mona Esbjörnsson

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Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2024;44(2):171-178

Enhanced interleukin-6 in human adipose tissue vein after sprint exercise: Results from a pilot study

Esbjornsson M; Norman B; Persson M; Saini A; Bulow J; Jansson E
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2022;54(9S):387

Metabolic And Morphological Profiles In Skeletal Muscle Of Healthy Girls And Boys

Esbjörnsson M; Norman B; Dahlström M; Gierup J; Jansson E
Article: PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS. 2022;10(16):e15414

Metabolic and morphological profile in skeletal muscle of healthy boys and girls

Esbjornsson M; Norman B; Dahlstrom M; Gierup J; Jansson E
Article: MUSCLE & NERVE. 2021;63(4):586-592

Muscle fiber size in healthy children and adults in relation to sex and fiber types

Esbjornsson ME; Dahlstrom MS; Gierup JW; Jansson EC
Article: PLOS ONE. 2019;14(10):e0223024

Acute sprint exercise transcriptome in human skeletal muscle

Rundqvist HC; Montelius A; Osterlund T; Norman B; Esbjornsson M; Jansson E
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2018;50(5S):807

Systemic Effect On Myotube Size After Sprint Exercise Combined With Nutrients

Rundqvist HC; Tarum J; Esbjörnsson M; Kadi F; Jansson E
Journal article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2018;32(S1):856.5

DEVELOPMENT OF FIBER TYPE AREAS FROM CHILDHOOD TO ADULTHOOD IN VASTUS LATERALIS

Esbjörnsson M; Dahlström M; Jansson E
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2017;123(6):1501-1515

Influence of nutrient ingestion on amino acid transporters and protein synthesis in human skeletal muscle after sprint exercise

Rundqvist HC; Esbjornsson M; Rooyackers O; Osterlund T; Moberg M; Apro W; Blomstrand E; Jansson E
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: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2014;116(9):1197-1203

ACTN3 genotype and modulation of skeletal muscle response to exercise in human subjects

Norman B; Esbjornsson M; Rundqvist H; Osterlund T; Glenmark B; Jansson E
Article: ARTHRITIS CARE & 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: PHYSIOLOGICAL REPORTS. 2013;1(5):e00076

Nutrient ingestion increased mTOR signaling, but not hVps34 activity in human skeletal muscle after sprint exercise.

Rundqvist HC; Lilja MR; Rooyackers O; Odrzywol K; Murray JT; Esbjörnsson M; Jansson E
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: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2012;205(3):411-422

Sprint exercise enhances skeletal muscle p70S6k phosphorylation and more so in women than in men

Esbjornsson M; Rundqvist HC; Mascher H; Osterlund T; Rooyackers O; Blomstrand E; Jansson E
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS. 2012;22(3):399-409

Reduction in plasma leucine after sprint exercise is greater in males than in females

Esbjornsson M; Rooyackers O; Norman B; Rundqvist HC; Nowak J; Bulow J; Simonsen L; Jansson E
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: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2009;197(2):107-115

Greater growth hormone and insulin response in women than in men during repeated bouts of sprint exercise

Esbjornsson M; Norman B; Suchdev S; Viru M; Lindhgren A; Jansson E
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2009;106(3):959-965

Strength, power, fiber types, and mRNA expression in trained men and women with different ACTN3 R577X genotypes

Norman B; Esbjornsson M; Rundqvist H; Osterlund T; von Walden F; Tesch PA
Article: HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY. 2009;131(2):181-189

Expression of both oestrogen receptor alpha and beta in human skeletal muscle tissue

Wiik A; Ekman M; Johansson O; Jansson E; Esbjornsson M
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: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2007;103(1):315-322

AMP dearninase deficiency is associated with lower sprint cycling performance in healthy subects

Fischer H; Esbjornsson M; Sabina RL; Stromberg A; Peyrard-Janvid M; Norman B
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
Journal article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2007;21(6):lb108

A novel mutation found in a study of sprint exercise performance in AMP deaminase deficiency

