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Wenche H. Bakkelund

Technician

Telefon (+47)
776 45642/45397

E-mail
wenchehb@fagmed.uit.no

Qualifications:
Bioengineer
University courses in Biochemistry, cell-biology, immunology, mammalian cell cultures and human histology

Previous employment:
1971 – 72 Norwegian Bacterial Laboratory
1973 – 85 Department of Ophthalmology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø
1985 – 90 Department of Rheumatology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Tromsø

Present employment:
1990 – Department of experimental pathology, Institute of Medical Biology, UiTø

Field of work:
Both in vitro and in vivo studies in cell-biology: activating/measuring cytokines and apoptotic reactions, also RT-PCR

Publications:
I.M. Dahl, W.Johnsen (now Bakkelund), A.Anseth and H. Prydz. The synthesis of glycosaminoglycans by corneal stroma cells in culture. Experimental cell Research 88: 193-197


Pettersen I., Figenschau Y., Olsen E., Bakkelund W., Smedsrød B., Sveinbjørnsson B.
Tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand induces apoptosis in human articular chondrocytes in vitro. Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2002, 296 (3) : 671-676

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.

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