• Abnormal Uroguanylin Immunoreactive Cells Density in the Duodenum of Patients with Diarrhea-Predominant Irritable Bowel Syndrome Changes following Fecal Microbiota Transplantation 

      Mazzawi, Tarek; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Lied, Gülen Arslan; Hausken, Trygve (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Altered densities of enteroendocrine cells play an important role in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS). Uroguanylin activates guanylate cyclase-C to regulate intestinal electrolyte and water transport. Aim. To ...
    • Accumulation of α-synuclein mediates podocyte injury in Fabry nephropathy 

      Braun, Fabian; Abed, Ahmed; Sellung, Dominik; Rogg, Manuel; Woidy, Mathias; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Wanner, Nicola; Gambardella, Jessica; Laufer, Sandra; Haas, Fabian; Wong, Milagros; Dumoulin, Bernhard; Rischke, Paula; Mühlig, Anne; Sachs, Wiebke; von Cossel, Katharina M; Schulz, Kristina; Muschol, Nicole; Gersting, Sören; Muntau, Ania C.; Kretz, Oliver; Hahn, Oliver; Rinschen, Markus; Mauer, Michael; Bork, Tillmann; Grahammer, Florian; Liang, Wei; Eierhoff, Thorsten; Römer, Winfried; Hansen, Arne; Meyer-Schwesinger, Catherine; Iaccarino, Guido; Tøndel, Camilla; Marti, Hans Peter; Najafian, Behzad; Puelles, Victor G; Schell, Christoph; Huber, Tobias B (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Current therapies for Fabry disease are based on reversing intracellular accumulation of globotriaosylceramide (Gb3) by enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) or chaperone-mediated stabilization of the defective enzyme, thereby ...
    • AGAP2-AS1 as a prognostic biomarker in low-risk clear cell renal cell carcinoma patients with progressing disease 

      Strauss, Philipp; Marti, Hans-Peter; Furriol, Jessica; Nakken, Sigrid; Vidar, Beisvåg; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Beisland, Christian; Flatberg, Arnar; Bostad, Leif; Scherer, Andreas; Eleni, Skandalou (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common subtype of renal cancer and one of the most common cancers. While survival for localized ccRCC is good, the survival of metastatic disease is not, and ...
    • AXL targeting reduces fibrosis development in experimental unilateral ureteral obstruction 

      Landolt, Lea Zoe; Furriol, Jessica; Babickova, Janka; Ahmed, Lavina; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Skogstrand, Trude; Scherer, Andreas; Suliman, Salwa; Leh, Sabine Maria; Lorens, James; Gausdal, Gro; Marti, Hans-Peter; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      The AXL receptor tyrosine kinase (RTK) is involved in partial epithelial-tomesenchymal transition (EMT) and inflammation – both main promoters of renal fibrosis development. The study aim was to investigate the role of AXL ...
    • Clear cell renal cell carcinoma is linked to epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and to fibrosis 

      Landolt, Lea Zoe; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Strauss, Philipp; Scherer, Andreas; Lovett, David H.; Beisland, Christian; Finne, Kenneth; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Ibrahim, Mohammad Madani; Gausdal, Gro; Ahmed, Lavina; Lorens, James; Thiery, Jean Paul; Tan, Tuan Zea; Sekulic, Miroslav; Marti, Hans-Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017)
      Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) represents the most common type of kidney cancer with high mortality in its advanced stages. Our study aim was to explore the correlation between tumor epithelial-to-mesenchymal ...
    • Expanding the utilization of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded archives: Feasibility of miR-Seq for disease exploration and biomarker development from biopsies with clear cell renal cell Carcinoma 

      Strauss, Philipp; Marti, Hans-Peter; Beisland, Christian; Scherer, Andreas; Lysne, Vegard; Leh, Sabine Maria; Flatberg, Arnar; Koch, Even Evjen; Beisvag, Vidar; Landolt, Lea Zoe; Skogstrand, Trude; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-10)
      Novel predictive tools for clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) are urgently needed. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been increasingly investigated for their predictive value, and formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded biopsy archives ...
    • Fine needle aspirates of kidneys: A promising tool for RNA sequencing in native and transplanted kidneys 

      Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Walther, Tedd Christian; Flatberg, Arnar; Beisvag, Vidar; Strauss, Philipp; Farstad, Magnus; Beisland, Christian; Koch, Even; Mueller, Thomas F.; Marti, Hans-Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-09-18)
      Background: Transcriptome analysis is emerging as emerging as a promising tool to enhance precision of diagnosis and monitoring in solid organ transplantation. Clinical progress has however been hampered by the current ...
    • Gene Expression Analysis in gla-Mutant Zebrafish Reveals Enhanced Ca2+ Signaling Similar to Fabry Disease 

      Elsaid, Hassan Osman Alhassan; Tjeldnes, Håkon; Rivedal, Mariell Lossius; Serre, Camille Julia; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Svarstad, Einar; Tøndel, Camilla; Marti, Hans Peter; Furriol, Jessica; Babickova, Janka (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Fabry disease (FD) is an X-linked inborn metabolic disorder due to partial or complete lysosomal α-galactosidase A deficiency. FD is characterized by progressive renal insufficiency and cardio- and cerebrovascular involvement. ...
    • Kidney Dysfunction and Pathology in the Setting of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis 

