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Our new Division Leaders

Our new Division Leaders

3 October 2024

As of 1 October 2024, Casper Schalkwijk and Joost Lumens have been appointed as Division Leaders Vessels and Heart. Judith Sluimer will success Hugo ten Cate as Division Leader Blood in March 2025.

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New CARIM initiative: Anna Maria van Schurman Stipend - call for proposals

New CARIM initiative: Anna Maria van Schurman Stipend - call for proposals

1 October 2024

In 2024, CARIM introduces the Anna Maria van Schurman Stipend, aimed at encouraging and supporting female researchers, named after the acknowledged ‘first female Dutch student’.

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Remco Megens

Guest scientist

Dr Remco Megens combines his PI position at IPEK/LMU (Munich) with a position as visiting scientist at CARIM Department of Biomedical Engineering. His major research focus is the development and application of advanced microscopic methods and novel labeling strategies for atherosclerosis research. Advanced microscopic techniques have been extensively used to study various aspects of atherosclerosis in various experimental models. Application of two-photon laser scanning microscopy (TPLSM) for our research has a strong emphasis on its utilisation in the cardiovascular field. Novel TPLSM methods and labeling strategies have been developed that enable specific imaging of morphological and functional aspects of large arteries and leukocyte recruitment both in vivo and ex vivo. Besides imaging of samples at a microscopic resolution, Remco utilises and develops novel applications and staining strategies for multicolor superresolution (utilizing STED) to study atherosclerosis in 3D at a nanoscopic level.

Remco-megens

Department of Biomedical engineering
Universiteitssingel 50, 6229 ER Maastricht
PO Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht

