Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Lysvand, Hilde"

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    • Active components of commonly prescribed medicines affect influenza a virus–host cell interaction: A pilot study 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Yao, Rouan; Zusinaite, Eva; Lysvand, Hilde; Oksenych, Valentyn; Tenson, Tanel; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: Every year, millions of people are hospitalized and thousands die from influenza A virus (FLUAV) infection. Most cases of hospitalizations and death occur among the elderly. Many of these elderly patients are ...

    • Boosted production of antibodies that neutralized different SARS-CoV-2 variants in a COVID-19 convalescent following messenger RNA vaccination - a case study. 

      Fenstad, Mona H.; Ravlo, Erlend; Ianevski, Aleksandr; Starheim, Eirin Johannessen; Wang, Wei; Lysvand, Hilde; Smura, Teemu; Ji, Ping; Kivi, Gaily; Voolaid, Maia-Liisa; Plaan, Kati; Ustav, Mart; Ustav, Mart; Žusinaite, Eva; Tenson, Tanel; Kurg, Reet; Oksenych, Valentyn; Walstad, Kirsti; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Kaarbø, Mari; Ernits, Karin; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Vaccinated convalescents do not develop severe COVID-19 after infection with new SARS-CoV-2 variants. We questioned how messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccination of convalescents provides protection from emerging virus variants. ...

    • Chemical, Physical and Biological Triggers of Evolutionary Sonserved Bcl-xL-Mediated Apoptosis 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Kulesskiy, Evgeny; Krpina, Klara; Lou, Guofeng; Aman, Yahyah; Bugai, Andrii; Aasumets, Koit; Akimov, Yevhen; Bulanova, Daria; Gildemann, Kiira; Arutyunyan, Albert F.; Susova, Olga Yu.; Zhuze, Alexei L.; Ji, Ping; Wang, Wei; Holien, Toril; Bugge, Marit; Zusinaite, Eva; Oksenych, Valentyn; Lysvand, Hilde; Gerhold, Joachim M.; Bjørås, Magnar; Johansen, Pål; Waage, Anders; Heckman, Caroline A.; Fang, Evandro Fei; Kainov, Denis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Background: The evidence that pan-Bcl-2 or Bcl-xL-specific inhibitors prematurely kill virus-infected or RNA/DNA-transfected cells provides rationale for investigating these apoptotic inducers further. We hypothesized that ...

    • The combination of pleconaril, rupintrivir, and remdesivir efficiently inhibits enterovirus infections in vitro, delaying the development of drug-resistant virus variants 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Frøysa, Irene Trøen; Lysvand, Hilde; Calitz, Carlemi; Smura, Teemu; Nilsen, Hans-Johnny; Høyer, Erling; Afset, Jan Egil; Sridhar, Adithya; Wolthers, Katja C.; Zusinaite, Eva; Tenson, Tanel; Kurg, Reet; Oksenych, Valentyn; Galabov, Angel S.; Stoyanova, Adelina; Bjørås, Magnar; Kaynov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2024)
      Enteroviruses are a significant global health concern, causing a spectrum of diseases from the common cold to more severe conditions like hand-foot-and-mouth disease, meningitis, myocarditis, pancreatitis, and poliomyelitis. ...

    • Detection of subgenomic mRNA from endemic human coronavirus OC43 and NL63 compared to viral genomic loads, single virus detection and clinical manifestations in children with respiratory tract infections 

      Heimdal, Inger; Lysvand, Hilde; Krokstad, Sidsel; Christensen, Andreas; Døllner, Henrik; Nordbø, Svein Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background The importance of endemic human coronavirus (HCoV) in children has been insufficiently elucidated upon. Our aims were to develop subgenomic (sg) mRNA tests for HCoV species OC43 and NL63, and to evaluate the ...

    • Discovery and development of safe-in-man broad-spectrum antiviral agents 

      Anderssen, Petter Inge; Ianevski, Aleksandr; Lysvand, Hilde; Vitkauskiene, Astra; Oksenych, Valentyn; Bjørås, Magnar; Telling, Kaidi; Lutsar, Irja; Dumpis, Uga; Irie, Yasuhiko; Tenson, Tanel; Kantele, Anu; Kainov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Viral diseases are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality in the world. Virus-specific vaccines and antiviral drugs are the most powerful tools to combat viral diseases. However, broad-spectrum antiviral ...

    • Elucidating the gene encoding the R3 surface protein in Streptococcus agalactiae 

      Basson, Adelle (Master thesis, 2020)
      Introduction: S. agalactiae, Lancefield’s group B Streptococcus (GBS), occurs as part of the normal microbial flora of the gastrointestinal and genital tract and can cause critical invasive disease in neonates, including ...

    • Fenotypisk og genotypisk resistens i Staphylococcus aureus isolater fra pasienter innlagt med blodstrømsinfeksjon på sykehusene i Levanger og Namsos fra 1995 til 2019 

      Kveli, Mona; Mølster, Ella Noer (Bachelor thesis, 2024)
      Bakgrunnen for prosjektet var å kartlegge forekomsten av antibiotikaresistens blant Staphylococcus aureus-isolater hentet fra blodkulturer tatt av pasienter innlagt med blodstrømsinfeksjon ved sykehusene i Levanger og ...

