• Absence of the proteoglycan decorin reduces glucose tolerance in overfed male mice 

      Svärd, Jessica; Røst, Therese Halvorsen; Sommervoll, Camilla Elise Nergård; Haugen, Christine; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita; Christensen, Anne Elisabeth; Rødahl, Eyvind; Fernø, Johan; Dankel, Simon N; Sagen, Jørn V.; Mellgren, Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Studies have implicated the extracellular matrix (ECM) of adipose tissue in insulin resistance. The proteoglycan decorin, a component of ECM, has been associated with glucose tolerance, but possible causal effects on ...
    • A Pellino-2 variant is associated with constitutive NLRP3 inflammasome activation in a family with ocular pterygium–digital keloid dysplasia 

      Cristea, Ileana; Abarca, Hugo; Christensen, Anne Elisabeth; Trubnykova, Milana; Mehrasa, Roya; Peters, Dorien J. M.; Houge, Gunnar Douzgos; Hennekam, Raoul C. M.; Rødahl, Eyvind; Bruland, Ove; Bredrup, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Ocular pterygium–digital keloid dysplasia (OPDKD) is a rare hereditary disease characterized by corneal ingrowth of vascularized conjunctival tissue early in life. Later, patients develop keloids on fingers and toes but ...