Publikasjoner

The effect of toll-like receptor ligands on energy metabolism and myokine expression and secretion in cultured human skeletal muscle cells

Skeletal muscle plays an important role in glycaemic control and metabolic homeostasis, making it a tissue of interest with respect to ty...

Ragna Husby Tingstad; Frode Amador Norheim; Fred Haugen; Yuan Zeng Feng; Hege Tunsjø; G. Hege Thoresen; Arild Christian Rustan; Colin Charnock; Vigdis Aas

The Impact of a Workplace Terrorist Attack on the Psychosocial Work Environment: A Longitudinal Study From Pre- to Post-disaster

The psychosocial work environment is of great importance for regaining health and productivity after a workplace disaster. Still, there i...

Mona Berthelsen; Marianne Bang Hansen; Alexander Nissen; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Stein Knardahl; Trond Heir

Metal additive manufacturing and possible clinical markers for the monitoring of exposure-related health effects

Additive manufacturing (AM) includes a series of techniques used to create products, in several different materials, such as metal, polym...

Stefan A. Ljunggren; Liam J. Ward; Pål Graff; Anders Persson; Malin Leijon Lind; Helen Karlsson

Hand-arm vibration exposure in rock drill workers. A comparison between measurements with hand-attached and tool-attached accelerometers

Objectives To assess the hazard of tool vibrations, we need valid exposure measurements. The use of hand-attached accelerometers (vibrat...

Thomas Clemm; Karl-Christian Nordby; Lars-Kristian Lunde; Bente Ulvestad; Magne Bråtveit

Workplace bullying increases the risk of anxiety through a stress-induced β2-adrenergic receptor mechanism: a multisource study employing an animal model, cell culture experiments and human data

Objectives Several studies show that severe social stressors, e.g., in the form of exposure to workplace bullying in humans, is associat...

Dhaksshaginy Rajalingam; Ingeborg Nymoen; Henriette Nyberg; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Ståle Valvatne Einarsen; Johannes Gjerstad

Universitetene må rekruttere flere leger til basalmedisinske fag

Erik Sveberg Dietrichs; Bendik Christian Brinchmann

Concentrations of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Women’s Serum in the European Arctic Russia

Persistent organic pollutants (POPs) are heterogeneous carbon-based compounds that can seriously affect human health. The aim of this stu...

Yulia Varakina; Dmitry Lahmanov; Andrey Aksenov; Anna Trofimova; Rimma Korobitsyna; Natalia Belova; Nikita Sobolev; Dmitry Kotsur; Tatiana Sorokina; Andrej Grjibovski; Valery Chashchin ...

The airborne mycobiome and associations with mycotoxins and inflammatory markers in the Norwegian grain industry

Grain dust exposure is associated with respiratory symptoms among grain industry workers. However, the fungal assemblage that contribute ...

Anne Straumfors; Sunil Mundra; Oda Astrid Haarr Foss; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Håvard Kauserud

Perinatal exposure to a human relevant mixture of persistent organic pollutants: Effects on mammary gland development, ovarian folliculogenesis and liver in CD-1 mice

The ability of persistent organic pollutants (POPs) with endocrine disrupting properties to interfere with the developing reproductive sy...

Silje Modahl Johanson; Erik Ropstad; Gunn Charlotte Østby; Mona Aleksandersen; Galia Zamaratskaia; Gudrun Seeberg Boge; Ruth Halsne; Cathrine Trangerud; Jan Ludvig Lyche; Hanne Friis Berntsen; Karin Elisabeth Zimmer ...

Accelerated atherosclerosis caused by serum amyloid A response in lungs of ApoE−/− mice

Airway exposure to eg particulate matter is associated with cardiovascular disease including atherosclerosis. Acute phase genes, especial...

Daniel Vest Christophersen; Peter Møller; Morten Bækgaard Thomsen; Jens Lykkesfeldt; Steffen Loft; Håkan Wallin; Ulla Vogel; Nicklas Raun Jacobsen

Novel methods for cold exposure of skeletal muscle in vivo and in vitro show temperature-dependent myokine production

Proteins secreted from skeletal muscle serving a signalling role have been termed myokines. Many of the myokines are exercise factors, pr...

Solveig Astrid Krapf; Tiril Schjølberg; Lucia Asoawe; Susanna Kyllikki Honkanen; Eili Tranheim Kase; G. Hege Thoresen; Fred Haugen

Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances in Human Serum Samples of Selected Populations from Ghana

The aims of this study were to assess serum concentrations of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) in selected populations from Gh...

Emmanuel Dartey; Dag Ellingsen; Balazs Berlinger; Yngvar Thomassen; Jon Øyvind Odland; Jan Brox; Vincent K. Nartey; Francis A. Yeboah; Sandra Huber

Working life, health and well-being of parents: a joint effort to uncover hidden treasures in European birth cohorts

Objective Birth cohorts collect valuable and under-utilized information on employment and health of parents before and during pregnancy, ...