Fischer H; Strömberg A; Esbjornsson M; Norman B
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2006;101(6):1576-1580

Adipose tissue extracts plasma ammonia after sprint exercise in women and men

Esbjornsson M; Bulow J; Norman B; Simonsen L; Nowak J; Rooyackers O; Kaijser L; Jansson E
Article: HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY. 2005;124(2):161-165

Oestrogen receptor β is present in both muscle fibres and endothelial cells within human skeletal muscle tissue

Wiik A; Ekman M; Morgan G; Johansson O; Jansson E; Esbjörnsson M
Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2005;184(2):105-112

Expression of oestrogen receptor α and β is higher in skeletal muscle of highly endurance-trained than of moderately active men

Wiik A; Gustafsson T; Esbjörnsson M; Johansson O; Ekman M; Sundberg CJ; Jansson E
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2002;93(3):1075-1083

Smaller muscle ATP reduction in women than in men by repeated bouts of sprint exercise

Esbjörnsson-Liljedahl M; Bodin K; Jansson E
Article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 2000;20(5):354-359

Insulin treatment increases skeletal muscle fibre area in patients with diabetes mellitus type 2.

Cederholm T; Sylvén C; Esbjörnsson-Liljedahl M; Jansson E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2000;82(1-2):137-141

Effects of dynamic ischaemic training on human skeletal muscle dimensions

Nygren AT; Sundberg CJ; Göransson H; Esbjörnsson-Liljedahl M; Jansson E; Kaijser L
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 1999;87(4):1326-1332

Metabolic response in type I and type II muscle fibers during a 30-s cycle sprint in men and women

Esbjörnsson-Liljedahl M; Sundberg CJ; Norman B; Jansson E
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY. 1999;79(5):404-408

Sex difference in plasma ammonia but not in muscle inosine monophosphate accumulation following sprint exercise in humans

Esbjörnsson-Liljedahl M; Jansson E
Article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 1998;84(2):442-449

Sprint training, in vitro and in vivo muscle function, and myosin heavy chain expression

Harridge SDR; Bottinelli R; Canepari M; Pellegrino M; Reggiani C; Esbjörnsson M; Balsom PD; Saltin B
Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1997;160(1):49-55

High proportion of type I fibres in thigh muscle of young dancers

Dahlstrom M; Liljedahl ME; Gierup J; Kaijser L; Jansson E
Article: PFLUGERS ARCHIV-EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. 1996;432(5):913-920

Whole-muscle and single-fibre contractile properties and myosin heavy chain isoforms in humans

Harridge SDR; Bottinelli R; Canepari M; Pellegrino MA; Reggiani C; Esbjornsson M; Saltin B
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 1996;28(5):61

NORMAL SPRINT PERFORMANCE DESPITE AMP DEAMINASE DEFICIENCY 365

Norman B; Esbjörnsson M; E. J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY AND OCCUPATIONAL PHYSIOLOGY. 1996;74(4):375-383

Different responses of skeletal muscle following sprint training in men and women

Liljedahl ME; Holm I; Sylven C; Jansson E
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 1995;27(5):s79

Muscle metabolism during a 30-s Sprint Test (Wingate test) in Femals and males: 448.

Esbjörnsson M; Bodin K; Jansson E
Journal article: CLINICAL SCIENCE. 1994;87(s1):125-126

Alactic ATP Turnover Rate during 30-S Cycle Sprints in Females and Males

Bodin K; Esbjörnsson M; Jansson E
Journal article: CLINICAL SCIENCE. 1994;87(s1):74-75

Females have Lower Glyco-Genetic Rate in Type I Muscle Fibres than Males during a 30-S Wingate Test

Esbjörnsson M; Bodin K; Jansson E
Journal article: CLINICAL SCIENCE. 1994;87(s1):18

Is Dance Training in Childhood Related to Deviating Skeletal Muscle Characteristics as Estimated by Biopsies?

