• Antirheumatic treatment is associated with reduced serum Syndecan-1 in Rheumatoid Arthritis 

      Deyab, Gia; Reine, Trine M.; Vuong, Tram Thu; Jenssen, Trond Geir; Hjeltnes, Gunnbjørg; Agewall, Stefan; Mikkelsen, Knut; Førre, Øystein; Fagerland, Morten; Kolset, Svein Olav; Hollan, Ivana (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-07-09)
      The endothelial glycocalyx (EG) is essential for proper function of the endothelium and for vascular integrity, but its role in premature atherogenesis in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has not been studied yet. EG impairment can play a role in pathogenesis of vascular disease, and one of its characteristics is shedding of syndecan-1 from endothelial cells. Syndecan-1 shedding is mediated by matrix ...
    • Serglycin in Quiescent and Proliferating Primary Endothelial Cells 

      Reine, Trine M.; Vuong, Tram Thu; Rutkovskiy, Arkady; Meen, Astri Jeanette; Vaage, Ingvar Jarle; Jenssen, Trond Geir; Kolset, Svein Olav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-12-22)
      Proteoglycans are fundamental components of the endothelial barrier, but the functions of the proteoglycan serglycin in endothelium are less described. Our aim was to describe the roles of serglycin in processes relevant for endothelial dysfunction. Primary human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVEC) were cultured in vitro and the expression of proteoglycans was investigated. Dense cell ...
    • Serglycin is part of the secretory repertoire of LPS-activated monocytes 

      Kolseth, Ingrid Moss; Reine, Trine M.; Vuong, Tram Thu; Meen, Astri Jeanette; Fan, Qiong; Jenssen, Trond Geir; Grønning-Wang, Line Mariann; Kolset, Svein Olav (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2015-02-11)
      Monocytes play multiple roles in the immune system, and are active in both acute and chronic diseases. Patients exposed to bacterial infections depend on monocytes in defense reactions, but excessive immune reactions may also cause morbidity through systemic inflammatory responses. Few studies have addressed the importance of proteoglycans, and in particular, the hematopoietic serglycin, in such ...