E. Veys

Publication List Details

Period

1989 - 2008

Number

60

Co-Authors

Synovial histopathology of psoriatic arthritis, both oligo- and polyarticular, resembles spondyloarthropathy more than it does rheumatoid arthritis (2005)

Kruithof, E, Baeten, D, De Rycke, L, Vandooren, B, Foell, D, Roth, J, ...

At present only few biological data are available to indicate whether psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is part of the spondyloarthropathy (SpA) concept, whether it is a separate disease entity or a...

Infiltration of the synovial membrane with macrophage subsets and polymorphonuclear cells reflects global disease activity in spondyloarthropathy (2005)

Baeten, D, Kruithof, E, De Rycke, L, Boots, A, Mielants, H, Veys, E, ...

Considering the relation between synovial inflammation and global disease activity in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and the distinct but heterogeneous histology of spondyloarthropathy (SpA) synovitis,...

A 588-gene microarray analysis of the peripheral blood mononuclear cells of spondyloarthropathy patients (2002)

Gu, J., Märker-Hermann, E., Baeten, D., Tsai, W. C., Gladman, D., Xiong, M., ...

Objectives. To identify genes which are more highly expressed in the peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) of patients with spondyloarthropathy (SpA), rheumatoid arthritis...

Microgel immunoblotting of thymus and nuclear extracts by unidirectional diffusion (1989)

Verbruggen, G, Veys, E, Segers, J, Rabaey, M

A variant immunoblotting procedure is presented, starting from sodium dodecyl sulfate-containing ultra-thin microgels. The use of these gels allows efficient transfer of proteins to an immobilizing...

A comparative phenotypical analysis of rheumatoid nodules and rheumatoid synovium with special reference to adhesion molecules and activation markers

Elewaut, D., De Keyser, F., De Wever, N., Baeten, D., Van Damme, N., Verbruggen, G., ...

OBJECTIVES—(1)To analyse the in situ expression of adhesion molecules in rheumatoid nodules. (2) To compare the endothelial expression of adhesion molecules in synovial tissue and subcutaneous...

Anti-perinuclear factor compared with the so called "antikeratin" antibodies and antibodies to human epidermis filaggrin, in the diagnosis of arthritides

Vincent, C., De Keyser, F., Masson-Bessiere, C., Sebbag, M., Veys, E., Serre, G.

OBJECTIVE—Antiperinuclear factor (APF), "antikeratin antibodies" ("AKA"), and antibodies to human epidermis filaggrin (AFA), are highly specific serological markers of rheumatoid arthritis (RA),...

Comparative study of the synovial histology in rheumatoid arthritis, spondyloarthropathy, and osteoarthritis: influence of disease duration and activity

Baeten, D, Demetter, P, Cuvelier, C, Kruithof, E, Van Damme, N, ...

OBJECTIVES—To compare the macroscopic and microscopic characteristics of synovial tissue in rheumatoid arthritis (RA), spondyloarthropathy (SpA), and osteoarthritis (OA) after exclusion of possible...

Subclinical gut inflammation in spondyloarthropathy patients is associated with upregulation of the E-cadherin/catenin complex

Demetter, P, Baeten, D, De Keyser, F, De Vos, M, Van Damme, N, Verbruggen, G, ...

OBJECTIVE—Previously an upregulation of E-cadherin and its associated molecules α-catenin, β-catenin and plakoglobin has been demonstrated in clinically overt inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)....

Effects of a loading dose regimen of three infusions of chimeric monoclonal antibody to tumour necrosis factor α (infliximab) in spondyloarthropathy: an open pilot study

Kruithof, E., Baeten, D., De Keyser, F., Mielants, H., Veys, E.

OBJECTIVE—To evaluate the efficacy and safety of a loading dose regimen of three intravenous infusions with infliximab in patients with active spondyloarthropathy.
METHODS—A monocentre,...

Detection and identification of antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in a large and consecutive cohort of serum samples referred for ANA testing

Peene, I, Meheus, L, Veys, E, De Keyser, F

OBJECTIVE—To provide data on (a) the probability of detecting antinuclear antibodies (ANA) in a large and consecutive cohort of serum samples referred for ANA testing and (b) the probability of...

Flow cytometric analysis of gut mucosal lymphocytes supports an impaired Th1 cytokine profile in spondyloarthropathy

Van Damme, N, De Vos, M, Baeten, D, Demetter, P, Mielants, H, Verbruggen, G, ...

OBJECTIVE—To quantify the fraction of gut mucosal lymphocytes expressing the T helper type 1 (Th1) cytokines, interferon γ (IFNγ) and interleukin (IL)2, and the Th2 cytokines, IL4 and IL10, at...

