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Paul Tulkens
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Paul M. Tulkens

PeerJ Editor

Summary

Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology (Catholic University of Louvain, Brussels, Belgium) and Emeritus Professor of Human Biochemistry and Biochemical Pathology (University of Mons, Mons, Belgium).

Emeritus since 2010, he maintains active research activities and is currently Section Editor of the International Journal of Antimicrobial Agents, Editor of Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, and Biomed Research International, and a frequent reviewer for many biomedical journals.

Biochemistry Cell Biology Infectious Diseases Microbiology Nephrology Pathology Pharmacology Toxicology

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Université catholique e Louvain
Louvain Drug Research Institute

Professor of Human Biochemistry and Biochemical Pathology

Université de Mons-Hainaut

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July 27, 2020
Viable bacterial communities on hospital window components in patient rooms
Patrick F. Horve, Leslie G. Dietz, Suzanne L. Ishaq, Jeff Kline, Mark Fretz, Kevin G. Van Den Wymelenberg
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9580 PubMed 33194331
June 29, 2020
A preoperative nomogram for sepsis in percutaneous nephrolithotomy treating solitary, unilateral and proximal ureteral stones
Yang Xun, Yuanyuan Yang, Xiao Yu, Cong Li, Junlin Lu, Shaogang Wang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9435 PubMed 32655994
June 24, 2020
Biofilm modelling on the contact lenses and comparison of the in vitro activities of multipurpose lens solutions and antibiotics
Sibel Dosler, Mayram Hacioglu, Fatima Nur Yilmaz, Ozlem Oyardi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9419 PubMed 32612893
June 19, 2020
DAXX mediates high phosphate-induced endothelial cell apoptosis in vitro through activating ERK signaling
Shu Wang, Mingyu Wu, Ling Qin, Yaxiang Song, Ai Peng
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9203 PubMed 32596036
June 5, 2020
Nebulized dexmedetomidine improves pulmonary shunt and lung mechanics during one-lung ventilation: a randomized clinical controlled trial
Bo Xu, Hong Gao, Dan Li, Chunxiao Hu, Jianping Yang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9247 PubMed 32547872
May 28, 2020
Characterization of biofilm production in different strains of Acinetobacter baumannii and the effects of chemical compounds on biofilm formation
Ming-Feng Lin, Yun-You Lin, Chung-Yu Lan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9020 PubMed 32523805
May 22, 2020
Plant-derived angiogenin fusion protein’s cytoprotective effect on trabecular meshwork damage induced by Benzalkonium chloride in mice
Jae Hoon Jeong, Soo Jin Lee, Kisung Ko, Jeong Hwan Lee, Jungmook Lyu, Moon Hyang Park, Jaeku Kang, Jae Chan Kim
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.9084 PubMed 32509448
May 11, 2020
Discordance of vancomycin minimum inhibitory concentration for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus at 2 μg/mL between Vitek II, E-test, and Broth Microdilution
Chien-Feng Kuo, Chon Fu Lio, Hsiang-Ting Chen, Yu-Ting Tina Wang, Kevin Sheng-Kai Ma, Yi Ting Chou, Fu-Chieh Chang, Shin-Yi Tsai
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8963 PubMed 32435531
April 10, 2020
A rapid and accurate method for the detection of four aminoglycoside modifying enzyme drug resistance gene in clinical strains of Escherichia coli by a multiplex polymerase chain reaction
Yaoqiang Shi, Chao Li, Guangying Yang, Xueshan Xia, Xiaoqin Mao, Yue Fang, A-Mei Zhang, Yuzhu Song
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8944 PubMed 32309051
April 3, 2020
Prevalence and risk factors of Helicobacter pylori infection among children in Kuichong Subdistrict of Shenzhen City, China
