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Research Record

Peer-reviewed papers Maré has contributed proteomics and protein chemistry expertise to, from antimicrobial peptides to long COVID.

27 Peer-Reviewed PapersPlus a book chapter and conference work
14 Open AccessFree to read in full

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2026

Post-Translational Modifications in the Insoluble Fraction of Platelet-Poor Plasma Distinguish Pre-COVID-19 Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome, Long COVID, and Long COVID-POTS: A Preliminary Study

Booyens, R. M., Vlok, M., Bester, C., Hira, R., Khan, M. A., Kell, D. B., Raj, S. R. and Pretorius, E.

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 25, p. 305 Open Access
Proteomic Signatures of COVID-19 Post-Vaccination/Post-Infection Syndrome (PV/PIS): Insights into Immune Dysregulation and Coagulopathy

Waters, M., Vlok, M., Kroon, E. E., Kotze, M. J., Moremi, K. E., Oladejo, S. O., Rajaratnam, K., Nunes, J. M., Venter, C., Scott, C. J., Kell, D. B. and Pretorius, E.

Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, 16, p. 1753348 Open Access

2025

A Macrophage-Based Cell Therapy Approach Promotes Collagen Deposition in Diabetic Wounds

Boodhoo, K., Vlok, M. and van de Vyver, M.

Wound Repair and Regeneration, 33(1), p. e70071
The Sertraline Metabolite, Desmethylsertraline, May Be Implicated in Adverse Outcomes Reported After Gestational Sertraline Use: Insights from a Study in Zebrafish

Phogole, C., Pretorius, L., Kellermann, T., Vlok, M. and Smith, C.

Pharmacological Reports, 77(5), pp. 1374-1388 Open Access
Antioxidants Improve the Viability of Diabetic Bone Marrow MSCs Without Rescuing Their Pro-Regenerative Secretome Function

Maartens, M., Vlok, M. and van de Vyver, M.

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 601, p. 112519

2024

Protocol for Unified Metabolomics and Proteomics Analysis of Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Tissue

Isaiah, A. R., Luies, L., Loots, D. T., Williams, A. A., Vlok, M., Chegou, N. N., van Furth, M. T., van der Kuip, M. and Mason, S.

STAR Protocols, 5(4), p. 103442 Open Access
Data-Independent LC-MS/MS Analysis of ME/CFS Plasma Reveals a Dysregulated Coagulation System, Endothelial Dysfunction, Downregulation of Complement Machinery

Nunes, M., Vlok, M., Proal, A., Kell, D. and Pretorius, E.

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 23(1), p. 254 Open Access
Combined Therapeutic Use of Umbilical Cord Blood Serum and Amniotic Membrane in Diabetic Wounds

Montague, C., Holt, Y., Vlok, M., Dhanraj, P., Boodhoo, K., Maartens, M., Buthelezi, K., Niesler, C. and van de Vyver, M.

Biochimie, 227, pp. 193-204

2023

Overexpression of the Small Ubiquitin-Like Modifier Protease OTS1 Gene Enhances Drought Tolerance in Sugarcane (Saccharum spp. Hybrid)

Masoabi, M., Burger, F., Botha, A. M., Le Roux, M. S., Vlok, M., Snyman, S. and van der Vyver, C.

Plant Biology, 25(6), pp. 1118-1127

2022

Proteomics Analysis of the p.G849D Variant in Neurexin 2 Alpha May Reveal Insight into Parkinson's Disease Pathobiology

Cuttler, K., Fortuin, S., Müller-Nedebock, A., Vlok, M., Cloete, R. and Bardien, S.

Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 14, p. 1002777 Open Access
Proteomics of Fibrin Amyloid Microclots in Long COVID/Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) Shows Many Entrapped Pro-Inflammatory Molecules That May Also Contribute to a Failed Fibrinolytic System

Kruger, A., Vlok, M., Turner, S., Venter, C., Laubscher, J., Kell, D. and Pretorius, E.

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 21(1), p. 190 Open Access

2021

Persistent Clotting Protein Pathology in Long COVID/Post-Acute Sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC) Is Accompanied by Increased Levels of Antiplasmin

Pretorius, E., Vlok, M., Venter, C., Bezuidenhout, J., Laubscher, J., Steenkamp, J. and Kell, D.

Cardiovascular Diabetology, 20(1), p. 172 Open Access
SARS-CoV-2 Spike Protein S1 Induces Fibrin(ogen) Resistant to Fibrinolysis: Implications for Microclot Formation in COVID-19

Grobbelaar, L., Venter, C., Vlok, M., Ngoepe, M., Laubscher, J., Lourens, P. J., Steenkamp, J., Kell, D. and Pretorius, E.

Bioscience Reports, 41(8), p. BSR20210611 Open Access
Continual Proteomic Divergence of HepG2 Cells As a Consequence of Long-Term Spheroid Culture

Ellero, A., Van Den Bout, I., Vlok, M., Cromarty, D. and Hurrell, T.

