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Joost P.G. Sluijter

Joost P.G. Sluijter

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Molecular Biology

D-Index
73
Citations
16927
World Ranking
1289
National Ranking
36

Overview

Joost P.G. Sluijter is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to research in medicine, biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work spans a range of subfields including molecular biology, cardiology and cardiovascular medicine, surgery, cancer research, and biomedical engineering.

Their research encompasses multiple topics, notably tissue engineering and regenerative medicine, extracellular vesicles in disease, pluripotent stem cells research, microRNA in disease regulation, cardiac fibrosis and remodeling, CRISPR and genetic engineering, and cardiac ischemia and reperfusion.

Recent publications by Joost P.G. Sluijter include:

  • Wnt Activation and Reduced Cell-Cell Contact Synergistically Induce Massive Expansion of Functional Human iPSC-Derived Cardiomyocytes, 2020, Cell Stem Cell
  • Extracellular Vesicle-Associated Proteins in Tissue Repair, 2020, Trends in Cell Biology
  • Functional siRNA Delivery by Extracellular Vesicle-Liposome Hybrid Nanoparticles, 2021, Advanced Healthcare Materials
  • Long COVID and the cardiovascular system-elucidating causes and cellular mechanisms in order to develop targeted diagnostic and therapeutic strategies: a joint Scientific Statement of the ESC Working Groups on Cellular Biology of the Heart and Myocardial and Pericardial Diseases, 2022, Cardiovascular Research
  • Damage-Associated Molecular Patterns in Myocardial Infarction and Heart Transplantation: The Road to Translational Success, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

Joost P.G. Sluijter has collaborated frequently with several researchers, including:

  • Pieter A. Doevendans
  • Linda W. van Laake
  • Saskia C.A. de Jager
  • Zhiyong Lei
  • Alain van Mil

Their publications are commonly found in notable venues such as:

  • Cardiovascular Research
  • European Heart Journal
  • The Journal of Heart and Lung Transplantation
  • Journal of Extracellular Vesicles
  • Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research

Their areas of focus reflect a commitment to advancing understanding in complex biomedical fields, particularly those intersecting molecular mechanisms and cardiovascular health. This profile presents a detailed view of their academic contributions and collaborative efforts.

Best Publications

  • Correction: Corrigendum: Gap junctional protein Cx43 is involved in the communication between extracellular vesicles and mammalian cells

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  • Inhibition of miR-25 improves cardiac contractility in the failing heart

    Christine Wahlquist;Dongtak Jeong;Agustin Rojas-Muñoz;Changwon Kho

  • Toll-Like Receptor 4 Mediates Maladaptive Left Ventricular Remodeling and Impairs Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction

    Leo Timmers;Joost P.G. Sluijter;J. Karlijn van Keulen;Imo E. Hoefer

  • Cardiac tissue engineering using tissue printing technology and human cardiac progenitor cells.

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  • MicroRNA-1 and -499 Regulate Differentiation and Proliferation in Human-Derived Cardiomyocyte Progenitor Cells

    Joost P.G. Sluijter;Alain van Mil;Patrick van Vliet;Corina H.G. Metz

  • Human cardiomyocyte progenitor cells differentiate into functional mature cardiomyocytes: an in vitro model for studying human cardiac physiology and pathophysiology

    Anke M Smits;Anke M Smits;Patrick van Vliet;Corina H Metz;Tom Korfage

  • Novel targets and future strategies for acute cardioprotection: Position Paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group on Cellular Biology of the Heart.

    Derek J. Hausenloy;David Garcia-Dorado;Hans Erik Bøtker;Sean M. Davidson

  • In vivo evidence for a role of toll-like receptor 4 in the development of intimal lesions.

    Aryan Vink;Arjan H. Schoneveld;Jelger J. van der Meer;Ben J. van Middelaar

  • Epicardial application of cardiac progenitor cells in a 3D-printed gelatin/hyaluronic acid patch preserves cardiac function after myocardial infarction.

    Roberto Gaetani;Roberto Gaetani;Roberto Gaetani;Dries A.M. Feyen;Vera Verhage;Rolf Slaats

  • Position Paper of the European Society of Cardiology Working Group Cellular Biology of the Heart: cell-based therapies for myocardial repair and regeneration in ischemic heart disease and heart failure.

    Rosalinda Madonna;Rosalinda Madonna;Linda W. Van Laake;Sean M. Davidson;Felix B. Engel

  • TGF-beta1 induces efficient differentiation of human cardiomyocyte progenitor cells into functional cardiomyocytes in vitro.

    Marie-José Goumans;Teun P. de Boer;Anke M. Smits;Linda W. van Laake

  • Translating cardioprotection for patient benefit: position paper from the Working Group of Cellular Biology of the Heart of the European Society of Cardiology

    Derek J. Hausenloy;Hans Erik Bøtker;Gianluigi Condorelli;Peter Ferdinandy

  • Cardiomyocyte progenitor cell-derived exosomes stimulate migration of endothelial cells

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  • Drug Delivery with Extracellular Vesicles: From Imagination to Innovation

    Olivier G. de Jong;Sander A. A. Kooijmans;Daniel E. Murphy;Linglei Jiang

  • Matrix Metalloproteinase 2 Is Associated With Stable and Matrix Metalloproteinases 8 and 9 With Vulnerable Carotid Atherosclerotic Lesions: A Study in Human Endarterectomy Specimen Pointing to a Role for Different Extracellular Matrix Metalloproteinase Inducer Glycosylation Forms

    Joost P.G. Sluijter;Wilco P.C. Pulskens;Arjan H. Schoneveld;Evelyn Velema

  • Microvesicles and exosomes for intracardiac communication

    Joost P.G. Sluijter;Vera Verhage;Janine C. Deddens;Frederieke van den Akker

  • MicroRNA-100 Regulates Neovascularization by Suppression of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin in Endothelial and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells

    Sebastian Grundmann;Felix P. Hans;Sheena Kinniry;Jennifer Heinke

  • Exosomes from Cardiomyocyte Progenitor Cells and Mesenchymal Stem Cells Stimulate Angiogenesis Via EMMPRIN

    Krijn R. Vrijsen;Janita A. Maring;Steven A J Chamuleau;Vera Verhage

  • miR-17-3p Contributes to Exercise-Induced Cardiac Growth and Protects against Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury.

    Jing Shi;Yihua Bei;Xiangqing Kong;Xiaojun Liu

  • Gap junctional protein Cx43 is involved in the communication between extracellular vesicles and mammalian cells

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Frequent Co-Authors

Pieter A. Doevendans
Pieter A. Doevendans Utrecht University
Marie-José Goumans
Marie-José Goumans Leiden University Medical Center
Gerard Pasterkamp
Gerard Pasterkamp Utrecht University
Péter Ferdinandy
Péter Ferdinandy Semmelweis University
Derek J. Hausenloy
Derek J. Hausenloy National University of Singapore
Sean M. Davidson
Sean M. Davidson University College London
Rainer Schulz
Rainer Schulz University of Giessen
Pieter Vader
Pieter Vader Utrecht University
Carlijn Carlijn Bouten
Carlijn Carlijn Bouten Eindhoven University of Technology
Felix B. Engel
Felix B. Engel University of Erlangen-Nuremberg

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