Jingjing Hu, Xiangyu Wang, Eng Guan Chua, Yongsheng He, Qing Shu, Li Zeng, Shiyang Luo, Barry J. Marshall, Aijun Liu, Chin Yen Tay
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8878 PubMed 32280567
March 17, 2020
Overexpression of Myo1e promotes albumin endocytosis by mouse glomerular podocytes mediated by Dynamin
Huijun Shen, Yu Bao, Chunyue Feng, Haidong Fu, Jianhua Mao
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8599 PubMed 32211226
March 11, 2020
Association of sleep among 30 antidepressants: a population-wide adverse drug reaction study, 2004–2019
Andy R. Eugene
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8748 PubMed 32201646
February 21, 2020
The practicality of different eGFR equations in centenarians and near-centenarians: which equation should we choose?
Qiuxia Han, Dong Zhang, Yali Zhao, Liang Liu, Jing Li, Fu Zhang, Fuxin Luan, Jiayu Duan, Zhangsuo Liu, Guangyan Cai, Xiangmei Chen, Hanyu Zhu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8636 PubMed 32117641
January 6, 2020
Diagnosis and treatment of epididymal tuberculosis: a review of 47 cases
Jiangwei Man, Lei Cao, Zhilong Dong, Junqiang Tian, Zhiping Wang, Li Yang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8291 PubMed 31934504
December 10, 2019
Icaritin, an inhibitor of beta-site amyloid cleaving enzyme-1, inhibits secretion of amyloid precursor protein in APP-PS1-HEK293 cells by impeding the amyloidogenic pathway
Fei Feng, Yuanyuan Li, Nanqu Huang, Yong Luo
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8219 PubMed 31844591
November 29, 2019
Polyphenol-rich Trapa quadrispinosa pericarp extract ameliorates high-fat diet induced non-alcoholic fatty liver disease by regulating lipid metabolism and insulin resistance in mice
Tunyu Jian, Han Lü, Xiaoqin Ding, Yuexian Wu, Yuanyuan Zuo, Jiawei Li, Jian Chen, Hong Gu
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.8165 PubMed 31803542
October 31, 2019
Effect of autogenous growth factors released from platelet concentrates on the osteogenic differentiation of periodontal ligament fibroblasts: a comparative study
Zheng Zhang, Xinyue Li, Jing Zhao, Wenjun Jia, Zuomin Wang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7984 PubMed 31687282
October 11, 2019
Candida albicans cell wall integrity transcription factors regulate polymicrobial biofilm formation with Streptococcus gordonii
Jennifer Chinnici, Lisa Yerke, Charlene Tsou, Sujay Busarajan, Ryan Mancuso, Nishanth D. Sadhak, Jaewon Kim, Abhiram Maddi
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7870 PubMed 31616604
August 16, 2019
Modest dose anti-thymocyte globulin administered intraoperatively is safe and effective in kidney transplantations: a retrospective study
Hui-Ying Liu, Yuan-Tso Cheng, Hao Lun Luo, Chiang-Chi Huang, Chien Hsu Chen, Yuan-Chi Shen, Wen-Chin Lee
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7274 PubMed 31440428
July 9, 2019
Comparison of olive leaf, olive oil, palm oil, and omega-3 oil in acute kidney injury induced by sepsis in rats
Maria Fátima de Paula Ramos, Olvania Basso Oliveira, Alceni do Carmo Morais Monteiro de Barros, Clara Versolato Razvickas, Edson de Andrade Pessoa, Rinaldo Florêncio da Silva, Ana Maria Soares Pereira, Marcia Bastos Convento, Fernanda Teixeira Borges, Nestor Schor
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7219 PubMed 31333903
May 14, 2019
Association between iscR-based phylogeny, serovars and potential virulence markers of Haemophilus parasuis
Junxing Li, Lihua Xu, Fei Su, Bin Yu, Xiufang Yuan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6950 PubMed 31143554
April 1, 2019
Rapid screening mutations of first-line-drug-resistant genes in Mycobacterium tuberculosis strains by allele-specific real-time quantitative PCR
Pengpeng Yang, Yuzhu Song, Xueshan Xia, A-Mei Zhang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6696 PubMed 30972260
