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Erik Lubberts is affiliated with Erasmus University Rotterdam in the Netherlands and has an extensive research portfolio in Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their work primarily focuses on immunology-related fields with significant contributions to Rheumatology, Oncology, Dermatology, and Molecular Biology.

The main research topics addressed in their publications include:

  • Psoriasis: Treatment and Pathogenesis
  • Immunotherapy and Immune Responses
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • Rheumatoid Arthritis Research and Therapies
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases

Lubberts has published research in several scholarly journals, with frequent contributions to the following publication venues:

  • European Journal of Immunology
  • Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • RMD Open

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Tissue-Resident Memory CD8+ T Cells From Skin Differentiate Psoriatic Arthritis From Psoriasis" (2021), published in Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • "How to Prepare Spectral Flow Cytometry Datasets for High Dimensional Data Analysis: A Practical Workflow" (2021), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Interleukin-17A Drives IL-19 and IL-24 Expression in Skin Stromal Cells Regulating Keratinocyte Proliferation" (2021), published in Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Reveals Heterogeneity and Functional Diversity of Lymphatic Endothelial Cells" (2021), published in International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • "Discovery of small-molecules targeting the CCL20/CCR6 axis as first-in-class inhibitors for inflammatory bowel diseases" (2022), published in European Journal of Medicinal Chemistry

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Lubberts include:

  • Nadine Davelaar
  • Sophie Brouard
  • Dirk H. Busch
  • Andrea Cossarizza
  • Günnur Deniz

Best Publications

  • Imiquimod-Induced Psoriasis-Like Skin Inflammation in Mice Is Mediated via the IL-23/IL-17 Axis

    Leslie van der Fits;Sabine Mourits;Jane S. A. Voerman;Marius Kant

  • Judging disease activity in clinical practice in rheumatoid arthritis: first step in the development of a disease activity score.

    D M van der Heijde;M A van 't Hof;P L van Riel;L A Theunisse

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Mübeccel Akdis

  • Treatment with a neutralizing anti-murine interleukin-17 antibody after the onset of collagen-induced arthritis reduces joint inflammation, cartilage destruction, and bone erosion.

    Erik Lubberts;Marije I. Koenders;Birgitte Oppers-Walgreen;Liduine van den Bersselaar

  • Guidelines for the use of flow cytometry and cell sorting in immunological studies (second edition)

    Andrea Cossarizza;Hyun Dong Chang;Andreas Radbruch;Andreas Acs

  • IL-1-Independent Role of IL-17 in Synovial Inflammation and Joint Destruction During Collagen-Induced Arthritis

    Erik Lubberts;Leo A. B. Joosten;Birgitte Oppers;Liduine van den Bersselaar

  • The role of T-cell interleukin-17 in conducting destructive arthritis: lessons from animal models.

    Erik Lubberts;Marije I Koenders;Wim B van den Berg

  • The IL-23-IL-17 axis in inflammatory arthritis

    Erik Lubberts

  • IL-17 promotes bone erosion in murine collagen-induced arthritis through loss of the receptor activator of NF-kappa B ligand/osteoprotegerin balance.

    Erik Lubberts;Liduine van den Bersselaar;Birgitte Oppers-Walgreen;Paul Schwarzenberger

  • Vitamin D in autoimmunity: Molecular mechanisms and therapeutic potential

    Wendy Dankers;Edgar M. Colin;Jan Piet van Hamburg;Erik Lubberts

  • IL-17 derived from juxta-articular bone and synovium contributes to joint degradation in rheumatoid arthritis.

    Martine Chabaud;Erik Lubberts;Leo Joosten;Wim van den Berg

  • Th17 cells, but not Th1 cells, from patients with early rheumatoid arthritis are potent inducers of matrix metalloproteinases and proinflammatory cytokines upon synovial fibroblast interaction, including autocrine interleukin-17A production.

    J. P. van Hamburg;P. S. Asmawidjaja;N. Davelaar;A. M. C. Mus

  • Role of interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 in murine collagen-induced arthritis. Protective effect of interleukin-4 and interleukin-10 treatment on cartilage destruction.

    L. A. B. Joosten;E. Lubberts;P. Durez;M. M. A. Helsen

  • IL-17/Th17 targeting: on the road to prevent chronic destructive arthritis?

    Erik Lubberts

  • IL-4 gene therapy for collagen arthritis suppresses synovial IL-17 and osteoprotegerin ligand and prevents bone erosion

    Erik Lubberts;Leo A.B. Joosten;Martine Chabaud;Liduine van den Bersselaar

  • Blocking of interleukin-17 during reactivation of experimental arthritis prevents joint inflammation and bone erosion by decreasing RANKL and interleukin-1.

    Marije I. Koenders;Erik Lubberts;Birgitte Oppers-Walgreen;Liduine van den Bersselaar

  • 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 modulates Th17 polarization and interleukin-22 expression by memory T cells from patients with early rheumatoid arthritis

    E. M. Colin;P. S. Asmawidjaja;J. P. van Hamburg;A. M. C. Mus

  • Therapeutic effect of neutralizing endogenous IL-18 activity in the collagen-induced model of arthritis.

    Christine Plater-Zyberk;Leo A.B. Joosten;Monique M.A. Helsen;Pascale Sattonnet-Roche

  • A cellular and molecular view of T helper 17 cell plasticity in autoimmunity.

    Ralph Stadhouders;Erik Lubberts;Rudi W. Hendriks

  • Toll-Like Receptor 2 Pathway Drives Streptococcal Cell Wall-Induced Joint Inflammation: Critical Role of Myeloid Differentiation Factor 88

    Leo A. B. Joosten;Marije I. Koenders;Ruben L. Smeets;Marleen Heuvelmans-Jacobs

Frequent Co-Authors

Wim B. van den Berg
Wim B. van den Berg Radboud University
Leo A. B. Joosten
Leo A. B. Joosten Radboud University
Marije I. Koenders
Marije I. Koenders Radboud University
Rudi W. Hendriks
Rudi W. Hendriks Erasmus University Rotterdam
Jay K. Kolls
Jay K. Kolls Tulane University
Timothy R D J Radstake
Timothy R D J Radstake Utrecht University
Mohamed Oukka
Mohamed Oukka University of Washington
Louis Boon
Louis Boon University of Amsterdam
Dominique Baeten
Dominique Baeten University of Amsterdam
Carl D. Richards
Carl D. Richards McMaster University

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