Publications and communications of Carine Munaut

Vervier, J., Squatrito, M., Blacher, S., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (25 March 2026). Early modulation of autophagy-associated markers in murine adenomyosis and selective persistence in human stromal lesions. Frontiers in Endocrinology, 17. doi:10.3389/fendo.2026.1750026

Squatrito, M., Blacher, S., Vervier, J., Bernet, L., Camboni, A., Dolmans, M.-M., & Munaut, C. (07 January 2026). Stage-dependent sphingosine-1-phosphate pathway modulation as a therapeutic strategy in a murine model of adenomyosis. Molecular Human Reproduction, 32 (1). doi:10.1093/molehr/gaag009

Squatrito, M., Vervier, J., Bernet, L., Camboni, A., Dolmans, M.-M., & Munaut, C. (02 October 2025). Temporal dynamics of uterine immune microenvironment remodeling in a murine model of adenomyosis. Molecular Human Reproduction, 31 (4). doi:10.1093/molehr/gaaf057

PRUDHOMME, L.* , HABRAN, C.* , LABIED, S., WENDERS, F., ROUSSEAU, L., Munaut, C., & Henry, L. (21 August 2025). The Endometrial Receptivity Test: The Impact of Combined Treatment with Pentoxifylline and Alpha-Tocopherol in Patients with Recurrent Implantation Failure or Recurrent Pregnancy Loss. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 14 (16), 5903. doi:10.3390/jcm14165903

Bindels, J., Bernet, L., Squatrito, M., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (19 June 2025). BEZ235-Mediated PI3K/mTOR dual inhibition improves ovarian follicle survival in a preclinical model. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 23 (1), 91. doi:10.1186/s12958-025-01427-7

Gucciardo, F.* , Lebeau, A.* , Pirson, S.* , Buntinx, F.* , Ivanova, E.* , Blacher, S., Brouillard, P., Deroye, J., Baudin, L., Pirnay, A., Morfoisse, F., Villette, C., Nizet, C., Lallemand, F., Munaut, C., Alitalo, K., Geris, L., Vikkula, M., Gautier-Isola, M.* , & Noël, A.*. (13 May 2025). Targeting uPARAP Modifies Lymphatic Vessel Architecture and Attenuates Lymphedema. Circulation, 151, 1412-1429. doi:10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.124.072093

Bindels, J., Squatrito, M., Bernet, L., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (19 March 2025). Ovarian cryopreservation with rapamycin improves fertility restoration in a murine orthotopic transplantation model. Scientific Reports, 15 (1), 9441. doi:10.1038/s41598-025-94588-9

FUDVOYE, J., Lopez-Rodriguez, D., Glachet, C., Franssen, D., Terwagne, Q., Lavergne, A., Donneau, A.-F., Munaut, C., Dehan, P., Lomniczi, A., & Parent, A.-S. (March 2025). Developmental exposure to an environmentally relevant dose of Bisphenol S impairs postnatal growth and disrupts placental transcriptional profile in female rat. Reproductive Toxicology, 132, 108854. doi:10.1016/j.reprotox.2025.108854

Vervier, J., Squatrito, M., Danthine, D., Boutry Sébastien, Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (2025). Development of an MRI-Based Technique for the Non-Invasive Diagnosis of Adenomyosis in a Murine Model. Facts, Views and Vision in Obgyn, 17 (SUPPL 1), 34-0046 - P055.

Vervier, J., Squatrito, M., Nisolle, M., Henry, L., & Munaut, C. (10 December 2024). Controversial Roles of Autophagy in Adenomyosis and Its Implications for Fertility Outcomes-A Systematic Review. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 13 (24), 7501. doi:10.3390/jcm13247501

Dehan, C., Marcelle, S., Nisolle, M., Munaut, C., & de Landsheere, L. (2024). Outcomes of Laparoscopic versus Robotic-Assisted Sacrocolpopexy for Pelvic Organ Prolapse-A Comprehensive Retrospective Analysis. International Urogynecology Journal. doi:10.1007/s00192-024-05942-w

Vervier, J., Squatrito, M., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (07 July 2024). P-332 Decoding autophagy dynamics in adenomyosis: insights of a murine model. Human Reproduction, 39 (Issue Supplement_1), 351-i352.

Fransolet, M., Henry, L., LABIED, S., Noël, A., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (June 2024). Correction to: In vitro evaluation of the anti-apoptotic drug Z-VAD-FMK on human ovarian granulosa cell lines for further use in ovarian tissue transplantation. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 41 (6), 1699 - 1700. doi:10.1007/s10815-024-03152-3

Squatrito, M., Vervier, J., Bindels, J., Bernet, L., Blacher, S., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (01 May 2024). Impaired fertility in adenomyosis: a murine model reveals endometrial receptivity and progesterone resistance imbalances. Reproduction, 167 (5). doi:10.1530/REP-24-0019

Squatrito, M., Vervier, J., Bindels, J., Bernet, L., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (29 November 2023). Unraveling Fertility Challenges in Adenomyosis: Insights from a Murine Model on Endometrial Receptivity Alterations [Paper presentation]. ESG 2023.

Vervier, J., Squatrito, M., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (September 2023). Short neonatal treatment of female mice pups with tamoxifen induces severe adenomyosis in adult mice [Poster presentation]. ESGE 32nd Annual Congress.

