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Jerome Hendriks

Principal Investigator

Hasselt University

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Metabolism in neuroinflammatory disease

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We aim to elucidate how cellular lipid metabolism impacts inflammatory and repair processes within the CNS. Our findings show that targeting metabolic pathways can induce a beneficial microglia phenotype that slows down lesion progression and stimulates repair.

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Hasselt University

Fatty acid elongase (ELOVL) targeting to promote remyelination and central nervous system repair in multiple sclerosis

ELOVL6 inhibition enhances remyelination and reduces neuroinflammation in preclinical multiple sclerosis models. This approach targets fatty acid elongation downstream of SCD1 to avoid severe side effects, offering a pro...

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Jerome Hendriks

Principal Investigator

Hasselt University

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Hasselt University

Principal Investigator

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Immunology & immune-mediated diseaseNeurology & neurological disease

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NeuroanatomyNeurodegenerationNeuropathologyNeuroscience

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