Blar i HV - Institutt for rehabiliteringsvitenskap og helseteknologi på forfatter "Espeland, Ansgar"
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Correlation between gene expression and MRI STIR signals in patients with chronic low back pain and Modic changes indicates immune involvement
Vigeland, Maria Dehli; Flåm, Siri Tennebø; Vigeland, Magnus Dehli; Espeland, Ansgar; Kristoffersen, Per Martin; Vetti, Nils; Wigemyr, Monica; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Schistad, Ellina Iordanova; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Johanessen, Anne Froholdt; Skouen, Jan Sture; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra (Scientific Reports;12, Article number: 215 (2022), Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022-01-07)Disability and distress caused by chronic low back pain (LBP) lacking clear pathoanatomical explanations cause huge problems both for patients and society. A subgroup of patients has Modic changes (MC), identifable by MRI ... -
Cytokine Patterns as Predictors of Antibiotic Treatment Effect in Chronic Low Back Pain with Modic Changes: Subgroup Analyses of a Randomized Trial (AIM Study)
Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Gervin, Kristina; Pripp, Are Hugo; Skouen, Jan Sture; Schistad, Elina Iordanova; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Wigemyr, Monica; Selmer, Kaja Kristine; Dalsbotten Aass, Hans Christian; Goll, Guro Løvik; Brox, Jens Ivar; Espeland, Ansgar; Grøvle, Lars; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Objective: Randomized trials testing the effect of antibiotics for chronic low back pain (LBP) with vertebral bone marrow changes on MRI (Modic changes) report inconsistent results. A proposed explanation is subgroups ... -
Long-Term Use of Amoxicillin Is Associated with Changes in Gene Expression and DNA Methylation in Patients with Low Back Pain and Modic Changes
Vigeland, Maria Dehli; Flåm, Siri Tennebø; Vigeland, Magnus Dehli; Espeland, Ansgar; Zucknick, Manuela; Wigemyr, Monica; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Gjefsen, Elisabeth; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti; Pedersen, Linda Margareth; Selmer, Kaja Kristine; Lie, Benedicte Alexandra; Gervin, Kristina (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Long-term antibiotics are prescribed for a variety of medical conditions, recently including low back pain with Modic changes. The molecular impact of such treatment is unknown. We con- ducted longitudinal transcriptome ... -
Longitudinal Relationship Between Reduced Modic Change Edema and Disability and Pain in Patients With Chronic Low Back Pain
Espeland, Ansgar; Kristoffersen, Per Martin; Bråten, Lars Christian Haugli; Grøvle, Lars; Grotle, Margreth; Haugen, Anne Julsrud; Rolfsen, Mads Peder; Hellum, Christian; Zwart, John Anker Henrik; Storheim, Kjersti; Assmus, Jörg; Vetti, Nils (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Study Design. Secondary analyses of a randomized trial [Antibiotics In Modic changes (MCs) study]. Objective. To assess whether or not reduced MC edema over time is related to reduced disability and pain in patients ...