• Autocrine activin A signalling in ovarian cancer cells regulates secretion of interleukin 6, autophagy, and cachexia 

      Pettersen, Kristine; Andersen, Sonja Benedikte; van der Veen, Anna; Nonstad, Unni; Hatakeyema, Shinji; Lambert, Christian; Lach-Trifilieff, Estelle; Moestue, Siver Andreas; Kim, Jana; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Schilb, Alain; Jacobi, Carsten; Bjørkøy, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Background The majority of patients with advanced cancer develop cachexia, a weight loss syndrome that severely reduces quality of life and limits survival. Our understanding of the underlying mechanisms that cause the ...
    • Autophagy as a Survival Mechanism or a Cause of Disease 

      Pettersen, Kristine (Doctoral thesis at NTNU;2016:52, Doctoral thesis, 2016)
      Proper turnover of cellular components is crucial for all cells. If damaged or excessive content in the cell is not removed at a sufficient pace, normal cell functions may be compromised. The same may occur if the ...
    • Autophagy in tissues and solid tumors controlled by infiltrating immune cells 

      Lamsal, Apsana (Doctoral theses at NTNU;2023:189, Doctoral thesis, 2023)
      Nye angrepspunkter for målrettet behandling av aggressiv kreft Brystkreft er en av de mest utbredte kreftformene og vi har i dag gode behandlingsformer. Hos noen brystkreftpasienter vil likevel kreftceller sprer seg ...
    • Cancer cachexia associates with a systemic autophagy-inducing activity mimicked by cancer cell-derived IL-6 trans-signaling 

      Pettersen, Kristine; Andersen, Sonja Benedikte; Degen, simone; Tadini, Valentina; Grosjean, Joel; Hatakeyama, Shinji; Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu; Moestue, Siver Andreas; Kim, Jana; Nonstad, Unni; Romundstad, Pål Richard; Skorpen, Frank; Sørhaug, Sveinung; Amundsen, Tore; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Strasser, Florian; Stephens, Nathan; Hoem, Dag; Molven, Anders; Kaasa, Stein; Fearon, Kenneth; Jacobi, Carsten; Bjørkøy, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      The majority of cancer patients with advanced disease experience weight loss, including loss of lean body mass. Severe weight loss is characteristic for cancer cachexia, a condition that significantly impairs functional ...
    • DHA-induced stress response in human colon cancer cells - Focus on oxidative stress and autophagy 

      Pettersen, Kristine; Monsen, Vivi Anita Talstad; Pettersen, Caroline Hild; Overland, Hilde Bremseth; Pettersen, Grete Klippenvåg; Samdal, Helle; Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu; Lundemo, Anne Gøril; Bjørkøy, Geir; Schønberg, Svanhild Margrethe Arentz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) are important constituents of the diet and health benefits of omega-3/n−3 PUFAs, especially eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA, 20:5 n−3) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA, 22:6 n−3) have been well ...
    • DHA-induced stress response in human colon cancer cells - Focus on oxidative stress and autophagy 

      Pettersen, Kristine; Monsen, Vivi Anita Talstad; Pettersen, Caroline Hild; Overland, Hilde Bremseth; Pettersen, Grete Klippenvåg; Samdal, Helle; Tesfahun, Almaz Nigatu; Lundemo, Anne Gøril; Bjørkøy, Geir; Schønberg, Svanhild Margrethe Arentz (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
    • Discovery of a new marker to identify myeloid cells associated with metastatic breast tumours 

      Bokil, Ansooya Avinash; Børkja, Mathieu; Wolowczyk, Camilla Izabel; Lamsal, Apsana; Prestvik, Wenche S.; Nonstad, Unni; Pettersen, Kristine; Andersen, Sonja Benedikte; Bofin, Anna M.; Bjørkøy, Geir; Hak, Sjoerd; Giambelluca, Miriam Soledad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Myeloid cells play an essential role in cancer metastasis. The phenotypic diversity of these cells during cancer development has attracted great interest; however, their functional heterogeneity and plasticity ...
    • Immunfluorescens som metode for fibertyping av type II muskelfibre 

      Nyutstumoen, Johanne; Apalseth, Marie (Bachelor thesis, 2023)
      Kakeksi er et vekttapssyndrom som blant annet kan ramme pasienter med langt fremskreden kreft. Tilstanden kjennetegnes ved tap av muskelmasse som følge av en metabolsk ubalanse i musklene. Mekanismene bak kakeksi er ikke ...
    • MRI Reveals the in Vivo Cellular and Vascular Response to BEZ235 in Ovarian Cancer Xenografts with Different PI3-Kinase Pathway Activity 

      Cebulla, Jana; Huuse-Røneid, Else Marie; Pettersen, Kristine; van der Veen, Anna; Kim, Eugene; Andersen, Sonja; Prestvik, Wenche S; Bofin, Anna M.; Pathak, Arvind P; Bjørkøy, Geir; Bathen, Tone Frost; Moestue, Siver Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Background: The phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) pathway is an attractive therapeutic target. However, difficulty in predicting therapeutic response limits the clinical implementation of PI3K inhibitors. This study evaluates ...
    • MRI Reveals the in Vivo Cellular and Vascular Response to BEZ235 in Ovarian Cancer Xenografts with Different PI3-Kinase Pathway Activity 

      Cebulla, Jana; Huuse-Røneid, Else Marie; Pettersen, Kristine; van der Veen, Anna; Kim, Eugene; Andersen, Sonja; Prestvik, Wenche S; Bofin, Anna M.; Pathak, Arvind P; Bjørkøy, Geir; Bathen, Tone Frost; Moestue, Siver Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-12-23)
      Background: The phosphoinositide-3 kinase (PI3K) pathway is an attractive therapeutic target. However, difficulty in predicting therapeutic response limits the clinical implementation of PI3K inhibitors. This study evaluates ...
    • Opposite and dynamic regulation of the interferon response in metastatic and non-metastatic breast cancer 

      Lamsal, Apsana; Andersen, Sonja Benedikte; Johansson, Ida; Vietri, Marina; Bokil, Ansooya Avinash; Kurganovs, Natalie Jayne; Rylander, Felicia; Bjørkøy, Geir; Pettersen, Kristine; Giambelluca, Miriam Soledad (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background To our current understanding, solid tumors depend on suppressed local immune reactions, often elicited by the interaction between tumor cells and tumor microenvironment (TME) components. Despite an improved ...
    • PUFA-induced stress in cancer cells –autophagy as a potential determinant for cell survival 

      Pettersen, Kristine (Master thesis, 2010)
      Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFAs) show diverse effects on cancer cells. The explanation to why some cancer cells seem to be sensitive of PUFAs and some do not is, however, still a debated topic. Autophagy is a disease ...
    • The marine n-3 PUFA DHA evokes cytoprotection against oxidative stress and protein misfolding by inducing autophagy and NFE2L2 in human retinal pigment epithelial cells 

      Johansson, Ida; Monsen, Vivi Anita Talstad; Pettersen, Kristine; Mildenberger, Jennifer; Misund, Kristine; Kaarniranta, Kai; Schønberg, Svanhild Margrethe Arentz; Bjørkøy, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Accumulation and aggregation of misfolded proteins is a hallmark of several diseases collectively known as proteinopathies. Autophagy has a cytoprotective role in diseases associated with protein aggregates. Age-related ...