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From IP3RPEP6 inhibition of IP3 receptor channels to insights : do channel subunits collaborate or cooperate?

Katja Witschas (UGent) , Siyu Tao and Luc Leybaert (UGent)

(2025) CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR LIFE SCIENCES. 82(1).

Astrocyte-targeted connexin43 hemichannel inhibition prevents radiation-induced energy transporter decrease in neurons and astrocytic proBDNF transport to synapses

Steffi Schumacher (UGent) , Sara Neyt (UGent) , Christian Vanhove (UGent) , Lien De Schaepmeester (UGent) , Robrecht Raedt (UGent) , Katja Witschas (UGent) and Luc Leybaert (UGent)

(2025) GLIA. 73(11). p.2221-2235

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Myelin sheaths can act as compact temporary oxygen storage units as modeled by an electrical RC circuit model

Wouter Vervust (UGent) , Sina Safaei (UGent) , Katja Witschas (UGent) , Luc Leybaert (UGent) and An Ghysels (UGent)

(2025) PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 122(20).

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IP3RPEP6, a novel peptide inhibitor of IP3 receptor channels that does not affect connexin-43 hemichannels

Siyu Tao, Paco Hulpiau, Larry E. Wagner, Katja Witschas (UGent) , David I. Yule, Geert Bultynck and Luc Leybaert (UGent)

(2024) ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 240(3).

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Inhibiting astrocyte connexin-43 hemichannels blocks radiation-induced vesicular VEGF-A release and blood-brain barrier dysfunction

Steffi Schumacher (UGent) , Hanane Tahiri (UGent) , Pascal Ezan, Nathalie Rouach, Katja Witschas (UGent) and Luc Leybaert (UGent)

(2024) GLIA. 72(1). p.34-50

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Cx43 can form functional channels at the nuclear envelope and modulate gene expression in cardiac cells

Tania Martins-Marques, Katja Witschas (UGent) , Ilda Ribeiro, Mónica Zuzarte, Steve Catarino, Teresa Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Francisco Caramelo, Trond Aasen, Isabel Marques Carreira, Lino Goncalves, et al.

(2023) OPEN BIOLOGY. 13(11).

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Cx43 hemichannel and Panx1 channel modulation by Gap19 and 10Panx1 peptides

Alessio Lissoni (UGent) , Siyu Tao, Rosalie Allewaert (UGent) , Katja Witschas (UGent) and Luc Leybaert (UGent)

(2023) INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 24(14).

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Connexin hemichannels as candidate targets for cardioprotective and anti-arrhythmic treatments

Luc Leybaert (UGent) , Maarten De Smet, Alessio Lissoni (UGent) , Rosalie Allewaert (UGent) , H. Llewelyn Roderick, Geert Bultynck, Mario Delmar, Karin R. Sipido and Katja Witschas (UGent)

(2023) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 133(6).

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Targeting gliovascular connexins prevents inflammatory blood-brain barrier leakage and astrogliosis

Marijke De Bock (UGent) , Maarten De Smet, Stijn Verwaerde (UGent) , Hanane Tahiri (UGent) , Steffi Schumacher (UGent) , Valérie Van Haver, Katja Witschas (UGent) , Christian Steinhäuser, Nathalie Rouach, Roosmarijn Vandenbroucke (UGent) , et al.

(2022) JCI INSIGHT. 7(16).

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Cx43 hemichannel microdomain signaling at the intercalated disc enhances cardiac excitability

Maarten De Smet, Alessio Lissoni (UGent) , Timur Nezlobinskii (UGent) , Nan Wang (UGent) , Eef Dries, Marta Pérez-Hernández, Xianming Lin, Matthew Amoni, Tim Vervliet, Katja Witschas (UGent) , et al.

(2021) JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 131(7).

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dr. Katja Witschas

From IP3RPEP6 inhibition of IP3 receptor channels to insights : do channel subunits collaborate or cooperate?

Astrocyte-targeted connexin43 hemichannel inhibition prevents radiation-induced energy transporter decrease in neurons and astrocytic proBDNF transport to synapses

Myelin sheaths can act as compact temporary oxygen storage units as modeled by an electrical RC circuit model

IP3RPEP6, a novel peptide inhibitor of IP3 receptor channels that does not affect connexin-43 hemichannels

Inhibiting astrocyte connexin-43 hemichannels blocks radiation-induced vesicular VEGF-A release and blood-brain barrier dysfunction

Cx43 can form functional channels at the nuclear envelope and modulate gene expression in cardiac cells

Cx43 hemichannel and Panx1 channel modulation by Gap19 and 10Panx1 peptides

Connexin hemichannels as candidate targets for cardioprotective and anti-arrhythmic treatments

Targeting gliovascular connexins prevents inflammatory blood-brain barrier leakage and astrogliosis

Cx43 hemichannel microdomain signaling at the intercalated disc enhances cardiac excitability

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