• Complement component 7 is associated with total- and cardiac death in chest-pain patients with suspected acute coronary syndrome 

      Aarsetøy, Reidun; Ueland, Thor; Aukrust, Pål; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Leon de la Fuente, Ricardo; Grundt, Magnea Heidi Jonsdottir; Staines, Harry; Nygård, Ottar Kjell; Nilsen, Dennis W.T. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Complement activation has been associated with atherosclerosis, atherosclerotic plaque destabilization and increased risk of cardiovascular events. Complement component 7 (CC7) binds to the C5bC6 complex which ...
    • The Effect of Protease-Activated Receptor-1 (PAR-1) Inhibition on Endothelial-Related Biomarkers in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease 

      Nilsen, Dennis W.T.; Røysland, Michelle; Ueland, Thor; Aukrust, Pål; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Staines, Harry; Barvik, Ståle; Kontny, Frederic; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Bonarjee, Vernon V S (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: Vorapaxar has been shown to reduce cardiovascular mortality in postmyocardial infarction (MI) patients. Pharmacodynamic biomarker research related to protease-activated receptor-1 (PAR-1) inhibition with vorapaxar ...
    • Hepcidin analysis in pneumonia: Comparison of immunoassay and LC-MS/MS 

      Oppen, Kjersti; Brede, Cato; Skadberg, Øyvind; Steinsvik, Trude; Holter, Jan Cato; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Heggelund, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Background: The iron-regulatory hormone hepcidin is a promising biomarker to differentiate anaemia of inflammation from iron deficiency. Plasma hepcidin concentrations increase substantially during inflammation, and the ...
    • Hepcidin predicts 5-year mortality after community-acquired pneumonia 

      Oppen, Kjersti; Ueland, Thor; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Aukrust, Pål; Steinsvik, Trude; Skadberg, Øyvind; Brede, Cato; Siljan, William Ward; Husebye, Einar; Holter, Jan Cato; Heggelund, Lars (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Virtually all living organisms, including microbes and humans, depend on iron to survive and grow. During an infection, the plasma level of iron and several iron-related proteins change substantially. We ...
    • High circulating levels of the homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 predict mortality and disease severity in Covid-19 

      Tveita, Anders Aune; Murphy, Sarah Louise Mikalsen; Holter, Jan Cato; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Kaarbø, Mari; Heggelund, Lars; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Finbråten, Ane-Kristine; Muller, Karl Erik; Mathiessen, Alexander; Bøe, Simen; Fevang, Børre; Granerud, Beathe Kiland; Tonby, Kristian; Lind, Andreas; Dudman, Susanne; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Müller, Fredrik; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning; Trøseid, Marius; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Riise, Anne Margarita Dyrhol; Aukrust, Pål; Halvorsen, Bente Evy; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Ueland, Thor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background Immune dysregulation is a major factor in the development of severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19). The homeostatic chemokines CCL19 and CCL21 have been implicated as mediators of tissue inflammation, but ...
    • IL-18 and IL-18 binding protein are related to disease severity and parasitemia during falciparum malaria 

      Otterdal, Kari; Berg, Åse; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Yndestad, Arne; Patel, Sam; Gregersen, Ida; Halvorsen, Bente; Ueland, Thor; Langeland, Nina; Aukrust, Pål (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: Several inflammatory molecules participate in the immune response to malaria. Interleukin (IL)-18 is an inflammatory cytokine activated by NLRP3 inflammasomes. In clinical falciparum malaria, with and without ...
    • Increased Plasma Levels of Triglyceride-Enriched Lipoproteins Associate with Systemic Inflammation, Lipopolysaccharides, and Gut Dysbiosis in Common Variable Immunodeficiency 

      Macpherson, Magnhild Eide; Skarpengland, Tonje; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Ranheim, Trine; Vestad, Beate; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Fraz, Mai Sasaki Aanensen; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Holven, Kirsten Bjørklund; Fevang, Børre; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Aukrust, Pål; Halvorsen, Bente; Jørgensen, Silje Fjellgård (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)
      Purpose: Triglycerides (TG) and their major transport lipoprotein in the circulation (VLDL) appear to be related to inflammation. Patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) have inflammatory complications ...
    • Persistent T-cell exhaustion in relation to prolonged pulmonary pathology and death after severe COVID-19: Results from two Norwegian cohort studies 

      Trøseid, Marius; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Holter, Jan Cato; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Murphy, Sarah Louise Mikalsen; Yang, Kuan; Quiles Jimenez, Ana Maria Teresa; Heggelund, Lars; Muller, Karl Erik; Tveita, Anders Aune; Michelsen, Annika Elisabet; Bøe, Simen; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Hoel, Hedda Benedicte; Mathiessen, Alexander; Aaløkken, Trond Mogens; Fevang, Børre; Granerud, Beathe Kiland; Tonby, Kristian; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Müller, Fredrik; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Riise, Anne Margarita Dyrhol; Aukrust, Pål; Halvorsen, Bente Evy; Ueland, Thor (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
      Background: T-cell activation is associated with an adverse outcome in COVID-19, but whether T-cell activation and exhaustion relate to persistent respiratory dysfunction and death is unknown. Objectives: To investigate ...