• The Cyclooxygenase 2 inhibitor etoricoxib as adjunctive therapy in tuberculosis impairs macrophage control of mycobacterial growth 

      Nore, Kristin Grotle; Louet, Claire; Bugge, Marit; Gidon, Alexandre; Jørgensen, Marthe Jøntvedt; Jenum, Synne; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Tonby, Kristian; Flo, Trude Helen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background Current tuberculosis treatment regimens could be improved by adjunct host-directed therapies (HDT) targeting host responses. We investigated the antimycobacterial capacity of macrophages from patients with ...
    • Detailed stratified GWAS analysis for severe COVID-19 in four European populations 

      Degenhardt, Frauke; Ellinghaus, David; Juzenas, Simonas; Lerga-Jaso, Jon; Wendorff, Mareike; Maya-Miles, Douglas; Uellendahl-Werth, Florian; ElAbd, Hesham; Lenning, Ole Bernt; Myhre, Ronny; Vadla, May Sissel; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Lind, Andreas; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Hoff, Dag Arne Lihaug; Müller, Fredrik; Solligård, Erik; Holter, Jan Cato; Afset, Jan Egil; Damås, Jan Kristian; Bergan, Jonas; Risnes, Kari; Muller, Karl Erik; Tonby, Kristian; Heggelund, Lars; Gustad, Lise Tuset; Grimsrud, Marit Mæhle; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Folseraas, Trine; Skogen, Vegard; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Karlsen, Tom Hemming; Rühlemann, Malte C.; Arora, Jatin; Özer, Onur; Wacker, Eike Matthias; Wienbrandt, Lars; Ortiz, Aron Blandino; de Salazar, Adolfo; Chercoles, Adolfo Garrido; Palom, Adriana; Ruiz, Agustin; Garzia-Fernandez, Alba-Estela; Blanco-Grau, Albert; Mantovani, Alberto; Zanella, Alberto; Mayer, Alena; Bandera, Alessandra; Franke, Andre (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Given the highly variable clinical phenotype of Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), a deeper analysis of the host genetic contribution to severe COVID-19 is important to improve our understanding of underlying disease ...
    • Dyspnea, lung function and CT findings three months after hospital admission for COVID-19 

      Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Aaløkken, Trond M; Brønstad, Eivind; Aarli, Bernt Bøgvald; Ikdahl, Eirik; Lund, Kristine Marie Aarberg; Durheim, Michael; Rivero, Jezabel Rodriguez; Meltzer, Carin; Tonby, Kristian; Stavem, Knut; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning; Ashraf, Haseem; Einvik, Gunnar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      The long-term pulmonary outcomes of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are unknown. We aimed to describe self-reported dyspnoea, quality of life, pulmonary function, and chest CT findings three months following hospital ...
    • 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 ...
    • Evaluation of the Effects of Remdesivir and Hydroxychloroquine on Viral Clearance in COVID-19 : A Randomized Trial 

      Barratt-Due, Andreas; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Nezvalova-Henriksen, Katerina; Kåsine, Trine; Lund-Johansen, Fridtjof; Hoel, Hedda Benedicte; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Tveita, Anders Aune; Mathiessen, Alexander; Haugli, Mette; Eiken, Ragnhild; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Berg, Åse; Johannessen, Asgeir; Heggelund, Lars; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Skåra, Karoline Hansen; Pawel, Mielnik; Le, Lan Ai Kieu; Thoresen, Lars; Ernst, Gernot; Hoff, Dag Arne Lihaug; Skudal, Hilde Kristin; Kittang, Bård Reiakvam; Olsen, Roy Bjørkholt; Tholin, Birgitte; Ystrøm, Carl Magnus; Skei, Nina Vibeche; Tran, Trung; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Andersen, Jan Terje; Hannula, Raisa; Dalgard, Olav; Finbråten, Ane-Kristine; Tonby, Kristian; Blomberg, Bjørn; Aballi, Saad; Fladeby, Cathrine; Steffensen, Anne Katrine; Müller, Fredrik; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Trøseid, Marius; Aukrust, Pål (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Background: New treatment modalities are urgently needed for patients with COVID-19. The World Health Organization (WHO) Solidarity trial showed no effect of remdesivir or hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) on mortality, but the ...
    • 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 ...
    • IP-10 differentiates between active and latent tuberculosis irrespective of HIV status and declines during therapy 

      Wergeland, Ida; Pullar, Nadine Durema; Assmus, Jörg; Ueland, Thor; Tonby, Kristian; Feruglio, Siri; Kvale, Dag; Damås, Jan Kristian; Aukrust, Pål; Mollnes, Tom Eirik; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2015)
      Objectives: Biomarkers for diagnosis and therapy efficacy in tuberculosis (TB) are requested. We have studied biomarkers that may differentiate between active and latent TB infection (LTBI), the influence of HIV infection ...
    • Mapping the human genetic architecture of COVID-19 

