Search Results - "Bakke, S."
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Cholesterol crystals induce complement-dependent inflammasome activation and cytokine release
Published in The Journal of immunology (1950) (15-03-2014)“…Inflammation is associated with development of atherosclerosis, and cholesterol crystals (CC) have long been recognized as a hallmark of atherosclerotic…”
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Cyclodextrin promotes atherosclerosis regression via macrophage reprogramming
Published in Science translational medicine (06-04-2016)“…Atherosclerosis is an inflammatory disease linked to elevated blood cholesterol concentrations. Despite ongoing advances in the prevention and treatment of…”
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Predictors of exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease--results from the Bergen COPD cohort study
Published in PloS one (03-10-2014)“…COPD exacerbations accelerate disease progression. To examine if COPD characteristics and systemic inflammatory markers predict the risk for acute COPD…”
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Restenosis and risk of stroke after stenting or endarterectomy for symptomatic carotid stenosis in the International Carotid Stenting Study (ICSS): secondary analysis of a randomised trial
Published in Lancet neurology (01-07-2018)“…The risk of stroke associated with carotid artery restenosis after stenting or endarterectomy is unclear. We aimed to compare the long-term risk of restenosis…”
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Quantitative computed tomography: emphysema and airway wall thickness by sex, age and smoking
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-10-2009)“…We investigated how quantitative high-resolution computed tomography (HRCT) measures of emphysema and airway wall thickness (AWT) vary with sex, age and…”
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Sputum microbiota and inflammation at stable state and during exacerbations in a cohort of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients
Published in PloS one (17-09-2019)“…Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are debilitating events and spur disease progression. Infectious causes are frequent; however, it…”
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Systemic inflammatory markers in COPD: results from the Bergen COPD Cohort Study
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-03-2010)“…Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is considered an inflammatory pulmonary disorder with systemic inflammatory manifestations. The aim of this study…”
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Gender differences in COPD: are women more susceptible to smoking effects than men?
Published in Thorax (01-06-2010)“…The number of female smokers developing chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is rapidly increasing, but whether or not there exists a differential…”
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Quantitative Computed Tomography Measures of Emphysema and Airway Wall Thickness Are Related to Respiratory Symptoms
Published in American journal of respiratory and critical care medicine (15-02-2010)“…There is limited knowledge about the relationship between respiratory symptoms and quantitative high-resolution computed tomography measures of emphysema and…”
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Factors associated with coronary heart disease in COPD patients and controls
Published in PloS one (27-04-2022)“…COPD and coronary heart disease (CHD) frequently co-occur, yet which COPD phenotypes are most prone to CHD is poorly understood. The aim of this study was to…”
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A randomized controlled trial of cognitive behavioral therapy for anxiety and depression in COPD
Published in Respiratory medicine (01-07-2010)“…Summary Background Previous research indicates a high prevalence of untreated anxiety and depression in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease…”
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Recommendations for epidemiological studies on COPD
Published in The European respiratory journal (01-12-2011)“…The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been extensively studied, especially in Western Europe and North America. Few of these data…”
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Reduced neuropsychological test performance in asymptomatic carotid stenosis: The Tromsø Study
Published in Neurology (09-03-2004)“…To assess the relationship between asymptomatic carotid stenosis, neuropsychological test performance, and silent MRI lesions. Performance on several…”
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Loss of perilipin 2 in cultured myotubes enhances lipolysis and redirects the metabolic energy balance from glucose oxidation towards fatty acid oxidation
Published in Journal of lipid research (01-11-2017)“…Lipid droplet (LD) coating proteins are essential for the formation and stability of intracellular LDs. Plin2 is an abundant LD coating protein in skeletal…”
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Increased triacylglycerol - Fatty acid substrate cycling in human skeletal muscle cells exposed to eicosapentaenoic acid
Published in PloS one (29-11-2018)“…It has previously been shown that pretreatment of differentiated human skeletal muscle cells (myotubes) with eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) promoted increased…”
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Effects of lifestyle intervention in persons at risk for type 2 diabetes mellitus - results from a randomised, controlled trial
Published in BMC public health (25-11-2011)“…Lifestyle change is probably the most important single action to prevent type 2 diabetes mellitus. The purpose of this study was to assess the effects of a…”
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Comparing microbiota profiles in induced and spontaneous sputum samples in COPD patients
Published in Respiratory research (29-08-2017)“…Induced and spontaneous sputum are used to evaluate the airways microbiota. Whether the sputum types can be used interchangeably in microbiota research is…”
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Cholesterol crystals use complement to increase NLRP3 signaling pathways in coronary and carotid atherosclerosis
Published in EBioMedicine (01-10-2020)“…During atherogenesis, cholesterol precipitates into cholesterol crystals (CC) in the vessel wall, which trigger plaque inflammation by activating the NACHT,…”
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Implications of reversibility testing on prevalence and risk factors for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: a community study
Published in Thorax (01-10-2005)“…Background: The Global Initiative for Obstructive Lung Disease (GOLD) has defined chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) as a post-bronchodilator ratio…”
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Genetic Variation/Evolution and Differential Host Responses Resulting from In-Patient Adaptation of Mycobacterium avium
Published in Infection and immunity (01-04-2019)“…Members of the complex (MAC) are characterized as nontuberculosis mycobacteria and are pathogenic mainly in immunocompromised individuals. MAC strains show a…”
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