Afsar Rahbar

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Article: HIV MEDICINE. 2024;25(6):692-699
Cytomegalovirus infection among people living with HIV in Sweden: Case profiles, treatment strategies and patient outcomes at Karolinska University Hospital 2010-2020
Xu X; Andersson E; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Nowak P
Article: ISCIENCE. 2023;26(12):108441
Influenza-A mediated pre-existing immunity levels to SARS-CoV-2 could predict early COVID-19 outbreak dynamics
Almazan NM; Rahbar A; Carlsson M; Hoffman T; Kolstad L; Ronnberg B; Pantalone MR; Fuchs IL; Naucler A; Ohlin M; Sacharczuk M; Religa P; Amer S; Molnar C; Lundkvist A; Susrud A; Sorensen B; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY. 2023;63(5):116
Human cytomegalovirus infection enhances 5-lipoxygenase and cycloxygenase-2 expression in colorectal cancer
Pantalone MR; Almazan NM; Lattanzio R; Taher C; De Fabritiis S; Valentinuzzi S; Bishehsari F; Mahdavinia M; Verginelli F; Rahbar A; Mariani-Costantini R; Soderberg-Naucler C
Journal article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2023;25:ii93-ii94
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Pantalone M; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Stragliotto G
Article: MEDICINA. 2023;59(7):1248
Higher Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Specific IgG Antibody Levels in Plasma Samples from Patients with Metastatic Brain Tumors Are Associated with Longer Survival
Peredo-Harvey I; Bartek J; Ericsson C; Yaiw K-C; Nister M; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: VIRUSES. 2023;15(3):732
Human Cytomegalovirus Protein Expression Is Correlated with Shorter Overall Survival in Breast Cancer Patients: A Cohort Study
Touma J; Pantalone MR; Rahbar A; Liu Y; Vetvik K; Sauer T; Soderberg-Naucler C; Geisler J
Article: CANCERS. 2022;14(8):1958
Valganciclovir as Add-on to Second-Line Therapy in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma
Pantalone MR; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Stragliotto G
Article: CELLS. 2021;10(11):3072
The Endothelin Receptor Antagonist Macitentan Inhibits Human Cytomegalovirus Infection
Landazuri N; Gorwood J; Terelius Y; oberg F; Yaiw KC; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY. 2021;93(6):4023-4027
Evidence of human cytomegalovirus infection and expression of 5-lipoxygenase in borderline ovarian tumors
Rahbar A; Pantalone MR; Religa P; Radestad AF; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: MICROORGANISMS. 2021;9(6):1137
Human Cytomegalovirus Reduces Endothelin-1 Expression in Both Endothelial and Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells
Yaiw K-C; Mohammad A-A; Taher C; Cui HL; Costa H; Kostopoulou ON; Jung M; Assinger A; Wilhelmi V; Yang J; Straat K; Rahbar A; Pernow J; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;39(3):578-586
Atherosclerosis in rheumatoid arthritis: associations between anti-cytomegalovirus IgG antibodies, CD4+CD28null T-cells, CD8+CD28null T-cells and intima-media thickness
Wahlin B; Fasth AER; Karp K; Lejon K; Malmstrom V; Rahbar A; Wallberg-Jonsson S; Sodergren A
Article: MICROORGANISMS. 2021;9(5):1059
Detection of Human Cytomegalovirus Proteins in Paraffin-Embedded Breast Cancer Tissue Specimens-A Novel, Automated Immunohistochemical Staining Protocol
Touma J; Liu Y; Rahbar A; Pantalone MR; Almazan NM; Vetvik K; Soderberg-Naucler C; Geisler J; Sauer T
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;50(3):183-188
Detection of human cytomegalovirus in synovial neutrophils obtained from patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Xu X; Estekizadeh A; Davoudi B; Varani S; Malmstrom V; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: FRONTIERS IN PEDIATRICS. 2021;9:754941
