Helene Rundqvist
- Department of Laboratory Medicine
- Division of Clinical Physiology at Labmed
About me
Dr Rundqvist holds a Senior Researcher position at the Department of Laboratory Medicine, combining basic science research in Exercise Oncology with patient intervention studies. She is currently co-PI of two H2020 funded exercise oncology clinical trials, PREFERABLE EFFECT and PREFERABLE LION.
Dr Helene Rundqvist has a degree in Molecular Biology, and a PhD in Physiology as well as post doctoral experience focusing on the contribution of the immune system to metastatic dissemination in animal models (University of California, SD) and exercise interventions for transgenic animal models of cancer (Department of Oncology and Pathology, KI).
Research
The benefits of physical exercise for patients with a cancer diagnosis are increasingly recognized. We and others have shown that exercise interventions reduce symptom burden, enhance physical functioning, and improve health related quality of life (e.g. OptiTrain and PREFERABLE randomized controlled trials).
Epidemiological evidence and emerging data from randomized studies suggests that patients who maintain a physically active lifestyle after a cancer diagnosis have a reduced risk of recurrence and improved disease specific survival compared to sedentary individuals. There is increasing evidence, including data from the Rundqvist lab, that a significant part of the anti-neoplastic effects of exercise can be attributed to improved immune cell function.
Immune surveillance is a critical step in controlling solid tumor progression, accomplished primarily by cytotoxic T-cells and NK-cells. The short-term stress of a single bout of physical exercise induces a transient release of immune cells into circulation. Our current efforts include close characterization of NK and CD8+ T-cells after exercise interventions, with a specifc focus on metabolism, homing and antitumoral effects in animal models of breast cancer metastasis and in patients with advanced disease.
Teaching
Extensive experience from teaching at undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate levels giving lectures, seminars, workshop, practicals etc in Statistics, Physiology, Immunology, Cell Biology, Tumor Microenvironment and Metabolism. Responsible course leader and organizer of a 5 week course in Scientific Theory and Statistics, Karolinska Institutet. Supervision of graduate students and post doctoral fellows.
Articles
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2025;157(3):490-503Schmidt ME; Hiensch AE; Depenbusch J; Monninkhof EM; Belloso J; Clauss D; Gunasekara N; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Wiskemann J; Mueller J; Sweegers MG; Schneweiss A; Altena R; Kufel-Grabwska J; Bijlsma RM; van Leeuwen-Snoeks L; Huinink DTB; Sonke G; Brandner S; Savas P; Antill Y; White M; Ancizar N; van Der Wall E; Aaronson NK; Senkus E; Urruticoechea A; Zopf EM; Bloch W; Stuiver MM; Wengstroem Y; May AM; Steindorf K
- Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2025;14(15):e71074Kias A; Schmidt ME; Hiensch AE; Clauss D; Monninkhof EM; Pelaez M; Belloso J; Gunasekara N; Sweegers MG; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Mueller J; Wiskemann J; van Der Wall E; Aaronson NK; Lachowicz M; Urruticoechea A; Zopf EM; Bloch W; Stuiver MM; Wengstrom Y; May AM; Steindorf K
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2025;43(11):1325-1336Schouten AEM; Hiensch AE; Frederix GWJ; Monninkhof EM; Schmidt ME; Clauss D; Gunasekara N; Belloso J; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Wiskemann J; Mueller J; Sweegers MG; Fremd C; Altena R; Bijlsma RM; Sonke G; Lahuerta A; Mann GB; Francis PA; Richardson G; Malter W; Kufel-Grabowska J; van der Wall E; Aaronson NK; Senkus E; Urruticoechea A; Zopf EM; Bloch W; Stuiver MM; Wengstrom Y; Steindorf K; van der Meulen MP; May AM
- Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;297(2):156-172Lundberg TR; Tryfonos A; Eriksson LMJ; Rundqvist H; Rullman E; Holmberg M; Maqdasy S; Linge J; Leinhard OD; Arver S; Andersson DP; Wiik A; Gustafsson T
- Article: MUSCLE & NERVE. 2025;71(2):223-228Sepic A; Tryfonos A; Rundqvist H; Lundberg TR; Gustafsson T; Pourhamidi K
- Article: JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE. 2025;23(1):89Uurasmaa T-M; Bourdin P; Nammas W; Latifi S; Liljenback H; Saraste A; Eskola O; Rajander J; Roivainen A; Rundqvist H; Autio A; Heinonen I; Anttila K
- Article: CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2025;14(6):e70037Strömberg A; Mandić M; Wadsworth BJ; Proschinger S; Alam S; Eriksson LMJ; Barbieri L; Rullman E; Rundqvist H
- Article: CANCER MEDICINE. 2024;13(23):e70430Bojsen-Moller E; Bolam KA; Vaisanen D; Paulsson S; Lindwall M; Rundqvist H; Nyberg J; Aberg M; Ekblom-Bak E
- Article: ISCIENCE. 2024;27(11):111081Koivula T; Uurasmaa T-M; Han C; Maaniitty T; Latifi S; Lempiainen S; Kalliokoski K; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Anttila K; Minn H; Knuuti J; Heinonen I
- Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2024;56(10S):358May A; Monninkhof E; Schmidt M; Pelaez M; Gunasekara N; Clauss D; Belloso J; Rundqvist H; Wiskemann J; Müller J; van der Wall E; Aaronson N; Senkus E; Urruticoechea A; Zopf E; Bloch W; Stuiver M; Wengström Y; Steindorf K; de Wit A; Hiensch A
- Article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2024;30(10):2957-2966Hiensch AE; Depenbusch J; Schmidt ME; Monninkhof EM; Pelaez M; Clauss D; Gunasekara N; Zimmer P; Belloso J; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Wiskemann J; Mueller J; Sweegers MG; Fremd C; Altena R; Gorecki M; Bijlsma R; van Leeuwen-Snoeks L; ten Bokkel Huinink D; Sonke G; Lahuerta A; Mann GB; Francis PA; Richardson G; Malter W; van der Wall E; Aaronson NK; Senkus E; Urruticoechea A; Zopf EM; Bloch W; Stuiver MM; Wengstrom Y; Steindorf K; May AM
- Article: ELIFE. 2024;12:rp92707Wadsworth BJ; Leiwe M; Minogue EA; Cunha PP; Engman V; Brombach C; Asvestis C; Sah-Teli SK; Marklund E; Karppinen P; Ruas JL; Rundqvist H; Lanner JT; Johnson RS
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2024;14(1):15333Anandavadivelan P; Mijwel S; Wiklander M; Kjoe PLM; Luijendijk M; Bergh J; Rundqvist H; Wengstrom Y
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;15:1394420Koivula T; Lempiaeinen S; Neuvonen J; Norha J; Hollmen M; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Minn H; Rinne P; Heinonen I
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2024;42(16_suppl):11121Hiensch AE; Schouten A; Monninkhof EM; Schmidt M; Clauss D; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Wiskemann J; Mueller J; Van Der Wall E; Aaronson NK; Senkus-Konefka E; Urruticoechea A; Bloch W; Zopf E; Stuiver MM; Wengstrom Y; Steindorf K; van der Meulen M; May AM
- Journal article: CANCER RESEARCH. 2024;84(9_Supplement):gs02-10-gs02-10May A; Hiensch A; Depenbusch J; Schmidt M; Monninkhof E; Pelaez M; Clauss D; Zimmer P; Belloso J; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Wiskemann J; Muller J; Fremd C; Altena R; Kufel-Grabowska J; Bijlsma R; van Leeuwen-Snoeks L; Bokkel-Huinink DT; Sonke G; Mann B; Francis P; Richardson G; Álvarez I; Malter W; Van der Wall E; Aaronson N; Senkus E; Urriticoechea A; Zopf E; Bloch W; Stuiver M; Wengström Y; Steindorf K
- Journal article: ESMO OPEN. 2024;9:103328Schmidt ME; Hiensch A; Depenbusch J; Clauss D; Monninkhof E; Pelaez M; Gunasekara N; Lachowicz M; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Müller J; Wiskemann J; van der Wall E; Aaronson N; Urruticoechea A; Zopf E; Stuiver M; Wengström Y; May AM; Steindorf K
- Journal article: PHYSIOLOGY. 2024;39(S1):1733Heinonen I; Koivula T; Uurasmaa T-M; Han C; Maaniitty T; Latifi S; Lempiäinen S; Kalliokoski K; Sundberg C-J; Rundqvist H; Anttila K; Minn H; Knuuti J
- Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL EXERCISE PHYSIOLOGY. 2024;13(s2):339Zopf DE; Hiensch DAE; Depenbusch DJ; Schmidt DME; Monninkhof DEM; Pelaez M; Clauss DD; Zimmer DP; Belloso J; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Wiskemann J; Mueller J; Fremd C; Altena R; Kufel-Grabowska J; Bijlsma R; van Leeuwen-Snoeks L; ten Bokkel Huinink D; Sonke G; Lahuerta A; Mann B; Francis P; Richardson G; Malter W; van der Wall E; Aaronson NK; Senkus E; Urruticoechea A; Bloch W; Stuiver MM; Wengstrom Y; Steindorf K; May AM
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2024;15:1347347Uurasmaa T-M; Ricardo C; Autio A; Heinonen IHA; Rundqvist H; Anttila K
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;15:1293723Bargiela D; Cunha PP; Velica P; Krause LCM; Brice M; Barbieri L; Gojkovic M; Foskolou IP; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2024;7(4):e244386Tryfonos A; Pourhamidi K; Joernaker G; Engvall M; Eriksson L; Elhallos S; Asplund N; Mandic M; Sundblad P; Sepic A; Rullman E; Hyllienmark L; Rundqvist H; Lundberg TR; Gustafsson T
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 2024;58(7):366-372Bolam KA; Bojsen-Moller E; Wallin P; Paulsson S; Lindwall M; Rundqvist H; Ekblom-Bak E
- Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;200:113605Hiensch A; Depenbusch J; Schmidt M; Clauss D; Lizarraga NA; Trevaskis M; Rundqvist H; Wiskemann J; Mueller J; Gunasekara N; Lachowicz M; van der Wall E; Aaronson N; Senkus E; Urruticoechea A; Zopf E; Stuiver M; Wengstrom Y; Steindorf K; May A
- Journal article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2024;15:1293723Bargiela D; Cunha PP; Veliça P; Krause LCM; Brice M; Barbieri L; Gojkovic M; Foskolou IP; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2023;55(9S):967-968Koivula T; Lempiäinen S; Rinne P; Rannikko JH; Hollmén M; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Minn H; Heinonen I
- Article: NPJ MICROGRAVITY. 2023;9(1):40Emanuelsson EB; Baselet B; Neefs M; Baatout S; Proesmans B; Daenen L; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Fernandez-Gonzalo R
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2023;6(6):e2321102Ekblom-Bak E; Bojsen-Moller E; Wallin P; Paulsson S; Lindwall M; Rundqvist H; Bolam KA
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2023;13(1):6561Koivula T; Lempiainen S; Rinne P; Rannikko JH; Hollmen M; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Minn H; Heinonen I
- Article: BMJ OPEN. 2023;13(3):e071304Akdemir E; Sweegers MG; Vrieling A; Rundqvist H; Meijer RP; Leliveld-Kors AM; van der Heijden AG; Rutten VC; Koldewijn EL; Bos SD; Wijburg CJ; Marcelissen TAT; Bongers BC; Retel VP; van Harten WH; May AM; Groen WG; Stuiver MM
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;14:1101433Barbieri L; Velica P; Gameiro PA; Cunha PP; Foskolou IP; Rullman E; Bargiela D; Johnson RS; Rundqvist H
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2023;13:1078512Koivula T; Lempiaeinen S; Rinne P; Hollmen M; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Minn H; Heinonen I
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2022;119:22070Rundqvist H; Johnson A; Onerup A; Altena R; Wengström Y
- Article: TRIALS. 2022;23(1):610Hiensch AE; Monninkhof EM; Schmidt ME; Zopf EM; Bolam KA; Aaronson NK; Belloso J; Bloch W; Clauss D; Depenbusch J; Lachowicz M; Pelaez M; Rundqvist H; Senkus E; Stuiver MM; Trevaskis M; Urruticoechea A; Rosenberger F; van der Wall E; de Wit GA; Zimmer P; Wengstrom Y; Steindorf K; May AM
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2022;132(6):1448-1459Norrbom JM; Ydfors M; Lovric A; Perry CGR; Rundqvist H; Rullman E
- Article: JOURNAL OF CACHEXIA SARCOPENIA AND MUSCLE. 2022;13(2):1151-1163Mader T; Chaillou T; Alves ES; Jude B; Cheng AJ; Kenne E; Mijwel S; Kurzejamska E; Vincent CT; Rundqvist H; Lanner JT
