• Complement activation is associated with poor outcome after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest 

      Chaban, Viktoriia; Nakstad, Espen R.; Stær-Jensen, Henrik; Schjalm, Camilla; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle; Lundqvist, Christofer; Saltyte Benth, Jurate; Sunde, Kjetil; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Andersen, Geir Øystein; Pischke, Soeren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Cardiopulmonary resuscitation after cardiac arrest initiates a whole-body ischemia-reperfusion injury, which may activate the innate immune system, including the complement system. We hypothesized that complement ...
    • Complement Is Activated During Normothermic Machine Perfusion of Porcine and Human Discarded Kidneys 

      Jager, Neeltina M.; Venema, Leonie H.; Arykbaeva, Asel S.; Meter-Arkema, Anita H.; Ottens, Petra J.; van Kooten, Cees; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Alwayn, Ian P. J.; Leuvenink, Henri G. D.; Pischke, Soeren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background: The gap between demand and supply of kidneys for transplantation necessitates the use of kidneys from extended criteria donors. Transplantation of these donor kidneys is associated with inferior results, reflected ...
    • Complement ratios C3bc/C3 and sC5b-9/C5 do not increase the sensitivity of detecting acute complement activation systemically 

      Thomas, Anub Mathew; Chaban, Viktoriia; Pischke, Soeren; Orrem, Hilde Lang; Bosnes, Vidar; Sunde, Kjetil; Seljeflot, Ingebjørg; Lundqvist, Christofer; Nakstad, Espen Rostrup; Andersen, Geir Øystein; Schjalm, Camilla; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Barratt-Due, Andreas (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Complement activation plays an important pathogenic role in numerous diseases. The ratio between an activation product and its parent protein is suggested to be more sensitive to detect complement activation ...
    • A conformational change of complement C5 is required for thrombin-mediated cleavage, revealed by a novel ex vivo human whole blood model preserving full thrombin activity 

      Nilsson, Per; Johnson, Christina; Quach, Huy Quang; Macpherson, Alex; Durrant, Oliver; Pischke, Soeren; Fure, Hilde; Landsem, Anne; Bergseth, Grete; Schjalm, Camilla; Haugaard-Kedström, Linda M.; Huber-Lang, Markus; van den Elsen, Jean; Brekke, Ole-Lars; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Thrombin activation of C5 connects thrombosis to inflammation. Complement research in whole blood ex vivo necessitates anticoagulation, which potentially interferes with the inflammatory modulation by thrombin. We challenged ...
    • Elevated plasma sTIM-3 levels in patients with severe COVID-19 

      Ueland, Thor; Heggelund, Lars; Lind, Andreas; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Tonby, Kristian; Michelsen, Annika; Jenum, Synne; Jørgensen, Marthe Jøntvedt; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Skeie, Linda Gail; Nordøy, Ingvild; Aanensen Fraz, Mai Sasaki; Paulsen, Else Quist; Pischke, Soeren; Johal, Simreen Kaur; Hesstvedt, Liv; Bogen, Mette; Fevang, Børre; Halvorsen, Bente; Müller, Fredrik; Bekken, Gry Kloumann; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Aukrust, Pål; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Holter, Jan Cato (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background The pathogenesis of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is still incompletely understood, but it seems to involve immune activation and immune dysregulation. Objective We examined the parameters of activation ...
    • Endotoxin removal in septic shock with the Alteco LPS Adsorber was safe but showed no benefit compared to placebo in the double-blind randomized controlled trial - the Asset Study 

      Lipcsey, Miklos; Tenhunen, Jyrki; Pischke, Soeren; Kuitunen, Anne; Flaatten, Hans; De Geer, Lina; Sjölin, Jan; Frithiof, Robert; Chew, Michelle S.; Bendel, Stepani; Kawati, Rafael; Larsson, Anders; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Tønnessen, Tor Inge; Rubertsson, Sten (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Purpose: Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) are presumed to contribute to the inflammatory response in sepsis. We investigated if extracorporeal Alteco LPS Adsorber for LPS removal in early gram-negative septic shock was feasible ...
    • Escherichia coli-induced inflammatory responses are temperature-dependent in human whole blood ex vivo 

      Chaban, Viktoriia; de Boer, Eline; Ekholt, Karin; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Nilsson, Per; Pischke, Soeren; Islam, Rakibul (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
    • H2S-Enriched Flush out Does Not Increase Donor Organ Quality in a Porcine Kidney Perfusion Model 

      Maassen, Hanno; Venema, Leonie H.; Weiss, Marc G.; Huijink, Tobias M.; Hofker, H. Sijbrand; Keller, Anna K.; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Eijken, Marco; Pischke, Soeren; Jespersen, Bente; van Goor, Harry; Leuvenink, Henri G. D. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Kidney extraction time has a detrimental effect on post-transplantation outcome. This study aims to improve the flush-out and potentially decrease ischemic injury by the addition of hydrogen sulphide (H2S) to the flush ...
    • Increased interleukin-6 and macrophage chemoattractant protein-1 are associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 

