Sylvie Legrand-Poels

5.9k total citations · 2 hit papers
39 papers, 4.8k citations indexed

About

Sylvie Legrand-Poels is a scholar working on Immunology, Molecular Biology and Cancer Research. According to data from OpenAlex, Sylvie Legrand-Poels has authored 39 papers receiving a total of 4.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 17 papers in Immunology, 15 papers in Molecular Biology and 13 papers in Cancer Research. Recurrent topics in Sylvie Legrand-Poels's work include Immune Response and Inflammation (13 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (12 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers). Sylvie Legrand-Poels is often cited by papers focused on Immune Response and Inflammation (13 papers), NF-κB Signaling Pathways (12 papers) and Genomics, phytochemicals, and oxidative stress (5 papers). Sylvie Legrand-Poels collaborates with scholars based in Belgium, France and Germany. Sylvie Legrand-Poels's co-authors include Jacques Piette, Geoffrey Gloire, Nicolas Paquot, Nathalie Esser, André Scheen, Jacques Piette, Sonia Schoonbroodt, Laurent L’homme, Martin Best‐Belpomme and Gaelle Kustermans and has published in prestigious journals such as Journal of Biological Chemistry, Nature Communications and The Journal of Immunology.

In The Last Decade

Sylvie Legrand-Poels

38 papers receiving 4.7k citations

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Inflammation as a link between obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes

2014 1.5k citations Nathalie Esser, Sylvie Legrand-Poels et al. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice profile →
NF-κB activation by reactive oxygen species: Fifteen years later

2006 1.3k citations Sylvie Legrand-Poels, Jacques Piette et al. Biochemical Pharmacology profile →

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Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Sylvie Legrand-Poels Belgium	24	2.0k	1.1k	976	932	632	39	4.8k
Jeremy B. M. Jowett Australia	36	2.5k 1.2×	1000 0.9×	1.7k 1.7×	1.1k 1.2×	551 0.9×	70	6.3k
Rosa Carnuccio Italy	37	1.9k 0.9×	905 0.8×	738 0.8×	891 1.0×	519 0.8×	95	5.4k
Goo Taeg Oh South Korea	45	3.3k 1.6×	1.3k 1.1×	989 1.0×	897 1.0×	640 1.0×	175	6.9k
Lirlândia P. Sousa Brazil	46	2.2k 1.1×	2.1k 1.8×	724 0.7×	669 0.7×	376 0.6×	135	6.5k
María‐Jesús Sanz Spain	40	1.7k 0.8×	1.6k 1.4×	513 0.5×	986 1.1×	320 0.5×	159	5.6k
Pedro M. Moraes‐Vieira Brazil	35	2.0k 1.0×	908 0.8×	1.2k 1.2×	1.3k 1.4×	294 0.5×	76	4.7k
Yuehua Li China	42	2.8k 1.4×	1.3k 1.2×	868 0.9×	923 1.0×	637 1.0×	157	5.5k
Carmela Rita Balistreri Italy	35	1.3k 0.6×	1.0k 0.9×	737 0.8×	927 1.0×	365 0.6×	160	4.9k
Chul‐Ho Lee South Korea	48	3.3k 1.6×	807 0.7×	1.1k 1.1×	929 1.0×	625 1.0×	225	7.2k
Jie Fan United States	52	3.6k 1.8×	2.2k 1.9×	1.2k 1.2×	674 0.7×	599 0.9×	148	7.4k

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Esser, Nathalie, et al.. (2025). Peripheral blood iNKT cells display an activated profile with both increased apoptosis and dysfunction in obesity. Frontiers in Immunology. 16. 1651054–1651054.

L’homme, Laurent, Joel T. Haas, Sébastien Fleury, et al.. (2024). Adipose tissue macrophage infiltration and hepatocyte stress increase GDF-15 throughout development of obesity to MASH. Nature Communications. 15(1). 7173–7173. 12 indexed citations

Piette, Jacques, et al.. (2024). Unravelling metabolic factors impacting iNKT cell biology in obesity. Biochemical Pharmacology. 228. 116436–116436. 4 indexed citations

L’homme, Laurent, et al.. (2020). Saturated Fatty Acids Promote GDF15 Expression in Human Macrophages through the PERK/eIF2/CHOP Signaling Pathway. Nutrients. 12(12). 3771–3771. 24 indexed citations