High Rate of Cytomegalovirus Detection in Cholestatic Preterm Infants
Teng J; Elwin A; Omarsdottir S; Aquilano G; Vanpee M; Nemeth A; Rahbar A; Bohlin K; Fischler B; Soederberg-Naucler C
Article: MICROORGANISMS. 2020;8(10):E1471-1471
Valganciclovir as Add-On to Standard Therapy in Secondary Glioblastoma
Stragliotto G; Pantalone MR; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: CLINICAL CANCER RESEARCH. 2020;26(15):4031-4039
Valganciclovir as Add-on to Standard Therapy in Glioblastoma Patients
Stragliotto G; Pantalone MR; Rahbar A; Bartek J; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: CELL CYCLE. 2020;19(7):727-741
Cancer cell stemness, responses to experimental genotoxic treatments, cytomegalovirus protein expression and DNA replication stress in pediatric medulloblastomas
Bartek JJ; Merchut-Maya JM; Maya-Mendoza A; Fornara O; Rahbar A; Brochner CB; Sehested A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Bartek J; Bartkova J
Article: BIOLOGY. 2020;9(3):44
Human Cytomegalovirus Infection Induces High Expression of Prolactin and Prolactin Receptors in Ovarian Cancer
Rahbar A; AlKharusi A; Costa H; Pantalone MR; Kostopoulou ON; Cui HL; Carlsson J; Radestad AF; Soderberg-Naucler C; Norstedt G
Article: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 2019;294(44):16297-16308
The human cytomegalovirus-encoded G protein?coupled receptor UL33 exhibits oncomodulatory properties
van Senten JR; Bebelman MP; Tian SF; Heukers R; Bergkamp ND; van Gasselt P; Langemeijer EV; Slinger E; Lagerweij T; Rahbar A; Stigter-van Walsum M; Maussang D; Leurs R; Musters RJP; van Dongen GAMS; Soderberg-Naucler C; Wurdinger T; Siderius M; Smit MJ
Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER RESEARCH AND CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2019;145(8):2083-2095
Human cytomegalovirus infection is correlated with enhanced cyclooxygenase-2 and 5-lipoxygenase protein expression in breast cancer
Costa H; Touma J; Davoudi B; Benard M; Sauer T; Geisler J; Vetvik K; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: ONCOLOGY REPORTS. 2019;41(5):2927-2936
5-Azacytidine treatment results in nuclear exclusion of DNA methyltransferase-1, as well as reduced proliferation and invasion in human cytomegalovirus-infected glioblastoma cells
Estekizadeh A; Landazuri N; Pantalone MR; Davoudi B; Hu L-F; Nawaz I; Stragliotto G; Ekstraem TJ; Rahbar A
Article: TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY. 2018;11(6):1292-1300
Impact of Human Cytomegalovirus Infection and its Immune Response on Survival of Patients with Ovarian Cancer
Radestad AF; Estekizadeh A; Cui HL; Kostopoulou ON; Davoudi B; Hirschberg AL; Carlson J; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: ONCOGENE. 2018;37(30):4110-4121
The constitutive activity of the virally encoded chemokine receptor US28 accelerates glioblastoma growth
Heukers R; Fan TS; de Wit RH; van Senten JR; De Groof TWM; Bebelman MP; Lagerweij T; Vieira J; de Munnik SM; Smits-de Vries L; van Offenbeek J; Rahbar A; van Hoorick D; Soderberg-Naucler C; Wurdinger T; Leurs R; Siderius M; Vischer HF; Smit MJ
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY. 2018;52(4):1317-1327
Increased cytomegalovirus replication by 5-Azacytidine and viral-induced cytoplasmic expression of DNMT-1 in medulloblastoma and endothelial cells
Estekizadeh A; Landazur N; Bartek JJ; Brochner CB; Davoudi B; Broholm H; Karimi M; Ekstrom TJ; Rahbar A
Article: BMC CANCER. 2018;18(1):154
Overexpression of endothelin B receptor in glioblastoma: a prognostic marker and therapeutic target?
