• Differences in lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness and respiratory health between elite athletes competing in different sports 

  Bernhardsen, Guro Pauck; Stang, Julie; Halvorsen, Thomas; Stensrud, Trine (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  The aim of this study was to examine lung function, bronchial hyperresponsiveness (BHR) and exercise-induced respiratory symptoms in elite athletes performing different sports. Norwegian national-team athletes (30 swimmers, ...

• Association of oral bacteria with oral hygiene habits and self-reported gingival bleeding 

  Bertelsen, Randi Jacobsen; Perez Barrionuevo, Antonio Manuel; Shigdel, Rajesh; Lie, Stein Atle; Lin, Huang; Real, Francisco Gomez; Ringel-Kulka, Tamar; Åstrøm, Anne-Kristine N; Svanes, Cecilie (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Aim To describe associations of gingival bacterial composition and diversity with self-reported gingival bleeding and oral hygiene habits in a Norwegian regional-based population. Materials and Methods We examined the ...

• VACCELERATE Volunteer Registry: A European study participant database to facilitate clinical trial enrolment 

  Salmanton-García, Jon; Stewart, Fiona A.; Heringer, Sarah; Koniordou, Markela; Álvarez-Barco, Elena; Argyropoulos, Christos D.; Themistocleous, Sophia C.; Valle-Simón, Paula; Spivak, Orly; Součková, Lenka; Merakou, Christina; Amélia Mendonça, Maria; Joanna Davis, Ruth; Maria Azzini, Anna; Askling, Helena H.; Vene, Sirkka; Van Damme, Pierre; Steinbach, Angela; Shiamakkides, George; Seidel, Danila; Olesen, Ole F.; Noula, Evgenia; Macken, Alan; Luís, Catarina; Leckler, Janina; Launay, Odile; Isitt, Catherine; Hellemans, Margot; Frías-Iniesta, Jesús; Di Marzo, Romina; Carcas, Antonio J.; Boustras, George; Borobia, Alberto M.; Barta, Imre; Albus, Kerstin; Akova, Murat; Ochando, Jordi; Cohen-Kandli, Miriam; Cox, Rebecca Jane; Husa, Petr; Jancoriene, Ligita; Mallon, Patrick; Marques, Laura; Mellinghoff, Sibylle C.; Nauclér, Pontus; Tacconelli, Evelina; Tóth, Krisztina; Zaoutis, Theoklis E.; Zeitlinger, Markus; Cornely, Oliver A.; Pana, Zoi-Dorothea (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Introduction: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic has evidenced the key role of vaccine design, obtention, production and administration to successfully fight against infectious diseases and to provide efficient ...

• Host Transcriptional Signatures Predict Etiology in Community-Acquired Pneumonia: Potential Antibiotic Stewardship Tools 

  Siljan, William Ward; Sivakumaran, Dhanasekaran; Ritz, Christian; Jenum, Synne; Ottenhoff, Tom HM; Ulvestad, Elling; Holter, Jan Cato; Heggelund, Lars; Grewal, Harleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Current approaches for pathogen identification in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remain suboptimal, leaving most patients without a microbiological diagnosis. If better diagnostic tools were available for ...

• Shared genetic loci between depression and cardiometabolic traits 

  Torgersen, Kristin Stensland; Rahman, Zillur; Bahrami, Shahram; Hindley, Guy Frederick Lanyon; Parker, Nadine; Frei, Oleksandr; Shadrin, Alexey; O'Connell, Kevin Sean; Tesli, Martin Steen; Smeland, Olav Bjerkehagen; Munkhaugen, John; Djurovic, Srdjan; Dammen, Toril; Andreassen, Ole (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-13)

  Epidemiological and clinical studies have found associations between depression and cardiovascular disease risk factors, and coronary artery disease patients with depression have worse prognosis. The genetic relationship ...

• Transcriptomic Profiling Reveals That HMGB1 Induces Macrophage Polarization Different from Classical M1 

  Qu, Heshuang; Heinbäck, Rebecka; Salo, Henna; Ewing, Ewoud; Espinosa, Alexander; Aulin, Cecilia; Harris, Anna Helena Erlandsson (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-06-02)

  Macrophages are key inflammatory immune cells that display dynamic phenotypes and functions in response to their local microenvironment. In different conditions, macrophage polarization can be induced by high-mobility group ...