Impaired Th1 cytokine production in spondyloarthropathy is restored by anti-TNFα

Baeten, D, Van Damme, N, Kruithof, E, De Vos, M, Mielants, H, ...

OBJECTIVES—To evaluate the effect of anti-TNFα on the Th1 and Th2 cytokines in patients with spondyloarthropathy (SpA).
METHODS—Peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) were obtained from...

Culture of chondrocytes in alginate surrounded by fibrin gel: characteristics of the cells over a period of eight weeks

Almqvist, K, Wang, L, Wang, J, Baeten, D, Cornelissen, M, Verdonk, R, ...

OBJECTIVE—To produce tissue engineered cartilage by human articular chondrocytes in vitro for further use in in vivo manipulations for the treatment of cartilage defects.
METHODS—Human...

Anti-Ro52 reactivity is an independent and additional serum marker in connective tissue disease

Peene, I, Meheus, L, De Keyser, S, Humbel, R, Veys, E, De Keyser, F

Methods: Over a two year period, 1727 consecutive antinuclear antibody (ANA) positive serum samples were analysed in parallel by double immunodiffusion with thymus/spleen nuclear extract and by line...

Repeated infusions of infliximab, a chimeric anti-TNFα monoclonal antibody, in patients with active spondyloarthropathy: one year follow up

Kruithof, E, Baeten, D, Herssens, A, De Keyser, F, Mielants, H, ...

Background: In a pilot study, the anti-tumour necrosis factor α monoclonal antibody, infliximab, induced a rapid and significant improvement in global, peripheral, and axial disease manifestations...

Differential association of polymorphisms in the TNFα region with psoriatic arthritis but not psoriasis

Hohler, T, Grossmann, S, Stradmann-Belling..., B, Kaluza, W, Reuss, E, De Vlam, K, ...

Objective: To investigate the potential association of tumour necrosis factor α (TNFα) microsatellite and promoter alleles with psoriatic arthritis (PsA).

Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae IgA antibodies are raised in ankylosing spondylitis and undifferentiated spondyloarthropathy

Hoffman, I, Demetter, P, Peeters, M, De Vos, M, Mielants, H, Veys, E, ...

Objectives: To investigate whether anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae antibodies (ASCA), a marker for Crohn's disease (CD), are present in spondyloarthropathies (SpA) and in the subgroups ankylosing...

Systematic safety follow up in a cohort of 107 patients with spondyloarthropathy treated with infliximab: a new perspective on the role of host defence in the pathogenesis of the disease?

Baeten, D, Kruithof, E, Herssens, A, Mielants, H, ...

Background: Recent studies with infliximab indicate the therapeutic potential of tumour necrosis factor α blockade in spondyloarthropathy (SpA). Because defective host defence is implicated in the...

Physiological levels of hydrocortisone maintain an optimal chondrocyte extracellular matrix metabolism

Wang, J, Elewaut, D, Hoffman, I, Veys, E, Verbruggen, G

Objective: To investigate the effects of physiological doses of hydrocortisone on synthesis and turnover of cell associated matrix (CAM) by human chondrocytes obtained from normal articular cartilage.

Tumour necrosis factor α independent disease mechanisms in rheumatoid arthritis: a histopathological study on the effect of infliximab on rheumatoid nodules

Baeten, D, De Keyser, F, Veys, E, Theate, Y, Houssiau, F, Durez, P

Background: It has been suggested that the immunopathology of rheumatoid nodules parallels that of inflamed synovium in rheumatoid arthritis (RA).

Technical validation of cDNA based microarray as screening technique to identify candidate genes in synovial tissue biopsy specimens from patients with spondyloarthropathy

Rihl, M, Baeten, D, Seta, N, Gu, J, De Keyser, F, Veys, E, ...

Objectives: To validate the use of cDNA based microarray on synovial biopsies by analysing the experimental variability due to amplification of RNA, reproducibility of the assay, heterogeneity of the...

Major histocompatibility complex class II antigen (HLA-DR) expression by ileal epithelial cells in patients with seronegative spondylarthropathy.

Cuvelier, C, Mielants, H, De Vos, M, Veys, E, Roels, H

Major histocompatibility complex molecules act as non-specific receptors for antigenic proteins and present them to T-cells. Presented antigen together with class II molecules activates antigen...

Histopathology of intestinal inflammation related to reactive arthritis.

