Aims CD40 and its ligand, CD40L, play a critical role in driving atherosclerotic plaque development. Disrupted CD40-signalling reduces experimental atherosclerosis and induces a favourable stable plaque phenotype. We recently showed that small molecule-based inhibition of CD40-tumour necrosis factor receptor associated factor-6 interactions attenuates atherosclerosis in hyperlipidaemic mice via ma

Background: Most patients diagnosed with breast cancer present with a node-negative disease. Sentinel lymph node biopsy (SLNB) is routinely used for axillary staging, leaving patients with healthy axillary lymph nodes without therapeutic effects but at risk of morbidities from the intervention. Numerous studies have developed nodal status prediction models for noninvasive axillary staging using po

PIWI-interacting RNAs (piRNAs) are important for ensuring the integrity of the germline. 3'-terminal 2'-O-methylation is essential for piRNA maturation and to protect them from degradation. HENMT1 (HEN Methyltransferase 1) carries out the 2'-O-methylation, which is of key importance for piRNA stability and functionality. However, neither the structure nor the catalytic mechanism of mammalian HENMT

Background: A new Chronic Kidney Disease Epidemiology Collaboration equation without the race variable has been recently proposed (CKD-EPIAS). This equation has neither been validated outside USA nor compared with the new European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) and Lund-Malmö Revised (LMREV) equations, developed in European cohorts. Methods: Standardized creatinine and measured glomerular filtr

In Sweden, the governance of healthcare is decentralized, so PC is provided with regional or local differences in organization, level of competence, and recourses. Ongoing regional and national initiative to increase quality of pediatric palliative care in Sweden aligns with the international standard of pediatric palliative care as a care directed towards all children with life-threatening or lif

Purpose: Previously reported associations of protein-rich foods with stroke subtypes have prompted interest in the assessment of individual amino acids. We examined the associations of dietary amino acids with risks of ischaemic and haemorrhagic stroke in the EPIC study. Methods: We analysed data from 356,142 participants from seven European countries. Dietary intakes of 19 individual amino acids

Purpose of reviewSmall cell lung cancer (SCLC) is marked by an exceptionally high proliferative rate and poor prognosis. Given its high propensity to metastasize, nearly two-thirds of SCLC patients are diagnosed with extensive-stage (ES) disease when surgery is not a treatment option anymore. Over several decades, only minimal changes have been made in the therapeutic armamentarium of ES-SCLC. Rec

Prostate cancer is the predominant cause of cancer in men, but there is still a lack of biomarkers and treatments for metastatic spread. The initial promise of microRNAs to provide avenues to solve these problems has been dampened by the realisation that microRNAs co-exist in multiple functionally distinct isoforms, for example due to A-to-I editing. We recently found that A-to-I-editing of microR

Målet med detta projekt var att studera hur tre församlingar i tre kyrkliga miljöer – Odarslövskyrka (Torns församling), Ignaberga nya kyrka (Hässleholms församling), och Östra Nöbbelövs kyrka (Simrishamns församling) i Lunds stift – skulle kunna utveckla sina kyrkliga miljöer för egen del och i samverkan för att öka tillgängligheten till de kyrkliga miljöerna och utveckla dem till meningsfulla anThe objective of this project was to study how three congregations/parishes in three church environments – Odarslövs kyrka (Torn’s parish), Ignaberga nya kyrka (Hässleholm’s parish), and Östra Nöbbelövs kyrka (Simrishamn’s parish) in the Diocese of Lund – could develop the church environments under their auspices in order to increase their accessibility and forms of meaningful use for members of t

Sharing travel experience on social media has become an important element of many people’s lifestyle, whether it be as a hobby, personal expression, economic rewards or other purposes. While previous studies have extensively investigated the significant role of social media in the sharing of travel experience and how it influences the travel decisions of others, very little research has examined o

Eldar är en komponerad meditation över språk och våld – det är en fri association kring Marilyn Monroes rollfigur Roslyn i filmen the Misfits. Filmen blev både Monroes och Clark Gables sista film och inspelningen av filmen var besvärlig på flera sätt, inte minst på grund av hettan i Nevadas öken, men också för att Marilyn Monroe drack och använde receptbelagda läkemedel. Det fanns en känsla av att

Under påverkan handlar om hur samhällets utmaningar tar sig in i nära relationer och förändrar människor. Genom personliga berättelser skildras den post-pandemiska tid som skulle bli positiv och social men där istället demokratin och säkerheten är under hot. Samtidigt som samtalen kring samhällsutmaningar kring klimat och migration som fanns före pandemin återigen blivit aktuella i samhällsdebatte

Background: 4-1BB (CD137) is a co-stimulatory receptor highly expressed on tumor reactive effector T cells and NK cells, which upon stimulation prolongs persistence of tumor reactive effector T and NK cells within the tumor and induces long-lived memory T cells. 4-1BB agonistic antibodies have been shown to induce strong anti-tumor effects that synergize with immune checkpoint inhibitors. The firs

This paper sets out to investigate what is “conceptual performing arts” and define how one could begin to fill out the lack of a definition. The paper has been peerreviewed within the context of "Högskolepedagogisk utbildning".

Fossevariationer, examensproduktion #1 skådespelarprogrammet 2022Ett utdrag ur fyra pjäser av den norske dramatikern Jon Fosse. "I Fossevariationer låter vi scener ur fyra pjäser bilda en helhet tillsammans med scenografi, kostym och ljus. Rollerna befinner sig på olika platser geografiskt och i livet men ställs inför liknande djupt mänskliga frågor och utmaningar. Eller är det samma personer som

The COVID-19 pandemic illustrated many of the challenges with using science to guide planning and policymaking. One such challenge has to do with how to manage, represent and communicate uncertainties in epidemiological models. This is considerably complicated, we argue, by the fact that the models themselves are often instrumental in structuring the involved uncertainties. In this paper we explor