Browsing BioMed Central høstingsarkiv by Author "Ueland, Thor"
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Simeone, Paola; Tripaldi, Romina; Michelsen, Annika; Ueland, Thor; Liani, Rossella; Ciotti, Sonia; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Gulseth, Hanne L.; Di Castelnuovo, Augusto; Cipollone, Francesco; Aukrust, Pål; Consoli, Agostino; Halvorsen, Bente; Santilli, Francesca (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background Soluble suppression of tumorigenesis-2 (sST2) and galectin (Gal)-3 are two biomarkers related to inflammation, metabolic disturbances and to myocardial fibrosis that characterize several cardiac ...
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Holter, Jan C; Müller, Fredrik; Bjørang, Ola; Samdal, Helvi H; Marthinsen, Jon B; Jenum, Pål A; Ueland, Thor; Frøland, Stig S; Aukrust, Pål; Husebye, Einar; Heggelund, Lars (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2015)Background Despite recent advances in microbiological techniques, the etiology of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is still not well described. We applied polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and conventional ...
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Bigseth, Therese T.; Engh, John A.; Egeland, Jens; Andersen, Eivind; Andreassen, Ole A.; Bang-Kittilsen, Gry; Falk, Ragnhild S.; Holmen, Tom L.; Lindberg, Morten; Mordal, Jon; Nielsen, Jimmi; Steen, Nils E.; Ueland, Thor; Vang, Torkel; Fredriksen, Mats (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background There is evidence of increased low grade inflammation (LGI) in schizophrenia patients. However, the inter-individual variation is large and the association with demographic, somatic and psychiatric ...
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Lee-Ødegård, Sindre; Ueland, Thor; Thorsby, Per M.; Aukrust, Pål; Michelsen, Annika E.; Halvorsen, Bente; Drevon, Christian A.; Birkeland, Kåre I. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background South-Asian immigrants to Western countries have a high prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and increased adipose tissue insulin resistance (AT-IR), as compared to their Western ...
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Trøseid, Marius; Holter, Jan C.; Holm, Kristian; Vestad, Beate; Sazonova, Taisiia; Granerud, Beathe K.; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne M.; Holten, Aleksander R.; Tonby, Kristian; Kildal, Anders B.; Heggelund, Lars; Tveita, Anders; Bøe, Simen; Müller, Karl E.; Jenum, Synne; Hov, Johannes R.; Ueland, Thor (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Gut microbiota alterations have been reported in hospitalized COVID-19 patients, with reduced alpha diversity and altered microbiota composition related to respiratory failure. However, data ...
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Quist-Paulsen, Else; Aukrust, Pål; Kran, Anne-Marte B; Dunlop, Oona; Ormaasen, Vidar; Stiksrud, Birgitte; Midttun, Øivind; Ueland, Thor; Ueland, Per M; Mollnes, Tom E; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne M (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The host response to intruders in the central nervous system (CNS) may be beneficial but could also be harmful and responsible for neurologic symptoms and sequelae in CNS infections. This immune ...
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Otterdal, Kari; Berg, Aase; Michelsen, Annika E.; Yndestad, Arne; Patel, Sam; Gregersen, Ida; Halvorsen, Bente; Ueland, Thor; Langeland, Nina; Aukrust, Pål (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background Several inflammatory molecules participate in the immune response to malaria. Interleukin (IL)-18 is an inflammatory cytokine activated by NLRP3 inflammasomes. In clinical falciparum malaria, ...
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Hjell, Gabriela; Rokicki, Jaroslav; Szabo, Attila; Holst, René; Tesli, Natalia; Bell, Christina; Fischer-Vieler, Thomas; Werner, Maren C. F.; Lunding, Synve H.; Ormerod, Monica B. E. G.; Johansen, Ingrid T.; Djurovic, Srdjan; Ueland, Thor; Andreassen, Ole A.; Melle, Ingrid; Lagerberg, Trine V.; Mørch-Johnsen, Lynn; Steen, Nils E.; Haukvik, Unn K. (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Impulsivity is a transdiagnostic feature linked to severe clinical expression and a potential target for psychopharmacological strategies. Biological underpinnings are largely unknown, but ...
