Helene Alexanderson

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Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2024;68:152534
Construct validity of PROMIS pain interference, fatigue, and physical function as patient-reported outcomes in adults with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: An international study from the OMERACT myositis working group
Romich E; Saygin D; DiRenzo D; Mecoli CA; de Groot I; Lodin K; Regardt M; Sarver C; Kim JY; Park JK; Beer K; Needham M; Alexanderson H; Christopher-Stine L; de Visser M; Raaphorst J
Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2024;68:152529
Autoantibodies and damage in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: A longitudinal multicenter study from the MYONET international network
Espinosa-Ortega F; Lodin K; Dastmalchi M; Vencovsky J; Diederichsen LP; Shinjo SK; Danieli MG; Selva-O'Callaghan A; de Visser M; Griger Z; Ceribelli A; Gomez-Martin D; Andersson H; Mercado MV-D; Chinoy H; Lilleker JB; New P; Krogh NS; Lundberg IE; Alexanderson H
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024
Self-reported physical activity and fatigue and its associations to anxiety and depression in adult patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: a MIHRA psychological impact and MIHRA exercise and rehabilitation scientific working groups collaboration.
Andreasson KM; Espinosa-Ortega F; Sandlund H; Alexanderson H
Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2024;67:152476
The impact of pain on daily activities in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Report from the OMERACT myositis working group
Saygin D; Alexanderson H; Direnzo D; Raaphorst J; de Visser M; Ren D; Regardt M; de Groot I; Sarver C; Kim JY; Lodin K; Beer K; Needham M; Park JK; Christopher-Stine L; Mecoli CA
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2024;83(6):720-729
EULAR recommendations for the non-pharmacological management of systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis
Parodis I; Girard-Guyonvarc'h C; Arnaud L; Distler O; Domjan A; Van den Ende CHM; Fligelstone K; Kocher A; Larosa M; Lau M; Mitropoulos A; Ndosi M; Poole JL; Redmond A; Ritschl V; Alexanderson H; Sjoberg Y; von Perner G; Uhlig T; Varju C; Vriezekolk JE; Welin E; Westhovens R; Stamm TA; Bostrom C
Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2024;65:152379
Patient global assessment and inflammatory markers in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies - A longitudinal study
Lodin K; -Ortega FE; Dastmalchi M; Vencovsky J; Andersson H; Chinoy H; Lilleker JB; Shinjo SK; Maurer B; Griger Z; Ceribelli A; Torres-Ruiz J; Mercado MV-D; Leonard D; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE
Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2024;64:152339
Responsiveness and meaningful thresholds of PROMIS pain interference, fatigue, and physical function forms in adults with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: Report from the OMERACT Myositis Working Group
Saygin D; Direnzo D; Raaphorst J; De Groot I; Bingham CO; Lundberg IE; Regardt M; Sarver C; De Visser M; Maxwell LJ; Beaton D; Kim JY; Needham M; Alexanderson H; Christopher-stine L; Mecoli CA; Park JK
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024;42(2):207-212
Collaborative research in myositis-related disorders: MIHRA, a global shared community model
Saketkoo LA; Paik JJ; Alexanderson H; Dimachkie MM; Ernste FC; Naddaf E; Shafranski B; Gupta L; Mecoli CA; Saygin D; Albayda J; Basharat P; Day JA; Valenzuela A; Bromley R; de Groot I; Edison SE; Lanis A; Lood C; Regardt M; Yi BY; Benitez AC; Chinoy H; Christopher-Stine L; Isenberg DA; Lang B; Oddis CV; van Royen A; Vencovsky J; Werth VP; Machado PM
Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2023;58:152111
Reliability and validity of PROMIS physical function, pain interference, and fatigue as patient reported outcome measures in adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies: International study from the OMERACT myositis working group
DiRenzo D; Saygin D; de Groot I; Bingham III CO; Lundberg IE; Needham M; Park JK; Regardt M; Sarver C; Song YW; Maxwell L; Beaton D; de Visser M; Christopher-Stine L; Mecoli CA; Alexanderson H
Article: PROSTHETICS AND ORTHOTICS INTERNATIONAL. 2022;46(3):232-238
Low health-related quality of life in adult individuals with multiple limb deficiencies compared with population-based reference values
Alexanderson H; Frimore L; Espinosa F; Wikstrom M; Stockselius A
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE AND RESEARCH. 2022;74(3):468-477
Factors Associated With Treatment Response in Patients With Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: A Registry-Based Study
Espinosa-Ortega F; Holmqvist M; Dastmalchi M; Lundberg IE; Alexanderson H
