M.A.P. (Mara) Diks BSc

M.A.P. (Mara) Diks BSc

Researcher and Teacher
Pharmacology
m.a.p.diks@uu.nl

Publications

2023

Scholarly publications

Kleuskens, M. T. A., Bek, M. K., Al Halabi, Y., Blokhuis, B. R. J., Diks, M. A. P., Haasnoot, M. L., Garssen, J., Bredenoord, A. J., van Esch, B. C. A. M., & Redegeld, F. A. (Accepted/In press). Mast cells disrupt the function of the esophageal epithelial barrier. Mucosal Immunology. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mucimm.2023.06.001
Haasnoot, M. L., Kleuskens, M. T. A., Lopez-Rincon, A., Diks, M. A. P., Terreehorst, I., Akkerdaas, J. H., van Ree, R., van Ampting, M. T. J., Garssen, J., Redegeld, F. A., van Esch, B. C. A. M., & Bredenoord, A. J. (2023). In vivo and ex vivo inflammatory responses of the esophageal mucosa to food challenge in adults with eosinophilic esophagitis. Allergy, 78(7), 2044-2047. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.15694

2022

Scholarly publications

Pelgrim, C. E., van Ark, I., van Berkum, R. E., Schuitemaker-Borneman, A. M., Flier, I., Leusink-Muis, T., Janbazacyabar, H., Diks, M. A. P., Gosker, H. R., Kelders, M. C. J. M., Langen, R. C. J., Schols, A. M. W. J., Hageman, R. J. J., Braber, S., Garssen, J., Folkerts, G., van Helvoort, A., & Kraneveld, A. D. (2022). Effects of a nutritional intervention on impaired behavior and cognitive function in an emphysematous murine model of COPD with endotoxin-induced lung inflammation. Frontiers in Nutrition, 9, [1010989]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2022.1010989
Korsten, S. G. P. J., Peracic, L., van Groeningen, L. M. B., Diks, M. A. P., Vromans, H., Garssen, J., & Willemsen, L. E. M. (2022). Butyrate Prevents Induction of CXCL10 and Non-Canonical IRF9 Expression by Activated Human Intestinal Epithelial Cells via HDAC Inhibition. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 23(7), 1-18. [3980]. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms23073980
Szklany, K., Engen, P. A., Naqib, A., Green, S. J., Keshavarzian, A., Rincon, A. L., Siebrand, C. J., Diks, M. A. P., van de Kaa, M., Garssen, J., Knippels, L. M. J., & Kraneveld, A. D. (2022). Dietary supplementation throughout life with non‐digestible oligosaccharides and/or n‐3 poly‐unsaturated fatty acids in healthy mice modulates the gut–immune system–brain axis. Nutrients, 14(1), 1-29. [173]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu14010173

2020

Scholarly publications

Abbring, S., Xiong, L., Diks, M. A. P., Baars, T., Garssen, J., Hettinga, K., & van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2020). Loss of allergy-protective capacity of raw cow's milk after heat treatment coincides with loss of immunologically active whey proteins. Food & function, 11(6), 4982-4993. https://doi.org/10.1039/d0fo01175d

2019

Scholarly publications

Abbring, S., Wolf, J., Ayechu-Muruzabal, V., Diks, M. A. P., Alhamwe, B. A., Alhamdan, F., Harb, H., Renz, H., Garn, H., Garssen, J., Potaczek, D. P., & van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2019). Raw Cow's Milk Reduces Allergic Symptoms in a Murine Model for Food Allergy-A Potential Role For Epigenetic Modifications. Nutrients, 11(8), [1721]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11081721
Abbring, S., Ryan, J. T., Diks, M. A. P., Hols, G., Garssen, J., & van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2019). Suppression of Food Allergic Symptoms by Raw Cow's Milk in Mice is Retained after Skimming but Abolished after Heating the Milk-A Promising Contribution of Alkaline Phosphatase. Nutrients, 11(7), [1499]. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11071499
Abbring, S., Kusche, D., Roos, T. C., Diks, M. A. P., Hols, G., Garssen, J., Baars, T., & van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2019). Milk processing increases the allergenicity of cow's milk-Preclinical evidence supported by a human proof-of-concept provocation pilot. Clinical and Experimental Allergy, 49(7), 1013-1025. https://doi.org/10.1111/cea.13399
Vonk, M. M., Blokhuis, B. R. J., Diks, M. A. P., Wagenaar, L., Smit, J. J., Pieters, R. H. H., Garssen, J., Knippels, L. M. J., & van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2019). Butyrate Enhances Desensitization Induced by Oral Immunotherapy in Cow's Milk Allergic Mice. Mediators of Inflammation, 2019, [9062537]. https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/9062537

