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Researcher

Mélissa Bol

Awards & Distinctions

28 Results

2020

Targeting connexins with Gap27 during cold storage of the human donor uterus protects against cell death

Katarzyna Joanna Szymańska-VandendriesscheMenekse GOKERMélissa BolJo Van DorpeSteven WeyersLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in PLOS ONE

2017

At the cross-point of connexins, calcium, and ATP : blocking hemichannels inhibits vasoconstriction of rat small mesenteric arteries

Mélissa BolNan WangMarijke De BockBenjamin WacquierElke DecrockAshish Kumar GadicherlaKatrijn DecaluweBert VanheelHarold Victor Maria van RijenDmitri Krysko et al.

A1 Journal Article in CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Blocking connexin channels improves embryo development of vitrified bovine blastocysts

Nerea Ortiz EscribanoKatarzyna Joanna Szymańska-VandendriesscheMélissa BolLynn VandenbergheElke DecrockMario Van PouckeLuc PeelmanEtienne Van den AbbeelAnn Van SoomLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in BIOLOGY OF REPRODUCTION

2015

Electroporation loading and flash photolysis to investigate intra- and intercellular Ca2+ signaling

Elke DecrockMarijke De BockNan WangMélissa BolAshish Kumar GadicherlaLuc Leybaert

A2 Journal Article in COLD SPRING HARBOR PROTOCOLS

Electroporation loading of membrane-impermeable molecules to investigate intra- and intercellular Ca2+ signaling

Elke DecrockMarijke De BockNan WangMélissa BolAshish Kumar GadicherlaLuc Leybaert

A2 Journal Article in COLD SPRING HARBOR PROTOCOLS

Flash photolysis of caged IP3 to trigger intercellular Ca2+ waves

Elke DecrockMarijke De BockNan WangMélissa BolAshish Kumar GadicherlaLuc Leybaert

A2 Journal Article in COLD SPRING HARBOR PROTOCOLS

2014

The dual face of connexin-based astroglial Ca2+ communication: a key player in brain physiology and a prime target in pathology

Marijke De BockElke DecrockNan WangMélissa BolMathieu VinkenGeert BultynckLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

2013

Connexin targeting peptides as inhibitors of voltage- and intracellular Ca2+-triggered Cx43 hemichannel opening

Nan WangMarijke De BockElke DecrockMélissa BolAshish Kumar GadicherlaGeert BultynckLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in NEUROPHARMACOLOGY

Endothelial calcium dynamics, connexin channels and blood-brain barrier function

Marijke De BockNan WangElke DecrockMélissa BolAshish Kumar GadicherlaMaxime CulotRomeo CecchelliGeert BultynckLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in PROGRESS IN NEUROBIOLOGY

IP₃, a small molecule with a powerful message

Elke DecrockMarijke De BockNan WangAshish Kumar GadicherlaMélissa BolTinneke DelvaeyePeter VandenabeeleMathieu VinkenGeert BultynckDmitri Krysko et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Inhibiting connexin channels protects against cryopreservation-induced cell death in human blood vessels

Mélissa BolCaroline Van GeytSaskia BaertElke DecrockNan WangMarijke De BockAshish Kumar GadicherlaCaren RandonWH EvansHilde Beele et al.

A1 Journal Article in EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF VASCULAR AND ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY

Modulation of the vascular function by cannabinoids, calcitonin gene related peptide and connexin hemichannels

Mélissa BolLuc LeybaertBert Vanheel

Selective inhibition of Cx43 hemichannels by Gap19 and its impact on myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury

Nan WangElke De VuystRaf PonsaertsKerstin BoenglerNicolás Palacios-PradoJoris WaumanCharles P LaiMarijke De BockElke DecrockMélissa Bol et al.

A1 Journal Article in BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY

2012

Connexin 43 hemichannels contribute to cytoplasmic Ca2+ oscillations by providing a bimodal Ca2+-dependent Ca2+ entry pathway

Marijke De BockNan WangMélissa BolElke DecrockRaf PonsaertsGeert BultynckGnenviève DupontLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY

Connexin mimetic peptides inhibit Cx43 hemichannel opening triggered by voltage and intracellular Ca2+ elevation

Nan WangMarijke De BockGudrun AntoonsAshish Kumar GadicherlaMélissa BolElke DecrockWilliam Howard EvansKarin R SipidoFeliksas F BukauskasLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY

Influence of CGRP and methanandamide on membrane potential, K+ currents and calcium oscillations in mesenteric artery smooth muscle

Mélissa BolJoke BreyneLuc LeybaertBert Vanheel

Influence of methanandamide and CGRP on potassium currents in smooth muscle cells of small mesenteric arteries

Mélissa BolLuc LeybaertBert Vanheel

A1 Journal Article in PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY

Low extracellular Ca2+ conditions induce an increase in brain endothelial permeability that involves intercellular Ca2+ waves

Marijke De BockMaxime CulotNan WangAnaelle da CostaElke DecrockMélissa BolGeert BultynckRomeo CecchelliLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in BRAIN RESEARCH

Paracrine signaling through plasma membrane hemichannels

Nan WangMarijke De BockElke DecrockMélissa BolAshish Kumar GadicherlaMathieu VinkenVera RogiersFeliksas F BukauskasGeert BultynckLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-BIOMEMBRANES

Transfer of IP3 through gap junctions is critical, but not sufficient, for the spread of apoptosis

Elke DecrockDmitri KryskoMathieu VinkenAgnieszka KaczmarekGiulia CrispinoMélissa BolNan WangMarijke De BockElke De VuystChristian C Naus et al.

A1 Journal Article in CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION

2011

Calcium and connexin-based intercellular communication, a deadly catch?

Elke DecrockMathieu VinkenMélissa BolKatharina D'HerdeVera RogiersPeter VandenabeeleDmitri KryskoGeert BultynckLuc Leybaert

A1 Journal Article in CELL CALCIUM

Connexin channels provide a target to manipulate brain endothelial calcium dynamics and blood brain barrier permeability

Marijke De BockMaxime CulotNan WangMélissa BolElke DecrockElke De VuystAnaelle Da CostaIne DauweMathieu VinkenAlexander Simon et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF CEREBRAL BLOOD FLOW AND METABOLISM

Memichannels contribute to Ca2+ dynamics and contractility of smooth muscle cells in acutely isolated small mesenteric arteries

Mélissa BolMarijke De BockNan WangElke DecrockBert Vanheel

2010

Hemichannel involvement in CA2+ dynamics and contractility of smooth muscle cells in acutely isolated small mesenteric arteries

Mélissa BolMarijke De BockElke De VuystNan WangElke DecrockJhon Jairo Monsalvo CastañoKelly DecaluwéBert VanheelJohan Van de VoordeLuc Leybaert

2009

Cell-cell communication of apoptosis via connexin channels in a C6 glioma cell model.

Elke DecrockMarijke Van MoorhemElke De VuystNan WangMarijke De BockMélissa BolKatharina D'HerdeC ErneuxLuc Leybaert

Hemichannels contribute to Ca2+ dynamics in smooth muscle cells in acutely isolated small mesenteric arteries

Mélissa BolMarijke De BockElke De VuystNan WangElke DecrockMarijke Van MoorhemBert VanheelLuc Leybaert

2008

Influence of methanadamide and CGRP on whole cell K+ currents in acutely isolated mesenteric artery smooth muscle

Mélissa BolBert Vanheel

2005

Relationship between carotid artery intima-media thickness and wall shear stress derived parameters

Sebastian VermeerschF GlorL CroweB AriffMélissa BolPatrick SegersA HughesY XuS ThomD Firmin et al.