Kaluanga Bwanga, P., TREMBLAY LEMOINE, P. L., Timmermans, M., RAVET, S., Munaut, C., Nisolle, M., & Henry, L. (25 August 2023). The Endometrial Microbiota: Challenges and Prospects. Medicina, 59 (9), 1540. doi:10.3390/medicina59091540

Bindels, J., Squatrito, M., Bernet, L., Nisolle, M., Henry, L., & Munaut, C. (16 August 2023). The mTOR Inhibitor Rapamycin Counteracts Follicle Activation Induced by Ovarian Cryopreservation in Murine Transplantation Models. Medicina, 59 (8), 1474. doi:10.3390/medicina59081474

Parrilla Hernandez, S., Reigner, F., Feyereisen, E., Munaut, C., Franck, T., & Deleuze, S. (June 2023). Immunohistochemical expression of myeloperoxidase in the equine endometrium suffering from endometrosis. Journal of Equine Veterinary Science, 125, 104736. doi:10.1016/j.jevs.2023.104736

Cirillo, A., Leenders, J., Squatrito, M., Celine Bugli, Bernadette Govaerts, Michèle Nisolle, Munaut, C., & De Tullio, P. (February 2023). Metabiose project: an endometriosis predictive signature through metabolomics [Paper presentation]. CIRM day.

Parrilla Hernandez, S., Franck, T., Munaut, C., Feyereisen, E., Piret, J., Farnir, F., Reigner, F., Barrière, P., & Deleuze, S. (21 January 2023). Characterization of Myeloperoxidase in the Healthy Equine Endometrium. Animals, 13 (3), 375. doi:10.3390/ani13030375

Squatrito, M., Blacher, S., Henry, L., LABIED, S., Noël, A., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (19 October 2022). Comparison of Morphological and Digital-Assisted Analysis for BCL6 Endometrial Expression in Women with Endometriosis. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11 (20), 6164. doi:10.3390/jcm11206164

Henry, L., Vervier, J., BOUCHER, A., BRICHANT, G., GASPARD, O., LABIED, S., Munaut, C., RAVET, S., & Nisolle, M. (04 August 2022). Oocyte Cryopreservation in Patients with Endometriosis: Current Knowledge and Number Needed to Treat. Journal of Clinical Medicine, 11 (15), 4559. doi:10.3390/jcm11154559

Parrilla Hernandez, S., Reigner, F., Feyereisen, E., Munaut, C., Franck, T., & Deleuze, S. (22 June 2022). Immunohistochemical expression of Myeloperoxidase in the equine endometrium [Paper presentation]. 5th International Conference on Uterine Disorders in Farm Animals: Endometritis as a cause of infertility in domestic animals, Cracovie, Poland.

Terren, C., Bindels, J., NISOLLE, M., Noël, A., & Munaut, C. (19 February 2022). Evaluation of an alternative heterotopic transplantation model for ovarian tissue to test pharmaceuticals improvements for fertility restoration. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 20 (1), 35. doi:10.1186/s12958-022-00910-9

PAYE, A., Truong, A., Yip, C., Cimino, J., Blacher, S., Munaut, C., Cataldo, D., Foidart, J. M., Maquoi, E., Collignon, J., Delvenne, P., Jerusalem, G., Noël, A., & Sounni, N. E. (15 February 2022). Editor's Note: EGFR Activation and Signaling in Cancer Cells Are Enhanced by the Membrane-Bound Metalloprotease MT4-MMP. Cancer Research, 82 (4), 734. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-21-4292

Brichant, G., Laraki, I., Henry, L., Munaut, C., & Nisolle, M. (2021). New Therapeutics in Endometriosis: A Review of Hormonal, Non-Hormonal, and Non-Coding RNA Treatments. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 22 (19). doi:10.3390/ijms221910498

Terren, C., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (2021). Pharmacological inhibition of the PI3K/PTEN/Akt and mTOR signalling pathways limits follicle activation induced by ovarian cryopreservation and in vitro culture. Journal of Ovarian Research, 14 (1), 95. doi:10.1186/s13048-021-00846-5

NOEL, L., Fransolet, M., Jacobs, N., Foidart, J.-M., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (2020). A paracrine interaction between granulosa cells and leukocytes in the preovulatory follicle causes the increase in follicular G-CSF levels. Journal of Assisted Reproduction and Genetics, 37, 405-416. doi:10.1007/s10815-020-01692-y

Tack, J., Munaut, C., Blacher, S., Noël, A., Nisolle, M., & CHANTRAINE, F. (2020). Abnormal vascular architecture at the placental-maternal interface in preeclampsia. European Gynecology and Obstetrics, 2 (1), 42-46.

