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Werend Boesmans

KU Leuven · BE
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Area of research
Gastroenterology · Surgery
Research interest
Research interests include Biology, Enteric nervous system, Neuroscience, Cell biology, Motility, and Neural crest.
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3,259
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23
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Recent publications

Nutrients activate distinct patterns of small-intestinal enteric neurons
Nature 2025cited by 20position: middledoi
Loss of enteric neuronal Ndrg4 promotes colorectal cancer via increased release of Nid1 and Fbln2
EMBO Reports 2021cited by 45position: middledoi
Neuronal programming by microbiota regulates intestinal physiology
Nature 2020cited by 334position: middledoi
Molecular understanding of label-free second harmonic imaging of microtubules
Nature Communications 2019cited by 122position: middledoi
Regional complexity in enteric neuron wiring reflects diversity of motility patterns in the mouse large intestine
eLife 2019cited by 104position: middledoi
Structurally defined signaling in neuro‐glia units in the enteric nervous system
Glia 2019cited by 70position: firstdoi
Author response: Regional complexity in enteric neuron wiring reflects diversity of motility patterns in the mouse large intestine
2019cited by 4position: middledoi
Self-Maintaining Gut Macrophages Are Essential for Intestinal Homeostasis
Cell 2018cited by 566position: middledoi
Activation of Eosinophils and Mast Cells in Functional Dyspepsia: an Ultrastructural Evaluation
Scientific Reports 2018cited by 77position: middledoi
Morphogenesis and motility of the Astyanax mexicanus gastrointestinal tract
Developmental Biology 2018cited by 40position: middledoi
HDAC6 inhibition reverses axonal transport defects in motor neurons derived from FUS-ALS patients
Nature Communications 2017cited by 377position: middledoi
Lineage-dependent spatial and functional organization of the mammalian enteric nervous system
Science 2017cited by 170position: middledoi
Optogenetic and chemogenetic techniques for neurogastroenterology
Nature Reviews Gastroenterology & Hepatology 2017cited by 55position: firstdoi
Enteric nervous system assembly: Functional integration within the developing gut
Developmental Biology 2016cited by 81position: lastdoi
In Vivo Transplantation of Enteric Neural Crest Cells into Mouse Gut; Engraftment, Functional Integration and Long-Term Safety
PLoS ONE 2016cited by 71position: middledoi
A Novel Zebrafish ret Heterozygous Model of Hirschsprung Disease Identifies a Functional Role for mapk10 as a Modifier of Enteric Nervous System Phenotype Severity
PLoS Genetics 2016cited by 57position: middledoi
Changes in Nicotinic Neurotransmission during Enteric Nervous System Development
Journal of Neuroscience 2015cited by 48position: middledoi
Heterogeneity and phenotypic plasticity of glial cells in the mammalian enteric nervous system
Glia 2014cited by 271position: firstdoi
A distinct vagal anti-inflammatory pathway modulates intestinal muscularis resident macrophages independent of the spleen
Gut 2013cited by 427position: middledoi
Imaging neuron-glia interactions in the enteric nervous system
Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience 2013cited by 95position: firstdoi
Planar cell polarity genes control the connectivity of enteric neurons
Journal of Clinical Investigation 2013cited by 93position: middledoi
Neurotransmitters involved in fast excitatory neurotransmission directly activate enteric glial cells
Neurogastroenterology & Motility 2013cited by 76position: firstdoi
Effect of acute peppermint oil administration on gastric sensorimotor function and nutrient tolerance in health
Neurogastroenterology & Motility 2013cited by 56position: middledoi

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Frequent collaborators

Pieter Vanden Berghe · KU Leuven20 papers (2013–2025)Marlene M. Hao · KU Leuven8 papers (2013–2025)Vassilis Pachnis · University of Sheffield7 papers (2013–2025)Jan Tack · KU Leuven6 papers (2013–2025)Chris Van den Haute · Allen Institute for Brain Science4 papers (2013–2019)Candice Fung · KU Leuven3 papers (2019–2025)Veerle Baekelandt · Allen Institute for Brain Science3 papers (2018–2019)Zhiling Li · The Central Hospital of Shaoyang3 papers (2019–2019) · 2 papers (2021–2025)Inge Depoortere · KU Leuven2 papers (2013–2018) · 2 papers (2014–2017)Yuuki Obata · Southwestern Medical Center2 papers (2020–2025)Guy E. Boeckxstaens · KU Leuven2 papers (2013–2018)Ricard Farré · KU Leuven2 papers (2013–2018) · 2 papers (2016–2017)Carla Cirillo · KU Leuven2 papers (2013–2013) · 2 papers (2015–2016) · 1 papers (2021–2021)David W. Threadgill · College Station Medical Center1 papers (2021–2021)Alan J. Burns · University of Birmingham1 papers (2016–2016)
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