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MLDS grant Sabine Daemen

15 November 2024

Dr Sabine Daemen (Dept of Internal Medicine) received a Career Development Grant (160k) from the Dutch Digestive Foundation (MLDS).

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3 October 2024

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Carim Maastricht
Carim Maastricht

Boy Houben

Associate professor

Alfons (Boy) Houben is Associate Professor at the Department of Internal Medicine of Maastricht UMC+. He graduated in Biology at the University of Nijmegen, and received his PhD, in Maastricht in 1993, on early microcirculatory changes in patients with type 1 diabetes. He has longstanding expertise in human (non-invasive) micro- and macrovascular function tests in combination with (pharmacological) interventions, and in the epidemiological setting (The Maastricht Study). Using this unique approach, his main research interest is on the role of microvascular dysfunction in cardiometabolic diseases. An additional focus in his present research is the effects of lifestyle modifications in order to improve microvascular function. He is Past-President of the European Society for Microcirculation, chair of the Dutch Society for Microcirculation and Vascular Biology, and member of several other international scientific societies.

The focus of my research for many years has been microvascular dysfunction (MVD) as both a cause and a consequence of (cardio)metabolic diseases. One important function of the microcirculation is to deliver oxygen/nutrients to all tissues and to remove waste products. In normal metabolism this includes the delivery of glucose, which taken up by the gut following a meal, to skeletal muscle in order to be stored as glycogen. For that, insulin plays an important role by stimulating the endothelium to produce nitric oxide (NO), which leads to recruitment of capillaries in skeletal muscle and thus an increase in exchange surface. As a result, both glucose and insulin can reach skeletal muscle cells quickly and easily in order to store glucose in the cells. In our working hypothesis, we state that MVD may disturb this insulin-mediated glucose delivery/uptake, leading to metabolic insulin resistance and contributing to the development of type 2 diabetes. Within the framework of The Maastricht Study (a population-based cohort study), we perform deep phenotyping of the microcirculation. By using this approach, we are looking for (early) determinants of MVD, and study the role of MVD in the development and progression of various diseases (e.g. (pre)diabetes, heart failure, and depression).

Boy-houben

Department of Internal Medicine
P. Debyelaan 25, 6229 HX Maastricht 
PO Box 5800, 6202 AZ Maastricht

