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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Jul 1, 1976

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PubMed, 2002

The clinic of medical oncology is mainly devoted to the development of new anticancer treatments ... more The clinic of medical oncology is mainly devoted to the development of new anticancer treatments based on molecular biology and immunology. The clinic was the first in Belgium to start a protocol of gene therapy. Scientific contributions deal with the role of various oncogens in cell transformation, the interaction between cancer and the immune system and, new tools for the molecular diagnosis of cancers. Focus was particularly put on the development of new vectors for gene therapy and antitumor cell vaccines for cell therapy.

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, Oct 2, 2007

Purpose: To investigate the expression of CD69 on CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes of patients with autoim... more Purpose: To investigate the expression of CD69 on CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes of patients with autoimmune uveitis Methods: Peripheral blood from 14 patients with severe autoimmune uveitis and 15 healthy controls was directly cultured in RPMI for 3 days. T lymphocytes were thereafter analysed by flow cytometry for the expression of CD25, CD69 or CD28, CD69 on CD4+ or CD8+ T cells respectively. Results: The expression of CD69 by CD4+ lymphocytes of patients with uveitis was significantly higher than in control subjects (p=0.029). This difference was more pronounced when CD69 expression was analysed on CD4+CD25++ lymphocytes (p=0.016) and lost for CD4+CD25+ T cells. Besides, the number of CD4+CD25++ lymphocytes was increased in the uveitis group (p=0.01). However, we did not observed any correlation between the level of CD69 on CD4+ lymphocytes and the severity or aetiology of the disease. No differences were found when the expression of CD69 was studied on CD8+ lymphocytes. Conclusions: Our results suggest that some patients with autoimmune uveitis have a spontaneous activation of their CD4+CD25 ++ lymphocytes.

PubMed, Oct 1, 1987

Balb/c neonates injected with semi-allogeneic (A/J x Balb/c) F1 hybrid spleen cells develop an au... more Balb/c neonates injected with semi-allogeneic (A/J x Balb/c) F1 hybrid spleen cells develop an autoimmune disease associated with an immune-complex glomerulonephritis. The successful induction and maintenance of B cell chimerism is required for the occurrence of autoimmunity. The percentage of chimeric mice displaying autoimmune features increases in parallel with the number of cells injected at birth. T cell depleted inocula although readily inducing B cell chimerism were found unable to induce hypergammaglobulinaemia, circulating immune complexes and glomerulonephritis. IgG1 is the most and IgG3 the least represented IgG isotype among the immunoglobulins deposited in the glomeruli. Immunoglobulins bearing donor (A/J) allotype are detected in the glomeruli of six out of 11 chimeric mice. Rheumatoid factor activity is significantly concentrated within the immunoglobulins eluted from the kidneys, whereas anti-DNA activity is not.

Journal of Immunotherapy, Feb 1, 2009

have equally contributed to this work. Financial Disclosure: all authors have declared there are ... more have equally contributed to this work. Financial Disclosure: all authors have declared there are no financial conflicts of interest in regard to this work. Driessens Gregory was fellow of the Fonds pour la Formation a`la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture and Te´le´vie.

PubMed, Apr 1, 1988

Balb/c mice made chimaeric by neonatal injection of semi-allogeneic (A/J x Balb/c)F1 hybrid splee... more Balb/c mice made chimaeric by neonatal injection of semi-allogeneic (A/J x Balb/c)F1 hybrid spleen cells develop anti-DNA and rheumatoid factor-like antibodies in the context of hypergammaglobulinaemia with marked elevation of IgG1 and IgE serum levels. Chimaeric mice also display increased levels of antibodies to different haptens and to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). The allotypic marker of the A/J strain is present on anti-DNA and anti-hapten antibodies. In addition, spleen cells of chimaeric mice spontaneously produce high levels of IgG1 and anti-DNA antibodies in vitro and this hyperactivity is abolished after lysis of donor lymphocytes. These findings indicate that polyclonal activation of donor B cells plays an important role in this model of autoimmunity.

