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Dr. M. (Michelle) Teunissen

Assistant Professor 
Veterinary Medicine
Department Clinical Sciences
Surgery of Companion Animals
Surgery of Companion Animals
Hubrecht Institute
Uppsalalaan 8
3584 CT Utrecht

Dr. M. (Michelle) Teunissen

Assistant Professor
Surgery of Companion Animals
Profile Publications Activities Prizes In the media Research Teaching Contact
Profile Publications Activities Prizes In the media Research Teaching Contact
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Publications

2025

Scholarly publications

Kamali, S. A., Teunissen, M., van den Broek, D. H. N., Burgers, E. M., Grinwis, G. C. M., Ito, K., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Meij, B. P. (2025). High-intensity zones in dogs with lumbosacral intervertebral disc degeneration: insights from MRI and histopathological findings. The Veterinary quarterly, 45(1). [DOI] [Portal]
Gómez Álvarez, C. B., & Teunissen, M. (2025). Conference report from the abstracts of the canine section at The 9th International Conference on Canine and Equine Locomotion, Utrecht 2023. Journal of Small Animal Practice, 66(4), 297-301. [DOI] [Portal]
Blees, N. R., Teunissen, M., Dobenecker, B., Prawitt, J., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Jan Corbee, R. (2025). Collagen Hydrolysates as Nutritional Support in Canine Osteoarthritis: A Narrative Review. Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, 109(2), 590-600. [DOI] [Portal]

2023

Scholarly publications

ICEL Int Comm (2023). Foreword. Comparative Exercise Physiology, 19(1), S1-S5. [DOI]
Teunissen, M., Meij, B. P., Snel, L., Coeleveld, K., Popov-Celeketic, J., Ludwig, I. S., Broere, F., Lafeber, F. P. J. G., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Mastbergen, S. C. (2023). The catabolic-to-anabolic shift seen in the canine osteoarthritic cartilage treated with knee joint distraction occurs after the distraction period. Journal of Orthopaedic Translation, 38, 44-55. [DOI] [Repository]

2022

Scholarly publications

Teunissen, M., Ahrens, N. S., Snel, L., Narcisi, R., Kamali, S. A., van Osch, G. J. V. M., Meij, B. P., Mastbergen, S. C., Sivasubramaniyan, K., & Tryfonidou, M. A. (2022). Synovial membrane-derived mesenchymal progenitor cells from osteoarthritic joints in dogs possess lower chondrogenic-, and higher osteogenic capacity compared to normal joints. Stem cell research & therapy, 13(1), 1-21. Article 457. [DOI] [Repository]
Teunissen, M., Mastbergen, S. C., Spoelman, D., Lafeber, F., Ludwig, I., Broere, F., Tryfonidou, M., & Meij, B. (2022). Knee Joint Distraction in a Dog as Treatment for Severe Osteoarthritis. VCOT Open, 5(1), e11-e17. [DOI] [Repository]
Teunissen, M. (2022). A joint effort: How dogs contribute and benefit from the “One medicine” approach to osteoarthritis. [Doctoral thesis 1 (Research UU / Graduation UU), Universiteit Utrecht]. Utrecht University. [DOI] [Portal]

2021

Scholarly publications

Teunissen, M., Miranda Bedate, A., Coeleveld, K., Riemers, F. M., Meij, B. P., Lafeber, F. P. J. G., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Mastbergen, S. C. (2021). Enhanced Extracellular Matrix Breakdown Characterizes the Early Distraction Phase of Canine Knee Joint Distraction. Cartilage, 13(2_suppl), 1654S-1664S. [DOI] [Repository]
Beishuizen, R., Reints Bok, T. E., Teunissen, M., van der Veen, A. J., Emanuel, K. S., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Meij, B. P. (2021). Biomechanical effects of a titanium intervertebral cage as a stand-alone device, and in combination with locking plates in the canine caudal cervical spine. Veterinary Surgery, 50(5), 1087-1097. [DOI] [Repository]
Teunissen, M., Verseijden, F., Riemers, F. M., van Osch, G. J. V. M., & Tryfonidou, M. A. (2021). The lower in vitro chondrogenic potential of canine adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) compared to bone marrow-derived MSC is not improved by BMP-2 or BMP-6. Veterinary Journal, 269, 1-8. Article 105605. [DOI] [Repository]

2020

Scholarly publications

Teunissen, M., Popov-Celeketic, J., Coeleveld, K., Meij, B. P., Lafeber, F. P., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Mastbergen, S. C. (2020). Knee joint distraction-induced shift from catabolic to anabolic state occurs after the distraction period. Osteoarthritis and Cartilage, 28(suppl. 1), S76-S77. Article 86. [DOI] [Repository]

2019

Scholarly publications

Teunissen, M., Popov-Celeketic, J., Coeleveld, K., Meij, B., Lafeber, F. P. J. G., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Mastbergen, S. C. (2019). The catabolic-to-anabolic shift in the osteoarthritic cartilage after knee joint distraction in dogs occurs after the distraction period. In eCM Periodical, 2019, Collection 3; 2019 TERMIS EU Abstracts (pp. 657) https://www.ecmconferences.org/abstracts/2019/Collection3/collection3.pdf

2018

Scholarly publications

Teunissen, M., Riemers, F. M., van Leenen, D., Koerkamp, M. J. G., Meij, B. P., Miranda-Bedate, A., & Tryfonidou, M. A. (2018). Investigating intraspecies differences of the growth plate of small and large breed dogs in order to gain new insights in cartilage biology. In Abstracts from the 2018 OARSI World Congress on Osteoarthritis (Vol. 26, pp. S106). (Osteoarthritis and Cartilage). [DOI]
Bach, F. C., Tellegen, A. R., Beukers, M., Miranda-Bedate, A., Teunissen, M., de Jong, W. A. M., de Vries, S. A. H., Creemers, L. B., Benz, K., Meij, B. P., Ito, K., & Tryfonidou, M. A. (2018). Biologic canine and human intervertebral disc repair by notochordal cell-derived matrix: from bench towards bedside. Oncotarget, 9(41), 26507-26526. [DOI] [Repository]
Teunissen, M., M Riemers, F., van Leenen, D., J A Groot Koerkamp, M., P Meij, B., Alblas, J., C Penning, L., Miranda-Bedate, A., & A Tryfonidou, M. (2018). Growth Plate Expression profiling: Large and Small Breed Dogs Provide New Insights in Endochondral Bone Formation. Journal of Orthopaedic Research, 36(1), 138-148. [DOI] [Portal]

2017

Scholarly publications

Teunissen, M., van der Veen, A. J., Smit, T. H., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Meij, B. P. (2017). Effect of a titanium cage as a stand-alone device on biomechanical stability in the lumbosacral spine of canine cadavers. Veterinary Journal, 220, 17-23. [DOI] [Repository]

2016

Scholarly publications

Malagola, E., Teunissen, M., van der Laan, L. J. W., Verstegen, M., Schotanus, B. A., van Steenbeek, F. G., Penning, L. C., van Wolferen, M. E., Tryfonidou, M. A., & Spee, B. (2016). Characterization and comparison of canine multipotent stromal cells derived from liver and bone marrow. Stem Cells and Development, 35(2). [DOI] [Repository]
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