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Wilco de Jager is affiliated with the University Medical Center Utrecht in the Netherlands. Their research activity spans multiple subfields within medicine, with a focus on rheumatology, surgery, immunology, epidemiology, and urology.

The main areas of study and topics Wilco de Jager has contributed to include:

  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Spondyloarthritis Studies and Treatments
  • Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Urinary Bladder and Prostate Research
  • Prostate Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment

Their recent scholarly papers reflect this interdisciplinary approach and are published in notable journals, indicating active engagement in both clinical and translational research. Noteworthy publications include:

  • Robot-assisted simple prostatectomy versus open simple prostatectomy: a single-center comparison, 2020, World Journal of Urology
  • Definition and validation of serum biomarkers for optimal differentiation of hyperferritinaemic cytokine storm conditions in children: a retrospective cohort study, 2021, The Lancet Rheumatology
  • Biomarker profiles of endothelial activation and dysfunction in rare systemic autoimmune diseases: implications for cardiovascular risk, 2020, Lara D. Veeken
  • Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Immunoglobulin Isotypes, and Neutralization Activity Against Viral Variants, According to BNT162b2-Vaccination and Infection History, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Neonatal antibiotic treatment is associated with an altered circulating immune marker profile at 1 year of age, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology

Wilco de Jager frequently publishes in the following venues:

  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • World Journal of Urology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • The Lancet Rheumatology
  • Lara D. Veeken

Collaboration is a significant aspect of Wilco de Jager's research, with several regular co-authors contributing to a substantial portion of their work. These frequent collaborators include:

  • Susan Macwana
  • Cristina Arriens
  • Joel M. Guthridge
  • Stan Kamp
  • J. A. James

Best Publications

  • Simultaneous detection of 15 human cytokines in a single sample of stimulated peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

    Wilco de Jager;Henk te Velthuis;Berent J. Prakken;Wietse Kuis

  • CD4+CD25bright Regulatory T Cells Actively Regulate Inflammation in the Joints of Patients with the Remitting Form of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

    Ismé M. de Kleer;Lucy R. Wedderburn;Leonie S. Taams;Alka Patel

  • Th17 plasticity in human autoimmune arthritis is driven by the inflammatory environment.

    Kiran Nistala;Stuart Adams;Helen Cambrook;Simona Ursu

  • Prerequisites for cytokine measurements in clinical trials with multiplex immunoassays

    Wilco de Jager;Katarzyna Bourcier;Ger T Rijkers;Berent J Prakken

  • Blood and synovial fluid cytokine signatures in patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a cross-sectional study

    Wilco de Jager;Esther P A H Hoppenreijs;Nico M Wulffraat;Lucy R Wedderburn

  • Effectiveness of first-line treatment with recombinant interleukin-1 receptor antagonist in steroid-naive patients with new-onset systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis: results of a prospective cohort study

    Sebastiaan J. Vastert;Wilco de Jager;Bo Jan Noordman;Dirk Holzinger

  • Improved multiplex immunoassay performance in human plasma and synovial fluid following removal of interfering heterophilic antibodies.

    Wilco de Jager;Berent J. Prakken;Johannes W.J. Bijlsma;Wietse Kuis

  • Inflammatory mediators in human epilepsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

    Evelien E. de Vries;Bart van den Munckhof;Kees P.J. Braun;Annet van Royen-Kerkhof

  • Mutations in the perforin gene can be linked to macrophage activation syndrome in patients with systemic onset juvenile idiopathic arthritis

    Sebastiaan J. Vastert;Richard van Wijk;Leila E. D’Urbano;Karen M. K. de Vooght

  • Histone Deacetylase Inhibitors Suppress Inflammatory Activation of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Synovial Macrophages and Tissue

    Aleksander M. Grabiec;Sarah Krausz;Wilco de Jager;Tomasz Burakowski

  • Tolerogenic immune responses to novel T-cell epitopes from heat-shock protein 60 in juvenile idiopathic arthritis.

    Sylvia Kamphuis;Wietse Kuis;Wilco de Jager;Gijs Teklenburg

  • A conserved human T cell population targets mycobacterial antigens presented by CD1b

    Ildiko Van Rhijn;Ildiko Van Rhijn;Anne Kasmar;Annemieke de Jong;Stephanie Gras

  • Human adipocyte extracellular vesicles in reciprocal signaling between adipocytes and macrophages.

    Mariëtte E.G. Kranendonk;Frank L.J. Visseren;Bas W.M. van Balkom;Esther N.M. Nolte-'t Hoen

  • Genome-wide microRNA profiling of human temporal lobe epilepsy identifies modulators of the immune response

    Anne A. Kan;Susan van Erp;Alwin A. H. A. Derijck;Marina de Wit

  • Solid-phase and bead-based cytokine immunoassay: A comparison

    Wilco de Jager;Ger T. Rijkers

  • Treatment to Target Using Recombinant Interleukin‐1 Receptor Antagonist as First‐Line Monotherapy in New‐Onset Systemic Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis: Results From a Five‐Year Follow‐Up Study

    Nienke M. ter Haar;E. H.Pieter van Dijkhuizen;Joost F. Swart;Annet van Royen-Kerkhof

  • Chemokines as risk factors for type 2 diabetes: results from the MONICA/KORA Augsburg study, 1984–2002

    C. Herder;J. Baumert;B. Thorand;W. Koenig

  • Functional human regulatory T cells fail to control autoimmune inflammation due to PKB/c-akt hyperactivation in effector cells.

    Ellen J. Wehrens;Gerdien Mijnheer;Chantal L. Duurland;Mark Klein

  • CC Chemokine Ligand-5 (CCL5/RANTES) and CC Chemokine Ligand-18 (CCL18/PARC) Are Specific Markers of Refractory Unstable Angina Pectoris and Are Transiently Raised During Severe Ischemic Symptoms

    A.O. Kraaijeveld;S.C.A. de Jager;W.J. de Jager;B.J. Prakken

  • Cytokine assays: An assessment of the preparation and treatment of blood and tissue samples

    Genoveva C.E. Keustermans;Sanne B.E. Hoeks;Jenny M. Meerding;Berent J. Prakken

  • The spontaneous remission of juvenile idiopathic arthritis is characterized by CD30+ T cells directed to human heat-shock protein 60 capable of producing the regulatory cytokine interleukin-10.

    I. M. de Kleer;S. M. Kamphuis;G. T. Rijkers;L. Scholtens

Frequent Co-Authors

Berent J. Prakken
Berent J. Prakken Utrecht University
Salvatore Albani
Salvatore Albani Duke NUS Graduate Medical School
Nico M Wulffraat
Nico M Wulffraat Utrecht University
Lucy R. Wedderburn
Lucy R. Wedderburn University College London
Timothy R D J Radstake
Timothy R D J Radstake Utrecht University
Ger T. Rijkers
Ger T. Rijkers University College Roosevelt
Eric Kalkhoven
Eric Kalkhoven Utrecht University
Jamie Rossjohn
Jamie Rossjohn Monash University
Aize Kijlstra
Aize Kijlstra Maastricht University
Frank L.J. Visseren
Frank L.J. Visseren Utrecht University

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