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Ann-Therese Karlberg

Ann-Therese Karlberg

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D-Index
48
Citations
8049
World Ranking
15264
National Ranking
227

Overview

Ann-Therese Karlberg is affiliated with the University of Gothenburg in Sweden and conducts research primarily in the field of medicine, with a particular focus on dermatology. Their work spans several interdisciplinary subfields including plant science, public health, environmental and occupational health, immunology and allergy, as well as polymers and plastics.

The scientist's research centers heavily on contact dermatitis and allergies, with additional investigations into pesticide exposure and toxicity, occupational exposure and asthma, allergic rhinitis and sensitization, the effects and risks of endocrine disrupting chemicals, antimicrobial agents and applications, and macrophage migration inhibitory factor.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • Contact Dermatitis
  • Frontiers in Toxicology
  • Toxicology and Industrial Health
  • Chemical Research in Toxicology

Their collaborative network includes multiple frequent co-authors such as Ida B. Niklasson, David J. Ponting, Kristina Luthman, Lorena Ndreu, and Isabella Karlsson.

Recent publications authored or co-authored by Ann-Therese Karlberg include:

  • One hundred years of allergic contact dermatitis due to oxidized terpenes: What we can learn from old research on turpentine allergy, 2021, Contact Dermatitis
  • Tracing colophonium in consumer products, 2021, Contact Dermatitis
  • Nature-derived epoxy resins: Synthesis, allergenicity, and thermosetting properties of pinoresinol diglycidyl ether, 2022, Toxicology and Industrial Health
  • Patch testing with purified and oxidized citronellol, 2020, Contact Dermatitis
  • Nature-Derived Epoxy Resin Monomers with Reduced Sensitizing CapacityIsosorbide-Based Bis-Epoxides, 2023, Chemical Research in Toxicology

Best Publications

  • Allergic contact dermatitis: epidemiology, molecular mechanisms, in vitro methods and regulatory aspects Current knowledge assembled at an international workshop at BfR, Germany

    M. Peiser;T. Tralau;J. Heidler;A. M. Api

  • Allergic contact dermatitis--formation, structural requirements, and reactivity of skin sensitizers.

    Ann-Therese Karlberg;Moa Andresen Bergström;Anna Börje;Kristina Luthman

  • Air oxidation of d-limonene (the citrus solvent) creates potent allergens.

    Ann-Therése Karlberg;Kerstin Magnusson;Ulrika Nilsson

  • The fragrance chemical β-caryophyllene—air oxidation and skin sensitization

    Maria Sköld;Ann-Therese Karlberg;Mihaly Matura;Mihaly Matura;Anna Börje

  • Contact allergens formed on air exposure of linalool. Identification and quantification of primary and secondary oxidation products and the effect on skin sensitization.

    Maria Sköld;Anna Börje;Elma Harambasic;Ann-Therese Karlberg

  • Selected oxidized fragrance terpenes are common contact allergens

    Mihaly Matura;Maria Sköld;Anna Börje;Klaus E Andersen

  • Hydroperoxides in oxidized d-limonene identified as potent contact allergens.

    A. T. Karlberg;L. P. Shao;U. Nilsson;E. GÄfvert

  • Studies on the autoxidation and sensitizing capacity of the fragrance chemical linalool, identifying a linalool hydroperoxide.

    Maria Sköld;Anna Börje;Mihaly Matura;Ann-Therese Karlberg

  • Contact allergy to oxidized d‐limonene among dermatitis patients

    Ann-Therese Karlberg;An Dooms-Goossens

  • The chemistry of contact allergy: why is a molecule allergenic?

    David Basketter;An Dooms-Goossens;Ann-Therese Karlberg;Jean-Pierre Lepoittevin

  • Fragrance compound geraniol forms contact allergens on air exposure. Identification and quantification of oxidation products and effect on skin sensitization.

    Lina Hagvall;Carina Bäcktorp;Sophie Svensson;Gunnar Nyman

  • Identification of 15-hydroperoxyabietic acid as a contact allergen in Portuguese colophony.

    Ann‐Therése Karlberg;Karin Bohlinder;Anders Boman;Uli Hacksell

  • Chemical reactivity measurement and the predicitve identification of skin sensitisers. The report and recommendations of ECVAM Workshop 64

    Frank Gerberick;Maja Aleksic;David Basketter;Silvia Casati

  • α-Terpinene, an antioxidant in tea tree oil, autoxidizes rapidly to skin allergens on air exposure.

    Johanna Rudbäck;Moa Andresen Bergström;Anna Börje;Ulrika Nilsson

  • Autoxidation of linalyl acetate, the main component of lavender oil, creates potent contact allergens.

    Maria Sköld;Lina Hagvall;Ann-Therese Karlberg

  • Oxidized citrus oil (R-limonene): A frequent skin sensitizer in Europe

    Mihály Matura;An Goossens;Olivia Bordalo;Begoña Garcia-Bravo

  • A skin-like cytochrome P450 cocktail activates prohaptens to contact allergenic metabolites.

    Moa Andresen Bergström;Hagen Ott;Anna Carlsson;Mark Neis

  • Activation of non‐sensitizing or low‐sensitizing fragrance substances into potent sensitizers – prehaptens and prohaptens

    Ann-Therese Karlberg;Anna Börje;Jeanne Duus Johansen;Carola Lidén

  • Patch testing with oxidized R-(+)-limonene and its hydroperoxide fraction

    Mihaly Matura;A. N. Goossens;Olivia Bordalo;Begona Garcia-Bravo

  • Limonene hydroperoxide analogues differ in allergenic activity

    Johanna Bråred Christensson;Johanna Bråred Christensson;Staffan Johansson;Lina Hagvall;Charlotte Jonsson

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristina Luthman
Kristina Luthman University of Gothenburg
Jeanne D. Johansen
Jeanne D. Johansen Copenhagen University Hospital
Hans F. Merk
Hans F. Merk RWTH Aachen University
Klaus Ejner Andersen
Klaus Ejner Andersen University of Southern Denmark
Ian R. White
Ian R. White University College London
Per-Ola Norrby
Per-Ola Norrby AstraZeneca (Sweden)
Wolfgang Uter
Wolfgang Uter University of Erlangen-Nuremberg
Annika Scheynius
Annika Scheynius Karolinska Institute
David A. Basketter
David A. Basketter University of Bedfordshire
Krister Holmberg
Krister Holmberg Chalmers University of Technology

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