Dahlström M; Esbjörnsson M; Jansson E; Gierup J; Kaijser L
Journal article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1993;149(2):245-246

MUSCLE-FIBER TYPE CHANGES WITH SPRINT TRAINING - EFFECT OF TRAINING PATTERN

ESBJORNSSON M; HELLSTENWESTING Y; BALSOM PD; SJODIN B; JANSSON E
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 1993;14(5):257-263

FAST-TWITCH FIBERS MAY PREDICT ANAEROBIC PERFORMANCE IN BOTH FEMALES AND MALES

ESBJORNSSON M; SYLVEN C; HOLM I; JANSSON E
Journal article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1993;148(3):233-241

MUSCLE-FIBER TYPES AND ENZYME-ACTIVITIES AFTER TRAINING WITH LOCAL LEG ISCHEMIA IN MAN

ESBJORNSSON M; JANSSON E; SUNDBERG CJ; SYLVEN C; EIKEN O; NYGREN A; KAIJSER L
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 1993;25(5):s2

10 THE INFLUENCE OF REDUCED BLOOD FLOW ON GLVCOGEN BREAKDOWN DURING EXERCISE IN MAN.

Sundberg CJ; Viru M; Esbjörnsson M; Jansson E; Kaijser L
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 1993;25(5):s33

177 EFFECT OF SPRINT TRAINING FREQUENCY ON MUSCLE FIBER TYPE COMPOSITION.

Esbjörnsson M; H-Westing Y; Balsom P; Sjödin B; Jansson E
Journal article: NEPHRON. 1993;63(4):395-399

EFFECTS OF RENAL-FAILURE ON SKELETAL-MUSCLE

CLYNE N; ESBJORNSSON M; JANSSON E; JOGESTRAND T; LINS LE; PEHRSSON SK
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 1992;24(5):s115

PERCEIVED EXERTION IN EXERCISING SKELETAL MUSCLE AFTER FOUR WEEKS OF ISCHEMIC ONE-LEGGED TRAINING: 685.

Sundberg CJ; Eiksn O; Esbjörnsson M; Nygron A; Kaljser L
Journal article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1991;141(3):435-439

DOES CHRONIC HYPOXEMIA INDUCE TRANSFORMATIONS OF FIBER TYPES

HILDEBRAND IL; SYLVEN C; ESBJORNSSON M; HELLSTROM K; JANSSON E
Journal article: CLINICAL PHYSIOLOGY AND FUNCTIONAL IMAGING. 1991;11(1):41-49

EFFECTS OF ISCHEMIC TRAINING ON FORCE DEVELOPMENT AND FIBER-TYPE COMPOSITION IN HUMAN SKELETAL-MUSCLE

EIKEN O; SUNDBERG CJ; ESBJORNSSON M; NYGREN A; KAIJSER L
Journal article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1990;140(3):359-363

INCREASE IN THE PROPORTION OF FAST-TWITCH MUSCLE-FIBERS BY SPRINT TRAINING IN MALES

JANSSON E; ESBJORNSSON M; HOLM I; JACOBS I
Journal article: JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 1990;69(2):785-787

MUSCLE OXIDATIVE CAPACITY AND WORK PERFORMANCE AFTER TRAINING UNDER LOCAL LEG ISCHEMIA

KAIJSER L; SUNDBERG CJ; EIKEN O; NYGREN A; ESBJORNSSON M; SYLVEN C; JANSSON E
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 1990;22(2):s58

343 EFFECT OF ONE-LEGGED ISCHEMIC CYCLE TRAINING ON DYNAMIC MUSCLE PERFORMANCE AND GLYCOGEN STORAGE.

Sundberg CJ; Eiken O; Esbjörnsson M; Nygren A; Jansson E; Kaijser L
Journal article: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 1987;19(4):368-374

SPRINT TRAINING EFFECTS ON MUSCLE MYOGLOBIN, ENZYMES, FIBER TYPES, AND BLOOD LACTATE

JACOBS I; ESBJORNSSON M; SYLVEN C; HOLM I; JANSSON E
Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SPORTS MEDICINE. 1987;8(2):84-87

