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Claude Libert

Claude Libert

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Immunology
Belgium
2026

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
93
Citations
28292
World Ranking
979
National Ranking
7

Medicine

D-Index
93
Citations
28585
World Ranking
10974
National Ranking
133

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Immunology in Belgium Leader Award

Overview

Claude Libert is affiliated with Ghent University in Belgium and has made contributions primarily in the fields of Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, and Medicine. Their research spans a diverse range of subfields including Molecular Biology, Immunology, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Genetics, and Epidemiology.

The scientist has focused on topics related to Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment, Immune Response and Inflammation, Adrenal Hormones and Disorders, Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors, Estrogen and related hormone effects, Hormonal Regulation and Hypertension, and Epigenetics and DNA Methylation.

Claude Libert has published numerous papers, with recent notable works including:

  • Glucocorticoids in Sepsis: To Be or Not to Be, 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Self-rated health in individuals with and without disease is associated with multiple biomarkers representing multiple biological domains, 2021, Scientific Reports
  • Single-cell genome sequencing of human neurons identifies somatic point mutation and indel enrichment in regulatory elements, 2022, Nature Genetics
  • Paneth cells as the cornerstones of intestinal and organismal health: a primer, 2022, EMBO Molecular Medicine
  • Sepsis: a failing starvation response, 2022, Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers including Jolien Vandewalle, Steven Timmermans, Tineke Vanderhaeghen, Charlotte Wallaeys, and Karolien De Bosscher.

Claude Libert's research has been published repeatedly in several venues, with multiple publications in Frontiers in Immunology, EMBO Molecular Medicine, EMBO Reports, and Cells. There are also contributions to bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory).

Best Publications

  • Is there new hope for therapeutic matrix metalloproteinase inhibition

    Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke;Claude Libert

  • The X chromosome in immune functions: when a chromosome makes the difference

    Claude Libert;Lien Dejager;Iris Pinheiro

  • Cecal ligation and puncture: the gold standard model for polymicrobial sepsis?

    Lien Dejager;Iris Pinheiro;Iris Pinheiro;Eline Dejonckheere;Eline Dejonckheere;Claude Libert;Claude Libert

  • Chemokine and cytokine processing by matrix metalloproteinases and its effect on leukocyte migration and inflammation.

    Philippe Van Lint;Claude Libert

  • RIP Kinase-Dependent Necrosis Drives Lethal Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome

    Linde Duprez;Nozomi Takahashi;Nozomi Takahashi;Filip Van Hauwermeiren;Filip Van Hauwermeiren;Benjamin Vandendriessche;Benjamin Vandendriessche

  • α1-Acid glycoprotein: an acute phase protein with inflammatory and immunomodulating properties

    Tino Hochepied;Franklin G Berger;Heinz Baumann;Claude Libert

  • Therapeutic Mechanisms of Glucocorticoids.

    Jolien Vandewalle;Jolien Vandewalle;Astrid Luypaert;Karolien De Bosscher;Claude Libert;Claude Libert

  • A General Introduction to Glucocorticoid Biology.

    Steven Timmermans;Jolien Souffriau;Claude Libert

  • Nanobodies as therapeutics: big opportunities for small antibodies

    Sophie Steeland;Roosmarijn E. Vandenbroucke;Claude Libert

  • Necrostatin-1 analogues: critical issues on the specificity, activity and in vivo use in experimental disease models.

    N Takahashi;L Duprez;S Grootjans;A Cauwels

  • How glucocorticoid receptors modulate the activity of other transcription factors: A scope beyond tethering

    Dariusz Ratman;Wim Vanden Berghe;Lien Dejager;Claude Libert

  • Essential Role of STAT3 in the Control of the Acute-Phase Response as Revealed by Inducible Gene Activation in the Liver

    Tonino Alonzi;Diego Maritano;Barbara Gorgoni;Gabriella Rizzuto

  • Caspase-14 protects against epidermal UVB photodamage and water loss.

    Geertrui Denecker;Esther Hoste;Barbara Gilbert;Tino Hochepied

  • Identification of a novel mechanism of blood–brain communication during peripheral inflammation via choroid plexus-derived extracellular vesicles

    Sriram Balusu;Elien Van Wonterghem;Riet De Rycke;Koen Raemdonck

  • X-chromosome-located microRNAs in immunity: might they explain male/female differences?: the X chromosome-genomic context may affect X-located miRNAs and downstream signaling, thereby contributing to the enhanced immune response of females

    Iris Pinheiro;Lien Dejager;Lien Dejager;Claude Libert;Claude Libert

  • Withaferin a strongly elicits IkappaB kinase beta hyperphosphorylation concomitant with potent inhibition of its kinase activity.

    Mary Kaileh;Wim Vanden Berghe;Arne Heyerick;Julie Horion

  • Interleukin (IL)-23 mediates Toxoplasma gondii-induced immunopathology in the gut via matrixmetalloproteinase-2 and IL-22 but independent of IL-17.

    Melba Muñoz;Markus M. Heimesaat;Kerstin Danker;Daniela Struck

  • New Insights into the Anti-inflammatory Mechanisms of Glucocorticoids: An Emerging Role for Glucocorticoid-Receptor-Mediated Transactivation

    Sofie Vandevyver;Lien Dejager;Jan Tuckermann;Claude Libert;Claude Libert

  • A fully dissociated compound of plant origin for inflammatory gene repression

    Karolien De Bosscher;Wim Vanden Berghe;Ilse M. E. Beck;Wim Van Molle

  • Comprehensive Overview of the Structure and Regulation of the Glucocorticoid Receptor

    Sofie Vandevyver;Lien Dejager;Claude Libert

  • Interleukin 6 Dependence of Anti-DNA Antibody Production: Evidence for Two Pathways of Autoantibody Formation in Pristane-induced Lupus

    Hanno B. Richards;Minoru Satoh;Melody Shaw;Claude Libert

  • Matrix metalloproteinase-8: cleavage can be decisive.

    Philippe Van Lint;Claude Libert

Frequent Co-Authors

Karolien De Bosscher
Karolien De Bosscher Ghent University
Rudi Beyaert
Rudi Beyaert Ghent University
Jan Tavernier
Jan Tavernier Ghent University
Claudio Franceschi
Claudio Franceschi University of Bologna
Roland Contreras
Roland Contreras Ghent University
Peter Vandenabeele
Peter Vandenabeele Ghent University
Riet De Rycke
Riet De Rycke Ghent University
Wim Vanden Berghe
Wim Vanden Berghe University of Antwerp
Alexander Bürkle
Alexander Bürkle University of Konstanz

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