Vasaikar S; Tsipras G; Landazuri N; Costa H; Wilhelmi V; Scicluna P; Cui HL; Mohammad A-A; Davoudi B; Shang M; Ananthaseshan S; Straat K; Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Wong KT; Tegner J; Yaiw K-C; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: MEDICINE (UNITED KINGDOM). 2018;97(4):e9685
Human cytomegalovirus in high grade serous ovarian cancer possible implications for patients survival
Carlson JW; Radestad AF; Soderberg-Naucler C; Rahbar A
Article: CLINICAL BREAST CANCER. 2017;17(7):526-535.e1
Low Expression of Estrogen Receptor-α and Progesterone Receptor in Human Breast Cancer Tissues Is Associated With High-Grade Human Cytomegalovirus Protein Expression
Rahbar A; Touma J; Costa H; Davoudi B; Bukholm IR; Sauer T; Vetvik K; Geisler J; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. 2017;93:57-64
High prevalence of cytomegalovirus infection in surgical intestinal specimens from infants with necrotizing enterocolitis and spontaneous intestinal perforation: A retrospective observational study
Omarsdottir S; Agnarsdottir M; Casper C; Orrego A; Vanpee M; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY. 2017;11(8):945-964
Replication stress, DNA damage signalling, and cytomegalovirus infection in human medulloblastomas
Bartek JJ; Fornara O; Merchut-Maya JM; Maya-Mendoza A; Rahbar A; Stragliotto G; Broholm H; Svensson M; Sehested A; Naucler CS; Bartek J; Bartkova J
Article: JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY. 2017;98(5):1058-1072
Human cytomegalovirus microRNAs are carried by virions and dense bodies and are delivered to target cells
Mohammad A-A; Costa H; Landazuri N; Lui W-O; Hultenby K; Rahbar A; Yaiw K-C; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2017;101(3):531-540
Human Cytomegalovirus-Encoded Receptor US28 Is Expressed in Renal Allografts and Facilitates Viral Spreading In Vitro
Lollinga WT; de Wit RH; Rahbar A; Vasse GF; Davoudi B; Diepstra A; Riezebos-Brilman A; Harmsen MC; Hillebrands J-L; Soderberg-Naucler C; van Son WJ; Smit MJ; Sanders J-S; van den Born J
Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC GASTROENTEROLOGY AND NUTRITION. 2017;64(1):76-82
CD13 Autoantibodies Are Elevated in Sera From Mothers of Infants With Neonatal Cholestasis of Different Causes
Xu X; Rahbar A; Omarsdottir S; Teng J; Nemeth A; Fischler B; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: ONCOTARGET. 2016;7(48):79572-79583
Stimulation of prolactin receptor induces STAT-5 phosphorylation and cellular invasion in glioblastoma multiforme
Alkharusi A; Yu S; Landazuri N; Zadjali F; Davodi B; Nystrom T; Graslund T; Rahbar A; Norstedt G
Article: MECHANISMS OF AGEING AND DEVELOPMENT. 2016;158:3-13
Cytomegalovirus driven immunosenescence-An immune phenotype with or without clinical impact?
Soderberg-Naucler C; Fornara O; Rahbar A
Article: CELL DEATH AND DIFFERENTIATION. 2016;23(2):261-269
Cytomegalovirus infection induces a stem cell phenotype in human primary glioblastoma cells: prognostic significance and biological impact
Fornara O; Bartek JJ; Rahbar A; Odeberg J; Khan Z; Peredo I; Hamerlik P; Bartek J; Stragliotto G; Landazuri N; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: ONCOIMMUNOLOGY. 2016;5(2):e1075693
Enhanced neutrophil activity is associated with shorter time to tumor progression in glioblastoma patients
Rahbar A; Cederarv M; Wolmer-Solberg N; Tammik C; Stragliotto G; Peredo I; Fornara O; Xu X; Dzabic M; Taher C; Skarman P; Soderberg-Naucler C
Journal article: JOURNAL OF TRANSLATIONAL SCIENCE. 2016;2(3)
High human cytomegalovirus pp65 level in cardiac allografts precedes acute rejection episodes
Dzabic M; Rahbar A; Grudzinska M; Religa P; Söderberg-Nauclér C
Article: BMJ CASE REPORTS. 2015;2015:bcr2014207694
Ganciclovir concentrations in the cerebral extracellular space after valganciclovir treatment; a case study.
Peredo I; Helldén A; Wolmer-Solberg N; Pohanka A; Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Ståhle L; Bellander B-M; Söderberg-Nauclér C
Article: OPEN FORUM INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2015;2(4):ofv155
Human Cytomegalovirus Up-Regulates Endothelin Receptor Type B: Implication for Vasculopathies?