  • 2024
    • Santovito, D., Henderson, J. M., Bidzhekov, K., Triantafyllidou, V., Jansen, Y., Chen, Z., Farina, F. M., Diagel, A., Aslani, M., Blanchet, X., Schunkert, H., Megens, R. T. A., Doering, Y., Sattler, M., & Weber, C. (2024). Mex3a Protects Against Atherosclerosis: Evidence From Mice and Humans. Circulation, 150(15), 1213-1216. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.069526
    • Frenz-Wiessner, S., Fairley, S. D., Buser, M., Goek, I., Salewskij, K., Jonsson, G., Illig, D., zu Putlitz, B., Petersheim, D., Li, Y., Chen, P. H., Kalauz, M., Conca, R., Sterr, M., Geuder, J., Mizoguchi, Y., Megens, R. T. A., Linder, M. I., Kotlarz, D., ... Klein, C. (2024). Generation of complex bone marrow organoids from human induced pluripotent stem cells. Nature Methods, 21(5), 868-881. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41592-024-02172-2
    • Döring, Y., van der Vorst, E. P. C., Yan, Y., Neideck, C., Blanchet, X., Jansen, Y., Kemmerich, M., Bayasgalan, S., Peters, L. J. F., Hristov, M., Bidzhekov, K., Yin, C., Zhang, X., Leberzammer, J., Li, Y., Park, I., Kral, M., Nitz, K., Parma, L., ... Weber, C. (2024). Identification of a non-canonical chemokine-receptor pathway suppressing regulatory T cells to drive atherosclerosis. Nature cardiovascular research, 3(2), 221-242. https://doi.org/10.1038/s44161-023-00413-9
  • 2023
    • Cimen, I., Natarelli, L., Abedi Kichi, Z., Henderson, J. M., Farina, F. M., Briem, E., Aslani, M., Megens, R. T. A., Jansen, Y., Mann-Fallenbuchel, E., Gencer, S., Duchêne, J., Nazari-Jahantigh, M., van der Vorst, E. P. C., Enard, W., Döring, Y., Schober, A., Santovito, D., & Weber, C. (2023). Targeting a cell-specific microRNA repressor of CXCR4 ameliorates atherosclerosis in mice. Science translational medicine, 15(720), Article eadf3357. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.adf3357
    • Bianchini, M., Moeller-Ramon, Z., Weber, C., Megens, R., & Duchene, J. (2023). Short-term western diet causes rapid and lasting alterations of bone marrow physiology. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 123(11), 1100-1104. https://doi.org/10.1055/a-2149-4431
    • Egea, V., Megens, R. T. A., Santovito, D., Wantha, S., Brandl, R., Siess, W., Khani, S., Soehnlein, O., Bartelt, A., Weber, C., & Ries, C. (2023). Properties and fate of human mesenchymal stem cells upon miRNA let-7f-promoted recruitment to atherosclerotic plaques. Cardiovascular Research, 119(1), 155-166. Article cvac022. https://doi.org/10.1093/cvr/cvac022
  • 2022
    • Brandhofer, M., Hoffmann, A., Blanchet, X., Siminkovitch, E., Rohlfing, A. K., El Bounkari, O., Nestele, J. A., Bild, A., Kontos, C., Hille, K., Rohde, V., Froehlich, A., Golemi, J., Gokce, O., Krammer, C., Scheiermann, P., Tsilimparis, N., Sachs, N., Kempf, W. E., ... Bernhagen, J. (2022). Heterocomplexes between the atypical chemokine MIF and the CXC-motif chemokine CXCL4L1 regulate inflammation and thrombus formation. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 79(10), Article 512. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-022-04539-0
    • Nitz, K., Lacy, M., Bianchini, M., Wichapong, K., Kücükgöze, I. A., Bonfiglio, C. A., Migheli, R., Wu, Y., Burger, C., Li, Y., Forné, I., Ammar, C., Janjic, A., Mohanta, S., Duchene, J., Heemskerk, J. W. M., Megens, R. T. A., Schwedhelm, E., Huveneers, S., ... Atzler, D. (2022). The Amino Acid Homoarginine Inhibits Atherogenesis by Modulating T-Cell Function. Circulation Research, 131(8), 701-712. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.122.321094
    • Taş, K., Volta, B. D., Lindner, C., El Bounkari, O., Hille, K., Tian, Y., Puig-Bosch, X., Ballmann, M., Hornung, S., Ortner, M., Prem, S., Meier, L., Rammes, G., Haslbeck, M., Weber, C., Megens, R. T. A., Bernhagen, J., & Kapurniotu, A. (2022). Designed peptides as nanomolar cross-amyloid inhibitors acting via supramolecular nanofiber co-assembly. Nature Communications, 13(1), Article 5004. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-32688-0
