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Alex F. de Vos is affiliated with the University of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Their research spans several interconnected fields, primarily focusing on medicine, immunology and microbiology, and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their scholarly output reflects a specialization in immunology, molecular biology, epidemiology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and cancer research.

The scientist's work is frequently published in venues such as Frontiers in Immunology, Cells, International Journal of Molecular Sciences, Clinical & Experimental Immunology, and PLoS ONE. These journals showcase their contributions across a broad range of immunological and molecular biology topics.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Immune cells in cancer
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation

Some of their recent publications are:

  • "Effect of antibiotic gut microbiota disruption on LPS-induced acute lung inflammation," 2020, PLoS ONE
  • "Human alveolar macrophages do not rely on glucose metabolism upon activation by lipopolysaccharide," 2022, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular Basis of Disease
  • "CEBPD Potentiates the Macrophage Inflammatory Response but CEBPD Knock-Out Macrophages Fail to Identify CEBPD-Dependent Pro-Inflammatory Transcriptional Programs," 2021, Cells
  • "Adherence Affects Monocyte Innate Immune Function and Metabolic Reprogramming after Lipopolysaccharide Stimulation In Vitro," 2021, The Journal of Immunology
  • "mTOR-driven glycolysis governs induction of innate immune responses by bronchial epithelial cells exposed to the bacterial component flagellin," 2021, Mucosal Immunology

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, with notable co-authors including Tom van der Poll, Joe M. Butler, Joris J. T. H. Roelofs, Brendon P. Scicluna, and Natasja A. Otto. Their repeated collaborations reflect an extensive network within the field of immunology and related biomedical sciences.

Best Publications

  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction Prevents Repolarization of Inflammatory Macrophages

    Jan Van den Bossche;Jeroen Baardman;Natasja A. Otto;Saskia van der Velden

  • The gut microbiota plays a protective role in the host defence against pneumococcal pneumonia

    Tim J Schuijt;Jacqueline M Lankelma;Brendon P Scicluna;Felipe de Sousa e Melo

  • The cholinergic anti-inflammatory pathway regulates the host response during septic peritonitis

    David J. van Westerloo;Ilona A. J. Giebelen;Sandrine Florquin;Joost Daalhuisen

  • Transfer of Central Nervous System Autoantigens and Presentation in Secondary Lymphoid Organs

    Alex F. de Vos;Marjan van Meurs;Herbert P. Brok;Leonie A. Boven

  • Sensitive ELISA for interleukin-6. Detection of IL-6 in biological fluids: synovial fluids and sera.

    Maarten Helle;Leonie Boeije;Els de Groot;Alex de Vos

  • Retinal Pigment Epithelium-immune System Interactions: Cytokine Production and Cytokine-induced Changes

    G.M Holtkamp;A Kijlstra;R Peek;A.F de Vos

  • Hyperglycemia Stimulates Coagulation, Whereas Hyperinsulinemia Impairs Fibrinolysis in Healthy Humans

    Michiel E. Stegenga;Saskia N. van der Crabben;Marcel Levi;Alex F. de Vos

  • Local stimulation of alpha7 cholinergic receptors inhibits LPS-induced TNF-alpha release in the mouse lung.

    Ida A. J. Giebelen;David J. van Westerloo;Gregory J. Larosa;Alex F. de Vos

  • LAG-3 Inhibitory Receptor Expression Identifies Immunosuppressive Natural Regulatory Plasma Cells

    Andreia C. Lino;Van Duc Dang;Vicky Lampropoulou;Anna Welle

  • Expression profiling via novel multiplex assay allows rapid assessment of gene regulation in defined signalling pathways

    Eric Eldering;C. Arnold Spek;Hella L. Aberson;Annette Grummels

  • Induction of IRAK-M Is Associated with Lipopolysaccharide Tolerance in a Human Endotoxemia Model

    Cornelis van ‘t Veer;Petra S. van den Pangaart;Marieke A. D. van Zoelen;Martijn de Kruif

  • Expression of retinaldehyde dehydrogenase enzymes in mucosal dendritic cells and gut-draining lymph node stromal cells is controlled by dietary vitamin A.

    Rosalie Molenaar;Marlene Knippenberg;Gera Goverse;Brenda J. Olivier

  • Cytokines and uveitis, a review.

    A F De Vos;R Hoekzema;A Kijlstra

  • Cutting edge: expression patterns of surface and soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 in human endotoxemia.

    Sylvia Knapp;Sébastien Gibot;Alex de Vos;Henri H. Versteeg

  • Toll-like receptor 2 impairs host defense in gram-negative sepsis caused by Burkholderia pseudomallei (Melioidosis).

    W. Joost Wiersinga;Catharina W. Wieland;Mark C. Dessing;Narisara Chantratita

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-9 deficiency impairs host defense against abdominal sepsis.

    Rosemarijn Renckens;Joris J. T. H. Roelofs;Sandrine Florquin;Alex F. de Vos

  • Antiinflammatory effects of salmeterol after inhalation of lipopolysaccharide by healthy volunteers.

    Nico A. Maris;Alex F. de Vos;Mark C. Dessing;C. Arnold Spek

  • Myeloid-related protein-14 contributes to protective immunity in gram-negative pneumonia derived sepsis

    Ahmed Achouiti;Thomas Vogl;Constantin F. Urban;Marc Röhm

  • Effect of acute hyperglycaemia and/or hyperinsulinaemia on proinflammatory gene expression, cytokine production and neutrophil function in humans

    M E Stegenga;S N van der Crabben;M C Dessing;J M Pater

  • The Receptor for Advanced Glycation End Products Impairs Host Defense in Pneumococcal Pneumonia

    Marieke A. D. van Zoelen;Marcel Schouten;Alex F. de Vos;Sandrine Florquin

Frequent Co-Authors

Tom van der Poll
Tom van der Poll University of Amsterdam
Cornelis van 't Veer
Cornelis van 't Veer University of Amsterdam
Sandrine Florquin
Sandrine Florquin University of Amsterdam
Joris J. T. H. Roelofs
Joris J. T. H. Roelofs University of Amsterdam
Marcel Levi
Marcel Levi University of Amsterdam
Sylvia Knapp
Sylvia Knapp Medical University of Vienna
Louis Boon
Louis Boon University of Amsterdam
Joost C. M. Meijers
Joost C. M. Meijers University of Amsterdam
Nicholas P. J. Day
Nicholas P. J. Day University of Oxford

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