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dr. G.M.P.J. (Gwenny) Verstappen

Assistant Professor

Faculty of Medical Sciences

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Research interests

Immunology, Immuno-Pharmacology, Rheumatology, Autoimmune Diseases, Sjögren's Syndrome, Pharmacological Treatment, Clinical Trials

Publications

Immune cell signature in non-ischemic heart failure indicates chronic systemic immune activation with features of immunosenescence

Baumhove, L., Verstappen, G. M. P. J., Deiman, F. E., Dronkers, J., Abdulahad, W. H., van der Geest, K., Brouwer, E., Voors, A. A., van der Meer, P. & Bomer, N., 31-Mar-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Immunity & ageing : I & A.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Sex differences in patient-reported outcome measures and clinical parameters in patients with Sjögren's disease

Kokol, H., Rebel, D., de Wolff, L., Oei, E., van Deelen, E., Ausma, N., Olie, L., Alberga, J. M., van der Vegt, B., Kroese, F. G. M., Vissink, A., Delli, K., Verstappen, G. M., Bootsma, H. & Arends, S., 9-Mar-2026, (E-pub ahead of print) In: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 78, p. 152960

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Aberrant B cell receptor signaling responses in circulating double-negative 2 B cells from radiographic axial spondyloarthritis patients

Wilbrink, R., Neys, S. F. H., Hendriks, R. W., Spoorenberg, A., Kroese, F. G. M., Corneth, O. B. J. & Verstappen, G. M. P. J., Jun-2025, In: Journal of Translational Autoimmunity. 10, 11 p., 100270.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

B Cell Receptor Repertoire Analysis of the CD21lo B Cell Compartment in Healthy Individuals, Patients With Sjögren's Disease, and Patients With Radiographic Axial Spondyloarthritis

Wilbrink, R., van der Weele, L., Spoorenberg, A. J. P. L., de Vries, N., Niewold, I. T. G., Verstappen, G. M. & Kroese, F. G. M., Feb-2025, In: European Journal of Immunology. 55, 2, 14 p., e202451398.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Primary Sjögren's Disease: a review of unmet need, outcome measures, therapeutic advances and health economic impacts. Lessons from the NEw Clinical Endpoints in primary Sjögren's Syndrome: an Interventional Trial based on stratifYing patients (NECESSITY) Innovative Health Initiative (IHI)

Bowman, S. J., Seror, R., Porcher, R., Arends, S., de Wolff, L., Verstappen, G., Devauchelle-Pensec, V., Jousse-Joulin, S., Baldini, C., Bombardieri, M., Pontarini, E., Hueber, W., Marvel, J., Goswami, P., Cornec, D., Fisher, B. A., Nayar, S., Barone, F., Ng, W. F. & Gottenberg, J. E., Bootsma, H., Dörner, T., Pincemin, M., Bouillot, C., Hammitt, K. M., Wahren-Herlenius, M., van Roon, J., Nocturne, G., Laigle, L., Moingeon, P., Christodoulou, A., Sreih, A. G., van Maurik, A., Chen, W. H., Wisniacki, N., Piatrova, A., Jonsson, R., Gergely, P. & Mariette, X., Jul-2025, In: Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases. 84, 7, p. 1068-1089 22 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review

Systemic disease activity measured with ESSDAI varies largely over 5 years in a prospective, longitudinal cohort of patients with Sjögren's disease

de Wolff, L., Verstappen, G., Stel, A., van Zuiden, G., van Nimwegen, J., Vissink, A., Kroese, F., Arends, S. & Bootsma, H., 22-Jan-2025, In: RMD Open. 11, 1, 13 p., e004753.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Abatacept use for 24 weeks has a limited effect on salivary gland inflammation in Sjögren's disease patients

Nakshbandi, U., Liefers, S. C., Arends, S., Spijkervet, F. K. L., Verstappen, G. M. P. J., Vissink, A., de Wolff, L., van der Vegt, B., Bootsma, H. & Kroese, F. G. M., 19-Dec-2024, In: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 42, 12, p. 2362-2368 7 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

A future for prediction and treatment of Sjögren's disease-associated lymphomas

Arends, S., Vissink, A., Kroese, F. G. M., Verstappen, G. M. & Bootsma, H., Oct-2024, In: The Lancet Rheumatology. 6, 10, p. e658-e660 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Letter (Research letter) › Academic › peer-review

Highlights of the 16th International Symposium for Sjögren's Disease

Egmond aan Zee, the Netherlands, 22-25 April 2024, Verstappen, G. M. P. J., Pringle, S. & Bootsma, H., 19-Dec-2024, In: Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology. 42, 12, p. 2319-2321 3 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

Histopathological comparison of Sjögren-related features between paired labial and parotid salivary gland biopsies of sicca patients

Nakshbandi, U., van Ginkel, M. S., Verstappen, G. M. P. J., Spijkervet, F. K. L., Arends, S., Haacke, E. A., Liefers, S. C., Vissink, A., Bootsma, H., Kroese, F. G. M. & van der Vegt, B., Oct-2024, In: Rheumatology. 63, 10, p. 2670–2677 8 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review

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Cong, Y., Metting, E., Poppelaars, F. & Verstappen, G.

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