Cuvelier, C, Barbatis, C, Mielants, H, De Vos, M, Roels, H, Veys, E

This study has identified a group of patients with inflammatory chronic, or relapsing acute arthritis who even in the absence of gastrointestinal symptoms have histological evidence of ileocolitis....

Immunoglobulin containing cells in terminal ileum and colorectum of patients with arthritis related gut inflammation.

Cuvelier, C, Mielants, H, De Vos, M, Veys, E, Roels, H

In 40 distal ileal and 40 colonic biopsies of arthritic patients mostly without gastrointestinal symptoms, but with histological evidence of acute or chronic inflammation of the gut, the number of...

Specific antinuclear antibodies are associated with clinical features in systemic lupus erythematosus

Hoffman, I, Peene, I, Meheus, L, Huizinga, T, Cebecauer, L, Isenberg, D, ...

Methods: A consecutive cohort of 289 patients with SLE was included; 235 fulfilled ACR criteria for SLE and were further analysed. ANA profiles were determined by line immunoassay and by indirect...

Outcomes of a multicentre randomised clinical trial of etanercept to treat ankylosing spondylitis

Calin, A, Dijkmans, B, Emery, P, Hakala, M, Kalden, J, Leirisalo-Repo, M, ...

Objective: A double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study to evaluate the safety and efficacy of etanercept to treat adult patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS).

Rheumatoid factor and anticitrullinated protein antibodies in rheumatoid arthritis: diagnostic value, associations with radiological progression rate, and extra-articular manifestations

De Rycke, L, Peene, I, Hoffman, I, Kruithof, E, Union, A, Meheus, L, ...

Background: Autoantibodies such as rheumatoid factor (RF) and anticitrullinated protein antibodies can be detected in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) sera.

Colon mucosa of patients both with spondyloarthritis and Crohn's disease is enriched with macrophages expressing the scavenger receptor CD163

Demetter, P, De Vos, M, Van Huysse, J A, Baeten, D, Ferdinande, L, Peeters, H, ...

Objective: To investigate macrophages and other antigen presenting cells in gut mucosa from patients with SpA and Crohn's disease, given the relationship between both entities.

Rheumatoid factor, but not anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, is modulated by infliximab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis

De Rycke, L, Verhelst, X, Kruithof, E, Hoffman, I, Veys, E, ...

Patients and methods: 62 patients with refractory RA were treated with infliximab combined with methotrexate. At baseline and week 30, serum samples were tested for IgM RF by two agglutination...

Histological evidence that infliximab treatment leads to downregulation of inflammation and tissue remodelling of the synovial membrane in spondyloarthropathy

Kruithof, E, Baeten, D, Mielants, H, Veys, E, De Keyser, F

Objective: To confirm and extend the immunopathological evidence of effects of infliximab on the synovium in active spondyloarthropathy.

CARD15 gene polymorphisms in patients with spondyloarthropathies identify a specific phenotype previously related to Crohn's disease

Laukens, D, Peeters, H, Marichal, D, Vander, C, Mielants, H, Elewaut, D, ...

Background: The association between spondyloarthropathy and Crohn's disease is well known. A risk for evolution to Crohn's disease has already been shown in the subgroup of patients with...

X linked agammaglobulinaemia and rheumatoid arthritis

Verbruggen, G, De Backer, S, Deforce, D, Demetter, P, Cuvelier, C, Veys, E, ...

Case report: A patient with X linked agammaglobulinaemia (XLA) presented with an erosive symmetric polyarthritis with histological features of RA, including formation of a destructive pannus....

Anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies may occur in patients with psoriatic arthritis

Vander, C, Hoffman, I, Zmierczak, H, Kruithof, E, De Rycke, L, ...

Background: Anti-cyclic citrullinated peptide (anti-CCP) antibodies are considered highly specific markers of rheumatoid arthritis. Despite the high specificity of the test, anti-CCP antibodies have...

Functional haplotypes of PADI4: relevance for rheumatoid arthritis specific synovial intracellular citrullinated proteins and anticitrullinated protein antibodies

Cantaert, T, Coucke, P, De Rycke, L, Veys, E, De Keyser, F, Baeten, D

Background: Haplotypes of PADI4, encoding for a citrullinating enzyme, were associated with rheumatoid arthritis in a Japanese population. It was suggested they were related to the presence of...

Involvement of neurotrophins and their receptors in spondyloarthritis synovitis: relation to inflammation and response to treatment

Rihl, M, Kruithof, E, Barthel, C, De Keyser, F, Veys, E, Zeidler, H, ...

Objective: To investigate whether expression of the four members of the neurotrophin (NT) family and their four corresponding receptors is related to synovial inflammation in patients with...