  • 2024
    • van Oeteren, M. A. J., Simons, N., Simons, P. I. H. G., van de Waarenburg, M. P. H., Kooi, M. E., Feskens, E. J. M., van der Ploeg, E. M. C. L., Van den Eynde, M. D. G., Houben, A. J. H. M., Schalkwijk, C. G., & Brouwers, M. C. G. J. (2024). Fructose restriction has beneficial effects on adipose tissue distribution but not on serum adipokine levels: Post-hoc analysis of a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Clinical Obesity, Article 12714. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1111/cob.12714
    • Zhao, X., Schalkwijk, C., Kroon, A., Schram, M. T., Stehouwer, C., & Houben, A. (2024). Different Measures of Hyperglycemia Are Negatively Associated With Skin Microvascular Flowmotion: The Maastricht Study. Microcirculation, 31(7), Article e12882. https://doi.org/10.1111/micc.12882
    • Lear, R., Metcalf, B., Hillsdon, M., Bond, B., Koster, A., Vandercappellen, E., de Galan, B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Houben, A., Kooman, J., Kroon, A. A., Bosma, H., Eussen, S. J. P. M., & Pulsford, R. (2024). Associations of between- and within-day patterns of physical activity accumulation with arterial stiffness and indices of microvascular health—Evidence from The Maastricht study. Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports, 34(5), Article e14649. https://doi.org/10.1111/sms.14649
    • van Gennip, A. C. E., Gupta, M. D., Houben, A. J. H. M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Webers, C. A. B., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Koster, A., Wesselius, A., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Schalkwijk, C. G., de Galan, B. E., Köhler, S., Schram, M. T., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & van Sloten, T. T. (2024). Retinal microvascular function and incidence and trajectories of clinically relevant depressive symptoms: the Maastricht Study. Psychological Medicine, 1-10. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1017/S0033291724000618
    • Betz, M. W., Hendriks, F. K., Houben, A. J. H. M., Van Den Eynde, M. D. G., Verdijk, L. B., Van Loon, L. J. C., & Snijders, T. (2024). Type II Muscle Fiber Capillarization Is an Important Determinant of Post-Exercise Microvascular Perfusion in Older Adults. Gerontology, 70(3), 290-301. https://doi.org/10.1159/000535831
    • Beran, M., van Gennip, A. C. E., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Jansen, J. F. A., Gupta, M. D., Houben, A. J. H. M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Webers, C. A. B., Wesselius, A., Schalkwijk, C. G., Backes, W. H., de Jong, J. J. A., van der Kallen, C. J. H., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., Köhler, S., Vonk, J. M. J., Geerlings, M. I., Schram, M. T., & van Sloten, T. T. (2024). Microvascular Dysfunction and Whole-Brain White Matter Connectivity: The Maastricht Study. Journal of the American Heart Association, 13(3), Article e9112. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.031573
    • Steegh, F. M. E. G., Keijbeck, A. A., de Hoogt, P. A., Rademakers, T., Houben, A. J. H. M., Reesink, K. D., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Daemen, M. J. A. P., & Peutz-Kootstra, C. J. (2024). Capillary rarefaction: a missing link in renal and cardiovascular disease?Angiogenesis, 27(1), 23-35. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10456-023-09883-8
  • 2023
    • Feng, L., Ye, Z., Mo, C., Wang, J., Liu, S., Gao, S., Ke, H., Canida, T. A., Pan, Y., Greevenbroek, M. M. J. V., Houben, A. J. H. M., Wang, K., Hatch, K. S., Ma, Y., Lei, D. K. Y., Chen, C., Mitchell, B. D., Hong, L. E., Kochunov, P., ... Ma, T. (2023). Elevated blood pressure accelerates white matter brain aging among late middle-aged women: a Mendelian Randomization study in the UK Biobank. Journal of Hypertension, 41(11), 1811-1820. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000003553
    • Linkens, A. M. A., Eussen, S. J. M. P., Houben, A. J. H. M., Mari, A., Dagnelie, P. C., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2023). Habitual intake of advanced glycation endproducts is not associated with worse insulin sensitivity, worse beta cell function, or presence of prediabetes or type 2 diabetes: The Maastricht Study. Clinical Nutrition, 42(8), 1491-1500. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2023.05.021
    • van den Eynde, M. D. G., Houben, A. J. H. M., Scheijen, J. L. J. M., Linkens, A. M. A., Niessen, P. M., Simons, N., Hanssen, N. M. J., Kusters, Y. H. A. M., Eussen, S. J. M. P., Miyata, T., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2023). Pyridoxamine reduces methylglyoxal and markers of glycation and endothelial dysfunction, but does not improve insulin sensitivity or vascular function in abdominally obese individuals: A randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial. Diabetes Obesity & Metabolism, 25(5), 1280-1291. https://doi.org/10.1111/dom.14977
    • van der Heide, F. C. T., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., Henry, R. M. A., Kroon, A. A., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Dagnelie, P. C., van Dongen, M. C. J. M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Schouten, J. S. A. G., Webers, C. A. B., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., Wesselius, A., Schalkwijk, C. G., Koster, A., Jansen, J. F. A., Backes, W. H., Beulens, J. W. J., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2023). Alcohol consumption and microvascular dysfunction: a J-shaped association: The Maastricht Study. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 22(1), Article 67. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-023-01783-x
