Thibaut Van Zele

Prof. Dr. Thibaut Van Zele

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Academic Career Length

24Years (2003-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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1 May 2016 in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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PTPeter Tomassen
Peter Tomassen
GVGriet Vandeplas
Griet Vandeplas
TZThibaut Van Zele
Thibaut Van Zele
LCLars-Olaf Cardell
Lars-Olaf Cardell
JAJulia Arebro
Julia Arebro
CBClaus Bachert
Claus Bachert
Current phenotyping of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) into chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps (CRSwNP) and chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) might not adequately reflect the pathophysiologic diversity within patients with CRS. We sought to identify inflammatory endotypes of CRS. Therefore we aimed to cluster patients with CRS based solely on immune markers in a phenotype-free approach. Secondarily, we aimed to match clusters to phenotypes. In this multicenter case-control study patients with CRS and control subjects underwent surgery, and tissue was analyzed for IL-5, IFN-γ, IL-17A, TNF-α, IL-22, IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8, eosinophilic cationic protein, myeloperoxidase, TGF-β1, IgE, Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin-specific IgE, and albumin. We used partition-based clustering. Clustering of 173 cases resulted in 10 clusters, of which 4 clusters with low or undetectable IL-5, eosinophilic cationic protein, IgE, and albumin concentrations, and 6 clusters with high concentrations of those markers. The group of IL-5-negative clusters, 3 clusters clinically resembled a predominant chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyps (CRSsNP) phenotype without increased asthma prevalence, and 1 cluster had a TH17 profile and had mixed CRSsNP/CRSwNP. The IL-5-positive clusters were divided into a group with moderate IL-5 concentrations, a mixed CRSsNP/CRSwNP and increased asthma phenotype, and a group with high IL-5 levels, an almost exclusive nasal polyp phenotype with strongly increased asthma prevalence. In the latter group, 2 clusters demonstrated the highest concentrations of IgE and asthma prevalence, with all samples expressing Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin-specific IgE. Distinct CRS clusters with diverse inflammatory mechanisms largely correlated with phenotypes and further differentiated them and provided a more accurate description of the inflammatory mechanisms involved than phenotype information only.

27 September 2006 in Allergy
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TZThibaut Van Zele
Thibaut Van Zele
SCS. Claeys
S. Claeys
PGP. Gevaert
P. Gevaert
GMG. Van Maele
G. Van Maele
GHG. Holtappels
G. Holtappels
CBC. Bachert
C. Bachert

1 January 2013 in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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PGPhilippe Gevaert
Philippe Gevaert
LCLien Calus
Lien Calus
TZThibaut Van Zele
Thibaut Van Zele
KBKatrien Blomme
Katrien Blomme
NRNatalie De Ruyck
Natalie De Ruyck
CBClaus Bachert
Claus Bachert

1 November 2008 in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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NZNan Zhang
Nan Zhang
TZThibaut Van Zele
Thibaut Van Zele
CPClaudina Perez-Novo
Claudina Perez-Novo
NBNicholas Van Bruaene
Nicholas Van Bruaene
GHGabriele Holtappels
Gabriele Holtappels
CBClaus Bachert
Claus Bachert

1 November 2011 in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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PGPhilippe Gevaert
Philippe Gevaert
NBNicholas Van Bruaene
Nicholas Van Bruaene
TCTom Cattaert
Tom Cattaert
KSKristel Van Steen
Kristel Van Steen
TZThibaut Van Zele
Thibaut Van Zele
CBClaus Bachert
Claus Bachert

1 November 2006 in Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
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PGPhilippe Gevaert
Philippe Gevaert
DLDoris Lang-Loidolt
Doris Lang-Loidolt
ALAndreas Lackner
Andreas Lackner
HSHeinz Stammberger
Heinz Stammberger
HSHeribert Staudinger
Heribert Staudinger
CBClaus Bachert
Claus Bachert