dr. M.M. (Marijke) Faas

Associate Professor

Faculty of Medical Sciences

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m.m.faas umcg.nl

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Publications

Differential effect of lead and cadmium on mitochondrial function and NLRP3 inflammasome activation in human trophoblast

Dai, Y., Xu, X., Huo, X., Schuitemaker, J. H. N. & Faas, M. M., 1-Jun-2026, In: Journal of Physiology. 604, 11, p. 4225-4246 22 p.

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

ESM-1 and GBP-1 are associated with endothelial dysfunction: emerging biomarkers or key players in the pathophysiology of preeclampsia?

Pronk, I., Schuitemaker, J. H. N., Faas, M. M. & Smink, A. M., 1-Jun-2026, In: Journal of Physiology. 604, 11, p. 4482-4496 15 p.

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

Impaired placental vascular remodeling and persistent uNK cells in the RUPP model: A time-dependent perspective

van Kammen, C. M., Al Darwish, F. M., Strijkers, G. J., Coolen, B. F., Alles, L. K., Faas, M. M., Schiffelers, R., Lely, A. T. & Terstappen, F., Feb-2026, In: Placenta. 174, p. 1-8 8 p.

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Maternal Obesity Programs Adipogenic Commitment in Neonatal Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Link to Redox-Dependent FOXO1 Signaling

Bellalta, S., Pinheiro-Machado, E., Borghuis, T., Prins, J., Plösch, T., Casanello, P. & Faas, M., Apr-2026, In: Journal of Cellular Physiology. 241, 4, 17 p., e70178.

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Profiling the secretome: maternal obesity impacts redox and adipogenic signaling during neonatal mesenchymal stem cell adipogenesis

Bellalta, S., Pinheiro-Machado, E., Casanello, P., Faas, M. & Plösch, T., Apr-2026, In: STEM CELLS. 44, 4, 15 p.

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Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. Lactis BL-99 Improves Maternal and Fetal Immune Responses and Pregnancy Outcomes in Pregnant Antibiotics-Treated Mice

Faas, M. M., Wekema, L., van Loo-Bouwman, C. A., Weiss, G. A., Hung, W. L., de Haan, B. J. & Smink, A. M., Nov-2025, In: Molecular Nutrition and Food Research. 69, 21, 15 p., e70220.

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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.

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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.

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Shaping immunity: the influence of the maternal gut bacteria on fetal immune development

Faas, M. M. & Smink, A. M., 1-Feb-2025, In: Seminars in immunopathology. 47, 17 p., 13.

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

The maternal body mass index and first-trimester placental (vascular) development

Schenkelaars, N., Schoenmakers, S., Faas, M. M., Willemsen, S. P., de Vos, E. S. & Steegers-Theunissen, R. P. M., Feb-2025, In: Placenta. 160, p. 126-134 9 p.

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