Projects
Glial-immune interactions in the gastrointestinal tract: protection against inflammation and cancer KU Leuven
Therapeutic modulation of the gastrointestinal permeability-inflammation-pain axis. University of Antwerp
Role of MUC13 signaling on epithelial barrier disruption in gastrointestinal disorders. University of Antwerp
Bidirectional communication between the enteric nervous system and elements of the immune system in inflammatory gastrointestinal disorders. University of Antwerp
Survival of foodborne pathogens in the human upper gastrointestinal tract: Design and analysis of an in vitro model system incorporating gut microbiota and absorption phenomena KU Leuven
Over the past few decades, microbial food safety has received a lot of attention. Yet foodborne infections remain a major burden, worldwide. The primary infection route of foodborne pathogens is through the consumption of contaminated food. Once ingested, incoming pathogens must succumb several antimicrobial barriers along the gastrointestinal tract before reaching an optimal site for attachment and colonization. These gastrointestinal ...
The transmembrane mucin isoform landscape: a new paradigm in gastrointestinal barrier dysfunction (MORSE). University of Antwerp
A mucin isoform-based biomarker assay to improve follow-up and treatment of inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) and gastrointestinal (GI) cancers. University of Antwerp
Research in the domain inflammation. University of Antwerp
The role of myeloid cells in the resolution of intestinal inflammation. KU Leuven
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is characterized by chronic inflammation of the gastrointestinal tract leading to debilitating symptoms such as bloody diarrhea, fatigue and weight loss. To date, no resolutive therapies are available for IBD, resulting in an invaluable impact on the health, emotional, financial and social state of the patients and their families. Although most studies on IBD over the last decades have looked into abnormal ...