    • Karshovska, E., Mohibullah, R., Zhu, M. Y., Zahedi, F., Thomas, D., Magkrioti, C., Geissler, C., Megens, R. T. A., Bianchini, M., Nazari-Jahantigh, M., Ferreiros, N., Aidinis, V., & Schober, A. (2022). Endothelial ENPP2 (Ectonucleotide Pyrophosphatase/Phosphodiesterase 2) Increases Atherosclerosis in Female and Male Mice. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 42(8), 1023-1036. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.122.317682
    • Rot, A., Gutjahr, J. C., Biswas, A., Aslani, M., Hub, E., Thiriot, A., von Andrian, U. H., Megens, R. T. A., Weber, C., & Duchene, J. (2022). Murine bone marrow macrophages and human monocytes do not express atypical chemokine receptor 1. Cell stem cell, 29(7), 1013-1015. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.stem.2021.11.010
    • Gencer, S., Döring, Y., Jansen, Y., Bayasgalan, S., Yan, Y., Bianchini, M., Cimen, I., Müller, M., Peters, L. J. F., Megens, R. T. A., von Hundelshausen, P., Duchene, J., Lemnitzer, P., Soehnlein, O., Weber, C., & van der Vorst, E. P. C. (2022). Endothelial ACKR3 drives atherosclerosis by promoting immune cell adhesion to vascular endothelium. Basic Research in Cardiology, 117(1), 17. Article 30. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00395-022-00937-4
    • Mohanta, S. K., Peng, L., Li, Y., Lu, S., Sun, T., Carnevale, L., Perrotta, M., Ma, Z., Förstera, B., Stanic, K., Zhang, C., Zhang, X., Szczepaniak, P., Bianchini, M., Saeed, B. R., Carnevale, R., Hu, D., Nosalski, R., Pallante, F., ... Habenicht, A. J. R. (2022). Neuroimmune cardiovascular interfaces control atherosclerosis. Nature, 605(7908), 152-159. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-022-04673-6
    • Leberzammer, J., Agten, S. M., Blanchet, X., Duan, R., Ippel, H., Megens, R. T. A., Schulz, C., Aslani, M., Duchene, J., Döring, Y., Jooss, N. J., Zhang, P., Brandl, R., Stark, K., Siess, W., Jurk, K., Heemskerk, J. W. M., Hackeng, T. M., Mayo, K. H., ... von Hundelshausen, P. (2022). Targeting platelet-derived CXCL12 impedes arterial thrombosis. Blood, 139(17), 2691-2705. https://doi.org/10.1182/blood.2020010140
    • van der Laan, K. W. F., Reesink, K. D., van der Bruggen, M. M., Jaminon, A. M. G., Schurgers, L. J., Megens, R. T. A., Huberts, W., Delhaas, T., & Spronck, B. (2022). Improved Quantification of Cell Density in the Arterial Wall-A Novel Nucleus Splitting Approach Applied to 3D Two-Photon Laser-Scanning Microscopy. Frontiers in physiology, 12, Article 814434. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2021.814434
  • 2021
    • Lesch, S., Blumenberg, V., Stoiber, S., Gottschlich, A., Ogonek, J., Cadilha, B. L., Dantes, Z., Rataj, F., Dorman, K., Lutz, J., Karches, C. H., Heise, C., Kurzay, M., Larimer, B. M., Grassmann, S., Rapp, M., Nottebrock, A., Kruger, S., Tokarew, N., ... Kobold, S. (2021). T cells armed with C-X-C chemokine receptor type 6 enhance adoptive cell therapy for pancreatic tumours. Nature Biomedical Engineering, 5(11), 1246–1260. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41551-021-00737-6
    • Schober, A., Blay, R. M., Maleki, S. S., Zahedi, F., Winklmaier, A. E., Kakar, M. Y., Baatsch, I. M., Zhu, M. Y., Geissler, C., Fusco, A. E., Eberlein, A., Li, N., Megens, R. T. A., Banafsche, R., Kumbrink, J., Weber, C., & Nazari-Jahantigh, M. (2021). MicroRNA-21 Controls Circadian Regulation of Apoptosis in Atherosclerotic Lesions. Circulation, 144(13), 1059-1073. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.051614
    • Lacy, M., Buerger, C., Shami, A., Ahmadsei, M., Winkels, H., Nitz, K., van Tiel, C. M., Seijkens, T. T. P., Kusters, P. J. H., Karshovka, E., Prange, K. H. M., Wu, Y., Brouns, S. L. N., Unterlugauer, S., Kuijpers, M. J. E., Reiche, M. E., Steffens, S., Edsfeldt, A., Megens, R. T. A., ... Lutgens, E. (2021). Cell-specific and divergent roles of the CD40L-CD40 axis in atherosclerotic vascular disease. Nature Communications, 12(1), Article 3754. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23909-z
    • Krammer, C., Kontos, C., Dewor, M., Hille, K., Dalla Volta, B., El Bounkari, O., Tas, K., Sinitski, D., Brandhofer, M., Megens, R. T. A., Weber, C., Schultz, J. R., Bernhagen, J., & Kapurniotu, A. (2021). A MIF-Derived Cyclopeptide that Inhibits MIF Binding and Atherogenic Signaling via the Chemokine Receptor CXCR2. Chembiochem, 22(6), 1012-1019. https://doi.org/10.1002/cbic.202000574
