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The aim of this study is to investigate immune response to pneumococcal vaccination in patients after community acquired pneumonia with S. pneumoniae compared to pneumonia patients with another pathogen.
The main objectives of this study is to see if changes in the innate immune system can be found in diseases associated with increased risk for atherosclerosis
Conditions that promote IL-10 producing B cells in humans are still ill defined. In this project our aim is to investigate the frequnecy of IL-10 producing B cells in healthy volunteers. Next, we aim to compare this to the frequency of IL-10…
Primary Objective:Pilot study: Selection of the titanium derivatives which are capable of penetrating the skin, and thus can be used in the full study as patch test materials.Full study: To compare the results of three different diagnostic tests…
-To determine the feasibility of detection of synovitis by photoacoustic imaging using three discrete wavelengths of pulsed light as an early indicator of the presence of RA.-To correlate the photoacoustic markers that are indicative for…
To determine the prevalence of mycobacterial, propionibacterial and beryllium, aluminium and zirconium sensitized patients within a well-defined Dutch cohort of biopsy proven sarcoidosis patients.New clinico-pathological phenotypes within the group…
Objective: We want to extend our understanding of the disease aetiology by performing a small pilot study that incorporates other immunologic sites involved in the disease (the skin and the microbiome) while additionally strengthening our disease…
- To determine whether there is a mitigated immediate immune response to islet infusion in immunosuppressed recipients- To determine if complement activation during immediate immune response is affected in immunocompromised recipients
Does humoral and/or cellular rejection play a role in recurrent miscarriage of unknown etiology?Can biomarkers of humoral and/or cellular rejection be used for the detection of patients who are likely to suffer a miscarriage in a next pregnancy?
The primary objective of CDfuture is to provide duodenal biopsies of patients with and without CD, and venous blood samples, to continue CD research as described above.
Primary Objective: to study the differences in CD4+ T cell subsets (Th1/Th2/Th17/Tregulatory/Tsenescent) between GCA patients and healthy controls at diagnosis and during follow up and in remission. Secondary Objective(s): - To characterize the cell…
> Can fatigue in pSS patients be explained by force decline during a fatiguing task, muscle activation, mood, and the serum levels of proinflammatory cytokines? > What is the contribution of central factors (muscle activation) and…
The aim of this pilot study is to establish Th1/Th2/Th17 patterns in healthy controls by analysing cytokine concentrations in nasal fluid (nasal wash and cotton wool method), saliva and blood. This will be done in order to give an estimation about…
1. Evaluation of neurocgnitive functioning in children with HIV in comparison with healthy siblings using questionnaires.2. Qualitative analysis of different determinants that play a role in school participation in children with HIV using interviews…
DEfective HUman SAlivary gland stem cells: the cause of Primary Sjögren*s syndrome?
-DEHUSAPS study-
To assess whether salivary gland stem cell (SGCS) defects are key to salivary gland pathogenesis in pSS.
The primary aim of the current proposal is to get a better understanding of how CeD risk genes contribute to disease aetiology. To achieve this, we will apply a holistic approach in which we will study the behaviour of immune cells and the…
The aim of our project is in-depth characterization of the microbiota components both adjacent to and within the mucosa in patients with IBD, by applying novel high-throughput analysis technology in a global description strategy approach.…
1. Validate and adjust the current classification criteria for systemic vasculitis2. Develop and validate new diagnostic criteria for systemic vasculitis
The aim of this study is to develop an immortalised B-cell line derived from MG patients. This antibody producing cell line will be used for different applications:- The establishment of new passive transfer disease models for MG- The identification…
To show that in eosinophilic oesophagitis gastro-oesophageal reflux-induced epithelial barrier dysfunction facilitates passage of food-antigens through the epithelial barrier and subsequent increased exposure of antigens by dendritic cells activates…