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Changes in Gait symmetry, Gait velocity and self-reported function following total hip replacement
(Foundation for Rehabilitation Information, 2011-09)Objective: To investigate the magnitude of change at different time points in measures of gait symmetry, gait velocity and self-reported function following total hip replacement. Design: Longitudinal with test occasions ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Changes in the symptom pattern and the densities of large-intestinal endocrine cells following Campylobacter infection in irritable bowel syndrome: a case report
(BioMed Central Ltd., 2013-09-29)Background Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a common chronic functional gastrointestinal disorder. Post-infectious IBS (PI-IBS) is a subset of IBS that accounts for a large proportion of IBS patients. The PI-IBS symptoms ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Characterization of arachnoid cysts using clinical chemistry, qualitative and quantitative proteomics
(The University of Bergen, 2013-05-03)Arachnoid cyst are benign intracranial lesions with a reported prevalence up to 1.1 % in the population. The origin of such cysts and the mechanisms of filling and sustaining are poorly understood. The aim of the thesis ...Doctoral thesis -
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Is Associated with Low Levels of Vitamin D
(Public Library of Science, 2012-06-21)Introduction: COPD patients may be at increased risk for vitamin D (25(OH)D) deficiency, but risk factors for deficiency among COPD patients have not been extensively reported. Methods: Serum 25(OH)D levels were measured ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Circulating Vitamin D in relation to cancer incidence and survival of the head and neck and oesophagus in the EPIC cohort
(Nature Publishing Group, 2016-11-04)Experimental and epidemiological data suggest that vitamin D play a role in pathogenesis and progression of cancer, but prospective data on head and neck cancer (HNC) and oesophagus cancer are limited. The European Prospective ...Journal article -
Combining a low fat diet with exercise reverses diet-induced obesity and improves glucose homeostasis in C57BL/6J mice
(The University of Bergen, 2015-05-15)Background: The prevalence of obesity and obesity- related disorders, including type 2 diabetes and non-alcohol fatty liver disease is alarmingly high. These conditions can mostly be attributed to increased intake of energy ...Master thesis -
Comparison between Ovalbumin and Ovalbumin Peptide 323-339 Responses in Allergic Mice: Humoral and Cellular Aspects
(Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2010)Ovalbumin (OVA) is widely used in allergy research. OVA peptide 323-339 has been reported to be responsible for 25–35% of isolated BALB ⁄ c mouse T-cell response to intact OVA. An investigation of whether OVA and ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Contrast stress echocardiography in hypertensive heart disease
(BioMed Central, 2011-11-18)Hypertension is associated with atherosclerosis and cardiac and vascular structural and functional changes. Myocardial ischemia may arise in hypertension independent of coronary artery disease through an interaction between ...Journal article -
Cost effectiveness of adding budesonide/formoterol to tiotropium in COPD in four Nordic countries
(Elsevier, 2013-11)Objective: Assess the cost effectiveness of budesonide/formoterol (BUD/FORM) Turbuhaler®+tiotropium (TIO) HandiHaler® vs. placebo (PBO)+TIO in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) eligible for inhaled ...Journal article -
Cross-Species Functional Genomic Analysis Identifies Resistance Genes of the Histone Deacetylase Inhibitor Valproic Acid
(Public Library of Science, 2012-11-14)The mechanisms of successful epigenetic reprogramming in cancer are not well characterized as they involve coordinated removal of repressive marks and deposition of activating marks by a large number of histone and DNA ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Dendritic cell populations in patients with self-reported food hypersensitivity
(Dove Press, 2011-05)Self-reported hypersensitivity to food is a common condition and many of these patients have indications of intestinal immune activation. Dendritic cells (DCs) are recognized as the most potent antigen-presenting cells ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Dendritic cell populations in patients with self-reported food hypersensitivity
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Depresjon og andre subjektive helseplager hos pasientar med korsryggsmerter. Har inntak av sjømat og vitamin D-status noko betyding?
(The University of Bergen, 2014-05-15)Background: Vitamin D is found in limited selections of food, among other fatty fish and fish liver, as well as fortified food such as margarine and milk. Other vitamin D sources are dietary supplements and sunlight. Low ...Master thesis -
Development of functional gastrointestinal disorders after Giardia lamblia infection
(BioMed Central, 2009-04-21)Background: Functional gastrointestinal disorders (FGID) may occur following acute gastroenteritis. This long-term complication has previously not been described after infection with the non-invasive protozoan Giardia ...Journal article -
Diagnosis and follow-up of treatment of latent tuberculosis; the utility of the QuantiFERON-TB Gold In-tube assay in outpatients from a tuberculosis low-endemic country
(BioMed Central, 2010-03-08)Background Interferon-gamma (IFN-γ) Release Assays (IGRA) are more specific than the tuberculosis skin test (TST) in the diagnosis of latent tuberculosis (TB) infection (LTBI). We present the performance of the QuantiFERON®-TB ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Diet and effects of diet management on symptoms and quality of life in patients with irritable bowel syndrome
(The University of Bergen, 2011-05-16)Background: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is a gastrointestinal disorder manifested by abdominal discomfort or pain, bloating and abdominal distension, and changes in the defecation pattern between diarrhoea ...Master thesis -
Dietary casein has a higher potential than cod and pork to induce weight loss in obese C57BL/6J mice
(The University of Bergen, 2015-05-15)OBJECTIVE: In the western world, a high energy intake combined with limited physical activity have resulted in an obesity epidemic. Challenges associated with this is an altered glucose homeostasis, increased risk of several ...Master thesis -
Dietary intake of n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and risk of myocardial infarction in coronary artery disease patients with or without diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study
(BioMed Central, 2013-10-08)Background: A beneficial effect of a high n-3 long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acid (LCPUFA) intake has been observed in heart failure patients, who are frequently insulin resistant. We investigated the potential influence ...Journal article -
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 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
