• A highly selective purine-based inhibitor of CSF1R potently inhibits osteoclast differentiation 

      Aarhus, Thomas Ihle; Eickhoff, Jan; Klebl, Bert; Unger, Anke; Boros, Johanna; Choidas, Axel; Zischinsky, Mia-Lisa; Wolowczyk, Camilla Izabel; Bjørkøy, Geir; Sundby, Eirik; Hoff, Bård Helge (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      The colony-stimulating factor 1 receptor (CSF1R) plays an important role in the regulation of many inflammatory processes, and overexpression of the kinase is implicated in several disease states. Identifying selective, ...
    • Immunhistokjemisk påvisning av mismatch repair-proteiner 

      Amundlien, Eirin; Sandberg, Renate; Wålberg, Lise Eid (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      Bakgrunn: Immunhistokjemisk farging av vevssnitt kan påvise mismatch repair (MMR)- proteinene MLH1, PMS2, MSH2 og MSH6, som normalt uttrykkes i cellekjernen. Tap av en eller flere av disse kan indikere Lynch syndrom. ...
    • Intracellular glutathione determines bortezomib cytotoxicity in multiple myeloma cells 

      Starheim, Kristian Kobbenes; Holien, Toril; Misund, Kristine; Johansson, Ida; Baranowska, Katarzyna Anna; Sponaas, Anne Marit; Hella, Hanne; Buene, Glenn; Waage, Anders; Sundan, Anders; Bjørkøy, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2016)
      Multiple myeloma (myeloma in short) is an incurable cancer of antibody-producing plasma cells that comprise 13% of all hematological malignancies. The proteasome inhibitor bortezomib has improved treatment significantly, ...
    • Livmorhalsprøvetaking i primærhelsetjenesten 

      Gjerde, Priyanthi Borgen; Tollånes, Mette Christophersen; Tropé, Ameli Ellen Claesdotter; Eide, Maj Liv; Natvik, Marianne; Puntervoll, Hanne Eknes (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      BAKGRUNN I Norge ble det i 2020 tatt ca. 360 000 screeningprøver fra livmorhals, hvorav 11 000 ble registrert som uegnede. Vi ønsket derfor å undersøke kunnskap om livmorhalsprøvetaking blant leger i primærhelsetjeneste ...
    • Loss of NRF-2 and PGC-1α genes leads to retinal pigment epithelium damage resembling dry age-related macular degeneration 

      Felszeghy, Szabolcs; Viiri, Johanna; Paterno, Jussi J.; Hyttinen, Juha M.T.; Koskela, Ali; Chen, Mei; Leinonen, Henri; Tanila, Heikki; Kivinen, Niko; Koistinen, Arto; Toropainen, Elisa; Amadio, Marialaura; Smedowski, Adrian; Reinisalo, Mika; Winiarczyk, Mateusz; Mackiewicz, Jerzy; Mutikainen, Maija; Ruotsalainen, Anna-Kaisa; Kettunen, Mikko; Jokivarsi, Kimmo; Sinha, Debasish; Kinnunen, Kati; Petrovski, Goran; Blasiak, Janusz; Bjørkøy, Geir; Koskelainen, Ari; Skottman, Heli; Urtti, Arto; Salminen, Antero; Kannan, Ram; Ferrington, Deborah A.; Xu, Heping; Levonen, Anna-Liisa; Tavi, Pasi; Kauppinen, Anu; Kaarniranta, Kai (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a multi-factorial disease that is the leading cause of irreversible and severe vision loss in the developed countries. It has been suggested that the pathogenesis of dry AMD involves ...
    • Mechanical Confinement and DDR1 Signaling Synergize to Regulate Collagen-Induced Apoptosis in Rhabdomyosarcoma Cells 

      Gonzalez-Molina, Jordi; Kirchhof, Katharina Miria; Rathod, Bhavik; Moyano-Galceran, Lidia; Calvo-Noriega, Maria; Kokaraki, Georgia; Bjørkøy, Astrid; Ehnman, Monika; Carlson, Joseph W.; Lehti, Kaisa (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2022)
    • MMP14 expression and collagen remodelling support uterine leiomyosarcoma aggressiveness 

      Gonzalez-Molina, Jordi; Hahn, Paula; Falcão, Raul Maia; Gultekin, Okan; Kokaraki, Georgia; Zanfagnin, Valentina; Braz Petta, Tirzah; Lehti, Kaisa Irene; Carlson, Joseph W. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Fibrillar collagen deposition, stiffness and downstream signalling support the development of leiomyomas (LMs), common benign mesenchymal tumours of the uterus, and are associated with aggressiveness in multiple carcinomas. ...
    • 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 ...
    • Multi-modal meta-analysis of cancer cell line omics profiles identifies ECHDC1 as a novel breast tumor suppressor 

      Jaiswal, Alok; Gautam, Prson; Pietilä, Elina A; Timonen, Sanna; Nordström, Nora; Akimov, Yevhen; Sipari, Nina; Tanoli, Ziaurrehman; Fleischer, Thomas; Lehti, Kaisa; Wennerberg, Krister; Aittokallio, Tero Antero (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2021)
      Molecular and functional profiling of cancer cell lines is subject to laboratory-specific experimental practices and data analysis protocols. The current challenge therefore is how to make an integrated use of the omics ...
    • N-3 PUFAs induce inflammatory tolerance by formation of KEAP1-containing SQSTM1/p62-bodies and activation of NFE2L2 

