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Matti Jauhiainen

Matti Jauhiainen

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Biology and Biochemistry

D-Index
82
Citations
21025
World Ranking
3745
National Ranking
27

Overview

Matti Jauhiainen is affiliated with the University of Helsinki in Finland. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, covering numerous publications in these areas.

The main topics of Jauhiainen's work include Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases, Cholesterol and Lipid Metabolism, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins, Lipid metabolism and disorders, as well as Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases.

Jauhiainen has contributed to multiple research papers published in recognized venues. Selected recent publications include:

  • "IgE Contributes to Atherosclerosis and Obesity by Affecting Macrophage Polarization, Macrophage Protein Network, and Foam Cell Formation," 2020, Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • "LDL Receptor Regulates the Reverse Transport of Macrophage-Derived Unesterified Cholesterol via Concerted Action of the HDL-LDL Axis," 2020, Circulation Research
  • "TNFα induces endothelial dysfunction in rheumatoid arthritis via LOX-1 and arginase 2: reversal by monoclonal TNFα antibodies," 2021, Cardiovascular Research
  • "The HDL particle composition determines its antitumor activity in pancreatic cancer," 2022, Life Science Alliance
  • "Angiopoietin-like protein 3, an emerging cardiometabolic therapy target with systemic and cell-autonomous functions," 2020, Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Jauhiainen include:

  • Petri T. Kovanen
  • Jari Metso
  • Katariina Öörni
  • Miriam Lee-Rueckert
  • Joan Carles Escolá-Gil

Jauhiainen's research has been published repeatedly in venues such as:

  • Atherosclerosis
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids
  • Scientific Reports
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

The subfields of study Jauhiainen's work covers include Surgery, Immunology, Cancer Research, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Molecular Biology.

Best Publications

  • Relation of serum homocysteine and lipoprotein(a) concentrations to atherosclerotic disease in a prospective Finnish population based study

    G. Alfthan;J. Pekkanen;M. Jauhiainen;J. Pitkäniemi

  • Lipoprotein (a) and coronary heart disease risk: a nested case-control study of the Helsinki Heart Study participants.

    Matti Jauhiainen;Pekka Koskinen;Christian Ehnholm;M.Heikki Frick

  • Crossreaction between antibodies to oxidised low-density lipoprotein and to cardiolipin in systemic lupus erythematosus

    O. Vaarala;K. Aho;T. Palosuo;G. Alfthan

  • Depletion of FOXP3+ regulatory T cells promotes hypercholesterolemia and atherosclerosis.

    Roland Klingenberg;Norbert Gerdes;Robert M. Badeau;Anton Gisterå

  • Stearic acid, trans fatty acids, and dairy fat: effects on serum and lipoprotein lipids, apolipoproteins, lipoprotein(a), and lipid transfer proteins in healthy subjects

    A Aro;M Jauhiainen;R Partanen;I Salminen

  • Human plasma phospholipid transfer protein causes high density lipoprotein conversion.

    M. Jauhiainen;J. Metso;Raija Pahlman;S. Blomqvist

  • The Gln-Arg191 Polymorphism of the Human Paraoxonase Gene (HUMPONA) Is Not Associated with the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease in Finns

    M Antikainen;S Murtomäki;M Syvänne;R Pahlman

  • The impact of phospholipid transfer protein (PLTP) on HDL metabolism

    Jarkko Huuskonen;Vesa M. Olkkonen;Matti Jauhiainen;Christian Ehnholm

  • Serum cholesterol, cholesterol precursors, and plant sterols in hypercholesterolemic subjects with different apoE phenotypes during dietary sitostanol ester treatment

    H T Vanhanen;S Blomqvist;C Ehnholm;M Hyvönen

  • Human plasma phospholipid transfer protein accelerates exchange/transfer of alpha-tocopherol between lipoproteins and cells.

    G M Kostner;K Oettl;M Jauhiainen;C Ehnholm

  • Phospholipid transfer protein mediated conversion of high density lipoproteins generates preβ1-HDL

    von Eckardstein A;Jauhiainen M;Huang Y;Metso J

  • Periodontitis decreases the antiatherogenic potency of high density lipoprotein.

    Pirkko J. Pussinen;Matti Jauhiainen;Tiina Vilkuna-Rautiainen;Jouko Sundvall

  • Effect of different forms of dietary hydrogenated fats on LDL particle size

    Jean-François Mauger;Alice H Lichtenstein;Lynne M Ausman;Susan M Jalbert

  • Local and systemic responses in matrix metalloproteinase 8-deficient mice during Porphyromonas gingivalis-induced periodontitis

    Heidi Kuula;Tuula Salo;Emma Pirilä;Anita M. Tuomainen

  • Human Plasma Phospholipid Transfer Protein Increases the Antiatherogenic Potential of High Density Lipoproteins in Transgenic Mice

    Rien van Haperen;Arie van Tol;Pieter Vermeulen;Matti Jauhiainen

  • Effect of Apolipoprotein M on High Density Lipoprotein Metabolism and Atherosclerosis in Low Density Lipoprotein Receptor Knock-out Mice

    Christina Christoffersen;Matti Jauhiainen;Markus Moser;Bo Porse

  • The mechanism of human plasma phospholipid transfer protein-induced enlargement of high-density lipoprotein particles: evidence for particle fusion

    Sari Lusa;Matti Jauhiainen;Jari Metso;Pentti Somerharju

  • Severe Periodontitis Enhances Macrophage Activation via Increased Serum Lipopolysaccharide

    Pirkko J. Pussinen;Tiina Vilkuna-Rautiainen;Georg Alfthan;Timo Palosuo

  • Mutations in the Angptl3 gene and familial combined hypolipidemia: a clinical and biochemical characterization.

    Ilenia Minicocci;Anna Montali;Marius Robert Robciuc;Fabiana Quagliarini

  • OSBP-related Protein 8 (ORP8) Suppresses ABCA1 Expression and Cholesterol Efflux from Macrophages

    Daoguang Yan;Mikko I. Mäyränpää;Jenny Wong;Julia Perttilä

Frequent Co-Authors

Christian Ehnholm
Christian Ehnholm Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
Vesa M. Olkkonen
Vesa M. Olkkonen University of Helsinki
Petri T. Kovanen
Petri T. Kovanen Wihuri Research Institute
Marja-Riitta Taskinen
Marja-Riitta Taskinen University of Helsinki
Pekka Saikku
Pekka Saikku University of Oulu
Mika Ala-Korpela
Mika Ala-Korpela University of Oulu
Veikko Salomaa
Veikko Salomaa Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Kimmo Kaski
Kimmo Kaski Aalto University
Pentti Somerharju
Pentti Somerharju University of Helsinki
Samuli Ripatti
Samuli Ripatti University of Helsinki

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