Isabelle DUPIN

Group leader (Interdisciplinary approaches for COPD understanding)

Professional background

2023 – 2028         Fondamental Junior Chair (5-years position), Institut Universitaire de France (IUF)

Since 2021           Professor of Physiology, CRCTB, INSERM U1045, Université de Bordeaux

2014 – 2021         Assistant Professor, CRCTB, INSERM U1045, Université de Bordeaux

2013 – 2014        University Hospital Assistant, CRCTB, INSERM U1045, Université de Bordeaux

2010 – 2013        Postdoctoral Researcher, Interdisciplinary Institute for Neuroscience, UMR 5297, Université de Bordeaux

Funding

ERC Consolidator grant (2025-30, KINTSUGI project)

IUF Junior Chair (2023-2028)

ANR Jeunes Chercheurs– Jeunes Chercheuses (2022-25, BRONCHIOLE project)

AAP ESR 2022 Région Nouvelle Aquitaine (2022)

Fondation Bordeaux Université-Fonds pour les Maladies Chroniques (2020)

Fondation Bordeaux Université-Fonds pour les Maladies Chroniques (2017)

Patents

Berger P, Dupin I, Girodet P.O. New compositions and methods for treating and/or preventing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease. Patent filed on 28/01/2015 (15152886.6), granted by the European Patent Office on 09/10/2019 under number EP 3050574.

Berger P, Bismuth K, Dupin I, Girodet P.O., James C, Prevel R, Rattenbach R. New compositions and methods for treating COVID-19 disease. Patent filed on 07/05/2020 under number EP20173595.8. Licensed.

Publications 29

August 2025 American Journal of Physiology-Lung Cellular and Molecular Physiology

Understanding and manipulating morphogenetic processes to generate in vitro models of airways

Authors : Katharina Raasch, Pauline Henrot, Alice Hadchouel-Duvergé, Maeva Zysman, Isabelle Dupin
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December 2024 European Respiratory Journal

A novelin vitrotubular model to recapitulate features of distal airways: the bronchioid

Authors : Elise Maurat, Katharina Raasch, Alexander M. Leipold, Pauline Henrot, Maeva Zysman, Renaud Prevel, Thomas Trian, Tobias Krammer, Vanessa Bergeron, Matthieu Thumerel, Pierre Nassoy, Patrick Berger, Antoine-Emmanuel Saliba, Laetitia Andrique, Gaëlle Recher, Isabelle Dupin
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September 2023 European Respiratory Review

Innovative three-dimensional models for understanding mechanisms underlying lung diseases: powerful tools for translational research

Authors : Mehmet Nizamoglu, Mugdha M. Joglekar, Catarina R. Almeida, Anna-Karin Larsson Callerfelt, Isabelle Dupin, Olivier T. Guenat, Pauline Henrot, Lisette van Os, Jorge Otero, Linda Elowsson, Ramon Farre, Janette K. Burgess
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January 2023 bioRxiv

CXCR4 blockade alleviates pulmonary and cardiac outcomes in young COPD

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January 2023 Journal of Theoretical Biology

Probabilistic cellular automata modelling of intercellular interactions in airways: complex pattern formation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Authors : Dupin, I., Eyraud, E., Maurat, É., Sac-Épée, J.-M., Vallois, P.
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March 2022 Cell Reports

Asthmatic bronchial smooth muscle increases rhinovirus replication within the bronchial epithelium

Authors : Pauline Esteves, Benoit Allard, Alexis Celle, Isabelle Dupin, Elise Maurat, Olga Ousova, Matthieu Thumerel, Jean-William Dupuy, Thierry Leste-Lasserre, Roger Marthan, Pierre-Olivier Girodet, Thomas Trian, Patrick Berger
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January 2022 Pédagogie Médicale

Première année de fonctionnement du parcours accès spécifique santé (PASS) de l’Université de Bordeaux : caractérisation et identification des facteurs de réussite pour la validation du PASS et l’entrée dans la filière médecine

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Séverine Barandon, Caroline Bertrand, Laurence Bordenave, Véronique Chassaing, Jean-Benoît Corcuff, Pierre Dubus, Noémie C. DUCLOS, Jean Guillon, Maria Mamani-Matsuda, Bernard Müller, Jean-Luc Pellegrin, Amadou Alioum
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September 2021 Respirology

Unravelling the effects of omalizumab on fibrocytes

Authors : Patrick Berger, Isabelle Dupin
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January 2021 European Respiratory Journal

Crucial role of fatty acid oxidation in asthmatic bronchial smooth muscle remodelling

Authors : Esteves, P., Blanc, L., Celle, A., Dupin, I., Maurat, E., Amoedo, N., Cardouat, G., Ousova, O., Gales, L., Bellvert, F., Begueret, H., Thumerel, M., Dupuy, J.-W., Desbenoit, N., Marthan, R., Girodet, P.-O., Rossignol, R., Berger, P., Trian, T.
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December 2019 Respiratory Research

