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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.
• To increase the sensitivity of the current MRI methods for detecting the changes caused by NPSLE through the scans made on the 7 Tesla scanner, since the higher field strength will lead to a higher signal to noise ratio and higher resolution. • To…
Primary Objective: Identification of rare variants in candidate genes and regulatory elements in pediatric IBD patients. Secondary Objective(s): To determine the functional consequences of identified genetic variants in IBD, we will correlate…
Primary objectives:The primary objectives of this trial are:• To show PK similarity of BI 695500 to MabThera® and Rituxan® and of Rituxan® to MabThera® (three-way PK similarity).• To establish statistical equivalence of efficacy of BI 695500 and…
Primary objective: To identify specific bacteria or a characteristic bacterial composition in the oral and gut microbiome of pSS patients compared to non-Sjögren*s syndrome sicca (non-SS sicca) patients, SLE patients and healthy controls.Secondary…
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…
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…
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.
1) To investigate IFN type I signature as an early biomarker for progression to SLE. 2) To establish effects of increased innate immune system activation on adaptive immune system, in particular on B-cells. 3) To establish IFN type I activation as…
-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…
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
Objective: Primary: To evaluate whether the vaginal mucosa of women with pSS shows histological signs of local inflammation. Secondary: A) To evaluate whether levels of pSS-related autoantibodies, (pro-inflammatory) cytokines and cellular markers,…
> 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…
Our primary objective is to identify de novo/rare mutations causative of MS using WES in members of multi-incident families. Our secondary objective is to describe phenotypes per family using questionnaires and semi-structured interviews with family…
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…
Primary Objectives: 1.1: To evaluate the feasibility of determining sensory thresholds in patients with JIA using QST.1.2: To examine which sensory modalities are particularly affected in JIA patients compared to healthy controls in order to define…
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the recovery of the circadian rhythm of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis during a glucocorticoid tapering regime. Secondary objectives include the effect of a tapering regime on melatonin rhythm…
Aim of the project1) To detect cerebral structural changes in SSc patients.2) To investigate the influence of chronic inflammation and chronic vasculopathy on the cerebral metabolismand haemodynamic function in SSc patients.3) To correlate the MRI…