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;13:837669Bargiela D; Cunha PP; Velica P; Foskolou IP; Barbieri L; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Journal article: JCSM RAPID COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;5(1):117-129Wijler LA; Raats DAE; Verheem A; Otter AMD; Rundqvist H; van Dijk M; May AM; Kranenburg O
- Article: CIRCULATION RESEARCH. 2021;128(11):1694-1707Vagesjo E; Parv K; Ahl D; Seignez C; Herrera Hidalgo C; Giraud A; Leite C; Korsgren O; Wallen H; Juusola G; Hakovirta HH; Rundqvist H; Essand M; Holm L; Johnson RS; Thalin C; Korpisalo P; Christoffersson G; Phillipson M
- Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;12:633586Gojkovic M; Cunha PP; Darmasaputra GS; Barbieri L; Rundqvist H; Velica P; Johnson RS
- Article: CANCER IMMUNOLOGY RESEARCH. 2021;9(4):401-414Velica P; Cunha PP; Vojnovic N; Foskolou IP; Bargiela D; Gojkovic M; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2021;53(3):496-504Hiensch AE; Mijwel S; Bargiela D; Wengstrom Y; May AM; Rundqvist H
- Article: CARDIO-ONCOLOGY. 2021;7(1):7Ansund J; Mijwel S; Bolam KA; Altena R; Wengstrom Y; Rullman E; Rundqvist H
- Article: ELIFE. 2020;9:e59996Rundqvist H; Velica P; Barbieri L; Gameiro PA; Bargiela D; Gojkovic M; Mijwel S; Reitzner SM; Wulliman D; Ahlstedt E; Ule J; Ostman A; Johnson RS
- Article: BLOOD ADVANCES. 2020;4(18):4483-4493Foskolou IP; Barbieri L; Vernet A; Bargiela D; Cunha PP; Velica P; Suh E; Pietsch S; Matuleviciute R; Rundqvist H; McIntyre D; Smith KGC; Johnson RS
- Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7S):336Rundqvist H; Barbieri L; Velica P; Mijwel S; Östman A; Johnson R
- Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7S):923Fernandez-Gonzalo R; Hansson B; Emanuelsson E; Baselet B; Moreels M; Neefs M; Baatout S; Rundqvist H
- Article: CELL DEATH DISCOVERY. 2020;6(1):42Cheteh EH; Sarne V; Ceder S; Bianchi J; Augsten M; Rundqvist H; Egevad L; Ostman A; Wiman KG
- Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2020;229(2):e13461Gojkovic M; Darmasaputra GS; Velica P; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Article: ONCOLOGIST. 2020;25(1):23-32Mijwel S; Bolam KA; Gerrevall J; Foukakis T; Wengstrom Y; Rundqvist H
- Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):10246Reiterer M; Colaco R; Emrouznejad P; Jensen A; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS; Branco C
- Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2019;175(3):637-648Bolam KA; Mijwel S; Rundqvist H; Wengstrom Y
- Journal article: 2019Lactate Potentiates Differentiation and Expansion of Cytotoxic T CellsRundqvist H; Velica P; Barbieri L; Gameiro P; Cunha PP; Gojkovic M; Bargiela D; Mijwel S; Ahlstedt E; Foskolou I; Ruiz-Perez MV; Arsenian-Henriksson M; Ule J; Östman A; Johnson RS
- Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2019;10(1):2110Prakash V; Carson BB; Feenstra JM; Dass RA; Sekyrova P; Hoshino A; Petersen J; Guo Y; Parks MM; Kurylo CM; Batchelder JE; Haller K; Hashimoto A; Rundqivst H; Condeelis JS; Allis CD; Drygin D; Nieto MA; Andang M; Percipalle P; Bergh J; Adameyko I; Farrants A-KO; Hartman J; Lyden D; Pietras K; Blanchard SC; Vincent CT
- Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. 2019;13(2):244-256Mijwel S; Jervaeus A; Bolam KA; Norrbom J; Bergh J; Rundqvist H; Wengstrom Y
- Article: FRONTIERS IN PHYSIOLOGY. 2018;9:1624Fitzpatrick SF; Gojkovic M; Macias D; Tegnebratt T; Lu L; Samen E; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2018;32(10):5495-5505Mijwel S; Cardinale DA; Norrbom J; Chapman M; Ivarsson N; Wengstrom Y; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H
- Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2018;169(1):93-103Mijwel S; Backman M; Bolam KA; Olofsson E; Norrbom J; Bergh J; Sundberg CJ; Wengstrom Y; Rundqvist H
- Article: EJNMMI RESEARCH. 2018;8(1):25Tegnebratt T; Lu L; Eksborg S; Chireh A; Damberg P; Nikkhou-Aski S; Foukakis T; Rundqvist H; Holmin S; Kuiper RV; Samen E
