Zoek expertise
Serge Gutwirth Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Raphaël Maurice Gellert Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Amy Weatherburn Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Gloria Gonzalez Fuster Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Alessandra Calvi Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Neuro-Aging & Viro-Immunotherapy Vrije Universiteit Brussel
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The ‘Neuro-Aging’ team focuses on glutamate transport, with emphasis on system xc - , in health and disease. We have ongoing projects on the role of system xc - or the cystine/glutamate antiporter in e.g. Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, and (central effects of) (pancreatic) cancer. In most of these projects, neuroimmune communication is receiving increasing attention. Our overall hypothesis that inhibition of system xc - might be a ...