Yaiw K-C; Mohammad A-A; Costa H; Taher C; Badrnya S; Assinger A; Wilhelmi V; Ananthaseshan S; Estekizadeh A; Davoudi B; Ovchinnikova O; Shlyakhto E; Rafnsson A; Khan Z; Butler L; Rahbar A; Pernow J; Söderberg-Nauclér C
Article: JOURNAL OF GENERAL VIROLOGY. 2015;96(12):3598-3612
Direct infection of primary endothelial cells with human cytomegalovirus prevents angiogenesis and migration
Gustafsson RKL; Jeffery HC; Yaiw K-C; Wilhelmi V; Kostopoulou ON; Davoudi B; Rahbar A; Benard M; Renne T; Soderberg-Naucler C; Butler LM
Article: ONCOIMMUNOLOGY. 2015;4(9):e1036211
Poor survival in glioblastoma patients is associated with early signs of immunosenescence in the CD4 T-cell compartment after surgery
Fornara O; Odeberg J; Solberg NW; Tammik C; Skarman P; Peredo I; Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Journal article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2015;33(15_suppl):e22199
Update on valganciclovir as add-on therapy for glioblastoma: Effect in de novo and recurrent disease.
Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Soederberg-Naucler C
Article: ONCOIMMUNOLOGY. 2015;4(2):e982391
Discordant humoral and cellular immune responses to Cytomegalovirus (CMV) in glioblastoma patients whose tumors are positive for CMV
Rahbar A; Peredo I; Solberg NW; Taher C; Dzabic M; Xu X; Skarman P; Fornara O; Tammik C; Yaiw K; Wilhelmi V; Assinger A; Stragliotto G; Soderberg-Naucler C
Journal article: JOURNAL OF CARCINOGENESIS & MUTAGENESIS. 2015;06(02)
Promotion of Tumorigenesis and Clinical Implications of Viral Infection in Breast Cancer
Rahbar A
Article: TRANSLATIONAL ONCOLOGY. 2014;7(6):732-740
High Prevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus in Brain Metastases of Patients with Primary Breast and Colorectal Cancers
Taher C; Frisk G; Fuentes S; Religa P; Costa H; Assinger A; Vetvik KK; Bukholm IRK; Yaiw K-C; Smedby KE; Backlund M; Soderberg-Naucler C; Rahbar A
Journal article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2014;16(suppl_2):ii107
P17.85LOW LEVELS OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION IN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME ASSOCIATES WITH PATIENT SURVIVAL; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Bartek J; Söderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2014;25(8):1669-1678
Human Cytomegalovirus Inhibits Erythropoietin Production
Butler LM; Dzabic M; Bakker F; Davoudi B; Jeffery H; Religa P; Bojakowski K; Yaiw K-C; Rahbar A; Soederberg-Naucler C
Journal article: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2014;111(27-28):1191-1192
[Questionable debate on antiviral therapy in malignant glioblastoma].
Stragliotto G; Peredo I; Rahbar A; Andersson M; Nauclér CS
Article: PLACENTA. 2014;35(6):345-350
Human cytomegalovirus infection induces leukotriene B4 and 5-lipoxygenase expression in human placentae and umbilical vein endothelial cells
Benard M; Straat K; Omarsdottir S; Leghmari K; Bertrand J; Davrinche C; Duga-Neulat I; Soderberg-Naucler C; Rahbar A; Casper C
Journal article: ARCHIVES DE PEDIATRIE. 2014;21(5):324-325
Infection congénitale à cytomégalovirus (CMV) Rôle du placenta et prévention
Bénard M; Rahbar A; Davrinche C; Rauwel B; Söderberg-Nauclér C; Casper C
Article: ARTERIOSCLEROSIS, THROMBOSIS, AND VASCULAR BIOLOGY. 2014;34(4):801-809
Human Cytomegalovirus-Platelet Interaction Triggers Toll-Like Receptor 2-Dependent Proinflammatory and Proangiogenic Responses
Assinger A; Kral JB; Yaiw KC; Schrottmaier WC; Kurzejamska E; Wang Y; Mohammad A-A; Religa P; Rahbar A; Schabbauer G; Butler LM; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY. 2014;109(2):401
Human cytomegalovirus induces upregulation of arginase II: possible implications for vasculopathies
Yaiw K-C; Mohammad A-A; Taher C; Wilhelmi V; Davoudi B; Straat K; Assinger A; Ovchinnikova O; Shlyakhto E; Rahbar A; Koutonguk O; Religa P; Butler L; Khan Z; Streblow D; Pernow J; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: CARCINOGENESIS. 2014;35(1):145-154
Human cytomegalovirus immediate early proteins promote degradation of connexin 43 and disrupt gap junction communication: implications for a role in gliomagenesis
Khan Z; Yaiw K-C; Wilhelmi V; Lam H; Rahbar A; Stragliotto G; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(12):e113740
Detection of Circulating hcmv-miR-UL112-3p in Patients with Glioblastoma, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes Mellitus and Healthy Controls
Mohammad A-A; Rahbar A; Lui W-O; Davoudi B; Catrina A; Stragliotto G; Mellbin L; Hamsten A; Ryden L; Yaiw K-C; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2013;133(10):2351-2361
Frequent detection of human cytomegalovirus in neuroblastoma: A novel therapeutic target?