Terren, C., Fransolet, M., Ancion, M., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (23 December 2019). Slow Freezing Versus Vitrification of Mouse Ovaries: from Ex Vivo Analyses to Successful Pregnancies after Auto-Transplantation. Scientific Reports, 9 (1), 19668. doi:10.1038/s41598-019-56182-8

Polese, B., Gridelet, V., Perrier d'Hauterive, S., Charlet-Renard, J. D. C., Munaut, C., Martens, H., Vermijlen, D., King, I. L., Jacobs, N., & Geenen, V. (29 January 2018). Accumulation of IL-17+ Vgamma6+ gamma-delta T cells in pregnant mice is not associated with spontaneous abortion. Clinical and Translational Immunology, 7, 1008. doi:10.1002/cti2.1008

Feraud, B., Munaut, C., Manon, M., Verleysen, M., & Govaerts, B. (2017). Combining strong sparsity and competitive predictive power with the L‑sOPLS approach for biomarker discovery in metabolomics. Metabolomics, (13), 130. doi:10.1007/s11306-017-1275-y

BALSAT, C., Signolle, N., Goffin, F., DELBECQUE, K., Plancoulaine, B., Sauthier, P., Samouëlian, V., BELIARD, A., Munaut, C., Foidart, J.-M., BLACHER, S., Noël, A., & Kridelka, F. (01 February 2017). Improved computer-assisted analysis of the global lymphatic network in human cervical tissues. Modern Pathology, 30 (2), 313. doi:10.1038/modpathol.2016.196

Tskitishvili, E., Pequeux, C., Munaut, C., VIELLEVOYE, R., Nisolle, M., Noël, A., & Foidart, J.-M. (2017). Estrogen receptors and estetroldependent neuroprotective actions: a pilot study. Journal of Endocrinology, 232 (1), 85-95. doi:10.1530/JOE-16-0434

Tskitishvili, E., Pequeux, C., Munaut, C., VIELLEVOYE, R., Nisolle, M., Noël, A., & Foidart, J.-M. (2016). Use of Estetrol with other Steroids for Attenuation of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic brain injury:to combine or not to combine? Oncotarget. doi:10.18632/oncotarget.9591

Truong, A., Yip, C., PAYE, A., Blacher, S., Munaut, C., Deroanne, C., Noël, A., & Sounni, N. E. (February 2016). Dynamics of Internalization and Recycling of the Pro-Metastatic Membrane Type 4-Matrix Metalloproteinase (MT4-MMP) in Breast Cancer Cells. FEBS Journal, 283 (4), 704-22. doi:10.1111/febs.13625

DE LANDSHEERE, L., Brieu, M., Blacher, S., Munaut, C., Nusgens, B., Rubod, C., Noël, A., Foidart, J.-M., Nisolle, M., & Cosson, M. (2016). Elastin density: Link between histological and biomechanical properties of vaginal tissue in women with pelvic organ prolapse? International Urogynecology Journal. doi:10.1007/s00192-015-2901-8

HENRY, L., Fransolet, M., LABIED, S., Blacher, S., MASEREEL, M.-C., Foidart, J.-M., Noël, A., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (2016). Supplementation of transport and freezing media with anti-apoptotic drugs improves ovarian cortex survival. Journal of Ovarian Research. doi:10.1186/s13048-016-0216-0

Munaut, C., TEBACHE, L., Blacher, S., Noël, A., Nisolle, M., & CHANTRAINE, F. (2016). Dysregulated circulating miRNAs in preeclampsia. Biomedical Reports, 5 (6), 686-692. doi:10.3892/br.2016.779

Murthi, P., Brouillet, S., Pratt, A., Borg, A., Kallonis, B., GOFFIN, F., Tsatsaris, V., Munaut, C., Feige, Benharouga, M., Fournier, T., & Alfaidy, N. (2015). An EG-VEGF-dependent decrease in homeobox gene NKX3.1 contributes to cytotrophoblast dysfunction: a possible mechanism in human fetal growth restriction. Molecular Medicine. doi:10.2119/molmed.2015.00071

Fransolet, M., Henry, L., LABIED, S., Masereel, M.-C., Blacher, S., Noël, A., Foidart, J.-M., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (2015). Influence of mouse strain on ovarian tissue recovery after engraftment with angiogenic factor. Journal of Ovarian Research, 8 (1), 14. doi:10.1186/s13048-015-0142-6

Henry, L., LABIED, S., Fransolet, M., Kirschvink, N., Blacher, S., Noël, A., Foidart, J.-M., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (2015). Isoform 165 of vascular endothelial growth factor in collagen matrix improves ovine cryopreserved ovarian tissue revascularisation after xenotransplantation in mice. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 13 (1), 15. doi:10.1186/s12958-015-0015-2

Paye, A., Truong, A., Yip, C., Cimino, J., Blacher, S., Munaut, C., Cataldo, D., Foidart, J.-M., Maquoi, E., COLLIGNON, J., Delvenne, P., Jerusalem, G., Noël, A.* , & Sounni, N. E.*. (October 2014). EGFR activation and signaling in cancer cells are enhanced by the membrane-bound metalloprotease MT4-MMP. Cancer Research, 74 (23), 6758-70. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-2994

Bossi, F., Tripodo, C., Rizzi, L., Bulla, R., Agostinis, C., Guarnotta, C., Munaut, C., Baldassarre, G., Papa, G., Zorzet, S., Ghebrehiwet, B., Ling, G. S., Botto, M., & Tedesco, F. (2014). C1q as a unique player in angiogenesis with therapeutic implication in wound healing. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America, 111 (11), 4209-14. doi:10.1073/pnas.1311968111

DE LANDSHEERE, L., Blacher, S., Munaut, C., Nusgens, B., Rubod, C., Noël, A., Foidart, J.-M., Cosson, M., & Nisolle, M. (2014). Changes in elastin density in different locations of the vaginal wall in women with pelvic organ prolapse. International Urogynecology Journal. doi:10.1007/s00192-014-2431-9

Fransolet, M., Labied, S., Henry, L., Masereel, M.-C., Rozet, E., Kirschvink, N., Nisolle, M., & Munaut, C. (2014). Strategies for Using the Sheep Ovarian Cortex as a Model in Reproductive Medicine. PLoS ONE, 9 (3), 91073. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0091073

Henry, L., Labied, S., Chiaradia, F., Munaut, C., & NISOLLE, M. (2014). Cancer et droit à la maternité. Revue Médicale de Liège, 69 (4), 188-193.

