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Overview

Mika Scheinin is affiliated with Turku University Hospital in Finland and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine. Their research spans several subfields, including Cognitive Neuroscience, Physiology, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The main topics covered in Scheinin's work include:

  • Anesthesia and Sedative Agents
  • Neuroscience and Neuropharmacology Research
  • Diet and Metabolism Studies
  • Radiopharmaceutical Chemistry and Applications
  • Prostate Cancer Treatment and Research
  • Metabolism and Genetic Disorders
  • Muscle Metabolism and Nutrition

Some of the recent papers by Scheinin and collaborators are:

  • "Transcriptomic analysis of intestine following administration of a transglutaminase 2 inhibitor to prevent gluten-induced intestinal damage in celiac disease," 2024, Nature Immunology
  • "A Randomized Trial of a Transglutaminase 2 Inhibitor for Celiac Disease," 2021, New England Journal of Medicine
  • "Foundations of Human Consciousness: Imaging the Twilight Zone," 2020, Journal of Neuroscience
  • "Speech is special: The stress effects of speech, noise, and silence during tasks requiring concentration," 2020, Indoor Air
  • "Safety, Biodistribution, and Radiation Dosimetry of 18F-rhPSMA-7.3 in Healthy Adult Volunteers," 2020, Journal of Nuclear Medicine

Mika Scheinin has published frequently in key scientific venues such as:

  • Journal of Neuroscience
  • Nutrients
  • Trials
  • Neurogastroenterology & Motility
  • Research Square

Collaborative efforts are evident in Scheinin's research, with frequent coauthors including:

  • Harry Scheinin
  • Olof Solin
  • Kari K. Kalliokoski
  • Zsófia Lovró
  • Juha O. Rinne

Best Publications

  • Low cerebrospinal fluid 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid concentration differentiates impulsive from nonimpulsive violent behavior

    M. Linnoila;Matti Virkkunen;M. Scheinin;A. Nuutila

  • Different metabolic responses of human brown adipose tissue to activation by cold and insulin.

    Janne Orava;Pirjo Nuutila;Martin E. Lidell;Vesa Oikonen

  • Distribution of α2-adrenergic receptor subtype gene expression in rat brain

    Mika Scheinin;Jon W. Lomasney;Diane M. Hayden-Hixson;Uta B. Schambra

  • Gene targeting — homing in on α2-adrenoceptor-subtype function

    Ewen MacDonald;Brian K. Kobilka;Mika Scheinin

  • Electroencephalogram spindle activity during dexmedetomidine sedation and physiological sleep

    Huupponen E;Maksimow A;Lapinlampi P;Särkelä M

  • PET amyloid ligand [11C]PIB uptake is increased in mild cognitive impairment.

    N. M. Kemppainen;S. Aalto;I. A. Wilson;K. Någren

  • Postoperative pharmacokinetics and sympatholytic effects of dexmedetomidine.

    Pekka Talke;Charles A. Richardson;Mika Scheinin;Dennis M. Fisher

  • Trimetazidine, a Metabolic Modulator, Has Cardiac and Extracardiac Benefits in Idiopathic Dilated Cardiomyopathy

    Helena Tuunanen;Erik Engblom;Alexandru Naum;Kjell Någren

  • Dexmedetomidine, an α2-adrenoceptor Agonist, Reduces Anesthetic Requirements for Patients Undergoing Minor Gynecologic Surgery

    Riku Aantaa;Jussi Kanto;Mika Scheinin;Antero Kallio

  • Effects of dexmedetomidine, a selective α2‐adrenoceptor agonist, on hemodynamic control mechanisms

    Antero Kallio;Antero Kallio;Mika Scheinin;Mika Scheinin;Markku Koulu;Markku Koulu;Riitta Ponkilainen;Riitta Ponkilainen

  • DEXMEDETOMIDINE ATTENUATES SYMPATHOADRENAL RESPONSES TO TRACHEAL INTUBATION AND REDUCES THE NEED FOR THIOPENTONE AND PEROPERATIVE FENTANYL

    B. Scheinin;L. Lindgren;T. Randell;H. Scheinin

  • CSF 5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid levels in suicidal schizophrenic patients

    Philip T. Ninan;D. P. van Kammen;M. Scheinin;M. Linnoila

  • Neurochemical and behavioural changes in zebrafish Danio rerio after systemic administration of 6‐hydroxydopamine and 1‐methyl‐4‐phenyl‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyridine

    Oleg V. Anichtchik;Jan Kaslin;Nina Peitsaro;Nina Peitsaro;Mika Scheinin

  • CSF neurochemistry in depressed, manic, and schizophrenic patients compared with that of normal controls.

    Gerner Rh;Fairbanks L;Anderson Gm;Young Jg

  • Voxel-based analysis of PET amyloid ligand [11C]PIB uptake in Alzheimer disease

    N. M. Kemppainen;S. Aalto;I. A. Wilson;K. Någren

  • Adrenergic alpha2C-receptors modulate the acoustic startle reflex, prepulse inhibition, and aggression in mice.

    Jukka Sallinen;Antti Haapalinna;Timo Viitamaa;Brian K. Kobilka

  • Genetic Alteration of α2C-Adrenoceptor Expression in Mice: Influence on Locomotor, Hypothermic, and Neurochemical Effects of Dexmedetomidine, a Subtype-Nonselective α2-Adrenoceptor Agonist

    Jukka Sallinen;Richard E. Link;Antti Haapalinna;Timo Viitamaa

  • Bioavailability of dexmedetomidine after intranasal administration

    Timo Iirola;Sanna Vilo;Tuula Manner;Riku Aantaa

  • Human positron emission tomography studies of brain neurokinin 1 receptor occupancy by aprepitant.

    Mats Bergström;Richard J Hargreaves;H.Donald Burns;Michael R Goldberg

  • DEXMEDETOMIDINE REDUCES INTRAOCULAR PRESSURE, INTUBATION REPONSES AND ANAESTHETIC REQUIREMENTS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING OPHTHALMIC SURGERY

    M.-L. Jaakola;T. Ali-Melkkilä;J. Kanto;A. Kallio

Frequent Co-Authors

Harry Scheinin
Harry Scheinin Turku University Hospital
Juha O. Rinne
Juha O. Rinne Turku University Hospital
Klaus T. Olkkola
Klaus T. Olkkola University of Helsinki
Brian K. Kobilka
Brian K. Kobilka Stanford University
Markku Linnoila
Markku Linnoila University of Helsinki
Pertti J. Neuvonen
Pertti J. Neuvonen University of Helsinki
Juhani Knuuti
Juhani Knuuti Turku University Hospital
C. Michael Stein
C. Michael Stein Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Olli T. Raitakari
Olli T. Raitakari Turku University Hospital
Christer Halldin
Christer Halldin Karolinska Institute

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