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Overview

Agnes E. Wold is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a focus on physiology, health, toxicology, and public health. Their research spans topics related to asthma and respiratory diseases, heavy metal exposure and toxicity, birth and early development health, gut microbiota, and dermatology.

The scientist has published numerous papers, including several recent works such as:

  • "Fecal short chain fatty acids in children living on farms and a link between valeric acid and protection from eczema," 2020, Scientific Reports
  • "Low-level maternal exposure to cadmium, lead, and mercury and birth outcomes in a Swedish prospective birth-cohort," 2020, Environmental Pollution
  • "Neonatal gut colonization by Bifidobacterium is associated with higher childhood cytokine responses," 2020, Gut Microbes
  • "Maternal Intake of Cow's Milk during Lactation Is Associated with Lower Prevalence of Food Allergy in Offspring," 2020, Nutrients
  • "Short-chain fatty acids (SCFA) in infants' plasma and corresponding mother's milk and plasma in relation to subsequent sensitisation and atopic disease," 2024, EBioMedicine

Frequent co-authors in their research include Ann-Sofie Sandberg, Malin Barman, Anna Sandin, Mia Stråvik, and Klara Gustin.

Their publications are often featured in journals and venues such as:

  • Environmental Research
  • Nutrients
  • Scientific Reports
  • Environment International
  • Frontiers in Nutrition

Agnes E. Wold's work focuses on several subfields within medicine, particularly:

  • Physiology
  • Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health
  • Nutrition and Dietetics
  • Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health

Their research addresses significant topics such as:

  • Asthma and respiratory diseases
  • Mercury impact and mitigation studies
  • Birth, Development, and Health
  • Gut microbiota and health
  • Dermatology and Skin Diseases
  • Heavy Metal Exposure and Toxicity
  • Neonatal Respiratory Health Research

Best Publications

  • Nepotism and sexism in peer-review

    Christine Wennerås;Agnes E Wold

  • Establishment of the gut microbiota in Western infants

    I Adlerberth;AE Wold

  • The normal Lactobacillus flora of healthy human rectal and oral mucosa

    S Ahrné;S Nobaek;B Jeppsson;I Adlerberth

  • Reduced diversity in the early fecal microbiota of infants with atopic eczema

    Mei Wang;Caroline Karlsson;Crister Olsson;Ingegerd Adlerberth

  • Gram-positive bacteria are potent inducers of monocytic interleukin-12 (IL-12) while gram-negative bacteria preferentially stimulate IL-10 production.

    Christina Hessle;Bengt A. Andersson;Agnes E Wold

  • Gut microbiota and development of atopic eczema in 3 European birth cohorts.

    Ingegerd Adlerberth;David P. Strachan;Paolo M. Matricardi;Siv Ahrné

  • A mannose-specific adherence mechanism in Lactobacillus plantarum conferring binding to the human colonic cell line HT-29.

    I Adlerberth;S Ahrne;M L Johansson;G Molin

  • Reduced enterobacterial and increased staphylococcal colonization of the infantile bowel : An effect of hygienic lifestyle?

    Ingegerd Adlerberth;Erika Lindberg;Nils Åberg;Bill Hesselmar

  • SECRETORY IMMUNOGLOBULIN-A CARRIES OLIGOSACCHARIDE RECEPTORS FOR ESCHERICHIA-COLI TYPE-1 FIMBRIAL LECTIN

    A E Wold;J Mestecky;M Tomana;A Kobata

  • The hygiene hypothesis revised: is the rising frequency of allergy due to changes in the intestinal flora?

    A. E. Wold

  • Impaired regulatory T cell function in germ-free mice.

    Sofia Östman;Carola Rask;Agnes E. Wold;Susanne Hultkrantz

  • Early nutrition and immunity – progress and perspectives

    Philip C. Calder;Susanne Krauss-Etschmann;Esther C. de Jong;Christophe Dupont

  • Lactobacilli from human gastrointestinal mucosa are strong stimulators of IL-12 production

    C Hessle;L Å Hanson;A E Wold

  • Intestinal colonization with Enterobacteriaceae in Pakistani and Swedish hospital-delivered infants.

    Ingegerd Adlerberth;Barbro Carlsson;Peter De Man;Fehmida Jalil

  • Molecular Epidemiology of Mycobacterium abscessus, with Focus on Cystic Fibrosis

    Bodil E. Jönsson;Bodil E. Jönsson;Marita Gilljam;Anders Lindblad;Malin Ridell

  • HEALTH EFFECTS OF PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS. A LITERATURE REVIEW ON HUMAN STUDIES

    Henrik Andersson;Nils-Georg Asp;Åke Bruce;Stefan Roos

  • Escherichia coli strains belonging to phylogenetic group B2 have superior capacity to persist in the intestinal microflora of infants.

    Forough L. Nowrouzian;Agnes E. Wold;Ingegerd Adlerberth

  • Commensal Gram-negative bacteria prime human dendritic cells for enhanced IL-23 and IL-27 expression and enhanced Th1 development.

    Hermelijn H Smits;Astrid J van Beelen;Christina Hessle;Robert Westland

  • Escherichia coli in infants' intestinal microflora: colonization rate, strain turnover, and virulence gene carriage.

    Forough Nowrouzian;Bill Hesselmar;Robert Saalman;Inga-Lisa Strannegård

  • Enhanced persistence in the colonic microbiota of Escherichia coli strains belonging to phylogenetic group B2: role of virulence factors and adherence to colonic cells.

    Forough L. Nowrouzian;Ingegerd Adlerberth;Agnes E. Wold

  • Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria elicit different patterns of pro-inflammatory cytokines in human monocytes

    Christina C. Hessle;Bengt Andersson;Agnes E. Wold

Frequent Co-Authors

Ann-Sofie Sandberg
Ann-Sofie Sandberg Chalmers University of Technology
Lars Å. Hanson
Lars Å. Hanson University of Gothenburg
L. Å. Hanson
L. Å. Hanson University of Gothenburg
Siv Ahrné
Siv Ahrné Lund University
Göran Molin
Göran Molin Lund University
Staffan Ahlstedt
Staffan Ahlstedt Karolinska Institute
Tore Midtvedt
Tore Midtvedt Karolinska Institute
Catharina Svanborg
Catharina Svanborg Lund University
Jiri Mestecky
Jiri Mestecky University of Alabama at Birmingham
Staffan Nilsson
Staffan Nilsson University of Gothenburg

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