Vera Maria Johanna Sommers
Publikasjoner
First author
Broeks, M.H.*, Sommers, V*, Kroon J., Claessens, F., Meijer, O.C., Dubois, V. (2026) Androgens modulate transcriptional responses to glucocorticoid receptor activation in the male mouse liver. Submitted to Journal of Endocrinology.
Sommers V, David K, Helsen C, Meijer OC, Kroon J, Claessens F, Dubois V. (2024) Androgens differentially modulate glucocorticoid effect on adipose tissue and lean mass. J Endocrinol. 2025 Jan 31;264(3)e240061. doi:10.1530/JOE-24-0061. PMID: 39831834
Sommers, V., Gentenaar, M., David, K., Narinx, N., Dubois, V., Kroon, J., Claessens, F. & Meijer, O. C. 2024. Androgens Suppress Corticosteroid Binding Globulin in Male Mice, Affecting the Endocrine Stress Response. Endocrinology, 165.
Co-author
Dirkx, N., Kaji, M., De Vriendt, E., Carleo, G., Miceli, F., Asselbergh, B., Verstraelen, P., Zonnekein, N., Carotenuto, L., Dang, L. T., Sommers, V., Vlaemynck, E., Lagae, L., Ceulemans, B., De Jonghe, P., De Vos, W. H., Taglialatela, M., & Weckhuysen, S. (2026). Kv7.2 loss-of-function causes early hyperexcitability and network remodelling. Brain : a journal of neurology, awag199. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1093/brain/awag199
Narinx N, Nyamaah JA, David K, Sommers V, Walravens J, Fiers T, Lapauw B, Decallonne B, Claessens F, Van Uytfanghe K, Billen J, Vermeersch P, Vanderschueren D, Antonio L. A survey on measurement and reporting of total testosterone, sex hormone-binding globulin and free testosterone in clinical laboratories in Europe. Clin Chem Lab Med. 2025 Mar 12;63(8):1561-1572. doi: 10.1515/cclm-2024-1237. PMID: 40068942.
Carotti V, van Megen WH, Rigalli JP, Barros ER, Sommers V, Rutten L, Sommerdijk N, Peters DJM, van Asbeck-van der Wijst J, Hoenderop JGJ. Extracellular vesicles contribute to early cyst development in autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease by cell-to-cell communication. FASEB J. 2023 Jul;37(7)
Dubois V, Ciancia S, Doms S, El Kharraz S, Sommers V, Kim NR, David K, Van Dijck J, Valle Tenney R, Maes C, Antonio L, Decallonne B, Carmeliet G, Claessens F, Cools M, Vanderschueren D. Testosterone restores body composition, bone mass and bone strength following early puberty suppression in a mouse model mimicking the clinical strategy in trans boys. J Bone Miner Res. 2023 May 24
David K, Dubois V, Verhulst A, Sommers V, Schollaert D, Deboel L, Moermans K, Carmeliet G, D'Haese P, Vanderschueren D, Claessens F, Evenepoel P, Decallonne B. Androgen therapy does not prevent bone loss and arterial calcifications in male rats with CKD. J Endocrinol. 2023 Mar 1
Carotti V, van der Wijst J, Verschuren EHJ, Rutten L, Sommerdijk N, Kaffa C, Sommers V, Rigalli JP, Hoenderop JGJ. Involvement of ceramide biosynthesis in increased extracellular vesicle release in Pkd1 knock out cells. Front Endocrinol (Lausanne). 2022 Oct 10
Kim NR, David K, Sommers V, Schollaert D, Deboel L, Ohlsson C, Gustafsson JÅ, Antonio L, Decallonne B, Claessens F, Vanderschueren D, Dubois V. Inactivation of AR or ERα in Extrahypothalamic Neurons Does not Affect Osteogenic Response to Loading in Male Mice. Endocrinology. 2022 Jul 1
Rigalli JP, Barros ER, Sommers V, Bindels RJM, Hoenderop JGJ. Novel Aspects of Extracellular Vesicles in the Regulation of Renal Physiological and Pathophysiological Processes. Front Cell Dev Biol. 2020 Apr 15