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- Björklund, Anders, 1950-, et al.
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Arbetsmarknaden
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Bok (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)
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- Brage, Monica, et al.
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Humoral immune response to Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin
- 2011
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Ingår i: Journal of Periodontal Research. - : Wiley. - 0022-3484 .- 1600-0765. ; 46:2, s. 170-175
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Background and Objective: Periodontal disease is an inflammatory condition caused by bacterial infections that result in loss of the tooth supporting tissue. The periodontal pathogens produce virulence factors with capacity to affect the host immune response. Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans is a periodontal pathogen that produces a leukotoxin that specifically affects human leukocytes. The aims of the present study were to examine the presence and function of systemic antibodies to the leukotoxin. Material and Methods: One hundred and ninety-seven middle-aged (57 ± 5 years) Swedes with well-documented periodontal status and medical factors related to cardiovascular diseases were studied. These data have been published previously. The serum samples were examined for the presence of leukotoxin antibodies by western blot and the capacity to neutralize leukotoxicity in an activity assay with leukotoxin and cultured leukemic cells. Results: The results showed a high prevalence (57%) of antibodies against A. actinomycetemcomitans leukotoxin in the analyzed population. These antibodies were correlated with leukotoxin neutralizing capacity as well as with the ELISA titers of A. actinomycetemcomitans-specific IgA and IgG. In addition, high levels of leukotoxin antibodies were correlated with increasing age, but not with periodontal disease parameters or cardiovascular risk factors. Conclusion: Systemic antibodies against A. actionmycetemcomitans leukotoxin were common in this adult Swedish population. These antibodies might contribute to limit the systemic effects of the infection.
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- Carling, Kenneth, et al.
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Unemployment duration, unemployment benefits, and labor market programs in Sweden
- 1996
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Ingår i: JOURNAL OF PUBLIC ECONOMICS. - : ELSEVIER SCIENCE SA LAUSANNE. - 0047-2727. ; 59:3, s. 313-334
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Standard search theory as well as some empirical evidence suggest that an unemployed individual's probability of entering employment increases as he approaches the time when unemployment benefits are due to expire. This pattern may not carry over to a cou
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- Edin, Per-Anders, et al.
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The Swedish youth labor market in boom and depression
- 1998
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Rapport (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- This paper is concerned with the labor market experience of Swedish youths during the 1980s and the 1990s. The first objective is to portray early economic attainment among young Swedes. The second objective of the paper is to examine the impact of labor market programs on youth employment. We find that the slump in the 1990s has been associated with dramatic increases in youth unemployment and youth participation in active labor market programs. The impact on unemployment rates by age and education has been roughly proportional, however. The evolution of employment and unemployment does not offer much ground for the popular hypothesis that the recent rise in unemployment is driven by large and pervasive shifts in the demand for labor by skill attributable to technological innovation. The employment crisis has been met by an unprecedented increase in active labor market programs, in large part targeted at unemployed youths. There is a risk that these programs may crowd out regular youth employment, a hypothesis that is supported in our empirical investigation of regular youth employment in Swedish municipalities.
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- Edin, Per-Anders, et al.
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The Swedish youth labor market in boom and depression
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Ingår i: Youth Employment and Joblessness in Advanced Countries. - : University of Chicago Press.
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Bokkapitel (refereegranskat)abstract
- This paper is concerned with the labor market experience of Swedish youths during the 1980s and the 1990s. The first objective is to portray early economic attainment among young Swedes. The second objective of the paper is to examine the impact of labor
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- Eklund, Anders, et al.
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The Pressure Difference between Eye and Brain Changes with Posture
- 2016
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Ingår i: Annals of Neurology. - : Wiley. - 0364-5134 .- 1531-8249. ; 80:2, s. 269-276
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Objective: The discovery of a posture-dependent effect on the difference between intraocular pressure (IOP) and intracranial pressure (ICP) at the level of lamina cribrosa could have important implications for understanding glaucoma and idiopathic intracranial hypertension and could help explain visual impairments in astronauts exposed to microgravity. The aim of this study was to determine the postural influence on the difference between simultaneously measured ICP and IOP.Methods: Eleven healthy adult volunteers (age = 46 ± 10 years) were investigated with simultaneous ICP, assessed through lumbar puncture, and IOP measurements when supine, sitting, and in 9° head-down tilt (HDT). The trans–lamina cribrosa pressure difference (TLCPD) was calculated as the difference between the IOP and ICP. To estimate the pressures at the lamina cribrosa, geometrical distances were estimated from magnetic resonance imaging and used to adjust for hydrostatic effects.Results: The TLCPD (in millimeters of mercury) between IOP and ICP was 12.3 ± 2.2 for supine, 19.8 ± 4.6 for sitting, and 6.6 ± 2.5 for HDT. The expected 24-hour average TLCPD on earth—assuming 8 hours supine and 16 hours upright—was estimated to be 17.3mmHg. By removing the hydrostatic effects on pressure, a corresponding 24-hour average TLCPD in microgravity environment was simulated to be 6.7mmHg.Interpretation: We provide a possible physiological explanation for how microgravity can cause symptoms similar to those seen in patients with elevated ICP. The observed posture dependency of TLCPD also implies that assessment of the difference between IOP and ICP in upright position may offer new understanding of the pathophysiology of idiopathic intracranial hypertension and glaucoma.