2018

Scholarly publications

Vonk, M. M., Blokhuis, B. R., Redegeld, F. A., Diks, M. A., Garssen, J., Knippels, L. M., & Van Esch, B. C. (2018). Butyrate and fructo-oligosaccharides support oral immunotherapy by suppressing basophil and mast cell activation and induce possible epigenetic changes in mast cell progenitors. 42. Abstract from European Academy of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Congress, Munich, Germany. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.13535
Yu, Y., Blokhuis, B. R. J., Diks, M. A. P., Keshavarzian, A., Garssen, J., & Redegeld, F. A. (2018). Functional Inhibitory Siglec-6 Is Upregulated in Human Colorectal Cancer-Associated Mast Cells. Frontiers in Immunology, 9, [2138]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2018.02138

2017

Scholarly publications

Vonk, M. M., Diks, M. A. P., Wagenaar, L., Smit, J. J., Pieters, R. H. H., Garssen, J., van Esch, B. C. A. M., & Knippels, L. M. J. (2017). Improved Efficacy of Oral Immunotherapy Using Non-Digestible Oligosaccharides in a Murine Cow's Milk Allergy Model: A Potential Role for Foxp3+Regulatory T Cells. Frontiers in Immunology, 8, [1230]. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01230
Abbring, S., Verheijden, K. A. T., Diks, M. A. P., Leusink - Muis, T., Hols, G., Baars, T., Garssen, J., & van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2017). Raw Cow's Milk Prevents the Development of Airway Inflammation in a Murine House Dust Mite-Induced Asthma Model. Frontiers in Immunology, 8, 1045. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01045
Kostadinova, A. I., Pablos-Tanarro, A., Diks, M. A. P., van Esch, B. C. A. M., Garssen, J., Knippels, L. M. J., & Willemsen, L. E. M. (2017). Dietary Intervention with β-Lactoglobulin-Derived Peptides and a Specific Mixture of Fructo-Oligosaccharides and Bifidobacterium breve M-16V Facilitates the Prevention of Whey-Induced Allergy in Mice by Supporting a Tolerance-Prone Immune Environment. Frontiers in Immunology, 8, 1303. https://doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01303

2016

Scholarly publications

van Esch, B. C. A. M., Abbring, S., Diks, M. A. P., Dingjan, G. M., Harthoorn, L. F., Vos, A. P., & Garssen, J. (2016). Post-sensitization administration of non-digestible oligosaccharides and Bifidobacterium breve M-16V reduces allergic symptoms in mice. Immunity, inflammation and disease, 4(2), 155-165. https://doi.org/10.1002/iid3.101

Other output

Abbring, S., Diks, M. A. P., Dingjan, G. M., Baars, T., Garssen, J., & Van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2016). Comparing the sensitizing capacity of raw and processed cow's milk in a murine sensitization model for food allergy. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 71, 158. [297]. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.12972

2015

Scholarly publications

Van Esch, B. C. A. M., Diks, M. A. P., Dingjan, G. A., Harthoorn, L. F., Garssen, J., & Vos, A. P. (2015). Synergistic effects of a dietary mixture containing pre-and probiotics on food allergy symptoms in mice. Allergy: European Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, 496-497. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.12720
Vonk, M. M., Wagenaar, L., Diks, M. A. P., Hofman, G. A., Dingjan, G. M., Smit, J. J., Pieters, R. H. H., Willemsen, L. E. M., Garssen, J., Knippels, L. M. J., & Van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2015). Comparing oral and subcutaneous antigen-specific immunotherapy in a cow's milk allergy mouse model. 200. http://www.embase.com/search/results?subaction=viewrecord&from=export&id=L72029063

Other output

Vonk, M. M., Wagenaar, L., Diks, M. A. P., Hofman, G. A., Dingjan, G. M., Smit, J. J., Pieters, R. H. H., Willemsen, L. E. M., Garssen, J., Knippels, L. M. J., & Van Esch, B. C. A. M. (2015). Comparing oral and subcutaneous antigen-specific immunotherapy in a cow's milk allergy mouse model. 200. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.12717

2014

Scholarly publications

Van Esch, B. C. A. M., Diks, M. A. P., Dingjan, G. A., Harthoorn, L. F., Garssen, J., & Vos, A. P. (2014). A novel synbiotic concept derived from cow's milk-free source materials reduced allergic symptoms in preventive and therapeutic models for hen's egg allergy. Allergy, 69, 62-63. https://doi.org/10.1111/all.12491

2012

Other output

Bezemer, G., Diks, M., Vos, P., Garssen, J., Henricks, P., Kraneveld, A., & Folkerts, G. (2012). Synbiotics reduce airway inflammation and improve airway function in a mouse model for COPD.