Publications

Publication • Published year 2019

Acute phase response and inflammation following pulmonary exposure to low doses of zinc oxide nanoparticles in mice

Inhalation of nanosized zinc oxide (ZnO) induces metal fume fever and systemic acute phase response in humans. Acute phase response acti...

Niels Hadrup; Feriel Rahmani; Nicklas R. Jacobsen; Anne T. Saber; Petra Jackson; Stefan Bengtson; Andrew Williams; Håkan Wallin; Sabina Halappanavar; Ulla Vogel

Publication • Published year 2019

Pro-Inflammatory Responses in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Induced by Spores and Hyphal Fragments of Common Damp Indoor Molds

Damp indoor environments contaminated with different mold species may contribute to the development and exacerbation of respiratory illne...

Elisabeth Øya; Rune Becher; Leni Johanne Ekeren; Komlavi Anani Afanou; Johan Øvrevik; Jørn Andreas Holme

Publication • Published year 2019

An automatic pre-processing method to detect and reject signal artifacts from full-shift field-work sEMG recordings of bilateral trapezius activity

Bipolar surface EMG (sEMG) signals of the trapezius muscles bilaterally were recorded continuously with a frequency of 800 Hz during full...

Tove Maria Østensvik; Helmer Belbo; Kaj Bo Veiersted

Publication • Published year 2019

Endotoxin and Hydrogen Sulphide Exposure and Effects on the Airways Among Waste Water Workers in Sewage Treatment Plants and Sewer Net System

Background: The purpose of this study is to investigate whether airborne exposure to endotoxins, hydrogen sulphide (H2S), and inhalable p...

Kari Emilie Heldal; Åse Dalseth Austigard; Kristin V Hirsch Svendsen; Elin Einarsdóttir Thornér; Lars Ole Goffeng; Liv Ingunn Bjoner Sikkeland; Karl-Christian Nordby

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Animal farming and the risk of lymphohaematopoietic cancers. A meta-analysis of three cohort studies within the AGRICOH consortium

Animal farming entails a variety of potential exposures, including infectious agents, endotoxins and pesticides, which may play a role in...

Sonia El-Zaemey; Leah Schinasi; Gilles Ferro; Séverine Tual; Pierre Lebailly; Isabelle Baldi; Karl-Christian Nordby; Kristina Kjærheim; Joachim Schüz; Alain Monnereau; Maartje Brouwer ...

Publication • Published year 2019

Genetic interaction analysis among oncogenesis-related genes revealed novel genes and networks in lung cancer development

The development of cancer is driven by the accumulation of many oncogenesis-related genetic alterationsand tumorigenesis is triggered by ...

Yafang Li; Xiangjun Xiao; Yohan Bossé; Olga Gorlova; Ivan Gorlov; Younghun Han; Jinyoung Byun; Natasha Leighl; Jakob S. Johansen; Matt Barnett; Chu Chen ...

Publication • Published year 2019

Human‑based exposure levels of perfluoroalkyl acids may induce harmful effects to health by disrupting major components of androgen receptor signalling in vitro

Perfluoroalkyl acids (PFAAs) are detectable in human blood. PFAA exposure may contribute to androgen receptor (AR)-related health effects...

J. McComb; I.G. Mills; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Erik Ropstad; Steven Verhaegen; L. Connolly

Publication • Published year 2019

Size distribution and single particle characterization of airborne particulate matter collected in a silicon carbide plant

The global SiC market is projected to grow in the coming years, and research on potential health effects as well as epidemiological studi...

Torunn Kringlen Ervik; Nathalie Benker; Stephan Weinbruch; Yngvar Thomassen; Dag Ellingsen; Balazs Berlinger

Publication • Published year 2019

Pesticide use and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoid malignancies in agricultural cohorts from France, Norway and the USA: A pooled analysis from the AGRICOH consortium

Background: Pesticides are commonly used in agriculture, and previous studies endorsed the need to further investigate the possible asso...

Maria E. Leon; Leah H. Schinasi; Pierre Lebailly; Laura E. Beane Freeman; Karl-Christian Nordby; Gilles Ferro; Alain Monnereau; Maartje Brouwer; Séverine Tual; Isabelle Baldi; Kristina Kjærheim ...

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The influence of multiple occupational exposures on absence from work in pregnancy: a prospective cohort study

Objectives Many women experience absence periods from work during pregnancy. Several single risk factors for absence are identified, whe...

Camilla Sandal Sejbaek; Jacob Pedersen; Vivi Schlünssen; Luise Mølenberg Begtrup; Mette Juhl; Jens Peter Bonde; Petter Kristensen; Hans Bay; Cecilia Høst Ramlau-Hansen; Karin Sørig Hougaard