Evidence for an Important Role of Neutrophils in the Efficacy of Photodynamic Therapy in Vivo

WJA de Vree, MC Essers, HS de Bruijn, WM Star… - Cancer research, 1996 - AACR
To investigate the role of neutrophils in the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) in
rhabdomyosarcoma-bearing rats, the number of these circulating phagocytes was decreased or …

PDZ Domain–Binding Motif Regulates Cardiomyocyte Compartment-Specific NaV1.5 Channel Expression and Function

…, R Wolswinkel, JS Rougier, J Barc, MC Essers… - Circulation, 2014 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— Sodium channel Na V 1.5 underlies cardiac excitability and conduction. The
last 3 residues of Na V 1.5 (Ser-Ile-Val) constitute a PDZ domain–binding motif that interacts …

Role of interleukin 1 and granulocyte colony-stimulating factor in photofrin-based photodynamic therapy of rat rhabdomyosarcoma tumors

WJA de Vree, MC Essers, JF Koster, W Sluiter - Cancer research, 1997 - AACR
Neutrophils play an important role in the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT). These
leukocytes rapidly accumulate into the tumor lesion after PDT and most likely eradicate the …

[HTML][HTML] Deletion of Trpm4 Alters the Function of the Nav1.5 Channel in Murine Cardiac Myocytes

…, JS Rougier, P Arullampalam, MC Essers… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Transient receptor potential melastatin member 4 (TRPM4) encodes a Ca 2+ -activated, non-selective
cation channel that is functionally expressed in several tissues, including the heart…

Both complement and IgG fc receptors are required for development of attenuated antiglomerular basement membrane nephritis in mice

…, MC Faber-Krol, A Visser, MC Essers… - The Journal of …, 2009 - journals.aai.org
To elucidate the mechanisms of glomerulonephritis, including Goodpasture’s syndrome,
mouse models are used that use heterologous Abs against the glomerular basement …

[HTML][HTML] A Distinct Pool of Nav1.5 Channels at the Lateral Membrane of Murine Ventricular Cardiomyocytes

JS Rougier, MC Essers, L Gillet, S Guichard… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Background: In cardiac ventricular muscle cells, the presence of voltage-gated sodium
channels Na v 1.5 at the lateral membrane depends in part on the interaction between the …

Induction of donor-specific T-cell hyporesponsiveness using dexamethasone-treated dendritic cells in two fully mismatched rat kidney transplantation models

…, KA Gelderman, N Schlagwein, MC Essers… - …, 2008 - journals.lww.com
Background: Dendritic cells (DC) can exert powerful immune stimulatory as well as regulatory
functions and are therefore important tools for therapeutic strategies. Dexamethasone (Dex…

[HTML][HTML] Dystrophin and calcium current are decreased in cardiomyocytes expressing Cre enzyme driven by αMHC but not TNT promoter

L Gillet, S Guichard, MC Essers, JS Rougier, H Abriel - Scientific reports, 2019 - nature.com
The Cre/lox system is a potent technology to control gene expression in mouse tissues.
However, cardiac-specific Cre recombinase expression alone can lead to cardiac alterations …

Knockdown of the TRPM4 channel alters cardiac electrophysiology and hemodynamics in a sex‐and age‐dependent manner in mice

P Arullampalam, MC Essers, M Boukenna… - Physiological …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
TRPM4 is a calcium‐activated, voltage‐modulated, nonselective ion channel widely expressed
in various cells and tissues. TRPM4 regulates the influx of sodium ions, thus playing a …

[HTML][HTML] Bioorthogonal site-selective conjugation of fluorescent dyes to antibodies: method and potential applications

P Grossenbacher, MC Essers, J Moser, SA Singer… - RSC …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Antibodies are immensely useful tools for biochemical research and have found application
in numerous protein detection and purification methods. Moreover, monoclonal antibodies …