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Eskil Elmér

Eskil Elmér

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Neuroscience

D-Index
45
Citations
9222
World Ranking
6875
National Ranking
142

Overview

Eskil Elmér is affiliated with Lund University in Sweden and has contributed extensively to the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans subfields including Molecular Biology, Ecology, Physiology, Neurology, and Pathology and Forensic Medicine.

Their body of work covers a number of main topics, notably:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Physiological and biochemical adaptations
  • Adipose Tissue and Metabolism
  • Drug-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Protection
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • ATP Synthase and ATPases Research
  • Signaling Pathways in Disease

Some of Eskil Elmér's recent publications include:

  • Urban PM2.5 Induces Cellular Toxicity, Hormone Dysregulation, Oxidative Damage, Inflammation, and Mitochondrial Interference in the HRT8 Trophoblast Cell Line (2020) - Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • TNF-α and α-synuclein fibrils differently regulate human astrocyte immune reactivity and impair mitochondrial respiration (2021) - Cell Reports
  • Human studies of mitochondrial biology demonstrate an overall lack of binary sex differences: A multivariate meta-analysis (2022) - The FASEB Journal
  • Mitochondrial Dysfunction and Calcium Dysregulation in Leigh Syndrome Induced Pluripotent Stem Cell Derived Neurons (2020) - International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Mitochondrial Effects of Common Cardiovascular Medications: The Good, the Bad and the Mixed (2022) - International Journal of Molecular Sciences

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Elmér include:

  • Imen Chamkha
  • Magnus J. Hansson
  • Johannes K. Ehinger
  • Andreas Nord
  • Eleonor Åsander Frostner

The scholar's work has been published notably in these venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences (6 publications)
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory) (5 publications)
  • The FASEB Journal (3 publications)
  • Biology Open (2 publications)
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry (2 publications)

Best Publications

  • Apoptosis and proliferation of dentate gyrus neurons after single and intermittent limbic seizures

    Johan Bengzon;Zaal Kokaia;Eskil Elmér;Avtandil Nanobashvili

  • Cyclosporine before PCI in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction

    Thien-Tri Cung;Olivier Morel;Guillaume Cayla;Gilles Rioufol

  • Neurotrophins and brain insults

    Olle Lindvall;Zaal Kokaia;Johan Bengzon;Eskil Elmer

  • Regulation of Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor Gene Expression after Transient Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusion with and without Brain Damage

    Zaal Kokaia;Qi Zhao;Merab Kokaia;Eskil Elmér

  • Suppressed epileptogenesis in BDNF mutant mice.

    Merab Kokaia;Patrik Ernfors;Zaal Kokaia;Eskil Elmér

  • Cyclosporin A dramatically ameliorates CA1 hippocampal damage following transient forebrain ischaemia in the rat

    H Uchino;Eskil Elmer;K Uchino;Olle Lindvall

  • Amelioration by cyclosporin A of brain damage in transient forebrain ischemia in the rat

    Hiroyuki Uchino;Eskil Elmér;Keiko Uchino;Ping-An Li

  • Role and mechanisms of secondary mitochondrial failure.

    B K Siesjo;Eskil Elmer;S Janelidze;M Keep

  • Caspase inhibitors increase short‐term survival of progenitor‐cell progeny in the adult rat dentate gyrus following status epilepticus

    Christine T. Ekdahl;Paul Mohapel;Eskil Elmér;Olle Lindvall

  • Regional brain-derived neurotrophic factor mRNA and protein levels following transient forebrain ischemia in the rat

    Zaal Kokaia;H Nawa;H Uchino;Eskil Elmer

  • Brain insults in rats induce increased expression of the BDNF gene through differential use of multiple promoters.

    Zaal Kokaia;Madis Metsis;Merab Kokaia;Johan Bengzon

  • Intrathecal cyclosporin prolongs survival of late-stage ALS mice.

    Marcus Keep;Eskil Elmér;Eskil Elmér;Keith S.K. Fong;Katalin Csiszar

  • Amelioration by cyclosporin A of brain damage following 5 or 10 min of ischemia in rats subjected to preischemic hyperglycemia.

    Ping-An Li;Hiroyuki Uchino;Eskil Elmér;Bo K Siesjö

  • Flow cytometric analysis of mitochondria from CA1 and CA3 regions of rat hippocampus reveals differences in permeability transition pore activation

    Gustav Mattiasson;Hans Friberg;Magnus Hansson;Eskil Elmér

  • Dynamic changes of brain-derived neurotrophic factor protein levels in the rat forebrain after single and recurring kindling-induced seizures

    Eskil Elmer;Eskil Elmer;Zaal Kokaia;Merab Kokaia;J Carnahan

  • Delayed kindling development after rapidly recurring seizures: relation to mossy fiber sprouting and neurotrophin, GAP-43 and dynorphin gene expression.

    Eskil Elmér;Merab Kokaia;Zaal Kokaia;Istvan Ferencz

  • Involvement of mitochondrial K+ release and cellular efflux in ischemic and apoptotic neuronal death

    Dong Liu;John R. Slevin;Chengbiao Lu;Sic L. Chan

  • Seizure suppression in kindling epilepsy by intracerebral implants of GABA- but not by noradrenaline-releasing polymer matrices

    Merab Kokaia;Patrick Aebischer;Eskil Elmér;Johan Bengzon

  • Patients with sepsis exhibit increased mitochondrial respiratory capacity in peripheral blood immune cells

    Fredrik Sjövall;Fredrik Sjövall;Saori Morota;Johan Persson;Magnus J Hansson

  • Biphasic differential changes of GABAA receptor subunit mRNA levels in dentate gyrus granule cells following recurrent kindling-induced seizures

    Merab Kokaia;Gerard D. Pratt;Eskil Elmér;Johan Bengzon

  • The E3 ligase synoviolin controls body weight and mitochondrial biogenesis through negative regulation of PGC‐1β

    Hidetoshi Fujita;Naoko Yagishita;Satoko Aratani;Tomoko Saito‐Fujita

  • Mossy fibre sprouting: evidence against a facilitatory role in epileptogenesis.

    Eskil Elmer;Zaal Kokaia;Merab Kokaia;Olle Lindvall

  • Comprehensive regional and temporal gene expression profiling of the rat brain during the first 24 h after experimental stroke identifies dynamic ischemia-induced gene expression patterns, and reveals a biphasic activation of genes in surviving tissue.

    Mattias Rickhag;Tadeusz Wieloch;Gunilla Gidö;Eskil Elmér

Frequent Co-Authors

Merab Kokaia
Merab Kokaia Lund University
Zaal Kokaia
Zaal Kokaia Lund University
Johan Bengzon
Johan Bengzon Lund University
Bo K. Siesjö
Bo K. Siesjö Lund University
Matthias Mörgelin
Matthias Mörgelin Lund University
Maj-Lis Smith
Maj-Lis Smith Lund University
Dan C. McIntyre
Dan C. McIntyre Carleton University
Tibor Kristian
Tibor Kristian University of Maryland, Baltimore
Hiroyuki Nawa
Hiroyuki Nawa Wakayama Medical University
Robert W. Taylor
Robert W. Taylor Newcastle University

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