- Article: CELL METABOLISM. 2018;27(4):898-913.e7Sim J; Cowburn AS; Palazon A; Madhu B; Tyrakis PA; Macias D; Bargiela DM; Pietsch S; Gralla M; Evans CE; Kittipassorn T; Chey YCJ; Branco CM; Rundqvist H; Peet DJ; Johnson RS
- Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2018;168(1):79-93Mijwel S; Backman M; Bolam KA; Jervaeus A; Sundberg CJ; Margolin S; Browall M; Rundqvist H; Wengstrom Y
- Article: CANCER CELL. 2017;32(5):669-683.e5Palazon A; Tyrakis PA; Macias D; Velica P; Rundqvist H; Fitzpatrick S; Vojnovic N; Phan AT; Loman N; Hedenfalk I; Hatschek T; Lovrot J; Foukakis T; Goldrath AW; Bergh J; Johnson RS
- Article: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR BIOLOGY. 2017;37(13):e00630-e00616Luecke-Johansson S; Gralla M; Rundqvist H; Ho JC; Johnson RS; Gradin K; Poellinger L
- Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2017;220(3):361-369Siebenmann C; Keramidas ME; Rundqvist H; Mijwel S; Cowburn AS; Johnson RS; Eiken O
- Article: CELL DEATH & DISEASE. 2017;8(6):e2848Cheteh EH; Augsten M; Rundqvist H; Bianchi J; Sarne V; Egevad L; Bykov VJN; Ostman A; Wiman KG
- Article: BIOLOGY OPEN. 2017;6(5):688-697Evans CE; Palazon A; Sim J; Tyrakis PA; Prodger A; Lu X; Chan S; Bendahl P-O; Belting M; Von Euler L; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS; Branco C
- Article: ONCOTARGET. 2017;8(9):15085-15100Kantari-Mimoun C; Krzywinska E; Castells M; Milien C; Klose R; Meinecke A-K; Lemberger U; Mathivet T; Gojkovic M; Schroedter K; Oesterreicher C; Fandrey J; Rundqvist H; Stockmann C
- Article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2017;114:EFHCRundqvist H; Wengström Y
- Article: BMC CANCER. 2017;17(1):100Wengstrom Y; Bolam KA; Mijwel S; Sundberg CJ; Backman M; Browall M; Norrbom J; Rundqvist H
- Article: REHABILITATION ONCOLOGY. 2016;34(4):137-143Mijwel S; Cardinale D; Ekblom-Bak E; Sundberg CJ; Wengstrom Y; Rundqvist H
- Journal article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2016;108(3)Hong J; Tobin NP; Rundqvist H; Li T; Lavergne M; Garcia-Ibanez Y; Qin H; Paulsson J; Zeitelhofer M; Adzemovic MZ; Nilsson I; Roswall P; Hartman J; Johnson RS; Ostman A; Bergh J; Poljakovic M; Genove G
- Article: FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. 2016;4:99Yamamoto H; Rundqvist H; Branco C; Johnson RS
- Article: EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY. 2016;101(1):28-32Lindholm ME; Rundqvist H
- Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2015;107(10):djv209Hong J; Tobin NP; Rundqvist H; Li T; Lavergne M; Garcia-Ibanez Y; Qin H; Paulsson J; Zeitelhofer M; Adzemovic MZ; Nilsson I; Roswall P; Hartman J; Johnson RS; Ostman A; Bergh J; Poljakovic M; Genove G
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2015;119(4):374-384Gidlund E-K; Ydfors M; Appel S; Rundqvist H; Sundberg CJ; Norrbom J
- Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL & CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH. 2015;34(1):62Alexeyenko A; Alkasalias T; Pavlova T; Szekely L; Kashuba V; Rundqvist H; Wiklund P; Egevad L; Csermely P; Korcsmaros T; Guven H; Klein G
- Journal article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS THROMBOSIS AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2015;35(suppl_1)Evans CE; Branco-Price C; Prodger A; Palazon A; Tyrakis P; Rundqvist H; Bendahl P-O; Belting M; Johnson RS
- Article: EPIGENETICS. 2014;9(12):1557-1569Lindholm ME; Marabita F; Gomez-Cabrero D; Rundqvist H; Ekstrom TJ; Tegner J; Sundberg CJ
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2014;307(3):R248-R255Lindholm ME; Fischer H; Poellinger L; Johnson RS; Gustafsson T; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H
- Article: EJNMMI RESEARCH. 2014;4(1):17Samen E; Lu L; Mulder J; Thorell J-O; Damberg P; Tegnebratt T; Holmgren L; Rundqvist H; Stone-Elander S
