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Researcher

Ruben Ongena

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10 Results

2025

Nature's Swiss army knife : exploring lactoferrin's protective and immunomodulatory properties to combat pathogenic E. coli infections in piglets

Ruben OngenaBert DevriendtEric CoxDaisy Vanrompay

Uptake and nuclear translocation of lactoferrin by porcine monocytes : impact of iron binding, protease activity, and monocyte activation

Ruben OngenaDaisy VanrompayEric CoxBert Devriendt

A1 Journal Article in BIOMETALS

2024

Effects of bovine lactoferrin on Escherichia coli-induced post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets

Ruben OngenaMatthias DierickDaisy VanrompayBert DevriendtEric Cox

Exploring the modulatory role of bovine lactoferrin on the microbiome and the immune response in healthy and Shiga toxin-producing E. coli challenged weaned piglets

Matthias DierickRuben OngenaDaisy VanrompayBert DevriendtEric Cox

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF ANIMAL SCIENCE AND BIOTECHNOLOGY

Lactoferrin impairs pathogen virulence through its proteolytic activity

Ruben OngenaMatthias DierickDaisy VanrompayEric CoxBert Devriendt

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN VETERINARY SCIENCE

2023

Effects of bovine lactoferrin on E. coli-induced post-weaning diarrhoea in piglets

Ruben OngenaMatthias DierickDaisy VanrompayBert DevriendtEric Cox

2022

Bovine lactoferrin in the prevention of enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli infections in piglets

Ruben OngenaMatthias DierickDaisy VanrompayBert DevriendtEric Cox

Lactoferrin decreases enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli-induced fluid secretion and bacterial adhesion in the porcine small intestine

Matthias DierickRuben OngenaDaisy VanrompayBert DevriendtEric Cox

A1 Journal Article in PHARMACEUTICS

2021

Effect of lactoferrin on the immune response against Shigatoxin-producing Escherichia coli infection in piglets

Ruben OngenaMatthias DierickBert DevriendtDaisy VanrompayEric Cox

2020

Cutibacterium acnes phylotype I and II strains interact differently with human skin cells

Karl-Jan SpittaelsRuben OngenaChristos C. ZouboulisAurélie CrabbéTom Coenye

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR AND INFECTION MICROBIOLOGY