  • 2020
    • Kontos, C., El Bounkari, O., Krammer, C., Sinitski, D., Hille, K., Zan, C., Yan, G., Wang, S., Gao, Y., Brandhofer, M., Megens, R. T. A., Hoffmann, A., Pauli, J., Asare, Y., Gerra, S., Bourilhon, P., Leng, L., Eckstein, H.-H., Kempf, W. E., ... Bernhagen, J. (2020). Designed CXCR4 mimic acts as a soluble chemokine receptor that blocks atherogenic inflammation by agonist-specific targeting. Nature Communications, 11(1), Article 5981. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-19764-z
    • Santovito, D., Egea, V., Bidzhekov, K., Natarelli, L., Mourao, A., Blanchet, X., Wichapong, K., Aslani, M., Brunssen, C., Horckmans, M., Hristov, M., Geerlof, A., Lutgens, E., Daemen, M. J. A. P., Hackeng, T., Ries, C., Chavakis, T., Morawietz, H., Naumann, R., ... Weber, C. (2020). Autophagy unleashes noncanonical microRNA functions. Autophagy, 16(12), 2294-2296. https://doi.org/10.1080/15548627.2020.1830523
    • Asare, Y., Campbell-James, T. A., Bokov, Y., Yu, L. L., Prestel, M., El Bounkari, O., Roth, S., Megens, R. T. A., Straub, T., Thomas, K., Yan, G., Schneider, M., Ziesch, N., Tiedt, S., Silvestre-Roig, C., Braster, Q., Huang, Y., Schneider, M., Malik, R., ... Dichgans, M. (2020). Histone Deacetylase 9 Activates IKK to Regulate Atherosclerotic Plaque Vulnerability. Circulation Research, 127(6), 811-823. https://doi.org/10.1161/circresaha.120.316743
    • Shami, A., Atzler, D., Bosmans, L. A., Winkels, H., Meiler, S., Lacy, M., van Tiel, C., Megens, R. T., Nitz, K., Baardman, J., Kusters, P., Seijkens, T., Buerger, C., Janjic, A., Riccardi, C., Edsfeldt, A., Monaco, C., Daemen, M., de Winther, M. P. J., ... Lutgens, E. (2020). Glucocorticoid-induced tumour necrosis factor receptor family-related protein (GITR) drives atherosclerosis in mice and is associated with an unstable plaque phenotype and cerebrovascular events in humans. European Heart Journal, 41(31), 2938-2948. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurheartj/ehaa484
    • Santovito, D., Egea, V., Bidzhekov, K., Natarelli, L., Mourao, A., Blanchet, X., Wichapong, K., Aslani, M., Brunssen, C., Horckmans, M., Hristov, M., Geerlof, A., Lutgens, E., Daemen, M. J. A. P., Hackeng, T. M., Ries, C., Chavakis, T., Morawietz, H., Naumann, R., ... Weber, C. (2020). Noncanonical inhibition of caspase-3 by a nuclear microRNA confers endothelial protection by autophagy in atherosclerosis. Science Translational Medicine, 12(546), Article 2294. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aaz2294
    • Zhang, D., Ebrahim, M., Adler, K., Blanchet, X., Jamasbi, J., Megens, R. T. A., Uhland, K., Ungerer, M., Muench, G., Deckmyn, H., Weber, C., Elia, N., Lorenz, R., & Siess, W. (2020). Glycoprotein VI is not a Functional Platelet Receptor for Fibrin Formed in Plasma or Blood. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 120(6), 977-993. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0040-1710012
    • Eckardt, V., Miller, M. C., Blanchet, X., Duan, R., Leberzammer, J., Duchene, J., Soehnlein, O., Megens, R. T. A., Ludwig, A.-K., Dregni, A., Faussner, A., Wichapong, K., Ippel, H., Dijkgraaf, I., Kaltner, H., Doering, Y., Bidzhekov, K., Hackeng, T. M., Weber, C., ... Mayo, K. H. (2020). Chemokines and galectins form heterodimers to modulate inflammation. Embo Reports, 21(4), Article 47852. https://doi.org/10.15252/embr.201947852
    • Denisov, S. S., Heinzmann, A. C. A., Vajen, T., Vries, M. H. M., Megens, R. T. A., Suylen, D., Koenen, R. R., Post, M. J., Ippel, J. H., Hackeng, T. M., & Dijkgraaf, I. (2020). Tick Saliva Protein Evasin-3 Allows for Visualization of Inflammation in Arteries through Interactions with CXC-Type Chemokines Deposited on Activated Endothelium. Bioconjugate Chemistry, 31(3), 948-955. https://doi.org/10.1021/acs.bioconjchem.0c00095
  • 2019