Wolmer-Solberg N; Baryawno N; Rahbar A; Fuchs D; Odeberg J; Taher C; Wilhelmi V; Milosevic J; Mohammad A-A; Martinsson T; Sveinbjornsson B; Johnsen JI; Kogner P; Soederberg-Naucler C
Article: HERPESVIRIDAE. 2013;4(1):3
High prevalence of human cytomegalovirus in carotid atherosclerotic plaques obtained from Russian patients undergoing carotid endarterectomy.
Yaiw K-C; Ovchinnikova O; Taher C; Mohammad A-A; Davoudi B; Shlyakhto E; Rotar O; Konradi A; Wilhelmi V; Rahbar A; Butler L; Assinger A; Söderberg-Nauclér C
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY, NEUROSURGERY AND PSYCHIATRY. 2013;84(11):1199-1205
Changes to anti-JCV antibody levels in a Swedish national MS cohort
Warnke C; Ramanujam R; Plavina T; Bergstrom T; Goelz S; Subramanyam M; Kockum I; Rahbar A; Kieseier BC; Holmen C; Olsson T; Hillert J; Fogdell-Hahn A
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF NEPHROLOGY. 2013;24(10):1698-1708
Impaired Direct Priming of CD8 T Cells by Donor-Derived Cytomegalovirus Following Kidney Transplantation
Shabir S; Kaul B; Pachnio A; Banham GD; Smith H; Chand S; Jham S; Harper L; Ball S; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Moss P; Borrows R
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2013;133(5):1204-1213
Effects of valganciclovir as an add-on therapy in patients with cytomegalovirus-positive glioblastoma: A randomized, double-blind, hypothesis-generating study
Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Solberg NW; Lilja A; Taher C; Orrego A; Bjurman B; Tammik C; Skarman P; Peredo I; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. 2013;57(1):36-42
Human cytomegalovirus infection levels in glioblastoma multiforme are of prognostic value for survival
Rahbar A; Orrego A; Peredo I; Dzabic M; Wolmer-Solberg N; Straat K; Stragliotto G; Soderberg-Naucler C
Journal article: DIGESTIVE AND LIVER DISEASE. 2013;45:s109-s110
P.03.14 EVIDENCE OF HCMV-DNA AND MI-RNA-UL112 IN THE INTESTINAL MUCOSA OF PATIENTS WITH INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASE
Caccaro R; Rahbar A; Taher C; Yaiw K; Mohammad A; Martinato M; D'Incà R; Sturniolo GC; Söderberg-Nauclér C
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(2):e56795
High Prevalence of Human Cytomegalovirus Proteins and Nucleic Acids in Primary Breast Cancer and Metastatic Sentinel Lymph Nodes
Taher C; de Boniface J; Mohammad A-A; Religa P; Hartman J; Yaiw K-C; Frisell J; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: EPIGENETICS. 2012;7(6):585-593
Human cytomegalovirus infection is sensitive to the host cell DNA methylation state and alters global DNA methylation capacity
Esteki-Zadeh A; Karimi M; Straat K; Ammerpohl O; Zeitelhofer M; Jagodic M; Mehrab-Mohseni M; Sjoholm L; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Ekstrom TJ
Article: HERPESVIRIDAE. 2012;16:3
LOW LEVELS OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION IN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME ASSOCIATES WITH PATIENT SURVIVAL; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Bartek J; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: CLINICAL INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2011;53(10):969-976
Intragraft Cytomegalovirus Protein Expression Is Associated With Reduced Renal Allograft Survival
Dzabic M; Rahbar A; Yaiw K-C; Naghibi M; Religa P; Fellstrom B; Larsson E; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL INVESTIGATION. 2011;121(10):4043-4055
