Organisations
Liver Connexin and Pannexin Research Group Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The research topic of LCPR is the study of the use of connexins and pannexins as drug targets and biomarkers for the therapy and diagnosis of acute and chronic liver disease.
Medicinal Chemistry (UAMC) University of Antwerp
Molecular and Biochemical Pharmacology Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The main objectives of research within MBFA are: 1. Identification and characterisation of hormone and neurotransmitter receptors. We are especially interested in the difference between agonist- and antagonist- receptor interactions and in the pharmacology of new receptor subclasses. This may contribute to the development of new and more efficient drugs for clinical therapy. 2. Investigation of the mechanisms of receptor regulation by ...
Natural Products and Food - Research and Analysis (NatuRA) University of Antwerp
Neurochemistry and behaviour University of Antwerp
Pharmaceutical and Pharmacological Sciences Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The department FAFY is mainly developing research activities in the following domains: 1. The use of hepatocytes in culture and co-culture as a model for toxicity and biotransformation studies of xenobiotics: - Evaluation of the iso-enzyme pattern of hepatocytes in culture and co-culture; - Detoxification mechanisms of hepatocytes in cultures and co-cultures; - Biotransformation and toxicity of isobutene; - Biotransformation and toxicity of ...
Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Drug Analysis and Drug Information Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Within the FASC department two research groups are active. The research group « Experimental Neuropharmacology » is involved in in vivo neurochemistry, neuropharmacology and pharmacokinetics in animal models of a number of neurological disorders. The group is particularly interested in Parkinson's disease, epilepsy, focal transient brain ischemia and more recently cognitive decline and depression. The aim is to study the pathophysiological ...