March 8, 2019
Comparison of laboratory indices of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease for the detection of incipient kidney dysfunction
Jong Wook Choi, Chang Hwa Lee, Joon-Sung Park
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6524 PubMed 30867987
February 27, 2019
TRPV1 protects renal ischemia-reperfusion injury in diet-induced obese mice by enhancing CGRP release and increasing renal blood flow
Beihua Zhong, Shuangtao Ma, Donna H. Wang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6505 PubMed 30834186
February 26, 2019
Effects of stigmata maydis on the methicillin resistant Staphylococus aureus biofilm formation
Fei Shang, Long Li, Lumin Yu, Jingtian Ni, Xiaolin Chen, Ting Xue
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6461 PubMed 30828488
January 31, 2019
Taxifolin protects rat against myocardial ischemia/reperfusion injury by modulating the mitochondrial apoptosis pathway
Zhenqiu Tang, Chunjuan Yang, Baoyan Zuo, Yanan Zhang, Gaosong Wu, Yudi Wang, Zhibin Wang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6383 PubMed 30723634
January 22, 2019
Antimicrobial susceptibility and virulence genes of clinical and environmental isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Siew Mun Liew, Ganeswrei Rajasekaram, SD Ampalam Puthucheary, Kek Heng Chua
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6217 PubMed 30697478
December 14, 2018
Comparing enzyme activity modifier equations through the development of global data fitting templates in Excel
Ryan Walsh
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6082 PubMed 30581673
December 12, 2018
The impact of pneumococcal vaccination on pneumonia mortality among the elderly in Japan: a difference-in-difference study
Sung-mok Jung, Hyojung Lee, Hiroshi Nishiura
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.6085 PubMed 30581675
October 8, 2018
Patient-centered care interventions to reduce the inappropriate prescription and use of benzodiazepines and z-drugs: a systematic review
Aliaksandra Mokhar, Janine Topp, Martin Härter, Holger Schulz, Silke Kuhn, Uwe Verthein, Jörg Dirmaier
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5535 PubMed 30345166
September 12, 2018
Molecular typing and profiling of topoisomerase mutations causing resistance to ciprofloxacin and levofloxacin in Elizabethkingia species
Ming-Jr Jian, Yun-Hsiang Cheng, Cherng-Lih Perng, Hung-Sheng Shang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5608 PubMed 30225179
August 15, 2018
The appropriateness of ceftriaxone and metronidazole as empirical therapy in managing complicated intra-abdominal infection—experience from Western Health, Australia
Andrew Tan, Michael Rouse, Natalie Kew, Sharon Qin, Domenic La Paglia, Toan Pham
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.5383 PubMed 30128188
June 4, 2018
Cytotoxicity and antimicrobial action of selected phytochemicals against planktonic and sessile Streptococcus mutans
Marta Ribeiro, Joana Malheiro, Liliana Grenho, Maria Helena Fernandes, Manuel Simões
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4872 PubMed 29888127
May 22, 2018
Potentially inappropriate use of benzodiazepines and z-drugs in the older population—analysis of associations between long-term use and patient-related factors
Aliaksandra Mokhar, Niklas Tillenburg, Jörg Dirmaier, Silke Kuhn, Martin Härter, Uwe Verthein
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4614 PubMed 29844949
January 12, 2018
Isolation, identification, and pathological effects of beach sand bacterial extract on human skin keratinocytes in vitro
Fazli Subhan, Raheem Shahzad, Isfahan Tauseef, Kashif Syed Haleem, Atta-Ur Rehman, Sajid Mahmood, In-Jung Lee
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.4245 PubMed 29441229
September 12, 2017
