Blar i Faculty of Medicine på forfatter "Waalen, Kristian"
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Antibody levels in a cohort of pregnant women after the 2009 influenza A(H1N1) pandemic: Waning and association with self-reported severity and duration of illness
Tunheim, Gro; Laake, Ida; Robertson, Anna Hayman; Waalen, Kristian; Hungnes, Olav; Næss, Lisbeth Meyer; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Mjaaland, Siri; Trogstad, Lill (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-12-09)Background: A population‐based pregnancy cohort was established in Norway to study potential effects of exposure to the 2009 influenza pandemic or pandemic vaccination during pregnancy. Objectives: We studied maternal ... -
Immune activation and HIV-specific T cell responses are modulated by a cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitor in untreated HIV-infected individuals: An exploratory clinical trial
Prebensen, Christian; Trøseid, Marius; Ueland, Thor; Dahm, Anders Erik A; Sandset, Per Morten; Aaberge, Ingeborg Sundsvalen; Waalen, Kristian; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Tasken, Kjetil; Kvale, Dag (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-05-02)Pathologically elevated immune activation and inflammation contribute to HIV disease progression and immunodeficiency, potentially mediated by elevated levels of prostaglandin E2, which suppress HIV-specific T cell responses. ...