Detection of human cytomegalovirus in medulloblastomas reveals a potential therapeutic target
Baryawno N; Rahbar A; Wolmer-Solberg N; Taher C; Odeberg J; Darabi A; Khan Z; Sveinbjornsson B; Fuskevag O-M; Segerstrom L; Nordenskjold M; Siesjo P; Kogner P; Johnsen JI; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2011;127(6):1385-93.e4
Inflammation in common variable immunodeficiency is associated with a distinct CD8⁺ response to cytomegalovirus
Marashi SM; Raeiszadeh M; Workman S; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Klenerman P; Chee R; Webster AD; Milne RSB; Emery VC
Article: SCIENCE SIGNALING. 2010;3(133):ra58
HCMV-Encoded Chemokine Receptor US28 Mediates Proliferative Signaling Through the IL-6-STAT3 Axis
Slinger E; Maussang D; Schreiber A; Siderius M; Rahbar A; Fraile-Ramos A; Lira SA; Soderberg-Naucler C; Smit MJ
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2009;183(7):4792-4799
T Cell Infiltrates in the Muscles of Patients with Dermatomyositis and Polymyositis Are Dominated by CD28^null T Cells
Fasth AER; Dastmalchi M; Rahbar A; Salomonsson S; Pandya JM; Lindroos E; Nennesmo I; Malmberg K-J; Soderberg-Naucler C; Trollmo C; Lundberg IE; Malmstrom V
Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2009;60(5):1558-1562
Generalized Wegener's Granulomatosis in an Immunocompetent Adult After Cytomegalovirus Mononucleosis and Bacterial Urinary Tract Infection
Varani S; Mastroianni A; Frascaroli G; Tammik C; Rahbar A; Christensson M; Rossini G; Landini MP; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2009;101(7):488-497
Activation of Telomerase by Human Cytomegalovirus
Straat K; Liu C; Rahbar A; Zhu Q; Liu L; Wolmer-Solberg N; Lou F; Liu Z; Shen J; Jia J; Kyo S; Bjoerkholm M; Sjoberg J; Soederberg-Naucler C; Xu D
Article: JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR MEDICINE. 2009;87(4):347-356
Active cytomegalovirus infection in aortic smooth muscle cells from patients with abdominal aortic aneurysm
Gredmark-Russ S; Dzabic M; Rahbar A; Wanhainen A; Bjorck M; Larsson E; Michel J-B; Soderberg-Naucler C
Journal article: TRANSPLANTATION. 2008;86(2S):761
ACTIVE CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION IN THE CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT PRECEDES AND CORRELATES WITH CARDIAC ALLOGRAFT REJECTION EPISODES
Dzabic M; Rahbar A; Grudzinska M; Religa P; Söderberg-Nauclér C
Article: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2008;14(2):236-241
High prevalence of an active cytomegalovirus infection in the appendix of immunocompetent patients with acute appendicitis
Dzabic M; Bostrom L; Rahbar A
Article: JOURNAL OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE (JEM). 2008;205(1):19-24
Human CMV infection induces 5-lipoxygenase expression and leukotriene B₄ production in vascular smooth muscle cells
Qiu H; Straat K; Rahbar A; Wan M; Soederberg-Naucler C; Haeggstroem JZ
Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL VIROLOGY. 2007;40(2):116-119
High prevalence of an active human cytomegalovirus infection in patients with colonic diverticulitis
Hollink N; Dzabic M; Wolmer N; Bostrom L; Rahbar A
Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2007;9(5):r87
Skewed distribution of proinflammatory CD4⁺CD28^null T cells in rheumatoid arthritis
Fasth AE; Snir O; Johansson AA; Nordmark B; Rahbar A; af Klint E; Bjorkstrom NK; Ulfgren A-K; van Vollenhoven RF; Malmstrom V; Trollmo C