      Sekulic, Miroslav; Batal, Ibrahim; Kudose, Satoru; Santoriello, Dominick; Stokes, M. Barry; Jim, Belinda; Marti, Hans Peter; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Radhakrishnan, Jai; D'Agati, Vivette D.; Markowitz, Glen S. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Introduction Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a clinicopathologic syndrome produced by dysregulated activation of the immune system. Acute kidney injury (AKI) and proteinuria have been infrequently described ...
    • A multiomics disease progression signature of low-risk ccRCC 

      Strauss, Philipp; Rivedal, Mariell; Scherer, Andreas; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Nakken, Sigrid; Beisland, Christian; Bostad, Leif; Flatberg, Arnar; Skandalou, Eleni; Beisvag, Vidar; Furriol, Jessica; Marti, Hans Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Clear cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) is the most common renal cancer. Identification of ccRCC likely to progress, despite an apparent low risk at the time of surgery, represents a key clinical issue. From a cohort of ...
    • Network-Based Assessment of Minimal Change Disease Identifies Glomerular Response to IL-7 and IL-12 Pathways Activation as Innovative Treatment Target 

      Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Lillefosse, Bjørnar; Delaleu, Nicolas; Strauss, Philipp; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Vikse, Bjørn Egil; Debiec, Hanna; Ronco, Pierre; Sekulic, Miroslav; Koch, Even Evjen; Furriol, Jessica; Leh, Sabine; Marti, Hans Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: Minimal change disease (MCD), a major cause of nephrotic syndrome, is usually treated by corticosteroid administration. MCD unresponsiveness to therapy and recurrences are nonetheless frequently observed, ...
    • New methods clear the dust off old biopsies. RNA sequencing of FFPE kidney biopsies 

      Eikrem, Øystein Solberg (Doctoral thesis, 2019-06-07)
      Background and aims: Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are an underused resource for molecular analyses. We wanted to exploit renal biopsies also on the mRNA level to elucidate pathophysiological mechanisms ...
    • Proteomic analysis unveils Gb3-independent alterations and mitochondrial dysfunction in a gla−/− zebrafish model of Fabry disease 

      Elsaid, Hassan Osman Alhassan; Rivedal, Mariell Lossius; Skandalou, Eleni; Svarstad, Einar; Tøndel, Camilla; Birkeland, Even; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Babickova, Janka; Marti, Hans Peter; Furriol, Jessica (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background Fabry disease (FD) is a rare lysosomal storage disorder caused by mutations in the GLA gene, resulting in reduced or lack of α-galactosidase A activity. This results in the accumulation of globotriaosylceramide ...
    • Systems analyses of the Fabry kidney transcriptome and its response to enzyme replacement therapy identified and cross-validated enzyme replacement therapy-resistant targets amenable to drug repurposing 

      Delaleu, Nicolas; Marti, Hans Peter; Strauss, Philipp; Sekulic, Miroslav; Osman, Tarig Al-Hadi; Tøndel, Camilla; Skrunes, Rannveig; Leh, Sabine; Svarstad, Einar; Nowak, Albina; Gaspert, Ariana; Rusu, Elena; Kwee, Ivo; Rinaldi, Andrea; Flatberg, Arnar; Eikrem, Øystein Solberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Fabry disease is a rare disorder caused by variations in the alpha-galactosidase gene. To a degree, Fabry disease is manageable via enzyme replacement therapy (ERT). By understanding the molecular basis of Fabry nephropathy ...
    • Transcriptome sequencing (RNAseq) enables utilization of formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded biopsies with clear cell renal cell carcinoma for exploration of disease biology and biomarker development 

      Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Beisland, Christian; Hjelle, Karin Margrethe; Flatberg, Arnar; Scherer, Andreas; Landolt, Lea Zoe; Skogstrand, Trude; Leh, Sabine Maria; Beisvag, Vidar; Marti, Hans-Peter (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-02-22)
      Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues are an underused resource for molecular analyses. This proof of concept study aimed to compare RNAseq results from FFPE biopsies with the corresponding RNAlater® (Qiagen, ...
    • Ultrasound and Microbubbles Enhance Uptake of Doxorubicin in Murine Kidneys 

      Eikrem, Øystein Solberg; Kotopoulis, Spiros; Popa, Mihaela-Lucia; Safont, Mireia Mayoral; Fossan, Kjell Ove; Leh, Sabine; Landolt, Lea; Babickova, Janka; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita; Gilja, Odd Helge; Riedel, Bettina Maria Ingeborg; Schjøtt, Jan Didrik; McCormack, Emmet; Marti, Hans-Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021-11-29)
      The use of ultrasound and microbubble-enhanced drug delivery, commonly referred to as sonoporation, has reached numerous clinical trials and has shown favourable results. Nevertheless, the microbubbles and acoustic path ...