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Anna M. Blom

Anna M. Blom

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Microbiology

D-Index
83
Citations
20399
World Ranking
1015
National Ranking
16

Overview

Anna M. Blom is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has made substantial contributions to the fields of Medicine and Immunology and Microbiology. Their research primarily focuses on the complement system in diseases, a complex aspect of innate immunity involved in host defense and inflammation.

Their main areas of study include:

  • Complement system in diseases
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Renal diseases and glomerulopathies
  • Platelet disorders and treatments
  • Bacterial infections and vaccines
  • Phagocytosis and immune regulation
  • Immune cells in cancer

Blom's subfields of study further specify their expertise in:

  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Hematology
  • Surgery
  • Genetics

The scientist has frequently published in several academic venues, including:

  • Immunobiology
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research
  • Neuro-Oncology

Notable recent papers include:

  • "The Outcome of Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients Is Linked to Thromboinflammation Dominated by the Kallikrein/Kinin System," 2021, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Effect of rare coding variants in the CFI gene on Factor I expression levels," 2020, Human Molecular Genetics
  • "Intracellular complement: Evidence, definitions, controversies, and solutions," 2022, Immunological Reviews
  • "Plasma C4d Correlates With C4d Deposition in Kidneys and With Treatment Response in Lupus Nephritis Patients," 2020, Frontiers in Immunology
  • "Complement C4 Copy Number Variation is Linked to SSA/Ro and SSB/La Autoantibodies in Systemic Inflammatory Autoimmune Diseases," 2022, Arthritis & Rheumatology

Frequent collaborators in their research include:

  • Ben C. King
  • Myriam Martin
  • Chrysostomi Gialeli
  • Kristian Riesbeck
  • Serena Bettoni

Best Publications

  • Neutrophil extracellular traps that are not degraded in systemic lupus erythematosus activate complement exacerbating the disease.

    Jonatan Leffler;Myriam Martin;Birgitta Gullstrand;Helena Tydén

  • Complement activation and inhibition: a delicate balance.

    A. P. Sjoberg;L. A. Trouw;Anna Blom

  • C3 glomerulopathy — understanding a rare complement-driven renal disease

    Richard J.H. Smith;Gerald B. Appel;Anna M. Blom;H. Terence Cook

  • The complement system in systemic lupus erythematosus: an update

    Jonatan Leffler;Anders A Bengtsson;Anna M Blom

  • Binding of C4b-binding protein to porin: a molecular mechanism of serum resistance of Neisseria gonorrhoeae

    Sanjay Ram;Meabh Cullinane;Anna M. Blom;Sunita Gulati

  • Complement inhibitor C4b-binding protein: friend or foe in the innate immune system?

    Anna M. Blom;Bruno O. Villoutreix;Björn Dahlbäck

  • Complement evasion strategies of pathogens-acquisition of inhibitors and beyond.

    Anna M. Blom;Teresia Hallström;Kristian Riesbeck

  • Binding of Flavivirus Nonstructural Protein NS1 to C4b Binding Protein Modulates Complement Activation

    Panisadee Avirutnan;Richard E. Hauhart;Pawit Somnuke;Pawit Somnuke;Anna M. Blom

  • The complement system as a potential therapeutic target in rheumatic disease

    Leendert A. Trouw;Matthew C. Pickering;Anna M. Blom

  • The Extracellular Matrix and Inflammation FIBROMODULIN ACTIVATES THE CLASSICAL PATHWAY OF COMPLEMENT BY DIRECTLY BINDING C1q

    Andreas Sjöberg;Patrik Önnerfjord;Matthias Mörgelin;Dick Heinegård

  • Bikunin--not just a plasma proteinase inhibitor.

    Erik Fries;Anna M Blom

  • Role of complement and complement regulators in the removal of apoptotic cells.

    L. A. Trouw;A. M. Blom;Philippe Gasque

  • Mutations in components of complement influence the outcome of Factor I-associated atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome.

    Frank Bienaime;Frank Bienaime;Marie-Agnes Dragon-Durey;Catherine H. Regnier;Catherine H. Regnier;Sara C. Nilsson

  • Rheumatoid arthritis and the complement system.

    Marcin Okroj;Dick Heinegård;Rikard Holmdahl;Anna M Blom

  • Biphasic effect of gingipains from Porphyromonas gingivalis on the human complement system

    Katarzyna Popadiak;Jan Potempa;Jan Potempa;Kristian Riesbeck;Anna M. Blom

  • A Novel Interaction of Outer Membrane Protein A with C4b Binding Protein Mediates Serum Resistance of Escherichia coli K1.

    Nemani V. Prasadarao;Anna M. Blom;Bruno O. Villoutreix;Linette C. Linsangan

  • Secreted Frizzled-Related Protein 4 Reduces Insulin Secretion and Is Overexpressed in Type 2 Diabetes

    Taman Mahdi;Sonja Hänzelmann;Sonja Hänzelmann;Albert Salehi;Sarheed J. Muhammed

  • The factor H variant associated with age-related macular degeneration (His-384) and the non-disease-associated form bind differentially to C-reactive protein, fibromodulin, DNA, and necrotic cells

    Andreas P. Sjöberg;Leendert A. Trouw;Simon J. Clark;Jonatan Sjölander

  • A functional variant in the CFI gene confers a high risk of age-related macular degeneration.

    Johannes P H van de Ven;Sara C Nilsson;Perciliz L Tan;Gabriëlle H S Buitendijk

  • Complement factor I in health and disease.

    Sara C. Nilsson;Robert B. Sim;Susan M. Lea;Veronique Fremeaux-Bacchi

Frequent Co-Authors

Kristian Riesbeck
Kristian Riesbeck Lund University
Bruno O. Villoutreix
Bruno O. Villoutreix Université Paris Cité
Björn Dahlbäck
Björn Dahlbäck Lund University
Jan Potempa
Jan Potempa University of Louisville
Matthias Mörgelin
Matthias Mörgelin Lund University
Leendert A. Trouw
Leendert A. Trouw Leiden University Medical Center
Erik Renström
Erik Renström Lund University
Sanjay Ram
Sanjay Ram University of Massachusetts Chan Medical School
Dick Heinegård
Dick Heinegård Lund University
Tore Saxne
Tore Saxne Lund University

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