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Per Brandtzaeg

Per Brandtzaeg

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Immunology
Norway
2022

D-Index & Metrics

Immunology

D-Index
121
Citations
50801
World Ranking
326
National Ranking
1

Medicine

D-Index
121
Citations
50912
World Ranking
3626
National Ranking
12

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2022 - Research.com Immunology in Norway Leader Award

Overview

Per Brandtzaeg was affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway. Their research primarily focused on immunology and microbiology, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, and medicine.

The scientist's main areas of study included:

  • Immunology and Microbiology
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology
  • Medicine

Subfields within these areas covered:

  • Microbiology
  • Immunology
  • Molecular Biology
  • Infectious Diseases
  • Genetics

Throughout their career, Per Brandtzaeg contributed research on several topics, notably:

  • Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
  • Immune Response and Inflammation
  • S100 Proteins and Annexins
  • Amoebic Infections and Treatments
  • Bacterial Genetics and Biotechnology
  • Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections

Among the recent papers published were:

  • Extensive Changes in Transcriptomic "Fingerprints" and Immunological Cells in the Large Organs of Patients Dying of Acute Septic Shock and Multiple Organ Failure Caused by Neisseria meningitidis, 2020, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Transcriptomic changes in the large organs in lethal meningococcal shock are reflected in a porcine shock model, 2022, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
  • Neisseria meningitidis accumulate in large organs during meningococcal sepsis, 2023, Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology

The frequent coauthors collaborating with Per Brandtzaeg included:

  • Berit Brusletto
  • Bernt Christian Hellerud
  • Reidun Øvstebø
  • Ole Kristoffer Olstad
  • Else Marit Løberg

Their work was predominantly published in the venue Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology, which hosted three of their papers.

Best Publications

  • The immune geography of IgA induction and function

    Macpherson Aj;McCoy Kd;Johansen Fe;Brandtzaeg P

  • Plasmacytoid Dendritic Cells (Natural Interferon- α/β-Producing Cells) Accumulate in Cutaneous Lupus Erythematosus Lesions

    Lorant Farkas;Klaus Beiske;Fridtjof Lund-Johansen;Per Brandtzaeg

  • Immunobiology and immunopathology of human gut mucosa: Humoral immunity and intraepithelial lymphocytes

    P. Brandtzaeg;T.S. Halstensen;K. Kett;P. Krajči

  • Antimicrobial actions of calcium binding leucocyte L1 protein, calprotectin.

    M. Steinbakk;C-F. Naess-Andresen;M.K. Fagerhol;E. Lingaas

  • Allergen-responsive CD4+CD25+ Regulatory T Cells in Children who Have Outgrown Cow's Milk Allergy

    Malin R. Karlsson;Jarle Rugtveit;Per Brandtzaeg

  • Breastfeeding and allergic disease: a multidisciplinary review of the literature (1966–2001) on the mode of early feeding in infancy and its impact on later atopic manifestations

    J van Odijk;I Kull;MP Borres;P Brandtzaeg

  • The impact of perinatal immune development on mucosal homeostasis and chronic inflammation

    Harald Renz;Per Brandtzaeg;Mathias Hornef

  • Molecular characterization of NF-HEV, a nuclear factor preferentially expressed in human high endothelial venules.

    Espen S. Baekkevold;Myriam Roussigné;Takeshi Yamanaka;Finn-Eirik Johansen

  • Direct evidence for an integrated function of J chain and secretory component in epithelial transport of immunoglobulins

    P. Brandtzaeg;H. Prydz

  • Mucosal immunity: induction, dissemination, and effector functions.

    Brandtzaeg P

  • Mucosal B cells: phenotypic characteristics, transcriptional regulation, and homing properties.

    Per Brandtzaeg;Finn-Eirik Johansen

  • Gluten induces an intestinal cytokine response strongly dominated by interferon gamma in patients with celiac disease

    Ellen M. Nilsen;Frode L. Jahnsen;Knut E.A. Lundin;Finn–Eirik Johansen

  • Induction of secretory immunity and memory at mucosal surfaces.

    Per Brandtzaeg

  • Cytokine-regulated expression of E-selectin, intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in human microvascular endothelial cells

    G Haraldsen;D Kvale;B Lien;I N Farstad

  • Functional and clinical aspects of the myelomonocyte protein calprotectin.

    B Johne;M K Fagerhol;T Lyberg;H Prydz

  • The CCR7 ligand elc (CCL19) is transcytosed in high endothelial venules and mediates T cell recruitment.

    Espen S. Baekkevold;Takeshi Yamanaka;Roger T. Palframan;Hege S. Carlsen

  • Mucosal and Glandular Distribution of Immunoglobulin Components: Differential Localization of Free and Bound SC in Secretory Epithelial Cells

    Per Brandtzaeg

  • Terminology: nomenclature of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue

    P Brandtzaeg;H Kiyono;R Pabst;M W Russell

  • Absence of Epithelial Immunoglobulin a Transport, with Increased Mucosal Leakiness, in Polymeric Immunoglobulin Receptor/Secretory Component–Deficient Mice

    Finn-Eirik Johansen;Marcela Pekna;Inger Natvig Norderhaug;Bjørn Haneberg

  • Regional specialization in the mucosal immune system: what happens in the microcompartments?

    Per Brandtzaeg;Espen S Baekkevold;Inger N Farstad;Frode L Jahnsen

Frequent Co-Authors

Finn-Eirik Johansen
Finn-Eirik Johansen University of Oslo
Kaare Magne Nielsen
Kaare Magne Nielsen University of Tromsø - The Arctic University of Norway
Helge Scott
Helge Scott University of Oslo
Ludvig M. Sollid
Ludvig M. Sollid Oslo University Hospital
Frode L. Jahnsen
Frode L. Jahnsen Oslo University Hospital
Guttorm Haraldsen
Guttorm Haraldsen Oslo University Hospital
Erik Thorsby
Erik Thorsby Oslo University Hospital
Tore Midtvedt
Tore Midtvedt Karolinska Institute
L. Å. Hanson
L. Å. Hanson University of Gothenburg

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