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Helle Bruunsgaard

Helle Bruunsgaard

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Immunology

D-Index
58
Citations
15866
World Ranking
3481
National Ranking
32

Overview

Helle Bruunsgaard is affiliated with Rigshospitalet in Denmark and has a research focus primarily within the field of Medicine. Their work spans several subfields including Immunology, General Health Professions, Genetics, Transplantation, and Health.

The scientist's research topics cover a variety of areas including:

  • Renal Transplantation Outcomes and Treatments
  • T-cell and B-cell Immunology
  • Health disparities and outcomes
  • Health, psychology, and well-being
  • Immune Cell Function and Interaction
  • Transplantation: Methods and Outcomes
  • Ocular Surface and Contact Lens

Published works by Helle Bruunsgaard feature in venues such as HLA, The Ocular Surface, Scientific Reports, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health, and HemaSphere. The number of contributions in these venues varies, with the most publications appearing in HLA.

Recent papers include:

  • "Self-rated health in individuals with and without disease is associated with multiple biomarkers representing multiple biological domains" (2021, Scientific Reports)
  • "Safety and feasibility of mesenchymal stem cell therapy in patients with aqueous deficient dry eye disease" (2020, The Ocular Surface)
  • "Allogeneic mesenchymal stem cell therapy for dry eye disease in patients with Sjögren's syndrome: A randomized clinical trial" (2023, The Ocular Surface)
  • "Inflammatory markers and lung function in relation to indoor and ambient air pollution" (2022, International Journal of Hygiene and Environmental Health)
  • "Physical activity paradox: could inflammation be a key factor?" (2022, British Journal of Sports Medicine)

Frequent collaborators in Helle Bruunsgaard's research include:

  • Rikke Lund
  • Anne Werner Hauge
  • Mandana Haack-Sørensen
  • Annette Ekblond
  • Jens Kastrup

Best Publications

  • Inflammatory mediators in the elderly

    Karen Suárez Krabbe;Maria Pedersen;Helle Bruunsgaard

  • Aging and proinflammatory cytokines.

    Helle Bruunsgaard;Maria Pedersen;Bente Klarlund Pedersen

  • Age-related inflammatory cytokines and disease

    Helle Brüünsgaard;Bente Klarlund Pedersen

  • Brain-derived neurotrophic factor is produced by skeletal muscle cells in response to contraction and enhances fat oxidation via activation of AMP-activated protein kinase

    Vance B Matthews;M-B Astrom;M H S Chan;Clinton R Bruce

  • Exercise-induced increase in serum interleukin-6 in humans is related to muscle damage.

    H Bruunsgaard;H Galbo;J Halkjaer-Kristensen;T L Johansen

  • Physical activity and modulation of systemic low‐level inflammation

    Helle Bruunsgaard

  • A high plasma concentration of TNF-alpha is associated with dementia in centenarians.

    Helle Bruunsgaard;Karen Andersen-Ranberg;Bernard Jeune;Agnes N. Pedersen

  • Ageing, tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and atherosclerosis.

    H Bruunsgaard;P Skinhøj;A N Pedersen;M Schroll

  • Elevated levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha and mortality in centenarians.

    Helle Bruunsgaard;Karen Andersen-Ranberg;Jacob v.B Hjelmborg;Bente Klarlund Pedersen

  • THE CYTOKINE RESPONSE TO STRENUOUS EXERCISE

    Bente Klarlund Pedersen;Kenneth Ostrowski;Thomas Rohde;Helle Bruunsgaard

  • Predicting death from tumour necrosis factor‐alpha and interleukin‐6 in 80‐year‐old people

    H. Bruunsgaard;S. Ladelund;Agnes Nadelmann Pedersen;M. Schroll

  • Exercise-induced immunomodulation--possible roles of neuroendocrine and metabolic factors.

    B K Pedersen;H Bruunsgaard;M Klokker;M Kappel

  • Strenuous exercise decreases the percentage of type 1 T cells in the circulation.

    Adam Steensberg;Anders Dyhr Toft;Helle Bruunsgaard;Marie Sandmand

  • Low-dose endotoxemia and human neuropsychological functions.

    Karen Suárez Krabbe;Abraham Reichenberg;Raz Yirmiya;Annelise Smed

  • Elderly Humans Show Prolonged In Vivo Inflammatory Activity during Pneumococcal Infections

    Helle Bruunsgaard;Peter Skinhøj;Jesper Qvist;Bente Klarlund Pedersen

  • Impaired production of proinflammatory cytokines in response to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) stimulation in elderly humans

    H. Bruunsgaard;Agnes Nadelmann Pedersen;M. Schroll;P. Skinhøj

  • Is ageing associated with a shift in the balance between Type 1 and Type 2 cytokines in humans

    M Sandmand;H Bruunsgaard;K Kemp;K Andersen-Ranberg

  • In vivo cell-mediated immunity and vaccination response following prolonged, intense exercise.

    Helle Bruunsgaard;Andreas Hartkopp;Thomas Mohr;Helle Konradsen

  • How physical exercise influences the establishment of infections.

    Bente K. Pedersen;Helle Bruunsgaard

  • Ageing Is Associated with a Prolonged Fever Response in Human Endotoxemia

    Karen Suárez Krabbe;Helle Bruunsgaard;Christian Muff Hansen;Kirsten Møller

Frequent Co-Authors

Bente Klarlund Pedersen
Bente Klarlund Pedersen University of Copenhagen
Peter Skinhøj
Peter Skinhøj Copenhagen University Hospital
Erik Lykke Mortensen
Erik Lykke Mortensen University of Copenhagen
Rikke Lund
Rikke Lund University of Copenhagen
Jesper Hastrup Svendsen
Jesper Hastrup Svendsen Copenhagen University Hospital
Åse Marie Hansen
Åse Marie Hansen University of Copenhagen
Merete Osler
Merete Osler University of Copenhagen
Henrik Ullum
Henrik Ullum Statens Serum Institut
Torben Jørgensen
Torben Jørgensen University of Copenhagen
Jan Gerstoft
Jan Gerstoft Rigshospitalet

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