Erika Folestad

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Article: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2023;78(5):901-913
Inhibition of VEGF-B signaling prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease development by targeting lipolysis in the white adipose tissue
Falkevall A; Mehlem A; Folestad E; Ning FC; Osorio-Conles O; Radmann R; de Hollanda A; Wright SD; Scotney P; Nash A; Eriksson U
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2018;42(1):471-478
Plasma cholesterol lowering in an AngII-infused atherosclerotic mouse model with moderate hypercholesterolemia
Rossignoli A; Vorkapic E; Wanhainen A; Lanne T; Skogberg J; Folestad E; Wagsater D
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY - LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY. 2018;314(4):L593-L605
Extracellular retention of PDGF-B directs vascular remodeling in mouse hypoxia-induced pulmonary hypertension
Tannenberg P; Chang Y-T; Muhl L; Lavina B; Gladh H; Genove G; Betsholtz C; Folestad E; Tran-Lundmark K
Article: JOURNAL OF CELL SCIENCE. 2017;130(8):1365-1378
Neuropilin 1 binds PDGF-D and is a co-receptor in PDGF-D-PDGFRβ signaling
Muhl L; Folestad EB; Gladh H; Wang Y; Moessinger C; Jakobsson L; Eriksson U
Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2017;37(3):534-542
Poliovirus Receptor-Related 2 A Cholesterol-Responsive Gene Affecting Atherosclerosis Development by Modulating Leukocyte Migration
Rossignoli A; Shang M-M; Gladh H; Moessinger C; Asl HF; Talukdar HA; Franzen O; Mueller S; Bjorkegren JLM; Folestad E; Skogsberg J
Article: KIDNEY INTERNATIONAL. 2016;89(4):848-861
The role of PDGF-D in healthy and fibrotic kidneys
Buhl EM; Djudjaj S; Babickova J; Klinkhammer BM; Folestad E; Borkham-Kamphorst E; Weiskirchen R; Hudkins K; Alpers CE; Eriksson U; Floege J; Boor P
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2016;113(7):E864-E873
Functional malignant cell heterogeneity in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors revealed by targeting of PDGF-DD
Cortez E; Gladh H; Braun S; Bocci M; Cordero E; Bjorkstrom NK; Miyazaki H; Michael IP; Eriksson U; Folestad E; Pietras K
Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(3):e0152276
Mice Lacking Platelet-Derived Growth Factor D Display a Mild Vascular Phenotype
Gladh H; Folestad EB; Muhl L; Ehnman M; Tannenberg P; Lawrence A-L; Betsholtz C; Eriksson U
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY - LUNG CELLULAR AND MOLECULAR PHYSIOLOGY. 2015;308(7):L658-L671
Pericytes contribute to airway remodeling in a mouse model of chronic allergic asthma
Johnson JR; Folestad E; Rowley JE; Noll EM; Walker SA; Lloyd CM; Rankin SM; Pietras K; Eriksson U; Fuxe J
Article: FRONTIERS IN CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE. 2015;9:385
Imatinib treatment reduces brain injury in a murine model of traumatic brain injury
Su EJ; Fredriksson L; Kanzawa M; Moore S; Folestad E; Stevenson TK; Nilsson I; Sashindranath M; Schielke GP; Warnock M; Ragsdale M; Mann K; Lawrence A-LE; Medcalf RL; Eriksson U; Murphy GG; Lawrence DA
Article: CANCER RESEARCH. 2013;73(7):2139-2149
Distinct Effects of Ligand-Induced PDGFRα and PDGFRβ Signaling in the Human Rhabdomyosarcoma Tumor Cell and Stroma Cell Compartments
Ehnman M; Missiaglia E; Folestad E; Selfe J; Strell C; Thway K; Brodin B; Pietras K; Shipley J; Ostman A; Eriksson U
Article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2008;14(7):731-737
Activation of PDGF-CC by tissue plasminogen activator impairs blood-brain barrier integrity during ischemic stroke
Su EJ; Fredriksson L; Geyer M; Folestad E; Cale J; Andrae J; Gao Y; Pietras K; Mann K; Yepes M; Strickland DK; Betsholtz C; Eriksson U; Lawrence DA
Article: CIRCULATION RESEARCH. 2005;97(10):1036-1045
Platelet-derived growth factor D induces cardiac fibrosis and proliferation of vascular smooth muscle cells in heart-specific transgenic mice.
Pontén A; Folestad EB; Pietras K; Eriksson U
Article: CANCER RESEARCH. 2004;64(8):2725-2733
Platelet-derived growth factor production by B16 melanoma cells leads to increased pericyte abundance in tumors and an associated increase in tumor growth rate
Furuhashi M; Sjöblom T; Abramsson A; Ellingsen J; Micke P; Li H; Bergsten-Folestad E; Eriksson U; Heuchel R; Betsholtz C; Heldin CH; Östman A
Article: CIRCULATION. 2001;103(18):2242-2247
Chromosomal location, exon structure, and vascular expression patterns of the human PDGFC and PDGFD genes
Uutela M; Laurén J; Bergsten E; Li XR; Horelli-Kuitunen N; Eriksson U; Alitalo K
Article: NATURE CELL BIOLOGY. 2001;3(5):512-516
PDGF-D is a specific, protease-activated ligand for the PDGF beta-receptor.
Bergsten E; Uutela M; Li X; Pietras K; Ostman A; Heldin CH; Alitalo K; Eriksson U

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Conference publication: DIABETOLOGIA. 2022;65(SUPPL 1):S78
Inhibition of VEGF-B signalling prevents non-alcoholic fatty liver disease development and progression
Falkevall A; Mehlem A; Folestad E; Zeitelhofer M; Scotney P; Eriksson U
Review: MOLECULAR ASPECTS OF MEDICINE. 2018;62:1-11
PDGF-C and PDGF-D signaling in vascular diseases and animal models
Folestad E; Kunath A; Wagsater D
Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2016;193
Lack Of Pdgf-B Retention Ameliorates Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension
Tannenberg P; Folestad E; Chang Y-T; Gladh H; Muhl L; Lavina B; Genove G; Betsholtz C; Tran-Lundmark K
Conference publication: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2014;189
The Role Of Pdgf-D In Hypoxia-Induced Pulmonary Hypertension
Tannenberg P; Chang Y-T; Gladh H; Tran P-K; Eriksson U; Folestad E; Tran-Lundmark K
Conference publication: 2010;:a3962
Pericytes And Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells Contribute To Airway Remodeling In Asthma
Johnson J; Folestad E; Eriksson U; Fuxe J
Thesis / dissertation: 2006
Studies of the novel PDGFs, focusing on PDGF-D
Bergsten Folestad, Erika

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Researcher, Department of Medical Biochemistry and Biophysics, Karolinska Institutet, 2012-

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Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, Karolinska Institutet, 2006

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