Cecilia Leijding

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Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2026;85(6):1180-1190
Inhibition of the type I interferon receptor pathway protects against muscle weakness induced by dermatomyositis serum
Kaewin S; Leijding C; Gastaldello S; Makari D; Zhong Y; Andreasson KM; Jardemark K; Dastmalchi M; Horuluoglu B; Alexanderson H; Lauschke VM; Lundberg IE; Andersson DC
Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2026;158:103522
Sera from patients with dermatomyositis and antisynthetase syndrome mediate muscle weakness, impair mitochondrial respiration and induce local cytokine production in muscle tissue
Leijding C; Gastaldello S; Schiffer T; Kaewin S; Andreasson KM; Zhong Y; Horuluoglu B; Dastmalchi M; Notarnicola A; Galindo-Feria AS; Lauschke VM; Carlstrom M; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE; Andersson DC
Article: EBIOMEDICINE. 2025;122:106051
High-intensity interval training outperforms moderate exercise to improve aerobic capacity in patients with recent-onset idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a multicentre randomised controlled trial
Andreasson KM; Leijding C; Dastmalchi M; Notarnicola A; Gastaldello S; Yamada T; Sandlund H; Leonard D; Westerblad H; Lundberg IE; Andersson DC; Alexanderson H
Article: LAB ANIMAL. 2024;53(11):336-346
A novel model of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome combining unilateral nephrectomy and high-salt-sugar-fat diet in mice
Carvalho LRRA; Shimari M; Boeder AM; Zhuge Z; Cai M; Leijding C; Gastaldello S; Kleschyov AL; Schiffer TA; Guimaraes DD; Picozzi G; Lund LH; Fellstrom B; Weitzberg E; Lundberg JO; Hagberg CE; Pironti G; Andersson DC; Carlstrom M
Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2023;37(6):e22978
Increased tetanic calcium in early fatigue of mammalian muscle fibers is accompanied by accelerated force development despite a decreased force
Leijding C; Viken I; Bruton JDD; Andersson DCC; Cheng AJJ; Westerblad H

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Doctoral thesis: 2026
Mechanisms of skeletal muscle dysfunction in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Leijding C
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2024
High-Intensity Interval Training Outperforms Moderate Exercise to Improve Aerobic Capacity in Patients with Recent-Onset Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Andreasson K; Leijding C; Dastmalchi M; Notarnicola A; Gastaldello S; Yamada T; Sandlund H; Leonard D; Westerblad H; Lundberg I; Andersson D; Alexanderson H
Letter: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2024;83(12):1796-1797
Serum from patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy induces skeletal muscle weakness
Leijding C; Kaewin S; Andreasson KM; Horuluoglu B; Galindo-Feria AS; Van Gompel E; Dastmalchi M; Gastaldello S; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE; Andersson DC
Preprint: BIORXIV. 2024
Serum from patients with Idiopathic inflammatory myopathy induces skeletal muscle weakness
Leijding C; Andreasson K; Horuluoglu B; Galindo-Feria AS; Van Gompel E; Dastmalchi M; Gastaldello S; Alexanderson H; Lundberg I; Andersson D
Editorial: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2020;598(4):627-629
The Popeye mythology may be true: eating spinach can make you fatigue resistant!
Mosely S; Landberg C

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Phd Student, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2026

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2026

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