PubMed, Jun 1, 2001

Assessment of T-cell activation is pivotal for evaluation of cancer immunotherapy. We initiated a... more Assessment of T-cell activation is pivotal for evaluation of cancer immunotherapy. We initiated a clinical trial in patients with MAGE-A1 and/or -A3 tumors using autologous DC pulsed with MAGE peptides aimed at analyzing T-cell-derived, IFN-gamma secretion by cytokine flow cytometry and ELISPOT. We also tested whether further KLH addition could influence this response favorably. Monocyte-derived DC were generated from leukapheresis products. They were pulsed with the relevant MAGE peptide(s) alone in group A (n=10 pts) and additionally with KLH in group B (n=16 pts). A specific but transient increase in the number of peripheral blood T lymphocytes secreting IFN-gamma in response to the vaccine peptide(s) was observed in 6/8 patients of group A and in 6/16 patients of group B. We conclude that anti-tumor vaccination using DC pulsed with MAGE peptides induces a potent but transient anti-MAGE, IFN-gamma secretion that is not influenced by the additional delivery of a nonspecific, T-cell help.

European Urology Supplements, Mar 1, 2005

M S-medecine Sciences, 1999

L'immunotherapie genique du cancer repose essentiellement sur des protocoles de transfert de ... more L'immunotherapie genique du cancer repose essentiellement sur des protocoles de transfert de gene dans les cellules tumorales ou fibroblastiques. Le consensus est acquis sur la necessite d'ameliorer le transfert de gene in vivo dans les tumeurs. Les approches cherchant a augmenter l'immunogenicite tumorale devraient etre associees a une neutralisation des effets immunosuppresseurs de la tumeur. La variabilite antigenique tumorale demeure un ecueil important et implique que l'immunotherapie du cancer cible d'emblee plusieurs antigenes tumoraux ou soit utilisee dans d'autres therapeutiques anticancereuses. L'emploi des cellules dendritiques genetiquement modifiees reste cependant une perspective majeure du fait de leurs proprietes en tant que cellules presentatrices d'antigene. La voie et le site d'injection, la capacite des cellules dendritiques humaines de migrer vers les organes lymphoides peripheriques, la quantite de cellules a injecter et le nombre d'injections chez l'homme sont autant de questions encore sans reponse.

Journal of Immunology, Nov 1, 1978

Biological Chemistry, 1999

The activation of many hematopoietic cells via cytokine receptors, as well as B and T cell recept... more The activation of many hematopoietic cells via cytokine receptors, as well as B and T cell receptors, leads to the tyrosine phosphorylation of Shc and its association with both Grb2-Sos1 complexes and with a 145 kDa protein referred to as the SH2 containing inositol 5-phosphatase (SHIP1). In a search of putative 5-phosphatase isoenzymes, we have isolated a second SH2 domain containing inositol 5-phosphatase, referred to as (SHIP2). Both SHIP1 and SHIP2 are coexpressed in human T lymphocytes. This was shown at the protein level by Western blot analysis in transformed T cell lines and in peripheral blood T lymphocytes either unstimulated or after in vitro activation through TCR-CD3 complex. SHIP1 protein level was not modulated after activation of T lymphocytes, in contrast to SHIP2, which was increased after long-term stimulation. SHIP1 was tyrosine phosphorylated in resting naive T cells. This was not observed in the transformed T cell lines. T lymphocyte is therefore a model of coexpression of the two SH2-containing inositol 5-phosphatases SHIP1 and SHIP2.

Transplantation, Oct 1, 1994

Journal Francais D Ophtalmologie, Apr 1, 2007

Rôle d'EMMPRIN (CD147), inducteur des métalloprotéinases matricielles (MMPs), au cours du remodel... more Rôle d'EMMPRIN (CD147), inducteur des métalloprotéinases matricielles (MMPs), au cours du remodelage de la cornée. Role of EMMPRIN (Cd147), an inducer of matrix metalloproteinases, in corneal remodelling.

European Journal of Cancer, 1994

associated B cell lymphoproliferative disorders following bone providing the clinical grade vecto... more associated B cell lymphoproliferative disorders following bone providing the clinical grade vector supematant. We also thank Nancy marrow transplantation. Blood 1988,71,1234-1243. Pamell for word processing. The European School of Oncology gratefully acknowledges an eduAcknowledgements-We would like to thank all our clinical and cational grant from Rh6ne-Poulenc Rorer which made the meeting laboratory associates at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital who helped possible. This study was supported in part by NIH grants CA 59479, make this work possible. We are grateful to Robert Moen, MD, CA 58211, CA 21765 (CORE), CA 179601 and the American Lebanese PhD and Genetic Therapy Incorporated Gaithersburg, MD 20878 for Syrian Associated Charities.

