• B vitamin treatments modify the risk of myocardial infarction associated with a MTHFD1 polymorphism in patients with stable angina pectoris 

      Ding, Yunpeng; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Johansson, Stefan; Gregory III, Jesse F.; Ueland, Per Magne; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Helgeland, Øyvind; Meyer, Klaus; Fredriksen, Åse; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-06)
      Background: Methylenetetrahydrofolate dehydrogenase (MTHFD1) catalyzes three sequential reactions that metabolize derivatives of tetrahydrofolate (THF) in folate-dependent one-carbon metabolism. Impaired MTHFD1 flux has ...
    • Ceramide stearic to palmitic acid ratio predicts incident diabetes 

      Hilvo, Mika; Salonurmi, Tuire; Havulinna, Aki S.; Kauhanen, Dimple; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Tell, Grethe S.; Meyer, Klaus; Teeriniemi, Anna-Maria; Laatikainen, Tiina; Jousilahti, Pekka; Savolainen, Markku J.; Nygård, Ottar; Salomaa, Veikko; Laaksonen, Reijo (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03-15)
      Aims/hypothesis Ceramide lipids have a role in the development of insulin resistance, diabetes and risk of cardiovascular disease. Here we investigated four ceramides and their ratios to find the best predictors of incident ...
    • Creatinine, total cysteine and uric acid are associated with serum retinol in patients with cardiovascular disease 

      Olsen, Thomas; Vinknes, Kathrine; Blomhoff, Rune; Lysne, Vegard; Midttun, Øivind; Dhar, Indu; Ueland, Per Magne; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Drevon, Christian A; Refsum, Helga; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-09-09)
      Purpose: We hypothesized that biomarkers and dietary factors related to cardiovascular disease risk were associated with serum retinol and evaluated these potential associations in patients with suspected coronary artery ...
    • Inflammatory markers, the tryptophan-kynurenine pathway, and Vitamin B status after bariatric surgery 

      Christensen, Monika; Fadnes, Dag Jone Stokke; Røst, Therese Halvorsen; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Andersen, John Roger; Våge, Villy; Ulvik, Arve; Midttun, Øivind; Ueland, Per Magne; Nygård, Ottar; Mellgren, Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-02-05)
      Objective: Obesity is associated with increased inflammation and insulin resistance. In conditions with chronic immune activation, low plasma vitamin B6-levels are described, as well as an increased kynurenine:tryptophan-ratio ...
    • Neopterin as an effect modifier of the cardiovascular risk predicted by total homocysteine: A prospective 2-cohort study 

      Bjørnestad, Espen Øglænd; Borsholm, Robert Andre; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Seifert, Reinhard; Midttun, Øivind; Ueland, Per Magne; Tell, Grethe S.; Bønaa, Kaare Harald; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-10)
      Background: Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) is related to plasma neopterin, an indicator of interferon‐γ‐mediated immune activation, and both biomarkers positively predict cardiovascular risk. We examined whether the ...
    • Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptor Activation is Associated with Altered Plasma One-Carbon Metabolites and B-Vitamin Status in Rats 

      Lysne, Vegard; Strand, Elin; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Bjørndal, Bodil; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Midttun, Øivind; Olsen, Thomas; Ueland, Per Magne; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-01-05)
      Plasma concentrations of metabolites along the choline oxidation pathway have been linked to increased risk of major lifestyle diseases, and peroxisome proliferator-activated receptors (PPARs) have been suggested to be ...
    • Plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D and mortality in patients with suspected stable angina pectoris 

      Degerud, Eirik; Nygård, Ottar; De Vogel, Stefan; Hoff, Rune; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Nilsen, Dennis W.T.; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Midttun, Øivind; Ueland, Per Magne; Dierkes, Jutta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-03)
      Context and Objective: Vitamin D status may affect cardiovascular disease (CVD) development and survival. We studied the relationship between concentrations of the circulating biomarker 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD) and ...
    • Plasma concentrations and dietary intakes of choline and betaine in association with atrial fibrillation risk: Results from 3 prospective cohorts with different health profiles 

      Zuo, Hui; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Tell, Grethe S.; Ueland, Per Magne; Vollset, Stein Emil; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Ulvik, Arve; Meyer, Klaus; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Nilsen, Dennis W.T.; Bønaa, Kaare; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Background: Although choline metabolism has been associated with atherosclerotic heart disease, less research attention has been paid to the associations of choline and its oxidative metabolite betaine with cardiac ...
    • Plasma Glycine and Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Suspected Stable Angina Pectoris 

      Ding, Yunpeng; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Gregory, Jesse F.; Ueland, Per Magne; Tell, Grethe Seppola; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2015)
      Background Glycine is an amino acid involved in antioxidative reactions, purine synthesis, and collagen formation. Several studies demonstrate inverse associations of glycine with obesity, hypertension, and diabetes mellitus. ...
    • The risk association of plasma total homocysteine with acute myocardial infarction is modified by serum vitamin A 

      Olsen, Thomas; Vinknes, Kathrine; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Dhar, Indu; Tell, Grethe S.; Blomhoff, Rune; Ueland, Per Magne; Midttun, Øivind; Refsum, Helga; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018)
      Background. Plasma total homocysteine (tHcy) has been implicated in the development of cardiovascular disease, but the mechanisms remain unclear. Vitamin A (Vit-A) is involved in homocysteine metabolism and we therefore ...
    • Serum Acylcarnitines and Risk of Cardiovascular Death and Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Stable Angina Pectoris 

      Strand, Elin; Pedersen, Eva Ringdal; Svingen, Gard Frodahl Tveitevåg; Olsen, Thomas; Bjørndal, Bodil; Karlsson, Therese; Dierkes, Jutta; Njølstad, Pål Rasmus; Mellgren, Gunnar; Tell, Grethe S.; Berge, Rolf Kristian; Svardal, Asbjørn M.; Nygård, Ottar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2017-02)
      Background: Excess levels of serum acylcarnitines, which are intermediate products in metabolism, have been observed in metabolic diseases such as type 2 diabetes mellitus. However, it is not known whether acylcarnitines ...