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- Hagelbäck, Johan, et al.
(författare)
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Psychophysiological Interaction and Empathic Cognition for Human-Robot Cooperative Work (PsyIntEC)
- 2014
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Ingår i: Gearing Up and Accelerating Cross-Fertilization between Academic and Industrial Robotics Research in Europe. - Cham : Springer. - 9783319029337 ; , s. 283-299
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the PsyIntEC project is to explore affective and cognitive modeling of humans in human-robot interaction (HRI) as a basis for behavioral adaptation. To achieve this we have explored human affective perception of relevant modalities in human-human and human-robot interaction on a collaborative problem-solving task using psychophysiological measurements. The experiments conducted have given us valuable insight into the communicational and affective queues interplaying in such interactions from the human perspective. The results indicate that there is an increase in both positive and negative emotions when interacting with robots compared to interacting with another human or solving the task alone, but detailed analysis on shorter time segments is required for the results from all sensors to be conclusive and significant.
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- Hagelbäck, Johan, 1977-, et al.
(författare)
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Psychophysiological Interaction and Empathic Cognition for Human-robot Cooperative Work (PsyIntEC)
- 2014
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Ingår i: Gearing Up and Accelerating Cross‐fertilization between Academic and Industrial Robotics Research in Europe. - Cham : Springer. - 9783319038377 - 9783319038384 ; , s. 283-299
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- The aim of the PsyIntEC project is to explore affective and cognitive modeling of humans in human-robot interaction (HRI) as a basis for behavioral adaptation. To achieve this we have explored human affective perception of relevant modalities in human-human and human-robot interaction on a collaborative problem-solving task using psychophysiological measurements. The experiments conducted have given us valuable insight into the communicational and affective queues interplaying in such interactions from the human perspective. The results indicate that there is an increase in both positive and negative emotions when interacting with robots compared to interacting with another human or solving the task alone, but detailed analysis on shorter time segments is required for the results from all sensors to be conclusive and significant.
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- Hilborn, Erik, et al.
(författare)
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Androgen receptor expression predicts beneficial tamoxifen response in oestrogen receptor-alpha-negative breast cancer
- 2016
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Ingår i: British Journal of Cancer. - : NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP. - 0007-0920 .- 1532-1827. ; 114:3, s. 248-255
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background: Although the androgen receptor (AR) is frequently expressed in breast cancer, its relevance in the disease is not fully understood. In addition, the relevance of AR in determining tamoxifen treatment efficiency requires evaluation. Purpose: To investigate the tamoxifen predictive relevance of the AR protein expression in breast cancer. Methods Patients were randomised to tamoxifen 40 mg daily for 2 or 5 years or to no endocrine treatment. Mean follow-up was 15 years. Hazard ratios were calculated with recurrence-free survival as end point. Results: In patients with oestrogen receptor (ER)-negative tumours, expression of AR predicted decreased recurrence rate with tamoxifen (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.34; 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.14-0.81; P = 0.015), whereas the opposite was seen in the AR- group (HR = 2.92; 95% CI = 1.16-7.31; P = 0.022). Interaction test was significant P < 0.001. Patients with triple-negative and AR+ tumours benefitted from tamoxifen treatment (HR = 0.12; 95% CI = 0.014-0.95 P = 0.044), whereas patients with AR- tumours had worse outcome when treated with tamoxifen (HR = 3.98; 95% CI = 1.32-12.03; P = 0.014). Interaction test was significant P = 0.003. Patients with ER+ tumours showed benefit from tamoxifen treatment regardless of AR expression. Conclusions: AR can predict tamoxifen treatment benefit in patients with ER- tumours and triple-negative breast cancer.
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- Hilborn, Erik, et al.
(författare)
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C-X-C ligand 10 and C-X-C receptor 3 status can predict tamoxifen treatment response in breast cancer patients
- 2014
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Ingår i: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. - : Springer Verlag (Germany). - 0167-6806 .- 1573-7217. ; 145:1, s. 73-82
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- To investigate the expression levels of CXCL10 and CXCR3 in tumors from breast cancer patients randomized to adjuvant tamoxifen treatment or no endocrine treatment, in order to further study the connection to prognosis and prediction of tamoxifen treatment outcome. Immunohistochemistry on tissue microarrays from 912 breast cancer patients randomized to tamoxifen or no endocrine treatment. CXCR3 status was found to be a prognostic tool in predicting distant recurrence, as well as reduced breast cancer-specific survival. In patients with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive tumors, tumors with strong CXCL10 levels had improved effect of tamoxifen treatment in terms of local recurrence-free survival [risk ratio (RR) 0.46 (95 % CI 0.25-0.85, P = 0.01)] compared with patients with tumors expressing weak CXCL10 expression. Further, patients with ER-positive tumors with strong CXCR3 expression had an improved effect of tamoxifen in terms of breast cancer-specific survival [RR 0.34 (95 % CI 0.19-0.62, P less than 0.001)] compared with the group with weak CXCR3 levels [RR 1.33 (95 % CI 0.38-4.79, P = 0.65)]. We show here for the first time that CXCL10 and CXCR3 expression are both predictors of favorable outcome in patients treated with tamoxifen.