      Mildenberger, Jennifer; Johansson, Ida; Sergin, Ismail; Kjøbli, Eli; Damås, Jan Kristian; Razani, Babak; Flo, Trude Helen; Bjørkøy, Geir (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2017)
      Inflammation is crucial in the defense against infections but must be tightly controlled to limit detrimental hyperactivation. Our diet influences inflammatory processes and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids (n-3 PUFAs) ...
    • NR4A2 is regulated by Gastrin and involved in gastrin-induced migration and invasion of gastric adenocarcinoma cells 

      Misund, Kristine; Selvik, Linn-Karina M.; Rao, Shalini; Nørsett, Kristin Gabestad; Bakke, Ingunn; Sandvik, Arne; Lægreid, Astrid; Bruland, Torunn; Prestvik, Wenche S; Thommesen, Liv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)
      The peptide hormone gastrin is known to play a role in differentiation, growth and apoptosis of cells in the gastric mucosa. In this study we demonstrate that gastrin induces Nuclear Receptor 4A2 (NR4A2) expression in the ...
    • NR4A2 is regulated by Gastrin and involved in gastrin-induced migration and invasion of gastric adenocarcinoma cells 

      Misund, Kristine; Selvik, Linn-Karina M.; Rao, Shalini; Nørsett, Kristin Gabestad; Bakke, Ingunn; Sandvik, Arne; Lægreid, Astrid; Bruland, Torunn; Prestvik, Wenche S; Thommesen, Liv (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2013)
      The peptide hormone gastrin is known to play a role in differentiation, growth and apoptosis of cells in the gastric mucosa. In this study we demonstrate that gastrin induces Nuclear Receptor 4A2 (NR4A2) expression in the ...
    • NRF2 drives an oxidative stress response predictive of breast cancer 

      Wolowczyk, Camilla; Neckmann, Ulrike; Aure, Miriam Ragle; Hall, Martina; Johannessen, Bjarne; Zhao, Sen; Skotheim, Rolf I.; Andersen, Sonja Benedikte; Zwiggelaar, Rosalie Theda Margien; Steigedal, Tonje S.; Lingjærde, Ole Christian; Sahlberg, Kristine Kleivi; Almaas, Eivind; Bjørkøy, Geir (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Many breast cancer patients are diagnosed with small, well-differentiated, hormone receptor-positive tumors. Risk of relapse is not easily identified in these patients, resulting in overtreatment. To identify metastasis-related ...
    • Oil type and temperature dependent biodegradation dynamics. Combining chemical and microbial community data through multivariate analysis 

      Ribicic, Deni; McFarlin, Kelly Marie; Netzer, Roman; Brakstad, Odd Gunnar; Winkler, Anika; Throne-Holst, Mimmi; Størseth, Trond Røvik (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Background This study investigates a comparative multivariate approach for studying the biodegradation of chemically dispersed oil. The rationale for this approach lies in the inherent complexity of the data and challenges ...
    • 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 ...
    • Praksisstudienes omfang og organisering i bioingeniørutdanningen 

      Furuseth, May-Tove; Kvissel, Anne Katrine; Berg, Vivian; Kjøbli, Eli; Volden, Vivi; Solli, Ann Iren; Granerud, Beathe Kiland; Lie-Jensen, Anette Christensen; Nygård, Irene; Alm, Bente; Ersvær, Elisabeth; Sjøholt, Gry (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Siden 2005 har omfang og innhold i bioingeniørutdanningen vært definert av en nasjonal rammeplan for å sikre likeverdig sluttkompetanse for alle kandidater. Fra 2019 ble en ny forskrift om nasjonale retningslinjer fastsatt. ...
    • Proliferative diabetic retinopathy transcriptomes reveal angiogenesis, anti-angiogenic therapy escape mechanisms, fibrosis and lymphatic involvement 

      Korhonen, Ani; Gucciardo, Erika; Lehti, Kaisa; Loukovaara, Sirpa (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR) is a sight-threatening diabetic complication in urgent need of new therapies. In this study we identify potential molecular mechanisms and target candidates in the pathogenesis of ...
    • S100A8 gene copy number and protein expression in breast cancer: associations with proliferation, histopathological grade and molecular subtypes 

      Børkja, Mathieu; Giambelluca, Miriam Soledad; Ytterhus, Borgny; Prestvik, Wenche Slettahjell; Bjørkøy, Geir; Bofin, Anna M. (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Background and aims Amplification of S100A8 occurs in 10–30% of all breast cancers and has been linked to poorer prognosis. Similarly, the protein S100A8 is overexpressed in a roughly comparable proportion of breast cancers ...
    • Salt-inducible kinase 1 (SIK1) is induced by gastrin and inhibits migration of gastric adenocarcinoma cells 

      Selvik, Linn-Karina M.; Rao, Shalini; Steigedal, Tonje; Haltbakk, Ildri; Misund, Kristine; Bruland, Torunn; Prestvik, Wenche S; Lægreid, Astrid; Thommesen, Liv (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2014-11-10)
      Salt-inducible kinase 1 (SIK1/Snf1lk) belongs to the AMP-activated protein kinase (AMPK) family of kinases, all of which play major roles in regulating metabolism and cell growth. Recent studies have shown that reduced ...
    • The Scandinavian small-for-gestational age (SGA) pregnancy and birth cohort – A source to continual insight into fetal growth restriction and long term physical and neurodevelopmental health in mother and offspring 

      Kjøbli, Eli; Bach, Ragnhild; Skogseth, Haakon; Jacobsen, Geir Wenberg (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2016)
      Human in utero growth restriction (IUGR) is associated with an increased risk for perinatal mortality and morbidity among newborns and infants. To pursue this challenge, a Request For Proposals (RFP) was issued in 1983 by ...