Article: FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY. 2022;13:979788
World Health Organization (WHO) International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) Core Set Development for Interstitial Lung Disease
Saketkoo LA; Escorpizo R; Varga J; Keen KJ; Fligelstone K; Birring SS; Alexanderson H; Pettersson H; Chaudhry HA; Poole JL; Regardt M; LeSage D; Sarver C; Lanario J; Renzoni E; Scholand MB; Lammi MR; Kowal-Bielecka O; Distler O; Frech T; Shapiro L; Varju C; Volkmann ER; Bernstein EJ; Drent M; Obi ON; Patterson KC; Russell A-M
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;48(1):94-100
Functional Index-3: A Valid and Reliable Functional Outcome Assessment Measure in Patients With Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis
Ernste FC; Chong C; Crowson CS; Kermani TA; Mhuircheartaigh ON; Alexanderson H
Article: SEMINARS IN ARTHRITIS AND RHEUMATISM. 2020;50(5):943-948
Assessing the content validity of patient-reported outcome measures in adult myositis: A report from the OMERACT myositis working group
Esfandiary T; Park JK; Alexanderson H; Regardt M; Needham M; de Groot I; Sarver C; Lundberg IE; de Visser M; Song YW; DiRenzo D; Bingham COIII; Christopher-Stine L; Mecoli CA
Article: MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE. 2020;18(2):150-160
Experiences of physical activity and exercise in individuals with systemic sclerosis: A qualitative study
Pettersson H; Nordin A; Svenungsson E; Alexanderson H; Bostrom C
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2020;38(1):42-49
Features of repeated muscle biopsies and phenotypes of monocytes in paired blood samples and clinical long-term response to treatment in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathy: a pilot study
Tang Q; Gheorghe KR; Zhang X-M; Lindroos E; Alexanderson H; Wick C; Bruton M; Fernandes-Cerqueira C; Harris RA; Nennesmo I; Lundberg IE
Article: RHEUMATIC DISEASE CLINICS OF NORTH AMERICA. 2019;45(4):569-581
Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Vencovsky J; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE
Article: JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY. 2019;249(2):215-226
Mitochondrial dysfunction and role of harakiri in the pathogenesis of myositis
Boehler JF; Horn A; Novak JS; Li N; Ghimbovschi S; Lundberg IE; Alexanderson H; Munters LA; Jaiswal JK; Nagaraju K
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019;48(2):141-148
Muscle endurance, strength, and active range of motion in patients with different subphenotypes in systemic sclerosis: a cross-sectional cohort study
Pettersson H; Bostroem C; Bringby F; Walle-Hansen R; Jacobsson LTH; Svenungsson E; Nordin A; Alexanderson H
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;89(1):e12732
Effect of CTLA4-Ig (abatacept) treatment on T cells and B cells in peripheral blood of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Tang Q; Ramskold D; Krystufkova O; Mann HF; Wick C; Dastmalchi M; Lakshmikanth T; Chen Y; Mikes J; Alexanderson H; Achour A; Brodin P; Vencovsky J; Lundberg IE; Malmstrom V
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019;46(1):106-111
Perceptions of Patients, Caregivers, and Healthcare Providers of Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies: An International OMERACT Study
Mecoli CA; Park JK; Alexanderson H; Regardt M; Needham M; de Groot I; Sarver C; Lundberg IE; Shea B; de Visser M; Song YW; Bingham COIII; Christopher-Stine L
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2018;20(1):83
Targeted lipidomics analysis identified altered serum lipid profiles in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Raouf J; Idborg H; Englund P; Alexanderson H; Dastmalchi M; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg IE; Korotkova M
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2018;45(4):538-546
Muscle Strength and Muscle Endurance During the First Year of Treatment of Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: A Prospective Study
Alexanderson H; Regardt M; Ottosson C; Munters LA; Dastmalchi M; Dani L; Lundberg IE
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2018;77(1):55-62
Abatacept in the treatment of adult dermatomyositis and polymyositis: a randomised, phase IIb treatment delayed-start trial
Tjarnlund A; Tang Q; Wick C; Dastmalchi M; Mann H; Studynkova JT; Chura R; Gullick NJ; Salerno R; Ronnelid J; Alexanderson H; Lindroos E; Aggarwal R; Gordon P; Vencovsky J; Lundberg IE
Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2017;10(1):687
The McMaster Toronto Arthritis patient preference questionnaire (MACTAR): a methodological study of reliability and minimal detectable change after a 6 week-period of acupuncture treatment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Brodin N; Grooten WJA; Stråt S; Löfberg E; Alexanderson H
