17 search results for “macrophage” in the Public website
-
Macrophage activation and cholesterol in atherosclerosis development
Current therapies for patients with atherosclerosis are targeted primarily on reducing blood cholesterol, but this fails to prevent a large number of cardiovascular events.95 In order to identify new therapeutic strategies for treating atherosclerosis, it is important to study the interactions between…
-
Macrophage activation and cholesterol in atherosclerosis development
Promotores:Th.J.C. van Berkel, M. van Eck
-
Investigations on the role of impaired lysosomes of macrophages in disease
The research described in this thesis combines the latest insights in lysosomal function with lysosome centred cell signalling.
-
Key innate immune components controlling intracellular infection
Promotor: H.P. Spaink, Co-Promotor: A.H. Meijer
-
Selective autophagy in host defense against mycobacterial infection
The effective treatment of tuberculosis (TB) remains a major challenge to global health.
-
Development of novel anti-cancer strategies utilizing the zebrafish xenograft model
In this thesis, we will utilize embryonic zebrafish tumour models to understand the interaction between engrafted human cancer cells and macrophages from the host, test drug administration modalities and anti-cancer efficacies of newly-developed PDT and PACT compounds, and test a light-triggered liposomal…
-
Modulation of leukocyte homeostasis in atherosclerosis
Promotores: Prof.dr. E.A.L. Biessen, Prof.dr. T.J.C. van Berkel
-
Exploitation of host chemokine signalling by pathogenic mycobacteria
Promotores: A.H. Meijer, H.P. Spaink
-
Glucocorticoid modulation of the immune response
Glucocorticoids (GCs) are widely prescribed as anti-inflammatory drugs due to their well-established immunosuppressive effects.
-
Dyslipidemia at the crossroad of the skin barrier and the arterial wall
The research described in this thesis shows that hypercholesterolemia, a well-established risk factor for atherosclerosis, can impact skin lipid pool and barrier function already at young age. In the field of atherosclerosis, we showed that the small peptide Lyp-1 can be used as a targeting molecule…
-
Chemokine signaling mechanisms underlying inflammation and infection control: insights from the zebrafish model
This thesis focuses on the role of chemokine receptors CXCR3 and CCR2 in the inflammatory process and infection control using the zebrafish model.
-
Bone marrow transplantation in mice as a tool to study M2 macrophage activation in atherogenesis
PhD Defence
-
Investigations on the role of impaired lysosomes of macrophages in disease
PhD Defence
-
This Week’s Discoveries | 15 November 2016
Lecture
-
Verstoorde beweging maakt macrofagen dodelijker voor tuberculosebacteriën
Macrofagen – de frontlinie van ons afweersysteem – beschermen ons tegen infecties. Maar bij de tuberculosebacterie gaat dat vaak mis. De groep van Annemarie Meijer van het Instituut Biologie Leiden heeft nu ontdekt dat macrofagen in zebravissen beter in staat zijn tuberculose uit te schakelen als ze…
-
Opruimactie tegen tuberculose en salmonella-infecties
Het eigen cellulaire recyclesysteem van zebravissen kan schadelijke bacteriën opeten en zo weerstand bieden tegen infecties als tuberculose en salmonellose. Dat schrijven Leidse biologen van de groep van Annemarie Meijer. Het stimuleren van deze vorm van afweer kan gebruikt worden in nieuwe behandelmethoden…
-
Fluorescent Chemical Probes for Clinical Imaging Applications
Lecture