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Low fibre intake is associated with gut microbiota alterations in chronic heart failure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Aims Recent reports have suggested that patients with heart failure (HF) have an altered gut microbiota composition; however, associations with diet remain largely uninvestigated. We aimed to explore differences in the ... -
Low levels of endogenous anabolic androgenic steroids in females with severe asthma taking corticosteroids
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2023)Rationale Patients with severe asthma are dependent upon treatment with high doses of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) and often also oral corticosteroids (OCS). The extent of endogenous androgenic anabolic steroid (EAAS) ... -
Low Levels of the Omega-3 Index are Associated with Sudden Cardiac Arrest and Remain Stable in Survivors in the Subacute Phase
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2011-01-14)In previous studies, low blood levels of n-3 fatty acids (FA) have been associated with increased risk of cardiac death, and the omega-3 index (red blood cell (RBC) eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) ... -
Low myocardial energetic efficiency is associated with increased mortality in aortic stenosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Objectives In hypertension, low myocardial energetic efficiency (MEEi) has been documented as an integrated marker of metabolic and left ventricular (LV) myocardial dysfunction. We tested the predictive performance of MEEi ... -
Low risk pregnancies after a cesarean section: Determinants of trial of labor and its failure
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020-01-13)Introduction: In pregnancies after a previous cesarean section (CS), a planned repeat CS delivery has been associated with excess risk of adverse outcome. However, also the alternative, a trial of labor after CS (TOLAC), ... -
Low serum DHEA-S is associated with impaired lung function in women
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)Background Emerging evidence suggests that androgens and estrogens have a role in respiratory health, but it is largely unknown whether levels of these hormones can affect lung function in adults from the general population. ... -
Low temperature and low UV indexes correlated with peaks of influenza virus activity in Northern Europe during 2010-2018
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019-03-01)With the increasing pace of global warming, it is important to understand the role of meteorological factors in influenza virus (IV) epidemics. In this study, we investigated the impact of temperature, UV index, humidity, ... -
Low Z-4OHtam concentrations are associated with adverse clinical outcome among early stage premenopausal breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant tamoxifen
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Low steady‐state levels of active tamoxifen metabolites have been associated with inferior treatment outcomes. In this retrospective analysis of 406 estrogen receptor‐positive breast cancer (BC) patients receiving adjuvant ... -
Low β2-adrenergic receptor level may promote development of castration resistant prostate cancer and altered steroid metabolism
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016-12-04)The underlying mechanisms responsible for the development of castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) in patients who have undergone androgen deprivation therapy are not fully understood. This is the first study to ... -
Low-Intensity Sonoporation-Induced Intracellular Signalling of Pancreatic Cancer Cells, Fibroblasts and Endothelial Cells
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)The use of ultrasound (US) and microbubbles (MB), usually referred to as sonoporation, has great potential to increase the efficacy of chemotherapy. However, the molecular mechanisms that mediate sonoporation response are ... -
The lower airway microbiota and inflammation in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) : Thoughts on where to measure it, how to interpret it, and why it might matter
(Doctoral thesis, 2024-02-01)Bakgrunn: Kronisk obstruktiv lungesjukdom (KOLS) er ein kompleks, inflammatorisk sjukdom som forårsakar millionar av dødsfall årleg. Bakteriane i dei nedre luftvegane (mikrobiotaet) og immunresponsar kan spele ei viktig ... -
The lower airways microbiome and antimicrobial peptides in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis differ from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background The lower airways microbiome and host immune response in chronic pulmonary diseases are incompletely understood. We aimed to investigate possible microbiome characteristics and key antimicrobial peptides and ... -
The lower airways microbiota and antimicrobial peptides indicate dysbiosis in sarcoidosis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022-10-19)Background: The role of the pulmonary microbiome in sarcoidosis is unknown. The objectives of this study were the following: (1) examine whether the pulmonary fungal and bacterial microbiota differed in patients with ... -
Lower antibiotic prescription rates in hospitalized COVID-19 patients than influenza patients, a prospective study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)Background COVID-19 patients are extensively treated with antibiotics despite few bacterial complications. We aimed to study antibiotic use in hospitalized COVID-19 patients compared to influenza patients in two consecutive ... -
Lower circulating neuron-specific enolase concentrations in adults and adolescents with severe mental illness
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)Background: Both neurodegenerative and neurodevelopmental abnormalities have been suggested to be part of the etiopathology of severe mental illness (SMI). Neuron-specific enolase (NSE), mainly located in the neuronal ... -
LRFN5 locus structure is associated with autism and influenced by the sex of the individual and locus conversions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)LRFN5 is a regulator of synaptic development and the only gene in a 5.4 Mb mammalian-specific conserved topologically associating domain (TAD); the LRFN5 locus. An association between locus structural changes and developmental ... -
Lung cancer on Haugalandet, Norway. A long term follow-up study
(Doctoral thesis, 2012-06-06)Background: Little was known on long term survival, the use of hospital days, symptoms both initially and terminally, and the quality of lung cancer care for the population of the patients with lung cancer in Haugalandet, ... -
Lung function and bronchial hyperreactivity from 11 to 18 years in children with bronchiolitis in infancy
(Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)Background: Various trajectories for lung function and bronchial hyper‐reactivity (BHR) from early childhood to adulthood are described, including puberty as a period with excessive lung growth. Bronchiolitis in infancy ... -
Lung function at term in extremely preterm-born infants: A regional prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)Objectives: To compare lung function of extremely preterm (EP)-born infants with and without bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) with that of healthy term-born infants, and to determine which perinatal characteristics were ...