    • Bianchini, M., Duchene, J., Santovito, D., Schloss, M. J., Evrard, M., Winkels, H., Aslani, M., Mohanta, S. K., Horckmans, M., Blanchet, X., Lacy, M., von Hundelshausen, P., Atzler, D., Habenicht, A., Gerdes, N., Pelisek, J., Ng, L. G., Steffens, S., Weber, C., & Megens, R. T. A. (2019). PD-L1 expression on nonclassical monocytes reveals their origin and immunoregulatory function. Science Immunology, 4(36), Article eaar3054. https://doi.org/10.1126/sciimmunol.aar3054
    • Silvestre-Roig, C., Braster, Q., Wichapong, K., Lee, E. Y., Marie Teulon, J., Berrebeh, N., Winter, J., Adrover, J. M., Santos, G. S., Froese, A., Lemnitzer, P., Ortega-Gomez, A., Chevre, R., Marschner, J., Schumski, A., Winter, C., Perez-Olivares, L., Pan, C., Paulin, N., ... Soehnlein, O. (2019). Externalized histone H4 orchestrates chronic inflammation by inducing lytic cell death. Nature, 569(7755), 236-240. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41586-019-1167-6
    • Yin, C., Ackermann, S., Ma, Z., Mohanta, S. K., Zhang, C., Li, Y., Nietzsche, S., Westermann, M., Peng, L., Hu, D., Bontha, S. V., Srikakulapu, P., Beer, M., Megens, R. T. A., Steffens, S., Hildner, M., Halder, L. D., Eckstein, H.-H., Pelisek, J., ... Habenicht, A. J. R. (2019). ApoE attenuates unresolvable inflammation by complex formation with activated C1q. Nature Medicine, 25(3), 496-506. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-018-0336-8
    • Yin, C., Ackermann, S., Ma, Z., Mohanta, S. K., Zhang, C., Li, Y., Nietzsche, S., Westermann, M., Peng, L., Hu, D., Bontha, S. V., Srikakulapu, P., Beer, M., Megens, R. T. A., Steffens, S., Hildner, M., Halder, L. D., Eckstein, H.-H., Pelisek, J., ... Habenicht, A. J. R. (2019). Publisher Correction: ApoE attenuates unresolvable inflammation by complex formation with activated C1q. Nature Medicine, 25(3), 529-529. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-019-0378-6
    • Pfeiler, S., Thakur, M., Gruenauer, P., Megens, R. T. A., Joshi, U., Coletti, R., Samara, V., Mueller-Stoy, G., Ishikawa-Ankerhold, H., Stark, K., Klingl, A., Froehlich, T., Arnold, G. J., Woermann, S., Bruns, C. J., Alguel, H., Weber, C., Massberg, S., & Engelmann, B. (2019). CD36-triggered cell invasion and persistent tissue colonization by tumor microvesicles during metastasis. Faseb Journal, 33(2), 1860-1872. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201800985R
  • 2018
    • Stocker, T. J., Pircher, J., Skenderi, A., Ehrlich, A., Eberle, C., Megens, R. T. A., Petzold, T., Zhang, Z., Walzog, B., Mueller-Taubenberger, A., Weber, C., Massberg, S., Ishikawa-Ankerhold, H., & Schulz, C. (2018). The Actin Regulator Coronin-1A Modulates Platelet Shape Change and Consolidates Arterial Thrombosis. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 118(12), 2098-2111. https://doi.org/10.1055/s-0038-1675604
    • Schmitz, C., Noels, H., El Bounkari, O., Straussfeld, E., Megens, R. T. A., Sternkopf, M., Alampour-Rajabi, S., Krammer, C., Tilstam, P. V., Gerdes, N., Burger, C., Kapurniotu, A., Bucala, R., Jankowski, J., Weber, C., & Bernhagen, J. (2018). Mif-deficiency favors an atheroprotective autoantibody phenotype in atherosclerosis. Faseb Journal, 32(8), 4428-4443. https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.201800058R
    • Rami, M., Guillamat-Prats, R., Rinne, P., Salvermoser, M., Ring, L., Bianchini, M., Blanchet, X., Megens, R. T. A., Doring, Y., Walzog, B., Soehnlein, O., Weber, C., Faussner, A., & Steffens, S. (2018). Chronic Intake of the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor Fluoxetine Enhances Atherosclerosis. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 38(5), 1007-1019. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.117.310536
    • Horckmans, M., Bianchini, M., Santovito, D., Megens, R. T. A., Springael, J.-Y., Negri, I., Vacca, M., Di Eusanio, M., Moschetta, A., Weber, C., Duchene, J., & Steffens, S. (2018). Pericardial Adipose Tissue Regulates Granulopoiesis, Fibrosis, and Cardiac Function After Myocardial Infarction. Circulation, 137(9), 948-960. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.028833