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- Esberg, Anders, et al.
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LIGHT protein : a novel gingival crevicular fluid biomarker associated with increased probing depth after periodontal surgery
- 2024
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Periodontology. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0303-6979 .- 1600-051X. ; 51:7, s. 852-862
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: To evaluate the protein profiles in gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) in relation to clinical outcomes after periodontal surgery and examine if any selected proteins affect the mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines in human gingival fibroblasts.Materials and Methods: This exploratory study included 21 consecutive patients with periodontitis. GCF was collected, and the protein pattern (n = 92) and clinical parameters were evaluated prior to surgery and 3, 6 and 12 months after surgery. Fibroblastic gene expression was analysed by real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction.Results: Surgical treatment reduced periodontal pocket depth (PPD) and changed the GCF protein pattern. Twelve months after surgery, 17% of the pockets showed an increase in PPD. Levels of a number of proteins in the GCF decreased after surgical treatment but increased with early signs of tissue destruction, with LIGHT being one of the proteins that showed the strongest association. Furthermore, LIGHT up-regulated the mRNA expression of pro-inflammatory cytokines interleukin (IL)-6, IL-8 and MMP9 in human gingival fibroblasts.Conclusions: LIGHT can potentially detect subjects at high risk of periodontitis recurrence after surgical treatment. Moreover, LIGHT induces the expression of inflammatory cytokines and tissue-degrading enzymes in gingival fibroblasts.
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- Esberg, Anders, et al.
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Peri-implant crevicular fluid proteome before and after adjunctive enamel matrix derivative treatment of peri-implantitis
- 2019
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Ingår i: Journal of Clinical Periodontology. - : John Wiley & Sons. - 0303-6979 .- 1600-051X. ; 46:6, s. 669-677
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Tidskriftsartikel (refereegranskat)abstract
- Aim: The aim of this study was to explore which peri‐implant crevicular fluid (PICF) protein pattern is associated with the active peri‐implantitis process.Materials and methods: Peri‐implant crevicular fluid from 25 peri‐implantitis sites were subjected to proteomic analysis using liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry before and at 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment, to identify associations between PICF protein pattern and implant loss, bleeding on probing, pocket depth and enamel matrix derivative (EMD) treatment.Results: Clustering of subjects based on their 3–12 months PICF proteomic profiles by principal component analysis defined two major clusters. Cluster 2 differentiated from cluster 3 by 52 proteins (R2 = 90%, Q2 = 80%) and belonging to cluster 2 was associated with implant loss (p = 0.009) and bleeding on probing (p = 0.001). Cluster 3 was associated with implant survival and EMD treatment (p = 0.044).Conclusion: Here, we demonstrate that a specific PICF proteomic profile associates with active peri‐implantitis process and implant loss.
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- Esberg, Anders, et al.
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PICF proteome before and after adjunctive EMD treatment of peri-implantitis
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Annan publikation (övrigt vetenskapligt/konstnärligt)abstract
- Aim: The aim of this study was to explore which peri-implant crevicular fluid (PICF) protein patter that are associated with the active peri-implantitis process.Materials and methods: PICF from 25 peri-implantitis sites were subjected to proteomic analysis using liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry before and at 3, 6 and 12 months after treatment, to identify associations between protein expression and implant loss, radiographic bone level change, bleeding on probing, pocket depth, and enamel matrix derivative (EMD) treatment. Results: Clustering of subjects based on their 3 to 12 months PICF proteomic profiles by principal component analysis defined two major clusters. Cluster 2 was differentiated from cluster 3 by 52 proteins (R2=90%, Q2=80%) and belonging to cluster 2 had an odds ratio for implant loss of 7.9 (95% confidence interval 1.8 to 35.9). Cluster 3 was related to implant survival (p=0.007) after 5 years and associated with EMD treatment (p=0.044). Furthermore, cluster 2 was associated with radiographic bone loss (p<0.0001) and bleeding on probing (p=0.001). Conclusion: EMD treatment was associated with the PICF proteomic profile related to implant survival. EMD reduced number of proteins, dominated by proteins associated with implant loss. However, whether these effects are direct or indirect requires further exploration.
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