    • Zhou, T. L., Schutten, M. T. J., Kroon, A. A., Henry, R. M. A., Houben, A. J. H. M., van der Kallen, C. J. H., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., de Leeuw, P. W., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2023). Urinary Sodium Excretion and Salt Intake Are Not Associated With Blood Pressure Variability in a White General Population. Journal of the American Heart Association, 12(1), Article e026578. https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.122.026578
  • 2022
    • Maasen, K., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Dagnelie, P. C., Houben, A. J. H. M., Webers, C. A. B., Schram, M. T., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Opperhuizen, A., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2022). Habitual intake of dietary methylglyoxal is associated with less low-grade inflammation: the Maastricht Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 116(6), 1715-1728. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqac195
    • Janssen, L. E. F., Simons, N., Simons, P. I. H. G., Schaper, N. C., Feskens, E. J. M., van der Ploeg, L. M. C., Van den Eynde, M. D. G., Schalkwijk, C. G., Houben, A. J. H. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Brouwers, M. C. G. J. (2022). Effects of fructose restriction on blood pressure: Secondary analysis of a double-blind randomized controlled trial. Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 51, 97-103. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.07.009
    • van Dinther, M., Voorter, P. H. M., Schram, M. T., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., Webers, C. A. B., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., Backes, W. H., Staals, J., & Jansen, J. F. A. (2022). Retinal microvascular function is associated with the cerebral microcirculation as determined by intravoxel incoherent motion MRI. Journal of the Neurological Sciences, 440, Article 120359. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jns.2022.120359
    • Jin, S., Kusters, Y. H. A. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., Plat, J., Joris, P. J., Mensink, R. P., Schalkwijk, C. G., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & van Greevenbroek, M. M. J. (2022). A randomized diet-induced weight-loss intervention reduces plasma complement C3: Possible implication for endothelial dysfunction. Obesity, 30(7), 1401-1410. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23467
    • Sharma, S., Katz, R., Ginsberg, C., Bullen, A., Vallon, V., Thomson, S., Moe, O. W., Hoofnagle, A. N., de Leeuw, P. W., Kroon, A. A., Houben, A. J. H. M., & Ix, J. H. (2022). Renal Clearance of Fibroblast Growth Factor-23 (FGF23) and its Fragments in Humans. Journal of Bone and Mineral Research, 37(6), 1170-1178. https://doi.org/10.1002/jbmr.4553
    • Linkens, A. M. A., van Best, N., Niessen, P. M., Wijckmans, N. E. G., de Goei, E. E. C., Scheijen, J. L. J. M., van Dongen, M. C. J. M., van Gool, C. C. J. A. W., de Vos, W. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Eussen, S. J. M. P., Penders, J., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2022). A 4-Week Diet Low or High in Advanced Glycation Endproducts Has Limited Impact on Gut Microbial Composition in Abdominally Obese Individuals: The deAGEing Trial. International journal of molecular sciences, 23(10), Article 5328. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23105328
    • Mashnafi, S., Plat, J., Mensink, R. P., Joris, P. J., Kusters, Y. H. A. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Schalkwijk, C. G., & Baumgartner, S. (2022). Effects of Diet-Induced Weight Loss on Plasma Markers for Cholesterol Absorption and Synthesis: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Trial in Abdominally Obese Men. Nutrients, 14(8), Article 1546. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14081546
    • Linkens, A. M. A., Houben, A. J., Niessen, P. M., Wijckmans, N., de Goei, E., Van den Eynde, M. D. G., Scheijen, J. L. J. M., Waarenburg, M., Mari, A., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Streese, L., Hanssen, H., van Dongen, M. C. J. M., van Gool, C., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Eussen, S. J. P. M., & Schalkwijk, C. (2022). A 4-week high-AGE diet does not impair glucose metabolism and vascular function in obese individuals. JCI INSIGHT, 7(6), Article e156950. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.156950
    • Linkens, A. M. A., Houben, A. J. H. M., Kroon, A. A., Schram, M. T., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Webers, C. A. B., van Greevenbroek, M., Henry, R. M. A., de Galan, B., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Eussen, S. J. M. P., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2022). Habitual intake of dietary advanced glycation end products is not associated with generalized microvascular function-the Maastricht Study. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 115(2), 444-455. https://doi.org/10.1093/ajcn/nqab302
    • Weerts, J., Mourmans, S. G. J., Barandiaran Aizpurua, A., Schroen, B. L. M., Knackstedt, C., Eringa, E., Houben, A. J. H. M., & van Empel, V. P. M. (2022). The Role of Systemic Microvascular Dysfunction in Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction. Biomolecules, 12(2), Article 278. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12020278