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- Hilborn, Erik, et al.
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Estrogen and androgen-converting enzymes 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase and their involvement in cancer: with a special focus on 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, 2, and breast cancer
- 2017
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Ingår i: Oncotarget. - : IMPACT JOURNALS LLC. - 1949-2553. ; 8:18, s. 30552-30562
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Forskningsöversikt (refereegranskat)abstract
- Sex steroid hormones such as estrogens and androgens are involved in the development and differentiation of the breast tissue. The activity and concentration of sex steroids is determined by the availability from the circulation, and on local conversion. This conversion is primarily mediated by aromatase, steroid sulfatase, and 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases. In postmenopausal women, this is the primary source of estrogens in the breast. Up to 70-80% of all breast cancers express the estrogen receptor-a, responsible for promoting the growth of the tissue. Further, 60-80% express the androgen receptor, which has been shown to have tissue protective effects in estrogen receptor positive breast cancer, and a more ambiguous response in estrogen receptor negative breast cancers. In this review, we summarize the function and clinical relevance in cancer for 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases 1, which facilitates the reduction of estrone to estradiol, dehydroepiandrosterone to androstendiol and dihydrotestosterone to 3 alpha- and 3 beta-diol as well as 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases 2 which mediates the oxidation of estradiol to estrone, testosterone to androstenedione and androstendiol to dehydroepiandrosterone. The expression of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases 1 and 2 alone and in combination has been shown to predict patient outcome, and inhibition of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases 1 has been proposed to be a prime candidate for inhibition in patients who develop aromatase inhibitor resistance or in combination with aromatase inhibitors as a first line treatment. Here we review the status of inhibitors against 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases 1. In addition, we review the involvement of 17 beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases 4, 5, 7, and 14 in breast cancer.
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- Hilborn, Erik, et al.
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The regulation of hydroxysteroid 17 beta-dehydrogenase type 1 and 2 gene expression in breast cancer cell lines by estradiol, dihydrotestosterone, microRNAs, and genes related to breast cancer
- 2017
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Ingår i: Oncotarget. - : IMPACT JOURNALS LLC. - 1949-2553. ; 8:37, s. 62183-62194
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim. To investigate the influence of estrogen, androgen, microRNAs, and genes implicated in breast cancer on the expression of HSD17B1 and HSD17B2. Materials. Breast cancer cell lines ZR-75-1, MCF7, T47D, SK-BR-3, and the immortalized epithelial cell line MCF10A were used. Cells were treated either with estradiol or dihydrotestosterone for 6, 24, 48 hours, or 7 days or treated with miRNAs or siRNAs predicted to influence HSD17B expression Results and discussion. Estradiol treatment decreased HSD17B1 expression and had a time-dependent effect on HSD17B2 expression. This effect was lost in estrogen receptor-alpha down-regulated or negative cell lines. Dihydrotestosterone treatment increased HSD17B2 expression, with limited effect on HSD17B1 expression. No effect was seen in cells without AR or in combination with the AR inhibitor hydroxyflutamide. The miRNA-17 up-regulated HSD17B1, while miRNA-210 and miRNA-7-5p had up- and down-regulatory effect and miRNA-1304-3p reduced HSD17B1 expression. The miRNA-204-5p, 498, 205-3p and 579-3p reduced HSD17B2 expression. Downregulation of CX3CL1, EPHB6, and TP63 increased HSD17B1 and HSD17B2 expression, while GREB1 downregulation suppressed HSD17B1 and promoted HSD17B2 expression. Conclusion. We show that HSD17B1 and HSD17B2 are controlled by estradiol, dihydrotestosterone, and miRNAs, as well as modulated by several breast cancer-related genes, which could have future clinical applications.