DE LANDSHEERE, L., Munaut, C., Nusgens, B., Maillard, C., Rubod, C., Nisolle, M., Cosson, M., & Foidart, J.-M. (December 2013). Histology of the vaginal wall in women with pelvic organ prolapse: a literature review. International Urogynecology Journal, 24 (12), 2011-20. doi:10.1007/s00192-013-2111-1

Detry, B., Blacher, S., Erpicum, C., Paupert, J., Maertens, L., Maillard, C., Munaut, C., Sounni, N. E., LAMBERT, V., Foidart, J.-M., Rakic, J.-M., Cataldo, D., & Noël, A. (2013). Sunitinib inhibits inflammatory corneal lymphangiogenesis. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 54 (5), 3082-93. doi:10.1167/iovs.12-10856

Gridelet, V., Tsampalas, M., Berndt, S., Hagelstein, M.-T., Charlet-Renard, J. D. C., Ectors, F., Hugé, F., Munaut, C., Foidart, J.-M., Geenen, V., & Perrier d'Hauterive, S. (2013). Evidence for cross-talk between the LH receptor and LH during implantation in mice. Reproduction, Fertility and Development, 25, 511-522. doi:10.1071/RD11241

Ledee, N., Gridelet, V., RAVET, S., JOUAN, C., GASPARD, O., WENDERS, F., THONON, F., Hincourt, N., DUBOIS, M., Foidart, J.-M., Munaut, C., & PERRIER d'HAUTERIVE, S. (2013). Impact of follicular G-CSF quantification on subsequent embryo transfer decisions: a proof of concept study. Human Reproduction, 28 (2), 406-13. doi:10.1093/humrep/des354

Locci, R., Nisolle, M., Angioni, S., Foidart, J.-M., & Munaut, C. (2013). Expression of the gamma 2 chain of laminin-332 in eutopic and ectopic endometrium of patients with endometriosis. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology, 11 (1), 94. doi:10.1186/1477-7827-11-94

Fransolet, M., HENRY, L., Rozet, E., Blacher, S., Masereel, M.-C., Kirschvink, N., Noël, A., Foidart, J.-M., NISOLLE, M., Labied, S., & Munaut, C. (10 December 2012). Use of Sheep Ovarian Tissue as a Model to Restore Fertility in Young Cancerous Women [Poster presentation]. Séminaire des chercheurs Télévie 2013.

Gridelet, V., GASPARD, O., Polese, B., RUGGERI, P., RAVET, S., Munaut, C., Geenen, V., Foidart, J.-M., Ledée, N., & Perrier d'Hauterive, S. (2012). The actors of human implantation: gametes, embryo and endometrium. In L. A. Violin Pereira (Ed.), Embryology - Updates and Highlights on Classic Topics (pp. 5, 85-126). InTech. doi:10.5772/32831

Lambert, C., Mathy-Hartert, M., Dubuc, J., Montell, E., Vergés, J., Munaut, C., Noël, A., & Henrotin, Y. (March 2012). Characterization of synovial angiogenesis in osteoarthritis patients and its modulation by chondroitin sulfate. Arthritis Research and Therapy, 14 (2), 58. doi:10.1186/ar3771

Munaut, C., LORQUET, S., Pequeux, C., Coulon, C., Le Goarant, J., CHANTRAINE, F., Noël, A., GOFFIN, F., Tsatsaris, V., Subtil, D., & Foidart, J.-M. (March 2012). Differential expression of Vegfr-2 and its soluble form in preeclampsia. PLoS ONE, 7 (3), 33475. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0033475

Host, L., Paye, A., Detry, B., Blacher, S., Munaut, C., Foidart, J.-M., Seiki, M., Sounni, N. E.* , & Noël, A.*. (2012). The proteolytic activity of MT4-MMP is required for its proangiogenic and pro-metastatic promoting effects. International Journal of Cancer, 131 (7), 1537-1548. doi:10.1002/ijc.27436

Balsat, C., Blacher, S., Signolle, N., BELIARD, A., Munaut, C., GOFFIN, F., Noël, A., Foidart, J.-M., & Kridelka, F. (2011). Whole Slide Quantification of Stromal Lymphatic Vessel Distribution and Peritumoral Lymphatic Vessel Density in Early Invasive Cervical Cancer: A Method Description. ISRN Obstetrics and Gynecology, 2011, 354861. doi:10.5402/2011/354861

Labied, S., Blacher, S., Carmeliet, P., Noël, A., Frankenne, F., Foidart, J.-M., & Munaut, C. (2011). Transient reduction of placental angiogenesis in PAI-1 deficient mice. Physiological Genomics, 43 (4), 188-98. doi:10.1152/physiolgenomics.00147.2010

Lecomte, J., Louis, K., Detry, B., Blacher, S., Lambert, V., Bekaert, S., Munaut, C., Paupert, J., Blaise, P., Foidart, J.-M., Rakic, J.-M., Krane, S. M., & Noël, A. (2011). Bone marrow-derived mesenchymal cells and MMP13 contribute to experimental choroidal neovascularization. Cellular and Molecular Life Sciences, 68, 677-686. doi:10.1007/s00018-010-0476-6