Awareness about antibiotic resistance in a self-medication user group from Eastern Romania: a pilot study
Gabi Topor, Ionela-Alina Grosu, Cristina Mihaela Ghiciuc, Aurel Lulu Strat, Cătălina Elena Lupuşoru
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3803 PubMed 28924507
July 10, 2017
Frail phenotype might herald bone health worsening among end-stage renal disease patients
Chia-Ter Chao, Jenq-Wen Huang, Ding-Cheng Chan
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3542 PubMed 28713653
June 13, 2017
Detection and drug resistance profile of Escherichia coli from subclinical mastitis cows and water supply in dairy farms in Saraburi Province, Thailand
Woranich Hinthong, Natapol Pumipuntu, Sirijan Santajit, Suphang Kulpeanprasit, Shutipen Buranasinsup, Nitat Sookrung, Wanpen Chaicumpa, Pisinee Aiumurai, Nitaya Indrawattana
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3431 PubMed 28626609
June 13, 2017
c-Kit modifies the inflammatory status of smooth muscle cells
Lei Song, Laisel Martinez, Zachary M. Zigmond, Diana R. Hernandez, Roberta M. Lassance-Soares, Guillermo Selman, Roberto I. Vazquez-Padron
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3418 PubMed 28626608
May 30, 2017
Impact of enzymatic digestion on bacterial community composition in CF airway samples
Kayla M. Williamson, Brandie D. Wagner, Charles E. Robertson, Emily J. Johnson, Edith T. Zemanick, J. Kirk Harris
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3362 PubMed 28584706
April 27, 2017
On the entry of an emerging arbovirus into host cells: Mayaro virus takes the highway to the cytoplasm through fusion with early endosomes and caveolae-derived vesicles
Carlos A.M. Carvalho, Jerson L. Silva, Andréa C. Oliveira, Andre M.O. Gomes
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3245 PubMed 28462045
April 20, 2017
A link between central kynurenine metabolism and bone strength in rats with chronic kidney disease
Bartlomiej Kalaska, Krystyna Pawlak, Ewa Oksztulska-Kolanek, Tomasz Domaniewski, Beata Znorko, Malgorzata Karbowska, Aleksandra Citkowska, Joanna Rogalska, Alicja Roszczenko, Malgorzata M. Brzoska, Dariusz Pawlak
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3199 PubMed 28439468
January 19, 2017
Panel strain of Klebsiella pneumoniae for beta-lactam antibiotic evaluation: their phenotypic and genotypic characterization
Roshan Dsouza, Naina Adren Pinto, InSik Hwang, YoungLag Cho, Dongeun Yong, Jongrak Choi, Kyungwon Lee, Yunsop Chong
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2896 PubMed 28133574
January 3, 2017
Comparative analysis of the Rotarix™ vaccine strain and G1P[8] rotaviruses detected before and after vaccine introduction in Belgium
Mark Zeller, Elisabeth Heylen, Sana Tamim, John K. McAllen, Ewen F. Kirkness, Asmik Akopov, Sarah De Coster, Marc Van Ranst, Jelle Matthijnssens
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2733 PubMed 28070453
November 22, 2016
Effect of common and experimental anti-tuberculosis treatments on Mycobacterium tuberculosis growing as biofilms
James P. Dalton, Benedict Uy, Narisa Phummarin, Brent R. Copp, William A. Denny, Simon Swift, Siouxsie Wiles
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2717 PubMed 27904808
July 28, 2016
Will 1,2-dihydro-1,2-azaborine-based drugs resist metabolism by cytochrome P450 compound I?
Pedro J. Silva
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2299 PubMed 27547588
June 14, 2016
Geriatric syndromes are potential determinants of the medication adherence status in prevalent dialysis patients
Chia-Ter Chao, Jenq-Wen Huang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2122 PubMed 27326380
June 9, 2016
Detection of antibiotic-resistant bacteria endowed with antimicrobial activity from a freshwater lake and their phylogenetic affiliation
Zothanpuia, Ajit K. Passari, Vijai K. Gupta, Bhim P. Singh
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.2103 PubMed 27330861
