Continuous nitric oxide synthesis by inducible nitric oxide synthase in normal human airway epithelium in vivo.

…, TW Rice, DJ Stuehr, FB Thunnissen… - Proceedings of the …, 1995 - National Acad Sciences
Nitric oxide (NO) is an important mediator of inflammatory responses in the lung and a key
regulator of bronchomotor tone. An airway NO synthase (NOS; EC 1.14.13.39) has been …

[HTML][HTML] Acetylcholine receptor pathway and lung cancer

FB Thunnissen - Journal of Thoracic Oncology, 2009 - Elsevier
Genome-wide association studies revealed chromosome regions 15q24-25 were associated
with a higher risk for development of lung cancer. The 15q24-25 region encompasses the …

Interferon gamma and interleukin 4 stimulate prolonged expression of inducible nitric oxide synthase in human airway epithelium through synthesis of soluble …

…, RA Dweik, FB Thunnissen… - The Journal of …, 1997 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Human respiratory epithelium expresses inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) continuously
in vivo, however mechanisms responsible for maintenance of expression are not known. …

Decreased Cu, Zn-SOD activity in asthmatic airway epithelium: correction by inhaled corticosteroid in vivo

HR De Raeve, FB Thunnissen… - … of Physiology-Lung …, 1997 - journals.physiology.org
To investigate the antioxidant response of respiratory epithelium to the chronic airway
inflammation in asthma, the major intracellular antioxidants [copper and zinc-containing …

Number and proliferation of neuroendocrine cells in normal human airway epithelium.

…, J Koudstaal, JW Arends, FB Thunnissen - American journal of …, 1996 - atsjournals.org
Pulmonary neuroendocrine cells (PNECs) are ubiquitous in human adult airway epithelium,
and are implicated in pulmonary disease as PNEC hyperplasia has been described in a …

[HTML][HTML] EGFR and KRAS mutations in lung carcinomas in the Dutch population: increased EGFR mutation frequency in malignant pleural effusion of lung …

…, MJL Ligtenberg, FB Thunnissen… - Cellular oncology, 2012 - Springer
Background Frequencies of EGFR and KRAS mutations in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC)
have predominantly been determined in East Asian and North American populations, …

Retreatment with erlotinib: regain of TKI sensitivity following a drug holiday for patients with NSCLC who initially responded to EGFR-TKI treatment

…, L Crombag, DAM Heideman, FB Thunnissen… - European journal of …, 2011 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKI) of the epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR)
are approved as treatment of non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Despite an initially …

Cytoglobin, the newest member of the globin family, functions as a tumor suppressor gene

…, L Girard, Y Xie, C Prinsen, FB Thunnissen… - Cancer research, 2008 - AACR
Cytoglobin (CYGB) is a recently discovered vertebrate globin distantly related to myoglobin
with unknown function. CYGB is assigned to chromosomal region 17q25, which is frequently …

Application of a methylation gene panel by quantitative PCR for lung cancers

…, Y Zheng, Z Feng, B Hol, C Prinsen, FB Thunnissen… - Cancer letters, 2007 - Elsevier
Detection of lung cancer at early stages could potentially increase survival rates. One
promising approach is the application of suitable lung cancer-specific biomarkers to specimens …

Can the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center nomogram predict the likelihood of nonsentinel lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients in the Netherlands …

…, DM Kuster, GJ van der Wilt, FB Thunnissen… - Annals of surgical …, 2005 - Springer
Background According to Dutch guidelines, an axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) is
recommended whenever a sentinel lymph node (SLN) contains metastatic disease. However, …