    • Seijkens, T. T. P., van Tiel, C. M., Kusters, P. J. H., Atzler, D., Soehnlein, O., Zarzycka, B., Aarts, S. A. B. M., Lameijer, M., Gijbels, M. J., Beckers, L., den Toom, M., Slutter, B., Kuiper, J., Duchene, J., Aslani, M., Megens, R. T. A., van 't Veer, C., Kooij, G., Schrijver, R., ... Lutgens, E. (2018). Targeting CD40-Induced TRAF6 Signaling in Macrophages Reduces Atherosclerosis. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 71(5), 527-542. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2017.11.055
    • Ebrahim, M., Jamasbi, J., Adler, K., Megens, R. T. A., M'Bengue, Y., Blanchet, X., Uhland, K., Ungerer, M., Brandl, R., Weber, C., Elia, N., Lorenz, R., Muench, G., & Siess, W. (2018). Dimeric Glycoprotein VI Binds to Collagen but Not to Fibrin. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 118(2), 351-361. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH17-04-0302
  • 2017
    • Munoz, A.-K. M., Jamasbi, J., Uhland, K., Degen, H., Muench, G., Ungerer, M., Brandl, R., Megens, R., Weber, C., Lorenz, R., & Siess, W. (2017). Recombinant GPVI-Fc added to single or dual antiplatelet therapy in vitro prevents plaque-induced platelet thrombus formation. Thrombosis and Haemostasis, 117(8), 1651-1659. https://doi.org/10.1160/TH16-11-0856
  • 2016
    • Campa, C. C., Germena, G., Ciraolo, E., Copperi, F., Sapienza, A., Franco, I., Ghigo, A., Camporeale, A., Di Savino, A., Martini, M., Perino, A., Megens, R. T. A., Kurz, A. R. M., Scheiermann, C., Sperandio, M., Gamba, A., & Hirsch, E. (2016). Rac signal adaptation controls neutrophil mobilization from the bone marrow. Science Signaling, 9(459), Article ra124. https://doi.org/10.1126/scisignal.aah5882
    • Ortega-Gomez, A., Salvermoser, M., Rossaint, J., Pick, R., Brauner, J., Lemnitzer, P., Tilgner, J., de Jong, R. J., Megens, R. T. A., Jamasbi, J., Doering, Y., Pham, C. T., Scheiermann, C., Siess, W., Drechsler, M., Weber, C., Grommes, J., Zarbock, A., Walzog, B., & Soehnlein, O. (2016). Cathepsin G Controls Arterial But Not Venular Myeloid Cell Recruitment. Circulation, 134(16), 1176-1188. https://doi.org/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.116.024790
    • Spronck, B., Megens, R. T. A., Reesink, K. D., & Delhaas, T. (2016). A method for three-dimensional quantification of vascular smooth muscle orientation: application in viable murine carotid arteries. Biomechanics and modeling in mechanobiology, 15(2), 419-432. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10237-015-0699-4
    • Mahl, C., Egea, V., Megens, R. T. A., Pitsch, T., Santovito, D., Weber, C., & Ries, C. (2016). RECK (reversion-inducing cysteine-rich protein with Kazal motifs) regulates migration, differentiation and Wnt/beta-catenin signaling in human mesenchymal stem cells. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 73(7), 1489-1501. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00018-015-2054-4
  • 2015
    • Alard, J.-E., Ortega-Gomez, A., Wichapong, K., Bongiovanni, D., Horckmans, M., Megens, R. T. A., Leoni, G., Ferraro, B., Rossaint, J., Paulin, N., Ng, J., Ippel, H., Suylen, D., Hinkel, R., Blanchet, X., Gaillard, F., D'Amico, M., von Hundelshausen, P., Zarbock, A., ... Soehnlein, O. (2015). Recruitment of classical monocytes can be inhibited by disturbing heteromers of neutrophil HNP1 and platelet CCL5. Science Translational Medicine, 7(317), Article 317ra196. https://doi.org/10.1126/scitranslmed.aad5330
    • Jamasbi, J., Megens, R. T. A., Bianchini, M., Muench, G., Ungerer, M., Faussner, A., Sherman, S., Walker, A., Goyal, P., Jung, S., Brandl, R., Weber, C., Lorenz, R., Farndale, R., Elia, N., & Siess, W. (2015). Differential Inhibition of Human Atherosclerotic Plaque-Induced Platelet Activation by Dimeric GPVI-Fc and Anti-GPVI Antibodies Functional and Imaging Studies. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 65(22), 2404-2415. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jacc.2015.03.573
    • Megens, R. T. A., Bianchini, M., Schmitt, M. M. N., & Weber, C. (2015). Optical Imaging Innovations for Atherosclerosis Research Multiphoton Microscopy and Optical Nanoscopy. Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, 35(6), 1339-1346. https://doi.org/10.1161/ATVBAHA.115.304875
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