Oskar Kövamees

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Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;293(2):228-245
The red blood cell as a mediator of endothelial dysfunction in patients with familial hypercholesterolemia and dyslipidemia
Mahdi A; Wodaje T; Kovamees O; Tengbom J; Zhao A; Jiao T; Henricsson M; Yang J; Zhou Z; Nieminen AI; Levin M; Collado A; Brinck J; Pernow J
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY. HEART AND CIRCULATORY PHYSIOLOGY. 2022;323(5):H1004-H1009
The protective effect of remote ischemic conditioning is lost in patients with hypercholesterolemia
Kovamees O; Mahdi A; Wodaje T; Verouhis D; Brinck J; Pernow J
Article: REJUVENATION RESEARCH. 2019;22(5):385-389
Arginase Inhibition Improves Endothelial Function in an Age-Dependent Manner in Healthy Elderly Humans
Mahdi A; Pernow J; Kovamees O
Article: FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY. 2019;10:861
The Effect of Glycemic Control on Endothelial and Cardiac Dysfunction Induced by Red Blood Cells in Type 2 Diabetes
Mahdi A; Jiao T; Yang J; Kovamees O; Alvarsson M; von Heijne M; Zhou Z; Pernow J
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2018;284(4):388-398
Arginase inhibition improves endothelial function in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus despite intensive glucose-lowering therapy
Mahdi A; Kovamees O; Checa A; Wheelock CE; von Heijne M; Alvarsson M; Pernow J
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2018;72(7):769-780
Erythrocytes From Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Induce Endothelial Dysfunction Via Arginase I
Zhou Z; Mahdi A; Tratsiakovich Y; Zahoran S; Kovamees O; Nordin F; Gonzalez AEU; Alvarsson M; Ostenson C-G; Andersson DC; Hedin U; Hermesz E; Lundberg JO; Yang J; Pernow J
Article: JACC: BASIC TO TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE. 2018;3(4):450-463
Red Blood Cells in Type 2 Diabetes Impair Cardiac Post-Ischemic Recovery Through an Arginase-Dependent Modulation of Nitric Oxide Synthase and Reactive Oxygen Species
Yang J; Zheng X; Mahdi A; Zhou Z; Tratsiakovich Y; Jiao T; Kiss A; Kovamees O; Alvarsson M; Catrina S-B; Lundberg JO; Brismar K; Pernow J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2017;47(1):38-43
High-density lipoprotein-associated sphingosine-1-phosphate activity in heterozygous familial hypercholesterolaemia
Frias MA; Thomas A; Brulhart-Meynet M-C; Kovamees O; Pernow J; Eriksson M; Angelin B; James RW; Brinck JW
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM (JCEM). 2016;101(11):3952-3958
Arginase Inhibition Improves Microvascular Endothelial Function in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Kovamees O; Shemyakin A; Checa A; Wheelock CE; Lundberg JO; Ostenson C-G; Pernow J
Article: DIABETES AND VASCULAR DISEASE RESEARCH. 2016;13(5):354-360
Amino acid metabolism reflecting arginase activity is increased in patients with type 2 diabetes and associated with endothelial dysfunction
Kovamees O; Shemyakin A; Pernow J
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2016;279(5):477-484
Arginase inhibition improves endothelial function in patients with familial hypercholesterolaemia irrespective of their cholesterol levels
Kovamees O; Shemyakin A; Eriksson M; Angelin B; Pernow J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(7):e103260
Effect of Arginase Inhibition on Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease with and without Diabetes Mellitus
Kovamees O; Shemyakin A; Pernow J
Article: CIRCULATION. 2012;126(25):2943-2950
Arginase Inhibition Improves Endothelial Function in Patients With Coronary Artery Disease and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Shemyakin A; Koevamees O; Rafnsson A; Boehm F; Svenarud P; Settergren M; Jung C; Pernow J

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Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2020;301:207-214
Improvement in endothelial function in cardiovascular disease - Is arginase the target?
Mahdi A; Kovamees O; Pernow J
Thesis / dissertation: 2017
The importance of arginase for vascular dysfunction in patients with glucose and lipid abnormalities
Kövamees, Oskar

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-2025

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Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Medicine, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2017
Degree Of Master Of Science In Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2016

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