Determination of reliable lung function parameters in intubated mice

Authors : Eline Bonnardel, Renaud Prevel, Marilyne Campagnac, Marielle Dubreuil, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger, Isabelle Dupin
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June 2019 International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Chemokines in COPD: From Implication to Therapeutic Use

Authors : Pauline Henrot, Renaud Prevel, Patrick Berger, Isabelle Dupin
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January 2019 European Respiratory Journal

Fibrocyte accumulation in the airway walls of COPD patients

Authors : Dupin, I., Thumerel, M., Maurat, E., Coste, F., Eyraud, E., Begueret, H., Trian, T., Montaudon, M., Marthan, R., Girodet, P.-O., Berger, P.
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October 2017 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

Fibrocytes in Asthma and COPD: Variations on the Same Theme

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Cécile Contin-Bordes, Patrick Berger
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May 2016 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Reply

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Pierre-Olivier Girodet, Patrick Berger
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March 2016 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Bronchial Smooth Muscle Remodeling in Nonsevere Asthma

Authors : Pierre-Olivier Girodet, Benoit Allard, Matthieu Thumerel, Hugues Begueret, Isabelle Dupin, Olga Ousova, Régis Lassalle, Elise Maurat, Annaig Ozier, Thomas Trian, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger
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January 2016 Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Selective dysfunction of p53 for mitochondrial biogenesis induces cellular proliferation in bronchial smooth muscle from asthmatic patients

Authors : Trian, T., Allard, B., Ozier, A., Maurat, E., Dupin, I., Thumerel, M., Ousova, O., Gillibert-Duplantier, J., Le Morvan, V., Begueret, H., Girodet, P.-O., Marthan, R., Berger, P.
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October 2015 The Journal of allergy and clinical immunology

Blood fibrocytes are recruited during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through a CXCR4-dependent pathway.

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September 2015 3.2 Airway Cell Biology and Immunopathology

The critical role of bronchial smooth muscle remodeling in non-severe asthma

Authors : Pierre-Olivier Girodet, Benoit Allard, Matthieu Thumerel, Hugues Begueret, Isabelle Dupin, Olga Ousova, Elise Maurat, Annaig Ozier, Thomas Trian, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger
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September 2015 3.3 Mechanisms of Lung Injury and Repair

Recruitment of blood fibrocytes during acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease through a CXCR4 dependent pathway

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Benoît Allard, Annaïg Ozier, Elise Maurat, Olga Ousova, Thomas Trian, Hoang-Nam Bui, Claire Dromer, Olivier Guisset, Elodie Blanchard, Gilles Hibert, Frédérique Vargas, Roger Marthan, Pierre-Olivier Girodet, Patrick Berger
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September 2015 3.2 Airway Cell Biology and Immunopathology

p53 dysfunction increased mitochondrial biogenesis and bronchial smooth muscle cell proliferation in asthma

Authors : Thomas Trian, Benoit Allard, Elise Maurat, Isabelle Dupin, Olga Ousova, Pierre-Olivier Girodet, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger
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April 2015 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Calcium channel blocker reduces airway remodeling in severe asthma. A proof-of-concept study.

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March 2015 Current Protocols in Cell Biology

Adhesive Micropatterns to Study Intermediate Filament Function in Nuclear Positioning

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Julien Elric, Sandrine Etienne-Manneville
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March 2015 American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

House Dust Mites Induce Proliferation of Severe Asthmatic Smooth Muscle Cells via an Epithelium-Dependent Pathway

Authors : Thomas Trian, Benoit Allard, Isabelle Dupin, Gabrielle Carvalho, Olga Ousova, Elise Maurat, Jehan Bataille, Matthieu Thumerel, Hugues Begueret, Pierre-Olivier Girodet, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger
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March 2015 Neural Development

Subrepellent doses of Slit1 promote Netrin-1 chemotactic responses in subsets of axons

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Ludmilla Lokmane, Maxime Dahan, Sonia Garel, Vincent Studer
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November 2013 Journal of Neuroscience

Investigating Axonal Guidance with Microdevice-Based Approaches

Authors : I. Dupin, M. Dahan, V. Studer
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October 2012 Biophysical Journal

Amplification and Temporal Filtering during Gradient Sensing by Nerve Growth Cones Probed with a Microfluidic Assay

Authors : Mathieu Morel, Vasyl Shynkar, Jean-Christophe Galas, Isabelle Dupin, Cedric Bouzigues, Vincent Studer, Maxime Dahan
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March 2011 Journal of Cell Science

Cytoplasmic intermediate filaments mediate actin-driven positioning of the nucleus

Authors : I. Dupin, Y. Sakamoto, S. Etienne-Manneville
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January 2011 The International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Nuclear positioning: Mechanisms and functions

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Sandrine Etienne-Manneville
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June 2009 The Journal of Cell Biology

Classical cadherins control nucleus and centrosome position and cell polarity

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Emeline Camand, Sandrine Etienne-Manneville
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