- Journal article: CANCER PREVENTION RESEARCH. 2013;6(11_Supplement):a65Rundqvist H; Mijwel S; Ahlstedt E; Lindholm C; Strell C; Roswall P; Pietras K; Johnson R; Ostman A
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(7):e67579Rundqvist H; Augsten M; Stromberg A; Rullman E; Mijwel S; Kharaziha P; Panaretakis T; Gustafsson T; Ostman A
- Article: BLOOD. 2012;119(24):5931-5942Meinecke A-K; Nagy N; Lago GD; Kirmse S; Klose R; Schroedter K; Zimmermann A; Helfrich I; Rundqvist H; Theegarten D; Anhenn O; Orian-Rousseau V; Johnson RS; Alitalo K; Fischer JW; Fandrey J; Stockmann C
- Article: CELL DEATH & DISEASE. 2012;3(1):e262Kharaziha P; Rodriguez P; Li Q; Rundqvist H; Bjoerklund A-C; Augsten M; Ullen A; Egevad L; Wiklund P; Nilsson S; Kroemer G; Grander D; Panaretakis T
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2011;301(6):E1092-E1098Norrbom J; Sallstedt EK; Fischer H; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Gustafsson T
- Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2010;42(10):11-12Sällstedt E-K; Norrbom J; Fischer H; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Gustafsson T
- Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2010;42(10):71Klintberg M; Rundqvist H; Gustafsson T; Tonkonogi M; Sundberg CJ
- Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2010;198(1):71-79Norrbom J; Wallman SE; Gustafsson T; Rundqvist H; Jansson E; Sundberg CJ
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY. 2009;161(3):427-434Rundqvist H; Rullman E; Sundberg CJ; Fischer H; Eisleitner K; Stahlberg M; Sundblad P; Jansson E; Gustafsson T
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2009;106(3):804-812Rullman E; Norrbom J; Stromberg A; Wagsater D; Rundqvist H; Haas T; Gustafsson T
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2007;293(5):R2059-R2069Mason SD; Rundqvist H; Papandreou I; Duh R; McNulty WJ; Howlett RA; Olfert IM; Sundberg CJ; Denko NC; Poellinger L; Johnson RS
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2007;103(3):1012-1020Gustafsson T; Rundqvist H; Norrbom J; Rullman E; Jansson E; Sundberg CJ
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2007;102(6):2346-2351Rullman E; Rundqvist H; Wagsater D; Fischer H; Eriksson P; Sundberg CJ; Jansson E; Gustafsson T
- Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2005;19(6):1009-1011Ameln H; Gustafsson T; Sundberg CJ; Okamoto K; Jansson E; Poellinger L; Makino Y
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2005;98(6):2137-2146Gustafsson T; Ameln H; Fischer H; Sundberg CJ; Timmons JA; Jansson E
- Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2004;96(1):189-194Norrbom J; Sundberg CJ; Ameln H; Kraus WE; Jansson E; Gustafsson T
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All other publications
- Review: JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. MONOGRAPHS. 2025;2025(71):315-324Courneya KS; Lucia A; May AM; Rundqvist H; Rogers LQ
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023Wadsworth B; Leiwe M; Minogue E; Cunha P; Engman V; Brombach C; Asvestis C; Sah-Teli S; Marklund E; Koivunen P; Ruas J; Rundqvist H; Lanner J; Johnson R
- Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2023;239Uurasmaa T-M; Bourdin P; Latifi S; Roivainen A; Rundqvist H; Autio A; Heinonen I; Anttila K
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2023;55(9):967-968Koivula T; Lempiainen S; Rinne P; Rannikko JH; Hollmen M; Sundberg CJ; Rundqvist H; Minn H; Heinonen I
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2021Barbieri L; Veliça P; Gameiro P; Cunha P; Foskolou I; Bargiela D; Rundqvist H; Johnson R
- Editorial comment: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2021;231(1):e13494Gojkovic M; Velica P; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7):336Rundqvist H; Barbieri L; Velica P; Mijwel S; Ostman A; Johnson R
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2020;52(7):923Fernandez-Gonzalo R; Hansson B; Emanuelsson E; Baselet B; Moreels M; Neefs M; Baatout S; Rundqvist H
