Véronique MICHEL

Full Professor of Pharmacology

Professional background

  • Pharmacy studies (1996-2002) / State Diploma of Doctor of Pharmacy (PharmD, 2003)

Faculty of Pharmacy, Louis Pasteur University – Strasbourg I, France

 

  • Inter-University Diploma in Statistics (DIU-CESAM) (2001)

Pierre and Marie Curie University – Paris VI, France

 

  • PhD in Pharmaceutical Sciences (2002-2006)

Specialization: Cellular and Molecular Pharmacology. Louis Pasteur University – Strasbourg I, France

 

  • Postdoctoral Fellowship (2006-2007) (ERS Long-Term Research Fellowship No. 154)

Respiratory Pharmacology Group, Airway Disease Section, Imperial College School of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK

 

  • Research Associate – Team Leader (2007-2008)

“Airway Nervous Systems” Team, Respiratory Pharmacology Group, Airway Disease Section, Imperial College School of Medicine, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK

 

  • Associate Professor of Pharmacology (MCU, 2008-2019) CNU Section 86

University of Bordeaux, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health College, Bordeaux Cardiothoracic Research Center (Inserm U1045), Department of Health Sciences and Technologies

 

  • Animal Experimentation License – Level 1 (Project Designer) / Training in rodent surgery

Up-to-date continuing education

 

  • Habilitation to Supervise Research (HDR, 2016)

Field: Life and Health Sciences. University of Bordeaux

 

  • Full Professor of Pharmacology (PU, 2019-present) CNU Section 86

University of Bordeaux, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Health College, Bordeaux Cardiothoracic Research Center (Inserm U1045), Department of Health Sciences and Technologies

 

Publications 48

April 2025 American journal of respiratory cell and molecular biology

CXCR4 Blockade Alleviates Pulmonary and Cardiac Outcomes in Early COPD.

Authors : Dupin I, Henrot P, Maurat E, Abohalaka R, Chaigne S, El Hamrani D, Eyraud E, Prevel R, Esteves P, Campagnac M, Dubreuil M, Cardouat G, Bouchet C, Ousova O, Dupuy JW, Trian T, Thumerel M, Begueret H, Girodet PO, Marthan R, Zysman M, Freund-Michel V, Berger P
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April 2025 American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology

CXCR4 Blockade Alleviates Pulmonary and Cardiac Outcomes in Early COPD

Authors : Isabelle Dupin, Pauline Henrot, Elise Maurat, Reshed Abohalaka, Sébastien Chaigne, Dounia El Hamrani, Edmée Eyraud, Renaud Prevel, Pauline Esteves, Marilyne Campagnac, Marielle Dubreuil, Guillaume Cardouat, Clément Bouchet, Olga Ousova, Jean-William Dupuy, Thomas Trian, Matthieu Thumerel, Hugues Begueret, Pierre-Olivier Girodet, Roger Marthan, Maeva Zysman, Véronique Freund-Michel, Patrick Berger
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March 2025 Biomedicine & Pharmacotherapy

Celastrol has beneficial effects on pulmonary hypertension associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Preclinical study outcomes

Authors : Claire-Marie Pilard, Guillaume Cardouat, Isabel Gauthereau, Laure Gassiat, Mathilde Dubois, Paul Robillard, Fanny Sauvestre, Fanny Pelluard, Sophie Berenguer, Melie Sarreau, Stéphane Claverol, Caroline Tokarski, Loïc Sentilhes, Frederic Coatleven, Marie Vincienne, Roger Marthan, Eric Dumas-de-la-roque, Patrick Berger, Mark K. Friedberg, Laurent Renesme, Véronique Freund-Michel, Christelle Guibert
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May 2024 Fundamental & clinical pharmacology

Effects of the nerve growth factor and its carrier protein on the inflammatory response from human monocytes.

Authors : Verres Y, Bodin A, Chevret S, Victoni T, Gicquel T, Barreto E, Freund-Michel V, Lagente V
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April 2024 Biomedicine & pharmacotherapy = Biomedecine & pharmacotherapie

NGF increases Connexin-43 expression and function in pulmonary arterial smooth muscle cells to induce pulmonary artery hyperreactivity.

