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Chorionic gonadotropin induces dendritic cells to express a tolerogenic phenotype by Wan, Hui, Versnel, Marjan A, Leijten, Lonneke M E, van Helden-Meeuwsen, Cornelia G, Fekkes, Durk, Leenen, Pieter J M, Khan, Nisar A, Benner, Robbert, Kiekens, Rebecca C M

“…The pregnancy hormone human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has been suggested to play an immunoregulatory role in addition to its endocrine function, thus…”
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Chorionic gonadotropin can enhance innate immunity by stimulating macrophage function by Wan, Hui, Versnel, Marjan A., Cheung, Wai yee, Leenen, Pieter J. M., Khan, Nisar A., Benner, Robbert, Kiekens, Rebecca C. M.

“…Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) is a placental glycoprotein, mainly secreted by trophoblasts during pregnancy. Its function in endocrine regulation has been…”
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Chorionic gonadotropin alleviates thioglycollate-induced peritonitis by affecting macrophage function by Wan, Hui, Coppens, Jojanneke M. C., Helden‐Meeuwsen, Cornelia G., Leenen, Pieter J. M., Rooijen, Nico, Khan, Nisar A., Kiekens, Rebecca C. M., Benner, Robbert, Versnel, Marjan A.

“…hCG contributes to the controlled inflammatory state of pregnancy by regulating MΦ pro‐inflammatory function. Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG) is a hormone…”
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Resolution of cutaneous inflammation after local elimination of macrophages by Thepen, Theo, van Vuuren, A. J. Hanneke, Kiekens, Rebecca C. M, Damen, Cora A, Vooijs, Wim C, van de Winkel, Jan G. J

“…We constructed an immunotoxin, composed of an antibody directed against the high-affinity IgG receptor CD64 and Ricin-A, with the aim of resolving chronic…”
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Pathophysiology of photoaging of human skin: focus on neutrophils by Rijken, Feiko, Kiekens, Rebecca C M, van den Worm, Edwin, Lee, Peter L, van Weelden, Huib, Bruijnzeel, Piet L B

“…UV-induced skin damage is the result of a complex cascade of events. Many studies have focused on the skin effects induced by UV-B or UV-A separately. Recently…”
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Responses of Black and White Skin to Solar-Simulating Radiation: Differences in DNA Photodamage, Infiltrating Neutrophils, Proteolytic Enzymes Induced, Keratinocyte Activation, and IL-10 Expression by Rijken, Feiko, Bruijnzeel, Piet L.B., van Weelden, Huib, Kiekens, Rebecca C.M.

“…Black skin is more resistant to the deleterious effects of ultraviolet radiation than white skin. A higher melanin content and a different melanosomal…”
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