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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 1999

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Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, Jul 1, 1976

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PubMed, 2002

The clinic of medical oncology is mainly devoted to the development of new anticancer treatments ... more The clinic of medical oncology is mainly devoted to the development of new anticancer treatments based on molecular biology and immunology. The clinic was the first in Belgium to start a protocol of gene therapy. Scientific contributions deal with the role of various oncogens in cell transformation, the interaction between cancer and the immune system and, new tools for the molecular diagnosis of cancers. Focus was particularly put on the development of new vectors for gene therapy and antitumor cell vaccines for cell therapy.

Acta Ophthalmologica Scandinavica, Oct 2, 2007

Purpose: To investigate the expression of CD69 on CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes of patients with autoim... more Purpose: To investigate the expression of CD69 on CD4 and CD8 lymphocytes of patients with autoimmune uveitis Methods: Peripheral blood from 14 patients with severe autoimmune uveitis and 15 healthy controls was directly cultured in RPMI for 3 days. T lymphocytes were thereafter analysed by flow cytometry for the expression of CD25, CD69 or CD28, CD69 on CD4+ or CD8+ T cells respectively. Results: The expression of CD69 by CD4+ lymphocytes of patients with uveitis was significantly higher than in control subjects (p=0.029). This difference was more pronounced when CD69 expression was analysed on CD4+CD25++ lymphocytes (p=0.016) and lost for CD4+CD25+ T cells. Besides, the number of CD4+CD25++ lymphocytes was increased in the uveitis group (p=0.01). However, we did not observed any correlation between the level of CD69 on CD4+ lymphocytes and the severity or aetiology of the disease. No differences were found when the expression of CD69 was studied on CD8+ lymphocytes. Conclusions: Our results suggest that some patients with autoimmune uveitis have a spontaneous activation of their CD4+CD25 ++ lymphocytes.

PubMed, Oct 1, 1987

Balb/c neonates injected with semi-allogeneic (A/J x Balb/c) F1 hybrid spleen cells develop an au... more Balb/c neonates injected with semi-allogeneic (A/J x Balb/c) F1 hybrid spleen cells develop an autoimmune disease associated with an immune-complex glomerulonephritis. The successful induction and maintenance of B cell chimerism is required for the occurrence of autoimmunity. The percentage of chimeric mice displaying autoimmune features increases in parallel with the number of cells injected at birth. T cell depleted inocula although readily inducing B cell chimerism were found unable to induce hypergammaglobulinaemia, circulating immune complexes and glomerulonephritis. IgG1 is the most and IgG3 the least represented IgG isotype among the immunoglobulins deposited in the glomeruli. Immunoglobulins bearing donor (A/J) allotype are detected in the glomeruli of six out of 11 chimeric mice. Rheumatoid factor activity is significantly concentrated within the immunoglobulins eluted from the kidneys, whereas anti-DNA activity is not.

Journal of Immunotherapy, Feb 1, 2009

have equally contributed to this work. Financial Disclosure: all authors have declared there are ... more have equally contributed to this work. Financial Disclosure: all authors have declared there are no financial conflicts of interest in regard to this work. Driessens Gregory was fellow of the Fonds pour la Formation a`la Recherche dans l'Industrie et dans l'Agriculture and Te´le´vie.

PubMed, Apr 1, 1988

Balb/c mice made chimaeric by neonatal injection of semi-allogeneic (A/J x Balb/c)F1 hybrid splee... more Balb/c mice made chimaeric by neonatal injection of semi-allogeneic (A/J x Balb/c)F1 hybrid spleen cells develop anti-DNA and rheumatoid factor-like antibodies in the context of hypergammaglobulinaemia with marked elevation of IgG1 and IgE serum levels. Chimaeric mice also display increased levels of antibodies to different haptens and to tobacco mosaic virus (TMV). The allotypic marker of the A/J strain is present on anti-DNA and anti-hapten antibodies. In addition, spleen cells of chimaeric mice spontaneously produce high levels of IgG1 and anti-DNA antibodies in vitro and this hyperactivity is abolished after lysis of donor lymphocytes. These findings indicate that polyclonal activation of donor B cells plays an important role in this model of autoimmunity.