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- Hilborn, Erik, 1988-
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The role of the androgen receptor and hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase in breast cancer : Impact on tamoxifen treatment
- 2016
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- The healthy breast is a tissue composed of centrally located milk producing glands connected to the nipple by ducts, surrounded by fat tissue and connective tissue. The growth of the breast is primarily mediated by the estrogens, while the androgens mediate tissue homeostasis and protect against growth signals. In breast cancer, the cells of the glands or ducts undergo malignant transformation, and start proliferating in an uncontrollable fashion. Breast cancer is the most common malignancy in women, and it is estimated that 10% of all women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their life-time. The primary classification of breast cancer is based mainly on the expression of the estrogen receptor, and 70-80% of breast cancers are estrogen receptor positive, and are classified as luminal. The remaining breast cancers are classified into HER2 positive or triple negative breast cancer. Out of all breast cancers, ~80% are androgen receptor positive. This varies in different subtypes, however, with the highest expression in luminal and lowest expression in triple negative breast cancers. The role of androgen receptor varies depending on subtype. It is considered tissue-protective in luminal breast cancer, while it’s role in HER2 positive and triple negative breast cancers is less defined, but is generally considered to be associated with worse outcome. The primary treatment for breast cancer is surgery, followed by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy to reduce the risk of recurrence. Treatment is also subtype specific, and luminal breast cancers in premenopausalwomen are treated using the estrogen receptor blocker (antagonist) tamoxifen, which blocks estrogen signaling. In postmenopausal women, luminal breast cancers are treated using tamoxifen or aromatase inhibitors, which prevent the formation of estrogen. The knowledge of which patient will respond and who will develop treatment resistance is of great importance, and the development of markers which can be analyzed prior to treatment in order to reduce the risk of unwanted side effects or complications is the focus of a large body of research. One of the primary goals of this thesis was to establish biomarkers for prognosis and tamoxifen treatment in breast cancer, and paper I, paper II and paper III address this aim.Steroid hormones, including estrogens and androgens, are normally synthesized from cholesterol in the adrenal gland, as well as in gender specific tissues such as ovaries in women or the testis or prostate in men. This synthesis takes place as a number of enzymatic conversions, mediated by several different enzymes, and the expression of these enzymes determines the final product of this conversion. In the adrenal gland, testis and prostate, androgens are the end-product, while the ovaries synthesize estrogens. These hormones are transported through the circulation, and upon reaching their target tissues, they mediate their effect. The impact of the steroids on their destination tissue is dependent on their relative concentration and exposure time, which in turn is dependent on the amount in the circulation, but also on the presence of local steroid converting enzymes, which are present in most tissues. The enzymes of the hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase family are present in most tissues, primarily the oxidative member hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 2, which facilitate the conversion of estrogens and androgens to the less active forms, thus protecting the tissues from their effect. In breast cancer, the reductive form, hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 1 is often up-regulated, and mediates increased activation of estrogens, resulting in increased estrogen signaling, which results in increased proliferation and growth. The second goal of this thesis was to further study the role of hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase enzymes in breast cancer, and paper I and paper IV address different aspects of their role in breast cancer.Following reduction of the expression of hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 14, an oxidative member of the family, in breast cancer, the expression of C-X-C ligand 10 was found to be altered. In paper I, in order to determine the role of C-X-C ligand 10 and C-X-C receptor 3 in breast cancer, their expression was quantified using immunohistochemistry in breast cancer patients randomized to tamoxifen or no endocrine treatment irrespectively of estrogen receptor status. The expression of C-XC ligand 10 and C-X-C receptor 3 was found to be associated with increased tamoxifen treatment benefit in the estrogen receptor positive group of patients, indicating that they could be useful markers for determining which patient would respond well to this treatment. Further, C-X-C receptor 3 expression was associated with worse outcome in patients who did not receive tamoxifen, and could be a potential target for inhibitors in order to improve patient outcome. The role of the androgen receptor in breast cancer was evaluated. In paper II the expression was quantified using immunohistochemistry in the same cohort as in paper I. We show that in patients with estrogen receptor negative tumors, the androgen receptor is associated with worse outcome. In patients with high tumoral androgen receptor expression, tamoxifen signaling results in significant improvement in outcome, despite lack of the estrogen receptor. The opposite was observed in patients without tumoral androgen receptor expression, and tamoxifen treatment was associated with adverse outcome. Similar findings were made in the triple negative cases. In the luminal cases, the androgen receptor does not provide further information pertaining to outcome. In paper III we evaluated the role of mutations in the androgen receptor in the cohort of estrogen receptor-negative and androgen receptorpositive cases from paper II. The role of mutations in the androgen receptor appear to have a modest role in regard to patient outcome, but rs17302090 appear associated with tamoxifen treatment benefit. The modulation of the members of the hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase in breast cancer is associated with changes in the local steroid balance, and has been associated with worse outcome and changes in the response to tamoxifen. Further, the inhibition of hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 1 has been proposed as an alternate treatment for breast cancer, but no inhibitors are currently used in the clinic. In paper IV, we evaluated several different mechanisms by which the expression of hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 1 and type 2 are modulated in breast cancer. We show that the most potent estrogen estradiol, in an estrogen receptor dependent fashion, can result in decreased hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 1 expression, and a short term reduction in type 2 expression or long term increased type 2 expression. We also show that the most potent androgen, dihydrotestosterone, can increase hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 2 expression, but has limited impact on hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 1. Further, we show that a number of genes involved in breast cancer, and microRNA are involved in modulating the expression of the hydroxysteroid 17β dehydrogenase type 1 and type 2 in breast cancer. These findings could potentially be used as an alternative to inhibitors, and help modulate the steroidal balance in target tissue.
