J.W.E. Jocken

Pang, M. D., Bastings, J. J. A. J., Jocken, J. W. E., Harrold, J. A., Halford, J. C. G., Kjolbaek, L., Raben, A., Adam, T. C. M., Blaak, E. E., Goossens, G. H., & SWEET Consortium (2026). Long-term effect of sweeteners and sweetness enhancers on gene expression markers of adipose tissue function, adipocyte morphology, and metabolic health: a SWEET substudy. International Journal of Obesity. Advance online publication. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41366-026-02117-z

Mount, S., Canfora, E. E., Jocken, J. W., Umanets, A., Hul, G., Coenjaerds, M., Laquidain, P. A., Adriaens, M. E., Holst, J. J., Jardon, K. M., Segers, A., Suenaert, P., de Vos, W. M., & Blaak, E. E. (2026). Pasteurized <i>Akkermansia muciniphila</i> Muc<SUP>T</SUP> for weight loss maintenance in people with overweight and obesity: a controlled randomized trial. Nature Medicine, 32(6), 2107-2116. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41591-026-04394-7

Verbunt, J., Mennens, L., Jocken, J., Canfora, E. E., Blaak, E. E., Savelkoul, P., & Stassen, F. (2026). Gut-derived bacterial membrane vesicles in prediabetes: Vesicle composition dictates inflammatory properties. iScience, 29(3), Article 115088. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.isci.2026.115088

Verbunt, J., Mennens, L., Jocken, J., Blaak, E. E., Savelkoul, P., & Stassen, F. R. M. (2026). From food to vesicle: nutritional influences on gut microbial inflammatory signaling. Frontiers in nutrition, 13, Article 1756462. https://doi.org/10.3389/fnut.2026.1756462

Verbunt, J., Jocken, J., Canfora, E., Barnett, D., Blaak, E., Savelkoul, P., & Stassen, F. (2025). Assessment of the reproducibility of bacterial membrane vesicle isolation and characterization. Extracellular Vesicles and Circulating Nucleic Acids, 6(4), 728-741. https://doi.org/10.20517/evcna.2025.71

Verbunt, J., Jocken, J., Blaak, E., Savelkoul, P., & Stassen, F. (2024). Gut-bacteria derived membrane vesicles and host metabolic health: a narrative review. Gut Microbes, 16(1), Article 2359515. https://doi.org/10.1080/19490976.2024.2359515

Lempesis, I. G., Hoebers, N., Essers, Y., Jocken, J. W. E., Dubois, L. J., Blaak, E. E., Manolopoulos, K. N., & Goossens, G. H. (2024). Impaired mitochondrial respiration in upper compared to lower body differentiated human adipocytes and adipose tissue. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, 109(12), e2291-e2301. https://doi.org/10.1210/clinem/dgae086

Lempesis, I. G., Hoebers, N., Essers, Y., Jocken, J. W. E., Dineen, R., Blaak, E. E., Manolopoulos, K. N., & Goossens, G. H. (2023). Distinct inflammatory signatures of upper and lower body adipose tissue and adipocytes in women with normal weight or obesity. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 14(1), Article 1205799. https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2023.1205799

Trouwborst, I., Wouters, K., Jocken, J. W., Jardon, K. M., Gijbels, A., Dagnelie, P. C., van Greevenbroek, M. M. J., van der Kallen, C. J., Stehouwer, C. D. A., Schalkwijk, C. G., Richard, N., Bendik, I., Afman, L. A., Blaak, E. E., & Goossens, G. H. (2023). Circulating and adipose tissue immune cells in tissue-specific insulin resistance in humans with overweight and obesity. Obesity, 31(5), 1326-1337. https://doi.org/10.1002/oby.23714

Lempesis, I. G., Hoebers, N., Essers, Y., Jocken, J. W. E., Rouschop, K. M. A., Blaak, E. E., Manolopoulos, K. N., & Goossens, G. H. (2022). Physiological Oxygen Levels Differentially Regulate Adipokine Production in Abdominal and Femoral Adipocytes from Individuals with Obesity Versus Normal Weight. Cells, 11(22), Article 3532. https://doi.org/10.3390/cells11223532