Folates and cardiovascular disease

MC Verhaar, E Stroes, TJ Rabelink - … , thrombosis, and vascular …, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
It is increasingly recognized that folates may play a role in the prevention of cardiovascular
disease. Over the last few years, several studies have reported beneficial effects of folates on …

Extracellular vesicles: potential roles in regenerative medicine

OG De Jong, BWM Van Balkom… - Frontiers in …, 2014 - frontiersin.org
Extracellular vesicles (EV) consist of exosomes, which are released upon fusion of the
multivesicular body with the cell membrane, and microvesicles, which are released directly from …

Connecting heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and renal dysfunction: the role of endothelial dysfunction and inflammation

JM Ter Maaten, K Damman, MC Verhaar… - European journal of …, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Renal dysfunction in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction ( HFpEF ) is common and
is associated with increased mortality. Impaired renal function is also a risk factor for …

Endothelial progenitor cell dysfunction: a novel concept in the pathogenesis of vascular complications of type 1 diabetes

CJM Loomans, EJP de Koning, FJT Staal… - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc
Type 1 diabetes is associated with reduced vascular repair, as indicated by impaired wound
healing and reduced collateral formation in ischemia. Recently, endothelial progenitor cells (…

Cellular stress conditions are reflected in the protein and RNA content of endothelial cell-derived exosomes

OG de Jong, MC Verhaar, Y Chen, P Vader… - Journal of …, 2012 - Taylor & Francis
Background: The healthy vascular endothelium, which forms the barrier between blood and
the surrounding tissues, is known to efficiently respond to stress signals like hypoxia and …

Endothelial cells require miR-214 to secrete exosomes that suppress senescence and induce angiogenesis in human and mouse endothelial cells

BWM van Balkom, OG De Jong, M Smits… - Blood, The Journal …, 2013 - ashpublications.org
Signaling between endothelial cells, endothelial progenitor cells, and stromal cells is crucial
for the establishment and maintenance of vascular integrity and involves exosomes, among …

Endothelin-A receptor antagonist–mediated vasodilatation is attenuated by inhibition of nitric oxide synthesis and by endothelin-B receptor blockade

MC Verhaar, FE Strachan, DE Newby, NL Cruden… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—The role of endothelin (ET)-1 in maintenance of basal vascular tone has been
demonstrated by local and systemic vasodilatation to endothelin receptor antagonists in …

5-methyltetrahydrofolate, the active form of folic acid, restores endothelial function in familial hypercholesterolemia

MC Verhaar, RMF Wever, JJP Kastelein, T van Dam… - Circulation, 1998 - Am Heart Assoc
Background—Impaired nitric oxide (NO) activity is an early event in the pathogenesis of
cardiovascular disease, resulting from either reduced NO formation or increased NO degradation…

Tubuloids derived from human adult kidney and urine for personalized disease modeling

F Schutgens, MB Rookmaaker, T Margaritis… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
Adult stem cell-derived organoids are three-dimensional epithelial structures that
recapitulate fundamental aspects of their organ of origin. We describe conditions for the long-term …

Quantitative and qualitative analysis of small RNAs in human endothelial cells and exosomes provides insights into localized RNA processing, degradation and …

BWM Van Balkom, AS Eisele, DM Pegtel… - Journal of …, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Exosomes are small vesicles that mediate cell–cell communication. They contain proteins,
lipids and RNA, and evidence is accumulating that these molecules are specifically sorted for …