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Assessment of glucose homeostasis and pancreas size (MRI) in 10 subjects with heterozygous mutations in EXT-1, in 10 subjects with heterozygous mutations in EXT-2 and 10 unaffected related controls as well as 10 subjects with known type 2 diabetes…
To unravel the cause(s) of the FH phenotype in patients with no mutations in well-established lipid genes (LDLR, APOB, PCSK9).
In this study, the following questions will be answered:1. Does larval therapy accelerate wound healing?2. Do single larval secretions accelerate wound healing?3. Is the bacterial load in the wound reduced during larval therapy or is the microbiome…
Based on the gaps in our knowledge (as stated above), we have formulated the following objectives:- To quantify the degree of hepatic fat accumulation and fibrosis in patients with HFI. - To gain more insight in the mechanism leading to NAFLD in…
Brown adipose tissue activity and energy metabolism in cachexia induced by cancer or chronic disease
To study BAT activity and energy metabolism in patients with cachexia induced by cancer or chronic disease.
Verification of functional tests with the LoRRca, a next generation ektacytometer, on red blood cells of healthy individuals with or without comorbidities/risk factors.
To study the pharmacokinetics of non-reactive labelled histidine (L-HISTIDINE:HCL:H2O (D5, 98%; 15N3,98%) and the effect on intestinal imidazole propionate (IP)production in small intestine vs colon in healthy controls, metabolic syndrome and DM2…
1. to determine whether the oxidation of BCAA (leucine) is impaired in patients with T2DM and in humans at risk to develop T2DM (first degree relatives). 2. to investigate whether an altered leucine oxidation in muscle is associated with insulin…
To investigate whether postprandial bacterial translocation and the subsequent inflammatory response can be modulated by oral vancomycin in lean versus obese subjects. Moreover, we will study the role of platelets in postprandial inflammation.
Objective with respect to patient care: Obese patients have an increased risk of developing heart failure. By gaining insight on the role of obesity in cardiac dysfunction it will be possible to provide a better risk stratification for the onset of…
In this exploratory study we aim to explore the values of apolipoprotein B bound to erythrocytes in patients with diabetes mellitus type 1 or 2, to evaluate the relationship with clinical and subclinical atherosclerosis and to compare these results…
To characterize phenotypical parameters, cytokine production and epigenetic characteristics of monocytes in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2, stratified according to antidiabetic treatment regime. Ex vivo exploration of the conditions which…
The purpose of the study is to investigate the effect of (repeated) cast immobilization on the bone strength of the lower leg in patients with diabetes mellitus. In this study, bone strength is examined by cortex thickness in millimeters and density…
The aim for this study is to investigate feces composition and postprandial effect, as done with oral fat loading test (OFLT), on endotoxemia (e.g. LPS and Ralstonia levels) in plasma as assessed with qPCR.
To study the differences in adipose tissue, liver and circulating levels of RBP4 in lean versus obese, diabetic and obese insulin, non-diabetic subjects in relation to glucose fluxes and hepatic triglyceride content
Main objectiveTo investigate whether the sympathetic stimulation of BAT, as assessed with a MIBG SPECT-CT scan, differs between lean and obese individuals.Secondary Objectives: To investigate whether the slope of the correlation between sympathetic…
Primairy objective: To investigate whether the sympathetic stimulation of BAT, as assessed with a MIBG SPECT-CT scan, differs between young and elderly subjects.Secondary Objectives: 1) To investigate whether the slope of the correlation between…
To demonstrate differences in neuronal structure and neuronal function in brain regions that control eating behaviour between obese and normal weight adolescents.
Hypertension is characterized by vascular remodelling and endothelial dysfunction. Sphingolipids such as ceramide and sphingosine-1-phosphate may play an important role in regulation of vascular contractility and tonus. In this study the altered…
The objective of this study is to investigate whether the differences in DNA methylation between individuals who were exposed in utero to the Dutch Hungerwinter (F1) and their non-exposed, same-sex siblings (F1) - as identified in epigenome-wide…