Publications by authors named "M J Harmsen"

Background: Neuropathic pain results from a defect in the somatosensory nervous system caused by a diversity of etiologies. The effect of current treat-ment with analgesics and surgery is limited. Studies report the therapeutic use of adipose tissue-derived components to treat neuropathic pain as a new treatment modality.

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The stromal vascular fraction of adipose tissue has gained popularity as regenerative therapy for tissue repair. Both enzymatic and mechanical intraoperative SVF isolation procedures exist. To date, the quest for the preferred isolation procedure persists, due to the absence of standardised yield measurements and a defined clinical threshold.

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Article Synopsis
  • Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) virus can easily dissociate from its intact form (146S) into smaller subunits (12S), which decreases its ability to trigger an immune response, although the reason for this is not well understood.
  • High-resolution structures of both the small subunits (12S) and intact virions (146S) have been analyzed alongside their complexes with specific antibodies, revealing how structural changes affect antibody binding.
  • The study found that 146S elicits a stronger immune response than 12S due to better maintenance of multiple antigenic sites, suggesting that this research could inform the development of more effective vaccines against FMD.
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Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a chronic lung disease characterized by ongoing inflammation, impaired tissue repair, and aberrant interplay between airway epithelium and fibroblasts, resulting in an altered extracellular matrix (ECM) composition. The ECM is the three-dimensional (3D) scaffold that provides mechanical support and biochemical signals to cells, now recognized not only as a consequence but as a potential driver of disease progression. To elucidate how the ECM influences pathophysiological changes occurring in COPD, in vitro models are needed that incorporate the ECM.

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