Lédée, N., Petitbarat, M., Rahmati, M., Dubanchet, S., Chaouat, G., Sandra, O., Perrier d'Hauterive, S., Munaut, C., & Foidart, J.-M. (2011). New pre-conception immune biomarkers for clinical practice: interleukin-18, interleukin-15 and TWEAK on the endometrial side, G-CSF on the follicular side. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 88 (2), 118-123. doi:10.1016/j.jri.2011.01.007

Petitbarat, M., Rahmati, M., Sérazin, V., Dubanchet, S., Morvan, C., Wainer, R., de Mazancourt, P., Chaouat, G., Foidart, J.-M., Munaut, C., & Lédée, N. (2011). TWEAK Appears as a Modulator of Endometrial IL-18 Related Cytotoxic Activity of Uterine Natural Killers. PLoS ONE, 6 (1), 14497. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0014497

Akolekar, R., De Cruz, J., Foidart, J.-M., Munaut, C., & Nicolaides, K. H. (2010). Maternal plasma soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 and free vascular endothelial growth factor at 11 to 13 weeks of gestation in preeclampsia. Prenatal Diagnosis, 30 (3), 191-7. doi:10.1002/pd.2433

Lédée, N., Munaut, C., Serazin, V., PERRIER d'HAUTERIVE, S., Lombardelli, L., Logiodice, F., Wainer, R., Gridelet, V., Chaouat, G., Frankenne, F., Foidart, J.-M., & Piccinni, M.-P. (2010). Performance evaluation of microbead and ELISA assays for follicular G-CSF: a non-invasive biomarker of oocyte developmental competence for embryo implantation. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 86 (2), 126-32. doi:10.1016/j.jri.2010.05.003

LORQUET, S., Berndt, S., Blacher, S., Gengoux, E., Peulen, O., Maquoi, E., Noël, A., Foidart, J.-M., Munaut, C., & Pequeux, C. (2010). Soluble forms of VEGF receptor-1 and -2 promote vascular maturation via mural cell recruitment. FASEB Journal, 24 (10), 3782-95. doi:10.1096/fj.09-149070

Lorquet, S., Pequeux, C., Munaut, C., & Foidart, J.-M. (2010). Aetiology and physiopathology of preeclampsia and related forms. Acta Clinica Belgica, 65 (4), 237-41. doi:10.1179/acb.2010.051

Berndt, S., Blacher, S., PERRIER d'HAUTERIVE, S., Thiry, M., Tsampalas, M., Cruz, A., Pequeux, C., LORQUET, S., Munaut, C., Noël, A.* , & Foidart, J.-M.*. (2009). Chorionic Gonadotropin Stimulation of Angiogenesis and Pericyte Recruitment. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 94 (11), 4567-74. doi:10.1210/jc.2009-0443

Foidart, J.-M., Schaaps, J.-P., Chantraine, F., Munaut, C., & Lorquet, S. (2009). Dysregulation of anti-angiogenic agents (sFlt-1, PLGF, and sEndoglin) in preeclampsia--a step forward but not the definitive answer. Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 82 (2), 106-11. doi:10.1016/j.jri.2009.09.001

Ganeff, C., Chatel, G., Munaut, C., Frankenne, F., Foidart, J.-M., & Winkler, R. (2009). The IGF system in in-vitro human decidualization. Molecular Human Reproduction, 15 (1), 27-38. doi:10.1093/molehr/gan073

Labied, S., Galant, C., Nisolle, M., Ravet, S., Munaut, C., Marbaix, E., Foidart, J.-M., & Frankenne, F. (2009). Differential elevation of matrix metalloproteinase expression in women exposed to levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for a short or prolonged period of time. Human Reproduction, 24 (1), 113-121. doi:10.1093/humrep/den339

Mendes, S. D. S., Candi, A., Vansteenbrugge, M., Pignon, M.-R., Bult, H., Boudjeltia, K. Z., Munaut, C., & Raes, M. (2009). Microarray analyses of the effects of NF-kappaB or PI3K pathway inhibitors on the LPS-induced gene expression profile in RAW264.7 cells: synergistic effects of rapamycin on LPS-induced MMP9-overexpression. Cellular Signalling, 21 (7), 1109-22. doi:10.1016/j.cellsig.2009.02.025

Piette, C., Deprez, M., Roger, T., Noël, A., Foidart, J.-M., & Munaut, C. (2009). The dexamethasone-induced inhibition of proliferation, migration and invasion in glioma cell lines is antagonized by macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) and can be enhanced by specific MIF inhibitors. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 284 (47), 32483-92. doi:10.1074/jbc.M109.014589

Lorquet, S., Berndt, S., Blacher, S., Noël, A., Munaut, C., Foidart, J.-M., & Pequeux, C. (2008). Implication of VEGF receptor soluble forms, sVEGFR-1 and sVEGFR-2, in angiogenesis. Acta Clinica Belgica, 63/1, 48-58.

Lorquet, S., Berndt, S., Blacher, S., Noël, A., Munaut, C., Foidart, J.-M., & Pequeux, C. (2008). Implication of soluble receptors of VEGF, sVEGFR-1 and sVEGFR-2, in angiogenesis. American Journal of Reproductive Immunology, 60/1, 85.

