VIBRANT

School of Medicine, Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB), Bruxelles, Belgium

Working Group Leader

Prof. Abdullah Sener

Laboratory of Experimental Hormonology- CP 626
Faculty of Medicine, Free University of Brussels
Route de Lennik, 808
B-1070 Brussels, Belgium
Phone: +32-2-555 62 40
Fax: +32-2-555 42 19
E-mail adress: abdsener@ulb.ac.be

Group Members

Prof. Dr. Willy Malaisse
Beata Bibrowska
Ode Guissard
Yvonne Colard

Organization: The Islet cytophysiology and biochemistry group is a component of the Laboratory of Experimental Hormonology in the School of Medicine at the Université Libre de Bruxelles. The group currently consists of permanent members of staff, with associated graduate students, doctorants, post-doctorants and technical help.

Relevant publications:

• Sener A, Ladriere L, Benito C, Gomis R, Malaisse-Lagae F, Malaisse WJ. D-mannoheptulose uptake and its metabolic and secretory effects in human pancreatic islets. Int J Mol Med. 6:617-620, 2000.
• Sener A, Malaisse WJ. Unaltered D-[3H] mannoheptulose uptake after prior in vitro exposure of rat pancreatic islets to streptozotocin, Diab. Res. 35: 87-91, 2000.
• Malaisse WJ. On the track to the beta-cell. Diabetologia. 2001 44:393-406, 2001
• Ramirez R, Courtois P, Ladriere L, Kadiata MM, Sener A, Malaisse WJ. Uptake of D-mannoheptulose by rat erythrocytes, hepatocytes and parotid cells. Int J Mol Med. 8:37-42, 2001.
• Sener A, Ladriere L, Malaisse WJ. Assessment by D-[(3) H]mannoheptulose uptake of B-cell density in isolated pancreatic islets from Goto-Kakizaki rats. Int J Mol Med. 8:177-180, 2001.
• Courtois P, Sener A, Malaisse WJ. D-mannoheptulose phosphorylation by hexokinase isoenzymes. Int J Mol Med. 7:359-363, 2001.