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2020Veliça P; Cunha PP; Vojnovic N; Foskolou IP; Bargiela D; Gojkovic M; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Review: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2020;229(2):e13400Hiensch AE; Bolam KA; Mijwel S; Jeneson JAL; Huitema ADR; Kranenburg O; van der Wall E; Rundqvist H; Wengstrom Y; May AM
- Corrigendum: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2020;10(1):1627Reiterer M; Colaco R; Emrouznejad P; Jensen A; Rundqvist H; Johnson RS; Branco C
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2019;51(6):880Bolam KA; Mijwel S; Holowko N; Bergh J; Rundqvist H; Wengstrom Y
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2019;51(6):900Hiensch AE; Mijwel S; Wengstrom Y; May AM; Rundqvist H
- Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2019;51(6):881Mijwel S; Bolam KA; Wengstrom Y; Rundqvist H
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2019Rundqvist H; Veliça P; Barbieri L; Gameiro P; Cunha P; Gojkovic M; Mijwel S; Ahlstedt E; Foskolou I; Ruiz-Pérez MV; Arsenian-Henriksson M; Ule J; Östman A; Johnson R
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2019Rundqvist H; Velica P; Barbieri L; Gameiro P; Cunha PP; Gojkovic M; Bargiela D; Mijwel S; Ahlstedt E; Foskolou I; Ruiz-Perez MV; Arsenian-Henriksson M; Ule J; Östman A; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2018;48:44-45Vagesjo E; Seignez C; Christoffersson G; Herrera-Hidalgo C; Giraud A; Korsgren O; Rundqvist H; Essand M; Holm L; Johnson R; Phillipson M
- Review: INTEGRATIVE CANCER THERAPIES. 2018;17(1):16-30Browall M; Mijwel S; Rundqvist H; Wengstrom Y
- Editorial comment: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2018;222(1)Rundqvist H; Gustafsson T
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;86(4):309Gojkovic M; Velica P; Darmasaputra G; Rundqvist H; Johnson R
- Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;86(4):256-257Velica P; Rundqvist H; Gojkovic M; Johnson RS
- Meeting abstract: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2017;49(5):335Mijwel S; Backman M; Bolam KA; Sundberg CJ; Norrbom J; Bergh J; Wengstrom Y; Rundqvist H
- Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2017;219:43Siebenmann C; Keramidas M; Rundqvist H; Mijwel S; Cowburn A; Johnson R; Eiken O
- Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2016;76:c10Gojkovic M; Rundqvist H; Velica P; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2016;76:a12Velica P; Rundqvist H; Gojkovic M; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH AND TREATMENT. 2016;159(1):195Branco C; Evans C; Colaco R; Rundqvist H; Johnson R
- Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2016;76:836Mijwel S; Rundqvist H; Lindholm C; Strell C; Roswall P; Pietras K; Johnson RS; Ostman A
- Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2016;76:a21Branco C; Rundqvist H; Colaco R; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2016;76:a19Evans CE; Palazon A; Sim J; Tyrakis PA; Bendahl P-O; Belting M; Rundqvist H; Branco C; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2016;76:pr03Branco C; Rundqvist H; Colaco R; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY. 2015;10(9):S394-S395Evans CE; Prodger A; Branco-Price C; Palazon A; Tyrakis P; Sim J; Rundqvist H; Bendahl P-O; Belting M; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2015;51:S300-S301Mijwel S; Cardinale D; Bak EE; Sundberg CJ; Wengstrom Y; Rundqvist H
- Conference publication: CLINICAL & EXPERIMENTAL METASTASIS. 2015;32(3):234-235Rundqvist H; Stockmann C; Ponte R; Doedens A; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2014;34(10):6145-6146Rundqvist H; Stockmann C; Branco-Price C; Doedens A; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2014;211:58Cheng A; Ivarsson N; Mijwell S; Rundqvist H; Andersson DC; Rassier D; Lanner JT
- Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2014;211:76Ivarsson N; Mijwel S; Fedotovskaya O; Westerblad H; Ostman A; Rundqvist H; Lanner JT
- Review: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2013;274(2):105-112Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Review: UPSALA JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES. 2012;117(2):187-195Strell C; Rundqvist H; Ostman A
- Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2012;26:1142.7Ivarsson N; Rundqvist H; Ostman A; Westerblad H
- Meeting abstract: BIOPHYSICAL JOURNAL. 2012;102(3):364AIvarsson N; Rundqvist H; Lanner JT
- Review: NANOPARTICLES FOR RATIONAL VACCINE DESIGN. 2010;345:121-139Rundqvist H; Johnson RS
- Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2008;22:753.10Norrbom J; Rundqvist H; Sundberg CJ; Jansson E; Gustafsson T
- Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2008;22:753.11Rundqvist H; Klintberg M; Norrbom J; Gustafsson T; Sundberg CJ
- Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2008;22:753.12Sundberg CJ; Norrbom J; Rundqvist H; Wallman S; Jansson E; Gustafsson T
- Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2007;21(5):A576Gustafsson T; Rundqvist H; Norrbom J; Rullman E; Jansson E; Sundberg CJ
- Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2007;21(5):A576Stromberg A; Rullman E; Rundqvist H; Norrbom J; Gustafsson T
- Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2007;21(5):A575Rullman E; Rundqvist H; Wagsater D; Fischer H; Eriksson P; Sundberg C-J; Jansson E; Gustafsson T
- Conference publication: FASEB JOURNAL. 2007;21(6):A938Rundqvist H; Sundberg CJ; Rullman E; Stahlberg M; Sundblad P; Jansson E; Gustafsson T
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Grants
- Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft1 January 2024The Kynurenine pathway (KP) represents the major degrading route of Tryptophan metabolism in humans, and has previously found to be dysregulated in various diseases including advanced breast cancer. Chronic inflammatory induced KP overactivation is linked with disease progression and poorer prognosis, while correlating with disease-related symptoms such as fatigue and depression. Therefore, manipulating the KP could be a promising target for pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions in order to counteract advanced breast cancer pathophysiology and disease related-symptoms. In previous RCT’s we already have shown that physical exercise manipulates the KP in healthy subjects and clinical populations including persons with breast cancer. In detail, regular physical exercise is suspected to dampen a pathophysiological over activation of the KP while shifting it towards the neuroprotective kynurenic acid. On the basis of already collected biomaterial of an EU Horizon 2020 funded multicenter two arm randomized controlled trial (n = 357), investigating the impact of a multimodal six-month exercise program in patients with advanced breast cancer, our research should serve for an in-depth analysis of the KP as one underlying pathophysiological process. This translational approach aims to fill the gap between basic mechanistic and patient-orientated factors in the field of exercise oncology and provide evidence for exercise based treatment to address the wide-spread impact on patients disease-symptoms, -progress and -outcome.
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2019 - 31 December 2021
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2017 - 31 December 2019
- Swedish Research Council1 January 2014 - 31 December 2016
- Swedish Research Council1 March 2010 - 31 August 2010
Employments
- Researcher, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2019-
Degrees and Education
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Physiology and Pharmacology, Karolinska Institutet, 2008