Publications by authors named "Sharon Van Nevel"

Context: Recent insights into type 2 inflammation have led to the development of monoclonal antibody therapies for severe asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP). Despite add-on therapy with a monoclonal antibody, some individuals remain uncontrolled in terms of upper and/or lower airway symptoms, prompting an exploration of the efficacy of combining biological therapies and their impact on inflammatory pathways.

Objectives: In this article, we present a distinctive case of a patient with CRSwNP, severe eosinophilic asthma, and uncontrolled upper airway symptoms, who experienced substantial clinical and local inflammatory improvements through dual monoclonal antibody therapy.

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  • Vaccines need to encourage mucosal immunity to effectively prevent infection by respiratory viruses, but the impact of current mRNA COVID-19 vaccines on this type of immunity is not well understood.
  • A study with 183 individuals revealed that repeated mRNA booster vaccinations significantly increased neutralizing antibodies in nasal secretions, suggesting a connection between nasal and serum antibody levels.
  • Further research in a mouse model indicated that the antibodies linked to mucosal immunity come from the spleen and bone marrow and can migrate from the bloodstream to the respiratory mucosa, providing insights for future vaccine development.
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Uncontrolled severe chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) is associated with elevated levels of type 2 inflammatory cytokines and raised immunoglobulin concentrations in nasal polyp tissue. By using single-cell RNA sequencing, transcriptomics, surface proteomics, and T cell and B cell receptor sequencing, we found the predominant cell types in nasal polyps were shifted from epithelial and mesenchymal cells to inflammatory cells compared to nasal mucosa from healthy controls. Broad expansions of CD4 T effector memory cells, CD4 tissue-resident memory T cells, CD8 T effector memory cells and all subtypes of B cells in nasal polyp tissues.

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Background: Recent studies strongly implicated mast cell-derived proteases as regulators of IL-33 activity by enzymatic cleavage in its central domain. A better understanding of the role of mast cell proteases on IL-33 activity is needed. We aimed to compare the expression of mast cell proteases in C57BL/6 and BALB/c mice, their role in the cleavage of IL-33 cytokine, and their contribution to allergic airway inflammation.

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  • Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) has two distinct subtypes based on inflammation: type 2-high, characterized by IL-5, and type 2-low, which lacks clear biomarkers and is less understood.
  • The research aimed to explore the molecular pathways of type 2-low CRS to enhance personalized treatment options.
  • Findings revealed that G-CSF levels were higher in type 2-low CRS patients, influencing neutrophil activity and survival, indicating its potential role as a diagnostic and therapeutic target in CRS.
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Future precision medicine requires further clarifying the mechanisms of inflammation in the severe endotypes of chronic airway diseases such as asthma and chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS). The presence of neutrophils in the airways is often associated with severe airway inflammation, while their precise contribution to the severe inflammation is largely unknown. We aimed to study the role of neutrophils in BALB/c and C57BL/6 mice exposed to ().

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( can secrete a broad range of virulence factors, among which staphylococcal serine protease-like proteins (Spls) have been identified as bacterial allergens. The allergen serine protease-like protein D (SplD) induces allergic asthma in C57BL/6J mice through the IL-33/ST2 signaling axis. Analysis of C57BL/6J, C57BL/6N, CBA, DBA/2, and BALB/c mice treated with intratracheal applications of SplD allowed us to identify a frameshift mutation in the serine (or cysteine) peptidase inhibitor, clade A, and member 3I (S) causing a truncated form of SERPINA3I in BALB/c, CBA, and DBA/2 mice.

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To date, mRNA-based biologics have mainly been developed for prophylactic and therapeutic vaccination to combat infectious diseases or cancer. In the past years, optimization of the characteristics of in vitro transcribed mRNA has led to significant reduction of the inflammatory responses. Thanks to this, mRNA therapeutics have entered the field of passive immunization.

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Staphylococcus aureus is being recognized as a major cofactor in atopic diseases such as atopic dermatitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and asthma. The understanding of the relationship between S aureus virulence factors and the immune system is continuously improving. Although the precise mechanism of the host's immune response adaptation to the variable secretion profile of S aureus strains continues to be a matter of debate, an increasing number of studies have reported on central effects of S aureus secretome in allergy.

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