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Overview

François Huaux is affiliated with the Université Catholique de Louvain in Belgium. Their research predominantly focuses on Medicine, with a particular emphasis on Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Surgery, and Materials Chemistry.

Their main research topics include:

  • Interstitial Lung Diseases and Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
  • Occupational and environmental lung diseases
  • Nanoparticles: synthesis and applications
  • Inhalation and Respiratory Drug Delivery
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Graphene and Nanomaterials Applications
  • Peptidase Inhibition and Analysis

Recent papers authored or co-authored by François Huaux cover various facets of respiratory and immunological research. Notable publications include:

  • Interpreting Immunoregulation in Lung Fibrosis: A New Branch of the Immune Model, 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • Digital Image Analysis of Picrosirius Red Staining: A Robust Method for Multi-Organ Fibrosis Quantification and Characterization, 2020, Biomolecules (lead author: Guillaume E. Courtoy)
  • Carbon Nanotubes under Scrutiny: Their Toxicity and Utility in Mesothelioma Research, 2020, Applied Sciences (lead author: Micaela Orsi)
  • Disruption of GCN2 Pathway Aggravates Vascular and Parenchymal Remodeling during Pulmonary Fibrosis, 2022, American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology (lead author: Diana Santos-Ribeiro)
  • Gasdermin D membrane pores orchestrate IL-1α secretion from necrotic macrophages after NFS-rich silica exposure, 2023, Archives of Toxicology (lead author: Riccardo Leinardi)

François Huaux frequently collaborates with several researchers in related fields. Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Riccardo Leinardi
  • Yousof Yakoub
  • Cristina Pavan
  • Caroline Bouzin
  • Francine Uwambayinema

The main publication venues for François Huaux's work include:

  • Archives of Toxicology
  • Frontiers in Toxicology
  • Toxicology Letters
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • Particle and Fibre Toxicology

Best Publications

  • Respiratory toxicity of multi-wall carbon nanotubes.

    Julie Muller;François Huaux;Nicolas Moreau;Pierre-Damien Misson

  • Aggregated Tau activates NLRP3-ASC inflammasome exacerbating exogenously seeded and non-exogenously seeded Tau pathology in vivo.

    Ilie-Cosmin Stancu;Niels Cremers;Hannah Vanrusselt;Julien Couturier

  • Clastogenic and aneugenic effects of multi-wall carbon nanotubes in epithelial cells.

    Julie Muller;Ilse Decordier;Peter Hoet;Noömi Lombaert

  • Mouse ChemR23 Is Expressed in Dendritic Cell Subsets and Macrophages, and Mediates an Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Chemerin in a Lung Disease Model

    Souphalone Luangsay;Valérie Wittamer;Benjamin Bondue;Olivier De Henau

  • Absence of carcinogenic response to multiwall carbon nanotubes in a 2-year bioassay in the peritoneal cavity of the rat.

    Julie Muller;Monique Delos;Nadtha Panin;Virginie Rabolli

  • Dual Roles of IL-4 in Lung Injury and Fibrosis

    François Huaux;Tianju Liu;Bridget McGarry;Matt Ullenbruch

  • New developments in the understanding of immunology in silicosis.

    François Huaux

  • IL-1 and IL-23 mediate early IL-17A production in pulmonary inflammation leading to late fibrosis.

    Paméla Gasse;Nicolas Riteau;Rachel Vacher;Marie-Laure Michel

  • Role of Interleukin-10 in the Lung Response to Silica in Mice

    François Huaux;Jamila Louahed;Barry Hudspith;Clive Meredith

  • IL-17A-producing gammadelta T and Th17 lymphocytes mediate lung inflammation but not fibrosis in experimental silicosis.

    Sandra Lo Re;Laure Dumoutier;Laure Dumoutier;Isabelle Couillin;Charlotte Van Vyve

  • The alarmin IL-1α is a master cytokine in acute lung inflammation induced by silica micro- and nanoparticles

    Virginie Rabolli;Anissa Alami Badissi;Raynal Devosse;Francine Uwambayinema

  • IL-9 induces chemokine expression in lung epithelial cells and baseline airway eosinophilia in transgenic mice.

    Qu Dong;Jamila Louahed;Anne Vink;Christine D. Sullivan

  • Pulmonary overexpression of IL-10 augments lung fibrosis and Th2 responses induced by silica particles

    Virginie Barbarin;Zhou Xing;Monique Delos;Dominique Lison

  • Influence of size, surface area and microporosity on the in vitro cytotoxic activity of amorphous silica nanoparticles in different cell types

    Virginie Rabolli;Leen C J Thomassen;Catherine Princen;Dorota Napierska

  • Azithromycin reduces exaggerated cytokine production by M1 alveolar macrophages in cystic fibrosis.

    Magali Meyer;François Huaux;Ximena Gavilanes;Sybille van den Van Den Brûle

  • The role of pro- and anti-inflammatory responses in silica-induced lung fibrosis

    Virginie Barbarin;Aurélie Nihoul;Pierre-Damien Misson;Mohammed Arras

  • Role of Eotaxin-1 (CCL11) and CC Chemokine Receptor 3 (CCR3) in Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury and Fibrosis

    Francois Huaux;M. Gharaee-Kermani;Tianju Liu;Valérie Morel

  • IL-13 mediates in vivo IL-9 activities on lung epithelial cells but not on hematopoietic cells

    Valérie Steenwinckel;Jamila Louahed;Ciriana Orabona;Ciriana Orabona;François Huaux

  • Platelet-derived growth factor-producing CD4+ Foxp3+ regulatory T lymphocytes promote lung fibrosis.

    Sandra Lo Re;Marylène Lecocq;Francine Uwambayinema;Yousof Yakoub

  • Eosinophils and T Lymphocytes Possess Distinct Roles in Bleomycin-Induced Lung Injury and Fibrosis

    Francois Huaux;Tianju Liu;Bridget McGarry;Matt Ullenbruch

  • Interleukin-9 reduces lung fibrosis and type 2 immune polarization induced by silica particles in a murine model.

    Mohammed Arras;François Huaux;Anne Vink;Monique Delos

Frequent Co-Authors

Dominique Lison
Dominique Lison Université Catholique de Louvain
Jean-Christophe Renauld
Jean-Christophe Renauld Université Catholique de Louvain
Bernhard Ryffel
Bernhard Ryffel University of Orléans
Sem H. Phan
Sem H. Phan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Olivier Devuyst
Olivier Devuyst University of Zurich
Bice Fubini
Bice Fubini University of Turin
Olivier Vandenplas
Olivier Vandenplas Université Catholique de Louvain
Valérie F. J. Quesniaux
Valérie F. J. Quesniaux University of Orléans
Jean-Noël Octave
Jean-Noël Octave Université Catholique de Louvain
Peter Hoet
Peter Hoet KU Leuven

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