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Vivianne Malmström is affiliated with the Karolinska University Hospital in Sweden. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with a significant emphasis on immunology and microbiology. Malmström's work spans several subfields, including immunology, rheumatology, radiology, nuclear medicine and imaging, oncology, and immunology and allergy.

The scientist's research topics cover a range of areas central to immune system function and autoimmune diseases. These include monoclonal and polyclonal antibodies research, T-cell and B-cell immunology, systemic lupus erythematosus research, rheumatoid arthritis research and therapies, cell adhesion molecules research, immune cell function and interaction, and immunotherapy and immune responses.

Malmström has contributed numerous papers to well-known scientific journals. Recent publications include:

  • Single cell sequencing identifies clonally expanded synovial CD4+ TPH cells expressing GPR56 in rheumatoid arthritis, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Different Hierarchies of Anti-Modified Protein Autoantibody Reactivities in Rheumatoid Arthritis, 2020, Arthritis & Rheumatology
  • Three-dimensional spatial transcriptomics uncovers cell type localizations in the human rheumatoid arthritis synovium, 2022, Communications Biology
  • A subset of antibodies targeting citrullinated proteins confers protection from rheumatoid arthritis, 2023, Nature Communications
  • Shared recognition of citrullinated tenascin-C peptides by T and B cells in rheumatoid arthritis, 2021, JCI Insight

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Malmström include Lars Klareskog, Karine Chemin, Caroline Grönwall, Aase Hensvold, and Anca I. Catrina. These collaborators have contributed to a substantial portion of the scientist's work.

The scientist's research output has been published predominantly in venues such as Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases, bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory), Frontiers in Immunology, Arthritis & Rheumatology, and Scientific Reports.

Best Publications

  • Control of intestinal inflammation by regulatory T cells.

    Baljit Singh;Simon Read;Chrystelle Asseman;Vivianne Malmström

  • Isolation and functional characterization of regulatory CD25brightCD4+ T cells from the target organ of patients with rheumatoid arthritis

    Duojia Cao;Vivianne Malmström;Clare Baecher-Allan;David Hafler

  • Autoimmunity to specific citrullinated proteins gives the first clues to the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis

    Natalia Wegner;Karin Lundberg;Andrew Kinloch;Benjamin Fisher

  • Essential role for CD103 in the T cell–mediated regulation of experimental colitis

    Oliver Annacker;Janine L. Coombes;Vivianne Malmstrom;Holm H. Uhlig

  • The immunopathogenesis of seropositive rheumatoid arthritis: from triggering to targeting

    Vivianne Malmström;Anca I. Catrina;Lars Klareskog

  • CD25brightCD4+ regulatory T cells are enriched in inflamed joints of patients with chronic rheumatic disease

    Duojia Cao;Ronald van Vollenhoven;Lars Klareskog;Christina Trollmo

  • Identification of a novel chemokine-dependent molecular mechanism underlying rheumatoid arthritis-associated autoantibody-mediated bone loss

    Akilan Krishnamurthy;Vijay Joshua;Aase Haj Hensvold;Tao Jin

  • Specific interaction between genotype, smoking and autoimmunity to citrullinated |[alpha]|-enolase in the etiology of rheumatoid arthritis

    Hiba Mahdi;Benjamin A Fisher;Henrik Källberg;Darren Plant

  • Synovial fluid is a site of citrullination of autoantigens in inflammatory arthritis

    Andrew Kinloch;Karin Lundberg;Robin Wait;Natalia Wegner

  • Treatment with rituximab affects both the cellular and the humoral arm of the immune system in patients with SLE

    Therese Vallerskog;Iva Gunnarsson;Mona Widhe;Anke Risselada

  • Autoantibodies to citrullinated proteins induce joint pain independent of inflammation via a chemokine-dependent mechanism

    Gustaf Wigerblad;Duygu B. Bas;Cátia Fernades-Cerqueira;Akilan Krishnamurthy

  • An optimized protocol for human M2 macrophages using M-CSF and IL-4/IL-10/TGF-β yields a dominant immunosuppressive phenotype.

    S. Mia;A. Warnecke;X.‐M. Zhang;V. Malmström

  • CD134L expression on dendritic cells in the mesenteric lymph nodes drives colitis in T cell-restored SCID mice.

    V Malmström;D Shipton;B Singh;A Al-Shamkhani

  • Mechanisms leading from systemic autoimmunity to joint-specific disease in rheumatoid arthritis

    Anca I. Catrina;Camilla I. Svensson;Vivianne Malmström;Georg Schett

  • Glycosylation of immunoglobulin G determines osteoclast differentiation and bone loss

    Ulrike Harre;Stefanie C. Lang;René Pfeifle;Yoann Rombouts

  • Antibodies to several citrullinated antigens are enriched in the joints of rheumatoid arthritis patients

    Omri Snir;Mona Widhe;Monika Hermansson;Caroline von Spee

  • Smoking, citrullination and genetic variability in the immunopathogenesis of rheumatoid arthritis.

    Lars Klareskog;Vivianne Malmström;Karin Lundberg;Leonid Padyukov

  • Multiple antibody reactivities to citrullinated antigens in sera from patients with rheumatoid arthritis: association with HLA-DRB1 alleles

    O. Snir;M. Widhe;C. von Spee;Johan Lindberg

  • Citrulline-Specific Th1 Cells Are Increased in Rheumatoid Arthritis and Their Frequency Is Influenced by Disease Duration and Therapy

    Eddie A. James;Mary Rieck;Jennifer Pieper;John A. Gebe

  • Monoclonal IgG antibodies generated from joint-derived B cells of RA patients have a strong bias toward citrullinated autoantigen recognition

    Khaled Amara;Johanna Steen;Fiona Murray;Henner Morbach

Frequent Co-Authors

Lars Klareskog
Lars Klareskog Karolinska Institute
Anca I. Catrina
Anca I. Catrina Karolinska University Hospital
Rikard Holmdahl
Rikard Holmdahl Karolinska Institute
Ingrid E. Lundberg
Ingrid E. Lundberg Karolinska University Hospital
Johan Rönnelid
Johan Rönnelid Uppsala University
Iva Gunnarsson
Iva Gunnarsson Karolinska University Hospital
Per-Johan Jakobsson
Per-Johan Jakobsson Karolinska University Hospital
Leonid Padyukov
Leonid Padyukov Karolinska Institute
Lars Rönnblom
Lars Rönnblom Uppsala University
Camilla I. Svensson
Camilla I. Svensson Karolinska Institute

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