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- Hilborn, Olle, et al.
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A biofeedback game for training arousal regulation during a stressful task : The space investor
- 2013
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Ingår i: Lecture Notes in Computer Science. - Las Vegas : Springer. - 9783642393419 ; , s. 403-410
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Konferensbidrag (refereegranskat)abstract
- Emotion regulation is a topic that has considerable impact in our everyday lives, among others emotional biases that affect our decision making. A serious game that was built in order to be able to train emotion regulation is presented and evaluated here. The evaluation consisted of a usability testing and then an experiment that targeted the difficulty of the game. The results suggested adequate usability and a difficulty that requires the player to engage in managing their emotion in order to have a winning strategy.
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- Hilborn, Olle
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A Serious Game for Training in Emotion Regulation : From Design to Evaluation
- 2015
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Licentiatavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Games are often used as training devices in various tasks, but proper biofeedback is more seldom used. Within an EU project it was explored how biofeedback games can target emotion regulation and be evaluated meaningfully. While many use games and biofeedback separately, here the focus was to combine them. This was explored through how the games were perceived and played while players were punished in-game, based on their physiological activity. By implementing games and study the interaction patterns in experimental settings, primarily correlational data was acquired. The results suggest that targeting cognitive constructs has to be validated for each specific game, since game strategies can influence the activation of the cognitive constructs.
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- Hulsart Billström, Gry, 1982-
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Bone Regeneration with Cell-free Injectable Scaffolds
- 2017
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Doktorsavhandling (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Bone is a remarkable multifunctional tissue with the ability to regenerate and remodel without generating any scar tissue. However, bone loss due to injury or diseases can be a great challenge and affect the patient significantly. Autologous bone grafting is commonly used throughout the world. Autograft both fills the void and is bone inductive, housing the particular cells that are needed for bone regeneration. However, a regenerative complement to autograft is of great interest as the use of biomaterials loaded with bioactive molecules can avoid donor site morbidity and the problem of a limited volume of material. Two such regenerative products that utilise bone morphogenetic protein (BMP)-7 and -2 have been used for more than a decade clinically. Unfortunately, several side effects have been reported, such as severe swelling due to inflammation and ectopic bone formation. Additionally, the products require open surgery and use of supra physiological doses of the BMPs due to poor localisation and retention of the growth factor. The purpose of this thesis was to harness the strong inductive capacity of the BMP-2 by optimising the carrier of this bioactive protein, thereby minimising the side effects that are associated with the clinical products and facilitating safe and localised bone regeneration. We focused on an injectable hyaluronan-based carrier developed through polymer chemistry at the University of Uppsala. The strategy was to use the body’s own regenerative pathway to stimulate and enhance bone healing in a manner similar to the natural bone-healing process. The hyaluronan-based carrier has a similar composition to the natural extracellular matrix and is degraded by resident enzymes. Earlier studies have shown improved properties when adding hydroxyapatite, a calcium phosphate that constitutes the inorganic part of the bone matrix. In Paper I, the aim was to improve the carrier by adding other forms of calcium phosphate. The results indicated that bone formation was enhanced when using nano-sized hydroxyapatite. In Paper II, we discovered the importance of crushing the material, thus enhancing permeability and enlarging the surface area. We wished to further develop the carrier system, but were lacking an animal model with relatively high throughput, facilitated access, paired data, and we were also committed to the 3Rs of refinement, reduction, and replacement. To meet these challenges, we developed and refined an animal model, and this is described in Paper III. In Paper IV, we sought to further optimise the biomaterial properties of the hydrogel through covalent bonding of bisphosphonates to the hyaluronan hydrogel. This resulted in exceptional retention of the growth factor BMP-2. In Paper V, SPECT/PET/µCT was combined as a tri-modal imaging method to allow visualisation of the biomaterial’s in situ action, in terms of drug retention, osteoblast activity and mineralisation. Finally, in Paper VI the correlation between existing in vitro results with in vivo outcomes was observed for an array of biomaterials. The study identified a surprisingly poor correlation between in vitro and in vivo assessment of biomaterials for osteogenesis.
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