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Onno C. Meijer is affiliated with Leiden University Medical Center in the Netherlands and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Neuroscience. Their research spans 132 publications in Medicine and 97 in Neuroscience, emphasizing subfields such as Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Behavioral Neuroscience, Social Psychology, Molecular Biology, and Genetics.

Their work covers key topics including Stress Responses and Cortisol, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, Adrenal Hormones and Disorders, Neuroendocrine Regulation and Behavior, Circadian Rhythm and Melatonin, Estrogen and Related Hormone Effects, as well as Tryptophan and Brain Disorders.

Recent publications by Onno C. Meijer include:

  • Mineralocorticoid receptors dampen glucocorticoid receptor sensitivity to stress via regulation of FKBP5, 2021, Cell Reports
  • Exploring the choroidal vascular labyrinth and its molecular and structural roles in health and disease, 2021, Progress in Retinal and Eye Research
  • Glucocorticoid Sexual Dimorphism in Metabolism: Dissecting the Role of Sex Hormones, 2020, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism
  • Choroidal arteriovenous anastomoses: a hypothesis for the pathogenesis of central serous chorioretinopathy and other pachychoroid disease spectrum abnormalities, 2022, Acta Ophthalmologica
  • Mineralocorticoid receptor and glucocorticoid receptor work alone and together in cell-type-specific manner: Implications for resilience prediction and targeted therapy, 2022, Neurobiology of Stress

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Onno C. Meijer include Jan Kroon, Alberto M. Pereira, Christiaan H. Vinkers, Eva M. G. Viho, and Ahmed Mahfouz.

Onno C. Meijer's publications often appear in venues such as bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Faculty Opinions - Post-Publication Peer Review of the Biomedical Literature, Journal of Neuroendocrinology, Journal of the Endocrine Society, and Psychoneuroendocrinology.

Best Publications

  • Epithelial sodium channel regulated by aldosterone-induced protein sgk.

    Sei-yu Chen;Aditi Bhargava;Luca Mastroberardino;Onno C. Meijer

  • Butyrate reduces appetite and activates brown adipose tissue via the gut-brain neural circuit

    Zhuang Li;Chun-Xia Yi;Saeed Katiraei;Sander Kooijman

  • Penetration of Dexamethasone into Brain Glucocorticoid Targets Is Enhanced in mdr1A P-Glycoprotein Knockout Mice

    O. C. Meijer;E. C. M. de Lange;D. D. Breimer;A. G. de Boer

  • Multidrug resistance P-glycoprotein hampers the access of cortisol but not of corticosterone to mouse and human brain.

    A. M. Karssen;O. C. Meijer;I. C. J. van der Sandt;P. J. Lucassen

  • MicroRNA 18 and 124a Down-Regulate the Glucocorticoid Receptor: Implications for Glucocorticoid Responsiveness in the Brain

    Erno Vreugdenhil;Carla S. L. Verissimo;Rob Mariman;Jessica T. Kamphorst

  • Therapy Insight: is there an imbalanced response of mineralocorticoid and glucocorticoid receptors in depression?

    E Ronald de Kloet;Roel H Derijk;Onno C Meijer

  • Starvation: Early Signals, Sensors, and Sequelae*

    Mary F. Dallman;Susan F. Akana;Seema Bhatnagar;M. Elizabeth Bell

  • Differences in basal and stress-induced HPA regulation of wild house mice selected for high and low aggression.

    Alexa H Veenema;Onno C Meijer;E.Ronald de Kloet;Jaap M Koolhaas

  • Importance of the brain corticosteroid receptor balance in metaplasticity, cognitive performance and neuro-inflammation.

    E.R. de Kloet;O.C. Meijer;A.F. de Nicola;R.H. de Rijk

  • A Common Polymorphism in the Mineralocorticoid Receptor Modulates Stress Responsiveness

    Roel H. DeRijk;Stefan Wüst;Onno C. Meijer;Maria-Christina Zennaro

  • Brain mineralocorticoid receptors and centrally regulated functions

    E. Ronald de Kloet;Saskia A.B.E. van Acker;Rosana M. Sibug;Melly S. Oitzl

  • Corticosterone and serotonergic neurotransmission in the hippocampus: functional implications of central corticosteroid receptor diversity.

    Meijer Oc;de Kloet Er

  • Genetic selection for coping style predicts stressor susceptibility.

    A. H. Veenema;O. C. Meijer;E. R. De Kloet;J. M. Koolhaas

  • Differential Expression and Regional Distribution of Steroid Receptor Coactivators SRC-1 and SRC-2 in Brain and Pituitary

    O. C. Meijer;P. J. Steenbergen;E. R. de Kloet

  • Differential expression of glucocorticoid receptor transcripts in major depressive disorder is not epigenetically programmed

    Simone R. Alt;Jonathan D. Turner;Melanie D. Klok;Onno C. Meijer

  • Early life stress paradigms in rodents: potential animal models of depression?

    Mathias V. Schmidt;Xiao-Dong Wang;Onno C. Meijer

  • Corticosterone suppresses the expression of 5-HT1A receptor mRNA in rat dentate gyrus.

    Onno C. Meijer;E.Ronald de Kloet

  • Central corticosteroid actions: Search for gene targets.

    Nicole A. Datson;Maarten C. Morsink;Onno C. Meijer;E. Ronald de Kloet

  • Discovery of a functional glucocorticoid receptor beta-isoform in zebrafish.

    Marcel J. M. Schaaf;Danielle Champagne;Ivo H. C. van Laanen;Diane C. W. A. van Wijk

  • Attenuating corticosterone levels on the day of memory assessment prevents chronic stress-induced impairments in spatial memory.

    Ryan L. Wright;Elizabeth N. Lightner;James S. Harman;Onno C. Meijer

Frequent Co-Authors

Marian Joëls
Marian Joëls University of Groningen
Melly S. Oitzl
Melly S. Oitzl University of Amsterdam
E.R. de Kloet
E.R. de Kloet Leiden University Medical Center
Benno Roozendaal
Benno Roozendaal Radboud University
Paul J. Lucassen
Paul J. Lucassen University of Amsterdam
Serge A.R.B. Rombouts
Serge A.R.B. Rombouts Leiden University
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus
Annemieke Aartsma-Rus Leiden University Medical Center
Claude P. Muller
Claude P. Muller University of Trier
Nic J.A. van der Wee
Nic J.A. van der Wee Leiden University Medical Center
Mark A. van Buchem
Mark A. van Buchem Leiden University Medical Center

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