    • van Dinther, M., Schram, M. T., Jansen, J. F. A., Backes, W. H., Houben, A. J. H. M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Schalkwijk, C. G., Stehouwer, C. D. A., van Oostenbrugge, R. J., & Staals, J. (2022). Extracerebral microvascular dysfunction is related to brain MRI markers of cerebral small vessel disease: The Maastricht Study. Geroscience, 44(1), 147-157. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11357-021-00493-0
  • 2021
    • van der Heide, F. C. T., Zhou, T. L., Henry, R. M. A., Houben, A. J. H. M., Kroon, A. A., Dagnelie, P. C., van Dongen, M. C. J. M., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Schouten, J. S. A. G., Webers, C. A. B., Schram, M. T., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., Wesselius, A., Schalkwijk, C. G., Koster, A., Savelberg, H. H. C. M., Schaper, N. C., Reesink, K. D., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2021). Carotid stiffness is associated with retinal microvascular dysfunction- The Maastricht Study. Microcirculation, 28(6), Article e12702. https://doi.org/10.1111/micc.12702
    • Linkens, A. M. A., Eussen, S. J. M. P., Houben, A. J. H. M., Kroon, A. A., Schram, M. T., Reesink, K. D., Dagnelie, P. C., Henry, R. M. A., van Greevenbroek, M., Wesselius, A., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2021). Habitual Intake of Dietary Advanced Glycation End Products Is Not Associated with Arterial Stiffness of the Aorta and Carotid Artery in Adults: The Maastricht Study. Journal of Nutrition, 151(7), 1886-1893. https://doi.org/10.1093/jn/nxab097
    • de Ritter, R., Sep, S. J. S., van der Kallen, C. J. H., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., de Jong, M., Vos, R. C., Bots, M. L., Reulen, J. P. H., Houben, A. J. H. M., Webers, C. A. B., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Dagnelie, P. C., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Schram, M. T., Koster, A., Peters, S. A. E., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2021). Sex differences in the association of prediabetes and type 2 diabetes with microvascular complications and function: The Maastricht Study. Cardiovascular Diabetology, 20(1), Article 102. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-021-01290-x
    • Van den Eynde, M. D. G., Kusters, Y. H. A. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., Scheijen, J. L. J. M., van Duynhoven, J., Fazelzadeh, P., Joris, P. J., Plat, J., Mensink, R. P., Hanssen, N. M. J., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2021). Diet-induced weight loss reduces postprandial dicarbonyl stress in abdominally obese men: Secondary analysis of a randomized controlled trial. Clinical Nutrition, 40(5), 2654-2662. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2021.03.042
    • Houben, A. J. H. M., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2021). Microvascular dysfunction: Determinants and treatment, with a focus on hyperglycemia. Endocrine and Metabolic Science, 2, Article 100073. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.endmts.2020.100073
    • Hanssen, N. M. J., Scheijen, J. L. J. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., van de Waarenburg, M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Webers, C. A. B., Reesink, K. D., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., van der Kallen, C., Schaper, N. C., Schram, M. T., Henry, R. M. A., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Schalkwijk, C. G. (2021). Fasting and post-oral-glucose-load levels of methylglyoxal are associated with microvascular, but not macrovascular, disease in individuals with and without (pre)diabetes: The Maastricht Study. Diabetes & Metabolism, 47(1), Article 101148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.diabet.2020.02.002
  • 2020
    • Ginsberg, C., Houben, A. J. H. M., Malhotra, R., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Kooman, J. P., Webers, C. A. B., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Ix, J. H. (2020). Urinary Phosphate Excretion and Microvascular Function in a Population-Based Cohort. Kidney Medicine, 2(6), 812-815. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.xkme.2020.08.009
    • Sharma, S., Katz, R., Bullen, A. L., Chaves, P. H. M., de Leeuw, P. W., Kroon, A. A., Houben, A. J. H. M., Shlipak, M. G., & Ix, J. H. (2020). Intact and C-Terminal FGF23 Assays-Do Kidney Function, Inflammation, and Low Iron Influence Relationships With Outcomes?Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 105(12), Article 665. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgaa665
    • Joris, P. J., Plat, J., Kusters, Y. H. A. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Schalkwijk, C. G., & Mensink, R. P. (2020). Effects of diet-induced weight loss on postprandial vascular function after consumption of a mixed meal: Results of a randomized controlled trial with abdominally obese men. Clinical Nutrition, 39(10), 2998-3004. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.clnu.2020.01.006
