Publikasjoner

Changes in Sphingolipid Profile of Benzo[a]pyrene-Transformed Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells Are Reflected in the Altered Composition of Sphingolipids in Their Exosomes

Sphingolipids (SLs), glycosphingolipids (GSLs), and eicosanoids are bioactive lipids, which play important roles in the etiology of vario...

Miroslav Machala; Josef Slavík; Ondrej Kováč; Jiřina Procházková; Kateřina Pěnčíková; Martina Pařenicová; Nicol Straková; Jan Kotouček; Pavel Kulich; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Jan Vondráček ...

Arterial abnormalities in the hands of workers with vibration white fingers. A magnetic resonance angiography case series

Vibration white finger (VWF) is a complication from exposure to hand-arm vibrations. Poor knowledge of the pathophysiology of VWF means t...

Per Vihlborg; Karim Makdoumi; Hana Gavlovská; Sverre Wikström; Pål Graff

Diagnostic criteria for musculoskeletal disorders for use in occupational healthcare or research. A scoping review of consensus- and synthesised-based case definitions

Background The aim of this study was to identify case definitions of diagnostic criteria for specific musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) f...

Henk F. van der Molen; Steven Visser; Jose Hernan Alfonso; Stefania Curti; Stefano Mattioli; David Rempel; Yves Roquelaure; Paul F.M. Kuijer; Sietske J. Tamminga

The association between abusive supervision and anxiety in female employees is stronger in carriers of the CRHR1 TAT haplotype

Objective Previous findings suggest that exposure to social stress in the form of abusive supervision may increase the risk of anxiety d...

Ann-Christin Sannes; Jan Olav Christensen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Johannes Gjerstad

In vitro-in vivo correlations of pulmonary inflammogenicity and genotoxicity of MWCNT

Background Multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWCNT) have received attention due to extraordinary properties, resulting in concerns for occu...

Emilio Di Ianni; Johanna Maria Samulin-Erdem; Peter Møller; Nicklas Mønster Sahlgren; Sarah Søs Poulsen; Kristina Bram Knudsen; Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Anne Thoustrup Saber; Håkan Wallin; Ulla Vogel; Nicklas Raun Jacobsen

Working at home and alcohol use

Working at home has become a frequent work arrangement following the COVID-19 pandemic. However, little is known about how working at hom...

Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Jan Olav Christensen; Stein Knardahl

Personal music players and hearing loss. The HUNT Cohort Study

It is unclear whether the current average use of personal music players (PMPs) including mobile phones has affected hearing in the genera...

Bo Lars Engdahl; Lisa Aarhus

Maternal exposure to a human based mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) affect gene expression related to brain function in mice offspring hippocampus

Male and female mice pups were exposed to a low and high dose of a human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) during ...

Oddvar Myhre; Karin Elisabeth Zimmer; Alexandra Misci Hudecova; Kristine Eraker Aasland Hansen; Abdolrahman Khezri; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Vidar Berg; Jan Ludvig Lyche; Siddhartha Mandal; Nur Duale; Erik Ropstad

Adverse social behaviour at the workplace and subsequent physician certified sick leave. A three-wave prospective study of the general working population in Norway

Objectives: We aimed to provide an integrated picture of the relationship between different facets of adverse social behaviour (ASB) at t...

Tom Sterud; Eirik Magnus Meek Degerud; Øivind Skare; Therese Nordberg Hanvold; Jan Olav Christensen

Working at home and expectations of being available: effects on perceived work environment, turnover intentions, and health

Objectives The aim of this study was to determine if (i) working at home and (ii) expectations of being available to the employer in thei...

Stein Knardahl; Jan Olav Christensen

Diagnostic radiological examinations and risk of intracranial tumours in adults - Findings from the Interphone Study

Background: Exposure to high doses of ionizing radiation is among the few wellestablished brain tumour risk factors. We used data from th...

Anssi Auvinen; Elisabeth Cardis; Maria Blettner; Monika Moissonnier; Siegal Sadetzki; Graham Giles; Christoffer Johansen; Anthony Swerdlow; Angus Cook; Sarah Fleming; Gabriele Berg-Beckhoff ...

Particle characterisation and bioaccessibility of manganese in particulate matter in silico- and ferromanganese smelters

The aim of this study was to characterise particulate matter (PM) collected in the furnace area during SiMn and high carbon (HC)–FeMn pro...

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

Spinal pain in employees exposed to abusive supervision: Evidence of a sex and CRHR1 CTC haplotype interaction

Previous findings suggest that exposure to social stress in the form of abusive supervision may increase the risk of musculoskeletal diso...