Article: MICROBES AND INFECTION. 2006;8(6):1592-1601
Induction of polymorphonuclear leukocyte response by human cytomegalovirus
Skarman PJ; Rahbar A; Xie X; Soderberg-Naucler C
Article: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY. 2005;79(4):2211-2220
Human cytomegalovirus infection of endothelial cells triggers platelet adhesion and aggregation
Rahbar A; Söderberg-Nauclér C
Article: TRANSFUSION. 2004;44(7):1059-1066
Recognition of cytomegalovirus clinical isolate antigens by sera from cytomegalovirus-negative blood donors
Rahbar AR; Sundqvist VAS; Zweygberg-Wirgart B; Grillner L; Söderberg-Naucler C
Article: INFLAMMATORY BOWEL DISEASES. 2003;9(3):154-161
Evidence of active cytomegalovirus infection and increased production of IL-6 in tissue specimens obtained from patients with inflammatory bowel diseases
Rahbar A; Boström L; Lagerstedt U; Magnusson I; Söderberg-Naucler C; Sundqvist VA
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Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022
Valganciclovir as Add-on to Second Line Therapy in Patients with Recurrent Glioblastoma
Pantalone MR; Rahbar A; Söderberg-Naucler C; Stragliotto G
Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021
Influenza A H1N1–mediated pre-existing immunity to SARS-CoV-2 predicts COVID-19 outbreak dynamics
Almazán NM; Rahbar A; Carlsson M; Hoffman T; Kolstad L; Rönnberg B; Pantalone MR; Fuchs IL; Nauclér A; Ohlin M; Sacharczuk M; Religa P; Amér S; Molnár C; Lundkvist Å; Susrud A; Sörensen B; Söderberg-Nauclér C
Review: CANCERS. 2021;13(20):5051
Presence of the Human Cytomegalovirus in Glioblastomas-A Systematic Review
Peredo-Harvey I; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Conference publication: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2021;90(SUPPL 1):33
Cytomegalovirus and neonatal cholestasis in preterm infants
Teng J; Elwin A; Omarsdottir S; Aquilano G; Vanpee M; Nemeth A; Rahbar A; Bohlin K; Fischler B; Soderberg-Naucler C
Review: CANCERS. 2019;11(12):E1842-1842
A Review of the Potential Role of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Infections in Breast Cancer Carcinogenesis and Abnormal Immunity
Geisler J; Touma J; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Vetvik K
Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2018;78(13):4222
The prognostic impact of human cytomegalovirus infection in breast cancer
Touma J; Rahbar A; Davoudi B; Lindstrom JC; Sauer T; Bukholm IR; Vetvik K; Soderberg-Naucler C; Geisler J
Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2017;77:p6-06-02-p6-06-02
Low expression levels of hormone receptors (ER-α and PGR) in human breast cancer samples is significantly associated with high-grade human cytomegalovirus-IEA
Rahbar A; Touma J; Costa H; Davoudi B; Vetvik K; Geisler J; Naucler CS
Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2017;77:p6-06-01-p6-06-01
High-grade human cytomegalovirus IEA is associated with expression of COX-2 and 5-LO in human breast cancer samples
Costa H; Touma J; Davoudi B; Geisler J; Vetvik K; Naucler CS; Rahbar A
Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;18:59
UPDATE OF VALGANCICLOVIR ADD-ON THERAPY IN GLIOBLASTOMA. EFFECT IN NEW LY DIAGNOSED AND IN RECURRENT PATIENTS
Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Conference publication: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2015;33(15)
Update on valganciclovir as add-on therapy for glioblastoma: Effect in de novo and recurrent disease.
Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Soederberg-Naucler C
Letter: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2014;135(1):248-249
Use of Cox regression with treatment status as a time-dependent covariate to re-analyze survival benefit excludes immortal time bias effect in patients with glioblastoma who received prolonged adjuvant treatment with valganciclovir
Soderberg-Naucler C; Peredo I; Rahbar A; Hansson F; Nordlund A; Stragliotto G
Conference publication: NEPHROLOGY DIALYSIS TRANSPLANTATION. 2014;29:452-453
DISTINCT LOCALIZATION OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-ENCODED CHEMOKINE RECEPTOR US28 IN RENAL TRANSPLANT BIOPSIES
Lollinga W; Rahbar A; De Wit RH; Riezebos-Brilman A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Van Son WJ; Sanders J-S; Smit MJ; Van den Born J
Letter: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2013;369(10):985-986
Survival in Patients with Glioblastoma Receiving Valganciclovir
Soederberg-Naucler C; Rahbar A; Stragliotto G
Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2013;15:151-152
LOW LEVELS OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION IN GLIOBLASTOMA MULTIFORME ASSOCIATES WITH PATIENT SURVIVAL; A PROSPECTIVE STUDY
Stragliotto G; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C
Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2013;15:82
HIGH SURVIVAL IN GLIOBLASTOMA PATIENTS RECEIVING ORAL ANTIVIRAL THERAPY AGAINST CYTOMEGALOVIRUS
Soderberg-Naucler C; Rahbar A; Stragliotto G
Conference publication: NEUROLOGY. 2012;78:p02.139
Anti-JC Virus Antibody Titer Changes during Natalizumab Treatment in a Swedish MS Cohort
Warnke C; Subramanyam M; Bergstrom T; Goelz S; Plavina T; Kockum I; Rahbar A; Olsson T; Hillert J; Fogdell-Hahn A
Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2012;14:59-60
DETECTION OF HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS (HCMV) IN TUMOR AND BLOOD SAMPLES OF GLIOBLASTOMA PATIENTS UNDERGOING ANTIVIRAL THERAPY WITH VALGANCICLOVIR;-IMPROVED SURVIVAL IN PATIENTS WITH LOW HCMV IGG ACTIVITY
Rahbar A; Peredo I; Solberg NW; Taher C; Dzabic M; Xu X; Skarman P; Tammik C; Stragliotto G; Soderberg-Naucler C
Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2012;14:53
IS THERE A ROLE FOR ANTI-CMV THERAPY IN GLIOBLASTOMA? - THE TALE OF VALGANCICLOVIR AS ADD-ON TO STANDARD SURGERY AND RADIOCHEMOTHERAPY
Stragliotto G; Bartek J; Hylin S; Peredo I; Rahbar A; Naucler CS
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROLOGY. 2012;19:764
Effects of valgancyclovir as an add-on therapy in patients with cytomegalovirus-positive glioblastoma: a randomised, double-blind, proof-of-concept study
Stragliotto G; Peredo I; Rahbar A; Lilja A; Naucler CS
Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2012;14:52-53
EFFECTS OF VALGANCYCLOVIR AS AN ADD-ON THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH CYTOMEGALOVIRUS-POSITIVE GLIOBLASTOMA: A RANDOMISED, DOUBLE-BLIND, PROOF-OF-CONCEPT STUDY
Naucler CS; Stragliotto G; Peredo I; Rahbar A; Lilja A; Taher C; Orrego A; Solberg NW
Review: LAKARTIDNINGEN. 2008;105(19):1378-1381
[Active HCMV infection behind acute inflammatory bowel disease. Causal role or epiphenomenon still to be proved].
Dzabic M; Rahbar A
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2007;66:68-69
Human cytomegalovirus -: A possible activator of the immune system in polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Fasth AER; Rahbar A; Dastmalchi M; Söderberg-Naucler C; Trollmol C; Lundberg IE; Malmstrom V
Conference publication: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2007;66:A39
Clinical associations to human cytomegalovirus-specific CD28^null T cells in patients with polymyositis and dermatomyositis
Fasth A; Dastmalchi M; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Naucler C; Trollmo C; Lundberg IE; Malmstrom V
Review: JOURNAL OF AUTOIMMUNITY. 2006;26(3):155-164
Detection of cytotoxic CD13-specific autoantibodies in sera from patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn's disease
Rahbar A; Bostrom L; Soderberg-Naucler C
Thesis / dissertation: 2004
Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD) : role in pathogenesis and autoimmunity
Rahbar, Afsar
Meeting abstract: ATHEROSCLEROSIS SUPPLEMENTS. 2003;4(2):215
Identification of cytomegalovirus (CMV) in smooth muscle cells from the intima but not the media layer of the aorta obtained from atherosclerotic patients
Gredmark S; Rahbar A; Soderberg-Nauclér C
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The Potential Role of Human Cytomegalovirus (HCMV) Infections in Breast Cancer Initiation and Progression
Southern and Eastern Norway Regional Health Authority
1 January 2016 - 31 December 2023

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Senior Forskningsspecialist, Medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-

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Docent, Experimentell medicin, Karolinska Institutet, 2018
MEDICINE DOKTORSEXAMEN, Institutionen för medicin, Solna, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
Medicine Magisterexamen, Karolinska Institutet, 2001

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