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Overview

Ulf Hedin is affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden and has an extensive research background primarily in medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their research work focuses on vascular biology, particularly the pathophysiology of atherosclerosis and related cardiovascular diseases.

The scientist's notable recent papers include:

  • RIPK1 Expression Associates With Inflammation in Early Atherosclerosis in Humans and Can Be Therapeutically Silenced to Reduce NF-κB Activation and Atherogenesis in Mice, 2020, Circulation
  • Reactive Oxygen-Forming Nox5 Links Vascular Smooth Muscle Cell Phenotypic Switching and Extracellular Vesicle-Mediated Vascular Calcification, 2020, Circulation Research
  • Integrative multiomics analysis of human atherosclerosis reveals a serum response factor-driven network associated with intraplaque hemorrhage, 2021, Clinical and Translational Medicine
  • Long Noncoding RNA MIAT Controls Advanced Atherosclerotic Lesion Formation and Plaque Destabilization, 2021, Zurich Open Repository and Archive (University of Zurich)
  • PCSK6 Is a Key Protease in the Control of Smooth Muscle Cell Function in Vascular Remodeling, 2020, Circulation Research

Frequent co-authors of Ulf Hedin include:

  • Ljubica Matic
  • Mariette Lengquist
  • Malin Kronqvist
  • Melody Chemaly
  • Otto Bergman

The scientist often publishes in the following venues:

  • Atherosclerosis
  • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology
  • JVS Vascular Science
  • Cardiovascular Research
  • EJVES Vascular Forum

Main fields of study for their publications cover:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Within these fields, Hedin's subfields include:

  • Immunology
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Surgery
  • Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine

The main topics addressed in their research are:

  • Atherosclerosis and Cardiovascular Diseases
  • Cerebrovascular and Carotid Artery Diseases
  • Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
  • Cell Adhesion Molecules Research
  • Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular Health
  • Coronary Interventions and Diagnostics
  • Protease and Inhibitor Mechanisms

Best Publications

  • Cytokine expression in advanced human atherosclerotic plaques: dominance of pro-inflammatory (Th1) and macrophage-stimulating cytokines.

    Johan Frostegård;Ann-Kristin Ulfgren;Pernilla Nyberg;Ulf Hedin

  • Regulation of differentiated properties and proliferation of arterial smooth muscle cells.

    J Thyberg;U Hedin;M Sjölund;L Palmberg

  • Editor's Choice - Vascular Access: 2018 Clinical Practice Guidelines of the European Society for Vascular Surgery (ESVS).

    Jürg Schmidli;Matthias K Widmer;Carlo Basile;Gianmarco de Donato

  • CD47-blocking antibodies restore phagocytosis and prevent atherosclerosis

    Yoko Kojima;Jens-Peter Volkmer;Kelly McKenna;Mete Civelek

  • Diverse effects of fibronectin and laminin on phenotypic properties of cultured arterial smooth muscle cells.

    U Hedin;B A Bottger;E Forsberg;S Johansson

  • Expression of Neutrophil Gelatinase–Associated Lipocalin in Atherosclerosis and Myocardial Infarction

    Anne-Louise Hemdahl;Anders Gabrielsen;Chaoyong Zhu;Per Eriksson

  • Influence of intraluminal thrombus on structural and cellular composition of abdominal aortic aneurysm wall.

    Monsur Kazi;Johan Thyberg;Piotr Religa;Joy Roy

  • NLRP3 Inflammasome Expression and Activation in Human Atherosclerosis

    Geena Paramel Varghese;Lasse Folkersen;Rona J. Strawbridge;Bente Halvorsen

  • Expression of 5-lipoxygenase and leukotriene A4 hydrolase in human atherosclerotic lesions correlates with symptoms of plaque instability.

    Hong Qiu;Anders Gabrielsen;Hanna E. Agardh;Min Wan

  • Arterial smooth muscle cells express platelet-derived growth factor (PDGF) A chain mRNA, secrete a PDGF-like mitogen, and bind exogenous PDGF in a phenotype- and growth state-dependent manner.

    M Sjölund;U Hedin;T Sejersen;CH Heldin

  • CD137 Is Expressed in Human Atherosclerosis and Promotes Development of Plaque Inflammation in Hypercholesterolemic Mice

    Peder S. Olofsson;Leif Å. Söderström;Dick Wågsäter;Yuri Sheikine

  • CXCL16/SR-PSOX is an interferon-gamma-regulated chemokine and scavenger receptor expressed in atherosclerotic lesions.

    Dirk M. Wuttge;Xinghua Zhou;Yuri Sheikine;Dick Wågsäter

  • Adenosine-to-inosine RNA editing controls cathepsin S expression in atherosclerosis by enabling HuR-mediated post-transcriptional regulation

    Konstantinos Stellos;Aikaterini Gatsiou;Kimon Stamatelopoulos;Ljubica Perisic Matic

  • Phenotypic Modulation of Smooth Muscle Cells after Arterial Injury Is Associated with Changes in the Distribution of Laminin and Fibronectin

    Johan Thyberg;Karin Blomgren;Joy Roy;Phan Kiet Tran

  • Targeting macrophage necroptosis for therapeutic and diagnostic interventions in atherosclerosis

    Denuja Karunakaran;Michele Geoffrion;Lihui Wei;Wei Gan

  • Hematopoietic Deficiency of the Long Noncoding RNA MALAT1 Promotes Atherosclerosis and Plaque Inflammation

    Sebastian Cremer;Katharina M. Michalik;Ariane Fischer;Larissa Pfisterer

  • Phenotypic modulation of smooth muscle cells during the formation of neointimal thickenings in the rat carotid artery after balloon injury: an electron-microscopic and stereological study.

    Johan Thyberg;Karin Blomgren;Ulf Hedin;Maciej Dryjski

  • Extracellular Vesicles Secreted by Atherogenic Macrophages Transfer MicroRNA to Inhibit Cell Migration

    My Anh Nguyen;Denuja Karunakaran;Michèle Geoffrion;Henry S. Cheng

  • Macrophage Mitochondrial Energy Status Regulates Cholesterol Efflux and Is Enhanced by Anti-miR33 in Atherosclerosis

    Denuja Karunakaran;A. Brianne Thrush;My-Anh Nguyen;Laura Richards

  • Plasma fibronectin promotes modulation of arterial smooth-muscle cells from contractile to synthetic phenotype.

    Ulf Hedin;Johan Thyberg

Frequent Co-Authors

Göran K. Hansson
Göran K. Hansson Karolinska University Hospital
Per Eriksson
Per Eriksson Karolinska University Hospital
Lasse Folkersen
Lasse Folkersen Sankt Hans Hospital
Johan Thyberg
Johan Thyberg Karolinska Institute
Anders Hamsten
Anders Hamsten Karolinska Institute
Thomas Quertermous
Thomas Quertermous Stanford University
Alexander W. Clowes
Alexander W. Clowes University of Washington
Pål Aukrust
Pål Aukrust Oslo University Hospital
Thomas N. Wight
Thomas N. Wight Virginia Mason Medical Center
Ulf de Faire
Ulf de Faire Karolinska Institute

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