X‐bundne recessive sykdommer er alvorlige arvelige sykdommer som hovedsakelig rammer gutter. Når en kvinne som er bærer av en X‐bundet recessiv sykdom føder barn, kan hun få en frisk jente, en frisk jente som er bærer som sin mor, en frisk gutt, eller en gutt som har den X‐bundne recessive sykdommen. Dagens praksis i Norge er at alle gravide kvinner med økt risiko for å få et barn med en ...

Recently we described that endonuclease inactive DNase I translocated into the nucleus in response to increased endogenous IL-1β expression. Here, we demonstrate impact and function of translocated DNase I in tubular cells. Effect of cytokines on expression level and nuclear localisation of DNase I and corresponding levels of Fas receptor (FasR) and IL-1β were determined by confocal microscopy, qPCR ...

Objectives - Medication errors are leading causes of hospitalization and death in western countries and WHO encourages health care providers to implement non-dispensing pharmacist services in primary care to improve medication work. However, these services struggle to provide any impact on clinical outcomes. We wanted to explore health care professionals’ views on medication work to illuminate ...

This thesis is based on four papers that have imaging techniques used in breast reconstruction as the common denominator. Each paper describes the results of a study. The purpose of the first three studies was to evaluate the use of dynamic infrared thermography (DIRT) as an imaging technique for perforator mapping in breast reconstruction with a deep inferior epigastric perforator (DIEP) flap. The ...

<p><i>Background</i>: The present study explored and compared the immediate responses in markers of inflammation and angiogenesis in maintenance heart transplant (HTx) recipients before, during and after sessions of high-intensity interval training (HIT) versus moderate-intensity continuous training (MICT). The study aimed to explain some of the trigger mechanisms behind HIT in HTx recipients.</p> ...

Oral squamous cell carcinomas (OSSCs) are aggressive tumors often associated with a low survival rate. The immune system influences the development of OSCCs, and the immune infiltrate surrounding the cancer cells is an indicator of the host’s anti-tumor response. The main aim of this thesis was to describe how the tumor microenvironment in OSCC is organized, and to determine whether different subsets ...

Background/aim of the study: Carcinoma-associated Fibroblasts (CAFs) comprise a heterogeneous population of cells and often represent the major cellular component of solid malignancies playing critical roles in tumor progression and metastasis. The purpose of this study was to gain more knowledge on the immunosuppressive traits of CAFs isolated from non-small cell lung carcinomas (NSCLC), and to ...

Radiotherapy (RT) still represents a mainstay of treatment in clinical oncology. Traditionally, the effectiveness of radiotherapy has been attributed to the killing potential of ionizing radiation (IR) over malignant cells, however, it has become clear that therapeutic efficacy of RT also involves activation of innate and adaptive anti-tumor immune responses. Therapeutic irradiation of the tumor ...

Immunohistochemistry (IHC) is a method used in the daily diagnostic routine by all departments of pathology in Norway and uses the principal of antibodies recognizing antigens in different tissues. It is an approved supplemental examination of the tissue in addition to basic Hematoxylin-/Eosin staining. The method is used to look for specific cells or markers of interest and to conclude whether these ...

Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality worldwide, and novel prognostic factors supplementing the TNM classification are needed. The type, density and location of immune cell subsets in the tumor microenvironment (“Immunoscore”) may influence patient outcome in cancers, including non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). Tumor infiltrating cytotoxic (CD8+) T cells, the major anticancer ...