Faculty of Medicine
Recent Submissions
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Pregnancy outcomes as related to in utero exposure to air pollution and greenness: The Life-GAP Project
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Lower birth weight and preterm birth may increase the risk of adverse health outcomes later in life. We examined whether maternal exposure to air pollution and greenness during pregnancy is associated with ... -
Diabetes and Osteoarthritis: Exploring the Interactions and Therapeutic Implications of Insulin, Metformin, and GLP-1-Based Interventions
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-07-23)Diabetes mellitus (DM) and osteoarthritis (OA) are prevalent chronic conditions with shared pathophysiological links, including inflammation and metabolic dysregulation. This study investigates the potential impact of ... -
Genomic insight into COVID-19 severity in MAFLD patients: a single-center prospective cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-04)This study investigated the influence of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in genes associated with the interferon pathway (IFNAR2 rs2236757), antiviral response (OAS1 rs10774671, OAS3 rs10735079), and viral entry ... -
Beta-Blockers of Different Generations: Features of Influence on the Disturbances of Myocardial Energy Metabolism in Doxorubicin-Induced Chronic Heart Failure in Rats
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-08-28)Beta-blockers are first-line drugs in the treatment of chronic heart failure (CHF). However, there is no consensus on the specific effects of the beta-blockers of the I-III generation on energy metabolism in CHF. The aim ... -
Development and Optimization of Nasal Composition of a Neuroprotective Agent for Use in Neonatology after Prenatal Hypoxia
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-07-26)The intranasal route of drug administration is characterized by high bioavailability and is considered promising for rapid delivery of drugs with systemic action to the central nervous system (CNS), bypassing the blood-brain ... -
Dysregulation of miR-223, miR-146a, and miR-193a Expression Profile in Acute and Chronic Phases of Experimental Autoimmune Encephalomyelitis in C57BL/6 Mice
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-09-06)Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a chronic autoimmune disease with an unknown etiology. The purpose of this research was to assess miR-223, miR-146a, and miR-193a in acute and chronic phases of experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis ... -
Identification of Black Cumin (Nigella sativa) MicroRNAs by Next-Generation Sequencing and Their Implications in Secondary Metabolite Biosynthesis
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024-10-08)Secondary metabolites are bioactive compounds believed to contribute to the pharmacological properties of plants. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small non-coding RNA molecules involved in post-transcriptional regulation and are ... -
The association of premorbid conditions with 6-month mortality in acutely admitted ICU patients over 80 years
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Premorbid conditions influence the outcome of acutely ill adult patients aged 80 years and over who are admitted to the ICU. The aim of this study was to determine the influence of such premorbid conditions ... -
Genetic association of antinuclear antibodies with HLA in JIA patients: a Swedish cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) is a complex autoimmune disease and the most common chronic rheumatological disease affecting children under the age of 16. The etiology of JIA remains poorly understood, ... -
A Cross-Sectional Study of Peri-Implant Diseases in a Random Norwegian Population: Prevalence, Risk Indicators, and Clinical Validation of Patient-Reported Outcomes
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Objectives The primary aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of peri-implant diseases in a randomly selected Norwegian population. The secondary aims were to explore risk indicators for peri-implant diseases ... -
Association between heavy alcohol consumption and cryptogenic ischaemic stroke in young adults: A case-control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background The underlying risk factors for young-onset cryptogenic ischaemic stroke (CIS) remain unclear. This multicentre study aimed to explore the association between heavy alcohol consumption and CIS with subgroup ... -
Impaired Periodontitis-Induced Cytokine Production by Peripheral Blood Monocytes and Myeloid Dendritic Cells in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Case–Control Study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Immune cells from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients display a reduced in vitro response to Porphyromonas gingivalis (P. gingivalis), which may have functional immune consequences. The aim of this study was to ... -
Heart failure with improved versus persistently reduced left ventricular ejection fraction: A comparison of the BIOSTAT-CHF (European) study with the ASIAN-HF registry
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aims We investigated the prevalence, clinical characteristics, and prognosis of patients with heart failure (HF) with improved ejection fraction (HFimpEF). Methods and results We used data from BIOSTAT-CHF including ... -
Overall survival in patients with endometrial cancer treated with dostarlimab plus carboplatin–paclitaxel in the randomized ENGOT-EN6/GOG-3031/RUBY trial
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Part 1 of the RUBY trial (NCT03981796) evaluated dostarlimab plus carboplatin–paclitaxel compared with placebo plus carboplatin–paclitaxel in patients with primary advanced or recurrent endometrial cancer (EC). ... -
A study of microRNAs as new prognostic biomarkers in anal cancer patients
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: MicroRNA (MiR) influences the growth of cancer by regulation of mRNA for 50–60% of all genes. We present as per our knowledge the first global analysis of microRNA expression in anal cancer patients and their ... -
A retrospective study of non-ventilator hospital-acquired pneumonia in a Norwegian hospital: a serious medical condition in need of better and timelier microbiological diagnostics
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background: Hospital-acquired pneumonia (HAP) is the most common hospital-acquired infection (HAI). HAP is associated with a high burden of morbidity and mortality, but the diagnosis is difficult to establish and the ... -
Identification of novel genomic loci for anxiety symptoms and extensive genetic overlap with psychiatric disorders
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Aims: Anxiety disorders are prevalent and anxiety symptoms (ANX) co-occur with many psychiatric disorders. We aimed to identify genomic loci associated with ANX, characterize its genetic architecture, and genetic overlap ... -
Clinical profile, microbiology and outcomes in infective endocarditis treated with aortic valve replacement: a multicenter case-control study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Background Aortic valve infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. We aimed to describe the clinical profile, risk factors and predictors of short- and long-term mortality in ... -
Associations between fetal position at delivery and duration of active phase of labor: A historical cohort study
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Introduction In clinical experience, occiput posterior (OP) position is associated with longer labor duration than occiput anterior (OA) position, but few studies have investigated the association between labor duration ... -
European Society of Endocrinology and Endocrine Society Joint Clinical Guideline: Diagnosis and Therapy of Glucocorticoid-induced Adrenal Insufficiency
(Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2024)Glucocorticoids are widely prescribed as anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressive agents. This results in at least 1% of the population using chronic glucocorticoid therapy, being at risk for glucocorticoid-induced adrenal ...