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Frank van Bel is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has a significant body of research contributions primarily in the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Nutrition and Dietetics, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and Epidemiology.

The scientist's research topics include neonatal respiratory health, infant nutrition and health, neonatal and maternal infections, infant development and preterm care, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, pediatric pain management techniques, and birth, development, and health.

Frequent coauthors of Frank van Bel include Anton H. van Kaam, Hendrik J. Niemarkt, Christian V. Hulzebos, Marc A. Benninga, and Nanne K.H. de Boer.

Van Bel has published extensively in journals focusing on pediatric and neonatal health. The most frequent publication venues are the European Journal of Pediatrics, Nutrients, Frontiers in Pediatrics, Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal & Neonatal, and Acta Paediatrica.

Selected recent papers authored or coauthored by van Bel include:

  • Real-time continuous glucose monitoring in preterm infants (REACT): an international, open-label, randomised controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health
  • Profound Pathogen-Specific Alterations in Intestinal Microbiota Composition Precede Late-Onset Sepsis in Preterm Infants: A Longitudinal, Multicenter, Case-Control Study, 2020, Clinical Infectious Diseases
  • Effect of a Multi-Strain Probiotic on the Incidence and Severity of Necrotizing Enterocolitis and Feeding Intolerances in Preterm Neonates, 2022, Nutrients
  • Association between duration of early empiric antibiotics and necrotizing enterocolitis and late-onset sepsis in preterm infants: a multicenter cohort study, 2022, European Journal of Pediatrics
  • Predictive factors for surgical treatment in preterm neonates with necrotizing enterocolitis: a multicenter case-control study, 2020, European Journal of Pediatrics

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Impact of Patent Ductus Arteriosus and Subsequent Therapy With Indomethacin on Cerebral Oxygenation in Preterm Infants

    Petra M. A. Lemmers;Mona C. Toet;Frank van Bel

  • Monitoring neonatal regional cerebral oxygen saturation in clinical practice: value and pitfalls.

    Frank van Bel;Petra Lemmers;Gunnar Naulaers

  • Cerebral oxygenation and electrical activity after birth asphyxia: their relation to outcome

    Mona C Toet;Petra M A Lemmers;Leonard J van Schelven;Frank van Bel

  • Cerebral oxygenation, extraction, and autoregulation in very preterm infants who develop peri-intraventricular hemorrhage.

    Thomas Alderliesten;Petra M.A. Lemmers;Janneke J.M. Smarius;René E. van de Vosse

  • 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

  • Impact of nutrition on brain development and its neuroprotective implications following preterm birth

    Kristin Keunen;Ruurd M. van Elburg;Frank van Bel;Manon J. N. L. Benders

  • 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

  • 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

  • Neuroprotective properties and mechanisms of erythropoietin in in vitro and in vivo experimental models for hypoxia/ischemia.

    Michael A. van der Kooij;Floris Groenendaal;Annemieke Kavelaars;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen

  • Cell therapy for neonatal hypoxia-ischemia and cerebral palsy.

    Laura Bennet;Sidhartha Tan;Lotte Van Den Heuij;Matthew Derrick

  • Which neuroprotective agents are ready for bench to bedside translation in the newborn infant

    Nicola J. Robertson;Sidhartha Tan;Floris Groenendaal;Frank van Bel

  • Hypotension in Preterm Neonates: Low Blood Pressure Alone Does Not Affect Neurodevelopmental Outcome

    Thomas Alderliesten;Petra M.A. Lemmers;Ingrid C. van Haastert;Linda S. de Vries

  • Gender-specific neuroprotection by 2-iminobiotin after hypoxia-ischemia in the neonatal rat via a nitric oxide independent pathway

    Cora H A Nijboer;Floris Groenendaal;Annemieke Kavelaars;Henrik H Hagberg

  • Comparing near-infrared spectroscopy devices and their sensors for monitoring regional cerebral oxygen saturation in the neonate.

    Laura M.L. Dix;Frank van Bel;Wim Baerts;Petra M.A. Lemmers

  • Effect of indomethacin on superior mesenteric artery blood flow velocity in preterm infants

    Frank Van Bel;Diny Van Zoeren;Jaap Schipper;Gerard L. Gult

  • Impaired oligodendrocyte maturation in preterm infants: Potential therapeutic targets

    Erik van Tilborg;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen;Manon J. Benders;Frank van Bel

  • Indomethacin-induced changes in renal blood flow velocity waveform in premature infants investigated with color Doppler imaging

    Frank van Bel;Gerard L. Guit;Jaap Schipper;Margot van de Bor

  • Brain-Sparing in Intrauterine Growth Restriction: Considerations for the Neonatologist

    Emily Cohen;Willem Baerts;Frank van Bel

  • Cerebral oxygenation and cerebral oxygen extraction in the preterm infant: the impact of respiratory distress syndrome.

    Petra M. A. Lemmers;Mona Toet;Leonard J. van Schelven;Frank van Bel

  • A Dual Role of the NF-κB Pathway in Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Brain Damage

    Cora H. Nijboer;Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen;Floris Groenendaal;Michael J. May

  • Neuroprotection by selective nitric oxide synthase inhibition at 24 hours after perinatal hypoxia-ischemia

    Cacha Peeters-Scholte;Johanna Koster;Wouter Veldhuis;Evelyn van den Tweel

Frequent Co-Authors

Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen
Cobi Jacoba Johanna Heijnen The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Annemieke Kavelaars
Annemieke Kavelaars The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Esben Thade Petersen
Esben Thade Petersen Technical University of Denmark
Victor M. Wiegant
Victor M. Wiegant Utrecht University

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