Background Cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in Russia is among the highest in the world. CVD mortality rate among Russian middle-aged (30-59) men and women is more than ten times higher than in Norway. Comparative studies however show that abnormally high levels of the conventional (atherosclerotic) cardiovascular risk factors such as serum cholesterol, obesity, diabetes and hypertension are ...

SLE er en sykdom med ukjent etiologi. En hovedmarkør for sykdommen SLE er produskjon av antistoffer mot kroppseget DNA (arvestoff). Binding av slike antistoffer til DNA fører til dannelse av immunkomplekser som i sin tur avleires i organer og bidrar til kliniske symptomer og sykdomsutvikling. I nyrene forårsakes det lekkasje av eggehvite (proteinuri) og er et tegn på alvorlig nyresvikt. Vi ...

Ampicillin er et antibiotikum som har vært brukt i flere tiår, og det er mange bakterier på sykehus og andre helseinstitusjoner som har utviklet resistens mot dette legemiddelet. Bakteriene blir resistente ved selv å utvikle eller ta opp resistensgener. Vi vet lite om bakteriene utenfor sykehusmiljøene har resistensgener mot ampicillin. Kunnskap om resistensgener i miljø hvor det er lite menneskelig ...

Inspired by precautionary and participatory approaches to risk governance of novel technologies, this thesis concerns how to acknowledge and handle scientific uncertainties in policy-relevant science. I have addressed this topic by mapping perspectives on uncertainties, benefits and concerns related to the use of modern biotechnology in aquaculture, among scientists, policy advisors and other impacted ...

The immune system is efficiently protecting us against infections by recognizing foreign structures; however it can occasionally cause complications during pregnancy by eliciting immune responses against foetal blood cells. Blood platelets have surface proteins that exist in different variants in the population. Those that are known to be a target for alloimmune responses are referred to as human ...

Background: Childhood abuse affects adult physical and psychological health. There is limited research on the effect of childhood abuse on pregnancy and childbirth. Studies usually focus on a single type of abuse, commonly sexual and/or physical abuse, few have considered emotional abuse. The results of studies on childhood abuse and mode of delivery are inconsistent. This might be due to methodological ...

Neuroblastoma is the most common extra-cranial tumour disease in children, and accounts for 15% of all childhood cancer deaths. MYCN is a transcription factor and a proto-oncogene that most often initiates transcription of target genes involved in increased proliferation and inhibition of differentiation. MYCN amplified neuroblastoma represents the most aggressive form of this disease. Silencing of ...

”Hvor mye?”, ”Hvor ofte?” og ”Hvor lenge?” er sentrale spørsmål i studier av legemidler. For å finne en optimal behandling trenger man kunnskap om et legemiddels opptak, fordeling i kroppen, og nedbryting. Øie sitt prosjekt viser at leveren spiller en nøkkelrolle i nedbrytningen av to sentrale substanser som hemmer blodlevring (antikoagulantia), heparin og tissue factor pathway inhibitor (TFPI). ...

Cancer cells with the ability to metastasize have also an ability to adapt and survive in new surroundings. This is connected to their ability to alter the balance between and the level of oxidants and antioxidants within the cell. To understand how cancer cells do this, a panel of cancer cells were examined with respect to genes that can affect the oxidant production. These cells had been isolated ...