Immune mechanisms in atherosclerosis
Previous studies have shown that activated immune cells play an important role at the development of atherosclerosis. Our aim is to develop new treatments for people with cardiovascular diseases caused by the immune system.
Professor, senior
Göran K Hansson
Enhet:Forskargrupp P Olofsson
E-post:Goran.Hansson@ki.se
Projects
NKT cells in atherosclerosis
Gabrielle Paulsson-Berne
Innate immunity in atherosclerosis
Zhong-Qun Yan
Molecular mechanisms in ischemic heart disease
Anders Gabrielsen
Cardiovascular Eicosanoid Research
Magnus Bäck
Cooperation
Publications
Inhibition of T cell response to native low-density lipoprotein reduces atherosclerosis.
Hermansson A, Ketelhuth DF, Strodthoff D, Wurm M, Hansson EM, Nicoletti A, Paulsson-Berne G, Hansson GK
J Exp Med 2010 May;207(5):1081-93
Association of genetic risk variants with expression of proximal genes identifies novel susceptibility genes for cardiovascular disease.
Folkersen L, van't Hooft F, Chernogubova E, Agardh HE, Hansson GK, Hedin U, Liska J, Syvänen AC, Paulsson-Berne G, Paulssson-Berne G, Franco-Cereceda A, Hamsten A, Gabrielsen A, Eriksson P,
Circ Cardiovasc Genet 2010 Aug;3(4):365-73
Intranasal immunization with an apolipoprotein B-100 fusion protein induces antigen-specific regulatory T cells and reduces atherosclerosis.
Klingenberg R, Lebens M, Hermansson A, Fredrikson GN, Strodthoff D, Rudling M, Ketelhuth DF, Gerdes N, Holmgren J, Nilsson J, Hansson GK
Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol 2010 May;30(5):946-52
Dendritic cells pulsed with malondialdehyde modified low density lipoprotein aggravate atherosclerosis in Apoe(-/-) mice.
Hjerpe C, Johansson D, Hermansson A, Hansson GK, Zhou X
Atherosclerosis 2010 Apr;209(2):436-41
Innate immune signals in atherosclerosis.
Lundberg AM, Hansson GK
Clin Immunol 2010 Jan;134(1):5-24
Members
Martin BergForskarstuderande
Gabrielle Paulsson-BerneSenior forskare
April CaravacaForskarstuderande, Forskningsassistent, UF
Monica CentaDoktorand
Michael EberhardsonAnknuten
Maria Forteza de los ReyesPostdoc
Alessandro GallinaDoktorand
Anton GisteråAnknuten
Emilie GrassetPostdoc
Linda HaglundLaboratorieassistent
Göran K HanssonProfessor, senior
Sanna HellbergPostdoc
Xintong JiangForskarstuderande
Glykeria KaradimouForskarstuderande, Forskningsassistent, UF
Daniel KetelhuthDocent
Stephen MalinForskarassistent, Forskare
Peder OlofssonForskare
Anneli OlssonLaboratorieassistent
Konstantinos PolyzosForskarstuderande
Vladimir ShavvaPostdoc
Leif SöderströmAnknuten
Laura TarnawskiPostdoc
Mohamad YounessAnknuten
Yan Zhong-QunForskare