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2017;46(6):490-495
Self-reported physical capacity and activity in patients with systemic sclerosis and matched controls
Pettersson H; Akerstrom A; Nordin A; Svenungsson E; Alexanderson H; Bostrom C
Article: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2017;36(10):2289-2295
Quality of life correlates with muscle strength in patients with dermato- or polymyositis
Poulsen KB; Alexanderson H; Dalgard C; Jacobsen S; Weile L; Diederichsen LP
Article: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2017;78:46-56
The host defense peptide LL-37 a possible inducer of the type I interferon system in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Lu X; Tang Q; Lindh M; Dastmalchi M; Alexanderson H; Silwerfeldt KP; Agerberth B; Lundberg IE; Wick C
Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(8):e0183292
Effect of endurance exercise on microRNAs in myositis skeletal muscle-A randomized controlled study
Boehler JF; Hogarth MW; Barberio MD; Novak JS; Ghimbovschi S; Brown KJ; Munters LA; Loell I; Chen Y-W; Gordish-Dressman H; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE; Nagaraju K
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;68(7):1738-1750
Endurance Exercise Improves Molecular Pathways of Aerobic Metabolism in Patients With Myositis
Munters LA; Loell I; Ossipova E; Raouf J; Dastmalchi M; Lindroos E; Chen Y-W; Esbjornsson M; Korotkova M; Alexanderson H; Nagaraju K; Crofford LJ; Jakobsson P-J; Lundberg IE
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18(1):136
Effects on muscle tissue remodeling and lipid metabolism in muscle tissue from adult patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis treated with immunosuppressive agents
Loell I; Raouf J; Chen Y-W; Shi R; Nennesmo I; Alexanderson H; Dastmalchi M; Nagaraju K; Korotkova M; Lundberg IE
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2016;18:80
Effects of conventional immunosuppressive treatment on CD244+(CD28null) and FOXP3+T cells in the inflamed muscle of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Pandya JM; Loell I; Hossain MS; Zong M; Alexanderson H; Raghavan S; Lundberg IE; Malmstrom V
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2016;43(1):169-176
Proposal for a Candidate Core Set of Fitness and Strength Tests for Patients with Childhood or Adult Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
van der Stap DKD; Rider LG; Alexanderson H; Huber AM; Gualano B; Gordon P; van der Net J; Mathiesen P; Johnson LG; Ernste FC; Feldman BM; Houghton KM; Singh-Grewal D; Kutzbach AG; Munters LA; Takken T
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2015;42(12):2492-2495
Patients' Experience of Myositis and Further Validation of a Myositis-specific Patient Reported Outcome Measure - Establishing Core Domains and Expanding Patient Input on Clinical Assessment in Myositis. Report from OMERACT 12
Regardt M; Basharat P; Christopher-Stine L; Sarver C; Bjorn A; Lundberg IE; Song YW; Bingham COIII; Alexanderson H
Article: MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE. 2014;12(3):160-172
Hand exercise intervention in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis: a pilot study.
Regardt M; Schult M-L; Axelsson Y; Aldehag A; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE; Henriksson EW
Article: CURRENT RHEUMATOLOGY REPORTS. 2014;16(7):429
New Insights into the Benefits of Exercise for Muscle Health in Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myositis
Munters LA; Alexanderson H; Crofford LJ; Lundberg IE
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2014;41(6):1124-1132
Resistive Home Exercise in Patients with Recent-onset Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis - A Randomized Controlled Single-blinded Study with a 2-year Followup
Alexanderson H; Munters LA; Dastmalchi M; Loell I; Heimbuerger M; Opava CH; Lundberg IE
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2014;73(5):913-920
Anakinra treatment in patients with refractory inflammatory myopathies and possible predictive response biomarkers: a mechanistic study with 12 months follow-up
Zong M; Dorph C; Dastmalchi M; Alexanderson H; Pieper J; Amoudruz P; Helmers SB; Nennesmo I; Malmstrom V; Lundberg IE
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2014;41(3):581-592
Patient-reported Outcomes and Adult Patients' Disease Experience in the Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies. Report from the OMERACT 11 Myositis Special Interest Group
Alexanderson H; Del Grande M; Bingham COIII; Orbai A-M; Sarver C; Clegg-Smith K; Lundberg IE; Song YW; Christopher-Stine L
Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2014;7:86
Intensive aerobic and muscle endurance exercise in patients with systemic sclerosis: a pilot study.