March 29, 2016
The impact of serum uric acid on the natural history of glomerular filtration rate: a retrospective study in the general population
Ying Xu, Xiang Liu, Xiaohe Sun, Yibing Wang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1859 PubMed 27069799
March 24, 2016
Cost-effectiveness of antiviral therapy during late pregnancy to prevent perinatal transmission of hepatitis B virus
Wenjun Wang, Jingjing Wang, Shuangsuo Dang, Guihua Zhuang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1709 PubMed 27042389
November 26, 2015
A questionnaire study of injections prescribed and dispensed for patients diagnosed with mild/moderate community-acquired pneumonia in Mongolia
Gereltuya Dorj, Delia Hendrie, Richard W. Parsons, Bruce Sunderland
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1375 PubMed 26644968
October 22, 2015
Frailty severity is significantly associated with electrocardiographic QRS duration in chronic dialysis patients
Chia-Ter Chao, Jenq-Wen Huang
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1354 PubMed 26528415
October 6, 2015
Autophagic flux inhibition and lysosomogenesis ensuing cellular capture and retention of the cationic drug quinacrine in murine models
Alexandre Parks, Xavier Charest-Morin, Michael Boivin-Welch, Johanne Bouthillier, Francois Marceau
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1314 PubMed 26500823
April 14, 2015
Health care workers’ perspectives about disclosure to HIV-infected children; cross-sectional survey of health facilities in Gauteng and Mpumalanga provinces, South Africa
Sphiwe Madiba, Mathildah Mokgatle
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.893 PubMed 25893147
March 10, 2015
Efficacy and safety of low molecular weight heparin compared to unfractionated heparin for chronic outpatient hemodialysis in end stage renal disease: systematic review and meta-analysis
Ghanshyam Palamaner Subash Shantha, Anita Ashok Kumar, Mansha Sethi, Rohit C. Khanna, Samir Bipin Pancholy
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.835 PubMed 25780780
October 28, 2014
Are improper kinetic models hampering drug development?
Ryan Walsh
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.649 PubMed 25374788
October 7, 2014
Synthesis and anti-tubercular activity of 3-substituted benzo[b]thiophene-1,1-dioxides
N. Susantha Chandrasekera, Mai A. Bailey, Megan Files, Torey Alling, Stephanie K. Florio, Juliane Ollinger, Joshua O. Odingo, Tanya Parish
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.612 PubMed 25320680
October 7, 2014
Butyrate and other short-chain fatty acids increase the rate of lipolysis in 3T3-L1 adipocytes
John M. Rumberger, Jonathan R.S. Arch, Allan Green
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.611 PubMed 25320679
September 16, 2014
Role of enzymatic activity in muscle damage and cytotoxicity induced by Bothrops asper Asp49 phospholipase A2 myotoxins: are there additional effector mechanisms involved?
Diana Mora-Obando, Cecilia Díaz, Yamileth Angulo, José María Gutiérrez, Bruno Lomonte
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.569 PubMed 25276503
September 2, 2014
Hand infections: a retrospective analysis
Tolga Türker, Nicole Capdarest-Arest, Spencer T. Bertoch, Erik C. Bakken, Susan E. Hoover, Jiyao Zou
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.513 PubMed 25210653
May 22, 2014
Carbapenem-resistant enterobacteriaceae: analyzing knowledge and practice in healthcare providers
Evangeline Thibodeau, Shira Doron, Vito Iacoviello, Jennifer Schimmel, David R. Snydman
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.405 PubMed 24883259
December 3, 2013
Transient fusion and selective secretion of vesicle proteins in Phytophthora nicotianae zoospores
Weiwei Zhang, Leila M. Blackman, Adrienne R. Hardham
https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.221 PubMed 24392285