Munaut, C., Lorquet, S., Pequeux, C., Blacher, S., Berndt, S., Frankenne, F., & Foidart, J.-M. (2008). Hypoxia is responsible for soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-1 (VEGFR-1) but not for soluble endoglin induction in villous trophoblast. Human Reproduction, 23 (6), 1407-15. doi:10.1093/humrep/den114

Piette, C., Deprez, M., Born, J., Michotte, A., Munaut, C., Closon, M.-T., Rutten, I., DRESSE, M.-F., Forget, P., Schmitz, V., Misson, J.-P., & Hoyoux, C. (2008). Management of diffuse glioma in children: a retrospective study of 27 cases and review of literature. Acta Neurologica Belgica, 108 (2), 35-43.

Ravet, S., Munaut, C., Blacher, S., Brichant, G., Labied, S., Beliard, A., Chabbert-Buffet, N., Bouchard, P., Foidart, J.-M., & Pintiaux, A. (2008). Persistence of an intact endometrial matrix and vessels structure in women exposed to VA-2914, a selective progesterone receptor modulator. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 93 (11), 4525-31. doi:10.1210/jc.2008-0731

Ravet, S., Labied, S., Blacher, S., Frankenne, F., Munaut, C., Fridman, V., Beliard, A., Foidart, J.-M., & Nisolle, M. (December 2007). Endometrial vessel maturation in women exposed to levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system for a short or prolonged period of time. Human Reproduction, 22 (12), 3084-3091. doi:10.1093/humrep/dem238

Piette, C., Munaut, C., Foidart, J.-M., & Deprez, M. (December 2006). Treating gliomas with glucocorticoids: from bedside to bench. Acta Neuropathologica, 112 (6), 651-664. doi:10.1007/s00401-006-0100-x

Chabottaux, V., Sounni, N. E., Pennington, C. J., English, W. R., van den Brule, F., Blacher, S., Gilles, C., Munaut, C., Maquoi, E., Lopez-Otin, C., Murphy, G., Edwards, D. R., Foidart, J.-M., & Noël, A. (15 May 2006). Membrane-type 4 matrix metalloproteinase promotes breast cancer growth and metastases. Cancer Research, 66 (10), 5165-5172. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-3012

Jost, M., Folgueras, A. R., Frerart, F., Pendas, A. M., Blacher, S., Houard, X., Berndt, S., Munaut, C., Cataldo, D., Alvarez Gonzalez, M.-L., Melen-Lamalle, L., Foidart, J.-M., Lopez-Otin, C., & Noël, A. (May 2006). Earlier onset of tumoral anglogenesis in matrix metalloproteinase-19-deficient mice. Cancer Research, 66 (10), 5234-5241. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-05-4315

Maillard, C., Jost, M., Romer, M. U., Brunner, N., Houard, X., Lejeune, A., Munaut, C., Bajou, K., Melen-Lamalle, L., Dano, K., Carmeliet, P., Fusenig, N. E., Foidart, J.-M., & Noël, A. (January 2005). Host plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 promotes human skin carcinoma progression in a stage-dependent manner. Neoplasia, 7 (1), 57-66. doi:10.1593/neo.04406

van den Brule, F., Berndt, S., Simon, N., Coulon, C., Le Goarant, J., Munaut, C., Noël, A., Frankenne, F., & Foidart, J.-M. (2005). Trophoblast Invasion and Placentation: Molecular Mechanisms and Regulation. Chemical Immunology and Allergy, 88, 163-80. doi:10.1159/000087833

PERRIER d'HAUTERIVE, S., Charlet-Renard, J. D. C., Berndt, S., Dubois, M., Munaut, C., Goffin, F., Hagelstein, M.-T., Noël, A., Hazout, Foidart, J.-M., & Geenen, V. (November 2004). Human chorionic gonadotropin and growth factors at the embryonic-endometrial interface control leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) secretion by human endometrial epithelium. Human Reproduction, 19 (11), 2633-2643. doi:10.1093/humrep/deh450

Sounni, N. E., Roghi, C., Chabottaux, V., Janssen, M., Munaut, C., Maquoi, E., Galvez, B. G., Gilles, C., Frankenne, F., Murphy, G., Foidart, J.-M., & Noël, A. (02 April 2004). Up-regulation of vascular endothelial growth factor-A by active membrane-type 1 matrix metalloproteinase through activation of Src-tyrosine kinases. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 279 (14), 13564-13574. doi:10.1074/jbc.M307688200

Cataldo, D., Guéders, M., Munaut, C., Rocks, N., Bartsch, P., Foidart, J.-M., Noël, A., & Louis, R. (April 2004). Matrix metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix metalloproteinases mRNA transcripts in the bronchial secretions of asthmatics. Laboratory Investigation, 84 (4), 418-424. doi:10.1038/labinvest.3700063

Salonurmi, T., Parikka, M., Kontusaari, S., Pirila, E., Munaut, C., Salo, T., & Tryggvason, K. (January 2004). Overexpression of TIMP-1 under the MMP-9 promoter interferes with wound healing in transgenic mice. Cell and Tissue Research, 315 (1), 27-37. doi:10.1007/s00441-003-0814-1

Tsatsaris, V.* , Goffin, F.* , Munaut, C., Brichant, J.-F., Pignon, M.-R., Noël, A., Schaaps, J.-P., Cabrol, D., Frankenne, F., & Foidart, J.-M. (01 November 2003). Overexpression of the soluble vascular endothelial growth factor receptor in preeclamptic patients: Pathophysiological consequences. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, 88 (11), 5555-5563. doi:10.1210/jc.2003-030528

