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chris bridts

Immunology, University of Antwerp
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The basophil activation test in immediate-type drug allergy

OV Hausmann, T Gentinetta, CH Bridts… - Immunology and allergy …, 2009 - Elsevier
Diagnosis of drug allergy involves first the recognition of sometimes unusual symptoms as
drug allergy and, second, the identification of the eliciting drug. This is an often difficult task, …

Principles, potential, and limitations of ex vivo basophil activation by flow cytometry in allergology: a narrative review

DG Ebo, CH Bridts, CH Mertens, V Sabato - Journal of Allergy and Clinical …, 2021 - Elsevier
The major challenge of allergy diagnosis lies in the development of accessible and reliable
diagnostics allowing correct prediction of the clinical outcome following exposure to the …

In vitro diagnosis of immediate drug hypersensitivity during anesthesia: a review of the literature

…, M Faber, J Elst, AL Van Gasse, CH Bridts… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2018 - Elsevier
Quantification of specific IgE (sIgE) antibodies constitutes an important measure to document
anesthesia-related immediate hypersensitivity reactions (IHRs). However, only a few drug-…

Use of fluorescent dyes in the determination of adherence of human leucocytes to endothelial cells and the effect of fluorochromes on cellular function

LS De Clerck, CH Bridts, AM Mertens… - Journal of …, 1994 - Elsevier
A number of supravital fluorochromes are available to study leucocyte functions in vitro and
in vivo. The fluorescein ester most widely used, fluorescein diacetate, has the disadBantage …

Selective intestinal decontamination in advanced chronic heart failure: a pilot trial

…, JM Bosmans, A Schuerwegh, CH Bridts… - European Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Background and aims: Endotoxin, derived from intestinal aerobic Gram‐negative bacilli (AGNB),
could be an important monocyte activator in chronic heart failure (CHF). The effect of …

Immunoglobulin E antibodies to rocuronium: a new diagnostic tool

…, CH Bridts, F Degerbeck, H Hagberg… - The Journal of the …, 2007 - pubs.asahq.org
Background Diagnosis of allergy from neuromuscular blocking agents is not always
straightforward. The objectives of the current study were to investigate the value of quantification of …

Analyzing histamine release by flow cytometry (HistaFlow): a novel instrument to study the degranulation patterns of basophils

DG Ebo, CH Bridts, CH Mertens… - Journal of …, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Stimulated human basophils exhibit different degranulation patterns with
release of mediators and appearance of activation markers such as CD63 and CD203c. …

Significantly increased expression of T-cell activation markers (interleukin-2 and HLA-DR) in depression: further evidence for an inflamatory process during that illness

M Maes, WJ Stevens, LS Declerck, CH Bridts… - Progress in Neuro …, 1993 - Elsevier
… is characterized by a significantly increased expression of T cell actiiation receptors (CD7+CD25+)
and by the appearance of previously unexpressed T cell surface markers (~D2+H~DR…

Increased IL-17 production by peripheral T helper cells after tumour necrosis factor blockade in rheumatoid arthritis is accompanied by inhibition of migration …

…, KJ De Knop, J Leysen, DG Ebo, CH Bridts… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
Objectives. The contribution of IL-17-producing Th17 cells to the pathogenesis of T-cell-mediated
inflammatory disorders such as RA and atopic dermatitis (AD) has to be viewed in …

Cefazolin hypersensitivity: toward optimized diagnosis

AP Uyttebroek, II Decuyper, CH Bridts… - The Journal of Allergy …, 2016 - Elsevier
Background Correct diagnosis of cefazolin hypersensitivity is not straightforward, mainly
because of the absence of in vitro tests and uncertainties concerning the optimal cefazolin …