Mira M. Wouters

KU Leuven — Belgium

Medicine · Health Sciences

37h-index4.5kcitations126works4.52yr avg
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Research Topics

Gastrointestinal motility and disorders(67), Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies(22), Ion Channels and Receptors(22), Eosinophilic Esophagitis(19), Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments(13)

Publications125 total

First genome-wide association study reveals immune-mediated aetiopathology in idiopathic achalasia
Gut·2025· 1 citedOpen Access
Characterisation of MRGPRX2 <sup>+</sup> mast cells in irritable bowel syndrome
Gut·2025· 8 citedOpen Access
The serotonin receptor 3E variant is a risk factor for female IBS-D
Journal of Molecular Medicine·2022· 6 citedOpen Access
The alternative serotonin transporter promoter P2 impacts gene function in females with irritable bowel syndrome
Journal of Cellular and Molecular Medicine·2021· 8 citedOpen Access
Local immune response to food antigens drives meal-induced abdominal pain
Nature·2021· 290 citedOpen Access
Effect of resolvins on sensitisation of TRPV1 and visceral hypersensitivity in IBS
Gut·2020· 79 citedOpen Access
Ephrin‐B2 signaling in the spinal cord as a player in post‐inflammatory and stress‐induced visceral hypersensitivity
Neurogastroenterology & Motility·2020· 21 citedOpen Access
A common haplotype of the alternative serotonin transporter gene SLC6A4 promoter P2 impacts gene expression and shows disease association in women with Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Universidad de Chile·2020
Expression of immune‐related genes in rectum and colon <i>descendens</i> of Irritable Bowel Syndrome patients is unrelated to clinical symptoms
Neurogastroenterology & Motility·2019· 23 citedOpen Access
Prospective study evaluating immune‐mediated mechanisms and predisposing factors underlying persistent postinfectious abdominal complaints
Neurogastroenterology & Motility·2019· 4 citedOpen Access
Histamine-mediated potentiation of transient receptor potential (TRP) ankyrin 1 and TRP vanilloid 4 signaling in submucosal neurons in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
American Journal of Physiology-Gastrointestinal and Liver Physiology·2019· 58 citedOpen Access
The Serotonin receptor 3E subunit variant HTR3E c.*76G> A is confirmed as a risk factor for IBS-D in females
Neurogastroenterology & Motility·2018· 2 cited
Mo1596 - Effect of Resolvin D1, D2 and E1 on Histamine-Induced Sensitization of TRPV1
Gastroenterology·2018
Mo1600 - EFNB2 Ligand as Key Player in Visceral Hypersensitivity
Gastroenterology·2018
Sa1597 - Upregulation of Mast Cell Related Genes in Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroenterology·2018
1092 - Food Antigen-Specific Sensitization of Nociceptive Nerves as an Underlying Mechanism of Visceral Pain in Ibs
Gastroenterology·2018· 1 cited
457 - Prospective Study Evaluating Predisposing Factors and Immune-Mediated Mechanisms Underlying Post-Infectious IBS
Gastroenterology·2018
<i><scp>INPP</scp>4B</i> overexpression and <i>c‐<scp>KIT</scp></i> downregulation in human achalasia
Neurogastroenterology & Motility·2018· 16 citedOpen Access
Female-Specific Association Between Variants on Chromosome 9 and Self-Reported Diagnosis of Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Gastroenterology·2018· 81 citedOpen Access
Increased Prevalence of Rare Sucrase-isomaltase Pathogenic Variants in Irritable Bowel Syndrome Patients
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology·2018· 90 citedOpen Access
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Frequent Co-authors

Guy E. Boeckxstaens(39), René M. van den Wijngaard(8), Karel Talavera(8), Yeranddy A. Alpízar(7), Javier Aguilera‐Lizarraga(7), Olaf Welting(6), Morgane Florens(6), Michael Knapp(6), Peter T. Schmidt(6), Bodil Ohlsson(6), Aldona Dlugosz(6), Magnus Simrén(6), Greger Lindberg(6), Mauro D’Amato(6), Tamira K. Klooker(5), Michael Schemann(5), Dafne Balemans(5), Stéphanie Mondelaers(5), Jessica Becker(5), Ines Gockel(5)