08-2004)“…MS is a chronic, immune-mediated inflammatory and neurodegenerative disease of the central nervous system (CNS), with an etiology that is not yet fully…”
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Bacterial killing and the dimensions of bacterial death
Published in NPJ biofilms and microbiomes (17-09-2024)“…Bacteria can be dead, alive, or exhibit slowed or suspended life forms, making bacterial death difficult to establish. Here, agar-plating,…”
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Antioxidants and polyunsaturated fatty acids in multiple sclerosis
Published in European journal of clinical nutrition (01-12-2005)“…Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease of the central nervous system (CNS). Oligodendrocyte damage and subsequent axonal demyelination is a…”
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Increased plasma 8,12-iso-iPF2alpha- VI levels in relapsing multiple sclerosis patients are not predictive of disease progression
Published in Multiple sclerosis (01-08-2012)“…Background: Oxidative stress plays an important role in multiple sclerosis (MS). Isoprostanes are biomarkers for oxidative stress and have been related to…”
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Identification of biomarkers for diagnosis and progression of MS by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry
Published in Multiple sclerosis (01-07-2011)“…Introduction: Body fluid biomarkers for clinical subtyping and monitoring of disease progression are of considerable interest in multiple sclerosis (MS)…”
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Leukemia inhibitory factor modulates production of inflammatory mediators and myelin phagocytosis by macrophages
Published in Journal of neuroimmunology (15-11-2008)“…Abstract Leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) promotes survival of glial cells and neurons during autoimmune and injury responses in the central nervous system…”
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Serum homocysteine levels in relation to clinical progression in multiple sclerosis
Published in Journal of neurology, neurosurgery and psychiatry (01-12-2008)“…Background: Elevated homocysteine levels are associated with various neurodegenerative diseases and have even been identified as a risk factor for some of…”
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Testosterone has a long-term effect on primary sex ratio of first eggs in pigeons—in search of a mechanism
Published in General and comparative endocrinology (01-09-2009)“…Abstract Despite accumulating evidence that birds, in which females are the heterogametic sex, are able to manipulate primary offspring sex ratio, the…”
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Computer and internet use among people with long-standing spinal cord injury: a cross-sectional survey in the Netherlands
Published in Spinal cord (01-05-2019)“…Study design: Cross-sectional survey Objectives: To describe computer and Internet use (other than for work or study) among people with long-standing spinal…”
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Adherence to dietary guidelines for fruit, vegetables and fish among older Dutch adults; the role of education, income and job prestige
Published in The Journal of nutrition, health & aging (2014)“…OBJECTIVES: Little is known about socio-economic differences in dietary intake among older adults. In this study we describe self-reported dietary adherence to…”
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The helminth Trichuris suis suppresses TLR4-induced inflammatory responses in human macrophages
Published in Genes and immunity (01-10-2014)“…Recent clinical trials in patients with inflammatory diseases like multiple sclerosis (MS) or inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) have shown the beneficial…”
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Multiple pathways of maternal effects in black‐headed gull eggs: constraint and adaptive compensatory adjustment
Published in Journal of evolutionary biology (01-07-2006)“…We investigated in the black‐headed gull whether female deposition of antioxidants and immunoglobulins (enhancing early immune function), and testosterone…”
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