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Overview

Annemieke Kavelaars is affiliated with The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center in the United States. Their research activity focuses primarily on medicine, with significant contributions in physiology, oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, molecular biology, and cellular and molecular neuroscience.

The research topics addressed by this scientist include:

  • Pain Mechanisms and Treatments
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Cancer-related Cognitive Impairment Studies
  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Research
  • Glioma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Brain Metastases and Treatment
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology

Their recent publications cover a range of topics related to oncology, pain, and cognitive impairment in cancer. These include:

  • Complex I inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation in advanced solid tumors and acute myeloid leukemia: phase I trials (2023, Nature Medicine)
  • Nasal administration of mitochondria reverses chemotherapy-induced cognitive deficits (2021, Theranostics)
  • Interleukin-10 resolves pain hypersensitivity induced by cisplatin by reversing sensory neuron hyperexcitability (2020, Pain)
  • CD8+ T cell-derived IL-13 increases macrophage IL-10 to resolve neuropathic pain (2022, JCI Insight)
  • The fibroblast-derived protein PI16 controls neuropathic pain (2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences)

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Cobi J. Heijnen
  • Geoffroy Laumet
  • Jiacheng Ma
  • Jules D. Edralin
  • Robert Dantzer

Publication venues where Annemieke Kavelaars has frequently contributed include:

  • Brain Behavior and Immunity (6 publications)
  • Theranostics (2 publications)
  • Pain (2 publications)
  • Acta Neuropathologica Communications (2 publications)
  • Biochemical Pharmacology (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Assessment of HPA-axis function in posttraumatic stress disorder: Pharmacological and non-pharmacological challenge tests, a review

    C. S. de Kloet;E. Vermetten;E. Geuze;Annemieke Kavelaars

  • Neuroinflammation and Comorbidity of Pain and Depression

    Adam K. Walker;Annemieke Kavelaars;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen;Robert Dantzer

  • Natural Selection of Human Embryos: Impaired Decidualization of Endometrium Disables Embryo-Maternal Interactions and Causes Recurrent Pregnancy Loss

    Madhuri Salker;Gijs Teklenburg;Mariam Molokhia;Stuart Lavery

  • Complex I inhibitor of oxidative phosphorylation in advanced solid tumors and acute myeloid leukemia: phase I trials

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  • Natural Selection of Human Embryos: Decidualizing Endometrial Stromal Cells Serve as Sensors of Embryo Quality upon Implantation

    Gijs Teklenburg;Madhuri S. Salker;Mariam Molokhia;Stuart Lavery

  • The neuroimmune basis of fatigue

    Robert Dantzer;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen;Annemieke Kavelaars;Sophie Laye

  • Mesenchymal stem cell treatment after neonatal hypoxic-ischemic brain injury improves behavioral outcome and induces neuronal and oligodendrocyte regeneration.

    Cindy T.J. van Velthoven;Annemieke Kavelaars;Frank van Bel;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen

  • Dorsal Root Ganglion Infiltration by Macrophages Contributes to Paclitaxel Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy

    Hongmei Zhang;Yan Li;Marianna de Carvalho-Barbosa;Annemieke Kavelaars

  • Decreased expression and activity of G-protein-coupled receptor kinases in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Maria Stella Lombardi;Annemieke Kavelaars;Manfred Schedlowski;Johannes W.J. Bijlsma

  • Endometrial secretion analysis identifies a cytokine profile predictive of pregnancy in IVF

    C. M. Boomsma;Annemieke Kavelaars;M. J.C. Eijkemans;M. J.C. Eijkemans;E. G. Lentjes

  • Extent of Bilateral Neuronal Network Reorganization and Functional Recovery in Relation to Stroke Severity

    Maurits P.A. van Meer;Willem M. Otte;Kajo van der Marel;Cora H. Nijboer

  • Activation of microglial N‐methyl‐D‐aspartate receptors triggers inflammation and neuronal cell death in the developing and mature brain

    Angela M. Kaindl;Vincent Degos;Vincent Degos;Stéphane Peineau;Elodie Gouadon;Elodie Gouadon

  • Repeated Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment after Neonatal Hypoxia–Ischemia Has Distinct Effects on Formation and Maturation of New Neurons and Oligodendrocytes Leading to Restoration of Damage, Corticospinal Motor Tract Activity, and Sensorimotor Function

    Cindy T J Van Velthoven;Annemieke Kavelaars;Frank Van Bel;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen

  • Nasal Administration of Stem Cells: A Promising Novel Route to Treat Neonatal Ischemic Brain Damage

    Cindy T J Van Velthoven;Annemieke Kavelaars;Frank Van Bel;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen

  • GRKs and arrestins: regulators of migration and inflammation.

    Anne Vroon;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen;Annemieke Kavelaars

  • The role of IL-1 in the corticotropin-releasing factor and arginine- vasopressin-induced secretion of immunoreactive beta-endorphin by human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

    Annemieke Kavelaars;R. E. Ballieux;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen

  • Glucocorticoid receptor pathway components predict posttraumatic stress disorder symptom development: a prospective study.

    Mirjam van Zuiden;Elbert Geuze;Elbert Geuze;Hanneke L.D.M. Willemen;Eric Vermetten;Eric Vermetten

  • Intranasal Mesenchymal Stem Cell Treatment for Neonatal Brain Damage: Long-Term Cognitive and Sensorimotor Improvement

    Vanessa Donega;Cindy T. J. van Velthoven;Cora H. Nijboer;Frank van Bel

  • Mesenchymal Stem Cell Transplantation Attenuates Brain Injury After Neonatal Stroke

    Cindy T J Van Velthoven;R. Ann Sheldon;Annemieke Kavelaars;Nikita Derugin

  • Endometrial Stromal Cells of Women with Recurrent Miscarriage Fail to Discriminate between High- and Low-Quality Human Embryos

    Charlotte H E Weimar;Annemieke Kavelaars;Jan J. Brosens;Birgit Gellersen

  • Monocyte IL-10 production during respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis is associated with recurrent wheezing in a one-year follow-up study.

    L. Bont;C. J. Heijnen;A. Kavelaars;W. M. C. van Aalderen

  • Pre-Existing High Glucocorticoid Receptor Number Predicting Development of Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms After Military Deployment

    Mirjam Van Zuiden;Elbert Geuze;Hanneke L.D.M. Willemen;Eric Vermetten

Frequent Co-Authors

Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen
Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Frank van Bel
Frank van Bel Utrecht University
Elbert Geuze
Elbert Geuze Utrecht University
Eric Vermetten
Eric Vermetten Leiden University Medical Center
Floris Groenendaal
Floris Groenendaal Utrecht University
Manfred Schedlowski
Manfred Schedlowski University of Duisburg-Essen
Robert Dantzer
Robert Dantzer The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Sigrid Elsenbruch
Sigrid Elsenbruch Ruhr University Bochum
Nick S. Macklon
Nick S. Macklon University of Copenhagen
Keith W. Kelley
Keith W. Kelley University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

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