Goffin, F., Munaut, C., Frankenne, F., PERRIER d'HAUTERIVE, S., Beliard, A., Fridman, V., Nervo, P., Colige, A., & Foidart, J.-M. (September 2003). Expression pattern of metalloproteinases and tissue inhibitors of matrix-metalloproteinases in cycling human endometrium. Biology of Reproduction, 69 (3), 976-984. doi:10.1095/biolreprod.103.015933

Goffin, F., Munaut, C., Malassine, A., Evain-Brion, D., Frankenne, F., Fridman, V., Dubois, M., Uzan, S., Merviel, P., & Foidart, J.-M. (August 2003). Evidence of a limited contribution of feto-maternal interactions to trophoblast differentiation along the invasive pathway. Tissue Antigens, 62 (2), 104-116. doi:10.1034/j.1399-0039.2003.00085.x

Rakic, J.-M., Lambert, V., Devy, L., Luttun, A., Carmeliet, P., Claes, C., Nguyen, L., Foidart, J.-M., Munaut, C., & Noël, A. (July 2003). Placental growth factor, a member of the VEGF family, contributes to the development of choroidal neovascularization. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 44 (7), 3186-3193. doi:10.1167/iovs.02-1092

Lambert, V., Munaut, C., Carmeliet, P., Gerard, R. D., Declerck, P. J., Gils, A., Claes, C., Foidart, J.-M., Rakic, J.-M., & Noël, A. (June 2003). Dose-dependent modulation of choroidal neovascularization by plasminogen activator inhibitor type 1: Implications for clinical trials. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 44 (6), 2791-2797. doi:10.1167/iovs.02-1179

Defawe, O. D., Colige, A., Lambert, C., Munaut, C., Delvenne, P., Lapiere, C. M., Limet, R., Nusgens, B., & SakalihasanN, N. (2003). TIMP-2 and PAI-1 mRNA levels are lower in aneurysmal as compared to athero-occlusive abdominal aortas. Cardiovascular Research, 60 (1), 205-13. doi:10.1016/S0008-6363(03)00513-3

Lambert, V., Wielockx, B., Munaut, C., Galopin, C., Jost, M., Itoh, T., Werb, Z., Baker, A., Krell, H. W., Foidart, J.-M., Rakic, J.-M., libert, C., & Noël, A. (2003). MMP-2 and MMP-9 synergize in promoting choroidal neovascularization. FASEB Journal, 17 (15), 2290-2292. doi:10.1096/fj.03-0113fje

Munaut, C., Noël, A., Hougrand, O., Foidart, J.-M., Boniver, J., & Deprez, M. (2003). Vascular endothelial growth factor expression correlates with matrix metalloproteinases MT1-MMP, MMP-2 and MMP-9 in human glioblastomas. International Journal of Cancer, 106 (6), 848-55. doi:10.1002/ijc.11313

Rakic, J.-M., Lambert, V., Deprez, M., Foidart, J.-M., Noël, A., & Munaut, C. (2003). Estrogens reduce the expression of YKL-40 in the retina: Implications for eye and joint diseases. Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science, 44 (4), 1740-1746. doi:10.1167/iovs.02-0775

Munaut, C., Boniver, J., Foidart, J.-M., & Deprez, M. (December 2002). Macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF) expression in human glioblastomas correlates with vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) expression. Neuropathology and Applied Neurobiology, 28 (6), 452-460. doi:10.1046/j.1365-2990.2002.00416.x

Lambert, V., Munaut, C., Jost, M., Werb, Z., Foidart, J.-M., Rakic, J.-M., & Noël, A. (October 2002). Matrix metalloproteinase-9 contributes to choroidal neovascularization. American Journal of Pathology, 161 (4), 1247-1253. doi:10.1016/S0002-9440(10)64401-X

Maquoi, E., Munaut, C., Colige, A., Collen, D., & Lijnen, R. (April 2002). Modulation of adipose tissue expression of murine matrix metalloproteinases and their tissue inhibitors with obesity. Diabetes, 51 (4), 1093-1101. doi:10.2337/diabetes.51.4.1093

Devy, L., Hollender, P., Munaut, C., Colige, A., Garnotel, R., Foidart, J.-M., Noël, A., & Jeannesson, P. (15 January 2002). Matrix and serine protease expression during leukemic cell differentiation induced by aclacinomycin and all-trans-retinoic acid. Biochemical Pharmacology, 63 (2), 179-189. doi:10.1016/S0006-2952(01)00848-6

Maquoi, E., Munaut, C., Colige, A., Lambert, C., Frankenne, F., Noël, A., Grams, F., Krell, H.-W., & Foidart, J.-M. (2002). Stimulation of matrix metalloproteinase-9 expression in human fibrosarcoma cells by synthetic matrix metalloproteinase inhibitors. Experimental Cell Research, 275 (1), 110-21. doi:10.1006/excr.2002.5489

Van Valckenborgh, E., De Raeve, H., Devy, L., Blacher, S., Munaut, C., Noël, A., Van Marck, E., Van Riet, I., Van Camp, B., & Vanderkerken, K. (2002). Murine 5T multiple myeloma cells induce angiogenesis in vitro and in vivo. British Journal of Cancer, 86 (5), 796-802. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6600137

