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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 -
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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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 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 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 -
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 -
Do gastrointestinal complaints increase the risk for subsequent medically certified long-term sickness absence? The HUSK study
(BioMed Central, 2011-07-29)Background: Gastrointestinal complaints are very common in the general population and very often co-occur with common mental disorders. We aimed to study the prospective impact of gastrointestinal complaints on long ...Peer reviewedJournal article -
Does a history of migraine affect the rate of thrombolysis in young stroke patients?
(Hindawi, 2013)Background. Migraine is prevalent in young patients and a frequent stroke mimic. To distinguish stroke mimics from true stroke can be difficult, and there is a possibility of misdiagnosing a stroke as a migrainous attack ...Journal article -
E-Learning. A study of students’ attitudes and learning outcome when using blended learning with integration of multimedia instructions
(The University of Bergen, 2012-09-06)The advent of new technologies has provided opportunities and challenges for education institutions to seek more effective ways of teaching and learning. Elearning is now an established phenomenon in education and institutions ...Doctoral thesis
