• Endonuclease v regulates atherosclerosis through c-c motif chemokine ligand 2-mediated monocyte infiltration 

      Kong, Xiang Yi; Huse, Camilla; Yang, Kuan; Øgaard, Jonas; Jimenez, Natalia Berges; Vik, Erik Sebastian; Nawaz, Meh Sameen; Quiles-Jiménez, Ana M T; Abbas, Azhar; Gregersen, Ida; Holm, Sverre; Bjerkli, Vigdis; Rashidi, Azita; Fladeby, Cathrine; Suganthan, Rajikala; Sagen, Ellen Lund; Skjelland, Mona; Lång, Anna; Bøe, Stig Ove; Bjørås, Magnar; Aukrust, Pål; Alseth, Ingrun; Halvorsen, Bente; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Background In cardiovascular diseases, atherosclerotic disorder are the most frequent and important with respect to morbidity and mortality. Inflammation mediated by immune cells is central in all parts of the atherosclerotic ...
    • Increased levels of legumain in plasma and plaques from patients with carotid atherosclerosis 

      Lunde, Ngoc Nguyen Dieu; Holm, Sverre; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Inass, Elyouncha; Sporsheim, Bjørnar; Gregersen, Ida; Abbas, Azhar; Skjelland, Mona; Espevik, Terje; Solberg, Rigmor; Johansen, Harald Thidemann; Halvorsen, Bente (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Background and aims The cysteine protease legumain has been shown to be up-regulated in unstable atherosclerotic plaques. This study aims to further elucidate legumain in atherosclerosis, by examining legumain in plasma ...
    • N6-methyladenosine in RNA of atherosclerotic plaques: An epitranscriptomic signature of human carotid atherosclerosis 

      Quiles Jimenez, Ana Maria Teresa; Gregersen, Ida; Sousa, Mirta; Abbas, Azhar; Kong, Xiang Yi; Alseth, Ingrun; Holm, Sverre; Dahl, Tuva Børresdatter; Skagen, Karolina Ryeng; Skjelland, Mona; Aukrust, Pål; Bjørås, Magnar; Halvorsen, Bente (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Background More than 170 post-transcriptional RNA modifications regulate the localization, processing and function of cellular RNAs, and aberrant RNA modifications have been linked to a range of human diseases. The RNA ...