Publications by authors named "Eva R Smit"

Introduction: Neutrophils play a dichotomous role in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP), providing protection and potentially causing damage. Existing research on neutrophil function in CAP relies on animal studies, leaving a gap in patient-centered investigations.

Methods: We used mass spectrometry to characterize the neutrophil proteome of moderately ill CAP patients at general ward admission and related the proteome to controls and clinical outcomes.

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Background: Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a heterogenous and complex blood cancer requiring aggressive treatment. Early identification and prediction of the complications following treatment is vital for effective disease management.

Aims: We explored associations between plasma protein levels and fever- and infection-related complications in 26 AML patients during chemotherapy-induced neutropenia.

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Background: Preterm infants, especially those born small for gestational age (SGA), are at risk of short-term and long-term health complications. Characterization of changes in circulating proteins postnatally in preterm infants may provide valuable fundamental insights into this population. Here, we investigated postnatal developmental patterns in preterm infants and explored protein signatures that deviate between SGA infants and appropriate for gestational age (AGA) infants using a mass spectrometry (MS)-based proteomics workflow.

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Blood vessel endothelial cells (EC) display heterogeneity across vascular beds, which is anticipated to drive site-specific vascular pathology. This heterogeneity is assessed using transcriptomics in vivo, and functional assays in vitro, but how proteomes compare across human in vitro cultured ECs remains incompletely characterized. We generated an in-depth human EC proteomic landscape (>8000 proteins) across six organs and two in vitro models in steady-state and upon IFNγ-induced inflammation.

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Vascular endothelial cells (ECs) form a dynamic interface between blood and tissue and play a crucial role in the progression of vascular inflammation. Here, we aim to dissect the system-wide molecular mechanisms of inflammatory endothelial-cytokine responses. Applying an unbiased cytokine library, we determined that TNFα and IFNγ induced the largest EC response resulting in distinct proteomic inflammatory signatures.

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