Alexanderson H; Bergegård J; Björnådal L; Nordin A
Article: DISABILITY AND REHABILITATION. 2014;36(21):1762-1767
Disabilities of importance for patients to improve - using a patient preference tool in rheumatoid arthritis
Munters LA; Brodin N; Fberg EL; Strat S; Alexanderson H
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE AND RESEARCH. 2013;65(12):1959-1968
Improvement in Health and Possible Reduction in Disease Activity Using Endurance Exercise in Patients With Established Polymyositis and Dermatomyositis: A Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial With a 1-Year Open Extension Followup
Munters LA; Dastmalchi M; Andgren V; Emilson C; Bergegard J; Regardt M; Johansson A; Tholander IO; Hanna B; Liden M; Esbjornsson M; Alexanderson H
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2013;15(4):R83
Improved exercise performance and increased aerobic capacity after endurance training of patients with stable polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Munters LA; Dastmalchi M; Katz A; Esbjornsson M; Loell I; Hanna B; Liden M; Westerblad H; Lundberg IE; Alexanderson H
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2013;72(8):1390-1399
TLR4 as receptor for HMGB1 induced muscle dysfunction in myositis
Zong M; Bruton JD; Grundtman C; Yang H; Li JH; Alexanderson H; Palmblad K; Andersson U; Harris HE; Lundberg IE; Westerblad H
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2013;72(2):293-299
Activated LTB4 pathway in muscle tissue of patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis
Loell I; Munters LA; Pandya J; Zong M; Alexanderson H; Fasth AE; Hallengren CS; Radmark O; Lundberg IE; Jakobsson P-J; Korotkova M
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;39(11):2134-2141
The Myositis Activities Profile - Initial Validation for Assessment of Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis in the USA
Alexanderson H; Reed AM; Ytterberg SR
Article: CURRENT RHEUMATOLOGY REPORTS. 2012;14(3):244-251
Exercise in Inflammatory Myopathies, Including Inclusion Body Myositis
Alexanderson H
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2012;71(6):1055-1063
Effects of immunosuppressive treatment on interleukin-15 and interleukin-15 receptor α expression in muscle tissue of patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis
Zong M; Loell I; Lindroos E; Nader GA; Alexanderson H; Hallengren CS; Borg K; Arnardottir S; McInnes IB; Lundberg IE
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE AND RESEARCH. 2011;63(0 11):S118-S157
Measures of Adult and Juvenile Dermatomyositis, Polymyositis, and Inclusion Body Myositis Physician and Patient/Parent Global Activity, Manual Muscle Testing (MMT), Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ)/Childhood Health Assessment Questionnaire (C-HAQ), Childhood Myositis Assessment Scale (CMAS), Myositis Disease Activity Assessment Tool (MDAAT), Disease Activity Score (DAS), Short Form 36 (SF-36), Child Health Questionnaire (CHQ), Physician Global Damage, Myositis Damage Index (MDI), Quantitative Muscle Testing (QMT), Myositis Functional Index-2 (FI-2), Myositis Activities Profile (MAP), Inclusion Body Myositis Functional Rating Scale (IBMFRS), Cutaneous Dermatomyositis Disease Area and Severity Index (CDASI), Cutaneous Assessment Tool (CAT), Dermatomyositis Skin Severity Index (DSSI), Skindex, and Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI)
Rider LG; Werth VP; Huber AM; Alexanderson H; Rao AP; Ruperto N; Herbelin L; Barohn R; Isenberg D; Miller FW
Article: ISRN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2011;2011:463124-5
Patient preference assessment reveals disease aspects not covered by recommended outcomes in polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
Alemo Munters L; van Vollenhoven RF; Alexanderson H
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2011;50(3):578-585
Patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis have reduced grip force and health-related quality of life in comparison with reference values: an observational study
Regardt M; Henriksson EW; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE
Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2011;31(1):18-25
Higher proportion of fast-twitch (type II) muscle fibres in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies - evident in chronic but not in untreated newly diagnosed patients
