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Researcher

Wouter Claeys

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13 Results

2026

Base barrier cells provide compartmentalization of choroid plexus, brain and CSF

Daan VerhaegeClint De NolfLore Van AckerWouter ClaeysJonas CasteleinElien Van WonterghemGriet Van ImschootPieter DujardinWard De SpiegelaereEsther Hoste et al.

U Journal Article in NATURE NEUROSCIENCE

2025

Role of astrocytes and microglia in hepatic encephalopathy associated with advanced chronic liver disease : lessons from animal studies

Wouter ClaeysAnja GeertsLien Van HoeckeChristophe Van SteenkisteRoosmarijn Vandenbroucke

A1 Journal Article in NEURAL REGENERATION RESEARCH

2024

An immunological puzzle : the adaptive immune system fuels Alzheimer’s disease pathology

Lien Van HoeckeJonas CasteleinJunhua XieLore Van AckerGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemIne VlaeminckDaan VerhaegeWouter ClaeysKeimpe Wierda et al.

A1 Journal Article in BRAIN BEHAVIOR AND IMMUNITY

2023

Experimental hepatic encephalopathy causes early but sustained glial transcriptional changes

Wouter ClaeysLien Van HoeckeHannah LernoutClint De NolfGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemDaan VerhaegeJonas CasteleinAnja GeertsChristophe Van Steenkiste et al.

A1 Journal Article in JOURNAL OF NEUROINFLAMMATION

Limitations of PLX3397 as a microglial investigational tool : peripheral and off-target effects dictate the response to inflammation

Wouter ClaeysDaan VerhaegeGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemLore Van AckerLaura AmelinckFederico Francesco De PontiCharlotte ScottAnja GeertsChristophe Van Steenkiste et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY

Studying microglia and astrocytes in the liver-brain axis during chronic experimental hepatic encephalopathy

Wouter ClaeysRoosmarijn VandenbrouckeChristophe Van SteenkisteAnja Geerts

2022

A mouse model of hepatic encephalopathy : bile duct ligation induces brain ammonia overload, glial cell activation and neuroinflammation.

Wouter ClaeysLien Van HoeckeAnja GeertsHans Van VlierbergheSander LefereGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemBart GhesquièreRoosmarijn VandenbrouckeChristophe Van Steenkiste

A1 Journal Article in SCIENTIFIC REPORTS

Neurometabolic and gliovascular changes in murine hepatic encephalopathy

Wouter ClaeysLien Van HoeckeAnja GeertsHans Van VlierbergheXavier VerhelstSander LefereHelena DegrooteGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemRoosmarijn Vandenbroucke et al.

2021

Anti-inflammatory mesenchymal stromal cell-derived extracellular vesicles improve pathology in Niemann-Pick type C disease

Lien Van HoeckeCaroline Van CauwenbergheVerena BoergerArnout BruggemanJonas CasteleinGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemRobin DittrichWouter ClaeysJunhua Xie et al.

A1 Journal Article in BIOMEDICINES

Focal eosinophilic infiltration of the liver, benign or malignant?

Wouter ClaeysAnke DeliePeter SmeetsMarie-Angélique De ScheerderHelena DegrooteXavier VerhelstHans Van VlierbergheAnja Geerts

A2 Journal Article in CLINICAL CASE REPORTS

Involvement of the choroid plexus in the pathogenesis of Niemann-Pick disease type C

Lien Van HoeckeCaroline Van CauwenbergheKristina DominkoGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemJonas CasteleinJunhua XieWouter ClaeysCharysse VandendriesscheAnna Kremer et al.

A1 Journal Article in FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE

The neurogliovascular unit in hepatic encephalopathy

Wouter ClaeysLien Van HoeckeSander LefereAnja GeertsXavier VerhelstHans Van VlierbergheHelena DegrooteLindsey DevisscherRoosmarijn VandenbrouckeChristophe Van Steenkiste

A1 Journal Article in JHEP REPORTS

2020

A murine model of hepatic encephalopathy : validation and neurobehavioral testing

Wouter ClaeysAnja GeertsSander LefereHans Van VlierbergheGriet Van ImschootElien Van WonterghemRoosmarijn VandenbrouckeChristophe Van Steenkiste