Saskia Braber

3.9k total citations · 1 hit paper
78 papers, 2.9k citations indexed

About

Saskia Braber is a scholar working on Molecular Biology, Physiology and Immunology. According to data from OpenAlex, Saskia Braber has authored 78 papers receiving a total of 2.9k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 22 papers in Molecular Biology, 20 papers in Physiology and 18 papers in Immunology. Recurrent topics in Saskia Braber's work include Gut microbiota and health (14 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (12 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (12 papers). Saskia Braber is often cited by papers focused on Gut microbiota and health (14 papers), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research (12 papers) and Probiotics and Fermented Foods (12 papers). Saskia Braber collaborates with scholars based in Netherlands, United States and Iran. Saskia Braber's co-authors include Johan Garssen, Gert Folkerts, Johanna Fink‐Gremmels, Peyman Akbari, Soheil Varasteh, Aletta D. Kraneveld, Paul A. J. Henricks, Ash A. Alizadeh, Pim J. Koelink and Kim A.T. Verheijden and has published in prestigious journals such as PLoS ONE, Biomaterials and American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine.

In The Last Decade

Saskia Braber

76 papers receiving 2.9k citations

Hit Papers

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The Bidirectional Gut–Lung Axis in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

2023 95 citations Lei Wang, Yang Cai et al. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine profile →

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Saskia Braber

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Zhen Luo China

Lianqiang Che China

Guoqiang Zhu China

Jarosław Olav Horbańczuk Poland

Nan Zhou China

Hui Yan China

Ning Ma China

Jie Yu China

Jianzhong Hu United States

Zhen Luo China

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276 ×0.7

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Co-authorship network of co-authors of Saskia Braber

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Wang, Lei, Johan Garssen, Thea Leusink-Muis, et al.. (2025). Pregnancy exacerbates neutrophil responses in murine lungs and alters gut microbiota composition after cigarette smoke exposure. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1590290–1590290.

Wang, Lei, Pim J. Koelink, Johan Garssen, et al.. (2024). Gut Microbiome and Transcriptomic Changes in Cigarette Smoke-Exposed Mice Compared to COPD and CD Patient Datasets. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 25(7). 4058–4058. 7 indexed citations

Cai, Yang, Adrianus C. J. M. de Bruijn, Annemarie M. C. van Rossum, et al.. (2023). Galacto-Oligosaccharides as an Anti-Infective and Anti-Microbial Agent for Macrolide-Resistant and -Sensitive Mycoplasma pneumoniae. Pathogens. 12(5). 659–659.

Wang, Lei, Ingrid van Ark, Thea Leusink-Muis, et al.. (2022). Changes in intestinal homeostasis and immunity in a cigarette smoke- and LPS-induced murine model for COPD: the lung-gut axis. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 323(3). L266–L280. 17 indexed citations

Wang, Lei, Jingyi Lu, Ingrid van Ark, et al.. (2022). Effects of Cigarette Smoke on Adipose and Skeletal Muscle Tissue: In Vivo and In Vitro Studies. Cells. 11(18). 2893–2893. 14 indexed citations

Wang, Lei, Ingrid van Ark, Thea Leusink-Muis, et al.. (2022). Increased exploration and hyperlocomotion in a cigarette smoke and LPS-induced murine model of COPD: linking pulmonary and systemic inflammation with the brain. American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology. 323(3). L251–L265. 20 indexed citations

Wang, Lei, Guido Krenning, Aletta D. Kraneveld, et al.. (2021). SUL-151 Decreases Airway Neutrophilia as a Prophylactic and Therapeutic Treatment in Mice after Cigarette Smoke Exposure. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 22(9). 4991–4991. 9 indexed citations

Braber, Saskia, Astrid Hogenkamp, Soheil Varasteh, et al.. (2021). Human Milk Oligosaccharide 3′-GL Improves Influenza-Specific Vaccination Responsiveness and Immunity after Deoxynivalenol Exposure in Preclinical Models. Nutrients. 13(9). 3190–3190. 7 indexed citations

Folkerts, Gert, et al.. (2021). Pharmacological Modulation of Immune Responses by Nutritional Components. Pharmacological Reviews. 73(4). 1369–1403. 16 indexed citations

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Bergenhenegouwen, Jeroen van, Johan Garssen, Thea Leusink-Muis, et al.. (2021). Prenatal and Postnatal Cigarette Smoke Exposure Is Associated With Increased Risk of Exacerbated Allergic Airway Immune Responses: A Preclinical Mouse Model. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 797376–797376. 5 indexed citations

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Braber, Saskia, Belinda van’t Land, Johan Garssen, et al.. (2021). Exposure to Deoxynivalenol During Pregnancy and Lactation Enhances Food Allergy and Reduces Vaccine Responsiveness in the Offspring in a Mouse Model. Frontiers in Immunology. 12. 797152–797152. 14 indexed citations

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Putten, Jos P. M. van, et al.. (2021). Antimicrobial Activities of Alginate and Chitosan Oligosaccharides Against Staphylococcus aureus and Group B Streptococcus. Frontiers in Microbiology. 12. 700605–700605. 59 indexed citations

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Hogenkamp, Astrid, Soheil Varasteh, Belinda van’t Land, et al.. (2019). Fusarium Mycotoxins Disrupt the Barrier and Induce IL-6 Release in a Human Placental Epithelium Cell Line. Toxins. 11(11). 665–665. 13 indexed citations

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Varasteh, Soheil, Johanna Fink‐Gremmels, Johan Garssen, & Saskia Braber. (2017). α-Lipoic acid prevents the intestinal epithelial monolayer damage under heat stress conditions: model experiments in Caco-2 cells. European Journal of Nutrition. 57(4). 1577–1589. 27 indexed citations

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Alizadeh, Ash A., Saskia Braber, Peyman Akbari, et al.. (2016). Deoxynivalenol and Its Modified Forms: Are There Major Differences?. Toxins. 8(11). 334–334. 41 indexed citations

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Akbari, Peyman, Saskia Braber, Soheil Varasteh, et al.. (2016). The intestinal barrier as an emerging target in the toxicological assessment of mycotoxins. Archives of Toxicology. 91(3). 1007–1029. 147 indexed citations

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Verheijden, Kim A.T., Peyman Akbari, Linette E. M. Willemsen, et al.. (2015). Inflammation-Induced Expression of the Alarmin Interleukin 33 Can Be Suppressed by Galacto-Oligosaccharides. International Archives of Allergy and Immunology. 167(2). 127–136. 15 indexed citations

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Koelink, Pim J., Saskia A. Overbeek, Saskia Braber, et al.. (2013). Collagen degradation and neutrophilic infiltration: a vicious circle in inflammatory bowel disease. Gut. 63(4). 578–587. 130 indexed citations

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Braber, Saskia, Marco Thio, Bart R. Blokhuis, et al.. (2012). An Association between Neutrophils and Immunoglobulin Free Light Chains in the Pathogenesis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine. 185(8). 817–824. 46 indexed citations

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Koelink, Pim J., Saskia A. Overbeek, Saskia Braber, et al.. (2011). Targeting chemokine receptors in chronic inflammatory diseases: An extensive review. Pharmacology & Therapeutics. 133(1). 1–18. 106 indexed citations

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