Loell I; Helmers SB; Dastmalchi M; Alexanderson H; Munters LA; Nennesmo I; Lindroos E; Borg K; Lundberg IE; Esbjornsson M
Article: MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2010;16(11-12):455-464
A Longitudinal, Integrated, Clinical, Histological and mRNA Profiling Study of Resistance Exercise in Myositis
Nader GA; Dastmalchi M; Alexanderson H; Grundtman C; Gernapudi R; Esbjornsson M; Wang Z; Ronnelid J; Hoffman EP; Nagaraju K; Lundberg IE
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2008;67(12):1670-1677
A high incidence of disease flares in an open pilot study of infliximab in patients with refractory inflammatory myopathies
Dastmalchi M; Grundtman C; Alexanderson H; Mavragani CP; Einarsdottir H; Helmers SB; Elvin K; Crow MK; Nennesmo I; Lundberg IE
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2008;67(11):1596-1602
Effects of immunosuppressive treatment on microsomal prostaglandin E synthase 1 and cyclooxygenases expression in muscle tissue of patients with polymyositis or dermatomyositis
Korotkova M; Helmers SB; Loell I; Alexanderson H; Grundtman C; Dorph C; Lundberg IE; Jakobsson P-J
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;25(6 Suppl 47):153-158
Disease-specific quality indicators, outcome measures and guidelines in polymyositis and dermatomyositis.
Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;57(7):1303-1310
Effect of physical training on the proportion of slow-twitch type I muscle fibers, a novel nonimmune-mediated mechanism for muscle impairment in polymyositis or dermatomyositis
Dastmalchi M; Alexanderson H; Loell I; Stahlberg M; Borg K; Lundberg IE; Esbjoernsson M
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2007;66(10):1276-1283
Limited effects of high-dose intravenous immunoglobulin (IVIG) treatment on molecular expression in muscle tissue of patients with inflammatory myopathies
Helmers SB; Dastmalchi M; Alexanderson H; Nennesmo I; Esbjornsson M; Lindvall B; Lundberg IE
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;57(5):768-777
Benefits of intensive resistance training in patients with chronic polymyositis or dermatomyositis
Alexanderson H; Dastmalchi M; Esbjornsson-Liljedahl M; Opava CH; Lundberg IE
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;57(4):694-702
Creatine supplements in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies who are clinically weak after conventional pharmacologic treatment:: Six-month, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial
Chung Y-L; Alexanderson H; Pipitone N; Morrison C; Dastmalchi M; Stahl-Hallengren C; Richards S; Thomas EL; Hamilton G; Bell JD; Lundberg IE; Scott DL
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;25(6):S153-S158
Disease-specific quality indicators, outcome measures and guidelines in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2006;55(1):114-122
Functional index-2:: Validity and reliability of a disease-specific measure of impairment in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Alexanderson H; Broman L; Tollbäck A; Josefson A; Lundberg IE; Stenström CH
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2004;50(5):1586-1594
Down-regulation of the aberrant expression of the inflammation mediator high mobility group box chromosomal protein 1 in muscle tissue of patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis treated with corticosteroids
Ulfgren AK; Grundtman C; Borg K; Alexanderson H; Andersson U; Harris HE; Lundberg IE
Article: JOURNAL OF REHABILITATION MEDICINE. 2003;35(1):31-35
Sporadic inclusion body myositis: Pilot study on the effects of a home exercise program on muscle function, histopathology and inflammatory reaction
Arnardottir S; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE; Borg K
Article: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2002;29(11):2386-2392
Development of the myositis activities profile -: Validity and reliability of a self-administered questionnaire to assess activity limitations in patients with polymyositis/dermatomyositis
Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE; Stenström CH
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2000;43(2):336-348
Decreased expression of interleukin-1α, interleukin-1β, and cell adhesion molecules in muscle tissue following corticosteroid treatment in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Lundberg I; Kratz AK; Alexanderson H; Patarroyo M
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2000;29(5):295-301
