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Dietary linoleic acid induces obesity through excessive endocannabinoid activity
(The University of Bergen, 2012-03-23)Background: Dietary intakes of the n-6 fatty acid linoleic acid (LA, 18:2n-6) have increased dramatically during the 20th century. Replacing fish oil (FO) with vegetable oil (VO) in feed for farmed fish introduces LA and ...Doctoral thesis -
Dietary methyl donors, methyl metabolizing enzymes, and epigenetic regulators: diet–gene interactions and promoter CpG island hypermethylation in colorectal cancer
(Springer, 2010-12-14)Dietary methyl donors might influence DNA methylation during carcinogenesis of colorectal cancer (CRC). Among 609 CRC cases and 1,663 subcohort members of the Netherlands Cohort Study on diet and cancer (n = 120,852), ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Dietary methylmercury accumulates in pancreas and reduces basal insulin secretion in mice
(The University of Bergen, 2014-05-15)Lifestyle diseases like obesity and type 2 diabetes are highly prevalent worldwide, and represent a major public health concern. A potential link between lifestyle diseases and methylmercury exposure have been proposed in ...Master thesis -
Dietary predictors of plasma total homocysteine concentration in the Hordaland Homocysteine Study
(Cambridge University Press, 2007)Established dietary predictors of plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) include folate, riboflavin, and vitamins B6 and B12, while information is scarce regarding other dietary components. The aim of this study was to examine ...Journal articlePeer reviewed -
Dietary RNA (s. Cerevisiae) stimulated cytokine secretion in human immune cells: involvement of p38 MAPK, and co-stimulation with LPS or PHA
(The University of Bergen, 2009-07-01)Dietary nucleotides and nucleic acids are known to affect immune functions in animals and humans, both in vitro and in vivo. In this thesis I wanted to investigate the effect of dietary RNA from baker’s yeast on cytokine ...Master thesis -
Dietary Vitamin D3 Supplements Reduce Demyelination in the Cuprizone Model
(Public Library of Science, 2011-10-20)Vitamin D is emerging as a probably important environmental risk factor in multiple sclerosis, affecting both susceptibility and disease progression. It is not known to what extent this effect is due to a modulation of ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Differences in cervical cancer screening between immigrants and non-immigrants in Norway: a primary health care register based study
(Wolters Kluwer, 2016)The prevalence of cervical cancer is high among some groups of immigrants. Although there is evidence of low participation in cervical cancer screening programs among immigrants, studies have been subject to selection bias ...Journal article -
Differences in metastatic patterns in relation to time between primary surgery and first relapse from breast cancer suggest synchronized growth of dormant micrometastases
(Springer, 2014-08)A significant variation in the metastatic pattern among breast cancer patients exists. Clinical observations suggest that these differences are related to time to recurrence (TTR), thus suggesting a common systemic growth ...Journal article -
Differences in perinatal and infant mortality in high-income countries: Artifacts of birth registration or evidence of true differences?
(BioMed Central, 2015-09-04)Background: Variation in birth registration criteria may compromise international comparisons of fetal and infant mortality. We examined the effect of birth registration practices on fetal and infant mortality rates to ...Journal article -
Different adipose tissue development in mice pair fed fish oil and different carbohydrates
(The University of Bergen, 2011-05-16)Obesity causes several health problems, including insulin resistance, Type 2 diabetes, heart diseases, disrupted energy metabolism and low-grade inflammation. Being obese increases the risk of getting metabolic syndrome. A ...Master thesis -
Different skeletal effects of the peroxisome proliferator activated receptor (PPAR)alpha agonist fenofibrate and the PPAR gamma agonist pioglitazone
(BioMed Central, 2009-03-30)Background: All the peroxisome proliferator activated receptors (PPARs) are found to be expressed in bone cells. The PPARγ agonist rosiglitazone has been shown to decrease bone mass in mice and thiazolidinediones ...Journal article -
Differential expression patterns of conserved miRNAs and isomiRs during Atlantic halibut development
(BioMed Central, 2012-01-10)Background: MicroRNAs (miRNAs) play a major role in animal ontogenesis. Size variants of miRNAs, isomiRs, are observed along with the main miRNA types, but their origin and possible biological role are uncovered ...Journal articlePeer reviewed -
Differential in vivo expression of mycobacterial antigens in Mycobacterium tuberculosis infected lungs and lymph node tissues
(BioMed Central, 2014-10-03)Background: The clinical course of tuberculosis (TB) infection, bacterial load and the morphology of lesions vary between pulmonary and extrapulmonary TB. Antigens expressed in abundance during infection could represent ...Journal article -
Differential utilization of primary health care services among older immigrants and Norwegians: a register-based comparative study in Norway
(BioMed Central, 2014-11-26)Background: Aging in an unfamiliar landscape can pose health challenges for the growing numbers of immigrants and their health care providers. Therefore, better understanding of how different immigrant groups use Primary ...Journal article -
Diflubenzuron in Atlantic Cod (Gadus morhua) - Multiple Dose Pharmacokinetic Study
(The University of Bergen, 2012-05-21)Diflubenzuron, a chitin synthesis inhibitor, is used as a parasiticide against sea lice in farmed salmonids. It is administered orally via medicated feed pellets. Due to low bioavailability and biliary secretion of the ...Master thesis -
Dignity-preserving care for persons living with dementia
(The University of Bergen, 2015-09-14)The overall aim of the study was to develop an empirical-theoretical model of dignitypreserving care for persons living with dementia, grounded upon the perceptions of nurses, allied healthcare professionals, and individuals ...Doctoral thesis -
Disability pension by occupational class - the impact of work-related factors: The Hordaland Health Study Cohort
(BioMed Central, 2011-05-30)Background: The social gradient in disability pension is well recognized, however mechanisms accounting for the gradient are largely unknown. The aim of this study was to examine the association between occupational ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Disclosure of HIV status and its impact on the loss in the follow-up of HIV-infected patients on potent anti-retroviral therapy programs ina (post-) conflict setting: A retrospective cohort study from Goma, Democratic Republic of Congo
(PLOS, 2017-02-07)Background: The study aimed to identify the impact of non-disclosure of HIV status on the loss to follow-up (LTFU) of patients receiving anti-retroviral therapy. Methodology: A historic cohort of HIV patients from 2 major ...Journal article -
Discovery and development of the Polo-like kinase inhibitor volasertib in cancer therapy
(Nature Publishing Group, 2015)Owing to their integral involvement in cell cycle regulation, the Polo-like kinase (Plk) family, particularly Plk1, has emerged as an attractive therapeutic target in oncology. In recent years, several Plk1 inhibitors have ...Journal article -
Discovery and initial verification of differentially abundant proteins between multiple sclerosis patients and controls using iTRAQ and SID-SRM
(Elsevier, 2013-01)In the present study, we aimed to discover cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) proteins with significant abundance difference between early multiple sclerosis patients and controls, and do an initial verification of these proteins ...Journal article
