René M. van den Wijngaard

Stimulation of the vagus nerve attenuates macrophage activation by activating the Jak2-STAT3 signaling pathway

Wouter J. de Jonge, Esmerij P. van der Zanden, Frans Olivier The et al. · Nature Immunology · 2005 · 1.1K citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Neuroscience +16

The mast cell stabiliser ketotifen decreases visceral hypersensitivity and improves intestinal symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome

Tamira K. Klooker, Breg Braak, Karin E. Koopman et al. · Gut · 2010 · 406 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Pharmacology +15

Activation of the Cholinergic Anti-Inflammatory Pathway Ameliorates Postoperative Ileus in Mice

Frans Olivier The, Guy E. Boeckxstaens, Susanne A. Snoek et al. · Gastroenterology · 2007 · 222 citations

Medicine, Pharmacology, Surgery +8

Postoperative ileus is maintained by intestinal immune infiltrates that activate inhibitory neural pathways in mice1 1The authors thank Prof. Yvette van Kooyk, Department of Molecular Cell Biology, Free University, Amsterdam, for her gift of blocking antibodies; Drs. Formijn van Hemert and Cynara Veeris, Department of Nuclear Medicine, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, for their assistance in the gastric emptying studies; and Dr. Jan M. Ruijter, Department of Anatomy and Embryology, Academic Medical Center, Amsterdam, for statistical assistance.

Wouter J. de Jonge, René M. van den Wijngaard, Frans Olivier The et al. · Gastroenterology · 2003 · 210 citations

Life Sciences, Immunology, Surgery +15

Intestinal Fungal Dysbiosis Is Associated With Visceral Hypersensitivity in Patients With Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Rats

Sara Botschuijver, Guus Roeselers, Evgeni Levin et al. · Gastroenterology · 2017 · 195 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Immunology, Microbiology +16