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Birger Christensson

Birger Christensson

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Immunology

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54
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9059
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3909
National Ranking
85

Overview

Birger Christensson is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their research spans multiple fields, primarily focusing on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their work frequently intersects with subfields such as molecular biology, pathology and forensic medicine, pharmacology, surgery, and oncology.

The scientist has contributed to topics including:

  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Ubiquitin and proteasome pathways
  • 14-3-3 protein interactions
  • Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
  • Pancreatic function and diabetes
  • Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia Research
  • Sleep and Wakefulness Research

Recent publications by Birger Christensson demonstrate a focus on lymphoma, leukemia, and cannabinoid-related clinical studies. These include:

  • 2-Arachidonoylglycerol Modulates CXCL12-Mediated Chemotaxis in Mantle Cell Lymphoma and Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, 2023, published in Cancers
  • SOX11 is a novel binding partner and endogenous inhibitor of SAMHD1 ara-CTPase activity in mantle cell lymphoma, 2024, published in Blood
  • Clinical effects of a single dose of cannabinoids to patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia, 2022, published in Leukemia & lymphoma/Leukemia and lymphoma
  • Clinical and biological impact of SAMHD1 expression in mantle cell lymphoma, 2021, published in Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin
  • Specific properties of shRNA-mediated CCR5 downregulation that enhance the inhibition of HIV-1 infection in combination with shRNA targeting HIV-1 rev, 2022, published in Molecular Biology Reports

Birger Christensson frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Birgitta Sander
  • Magali Merrien
  • Agata M. Wasik
  • Mohammad Hamdy Abdelrazak Morsy
  • Nikolas Herold

The scientist's work appears consistently in notable venues such as Blood, Cancers, Leukemia & lymphoma/Leukemia and lymphoma, Archiv für Pathologische Anatomie und Physiologie und für Klinische Medicin, and Molecular Biology Reports.

Best Publications

  • Bruton's tyrosine kinase (Btk): function, regulation, and transformation with special emphasis on the PH domain.

    Abdalla J. Mohamed;Liang Yu;Carl-Magnus Bäckesjö;Leonardo Vargas

  • Downregulation of bactericidal peptides in enteric infections: a novel immune escape mechanism with bacterial DNA as a potential regulator.

    Dilara Islam;Lisa Bandholtz;Jakob Nilsson;Hans Wigzell

  • Expression of Bruton's agammaglobulinemia tyrosine kinase gene, BTK, is selectively down-regulated in T lymphocytes and plasma cells.

    C I Smith;B Baskin;P Humire-Greiff;J N Zhou

  • Effect of clonal and serotype-specific properties on the invasive capacity of Streptococcus pneumoniae.

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  • Clonability and tumorigenicity of human epithelial cells expressing the EBV encoded membrane protein LMP1.

    Li-Fu Hu;Fu Chen;Xi Zheng;I. Ernberg

  • Capillarization of Hepatic Sinusoid by Liver Endothelial Cell-Reactive Autoantibodies in Patients with Cirrhosis and Chronic Hepatitis

    Bo Xu;Ulrika Broome;Mehmet Uzunel;Silvia Nava

  • A new method for in vitro expansion of cytotoxic human CD3-CD56+ natural killer cells.

    S Carlens;M Gilljam;B J Chambers;J Aschan

  • A Unifying Microenvironment Model in Follicular Lymphoma: Outcome Is Predicted by Programmed Death-1–Positive, Regulatory, Cytotoxic, and Helper T Cells and Macrophages

    Björn Engelbrekt Wahlin;Mohit Aggarwal;Santiago Montes-Moreno;Luis Francisco Gonzalez

  • Clinical significance of the WHO grades of follicular lymphoma in a population-based cohort of 505 patients with long follow-up times

    Björn E. Wahlin;Olav E. Yri;Olav E. Yri;Eva Kimby;Harald Holte

  • Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor inhibits spontaneous cytochrome c release and mitochondria-dependent apoptosis of myelodysplastic syndrome hematopoietic progenitors.

    Ramin Tehranchi;Bengt Fadeel;Ann-Mari Forsblom;Birger Christensson

  • CD8+ T-Cell Content in Diagnostic Lymph Nodes Measured by Flow Cytometry Is a Predictor of Survival in Follicular Lymphoma

    Björn Engelbrekt Wahlin;Birgitta Sander;Birger Christensson;Eva Kimby

  • Cannabinoid receptor-mediated apoptosis induced by R(+)-methanandamide and Win55,212-2 is associated with ceramide accumulation and p38 activation in mantle cell lymphoma.

    Kristin Gustafsson;Birger Christensson;Birgitta Sander;Jenny Flygare

  • Redistribution of Bruton's tyrosine kinase by activation of phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase and Rho-family GTPases.

    Beston F. Nore;Leonardo Vargas;Abdalla J. Mohamed;Lars J. Brandén

  • In situ characterization of inflammatory responses in the rectal mucosae of patients with shigellosis.

    D. Islam;B. Veress;Pradip Kumar Bardhan;A. A. Lindberg

  • Safety analysis of ex vivo-expanded NK and NK-like T cells administered to cancer patients: a Phase I clinical study

    Lisbeth Barkholt;Evren Alici;Reka Conrad;Tolga Sutlu

  • Immunoglobulin production in severe combined immunodeficient (SCID) mice reconstituted with human peripheral blood mononuclear cells.

    Mohammad R. Abedi;Birger Christensson;Khalid B. Islam;Khalid B. Islam;Lennart Hammarström;Lennart Hammarström

  • Myasthenia gravis after bone-marrow transplantation. Evidence for a donor origin.

    C. I. Edvard Smith;Johan A. Aarli;Peter Biberfeld;Per Bolme

  • Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-encoded membrane protein LMP1 from a nasopharyngeal carcinoma is non-immunogenic in a murine model system, in contrast to a B cell-derived homologue.

    P. Trivedi;L.F. Hu;F. Chen;M.G. Masucci

  • High level of cannabinoid receptor 1 , absence of regulator of G protein signalling 13 and differential expression of Cyclin D1 in mantle cell lymphoma

    T C Islam;A C Asplund;J M Lindvall;L Nygren

  • Lymphocyte activation and subset redistribution in the peripheral blood in acute malaria illness: distinct γδ+ T cell patterns in Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax infections

    S Worku;A Björkman;M Troye-Blomberg;L Jemaneh

  • Expansion of natural killer (NK) and natural killer-like T (NKT)-cell populations derived from patients with B-chronic lymphocytic leukemia (B-CLL): a potential source for cellular immunotherapy

    Hayrettin Guven;M Gilljam;B J Chambers;H G Ljunggren

  • Expression of Ki67 antigen, epidermal growth factor receptor and Epstein-Barr virus-encoded latent membrane protein (LMP1) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

    Xi Zheng;Lifu Hu;Fu Chen;Birger Christensson

Frequent Co-Authors

Peter Biberfeld
Peter Biberfeld Karolinska Institute
C. I. Edvard Smith
C. I. Edvard Smith Karolinska University Hospital
Lennart Hammarström
Lennart Hammarström Karolinska Institute
Alf A. Lindberg
Alf A. Lindberg Karolinska Institute
C. I. E. Smith
C. I. E. Smith Karolinska Institute
Håkan Mellstedt
Håkan Mellstedt Karolinska Institute
Eva Hellström-Lindberg
Eva Hellström-Lindberg Karolinska University Hospital
Britta Wahren
Britta Wahren Karolinska Institute
George Klein
George Klein Karolinska Institute
Olle Ringdén
Olle Ringdén Karolinska Institute

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