Authors : Cardouat G, Douard M, Bouchet C, Roubenne L, Kmecová Z, Esteves P, Brette F, Guignabert C, Tu L, Campagnac M, Robillard P, Coste F, Delcambre F, Thumerel M, Begueret H, Maurac A, Belaroussi Y, Klimas J, Ducret T, Quignard JF, Vacher P, Baudrimont I, Marthan R, Berger P, Guibert C, Freund-Michel V
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March 2024 Revue des maladies respiratoires

[Nerve growth factor (NGF) in pulmonary hypertension (PH)]

Authors : Bouchet C, Guibert C, Freund-Michel V
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July 2023 British Journal of Pharmacology

OP2113, a new drug for chronic hypoxia‐induced pulmonary hypertension treatment in rat

Authors : Lukas Roubenne, Margaux Laisné, David Benoist, Marilyne Campagnac, Bénédicte Prunet, Philippe Pasdois, Guillaume Cardouat, Thomas Ducret, Jean‐François Quignard, Pierre Vacher, Isabelle Baudrimont, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger, Bruno Le Grand, Véronique Freund‐Michel, Christelle Guibert
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September 2022 Cells

Inflammation and Oxidative Stress Induce NGF Secretion by Pulmonary Arterial Cells through a TGF-β1-Dependent Mechanism

Authors : Clément Bouchet, Guillaume Cardouat, Matthieu Douard, Florence Coste, Paul Robillard, Frédéric Delcambre, Thomas Ducret, Jean-François Quignard, Pierre Vacher, Isabelle Baudrimont, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger, Christelle Guibert, Véronique Freund-Michel
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July 2022 Cells

Piezo1 Channel Activation Reverses Pulmonary Artery Vasoconstriction in an Early Rat Model of Pulmonary Hypertension: The Role of Ca2+ Influx and Akt-eNOS Pathway

Authors : Thais Porto Ribeiro, Solène Barbeau, Isabelle Baudrimont, Pierre Vacher, Véronique Freund-Michel, Guillaume Cardouat, Patrick Berger, Christelle Guibert, Thomas Ducret, Jean-François Quignard
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July 2022 Biomolecules

Cell Confluence Modulates TRPV4 Channel Activity in Response to Hypoxia

Authors : Solène Barbeau, Alexandre Joushomme, Yann Chappe, Guillaume Cardouat, Isabelle Baudrimont, Véronique Freund-Michel, Christelle Guibert, Roger Marthan, Patrick Berger, Pierre Vacher, Yann Percherancier, Jean-François Quignard, Thomas Ducret
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April 2022 Antioxidants

NiONP-Induced Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Impairment in an In Vitro Pulmonary Vascular Cell Model Mimicking Endothelial Dysfunction

Authors : Ophélie Germande, Thomas Ducret, Jean-Francois Quignard, Juliette Deweirdt, Véronique Freund-Michel, Marie-Hélène Errera, Guillaume Cardouat, Pierre Vacher, Bernard Muller, Patrick Berger, Christelle Guibert, Magalie Baudrimont, Isabelle Baudrimont
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February 2022 Revue des Maladies Respiratoires

Implication des canaux mécanosensibles Piezo1 et TRPV4 dans l’hypertension pulmonaire

Authors : S. Barbeau, T. Porto Ribeiro, G. Gilbert, G. Cardouat, I. Baudrimont, V. Freund-Michel, C. Guibert, R. Marthan, P. Vacher, J.-F. Quignard, T. Ducret
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January 2022 Nanotoxicology

NiONPs-induced alteration in calcium signaling and mitochondrial function in pulmonary artery endothelial cells involves oxidative stress and TRPV4 channels disruption.

Authors : Germande O, Baudrimont M, Beaufils F, Freund-Michel V, Ducret T, Quignard JF, Errera MH, Lacomme S, Gontier E, Mornet S, Bejko M, Muller B, Marthan R, Guibert C, Deweirdt J, Baudrimont I
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September 2021 Biomolecules

Mechanosensitivity in Pulmonary Circulation: Pathophysiological Relevance of Stretch-Activated Channels in Pulmonary Hypertension

Authors : Solène Barbeau, Guillaume Gilbert, Guillaume Cardouat, Isabelle Baudrimont, Véronique Freund-Michel, Christelle Guibert, Roger Marthan, Pierre Vacher, Jean-François Quignard, Thomas Ducret
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September 2021 Cardiovascular toxicology

Effects of FW2 Nanoparticles Toxicity in a New In Vitro Pulmonary Vascular Cells Model Mimicking Endothelial Dysfunction.

Authors : Deweirdt J, Ducret T, Quignard JF, Freund-Michel V, Lacomme S, Gontier E, Muller B, Marthan R, Guibert C, Baudrimont I
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March 2020 The European respiratory journal

Connexin-43 is a promising target for pulmonary hypertension due to hypoxaemic lung disease.

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March 2020 REVUE DES MALADIES RESPIRATOIRES

[The expression and role of nerve growth factor (NGF) in pulmonary hypertension].