      Jørgensen, Marthe Jøntvedt; Holter, Jan Cato; Christensen, Erik; Schjalm, Camilla; Tonby, Kristian; Pischke, Soeren; Jenum, Synne; Skeie, Linda Gail; Nur, Sarah; Lind, Andreas; Opsand, Hanne; Enersen, Tone Burvald; Grøndahl, Ragnhild; Hermann, Anne; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Müller, Fredrik; Ueland, Thor; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Aukrust, Pål; Heggelund, Lars; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      In SARS-CoV-2 infection there is an urgent need to identify patients that will progress to severe COVID-19 and may benefit from targeted treatment. In this study we analyzed plasma cytokines in COVID-19 patients and ...
    • Intracellular Complement Component 3 Attenuated Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in the Isolated Buffer-Perfused Mouse Heart and Is Associated With Improved Metabolic Homeostasis 

      Torp, May-Kristin; Ranheim, Trine; Schjalm, Camilla; Hjorth, Marit; Heiestad, Christina Mathisen; Dalen, Knut Tomas; Nilsson, Per; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Pischke, Soeren; Lien, Egil; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle; Yndestad, Arne; Stensløkken, Kåre-Olav (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      The innate immune system is rapidly activated during myocardial infarction and blockade of extracellular complement system reduces infarct size. Intracellular complement, however, appears to be closely linked to metabolic ...
    • Local Postoperative Graft Inflammation in Pancreas Transplant Patients With Early Graft Thrombosis 

      Rydenfelt, Kristina Elisabeth; Kjøsen, Gisle; Horneland, Rune; Ludviksen, Judith K; Jenssen, Trond; Line, Pål Dag; Tønnessen, Tor Inge; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Haugaa, Håkon; Pischke, Soeren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background. Graft thrombosis is the main cause of early graft loss following pancreas transplantation, and is more frequent in pancreas transplant alone (PTA) compared with simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) recipients. ...
    • Longitudinal Associations Between Persistent Post-Concussion Symptoms and Blood Biomarkers of Inflammation and CNS-Injury Following Mild Traumatic Brain Injury 

      Clarke, Gerard Janez; Skandsen, Toril; Zetterberg, Henrik; Follestad, Turid; Einarsen, Cathrine Elisabeth; Vik, Anne; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Pischke, Soeren; Blennow, Kaj; Håberg, Asta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The aim of our study was to investigate the biological underpinnings of persistent post-concussion symptoms (PPCS) at 3 months following mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Patients (n = 192, age 16–60 years) with mTBI, ...
    • Synthetic Oligodeoxynucleotide CpG Motifs Activate Human Complement through Their Backbone Structure and Induce Complement-Dependent Cytokine Release 

      de Boer, Eline; Sokolova, Marina; Quach, Huy Quang; Mc Adam, Karin Ekholt; Götz, Maximilian P.; Chaban, Viktoriia; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle; Fageräng, Beatrice Linnea Christina; Woodruff, Trent M.; Garred, Peter; Nilsson, Per; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Pischke, Soeren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Bacterial and mitochondrial DNA, sharing an evolutionary origin, act as danger-associated molecular patterns in infectious and sterile inflammation. They both contain immunomodulatory CpG motifs. Interactions between CpG ...
    • Systemic complement activation is associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 hospitalized patients 

      Holter, Jan Cato; Pischke, Soeren; de Boer, Eline; Lind, Andreas; Jenum, Synne; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Tonby, Kristian; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Sokolova, Marina; Schjalm, Camilla; Chaban, Viktoriia; Kolderup, Anette; Tran, Trung; Tollefsrud Gjølberg, Torleif; Skeie, Linda Gail; Hesstvedt, Liv; Ormåsen, Vidar; Fevang, Børre; Austad, Cathrine; Muller, Karl Erik; Fladeby, Cathrine; Holberg-Petersen, Mona; Halvorsen, Bente; Müller, Fredrik; Aukrust, Pål; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Ueland, Thor; Andersen, Jan Terje; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Heggelund, Lars; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Respiratory failure in the acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic is hypothesized to be driven by an overreacting innate immune response, where the complement system is a key player. In this prospective ...
    • Systemic inflammation persists the first year after mild traumatic brain injury: Results from the Prospective Trondheim Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Study 

      Chaban, Viktoriia; Clarke, Gerard; Skandsen, Toril; Islam, Rakibul; Einarsen, Cathrine Elisabeth; Vik, Anne; Damås, Jan Kristian; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Håberg, Asta; Pischke, Soeren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Innate immune activation has been attributed a key role in traumatic brain injury (TBI) and successive morbidity. In mild TBI (mTBI), however, the extent and persistence of innate immune activation are unknown. We determined ...
    • Thrombin Differentially Modulates the Acute Inflammatory Response to Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus in Human Whole Blood 

      Johnson, Christina; Quach, Huy Quang; Lau, Corinna; Ekholt, Karin; Espevik, Terje; Woodruff, Trent M.; Pischke, Soeren; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Nilsson, Per (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Thrombin plays a central role in thromboinflammatory responses, but its activity is blocked in the common ex vivo human whole blood models, making an ex vivo study of thrombin effects on thromboinflammatory responses ...
    • Thromboinflammatory response is increased in pancreas transplant alone versus simultaneous pancreas-kidney transplantation and early pancreas graft thrombosis is associated with complement activation 

      Rydenfelt, Kristina Elisabeth; Kjøsen, Gisle; Horneland, Rune; Ludviksen, Judith K; Jenssen, Trond; Line, Pål Dag; Tønnessen, Tor Inge; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Haugaa, Håkon; Pischke, Soeren (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background: Pancreas transplant alone (PTA) recipients are more affected by pancreas graft thrombosis, and graft loss compared to simultaneous pancreas-kidney (SPK) recipients. The pathophysiology is unknown, but an increased ...