The safety of a resistive home exercise program in patients with recent onset active polymyositis or dermatomyositis
Alexanderson H; Stenström CH; Jenner G; Lundberg I
Article: NEUROPEPTIDES. 1999;33(4):260-264
Exercise and variations in neuropeptide concentrations in rheumatoid arthritis -: A pilot study
Stenström CH; Alexanderson H; Lundberg I; Lundeberg T; Theodorsson E; Nisell R
Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 1999;38(7):608-611
Safety of a home exercise programme in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis:: a pilot study
Alexanderson H; Stenström CH; Lundberg I
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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
Conference publication: 2024;:613.2-61614
POS1282 IMPROVED ACTIVITY PERFORMANCE USING A POWER ENHANCING GLOVE IN PERSONS WITH INCLUSION BODY MYOSITIS (IBM)
Regardt M; Alexanderson H; Hunn S; Alfano L; Mischke R; De Groot I; Dihkan A; Saketkoo LA
Editorial comment: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024;63(5):1189-1191
Moving forward together: collaborative landscapes of research in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and calcinosis
Saketkoo LA; Valenzuela A; Kim S; McCann LJ; Lood C; Wahezi DM; Werth VP; Yi B; Alexanderson H; Maillard S; Pilkington C; Fligelstone K; Limbach B; Orandi AB; Regardt M; Russell A-M; Davuluri S; deGroot I; Ernste F; Paik JJ; von Muhlen CA; Dimachkie MM; Machado PM; Naddaf E; Shafranski BM; Gupta L; Zulian F; Chung L
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
Review: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2024;42(2):413-424
Mental health in paediatric and adult myositis-related diseases: current state of research, interventions, and future steps from the MIHRA Psychological Impact Scientific Working Group
Lanis A; Alexanderson H; Ardalan K; Edison S; Graham CD; de Groot I; Gupta L; Kim S; Knight AM; Kobert L; Livermore P; Lood C; Pilkington C; Regardt M; Rubinstein TB; Shenoi S; Turnier L; Voet NBM; Wahezi DM; Saketkoo LA
Review: JOURNAL OF INFLAMMATION RESEARCH. 2024;17:3563-3585
The Role of Exercise to Improve Physiological, Physical and Psychological Health Outcome in Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies (IIM)
Lodin K; Espinosa-Ortega F; Lundberg IE; Alexanderson H
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2023;82:948
PATIENT GLOBAL ASSESSMENT AND INFLAMMATORY MARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH IDIOPATHIC INFLAMMATORY MYOPATHIES - A LONGITUDINAL STUDY FROM THE MYONET COHORT
Lodin K; Espinosa-Ortega F; Dastmalchi M; Alexanderson H; Vencovsky J; Andersson H; Chinoy H; Lilleker JB; Krogh NS; New RP; Katsuyuki Shinjo S; Maurer B; Griger Z; Tavor Y; Ceribelli A; Gomez D; Vazquez-Del Mercado Espinosa M; Leonard D; Erler A; Lundberg IE
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;52:97-98
Self-reported levels of physical activity and the association to pain, fatigue, anxiety and depression among patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Andreasson K; Ortega FE; Sandlund H; Alexanderson H
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2023;75:276-277
Self-reported Levels of Physical Activity and the Association to Pain, Fatigue, Anxiety and Depression Among Patients with Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Andreasson K; Espinosa-Ortega F; Sandlund H; Alexanderson H
Review: BEST PRACTICE AND RESEARCH: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;35(3):101695
Exercise as a multi-modal disease-modifying medicine in systemic sclerosis: An introduction by The Global Fellowship on Rehabilitation and Exercise in Systemic Sclerosis (G-FoRSS)
Pettersson H; Alexanderson H; Poole JL; Varga J; Regardt M; Russell A-M; Salam Y; Jensen K; Mansour J; Frech T; Feghali-Bostwick C; Varju C; Baldwin N; Heenan M; Fligelstone K; Holmner M; Lammi MR; Scholand MB; Shapiro L; Volkmann ER; Saketkoo LA
Review: BEST PRACTICE AND RESEARCH: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;35(3):101707
A comprehensive framework for navigating patient care in systemic sclerosis: A global response to the need for improving the practice of diagnostic and preventive strategies in SSc
