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Jo Van Damme is affiliated with the Rega Institute for Medical Research in Belgium. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with notable work in subfields such as Molecular Biology, Oncology, Ophthalmology, Immunology, and Rheumatology.

They have contributed to understanding multiple topics within biomedical research, including:

  • Chemokine receptors and signaling
  • Amyloidosis: Diagnosis, Treatment, Outcomes
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms
  • Ocular Diseases and Behçet's Syndrome
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Monoclonal and Polyclonal Antibodies Research
  • Systemic Lupus Erythematosus Research

Their frequent co-authors include:

  • Sofie Struyf (15 joint publications)
  • Ghislain Opdenakker (14 joint publications)
  • Paul Proost (10 joint publications)
  • Nele Berghmans (8 joint publications)
  • Mieke Gouwy (8 joint publications)

Jo Van Damme has published extensively in several academic journals, with frequent contributions to:

  • Frontiers in Immunology (5 publications)
  • Ocular Immunology and Inflammation (2 publications)
  • Cancers (2 publications)
  • European Urology Open Science (2 publications)
  • Nature Reviews Rheumatology (1 publication)

Some of their recent publications include:

  • "Matrix metalloproteinases in arthritis: towards precision medicine," 2023, Nature Reviews Rheumatology
  • "Evaluation of Proteoforms of the Transmembrane Chemokines CXCL16 and CX3CL1, Their Receptors, and Their Processing Metalloproteinases ADAM10 and ADAM17 in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy," 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Serum Amyloid A1 (SAA1) Revisited: Restricted Leukocyte-Activating Properties of Homogeneous SAA1," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Remnant Epitopes Generating Autoimmunity: From Model to Useful Paradigm," 2020, Trends in Immunology
  • "The turning away of serum amyloid A biological activities and receptor usage," 2020, Immunology

Best Publications

  • The Functional Role of the ELR Motif in CXC Chemokine-mediated Angiogenesis

    Robert M. Strieter;Peter J. Polverini;Steven L. Kunkel;Douglas A. Arenberg

  • Macrophage inflammatory protein-1

    Patricia Menten;Anja Wuyts;Jo Van Damme

  • Inhibition of T-tropic HIV Strains by Selective Antagonization of the Chemokine Receptor CXCR4

    Dominique Schols;Sofie Struyf;Jo Van Damme;José A. Esté

  • CD26, let it cut or cut it down

    Ingrid De Meester;Stephan Korom;Stephan Korom;Jo Van Damme;Simon Scharpé

  • Elevated tumor necrosis factor alpha and interleukin-6 serum levels as markers for complicated Plasmodium falciparum malaria.

    Peter Kern;Christoph Josef Hemmer;Jo Van Damme;Hans-Jürgen Gruss

  • Molecular cloning of a novel human CC chemokine liver and activation-regulated chemokine (LARC) expressed in liver. Chemotactic activity for lymphocytes and gene localization on chromosome 2

    Kunio Hieshima;Toshio Imai;Ghislain Opdenakker;Jo Van Damme

  • Autocrine Production of IL-10 Mediates Defective IL-12 Production and NF-κB Activation in Tumor-Associated Macrophages

    Antonio Sica;Alessandra Saccani;Barbara Bottazzi;Nadia Polentarutti

  • Chemokine-Induced Macrophage Polarization in Inflammatory Conditions.

    Pieter Ruytinx;Paul Proost;Jo Van Damme;Sofie Struyf

  • Induction of natural killer cell migration by monocyte chemotactic protein−1, −2 and −3

    Paola Allavena;Giancarlo Bianchi;Dan Zhou;Jo Van Damme

  • Gelatinase B/MMP-9 and neutrophil collagenase/MMP-8 process the chemokines human GCP-2/CXCL6, ENA-78/CXCL5 and mouse GCP-2/LIX and modulate their physiological activities.

    Philippe E. Van den Steen;Anja Wuyts;Steven J. Husson;Paul Proost

  • Amino-terminal truncation of chemokines by CD26/dipeptidyl-peptidase IV. Conversion of RANTES into a potent inhibitor of monocyte chemotaxis and HIV-1-infection.

    Paul Proost;Ingrid De Meester;Dominique Schols;Sofie Struyf

  • Interleukin 6, the third mediator of acute-phase reaction, modulates hepatic protein synthesis in human and mouse. Comparison with interleukin 1 β and tumor necrosis factor-α

    Giuliano Ramadori;Jo Van Damme;Hartmut Rieder;Karl-Hermann Meyer Zum Büschenfelde

  • Purification and identification of 91-kDa neutrophil gelatinase : release by the activating peptide interleukin-8

    Stefan Masure;Paul Proost;Jo Van Damme;Ghislain Opdenakker

  • Kinetic Investigation of Chemokine Truncation by CD26/Dipeptidyl Peptidase IV Reveals a Striking Selectivity within the Chemokine Family

    Anne-Marie Lambeir;Paul Proost;Christine Durinx;Gunther Bal

  • Role of C-X-C chemokines as regulators of angiogenesis in lung cancer

    Robert M. Strieter;Peter J. Polverini;Douglas A. Arenberg;Alfred Walz

  • Amino-terminal truncation of CXCR3 agonists impairs receptor signaling and lymphocyte chemotaxis, while preserving antiangiogenic properties

    Paul Proost;Evemie Schutyser;Patricia Menten;Sofie Struyf

  • Processing by CD26/dipeptidyl-peptidase IV reduces the chemotactic and anti-HIV-1 activity of stromal-cell-derived factor-1α

    Paul Proost;Sofie Struyf;Dominique Schols;Christine Durinx

  • Structure and Expression of Different Serum Amyloid A (SAA) Variants and their Concentration-Dependent Functions During Host Insults.

    Mieke De Buck;Mieke Gouwy;Ji Ming Wang;Jacques Van Snick

  • Macrophage-derived chemokine (MDC).

    Alberto Mantovani;Alberto Mantovani;Patrick A. Gray;Jo Van Damme;Silvano Sozzani

  • Chemokine/chemokine receptor nomenclature

    Kevin Bacon;Marco Baggiolini;Hal Broxmeyer;Richard Horuk

  • Interleukin 1 and poly(rI) · poly(rC) induce production of a hybridoma growth factor by human fibroblasts

    Jo Van Damme;Sylvie Cayphas;Ghislain Opdenakker;Alfons Billiau

  • Monocyte chemoattractant protein-3 is a functional ligand for CC chemokine receptors 1 and 2B.

    Christophe Combadiere;Sunil K. Ahuja;Jo Van Damme;H. Lee Tiffany

Frequent Co-Authors

Paul Proost
Paul Proost KU Leuven
Sofie Struyf
Sofie Struyf KU Leuven
Ghislain Opdenakker
Ghislain Opdenakker Rega Institute for Medical Research
Alberto Mantovani
Alberto Mantovani Humanitas University
Alfons Billiau
Alfons Billiau Rega Institute for Medical Research
Silvano Sozzani
Silvano Sozzani Sapienza University of Rome
Ingrid De Meester
Ingrid De Meester University of Antwerp
Philippe E. Van den Steen
Philippe E. Van den Steen Rega Institute for Medical Research

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