The purpose of this PhD Thesis is to decipher mechanisms in human disease, more specifically Osteoarthritis, Human/Rat Translational Research, Multiple Sclerosis, Hepatocellular Carcinoma, Drug-Induced Cardiomyopathy and Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD). Main findings regarding each human condition and project are discussed below.Through research in Osteoarthritis it was demonstrated that healthy chondrocytes can have a strong inflammatory -rather than protective- response to various stimuli. In this manner, the generation of an inflammatory environment in the joint is sustained, because cartilage is an avascular tissue, lacking important anti-inflammatory components of peripheral blood and this can eventually lead to the degradati...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the cause of a chronic hepatitis that may frequently evolve into cirrhosi...
TNF is a member of a large family of cytokines and has multiple roles in the CNS. Regulated TNF prod...
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing worldwide reaching epidemic proportions. The ...
Early experiences affect brain development and thus adult brain function and behavior. Based on the ...
The neuroactive steroids dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), its sulfate ester DHEA sulfate (DHEAS), and ...
The biological clock is a timing mechanism that allows organisms to regulate theirinvoluntary (e.g. ...
INTRODUCTION: Cerebrovascular disease is the third cause of death following cardiovascular disease a...
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, afflicting 1% of the populatio...
The objective of the thesis was to investigate the effect of the addition of a natural zeolite, clin...
The aim of the PhD thesis is the development of novel analytical methods and signal readout approach...
Vascular plants have been found to align along globally recognised economic spectra that determine t...
With the gradual increase in the population longevity, chronic conditions have become more prevalent...
The aim of this thesis is the study of growth factor-regulated signal transduction in mammalian cell...
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders, responsible for abou...
The development of the embryo is determined by specific interactions between cells and components of...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the cause of a chronic hepatitis that may frequently evolve into cirrhosi...
TNF is a member of a large family of cytokines and has multiple roles in the CNS. Regulated TNF prod...
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing worldwide reaching epidemic proportions. The ...
Early experiences affect brain development and thus adult brain function and behavior. Based on the ...
The neuroactive steroids dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA), its sulfate ester DHEA sulfate (DHEAS), and ...
The biological clock is a timing mechanism that allows organisms to regulate theirinvoluntary (e.g. ...
INTRODUCTION: Cerebrovascular disease is the third cause of death following cardiovascular disease a...
Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder, afflicting 1% of the populatio...
The objective of the thesis was to investigate the effect of the addition of a natural zeolite, clin...
The aim of the PhD thesis is the development of novel analytical methods and signal readout approach...
Vascular plants have been found to align along globally recognised economic spectra that determine t...
With the gradual increase in the population longevity, chronic conditions have become more prevalent...
The aim of this thesis is the study of growth factor-regulated signal transduction in mammalian cell...
Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders, responsible for abou...
The development of the embryo is determined by specific interactions between cells and components of...
Hepatitis C virus (HCV) is the cause of a chronic hepatitis that may frequently evolve into cirrhosi...
TNF is a member of a large family of cytokines and has multiple roles in the CNS. Regulated TNF prod...
The prevalence of diabetes mellitus (DM) is increasing worldwide reaching epidemic proportions. The ...