Monica Ubalde-Lopez; Tina Garani-Papadatos; Ghislaine Scelo; Maribel Casas; Claudia Lisåker; Susan Peters; Ellen Aagaard Nohr; Maria Albin; Raquel Lucas; Kyriaki Papantoniou; Kinga Polańska ...

Guidelines for diagnosis, prevention, and treatment of hand eczema

Background: Hand eczema is a common inflammatory skin disorder. Health care providers need continuously updated information about the man...

Jacob P. Thyssen; Marie L. A. Schuttelaar; Jose Hernan Alfonso; Klaus E. Andersen; Irena Angelova-Fischer; Bernd W. M. Arents; Andrea Bauer; Richard Brans; Alicia Cannavo; Wianda A. Christoffers; Marie-Noelle Crépy ...

Shift work, inflammation and musculoskeletal pain. The HUNT Study

Background: Studies have indicated that shift work, in particular night work, is associated with chronic musculoskeletal pain but the mec...

Dagfinn Matre; Jan Olav Christensen; Paul Jarle Mork; Paulo Ferreira; Trond Sand; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen

Towards harmonisation of case definitions for eight work-related musculoskeletal disorders - an international multi-disciplinary Delphi study

Background International consensus is needed on case definitions of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and diseases (MSDs) for use i...

Sietske J. Tamminga; P. Paul F.M. Kuijer; Kathryn Badarin; Jose Hernan Alfonso; Joana Amaro; Stefania Curti; Irina Guseva Canu; Stefano Mattioli; Ingrid Sivesind Mehlum; David Rempel; Yves Roquelaure ...

Silica Dust Exposure Increases Risk for Rheumatoid Arthritis A Swedish National Registry Case–Control Study

Objective: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease with unknown etiology. This study examines if silica dust exposure incr...

Oscar Wrangel; Pål Graff; Ing-Liss Bryngelsson; Louise Fornander; Pernilla Wiebert; Per Vihlborg

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Hand-Arm Vibration: A Swedish National Registry Case-Control Study

Objective: To investigate the increased risk for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) in men and women with hand-arm vibration (HAV) exposure. ...

Per Vihlborg; Hans Petterson; Karim Makdoumi; Sverre Wikström; Ing-Liss Bryngellson; Jenny Selander; Pål Graff

Diminished Cold Avoidance Behaviours after Chronic Cold Exposure. Potential Involvement of TRPM8

Ambient temperature changes trigger plastic biological responses. Cold temperature is detected by the somatosensory system and evokes per...

Somayeh Ezzatpanah; Mina Baarnes Eriksen; Anne-Mari Gjestvang Moe; Fred Haugen

A hybrid landmark Aalen-Johansen estimator for transition probabilities in partially non-Markov multi-state models

Multi-state models are increasingly being used to model complex epidemiological and clinical outcomes over time. It is common to assume t...

Niklas Maltzahn; Rune Hoff; Odd O. Aalen; Ingrid S. Mehlum; Hein Putter; Jon Michael Gran

Cancer incidence in agricultural workers. Findings from an international consortium of agricultural cohort studies (AGRICOH)

Background Agricultural work can expose workers to potentially hazardous agents including known and suspected carcinogens. This study ai...

Kayo Togawa; Maria E. Leon; Pierre Lebailly; Laura E. Beane Freeman; Karl-Christian Nordby; Isabelle Baldi; Ewan MacFarlane; Aesun Shin; Sue Park; Robert T. Greenlee; Torben Sigsgaard ...

Metal exposure from additive manufacturing and its effect on the nasal lavage fluid proteome - a pilot study

The use of metal additive manufacturing (AM) is steadily increasing and is an emerging concern regarding occupational exposure. In this s...

Maria Assenhöj; Liam J. Ward; Bijar Ghafour; Pål Graff; Stefan A. Ljunggren

Biological effects of combustion-derived particles from different biomass sources on human bronchial epithelial cells

Combustion-derived particles (CDPs), in particular from traffic, are regarded as a central contributor for adverse health effects linked ...

Sara Marchetti; Steen Kristen Mollerup; Kristine Bjerve Gutzkow; Cristiana Rizzi; Tonje Schwach Skuland; Magne Arnold Refsnes; Anita Colombo; Johan Øvrevik; Paride Mantecca; Jørn Andreas Holme

Associations between workplace bullying and later benefit recipiency among workers with common mental disorders

Objective In this study, we examined exposure to workplace bullying as a predictor of registry-based benefit recipiency among workers st...

Camilla Margrethe Sigvaldsen Løvvik; Simon Nygaard Øverland; Morten Birkeland Nielsen; Henrik Børsting Jacobsen; Silje Endresen Reme

Experimental sleep restriction increases latency jitter in pain elicited cortical responses

Objective Previous studies have shown increased pain scores to painful stimulation after experimental sleep restriction, but reduced or ...

Johannes Orvin Hansen; Petter Moe Omland; Kristian Bernhard Nilsen; Trond Sand; Dagfinn Matre