    • Identification and Tracking of Antiviral Drug Combinations 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Yao, Rouan; Biza, Svetlana; Zusinaite, Eva; Mannik, Andres; Kivi, Gaily; Planken, Anu; Kurg, Kristiina; Tombak, Eva-Maria; Ustav, Mart Jr; Shtaida, Nastassia; Kulesskiy, Evgeny; Jo, Eunji; Yang, Jaewon; Lysvand, Hilde; Løseth, Kirsti; Oksenych, Valentyn; Aas, Per Arne; Tenson, Tanel; Vitkauskienė, Astra; Windisch, Marc P; Fenstad, Mona H.; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Ustav, Mart; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Combination therapies have become a standard for the treatment for HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) infections. They are advantageous over monotherapies due to better efficacy, reduced toxicity, as well as the ability to ...

    • Nafamostat–interferon-α combination suppresses sars-cov-2 infection in vitro and in vivo by cooperatively targeting host TMPRSS2 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Yao, Rouan; Lysvand, Hilde; Grødeland, Gunnveig; Legrand, Nicolas; Oksenych, Valentyn; Zusinaite, Eva; Tenson, Tanel; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis E. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      SARS-CoV-2 and its vaccine/immune-escaping variants continue to pose a serious threat to public health due to a paucity of effective, rapidly deployable, and widely available treatments. Here, we address these challenges ...

    • Parechovirus A in Hospitalized Children With Respiratory Tract Infections: A 10-Year-Long Study From Norway 

      Skanke, Lars Høsøien; Lysvand, Hilde; Heimdal, Inger; Moe, Nina; Krokstad, Sidsel; Christensen, Andreas; Risnes, Kari; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Døllner, Henrik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background. The role of Parechovirus A (PeV-A) in hospitalized children with respiratory tract infections (RTIs) is unclear. We studied the occurrence and impact of PeV-A over 10 years. Methods. Children from Sør-Trøndelag ...

    • Potential Antiviral Options against SARS-CoV-2 Infection. Viruses. 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Yao, Rouan; Fenstad, Mona H.; Biza, Svetlana; Zusinaite, Eva; Reisberg, Tuuli; Lysvand, Hilde; Løseth, Kirsti; Landsem, Veslemøy Malm; Fossum, Janne; Erlandsen, Sten Even; Aas, Per Arne; Hagen, Lars; Pettersen, Caroline Hild; Tenson, Tanel; Afset, Jan Egil; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis; Oksenych, Valentyn (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      As of June 2020, the number of people infected with severe acute respiratory coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) continues to skyrocket, with more than 6.7 million cases worldwide. Both the World Health Organization (WHO) and United ...

    • Psoriasis pathogenesis – Pso p27 constitutes a compact structure forming large aggregates 

      Lysvand, Hilde; Helland, Ronny; Hagen, Lars; Slupphaug, Geir; Iversen, Ole-Jan (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory skin disease. The absence of microbial organisms as potential causal agents has given rise to the hypothesis that the inflammation is due to an autoimmune reaction. The defined inflamed ...

    • The Streptococcus agalactiae R3 surface protein is encoded by sar5 

      Basson, Adelle; Olaisen, Camilla; Selvik, Linn-Karina M.; Lyng, Randi Valsø; Lysvand, Hilde; Gidon, Alexandre; Ås, Christina Gabrielsen; Afset, Jan Egil; Dragset, Marte Singsås (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Streptococcus agalactiae (group B streptococcus; GBS) is an important human pathogen causing pneumonia, sepsis and meningitis in neonates, as well as infections in pregnant women, immunocompromised individuals, and the ...

    • Studies of the autoantigen Pso p27 in the cerebrospinal fluid of patients with multiple sclerosis 

      Hvaring, Charlotte Maria (Master thesis, 2013)
      Background: The many similarities between autoimmune diseases point to a common origin, also known as the autoimmune tautology. Pso p27 is an auto-antigen and has been found in several autoimmune diseases, first in psoriasis ...

    • Synergistic interferon-alpha-based combinations for treatment of sars-cov-2 and other viral infections 

      Ianevski, Aleksandr; Yao, Rouan; Zusinaite, Eva; Lello, Laura Sandra; Wang, Sainan; Jo, Eunji; Yang, Jaewon; Ravlo, Erlend; Wang, Wei; Lysvand, Hilde; Løseth, Kirsti; Oksenych, Valentyn; Tenson, Tanel; Windisch, Marc P.; Poranen, Minna M.; Nieminen, Anni I.; Nordbø, Svein Arne; Fenstad, Mona H.; Grødeland, Gunnveig; Aukrust, Pål; Trøseid, Marius; Kantele, Anu; Lastauskienė, Eglė; Vitkauskienė, Astra; Legrand, Nicolas; Merits, Andres; Bjørås, Magnar; Kainov, Denis (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background: There is an urgent need for new antivirals with powerful therapeutic potential and tolerable side effects. Methods: Here, we tested the antiviral properties of interferons (IFNs), alone and with other drugs in ...