Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Schjalm, Camilla"

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    • The Alternative Complement Pathway Is Activated Without a Corresponding Terminal Pathway Activation in Patients With Heart Failure 

      Shahini, Negar; Bjørkelund, Elisabeth; Bendz, Christina; Massey, Richard J; Schjalm, Camilla; Halvorsen, Bente; Broch, Kaspar; Ueland, Thor; Gullestad, Lars; Nilsson, Per H.; Aukrust, Pål; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Louwe, Maria Cornelia (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Objective Dysregulation of the complement system has been described in patients with heart failure (HF). However, data on the alternative pathway are scarce and it is unknown if levels of factor B (FB) and the C3 convertase ...

    • Combined Inhibition of C5 and CD14 Attenuates Systemic Inflammation in a Piglet Model of Meconium Aspiration Syndrome 

      Thomas, Anub Mathew; Schjalm, Camilla; Nilsson, Per; Lindenskov, Paal Helge H.; Rørtveit, Runa; Solberg, Rønnaug; Saugstad, Ola Didrik; Berglund, Magnus M.; Strömberg, Patrik; Lau, Corinna; Espevik, Terje; Jansen, Johan Høgset; Castellheim, Albert; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Barratt-Due, Andreas (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background: Meconium aspiration syndrome (MAS) is a severe lung condition affecting newborns and it can lead to a systemic inflammatory response. We previously documented complement activation and cytokine release in a ...

    • Complement Activation in 22q11.2 Deletion Syndrome 

      Grinde, Dina; Øverland, Torstein; Lima, Kari; Schjalm, Camilla; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Abrahamsen, Tore G (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The 22q11.2 deletion syndrome (22q11.2 del), also known as DiGeorge syndrome, is a genetic disorder with an estimated incidence of 1:3000 to 1:6000 births. These patients may suffer from affection of many organ systems ...

    • 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 component C3 and the TLR co-receptor CD14 are not involved in angiotensin II induced cardiac remodelling 

      Shahini, Negar; Schjalm, Camilla; Nilsson, Per; Holt, Margrethe Flesvig; Øgaard, Jonas; Lien, Egil; Ahmed, Muhammad Shakil; Attramadal, Håvard; Aukrust, Pål; Yndestad, Arne; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Louwe, Mieke C. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Inflammation is centrally involved in the development of cardiac hypertrophy and the processes of remodelling. The complement system and Toll-like receptor (TLR) family, two upstream arms of the innate immune system, have ...

    • 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 ...

    • Ficolins do not alter host immune responses to lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in vivo 

      Genster, Ninette; Østrup, Olga; Schjalm, Camilla; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Cowland, Jack B.; Garred, Peter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Ficolins are a family of pattern recognition molecules that are capable of activating the lectin pathway of complement. A limited number of reports have demonstrated a protective role of ficolins in animal models of ...

    • 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 ...

    • Increased Local Inflammatory Response to MOC31PE Immunotoxin After Cytoreductive Surgery and Hyperthermic Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy 

      Thorgersen, Ebbe Billmann; Asvall, Jørund; Frøysnes, Ida Storhaug; Schjalm, Camilla; Larsen, Stein Gunnar; Dueland, Svein; Andersson, Yvonne; Fodstad, Øystein; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Flatmark, Kjersti (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background - Despite extensive cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS-HIPEC), most patients with resectable peritoneal metastases from colorectal cancer experience disease relapse. MOC31PE ...

    • 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 ...

    • Open chest and pericardium facilitate transpulmonary passage of venous air emboli 

      Storm, Benjamin; Halvorsen, Per Steinar; Skulstad, Helge; Dybwik, Knut Gustav; Schjalm, Camilla; Christiansen, Dorte; Wisløff-Aase, Kristin; Fosse, Erik; Braaten, Tonje Bjørndal; Nielsen, Erik Waage; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background Transpulmonary passage of air emboli can lead to fatal brain- and myocardial infarctions. We studied whether pigs with open chest and pericardium had a greater transpulmonary passage of venous air emboli than ...

    • Properdin binding to complement activating surfaces depends on initial C3b deposition 

      Harboe, Morten; Johnson, Christina; Nymo, Stig Haugset; Ekholt, Karin; Schjalm, Camilla; Lindstad, Julie Katrine; Pharo, Anne Margrethe; Hellerud, Bernt C; Ekdahl, Kristina Nilsson; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Nilsson, Per (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Two functions have been assigned to properdin; stabilization of the alternative convertase, C3bBb, is well accepted, whereas the role of properdin as pattern recognition molecule is controversial. The presence of ...

    • Rapid systemic surge of IL-33 after severe human trauma: a prospective observational study 

      Sundnes, Olav; Ottestad, William Arne; Schjalm, Camilla; Lundbäck, Peter; La Cour Poulsen, Lars; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Haraldsen, Guttorm; Eken, Torsten (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background Alarmins are considered proximal mediators of the immune response after tissue injury. Understanding their biology could pave the way for development of new therapeutic targets and biomarkers in human disease, ...

    • Rickettsia conorii is a potent complement activator in vivo and combined inhibition of complement and CD14 is required for attenuation of the cytokine response ex vivo 

      Otterdal, Kari; Portillo, Aránzazu; Astrup, Elisabeth; Ludviksen, Judith K; Schjalm, Camilla; Raoult, Didier; Olano, Juan Pablo; Halvorsen, Bente; Oteo Revuelta, José Antonio; Aukrust, Pål; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Nilsson, Per (Journal article, 2016)
      Mediterranean spotted fever caused by Rickettsia conorii is a potentially lethal disease characterized by vascular inflammation affecting multiple organs. Studies of R. conorii so far have focused on activation of inflammatory ...

    • 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 ...