📄 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...

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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🧠 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...

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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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. 🧪

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!