Wirth, D., Christians, E., Munaut, C., Dessy, C., Foidart, J.-M., & Gustin, P. (2002). Differential heat shock gene hsp70-1 response to toxicants revealed by in vivo study of lungs in transgenic mice. Cell Stress and Chaperones, 7 (4), 387-395. doi:10.1379/1466-1268(2002)007<0387:DHSGHR>2.0.CO;2

Gilles, C., Polette, M., Coraux, C., Tournier, J. M., Meneguzzi, G., Munaut, C., Volders, L., Rousselle, P., Birembaut, P., & Foidart, J.-M. (August 2001). Contribution of MT1-MMP and of Human Laminin-5 Gamma2 Chain Degradation to Mammary Epithelial Cell Migration. Journal of Cell Science, 114 (Pt 16), 2967-76.

Lambert, V., Munaut, C., Frankenne, F., Bajou, K., Gerard, R., Carmeliet, P., Defresne, M.-P., Foidart, J.-M., Rakic, J.-M., & Noël, A. (April 2001). Influence of Plasminogen Activator Inhibitor Type 1 on Choroidal Neovascularization. FASEB Journal, 15 (6), 1021-7. doi:10.1096/fj.00-0393com

Cataldo, D., Munaut, C., Noël, A., Frankenne, F., Bartsch, P., Foidart, J.-M., & Louis, R. (February 2001). Matrix Metalloproteinases and TIMP-1 production by peripheral blood granulocytes from COPD patients and asthmatics. Allergy, 56 (2), 145-51. doi:10.1034/j.1398-9995.2001.056002145.x

Lambert, C., Colige, A., Munaut, C., Lapiere, C. M., & Nusgens, B. (2001). Distinct pathways in the over-expression of matrix metalloproteinases in human fibroblasts by relaxation of mechanical tension. Matrix Biology, 20 (7), 397-408. doi:10.1016/S0945-053X(01)00156-1

Martinella-Catusse, C., Polette, M., Noël, A., Gilles, C., Dehan, P., Munaut, C., Colige, A., Volders, L., Foidart, J.-M., & Birembaut, P. (2001). Down-Regulation of MT1-MMP expression by the alpha3 chain of type IV collagen inhibits bronchial tumor cell line invasion. Laboratory Investigation, 81, 167-175. doi:10.1038/labinvest.3780224

Munaut, C., Lambert, V., Noël, A., Frankenne, F., Deprez, M., Foidart, J.-M., & Rakic, J.-M. (2001). Presence of Oestrogen Receptor Type Beta in Human Retina. British Journal of Ophthalmology, 85 (7), 877-82. doi:10.1136/bjo.85.7.877

Maquoi, E., Frankenne, F., Baramova, E., Munaut, C., Sounni, N. E., Remacle, A., Noël, A., Murphy, G., & Foidart, J.-M. (14 April 2000). Membrane Type 1 Matrix Metalloproteinase-Associated Degradation of Tissue Inhibitor of Metalloproteinase 2 in Human Tumor Cell Lines. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 275 (15), 11368-78. doi:10.1074/jbc.275.15.11368

Maquoi, E., Munaut, C., Colige, A., Lambert, C., Frankenne, F., Noël, A., Grams, F., Krell, H. W., & Foidart, J.-M. (30 June 1999). Paradoxical Stimulation of Matrix Metalloproteinase-9 Expression in Ht1080 Cells by a Broad-Spectrum Hydroxamate-Based Matrix Metalloproteinase Inhibitor. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 878, 744-6. doi:10.1111/j.1749-6632.1999.tb07779.x

Munaut, C., Salonurmi, T., Kontusaari, S., Reponen, P., Morita, T., Foidart, J.-M., & Tryggvason, K. (10 February 1999). Murine Matrix Metalloproteinase 9 Gene. 5'-Upstream Region Contains Cis-Acting Elements for Expression in Osteoclasts and Migrating Keratinocytes in Transgenic Mice. Journal of Biological Chemistry, 274 (9), 5588-96. doi:10.1074/jbc.274.9.5588

Kebers, F., Lewalle, J. M., Desreux, J., Munaut, C., Devy, L., Foidart, J.-M., & Noël, A. (01 May 1998). Induction of Endothelial Cell Apoptosis by Solid Tumor Cells. Experimental Cell Research, 240 (2), 197-205. doi:10.1006/excr.1998.3935

Noël, A., Gilles, C., Bajou, K., Devy, L., Kebers, F., Lewalle, J. M., Maquoi, E., Munaut, C., Remacle, A., & Foidart, J.-M. (1997). Emerging Roles for Proteinases in Cancer. Invasion and Metastasis, 17 (5), 221-39.

Bergijk, E. C., Munaut, C., Baelde, J. J., Prins, F., Foidart, J.-M., Hoedemaeker, P. J., & Brujn, J. A. (1992). A histologic study of the extracellular matrix during the development of glomerulosclerosis in murine chronic graft-versus-host disease. American Journal of Pathology, 140 (5), 1147-56.

Matagne, R.-F., Michel-Wolwertz, M. R., Munaut, C., Duyckaerts, C., & Sluse, F. (April 1989). Induction and Characterization of Mitochondrial DNA Mutants in Chlamydomonas Reinhardtii. Journal of Cell Biology, 108 (4), 1221-6. doi:10.1083/jcb.108.4.1221