MUSCLE-FIBER CHARACTERISTICS IN FEMALE DANCERS DURING AN ACTIVE AND AN INACTIVE PERIOD

DAHLSTROM M; ESBJORNSSON M; JANSSON E; KAIJSER L
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Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2022;54(9):387

Metabolic And Morphological Profiles In Skeletal Muscle Of Healthy Girls And Boys

Esbjornsson M; Norman B; Dahlstrom M; Gierup J; Jansson E
Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2018;50(5):807

Systemic Effect On Myotube Size After Sprint Exercise Combined With Nutrients

Rundqvist HC; Tarum J; Esbjornsson M; Kadi F; Jansson E
Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2016;48(5):53

Oral Essential Amino Acids, Sprint Exercise And Collagens In Human Skeletal Muscle

Esbjornsson M; Rundqvist H; Montelius A; Bayani H; Otsterlund T; Jansson E
Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2016;48(5):5

Amino Acid Transport after Sprint Exercise and Oral Amino Acids

Rundqvist HC; Esbjornsson M; Rooyackers O; William A; Moberg M; Osterlund T; Jansson E
Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2014;211:75

Oral amino acids, sprint exercise and muscle protein synthesis

Rundqvist HC; Osterlund T; Montelius A; Moberg M; Rooyackers O; Esbjornsson M; Jansson E
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2013;65:S757

A Randomized Controlled, Clinical, Histological and mRNA Profiling Pilot Study Of Endurance Exercise In Myositis

Munters LA; Loell IM; Raouf J; Dastmalchi M; Lindroos E; Ottosson C; Chen Y-W; van Delden AF; Esbjornsson M; Korotkova M; Alexanderson H; Nagaraju K; Lundberg IE
Conference publication: MEDICINE & SCIENCE IN SPORTS & EXERCISE. 2012;44:343

The Effect Of High Intensive Physical Exercise In Expression Of Myostatin And Smad7 In Skeletal Muscle

Rundqvist HC; Esbjornsson M; Osterlund T; Jansson E
Conference publication: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2006;54(9):S817

Benefits of intensive muscular training in patients with chronic polymyositis or dermatomyositis.

Alexanderson H; Dastmalchi M; Esbjörnsson M; Stenström CH; Lundberg IE
Published conference paper: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2003;179(4):381-387

Oestrogen receptor beta is expressed in adult human skeletal muscle both at the mRNA and protein level.

Wiik A; Glenmark B; Ekman M; Esbjörnsson-Liljedahl M; Johansson O; Bodin K; Enmark E; Jansson E
Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1991;143(1):A22

FAST TWITCH FIBER GROWTH BY INSULIN-TREATMENT

JANSSON E; CEDERHOLM T; ESBJORNSSON M; SYLVEN C; HELLSTROM K
Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1991;143(1):A21

INCREASE IN MUSCLE-FIBER SIZE BY SPRINT TRAINING IN FEMALES BUT NOT IN MALES

ESBJORNSSON M; HOLM I; JANSSON E
Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1986;128(1):A28

MUSCLE-FIBER TYPE COMPOSITION AND METABOLIC ENZYMES IN THE THIGH MUSCLE AFTER HIGH-INTENSITY TRAINING

ESBJORNSSON M; HOLM I; JACOBS I; JANSSON E; SYLVEN C
Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1985;123(2):A23

INCREASE IN MUSCLE-FIBER AREAS WITH DETRAINING IN FEMALE DANCERS

DAHLSTROM M; ESBJORNSSON M; JANSSON E; KAIJSER L
Conference publication: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1984;120(2):A41

MUSCLE-FIBER TYPE CHARACTERISTICS OF FEMALE BALLET DANCERS

DAHLSTROM M; ESBJORNSSON M; JANSSON E; KAIJSER L

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2011
Doctor Of Philosophy, Physiology, Dept of Med. Lab. Sc. & Engineering, Karolinska Institutet, 2000

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