L. (Lieske) Wekemaa

PhD student

Faculty of Medical Sciences

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Maternal Immune Characteristics at Mid and Late Pregnancy Are Mostly Independent of Fetal Allogeneity in Mice

Laskewitz, A., Wekema, L., Faas, M. M. & Prins, J. R., Jun-2025, In: American Journal of Reproductive Immunology. 93, 6, 14 p., e70089.

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

Maternal Obesity: Exploring the Interaction Between Gut Microbiota and Immune Responses During Pregnancy in a Mouse Model

Wekema, L., 2025, [Groningen]: University of Groningen. 233 p.

Research output: Thesis › Thesis fully internal (DIV)

Protocol of the PROMOTE study: characterization of the microbiome, the immune response, and one-carbon metabolism in preconceptional and pregnant women with and without obesity (an observational subcohort of the Rotterdam Periconception cohort)

Schenkelaars, N., Wekema, L., Faas, M. M., Steegers-Theunissen, R. P. M. & Schoenmakers, S., Apr-2025, In: PLoS ONE. 20, 4, 13 p., e0319618.

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

Diet-Induced Obesity in Mice Affects the Maternal Gut Microbiota and Immune Response in Mid-Pregnancy

Wekema, L., Schoenmakers, S., Schenkelaars, N., Laskewitz, A., Huurman, R. H., Liu, L., Walters, L., Harmsen, H. J. M., Steegers-Theunissen, R. P. M. & Faas, M. M., 21-Aug-2024, In: International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25, 16, 19 p., 9076.

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

Obesity and diet independently affect maternal immunity, maternal gut microbiota and pregnancy outcome in mice

Wekema, L., Schoenmakers, S., Schenkelaars, N., Laskewitz, A., Liu, L., Walters, L., Harmsen, H. J. M., Steegers-Theunissen, R. P. M. & Faas, M. M., 12-Jul-2024, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 15, 16 p., 1376583.

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

The Effect of Antibiotics Treatment on the Maternal Immune Response and Gut Microbiome in Pregnant and Non-Pregnant Mice

Faas, M. M., Liu, Y., Wekema, L., Weis, G. A., van Loo-Bouwman, C. A. & Silva Lagos, L., 12-Jun-2023, In: Nutrients. 15, 12, 20 p., 2723.

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

Contribution of pathogenic T helper 1 and 17 cells to bursitis and tenosynovitis in polymyalgia rheumatica

Reitsema, R. D., Jiemy, W. F., Wekema, L., Boots, A. M. H., Heeringa, P., Huitema, M. G., Abdulahad, W. H., van Sleen, Y., Sandovici, M., Roozendaal, C., Diepstra, A., Kwee, T., Dasgupta, B., Brouwer, E. & van der Geest, K. S. M., 11-Aug-2022, In: Frontiers in Immunology. 13, 11 p., 943574.

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

Maternal obesity during pregnancy leads to derangements in one-carbon metabolism and the gut microbiota: implications for fetal development and offspring wellbeing

Rubini, E., Schenkelaars, N., Rousian, M., Sinclair, K. D., Wekema, L., Faas, M. M., Schoenmakers, S. & Steegers, R., Sept-2022, In: American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. 27, 3, 9 p.

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

The Impact of the One-Carbon Metabolism and Gut Microbiome in Maternal Obesity and Pregnancy: A Narrative Review

Rubini, E., Schenkelaars, N., Rousian, M., Sinclair, K. D., Wekema, L., Faas, M. M., Schoenmakers, S. & Steegers-Theunissen, R. P. M., Mar-2022, In: Reproductive Sciences. 29, SUPPL 1, p. 156-157 2 p.

Research output: Contribution to journal › Meeting Abstract › Academic

A systematic analysis on the clinical safety and efficacy of onco-virotherapy

Bhatt, D. K., Wekema, L., Carvalho Barros, L. R., Chammas, R. & Daemen, T., 17-Dec-2021, In: Molecular Therapy - Oncolytics. 23, p. 239-253 15 p.

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

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