    • Wouters, K., Kusters, Y. H. A. M., Bijnen, M., Wetzels, S., Zhang, X., Linssen, P. B. C., Gaens, K., Houben, A. J. H. M., Joris, P. J., Plat, J., Kooi, M. E., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Mensink, R. P., Verboven, K., Jocken, J., Hansen, D., Blaak, E. E., Ehlers, F. A. I., Wieten, L., ... Schalkwijk, C. G. (2020). NK cells in human visceral adipose tissue contribute to obesity-associated insulin resistance through low-grade inflammation. Clinical and Translational Medicine, 10(6), Article e192. https://doi.org/10.1002/ctm2.192
    • Li, W., Schram, M. T., Sörensen, B. M., van Agtmaal, M. J. M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Webers, C. A. B., Jansen, J. F. A., Backes, W. H., Gronenschild, E. H. B. M., Schalkwijk, C. G., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Houben, A. J. H. M. (2020). Microvascular Phenotyping in the Maastricht Study: Design and Main Findings, 2010-2018. American Journal of Epidemiology, 189(9), 873-884. https://doi.org/10.1093/aje/kwaa023
    • Geraets, A. F. J., van Agtmaal, M. J. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Sörensen, B. M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Webers, C. A. B., Schaper, N. C., Henry, R. M. A., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Koster, A., van Sloten, T. T., Köhler, S., Schram, M. T., & Houben, A. J. H. M. (2020). Association of Markers of Microvascular Dysfunction With Prevalent and Incident Depressive Symptoms: The Maastricht Study. Hypertension, 76(2), 342-349. https://doi.org/10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.120.15260
    • Zhou, T. L., Rensma, S. P., van der Heide, F. C. T., Henry, R. M. A., Kroon, A. A., Houben, A. J. H. M., Jansen, J. F. A., Backes, W. H., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Schouten, J. S. A. G., van Dongen, M. C. J. M., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Dagnelie, P. C., Webers, C. A. B., Schram, M. T., Schalkwijk, C. G., van Sloten, T. T., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2020). Blood pressure variability and microvascular dysfunction: the Maastricht Study. Journal of Hypertension, 38(8), 1541-1550. https://doi.org/10.1097/HJH.0000000000002444
    • Li, W., Schram, M. T., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Webers, C. A. B., Kroon, A. A., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Henry, R. M. A., Schaper, N. C., Huang, F., Dashtbozorg, B., Tan, T., Zhang, J., Abbasi-Sureshjani, S., Ter Haar Romeny, B. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., & Houben, A. J. H. M. (2020). Type 2 diabetes and HbA1c are independently associated with wider retinal arterioles: the Maastricht study. Diabetologia, 63(7), 1408-1417. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00125-020-05146-z
    • Rensma, S. P., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Van Boxtel, M. P. J., Houben, A. J. H. M., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Jansen, J. F. A., Schalkwijk, C. G., Verhey, F. R. J., Kroon, A. A., Henry, R. M. A., Backes, W. H., Dagnelie, P. C., van Dongen, M. C. J. M., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Bosma, H., Köhler, S., Reesink, K. D., Schram, M. T., & van Sloten, T. T. (2020). Associations of Arterial Stiffness With Cognitive Performance, and the Role of Microvascular Dysfunction: The Maastricht Study. Hypertension, 75(6), 1607-1614. https://doi.org/10.1161/hypertensionaha.119.14307
    • Simons, N., Debray, F.-G., Schaper, N. C., Feskens, E. J. M., Hollak, C. E. M., Bons, J. A. P., Bierau, J., Houben, A. J. H. M., Schalkwijk, C. G., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Cassiman, D., & Brouwers, M. C. G. J. (2020). Kidney and vascular function in adult patients with hereditary fructose intolerance. Molecular Genetics and Metabolism Reports, 23, Article 100600. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ymgmr.2020.100600
    • Sorensen, B. M., van der Heide, F. C. T., Houben, A. J. H. M., Koster, A., Berendschot, T. T. J. M., Schouten, J. S. A. G., Kroon, A. A., van der Kallen, C. J. H., Henry, R. M. A., van Dongen, M. C. J. M., Eussen, S. J. P. M., Savelberg, H. H. C. M., van der Berg, J. D., Schaper, N. C., Schram, M. T., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2020). Higher levels of daily physical activity are associated with better skin microvascular function in type 2 diabetes-The Maastricht Study. Microcirculation, 27(4), Article 12611. https://doi.org/10.1111/micc.12611
    • Van den Eynde, M. D. G., Streese, L., Houben, A. J. H. M., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Scheijen, J. L. J. M., Schalkwijk, C. G., Hanssen, N. M. J., & Hanssen, H. (2020). Physical activity and markers of glycation in older individuals: data from a combined cross-sectional and randomized controlled trial (EXAMIN AGE). Clinical Science, 134(9), 1095-1105. https://doi.org/10.1042/CS20200255
    • Marcoccia, A., Klein-Weigel, P. F., Gschwandtner, M. E., Wautrecht, J.-C., Matuska, J., Rother, U., & Houben, A. J. H. M. (2020). Microcirculatory assessment of vascular diseases. Vasa-European Journal of Vascular Medicine, 49(3), 175-186. https://doi.org/10.1024/0301-1526/a000851
    • Schutten, M. T. J., Kusters, Y. H. A. M., Houben, A. J. H. M., Niessen, H. E., Roodt, J. O., Scheijen, J. L. J. M., van de Waardenburg, M. P., Schalkwijk, C. G., de Leeuw, P. W., & Stehouwer, C. D. A. (2020). Glucocorticoids affect metabolic but not muscle microvascular insulin sensitivity following high versus low salt intake. JCI INSIGHT, 5(6), Article 127530. https://doi.org/10.1172/jci.insight.127530
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