• 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 ...
    • Lamotrigine effects on immune gene expression in larval zebrafish 

      Mochol, Monika; Whatmore, Paul; Taubøll, Erik; Landmark, Cecilie Johannessen; Ropstad, Erik; Svalheim, Sigrid; Fraser, Thomas (Epilepsy Research;Volume 178, December 2021, 106823, Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021-11-26)
      Purpose: Despite growing evidence that neuroinflammation and pro-inflammatory cytokines are involved in the pathogenesis of seizures and epilepsy, this knowledge has not been incorporated in the proposed mechanism of action ...