• Analysis of host-pathogen gene association networks reveals patient-specific response to streptococcal and polymicrobial necrotising soft tissue infections 

  Jahagirdar, Sanjeevan; Morris, Lorna; Benis, Nirupama; Oppegaard, Oddvar; Svenson, Mattias; Hyldegaard, Ole; Skrede, Steinar; Norrby-Teglund, Anna; Bruun, Trond; Rath, Eivind; Nedrebø, Torbjørn; Arnell, Per; Rosen, Anders; Hedetoft, Morten; Madsen, Martin B.; Svensson, Mattias; Snäll, Johanna; Karlsson, Ylva; Nekludov, Michael; Martins dos Santos, Vitor A. P.; Saccenti, Edoardo (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Necrotising soft tissue infections (NSTIs) are rapidly progressing bacterial infections usually caused by either several pathogens in unison (polymicrobial infections) or Streptococcus pyogenes (mono-microbial ...

• Radiation induced brain necrosis after proton therapy for head and neck cancer 

  Engeseth, Grete May (Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-09)

  Protonterapi gir reduksjon i normalvevsdoser sammenlignet med strålebehandling med fotoner, og det er antatt at dette vil resultere i en lavere forekomst av stråleinduserte seinskader. For å kompensere for en økt biologisk ...

• Neuronal Dysfunction Is Linked to the Famine-Associated Risk of Proliferative Retinopathy in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes 

  Fedotkina, Olena; Jain, Ruchi; Prasad, Rashmi B.; Luk, Andrea; García-Ramírez, Marta; Özgümüs, Türküler; Cherviakova, Liubov; Khalimon, Nadiya; Svietleisha, Tetiana; Buldenko, Tetiana; Kravchenko, Victor; Jain, Deepak; Vaag, Allan; Chan, Juliana; Khalangot, Mykola D.; Hernández, Cristina; Nilsson, Peter M.; Simo, Rafael; Artner, Isabella; Lyssenko, Valeriya (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-05-05)

  Persons with type 2 diabetes born in the regions of famine exposures have disproportionally elevated risk of vision-threatening proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) in adulthood. However, the underlying mechanisms are ...

• Clonal evolution after treatment pressure in multiple myeloma: heterogenous genomic aberrations and transcriptomic convergence 

  Misund, Kristine; Hofste op Bruinink, Davine; Coward, Eivind; Hoogenboezem, Remco M.; Rustad, Even Holth; Sanders, Mathijs A.; Rye, Morten Beck; Sponaas, Anne-Marit; van der Holt, Bronno; Zweegman, Sonja; Hovig, Eivind; Meza, Leonardo Zepeda; Sundan, Anders; Myklebost, Ola; Sonneveld, Pieter; Waage, Anders (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  We investigated genomic and transcriptomic changes in paired tumor samples of 29 in-house multiple myeloma (MM) patients and 28 patients from the MMRF CoMMpass study before and after treatment. A change in clonal composition ...

• Auxilin is a novel susceptibility gene for congenital heart block which directly impacts fetal heart function 

  Meisgen, Sabrina; Hedlund, Malin; Ambrosi, Aurelie; Folkersen, Lasse; Ottosson, Vijole; Forsberg, David; Thorlacius, Gudny Ella; Biavati, Luca; Strandberg, Linn; Mofors, Johannes; Ramskold, Daniel; Ruhrmann, Sabrina; Meneghel, Lauro; Nyberg, William; Espinosa, Alexander; Hamilton, Robert Murray; Franco-Cereceda, Anders; Hamsten, Anders; Olsson, Tomas; Greene, Lois; Eriksson, Per; Gemzell-Danielsson, Kristina; Salomonsson, Stina; Kuchroo, Vijay K; Herlenius, Eric; Kockum, Ingrid; Sonesson, Sven-Erik; Herlenius, Marie Elisabeth Wahren (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objective: Neonatal lupus erythematosus (NLE) may develop after transplacental transfer of maternal autoantibodies with cardiac manifestations (congenital heart block, CHB) including atrioventricular block, atrial and ...

• Islet cell replacement and transplantation immunology in a mouse strain with inducible diabetes 

  Bhagchandani, Preksha; Chang, Charles A.; Zhao, Weichen; Ghila, Luiza Mihaela; Herrera, Pedro L.; Chera, Simona; Kim, Seung K. (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Improved models of experimental diabetes are needed to develop cell therapies for diabetes. Here, we introduce the B6 RIP-DTR mouse, a model of experimental diabetes in fully immunocompetent animals. These inbred mice ...

• Prematur ovarialinsuffisiens 

  Vogt, Elinor Margrethe Chelsom; Russell, Hannah Ni Bhriain; Øksnes, Marianne; Lund, Agnethe (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Prematur ovarialinsuffisiens defineres som tap av ovariefunksjon før 40 års alder og er en kompleks tilstand med heterogen etiologi. Tidlig diagnose og igangsetting av hormonerstattende behandling er viktig for å lindre ...