Scientific Reports, 11(1), p. 10563 Open Access
EMS Derived Wheat Mutant BIG8-1 (Triticum aestivum L.)-A New Drought Tolerant Mutant Wheat Line

Le Roux, M. S., Burger, F., Vlok, M., Kunert, K., Cullis, C. and Botha, A. M.

International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22(10), p. 5314 Open Access
Dysregulated Healing Responses in Diabetic Wounds Occur in the Early Stages Postinjury

Boodhoo, K., Vlok, M., Tabb, D. L., Myburgh, K. H. and van de Vyver, M.

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, 66(2), pp. 141-155
Proteomics and Biomarker Identification in Improved Sperm Motility Parameters After 4 h of Ejaculatory Abstinence

Goss, D. M., Ayad, B. M., Vlok, M., Hattingh, S., Van der Horst, G. and Du Plessis, S. S.

in Du Plessis, S. S. and Agarwal, A. (eds) XIIIth International Symposium on Spermatology. Cham: Springer, pp. 497-508 Book Chapter

2020

Novel Kinase Platform for the Validation of the Anti-Tubercular Activities of Pelargonium sidoides (Geraniaceae)

Lukman, V., Odeyemi, S., Roth, R., Mbabala, L., Tshililo, N., Vlok, M., Dewar, M. and Kenyon, C.

BMC Biotechnology, 20(1), p. 62 Open Access
Wheat Line "RYNO3936" Is Associated with Delayed Water Stress-Induced Leaf Senescence and Rapid Water-Deficit Stress Recovery

Le Roux, M. S., Burger, F., Vlok, M., Kunert, K., Cullis, C. and Botha, A. M.

Frontiers in Plant Science, 11, p. 1053 Open Access

2018

Early-Ethanol Exposure Induced Region-Specific Changes in Metabolic Proteins in the Rat Brain: A Proteomics Study

Swart, P., Russell, V., Vlok, M. and Dimatelis, J.

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 65(4), pp. 638-647

2017

An Electrospray Ionization Mass Spectrometry Study on the "In Vacuo" Hetero-Oligomers Formed by the Antimicrobial Peptides, Surfactin and Gramicidin S

Rautenbach, M., Vlok, M., Eyéghé-Bickong, H., van der Merwe, M. and Stander, M.

Journal of the American Society for Mass Spectrometry, 28(7), pp. 1435-1442

2016

11-Ketotestosterone and 11-Ketodihydrotestosterone in Castration Resistant Prostate Cancer: Potent Androgens Which Can No Longer Be Ignored

Pretorius, E., Africander, D., Vlok, M., Perkins, M., Quanson, J. and Storbeck, K. H.

PLoS One, 11(7), p. e0159867 Open Access

2015

Impaired Energy Metabolism and Disturbed Dopamine and Glutamate Signalling in the Striatum and Prefrontal Cortex of the Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat Model of Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Dimatelis, J., Hsieh, J., Sterley, T. L., Marais, L., Womersley, J., Vlok, M. and Russell, V.

Journal of Molecular Neuroscience, 56(3), pp. 605-614

2012

Direct Surfactin-Gramicidin S Antagonism Supports Detoxification in Mixed Producer Cultures of Bacillus subtilis and Aneurinibacillus migulanus

Rautenbach, M., Eyéghé-Bickong, H., Vlok, M., Stander, M. and Beer, A.

Microbiology, 158(Pt 5), pp. 1290-1299
A Novel 96-Well Gel-Based Assay for Determining Antifungal Activity Against Filamentous Fungi

Troskie, A., Vlok, M. and Rautenbach, M.

Journal of Microbiological Methods, 91(3), pp. 493-498
Exercise Partly Reverses the Effect of Maternal Separation on Hippocampal Proteins in 6-Hydroxydopamine-Lesioned Rat Brain: Exercise Partly Reverses the Effect of Maternal Separation in Rat Brain

Dimatelis, J., Hendricks, S., Hsieh, J., Vlok, M., Bugarith, K., Daniels, W. and Russell, V.

Experimental Physiology, 98(3), pp. 787-796

2007

Inhibition of Malaria Parasite Blood Stages by Tyrocidines, Membrane-Active Cyclic Peptide Antibiotics from Bacillus brevis

Rautenbach, M., Vlok, M., Stander, M. and Hoppe, H.

Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Biomembranes, 1768(6), pp. 1488-1497

2006

Analyses of Dose-Response Curves to Compare the Antimicrobial Activity of Model Cationic α-Helical Peptides Highlights the Necessity for a Minimum of Two Activity Parameters

Rautenbach, M., Gerstner, G. D., Vlok, N. M., Kulenkampff, J. and Westerhoff, H. V.

Analytical Biochemistry, 350(1), pp. 81-90

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