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Plant adaptogens increase lifespan and stress resistance in C. elegans by Wiegant, F. A. C., Surinova, S., Ytsma, E., Langelaar-Makkinje, M., Wikman, G., Post, J. A.

“…Extracts of plant adaptogens such as Eleutherococcus senticosus (or Acanthopanax senticosus ) and Rhodiola rosea can increase stress resistance in several…”
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influence of adaptogens on ultraweak biophoton emission: a pilot-experiment by Schutgens, F.W.G, Neogi, P, van Wijk, E.P.A, van Wijk, R, Wikman, G, Wiegant, F.A.C

“…In the present study, the effect of plant adaptogens (Rhodiola rosea and ADAPT-232) on human photon emission has been determined. In a randomized double blind…”
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Postconditioning hormesis and the homeopathic Similia principle: molecular aspects by Van Wijk, R, Wiegant, F A C

“…Postexposure conditioning, as a part of hormesis, involves the application of a low dose of stress following exposure to a severe stress condition. Depending…”
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Hormesis and Cellular Quality Control: A Possible Explanation for the Molecular Mechanisms that Underlie the Benefits of Mild Stress by Wiegant, F.A.C., Poot, S.A.H. de, Boers-Trilles, V.E., Schreij, A.M.A

“…In contrast to the detrimental action of severe stress conditions, the beneficial effects of mild stress, known as hormesis, is increasingly discussed and…”
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Histamine dilutions modulate basophil activation by Belon, P, Cumps, J, Ennis, M, Mannaioni, P F, Roberfroid, M, Sainte-Laudy, J, Wiegant, F A C

“…In order to demonstrate that high dilutions of histamine are able to inhibit basophil activation in a reproducible fashion, several techniques were used in…”
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role of hsp70 in protection and repair of luciferase activity in vivo; experimental data and mathematical modelling by Souren, J. E. M, Wiegant, F. A. C, Van Wijk, R

“…The stably transfected rat cell line HR24 expressing high levels of the inducible human hsp70 and its parental cell line Rat-1 were used for in vivo studies to…”
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Postconditioning Hormesis Put in Perspective: An Overview of Experimental and Clinical Studies by Wiegant, F.A.C., Prins, H.A.B., Van Wijk, R.

“…A beneficial effect of applying mild stress to cells or organisms, that were initially exposed to a high dose of stress, has been referred to as…”
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effect of temperature and protein synthesis on the renaturation of firefly luciferase in intact H9c2 cells by Souren, J. E. M, Wiegant, F. A. C, van Hof, P, van Aken, J. M, van Wijk, R

“…A mild increase in temperature that does not exert an effect on tolerance development or synthesis of heat shock proteins (Hsps) in control cells can stimulate…”
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Heat shock response by cells treated with azetidine-2-carboxylic acid by Van Rijn, J, Wiegant, F A, Van den Berg, J, Van Wijk, R

“…The purpose of this study is to reinvestigate the heat shock response in cells treated with the antimetabolite azetidine-2-carboxylic acid (azetidine), an…”
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Stimulation of survival capacity in heat shocked cells by subsequent exposure to minute amounts of chemical stressors; role of similarity in hsp-inducing effects by Wiegant, F A, Souren, J E, van Wijk, R

“…A brief and moderate heat shock to Reuber H35 hepatoma cells causes a rapid increase in the synthesis of heat shock proteins (hsp) and initiates the…”
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Mild step-down heating causes increased levels of HSP68 and of HSP84 mRNA and enhances thermotolerance by van Wijk, R, Ovelgönne, J H, de Koning, E, Jaarsveld, K, van Rijn, J, Wiegant, F A

“…Mammalian cells exhibit increased sensitivity to hyperthermic temperatures of 38-42 degrees C after an acute high-temperature heat shock; this phenomenon is…”
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Time-temperature relationships for step-down heating in normal and thermotolerant cells by van Rijn, J, van den Berg, J, Wiegant, F A, van Wijk, R

“…Normal and thermotolerant H35 cells were submitted to step-down heating (SDH). SDH can significantly reduce the induction and expression of thermotolerance…”
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Localization of Cell Surface Glycoproteins in Membrane Domains Associated with the Underlying Filament Network by Roos, E., Spiele, H., Feltkamp, C. A., Huisman, H., Wiegant, F. A. C., Traas, J., Mesland, D. A. M.

“…To visualize the localization of cell surface constituents in relation to the plasma membrane-associated filament network, we developed a method based on a…”
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Stressor-specific enhancement of hsp induction by low doses of stressors in conditions of self- and cross-sensitization by Wiegant, F.A.C, Spieker, N, van Wijk, R

“…In this paper, the pattern of induction of heat shock proteins (hsps) was studied in cultured Reuber H35 rat hepatoma cells by sequential application of…”
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Enhancement of the stress response by minute amounts of cadmium in sensitized Reuber H35 hepatoma cells by Wiegant, F.A.C., van Rijn, J., van Wijk, R.

“…The aim of this study was to determine whether the cadmium-induced cellular stress response can be modulated by the subsequent application of low…”
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Relationship between cadmium-induced expression of heatshock genes, inhibition of protein synthesis and cell death by Ovelgönne, J.H., Souren, J.E.M., Wiegant, F.A.C., Van Wijk, R.

“…Stress proteins (heat shock proteins, HSPs) have been proposed as markers for toxicity. This study has focussed on the pattern of HSP synthesis in relation to…”
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Stressor-specific induction of heat shock proteins in rat hepatoma cells by Wiegant, F A, Souren, J E, van Rijn, J, van Wijk, R

“…In order to determine whether induction of specific stress proteins is dependent on a given stressor and whether induction of these proteins is linked to…”
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Enhancement of the Stress Response by Low Concentrations of Arsenite in Arsenite-Pretreated Reuber H35 Hepatoma Cells by Ovelgonne, H.H., Wiegant, F.A.C., Souren, J.E.M., Vanrijn, H., Vanwijk, R.

“…The present study is aimed at determining whether the induction of heat-shock protein (hsp) synthesis, heat-shock mRNAs, and tolerance development after…”
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Is heat shock protein re-induction during tolerance related to the stressor-specific induction of heat shock proteins? by Wiegant, F. A. C., Spieker, N., Van Der Mast, C. A., Van Wijk, R.

“…The existence of stressor‐specific induction programs of heat shock proteins (hsps) leads us to analyze the possible occurrence of a stressor‐specific…”
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Epidermal Growth Factor Receptors Associated to Cytoskeletal Elements of Epidermoid Carcinoma (A431) Cells by Fred A. C. Wiegant, Blok, Freda J., Libert H. K. Defize, Wilbert A. M. Linnemans, Verkley, Arie J., Boonstra, Johannes

“…The structural interaction of the epidermal growth factor (EGF) receptor and the cytoskeleton of A431 cells has been studied using a monoclonal anti-EGF…”
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