• MRI adipose tissue segmentation and quantification in R (RAdipoSeg) 

  Haugen, Christine; Lysne, Vegard; Haldorsen, Ingfrid S.; Tjora, Erling; Gudbrandsen, Oddrun Anita; Sagen, Jørn Vegard; Dankel, Simon N; Mellgren, Gunnar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-08)

  Background: Excess adipose tissue is associated with increased cardiovascular and metabolic risk, but the volume of visceral and subcutaneous adipose tissue poses different metabolic risks. MRI with fat suppression can be ...

• Impact of rapid molecular testing on diagnosis, treatment and management of community-acquired pneumonia in Norway: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial (CAPNOR) 

  Serigstad, Sondre; Ritz, Christian; Faurholt-Jepsen, Daniel; Markussen, Dagfinn Lunde; Ebbesen, Marit Helen; Kommedal, Øyvind; Bjørneklett, Rune Oskar; Heggelund, Lars; Clark, Tristan W.; van Werkhoven, Cornelis H.; Knoop, Siri Tandberg; Ulvestad, Elling; Grewal, Harleen (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) causes a large burden of disease. Due to difficulties in obtaining representative respiratory samples and insensitive standard microbiological methods, the microbiological ...

• Health-related quality of life in patients with advanced melanoma treated with ipilimumab: prognostic implications and changes during treatment 

  Aamdal, Elin; Skovlund, Eva; Jacobsen, Kari Dolven; Straume, Oddbjørn; Kersten, Christian; Herlofsen, Oluf; Karlsen, Jarle; Hussain, Israr; Amundsen, Anita; Dalhaug, Astrid; Nyakas, Marta Sølvi; Hagene, Kirsten Thorin; Holmsen, Kjersti; Aamdal, Steinar; Kaasa, Stein; Guren, Tormod Kyrre; Kyte, Jon A (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Background: We have previously reported that the safety and efficacy of ipilimumab in real-world patients with metastatic melanoma were comparable to clinical trials. Few studies have explored health-related quality of ...

• Cohort profile: the Norwegian Registry of Persons Assessed for Cognitive Symptoms (NorCog) - a national research and quality registry with a biomaterial collection 

  Medbøen, Ingrid Tøndel; Persson, Karin Ester Torun; Nåvik, Marit; Totland, Torunn Holm; Bergh, Sverre; Treviño, Cathrine Selnes; Ulstein, Ingun; Engedal, Knut; Knapskog, Anne Brita; Brækhus, Anne; Øksengård, Anne Rita; Horndalsveen, Peter Otto; Saltvedt, Ingvild; Lyngroth, Anne Liv; Ranhoff, Anette Hylen; Skrettingland, Dagny B; Naik, Mala; Soares, Jelena Zugic; Johnsen, Bente; Selbæk, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Purpose: The Norwegian Registry of Persons Assessed for Cognitive Symptoms (NorCog) was established to harmonise and improve the quality of diagnostic practice across clinics assessing persons with cognitive symptoms in ...

• Early surfactant and non-invasive ventilation versus intubation and surfactant: a propensity score-matched national study 

  Reigstad, Hallvard; Hufthammer, Karl Ove; Rønnestad, Arild Erland; Klingenberg, Claus Andreas; Stensvold, Hans Jørgen; Markestad, Trond Jacob (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objective: To compare outcome after less invasive surfactant administration (LISA) and primary endotracheal intubation (non-LISA) in infants born before gestational age (GA) 28 weeks. Setting: All neonatal intensive ...

• Predictors of long-term symptom burden and quality of life in patients hospitalised with chest pain: a prospective observational study 

  Saeed, Nasir; Norekvål, Tone Merete; Steiro, Ole-Thomas; Tjora, Hilde Lunde; Langørgen, Jørund; Bjørneklett, Rune Oskar; Skadberg, Øyvind; Bonarjee, Vernon V S; Mjelva, Øistein; Omland, Torbjørn; Vikenes, Kjell; Aakre, Kristin Moberg (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)

  Objective: To describe the magnitude and predictors of symptom burden (SB) and quality of life (QoL) 3 months after hospital admission for acute chest pain. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Single ...

• Sex differences in blood pressure in midlife: associations with risk factors and acute coronary syndromes in the Hordaland Health Studies 

  Kringeland, Ester Anne (Doctoral thesis, 2022-12-06)

  Bakgrunn: Blant unge voksne har friske kvinner vanligvis lavere blodtrykk (BT) enn menn. Men allerede fra 20-årene har kvinner en brattere stigning i BT enn menn på samme alder. Målet med dette arbeidet var å identifisere ...

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