Saketkoo LA; Frech T; Varju C; Domsic R; Farrell J; Gordon JK; Mihai C; Sandorfi N; Shapiro L; Poole J; Volkmann ER; Lammi M; McAnally K; Alexanderson H; Pettersson H; Hant F; Kuwana M; Shah AA; Smith V; Hsu V; Kowal-Bielecka O; Assassi S; Cutolo M; Kayser C; Shanmugam VK; Vonk MC; Fligelstone K; Baldwin N; Connolly K; Ronnow A; Toth B; Suave M; Farrington S; Bernstein EJ; Crofford LJ; Czirjak L; Jensen K; Hinchclif M; Hudson M; Lammi MR; Mansour J; Morgan ND; Mendoza F; Nikpour M; Pauling J; Riemekasten G; Russell A-M; Scholand MB; Seigart E; Rodriguez-Reyna TS; Hummers L; Walker U; Steen V
Letter: THE LANCET RESPIRATORY MEDICINE. 2020;8(12):e90-e91
An ode to the primal tonic of dance-congratulating the Life of Breath project
Saketkoo LA; Alexanderson H; Lammi MR; LeSage D; Jensen K; Scholand MB; Volkmann ER; Russell A-M
Review: BEST PRACTICE AND RESEARCH: CLINICAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2020;34(2):101547
Exercise therapy in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies and systemic lupus erythematosus - A systematic literature review
Alexanderson H; Bostrom C
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2019;46(10):1351-1354
OMERACT 2018 Modified Patient-reported Outcome Domain Core Set in the Life Impact Area for Adult Idiopathic Inflammatory Myopathies
Regardt M; Mecoli CA; Park JK; de Groot I; Sarver C; Needham M; de Visser M; Shea B; Bingham COIII; Lundberg IE; Song YW; Christopher-Stine L; Alexanderson H
Letter: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2019;78(6):858-860
Comparison of autoantibody specificities tested by a line blot assay and immunoprecipitation-based algorithm in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Espinosa-Ortega F; Holmqvist M; Alexanderson H; Storfors H; Mimori T; Lundberg IE; Ronnelid J
Review: CURR TREATM OPT RHEUMATOL. 2018;4(4):289-298
Exercise in Myositis.
Alexanderson H
Review: MUSCULOSKELETAL CARE. 2017;15(4):316-323
Aerobic and resistance exercise in systemic sclerosis: State of the art.
de Oliveira NC; Portes LA; Pettersson H; Alexanderson H; Boström C
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2017;29(6):591-597
Novel insights of disability assessment in adult myositis
Espinosa-Ortega HF; Moreno-Ramirez M; Alexanderson H
Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2017;44(11):1683-1687
Advancing the Development of Patient-reported Outcomes for Adult Myositis at OMERACT 2016: An International Delphi Study
Park JK; Mecoli CA; Alexanderson H; Regardt M; Christopher-Stine L; Casal-Dominguez M; de Groot I; Sarver C; Lundberg IE; Bingham COIII; Song YW
Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2016;280(1):75-96
Physical exercise as a treatment for adult and juvenile myositis
Alexanderson H
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2014;26(6):704-711
Therapy of myositis: biological and physical
Lundberg IE; Vencovsky J; Alexanderson H
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2012;24(2):201-207
Exercise as a therapeutic modality in patients with idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2009;21(2):158-163
Exercise effects in patients with adult idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Alexanderson H
Review: CURRENT RHEUMATOLOGY REPORTS. 2007;9(4):273-279
Inflammatory muscle disease: clinical presentation and assessment of patients.
Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE
Review: NATURE CLINICAL PRACTICE RHEUMATOLOGY. 2007;3(5):282-290
Technology insight: tools for research, diagnosis and clinical assessment of treatment in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Lundberg IE; Alexanderson H
Review: CURRENT RHEUMATOLOGY REPORTS. 2005;7(2):115-124
Exercise: an important component of treatment in the idiopathic inflammatory myopathies.
Alexanderson H
Review: CURRENT OPINION IN RHEUMATOLOGY. 2005;17(2):164-171
The role of exercise in the rehabilitation of idiopathic inflammatory myopathies
Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2003;100(36):2754-2759
[Exercise is beneficial for patients with myositis. Both pharmaceuticals and physical activity should be included in the therapy of chronic rheumatic muscle inflammation].
Lundberg IE; Alexanderson H; Arnardottir S; Borg K
Thesis / dissertation: 2003
Exercise and outcome measures in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Alexanderson, Helene
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Clinical and molcular effects of exercise in idiopathic inflammatory myopathies, myositis
Swedish Research Council
1 January 2020 - 31 December 2022

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2014
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