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Barriers in Inflammation lab

@vandenbroucke-lab.bsky.social
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Lab headed by Roos Vandenbroucke at VIB Center for Inflammation Research, Ghent Research field: Gut and brain barriers in inflammatory diseases www.irc.ugent.be/groups/vandenbrouc…

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Barriers in Inflammation lab @vandenbroucke-lab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
📄 From our lab: new paper in Fluids and Barriers of the CNS! “Gut microbiota modulates CNS barrier function in a murine model for multiple sclerosis.”. Highlights context-dependent effects and implications for microbiota-targeted therapies. 🧠🦠 link.springer.com/article/10.1...
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Gut microbiota modulates CNS barrier function in murine model for multiple sclerosis - Fluids and Barriers of the CNS
Fluids and Barriers of the CNS - Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic inflammatory disease that has been associated with dysfunction of the protective barriers in the central nervous system (CNS),...
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Barriers in Inflammation lab @vandenbroucke-lab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
🧠 Excited to share our review in Trends in Immunology (@cp-trendsimmuno.bsky.social): “Decoding brain border immunity to enable future therapeutic avenues.” by Lien Van Hoecke, @lorevanacker.bsky.social, and @roosvdb.bsky.social www.cell.com/trends/immun...
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Decoding brain border immunity to enable future therapeutic avenues
The brain is no longer viewed as immunologically isolated but as an organ surrounded by dynamic border compartments that coordinate surveillance, drainage, and communication with the periphery. Key in...
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Barriers in Inflammation lab @vandenbroucke-lab.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Our lab had a great time attending the annual BESEV meeting last Friday! A special shout-out to Dr. Kyra Defourny who presented a poster highlighting her work, and Dr. Cristiano Lucci who gave an excellent presentation on the role of extracellular vesicles in Parkinsonian disorders. 🧪
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Barriers in Inflammation lab @vandenbroucke-lab.bsky.social · 08/05/2025
Big congratulations to Pieter Dujardin for completing his PhD titled “Complement C3 in neuroinflammation and Alzheimer’s disease”! 🥳 We will miss having you around, but we are excited to see your next scientific steps. 👨‍🔬 Wishing you all the best for the future!
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