Ann-Christin Sannes; Andrine Risøy; Jan Olav Christensen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Johannes Gjerstad

Genome-wide association meta-analysis identifies pleiotropic risk loci for aerodigestive squamous cell cancers

Squamous cell carcinomas (SqCC) of the aerodigestive tract have similar etiological risk factors. Although genetic risk variants for indi...

Corina Lesseur; Aida Ferreiro-Iglesias; James D. McKay; Yohan Bossé; Mattias Johansson; Valerie Gaborieau; Maria Teresa Landi; David C. Christiani; Neil E. Caporaso; Stig E. Bojesen; Christopher I. Amos ...

Peripherally administered persistent organic pollutants distribute to the brain of developing chicken embryo in concentrations relevant for human exposure

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) can reach the fetal brain and contribute to developmental neurotoxicity. To explore the distribution...

Ajay Yadav; Steven Verhaegen; Mussie Ghezu Hadera; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Vidar Berg; Jan Ludvig Lyche; Azemira Sabaredzovic; Line Småstuen Haug; Oddvar Myhre; Karin Elisabeth Zimmer; Ragnhild Elisabeth Paulsen ...

A human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) and perfluorooctane sulfonic acid (PFOS) differentially affect glutamate induced excitotoxic responses in chicken cerebellum granule neurons (CGNs) in vitro

Primary cultures of cerebellar granule neurons (CGNs) derived from chicken embryos were used to explore the effects on developmental neu...

Ajay Yadav; Steven Verhaegen; Evelien Verbruggen; Marie Kerhoas; Eva Henriette Willemijn Huiberts; Mussie Ghezu Hadera; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Karin Elisabeth Zimmer; Erik Ropstad; Ragnhild Elisabeth Paulsen

Leadership style, headache, and neck pain the moderating role of the catechol-o-methyltransferase (comt) genotype

Objective: Leadership styles can influence subordinates’ health. We investigated how the gene encoding the Catechol-O-Methyltransferase...

Jan Olav Christensen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Ann-Christin Sannes; Johannes Gjerstad

Migrant workers occupational health research: an OMEGA-NET working group position paper

Objective: The aims of the study were: (1) to clarify the definitions of "migrant" used in occupational health research; (2) to summarize...

Emine Aktas; Barbara Bergbom; Lode Godderis; Bertina Kreshpaj; Mario Marinov; Dana Mates; Damien M. McElvenny; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; Valentina Milenkova; Evangelia Nena; Deborah C. Glass

A human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants induces reactive oxygen species formation in isolated human leucocytes: Involvement of the β2-adrenergic receptor

Exposure to chlorinated (Cl), brominated (Br) and perfluoroalkyl acid (PFAA) persistent organic pollutants (POPs) is associated with immu...

Hanne Friis Berntsen; Johanna Eva Bodin; Johan Øvrevik; Christopher Friis Berntsen; Gunn Charlotte Østby; Bendik Christian Brinchmann; Erik Ropstad; Oddvar Myhre

The leukocyte telomere length, single nucleotide polymorphisms near TERC gene and risk of COPD

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by irreversible airflow obstruction and is associated with chronic local an...

Tanya Tacheva; Shanbeh Zienolddiny; Dimo Dimov; Denitsa Vlaykova; Tatyana Vlaykova

Adherence to self-managed exercises for patients with persistent subacromial pain: The Ad-Shoulder feasibility study

Background Exercise is recommended for patients with subacromial pain. It has been suggested that good exercise adherence improves clini...

Daniel Høgli Major; Margreth Grotle; Chris Littlewood; Jens Ivar Brox; Dagfinn Matre; Heidi Marie Veeser Gallet; Yngve Røe

Challenge with a personal cascade impactor sampler in a silicon metal smelter

Cascade impactors are useful tools in the measurement of particle size mass distribution of workplace aerosols. The application of cascad...

Introducing a new design of digital tool to increase vibration risk assessments: challenges with education-based interventions

Purpose. The aim of the study was to investigate if introducing a digital-tool risk assessments tool, the Swedish National Vibration Data...

Hans Petterson; Pål Graff; Louise Fornander; Jessica Westerlund; Bodil Björ; Fredrik Sjödin

The Influence of Affective State on Subjective-Report Measurements. Evidence From Experimental Manipulations of Mood

A substantial portion of the knowledge base of psychology is based on subjective reports with a risk of information bias. The objective o...

Kine Askim; Stein Knardahl

Normal variability of 22 elements in 24-hour urine samples. Results from a biobank from healthy non-smoking adults

Background Urine is often used for biomonitoring the exposure to elements. However, most studies report concentrations in spot urine sam...

Lars Barregard; Dag Ellingsen; Balazs Berlinger; Stephan Weinbruch; Florencia Harari; Gerd Sallsten