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Linda H. Bergersen

Linda H. Bergersen

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Neuroscience

D-Index
47
Citations
11236
World Ranking
6343
National Ranking
31

Overview

Linda H. Bergersen is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research primarily intersects medicine, biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and neuroscience. Their scholarly output includes work focused on a range of biological and neurological topics, including mitochondrial function and pathology, neonatal and fetal brain pathology, neuroinflammation and neurodegeneration mechanisms, neuroscience and neuropharmacology research, glaucoma and retinal disorders, retinal development and disorders, and genetics, aging, and longevity in model organisms.

Their frequent publication venues include eLife, Journal of Sport and Health Science, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Nature Reviews Drug Discovery, and Neuron. These venues reflect a multidisciplinary approach spanning experimental biology, clinical neuroscience, and aging research.

Recent papers illustrate the scope and diversity of their work:

  • "Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing" (2020) published in Nature Reviews Drug Discovery
  • "Molecular anatomy of adult mouse leptomeninges" (2023) published in Neuron
  • "Lactate receptor HCAR1 regulates neurogenesis and microglia activation after neonatal hypoxia-ischemia" (2022) published in eLife
  • "L-lactate induces neurogenesis in the mouse ventricular-subventricular zone via the lactate receptor HCA1" (2020) published in Acta Physiologica
  • "Targeting NAD+ in translational research to relieve diseases and conditions of metabolic stress and ageing" (2020) published in Mechanisms of Ageing and Development

Frequent co-authors of Linda H. Bergersen include Jon Storm-Mathisen, Evandro Fei Fang, Cecilie Morland, Johanne Egge Rinholm, and Brian C. Gilmour. Collaboration with these researchers suggests active engagement in neuroscientific and biochemical research communities.

Main fields of study and subfields associated with their work are:

  • Main fields: Medicine, Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, Neuroscience
  • Subfields: Molecular Biology, Physiology, Neurology, Ophthalmology, Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience

Key topics addressed in their research are:

  • Mitochondrial Function and Pathology
  • Neonatal and fetal brain pathology
  • Neuroinflammation and Neurodegeneration Mechanisms
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Glaucoma and retinal disorders
  • Retinal Development and Disorders
  • Genetics, Aging, and Longevity in Model Organisms

Best Publications

  • Glutamate exocytosis from astrocytes controls synaptic strength.

    Pascal Jourdain;Linda H Bergersen;Khaleel Bhaukaurally;Paola Bezzi

  • Brain energy rescue: an emerging therapeutic concept for neurodegenerative disorders of ageing

    Stephen C. Cunnane;Eugenia Trushina;Cecilie Morland;Alessandro Prigione

  • NMDA receptors are expressed in oligodendrocytes and activated in ischaemia

    Ragnhildur Káradóttir;Pauline Cavelier;Linda H. Bergersen;David Attwell

  • Exercise induces cerebral VEGF and angiogenesis via the lactate receptor HCAR1

    Cecilie Morland;Cecilie Morland;Krister Andersson;Krister Andersson;Øyvind Pernell Haugen;Alena Hadzic;Alena Hadzic

  • Regulation of Oligodendrocyte Development and Myelination by Glucose and Lactate

    Johanne E. Rinholm;Nicola B. Hamilton;Nicoletta Kessaris;William D. Richardson

  • Differential Localization of δ Glutamate Receptors in the Rat Cerebellum: Coexpression with AMPA Receptors in Parallel Fiber–Spine Synapses and Absence from Climbing Fiber–Spine Synapses

    Alf Sommer Landsend;Mahmood Amiry-Moghaddam;Atsushi Matsubara;Linda Bergersen

  • Lactate Receptor Sites Link Neurotransmission, Neurovascular Coupling, and Brain Energy Metabolism

    Knut H. Lauritzen;Cecilie Morland;Maja Puchades;Signe Holm-Hansen

  • A High-Fat Diet and NAD+ Activate Sirt1 to Rescue Premature Aging in Cockayne Syndrome

    Morten Scheibye-Knudsen;Sarah J. Mitchell;Sarah J. Mitchell;Evandro F. Fang;Teruaki Iyama

  • Expression of the vesicular glutamate transporters during development indicates the widespread corelease of multiple neurotransmitters

    Jean‐Luc Boulland;Tayyaba Qureshi;Rebecca P. Seal;Amina Rafiki

  • The Spontaneously Hypertensive Rat model of ADHD – the importance of selecting the appropriate reference strain

    Terje Sagvolden;Espen Borgå Johansen;Grete Wøien;S. Ivar Walaas

  • Is lactate food for neurons? Comparison of monocarboxylate transporter subtypes in brain and muscle.

    Linda H. Bergersen

  • Lactate transport and signaling in the brain: potential therapeutic targets and roles in body-brain interaction.

    Linda Hildegard Bergersen

  • Highly differential expression of the monocarboxylate transporters MCT2 and MCT4 in the developing rat brain.

    A Rafiki;J.L Boulland;A.P Halestrap;O.P Ottersen

  • The lactate receptor, G-protein-coupled receptor 81/hydroxycarboxylic acid receptor 1: Expression and action in brain

    Cecilie Morland;Knut Husø Lauritzen;Maja Puchades;Signe Holm-Hansen

  • A novel postsynaptic density protein: the monocarboxylate transporter MCT2 is co-localized with δ-glutamate receptors in postsynaptic densities of parallel fiber-Purkinje cell synapses

    Linda Bergersen;Ola Wærhaug;Johannes Helm;Marion Thomas

  • Changes in calpain activity, muscle structure, and function after eccentric exercise.

    Truls Raastad;Simen Gylterud Owe;Gøran Paulsen;Deborah Enns

  • Subcellular movement and expression of HSP27, αB-crystallin, and HSP70 after two bouts of eccentric exercise in humans

    Gøran Paulsen;Fredrik Lauritzen;Monika L. Bayer;John M. Kalhovde

  • A Ketogenic Diet Improves Mitochondrial Biogenesis and Bioenergetics via the PGC1α-SIRT3-UCP2 Axis.

    Mahdi Hasan-Olive;Knut H. Lauritzen;Knut H. Lauritzen;Mohammad Ali;Lene Juel Rasmussen

  • Neuroglial Transmission.

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  • Gross ultrastructural changes and necrotic fiber segments in elbow flexor muscles after maximal voluntary eccentric action in humans

    Fredrik Lauritzen;Gøran Paulsen;Truls Raastad;Linda Hildegard Bergersen

  • Cellular and subcellular expression of monocarboxylate transporters in the pigment epithelium and retina of the rat.

    L Bergersen;E Jóhannsson;M.L Veruki;E.A Nagelhus

Frequent Co-Authors

Albert Gjedde
Albert Gjedde University of Copenhagen
Ole Petter Ottersen
Ole Petter Ottersen University of Oslo
Tore Eid
Tore Eid Yale University
Vidar Jensen
Vidar Jensen University of Oslo
Martin Lauritzen
Martin Lauritzen University of Copenhagen
David Attwell
David Attwell University College London
Miia Kivipelto
Miia Kivipelto University of Eastern Finland
Nihal C. de Lanerolle
Nihal C. de Lanerolle Yale University
Tim Karl
Tim Karl Western Sydney University
Dennis D. Spencer
Dennis D. Spencer Yale University

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