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January 2017 Plos One

Altered vasoreactivity in neonatal rats with pulmonary hypertension associated with bronchopulmonary dysplasia: Implication of both eNOS phosphorylation and calcium signaling

Authors : de la Roque, Eric Dumas, Smeralda, Gwladys, Quignard, Jean-Francois, Freund-Michel, Veronique, Courtois, Arnaud, Marthan, Roger, Muller, Bernard, Guibert, Christelle, Dubois, Mathilde
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January 2017 TOXICOLOGY

Calcium signalling induced by in vitro exposure to silicium dioxide nanoparticles in rat pulmonary artery smooth muscle cells

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January 2017 Respiratory Research

Chronic hypoxia aggravates monocrotaline-induced pulmonary arterial hypertension: a rodent relevant model to the human severe form of the disease

Authors : Coste, Florence, Guibert, Christelle, Magat, Julie, Abell, Emma, Vaillant, Fanny, Dubois, Mathilde, Courtois, Arnaud, Diolez, Philippe, Quesson, Bruno, Marthan, Roger, Savineau, Jean-Pierre, Muller, Bernard, Freund-Michel, Veronique
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January 2016 THORAX

CT evaluation of small pulmonary vessels area in patients with COPD with severe pulmonary hypertension

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January 2016 TOXICOLOGY IN VITRO

Involvement of Heme Oxygenase-1 in particulate matter-induced impairment of NO-dependent relaxation in rat intralobar pulmonary arteries

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January 2016 PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Expression and role of connexin-based gap junctions in pulmonary inflammatory diseases

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January 2015 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

Role of Nerve Growth Factor in Development and Persistence of Experimental Pulmonary Hypertension

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January 2014 International Journal of Biochemistry & Cell Biology

Mitochondria: Roles in pulmonary hypertension

Authors : Freund-Michel, Veronique, Khoyrattee, Nafiisha, Savineau, Jean-Pierre, Muller, Bernard, Guibert, Christelle
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January 2014 JOURNAL OF APPLIED TOXICOLOGY

Characterization of the components of urban particulate matter mediating impairment of nitric oxide-dependent relaxation in intrapulmonary arteries

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January 2013 Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease

Reactive oxygen species as therapeutic targets in pulmonary hypertension

Authors : Freund-Michel, Veronique, Guibert, Christelle, Dubois, Mathilde, Courtois, Arnaud, Marthan, Roger, Savineau, Jean-Pierre, Muller, Bernard
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January 2013 PLOS ONE

Biopterin Metabolism and eNOS Expression during Hypoxic Pulmonary Hypertension in Mice

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January 2010 EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Do beta(2)-agonists inhibit capsaicin-induced cough?

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January 2010 CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH

Hypoxia-induced hyperreactivity of pulmonary arteries: role of cyclooxygenase-2, isoprostanes, and thromboxane receptors

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January 2010 EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

beta(2)-Agonists block tussive responses in guinea pigs via an atypical cAMP-dependent pathway

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January 2009 AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE

TRPA1 Agonists Evoke Coughing in Guinea Pig and Human Volunteers

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January 2008 EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Modulation of cholinergic contractions of airway smooth muscle by cathinone: potential beneficial effects in airway diseases

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January 2008 BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA-MOLECULAR CELL RESEARCH

Overexpression of functional TrkA receptors after internalisation in human airway smooth muscle cells

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January 2008 PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

The nerve growth factor and its receptors in airway inflammatory diseases

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January 2008 BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Inhibitory activity of the novel CB(2) receptor agonist, GW833972A, on guinea-pig and human sensory nerve function in the airways

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January 2007 JOURNAL OF ETHNOPHARMACOLOGY

Anti-proliferative effect of Euphorbia stenoclada in human airway smooth muscle cells in culture

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January 2006 PATHOLOGIE BIOLOGIE

[Nerve growth factor (NGF): new role for a neuronal mediator in the airways]

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January 2006 FUNDAMENTAL & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY

Inflammatory conditions increase expression of protease-activated receptor-2 by human airway smooth muscle cells in culture

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January 2006 CELLULAR SIGNALLING

TrkA signalling pathways in human airway smooth muscle cell proliferation

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October 2004 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Nerve growth factor and its receptors in asthma and inflammation.

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January 2004 REVUE DES MALADIES RESPIRATOIRES

[Nerve growth factor (NGF) in inflammation and asthma]

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January 2004 PROGRESS IN BRAIN RESEARCH

Expression of nerve growth factor in the airways and its possible role in asthma.

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January 2003 PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS

Transforming growth factor-beta and its role in asthma

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January 2002 REVUE FRANCAISE D ALLERGOLOGIE ET D IMMUNOLOGIE CLINIQUE

[Dust mite allergens in carpet: comparison between offices and bedrooms]

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January 2002 EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL

Upregulation of nerve growth factor expression by human airway smooth muscle cells in inflammatory conditions

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January 2001 REVUE FRANCAISE D ALLERGOLOGIE ET D IMMUNOLOGIE CLINIQUE

[Nerve growth factor (NGF): a novel mediator in inflammation and asthma?]

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January 2001 EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY

Nerve growth factor secretion by human lung epithelial A549 cells in pro- and anti-inflammatory conditions

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