Philippe Gevaert

Enhanced release of IgE-dependent early phase mediators from nasal polyp tissue (2009)

Patou, Joke, Holtappels, Gabriele, Affleck, Karen, Gevaert, Philippe, Perez-Novo, Claudina, Van Cauwenberge, Paul, ...

Abstract Background The mast cell is a crucial effector cell in allergic rhinitis and other inflammatory diseases. During the acute allergic reaction preformed mediators such as histamine, but also...

Differential expression of the interleukin 5 receptor alpha isoforms in blood and tissue eosinophils of nasal polyp patients (2009)

Gevaert, Philippe, Hellman, C., Lundblad, L., Lundahl, J., Holtappels, Gabriële, Van Cauwenberge, Paul, ...

Given the key role of interleukin-5 (IL-5) in eosinophil function, we investigated the regulated expression of the membrane-anchored (TM-IL-5R alpha) isoform, or a secreted (SOL IL-5R alpha) isoform,...

Decreased FOXP3 protein expression in patients with asthma (2009)

Provoost, Sharen, Maes, Tania, Van Durme, Yannick, Gevaert, Philippe, Bachert, Claus, Schmidt-Weber, C.B., ...

Background: T-regulatory cells (T(reg)) are important in balancing immune responses and maintaining peripheral tolerance. Current evidence suggests that asthma is characterized by a relative...

Chronic rhinosinusitis with and without nasal polyps: what is the difference? (2009)

Huvenne, Wouter, Van Bruaene, Nicholas, Zhang, Nan, VAN ZELE, THIBAUT, Patou, Joke, Gevaert, Philippe, ...

Chronic rhinosinusitis is a heterogeneous group of chronic sinus diseases that may consist of clearly different disease entities. Further investigation of the pathomechanisms of chronic...

Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B, protein A, and lipoteichoic acid stimulations in nasal polyps (2008)

Patou, Joke, Gevaert, Philippe, VAN ZELE, THIBAUT, Holtappels, Gabriële, Van Cauwenberge, Paul, Bachert, Claus

Background: Increasing evidence points toward a modifying role of Staphylococcus aureus and its products in the pathogenesis of nasal polyposis. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate...

Role of staphylococcal superantigens in upper airway disease (2008)

Bachert, Claus, Zhang, Nan, Patou, Joke, VAN ZELE, THIBAUT, Gevaert, Philippe

Purpose of review Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps often represents a chronic severe inflammatory disease of the upper airways and may serve as a model for lower airway diseases such as...

Aggravation of bronchial eosinophilia in mice by nasal and bronchial exposure to Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (2006)

Gevaert, Philippe, ...

BACKGROUND: The role of bacterial enterotoxins like Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin B (SEB) in allergic asthma remains unknown. We used a mouse model of airway allergy to study the effects of nasal...

Quantitative Real Time Polymerase Chain Reaction for measurement of human Interleukin – 5 receptor alpha spliced isoforms mRNA (2003)

Pérez, Claudina, Vandesompele, Jo, Vandenbroucke, Ina, Holtappels, Gabriele, Speleman, Frank, Gevaert, Philippe, ...

Abstract Background Expression of human Interleukin-5 receptor alpha (hIL-5Rα) is controlled by alternative splicing, which generates two different transcripts encoding a membrane-anchored and a...