Publications

J.I.Johnsen, I.Pettersen, B.Sveinbjørnsson, T.Flægstad and P.Kogner (2004). Synergistic induction of apoptosis in neuroblastoma cells using a combination of cytostatic drugs with interferon-g and TRAIL. Int. J.Oncology. 25(6):1849-1857.

A.M.Sætern, M.Brandl, WH.Bakkelund and B.Sveinbjørnsson(2004). Cytotoxic effect of different camptotehecin formulations on human colon carcinoma in vitro. Anticancer drugs.15(9):899-906.

Johnsen,J.I.,M.Lindskog,F.Ponthan,I.Pettersen, L.Elfman, A.Orrego, B.Sveinbjørnsson,Kogner,P.
Cyclooxygenase-2 is abundantly expressed in neuroblastoma and its inhibition induces apoptosis and prevents tumor growth in vivo: implications for a novel nontoxic neuroblastoma therapy. Cancer Research 64,7210-7215(2004).

Elvevold KH, Nedredal GI, Revhaug A, Smedsrod B. Scavenger properties of cultivated pig liver endothelial cells.Comp Hepatol. 2004 3:4 (12. Aug) (online journal)

Svistounov, D., Smedsrod, B. Hepatic clearance of advanced glycation end products (AGEs)--myth or truth? J Hepatol. 2004 Dec;41(6):1038-40

Li, R.M., Sorensen, K.K., Smedsrod, B., Liu, X.P. [Receptor mediated endocytosis of retinal pigment epithelial cell] Zhonghua Yan Ke Za Zhi. 40: 539-544. (2004) Chinese.

Zykova, S.N., Svartberg, J., Seljelid, R., Iversen, H., Lund, A,, Svistounov, D.N., Jenssen, T.G. Release of TNF-alpha from in vitro-stimulated monocytes is negatively associated with serum levels of apolipoprotein B in patients with type 2 diabetes. Scand J Immunol. 2004 60: 535-542.

Hansen, B., Longati, P., Elvevold, K., Nedredal, G.I., Schledzewski, K., Olsen, R., Falkowski, M., Kzhyshkowska, J., Carlsson, F., Johansson, S., Smedsrod, B., Goerdt, S., McCourt, P. Stabilin-1 and stabilin-2 are both directed into the early endocytic pathway in hepatic sinusoidal endothelium via interactions with clathrin/AP-2, independent of ligand binding. Exp Cell Res. 2005 Feb 1;303(1):160-73.

Sørensen KK, Mørk T, Sigurdardottir OG, Åsbakk K, Åkerstedt J, Bergsjø B, Fuglei E. Acute Toxoplasmosis in three wild arctic foxes (Alopex lagopus) from Svalbard; one with co-infections of Salmonella Enteritidis PT1 and Yersinia pseudotuberculosis serotype 2b. Research
in Veterinary Science 78 (2005) 161-167

Tryland M, Sørensen KK, Godfroid J. Prevalence of Brucella pinnipediae in healthy hooded seals (Cystophora cristata) from the North Atlantic Ocean and ringed seals (Phoca hispida) from Svalbard. Veterinary Microbiology 105 (2005) 103-111

Johnsen,J.I.,M.Lindskog,F.Ponthan,I.Pettersen, L.Elfman, A.Orrego, B.Sveinbjørnsson,Kogner,P., NSAIDs in neuroblastoma therapy - Mini Review,Cancer Lett. 2005 Oct 18;228(1-2):195-201

I. Pettersen, W. Bakkelund, B. Smedsröd and B. Sveinbjörnsson. (2005) Osteoprotegerin is expressed in colon carinoma cells. Anticancer Research. 25(6B):3809-16

Elvevold K, Nedredal GI, Revhaug A, Bertheussen K, Smedsrod B. Long-term preservation of high endocytic activity in primary cultures of pig liver sinusoidal endothelial cells.Eur J Cell Biol. 2005 Sep;84(9):749-64.

P.A.G. McCourt, B. Hansen, D. Svistounov, S. Johansson, P. Longati, K. Schledzewski, J. Kzhyshkowska, S. Goerdt, S. Johansson and B. Smedsrød. “The liver sinusoidal endothelial cell hyaluronan receptor and its homolog, stabilin-1 - their roles (known and unknown) in endocytosis”, Book section in "Hyaluronan: Its Structure, Metabolism, Biological Activities and Therapeutic Applications", Editors: E.A. Balazs and V.C. Hascall, volume 2, pages 611-614, 2005 Matrix Biology Institute, Edgewater, New Jersey.

Mousavi SA, Sato M, Sporstol M, Smedsrød B, Berg T, Kojima N, Senoo H. Uptake of denatured collagen into hepatic stellate cells: Evidence for the involvement of urokinase plasminogen activator associated protein/Endo180. Biochem J. 2005 387: 39-46

A. Vik, E. Brodin, T. Börvik, B. Sveinbjörnsson, J-B. Hansen(2006). Serum osteoprotegerin in young survivors of myocardial infarction. Thrombosis & Haemostasis. 95: 881-885.

L.T.Eliassen,G.Berge,A.Leknessund,M.Wikman,I.Lindin,C.Løkke,F.Ponthan,J.I.Johnsen,B.Sveinbjørnsson,P.Kogner,T.Flægstad and Ø.Rekdal (2006).The antimicrobial peptide, Lactoferricin B, is cytotoxic to neuroblastoma cells in vitro and inhibits xenograft growth in vivo.Int. J. Cancer 119: 493-500

M. Martin-Armas, J. Simon-Santamaria, I. Pettersen, U. Moens, B. Smedsröd & B. Sveinbjörnsson (2006). Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) is present in murine liver sinusoidal endothelial cells (LSECs) and mediates the effect of CpG-oligonucleotides. Journal of Hepatology. 44(5):939-46