PubMed, Jun 1, 2001

Assessment of T-cell activation is pivotal for evaluation of cancer immunotherapy. We initiated a... more Assessment of T-cell activation is pivotal for evaluation of cancer immunotherapy. We initiated a clinical trial in patients with MAGE-A1 and/or -A3 tumors using autologous DC pulsed with MAGE peptides aimed at analyzing T-cell-derived, IFN-gamma secretion by cytokine flow cytometry and ELISPOT. We also tested whether further KLH addition could influence this response favorably. Monocyte-derived DC were generated from leukapheresis products. They were pulsed with the relevant MAGE peptide(s) alone in group A (n=10 pts) and additionally with KLH in group B (n=16 pts). A specific but transient increase in the number of peripheral blood T lymphocytes secreting IFN-gamma in response to the vaccine peptide(s) was observed in 6/8 patients of group A and in 6/16 patients of group B. We conclude that anti-tumor vaccination using DC pulsed with MAGE peptides induces a potent but transient anti-MAGE, IFN-gamma secretion that is not influenced by the additional delivery of a nonspecific, T-cell help.

European Urology Supplements, Mar 1, 2005

M S-medecine Sciences, 1999

L'immunotherapie genique du cancer repose essentiellement sur des protocoles de transfert de ... more L'immunotherapie genique du cancer repose essentiellement sur des protocoles de transfert de gene dans les cellules tumorales ou fibroblastiques. Le consensus est acquis sur la necessite d'ameliorer le transfert de gene in vivo dans les tumeurs. Les approches cherchant a augmenter l'immunogenicite tumorale devraient etre associees a une neutralisation des effets immunosuppresseurs de la tumeur. La variabilite antigenique tumorale demeure un ecueil important et implique que l'immunotherapie du cancer cible d'emblee plusieurs antigenes tumoraux ou soit utilisee dans d'autres therapeutiques anticancereuses. L'emploi des cellules dendritiques genetiquement modifiees reste cependant une perspective majeure du fait de leurs proprietes en tant que cellules presentatrices d'antigene. La voie et le site d'injection, la capacite des cellules dendritiques humaines de migrer vers les organes lymphoides peripheriques, la quantite de cellules a injecter et le nombre d'injections chez l'homme sont autant de questions encore sans reponse.

Journal of Immunology, Nov 1, 1978

Biological Chemistry, 1999

The activation of many hematopoietic cells via cytokine receptors, as well as B and T cell recept... more The activation of many hematopoietic cells via cytokine receptors, as well as B and T cell receptors, leads to the tyrosine phosphorylation of Shc and its association with both Grb2-Sos1 complexes and with a 145 kDa protein referred to as the SH2 containing inositol 5-phosphatase (SHIP1). In a search of putative 5-phosphatase isoenzymes, we have isolated a second SH2 domain containing inositol 5-phosphatase, referred to as (SHIP2). Both SHIP1 and SHIP2 are coexpressed in human T lymphocytes. This was shown at the protein level by Western blot analysis in transformed T cell lines and in peripheral blood T lymphocytes either unstimulated or after in vitro activation through TCR-CD3 complex. SHIP1 protein level was not modulated after activation of T lymphocytes, in contrast to SHIP2, which was increased after long-term stimulation. SHIP1 was tyrosine phosphorylated in resting naive T cells. This was not observed in the transformed T cell lines. T lymphocyte is therefore a model of coexpression of the two SH2-containing inositol 5-phosphatases SHIP1 and SHIP2.

Transplantation, Oct 1, 1994

Journal Francais D Ophtalmologie, Apr 1, 2007

Rôle d'EMMPRIN (CD147), inducteur des métalloprotéinases matricielles (MMPs), au cours du remodel... more Rôle d'EMMPRIN (CD147), inducteur des métalloprotéinases matricielles (MMPs), au cours du remodelage de la cornée. Role of EMMPRIN (Cd147), an inducer of matrix metalloproteinases, in corneal remodelling.

European Journal of Cancer, 1994

associated B cell lymphoproliferative disorders following bone providing the clinical grade vecto... more associated B cell lymphoproliferative disorders following bone providing the clinical grade vector supematant. We also thank Nancy marrow transplantation. Blood 1988,71,1234-1243. Pamell for word processing. The European School of Oncology gratefully acknowledges an eduAcknowledgements-We would like to thank all our clinical and cational grant from Rh6ne-Poulenc Rorer which made the meeting laboratory associates at St Jude Children’s Research Hospital who helped possible. This study was supported in part by NIH grants CA 59479, make this work possible. We are grateful to Robert Moen, MD, CA 58211, CA 21765 (CORE), CA 179601 and the American Lebanese PhD and Genetic Therapy Incorporated Gaithersburg, MD 20878 for Syrian Associated Charities.

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Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 1999

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