Gianfrancesco, Marco A., Jonas Dehairs, Laurent L’homme, et al.. (2019). Saturated fatty acids induce NLRP3 activation in human macrophages through K+ efflux resulting from phospholipid saturation and Na, K-ATPase disruption. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids. 1864(7). 1017–1030. 69 indexed citations

Gianfrancesco, Marco A., Nicolas Paquot, Jacques Piette, & Sylvie Legrand-Poels. (2018). Lipid bilayer stress in obesity-linked inflammatory and metabolic disorders. Biochemical Pharmacology. 153. 168–183. 40 indexed citations

Esser, Nathalie, Sylvie Legrand-Poels, Jacques Piette, André Scheen, & Nicolas Paquot. (2014). Inflammation as a link between obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. 105(2). 141–150. 1511 indexed citations breakdown →

Esser, Nathalie, Laurent L’homme, Arnaud De Roover, et al.. (2013). Obesity phenotype is related to NLRP3 inflammasome activity and immunological profile of visceral adipose tissue. Diabetologia. 56(11). 2487–2497. 200 indexed citations

Valentin, Emmanuel Di, Joan Somja, Marianne Fillet, et al.. (2012). The c-Jun N-terminal Kinase (JNK)-binding Protein (JNKBP1) Acts as a Negative Regulator of NOD2 Protein Signaling by Inhibiting Its Oligomerization Process. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 287(35). 29213–29226. 21 indexed citations

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Kustermans, Gaelle, Nadia El Mjiyad, Julie Horion, et al.. (2008). Actin cytoskeleton differentially modulates NF-κB-mediated IL-8 expression in myelomonocytic cells. Biochemical Pharmacology. 76(10). 1214–1228. 29 indexed citations

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Legrand-Poels, Sylvie, Gaelle Kustermans, Françoise Bex, et al.. (2007). Modulation of Nod2-dependent NF-κB signaling by the actin cytoskeleton. Journal of Cell Science. 120(7). 1299–1310. 106 indexed citations

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Nys, Monique, G. Deby‐Dupont, Yvette Habraken, et al.. (2003). Bronchoalveolar lavage fluids of ventilated patients with acute lung injury activate NF-κB in alveolar epithelial cell line: role of reactive oxygen/nitrogen species and cytokines. Nitric Oxide. 9(1). 33–43. 23 indexed citations

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Viatour, Patrick, Sylvie Legrand-Poels, Carine Van Lint, et al.. (2003). Cytoplasmic IκBα Increases NF-κB-independent Transcription through Binding to Histone Deacetylase (HDAC) 1 and HDAC3. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 278(47). 46541–46548. 82 indexed citations

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Schoonbroodt, Sonia, Valérie Ferreira, Martin Best‐Belpomme, et al.. (2000). Crucial Role of the Amino-Terminal Tyrosine Residue 42 and the Carboxyl-Terminal PEST Domain of IκBα in NF-κB Activation by an Oxidative Stress. The Journal of Immunology. 164(8). 4292–4300. 220 indexed citations

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Legrand-Poels, Sylvie, Sonia Schoonbroodt, & Jacques Piette. (2000). Regulation of interleukin-6 gene expression by pro-inflammatory cytokines in a colon cancer cell line. Biochemical Journal. 349(3). 765–773. 74 indexed citations

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Arbault, Stéphane, Marvin Edeas, Sylvie Legrand-Poels, et al.. (1997). Phenylarsine oxide inhibits ex vivo HIV-1 expression. Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy. 51(10). 430–438. 12 indexed citations

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Legrand-Poels, Sylvie, Vincent Bours, Bernard Piret, et al.. (1995). Transcription Factor NF-κB Is Activated by Photosensitization Generating Oxidative DNA Damages. Journal of Biological Chemistry. 270(12). 6925–6934. 63 indexed citations

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Piret, Bernard, Sylvie Legrand-Poels, C. Sappey, & Jacques Piette. (1995). NF-kappa B Transcription Factor and Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 (HIV-1) Activation by Methylene Blue Photosensitization. European Journal of Biochemistry. 228(2). 447–455. 41 indexed citations

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Piette, Jacques & Sylvie Legrand-Poels. (1994). HIV-1 reactivation after an oxidative stress mediated by different reactive oxygen species. Chemico-Biological Interactions. 91(2-3). 79–89. 29 indexed citations

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Legrand-Poels, Sylvie, Dolorès Vaira, Joël Pincemaïl, A. Van de Vorst, & Jacques Piette. (1990). Activation of Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 by Oxidative Stress. AIDS Research and Human Retroviruses. 6(12). 1389–1397. 6 indexed citations

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