      Niemi, Mari E.K.; Karjalainen, Juha; Liao, Rachel G.; Neale, Benjamin M.; Daly, Mark; Ganna, Andrea; Pathak, Gita A.; Andrews, Shea J.; Kanai, Masahiro; Veerapen, Kumar; Fernandez-Cadenas, Israel; Schulte, Eva C.; Striano, Pasquale; Afset, Jan Egil; Solligård, Erik; Damås, Jan Kristian; Risnes, Kari; Bettini, Laura Rachele; Gustad, Lise Tuset; Holter, Jan Cato; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Karlsen, Tom Hemming; Folseraas, Trine; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Tonby, Kristian; Lind, Andreas; Müller, Fredrik; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Grimsrud, Marit Mæhle; Vadla, May Sissel; Myhre, Ronny; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Hoff, Dag Arne Lihaug; Muller, Karl Erik; Heggelund, Lars; Bergan, Jonas; Skogen, Vegard (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      The genetic make-up of an individual contributes to the susceptibility and response to viral infection. Although environmental, clinical and social factors have a role in the chance of exposure to SARS-CoV-2 and the severity ...
    • Respiratory dysfunction three months after severe COVID-19 is associated with gut microbiota alterations 

      Vestad, Beate; Ueland, Thor; Lerum, Tøri Vigeland; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Holm, Kristian; Barratt-Due, Andreas; Kåsine, Trine; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Stiksrud, Birgitte; Tonby, Kristian; Hoel, Hedda; Olsen, Inge Christoffer; Henriksen, Katerina N.; Tveita, Anders Aune; Manotheepan, Ravinea; Haugli, Mette; Eiken, Ragnhild; Berg, Åse; Halvorsen, Bente; Lekva, Tove; Ranheim, Trine; Michelsen, Annika Elisabeth; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Johannessen, Asgeir; Thoresen, Lars; Skudal, Hilde Kristin; Kittang, Bård Reiakvam; Olsen, Roy Bjørkholt; Ystrøm, Carl Magnus; Skei, Nina Vibeche; Hannula, Raisa; Aballi, Saad; Kvåle, Reidar; Skjønsberg, Ole Henning; Aukrust, Pål; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Trøseid, Marius (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Background - Although coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is primarily a respiratory infection, mounting evidence suggests that the gastrointestinal tract is involved in the disease, with gut barrier dysfunction and gut ...
    • SARS-CoV-2 Nsp13 encodes for an HLA-E-stabilizing peptide that abrogates inhibition of NKG2A-expressing NK cells 

      Hammer, Quirin; Dunst, Josefine; Christ, Wanda; Picarazzi, Francesca; Wendorff, Mareike; Momayyezi, Pouria; Huhn, Oisín; Netskar, Herman Krogstad; Maleki, Kimia T.; García, Marina; Sekine, Takuya; Sohlberg, Ebba; Azzimato, Valerio; Aouadi, Myriam; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Kildal, Anders Benjamin; Lind, Andreas; Dyrhol-Riise, Anne Ma; Hoff, Dag Arne Lihaug; Solligård, Erik; Holter, Jan Cato; Afset, Jan Egil; Damås, Jan Kristian; Hov, Johannes Espolin Roksund; Bergan, Jonas; Risnes, Kari; Muller, Karl Erik; Tonby, Kristian; Heggelund, Lars; Gustad, Lise Tuset; Grimsrud, Marit Mæhle; Vadla, May Sissel; Lenning, Ole Bernt; Myhre, Ronny; Haider, Sammra; Dudman, Susanne Gjeruldsen; Karlsen, Tom Hemming; Folseraas, Trine; Skogen, Vegard; Degenhardt, Frauke; Franke, Andre; Spallotta, Francesco; Mori, Mattia; Michaëlsson, Jakob; Björkström, Niklas K.; Rückert, Timo; Romagnani, Chiara; Horowitz, Amir; Klingström, Jonas; Ljunggren, Hans-Gustaf; Malmberg, Karl-Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Natural killer (NK) cells are innate immune cells that contribute to host defense against virus infections. NK cells respond to severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) in vitro and are activated in ...
    • Serum ACE as a prognostic biomarker in COVID-19: A Case series 

      Kolberg, Espen Skarstein; Tonby, Kristian; Wickstrøm, Kristin; Riise, Anne Margarita Dyrhol; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Amundsen, Erik Koldberg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      We have earlier proposed that serum ACE (s‐ACE) could be used as a biomarker for severity in COVID‐19 due to an assumed inverse relationship between ACE and ACE2. High s‐ACE could indicate lower ACE2 activity and therefore ...
    • 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 ...
    • T.M. Gundem og medarbeidere svarer 

      Gundem, Trine; Olasveengen, Theresa M.; Schøndorf, Christina; Hovda, Knut Erik; Rostrup, Morten; Frøyshov, Sten; Undseth, Øystein; Tonby, Kristian; Holten, Aleksander Rygh; Sunde, Kjetil; Gaustad, Knut (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)