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Thor Ueland is affiliated with the University of Oslo in Norway and has a primary research focus within the field of Medicine. Their work spans multiple subfields including Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Immunology, Molecular Biology, Biological Psychiatry, and Infectious Diseases.

The scientist's research topics cover a broad spectrum of medical and biological issues. Key themes include:

  • Tryptophan and brain disorders
  • COVID-19 Clinical Research Studies
  • Venous Thromboembolism Diagnosis and Management
  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Acute Myocardial Infarction Research
  • Inflammasome and immune disorders
  • Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases

Thor Ueland has contributed to several recent publications addressing significant topics in medicine and immunology. Notable papers include:

  • Distinct and early increase in circulating MMP-9 in COVID-19 patients with respiratory failure, 2020, Journal of Infection
  • Systemic complement activation is associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 hospitalized patients, 2020, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Randomized Trial of Interleukin-6 Receptor Inhibition in Patients With Acute ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction, 2021, Journal of the American College of Cardiology
  • Effect of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure on Arrhythmia in Atrial Fibrillation and Sleep Apnea: A Randomized Controlled Trial, 2021, American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine
  • Low fibre intake is associated with gut microbiota alterations in chronic heart failure, 2020, ESC Heart Failure

The venues in which Thor Ueland frequently publishes include:

  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Immunology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Internal Medicine
  • European Heart Journal

Collaboration is a significant aspect of their research activities. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Pål Aukrust
  • Bente Halvorsen
  • Ole A. Andreassen
  • Annika E. Michelsen

Best Publications

  • Enhanced Levels of Soluble and Membrane-Bound CD40 Ligand in Patients With Unstable Angina Possible Reflection of T Lymphocyte and Platelet Involvement in the Pathogenesis of Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Pål Aukrust;Fredrik Müller;Thor Ueland;Trude Berget

  • Increased expression of visfatin in macrophages of human unstable carotid and coronary atherosclerosis: possible role in inflammation and plaque destabilization.

    Tuva B. Dahl;Arne Yndestad;Mona Skjelland;Erik Øie

  • Cytokine network in congestive heart failure secondary to ischemic or idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy.

    Pål Aukrust;Thor Ueland;Egil Lien;Klaus Bendtzen

  • Elevated Circulating Levels of C-C Chemokines in Patients With Congestive Heart Failure

    Pål Aukrust;Thor Ueland;Fredrik Müller;Arne K. Andreassen

  • Immunomodulating Therapy With Intravenous Immunoglobulin in Patients With Chronic Heart Failure

    Lars Gullestad;Halfdan Aass;Jan G. Fjeld;Lisbeth Wikeby

  • Microbiota-dependent metabolite trimethylamine-N-oxide is associated with disease severity and survival of patients with chronic heart failure.

    M. Trøseid;T. Ueland;T. Ueland;J. R. Hov;A. Svardal

  • Inflammatory cytokines in heart failure: mediators and markers.

    Lars Gullestad;Thor Ueland;Leif Erik Vinge;Alexandra Finsen

  • Effect of a single dose of the interleukin-6 receptor antagonist tocilizumab on inflammation and troponin T release in patients with non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial.

    Ola Kleveland;Gabor Kunszt;Gabor Kunszt;Marte Bratlie;Marte Bratlie;Thor Ueland

  • Systemic inflammation in heart failure--the whys and wherefores.

    Arne Yndestad;Jan Kristian Damås;Erik Oie;Thor Ueland

  • Medical observation, compared with parathyroidectomy, for asymptomatic primary hyperparathyroidism: a prospective, randomized trial.

    Jens Bollerslev;Svante Jansson;Charlotte L Mollerup;Jörgen Nordenström

  • Systemic complement activation is associated with respiratory failure in COVID-19 hospitalized patients.

    Jan Cato Holter;Jan Cato Holter;Soeren Pischke;Soeren Pischke;Eline de Boer;Eline de Boer;Andreas Lind

  • Increased systemic and myocardial expression of neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin in clinical and experimental heart failure

    Arne Yndestad;Linn Landrø;Thor Ueland;Christen P. Dahl

  • Effect of high- versus low-dose angiotensin converting enzyme inhibition on cytokine levels in chronic heart failure

    Lars Gullestad;Pål Aukrust;Thor Ueland;Terje Espevik

  • Raised plasma levels of tumor necrosis factor alpha in patients with depression: normalization during electroconvulsive therapy.

    Knut A Hestad;Sverre Tønseth;Charlotte D Støen;Thor Ueland

  • Dysregulated Osteoprotegerin/RANK Ligand/RANK Axis in Clinical and Experimental Heart Failure

    Thor Ueland;Arne Yndestad;Erik Øie;Geir Florholmen

  • Circulating Osteoprotegerin Levels and Long-Term Prognosis in Patients With Acute Coronary Syndromes

    Torbjørn Omland;Thor Ueland;Anna M. Jansson;Anita Persson

  • Myocardial expression of CC- and CXC-chemokines and their receptors in human end-stage heart failure.

    Jan K. Damås;Hans G. Eiken;Erik Øie;Vigdis Bjerkeli

  • Chemokines and Cardiovascular Risk

    Pål Aukrust;Bente Halvorsen;Arne Yndestad;Thor Ueland

  • Decreased bone formative and enhanced resorptive markers in human immunodeficiency virus infection: indication of normalization of the bone-remodeling process during highly active antiretroviral therapy.

    Pål Aukrust;Charlotte J. Haug;Thor Ueland;Egil Lien

  • Enhanced T-cell expression of RANK ligand in acute coronary syndrome: possible role in plaque destabilization.

    Wiggo J. Sandberg;Arne Yndestad;Erik Øie;Camilla Smith

Frequent Co-Authors

Pål Aukrust
Pål Aukrust Oslo University Hospital
Lars Gullestad
Lars Gullestad Oslo University Hospital
Arne Yndestad
Arne Yndestad Oslo University Hospital
Bente Halvorsen
Bente Halvorsen University of Oslo
Jens Bollerslev
Jens Bollerslev Oslo University Hospital
Stig S. Frøland
Stig S. Frøland University of Oslo
Tom Eirik Mollnes
Tom Eirik Mollnes Oslo University Hospital
John Kjekshus
John Kjekshus University of Oslo
Ole A. Andreassen
Ole A. Andreassen Oslo University Hospital
Rolf K. Berge
Rolf K. Berge University of Bergen

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