• DHODH inhibition modulates glucose metabolism and circulating GDF15, and improves metabolic balance 

      Zhang, Juan; Terán, Graciela; Popa, Mihaela-Lucia; Madapura, Harsha; Ladds, Marcus J.G.W.; Lianoudaki, Danai; Grünler, Jacob; Arsenian-Henriksson, Marie; McCormack, Emmet; Rottenberg, Martin Enrique; Catrina, Sergiu-Bogdan; Laín, Sonia; Darekar, Suhas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (DHODH) is essential for the de novo synthesis of pyrimidine ribonucleotides, and as such, its inhibitors have been long used to treat autoimmune diseases and are in clinical trials for cancer ...
    • Increased Plasma Soluble Interleukin-2 Receptor Alpha Levels in Patients With Long-Term Type 1 Diabetes With Vascular Complications Associated With IL2RA and PTPN2 Gene Polymorphisms 

      Keindl, Magdalena; Fedotkina, Olena; du Plessis, Elsa; Jain, Ruchi; Bergum, Brith; Mygind Jensen, Troels; Laustrup Møller, Cathrine; Falhammar, Henrik; Nyström, Thomas; Catrina, Sergiu-Bogdan; Jörneskog, Gun; Groop, Leif; Eliasson, Mats; Eliasson, Björn; Brismar, Kerstin; Nilsson, Peter M.; Berg, Tore Julsrud; Appel, Silke; Lyssenko, Valeriya (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Type 1 diabetes (T1D) is largely considered an autoimmune disease leading to the destruction of insulin-producing pancreatic β cells. Further, patients with T1D have 3–4-fold increased risk of developing micro- and ...
    • Liver nucleotide biosynthesis is linked to protection from vascular complications in individuals with long-term type 1 diabetes 

      Jain, Ruchi; Özgümüs, Türküler; Jensen, Troels Mygind; du Plessis, Elsa; Keindl, Magdalena; Møller, Cathrine Laustrup; Falhammar, Henrik; Nyström, Thomas; Catrina, Sergiu-Bogdan; Jörneskog, Gun; Jessen, Leon Eyrich; Forsblom, Carol; Haukka, Jani K.; Groop, Per-Henrik; Rossing, Peter; Groop, Leif; Eliasson, Mats; Eliasson, Björn; Brismar, Kerstin; Al-Majdoub, Mahmoud; Nilsson, Peter M.; Taskinen, Marja-Riitta; Ferrannini, Ele; Spégel, Peter; Berg, Tore Julsrud; Lyssenko, Valeriya (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Identification of biomarkers associated with protection from developing diabetic complications is a prerequisite for an effective prevention and treatment. The aim of the present study was to identify clinical and plasma ...
    • Reduced expression of OXPHOS and DNA damage genes is linked to protection from microvascular complications in long-term type 1 diabetes: the PROLONG study 

      Özgümüs, Türküler; Sulaieva, Oksana; Jessen, Leon E.; Jain, Ruchi; Falhammar, Henrik; Nyström, Thomas; Catrina, Sergiu-Bogdan; Jörneskog, Gun; Groop, Leif; Eliasson, Mats; Eliasson, Björn; Brismar, Kerstin; Stokowy, Tomasz; Nilsson, Peter M.; Lyssenko, Valeriya (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Type 1 diabetes is a chronic autoimmune disease requiring insulin treatment for survival. Prolonged duration of type 1 diabetes is associated with increased risk of microvascular complications. Although chronic hyperglycemia ...