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Ofstad, Anne P; Gullestad, Lars; Orvik, Elsa; Aakhus, Svend; Endresen, Knut; Ueland, Thor; Aukrust, Pål; Fagerland, Morten W; Birkeland, Kåre I; Johansen, Odd E (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2013)Background Novel and robust cardiovascular (CV) markers are needed to improve CV morbidity and mortality risk prediction in type 2 diabetes (T2D). We assessed the long term predictive value of 4 novel CV ...
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Lekva, Tove; Michelsen, Annika E; Aukrust, Pål; Henriksen, Tore; Bollerslev, Jens; Ueland, Thor (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2017)Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in later life, but the mechanism remains unclear. Adipokine imbalance in the presence of metabolic ...
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Berg, Janna; Halvorsen, Ann R; Bengtson, May-Bente; Taskén, Kristin A; Mælandsmo, Gunhild M; Yndestad, Arne; Halvorsen, Bente; Brustugun, Odd T; Aukrust, Pål; Ueland, Thor; Helland, Åslaug (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The development of both chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and lung cancer (LC) is influenced by smoking related chronic pulmonary inflammation caused by an excessive innate immune ...
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Grannes, Helene; Ueland, Thor; Simeone, Paola; Liani, Rossella; Guagnano, Maria T.; Aukrust, Pål; Michelsen, Annika E.; Birkeland, Kåre; di Castelnuovo, Augusto; Cipollone, Francesco; Consoli, Agostino; Halvorsen, Bente; Gregersen, Ida; Santilli, Francesca (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The GLP-1 receptor agonist liraglutide is used to treat hyperglycemia in type 2 diabetes but is also known to induce weight loss, preserve the beta cell and reduce cardiovascular risk. The ...
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Lekva, Tove; Michelsen, Annika E; Bollerslev, Jens; Norwitz, Errol R; Aukrust, Pål; Henriksen, Tore; Ueland, Thor (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2016)Background Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a significant risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD) in later life. Pentraxin 3 (PTX3) is an essential component of innate immunity and independently ...
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Otterdal, Kari; Berg, Aase; Michelsen, Annika E; Patel, Sam; Gregersen, Ida; Sagen, Ellen L; Halvorsen, Bente; Yndestad, Arne; Ueland, Thor; Langeland, Nina; Aukrust, Pål (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background The immune response during falciparum malaria mediates both harmful and protective effects on the host; however the participating molecules have not been fully defined. Interleukin (IL)-27 is a ...
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Lekva, Tove; Sundaram, Arvind Y.; Roland, Marie C. P.; Åsheim, June; Michelsen, Annika E.; Norwitz, Errol R.; Aukrust, Pål; Gilfillan, Gregor D.; Ueland, Thor (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Circulating extracellular vesicles (EVs) are increased in preeclampsia (PE) and are associated with severity and progression. We examined in this exploratory cohort study if the mRNAs and long ...
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Lien, Gunhild; Ueland, Thor; Godang, Kristin; Selvaag, Anne M; Førre, Øystein T; Flatø, Berit (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2010)Background The clinical relevance of observations of serum levels of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and receptor activator of nuclear factor -κB ligand (RANKL) in juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is not clear. ...
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Otterdal, Kari; Berg, Aase; Michelsen, Annika E; Patel, Sam; Tellevik, Marit G; Haanshuus, Christel G; Fevang, Børre; Aukrust, Pål; Langeland, Nina; Ueland, Thor (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2018)Background The immune response during P. falciparum infection is a two-edged sword, involving dysregulation of the inflammatory responses with several types of immune cells participating. Here we examined ...
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Rødland, Ernst K; Ueland, Thor; Bjørnsen, Stine; Sagen, Ellen L; Dahl, Christen P; Naalsund, Anne; Mollnes, Tom E; Brosstad, Frank R; Müller, Fredrik; Aukrust, Pål; Frøland, Stig S (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2012)Background The purpose of this study was to investigate mediators of inflammation and haemostasis in patients with chronic necrotizing pulmonary aspergillosis (CNPA), a locally, destructive process of the ...
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Hope, Sigrun; Nærland, Terje; Olav Kolset, Svein; Ueland, Thor; Andreassen, Ole A.; Nordstrøm, Marianne (Journal article / Tidsskriftartikkel / PublishedVersion; Peer reviewed, 2023)Background Prader-Willi syndrome (PWS) is a rare genetic neurodevelopmental syndrome with highly increased risk of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Recent evidence suggests that inflammation is ...