• Increased complement activation 3 to 6 h after trauma is a predictor of prolonged mechanical ventilation and multiple organ dysfunction syndrome: a prospective observational study 

      Rognes, Ingrid Nygren; Pischke, Søren Erik; Ottestad, William; Røislien, Jo; Berg, Jens Petter; Johnson, Christina; Eken, Torsten; Mollnes, Tom Eirik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2021-04-08)
      Background - Complement activation is a central mechanism in systemic inflammation and remote organ dysfunction following major trauma. Data on temporal changes of complement activation early after injury is largely missing. We aimed to describe in detail the kinetics of complement activation in individual trauma patients from admission to 10 days after injury, and the association with trauma ...
    • Polymorphisms Related to the Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Level and Risk of Myocardial Infarction, Diabetes, Cancer and Mortality. The Tromsø Study 

      Jorde, Rolf; Schirmer, Henrik; Wilsgaard, Tom; Joakimsen, Ragnar Martin; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Njølstad, Inger; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Figenschau, Yngve; Berg, Jens Petter; Svartberg, Johan; Grimnes, Guri (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Low serum 25(OH)D levels are associated with cardiovascular risk factors, and also predict future myocardial infarction (MI), type 2 diabetes (T2DM), cancer and all-cause mortality. Recently several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25(OH)D) level have been identified. If these relations are causal one would expect a similar association between these ...