Frank Sundler

Characterisation of CART-containing neurons and cells in the porcine pancreas, gastro-intestinal tract, adrenal and thyroid glands (2007)

Wierup, Nils, Gunnarsdóttir, Anna, Ekblad, Eva, Sundler, Frank

Abstract Background The peptide CART is widely expressed in central and peripheral neurons, as well as in endocrine cells. Known peripheral sites of expression include the gastrointestinal (GI)...

A Paleolithic diet confers higher insulin sensitivity, lower C-reactive protein and lower blood pressure than a cereal-based diet in domestic pigs (2006)

Jönsson, Tommy, Ahrén, Bo, Pacini, Giovanni, Sundler, Frank, Wierup, Nils, Steen, Stig, ...

Abstract Background A Paleolithic diet has been suggested to be more in concordance with human evolutionary legacy than a cereal based diet. This might explain the lower incidence among...

Progressive Alterations in the Hypothalamic-Pituitary-Adrenal Axis in the R6/2 Transgenic Mouse Model of Huntington's disease (2006)

Björkqvist, Maria, Petersén, Åsa, Bacos, Karl, Isaacs, Jeremy, Norlén, Per, Gil, Joana, ...

Huntington's disease (HD) is characterised by a triad of motor, psychiatric, and cognitive symptoms. While many of these symptoms are likely to be related to central nervous system pathology, others...

Progressive alterations in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in the R6/2 transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease (2006)

Björkqvist, Maria, Petersén, Åsa, Bacos, Karl, Isaacs, Jeremy, Norlén, Per, Gil, Joana, ...

Huntington's disease (HD) is characterized by a triad of motor, psychiatric and cognitive symptoms. Although many of these symptoms are likely to be related to central nervous system pathology,...

The R6/2 transgenic mouse model of Huntington's disease develops diabetes due to deficient {beta}-cell mass and exocytosis (2005)

Björkqvist, Maria, Fex, Malin, Renström, Erik, Wierup, Nils, Petersén, Åsa, Gil, Joana, ...

Diabetes frequently develops in Huntington's disease (HD) patients and in transgenic mouse models of HD such as the R6/2 mouse. The underlying mechanisms have not been clarified. Elucidating the...

Orexin loss in Huntington's disease (2005)

Petersén, Åsa, Gil, Joana, Björkqvist, Maria, Tanila, Heikki, Araújo, Inês M., ...

Huntington's disease (HD) is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded CAG repeat in the gene encoding huntingtin, a protein of unknown function. Mutant huntingtin forms...

A novel hormone-sensitive lipase isoform expressed in pancreatic beta -cells. (2004)

Lindvall, Hakan, Nevsten, Pernilla, Strom, Kristoffer, Wallenberg, Reine, Sundler, Frank, Langin, Dominique, ...

Hormone-sensitive lipase (HSL) is a key enzyme in fatty acid mobilization in many cell types. Two isoforms of HSL are known to date, namely HSLadi (84 kDa in rat) and HSLtes (130 kDa in rat). These...

Orexin loss in Huntington's disease (2004)

Petersén, Åsa, Gil, Joana, Maat-Schieman, Marion LC, Björkqvist, Maria, Tanila, Heikki, Araújo, Ines M, ...

Huntington's disease is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded CAG repeat in the gene encoding huntingtin, a protein of unknown function. Mutant huntingtin forms intracellular...

Orexin loss in Huntington's disease (2004)

Petersén, Åsa, Gil, Joana, Maat-Schieman, Marion LC, Björkqvist, Maria, Tanila, Heikki, Araújo, Ines M, ...

Huntington's disease is a devastating neurodegenerative disorder caused by an expanded CAG repeat in the gene encoding huntingtin, a protein of unknown function. Mutant huntingtin forms intracellular...

Neural Expression and Increased Lavage Fluid Levels of Secretoneurin in Seasonal Allergic Rhinitis (2003)

Korsgren, Magnus, Erjefalt, Jonas S., Hinterholzl, Josef, Fischer-Colbrie, Reiner, Emanuelsson, Cecilia Ahlstrom, Andersson, Morgan, ...

Secretoneurin is a neuropeptide potentially involved in migration of eosinophils, monocytes, and dendritic cells. Whether secretoneurin is present in the human airway mucosa and whether it is...

Effects of chemical sympathectomy by means of 6-hydroxydopamine on insulin secretion and islet morphology in alloxan-diabetic mice. (2002)

Kvist-Reimer, Martina, Sundler, Frank, Ahrén, Bo

Abstract. Activation of sympathetic nerves increases circulating glucose and inhibits insulin release from the islet beta-cells, which might contribute to stress-related diabetes. Accordingly, we...

Distribution of pancreatic polypeptide and peptide YY. (2002)

Ekblad, Eva, Sundler, Frank

The cellular distribution of PP and PYY in mammals is reviewed. Expression of PP is restricted to endocrine cells mainly present in the pancreas predominantly in the duodenal portion (head) but also...

Cutaneous sensory nerve fibers are decreased in number after peripheral and central nerve damage. (2002)

Wallengren, Joanna, Tegner, Eva, Sundler, Frank

Two dermatologic patients displaying peripheral and central nerve damage, respectively, are described. Cutaneous nerve fibers in both patients were studied in skin biopsy specimens taken from...

Eosinophil infiltration and activation at the gastric ulcer margin in rats. (2002)

Mei, Qi, Korsgren, Magnus, Erjefält, Jonas S, Sundler, Frank

BACKGROUND : Recruitment and activation of eosinophils have been studied intensely in asthma and other allergic diseases. Less is known about the infiltration and behaviour of eosinophils during...

Expression of orphanin FQ/nociceptin and its receptor in rat peripheral ganglia and spinal cord. (2002)

Pettersson, Lina M E, Sundler, Frank, Danielsen, Nils

Expression of the neuropeptide orphanin FQ/nociceptin (OFQ/N) and its receptor, the opioid receptor-like receptor (ORL1), have been found to have a wide distribution in the central nervous system,...

Islet function phenotype in gastrin-releasing Peptide receptor gene-deficient mice. (2002)

Persson, Kristin, Pacini, Giovanni, Sundler, Frank, Ahrén, Bo

Gastrin-releasing peptide (GRP) is an islet neuropeptide that stimulates insulin secretion. To explore whether islet GRP contributes to neurally mediated insulin secretion, we studied GRP receptor...

Alterations in regulation of energy homeostasis in cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3B–null mice

Choi, Young Hun, Park, Sunhee, Hockman, Steven, Zmuda-Trzebiatowska, Emilia, Svennelid, Fredrik, Haluzik, Martin, ...

Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3B (PDE3B) has been suggested to be critical for mediating insulin/IGF-1 inhibition of cAMP signaling in adipocytes, liver, and pancreatic β cells. In Pde3b-KO...

Alterations in regulation of energy homeostasis in cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3B–null mice

Choi, Young Hun, Park, Sunhee, Hockman, Steven, Zmuda-Trzebiatowska, Emilia, Svennelid, Fredrik, Haluzik, Martin, ...

Cyclic nucleotide phosphodiesterase 3B (PDE3B) has been suggested to be critical for mediating insulin/IGF-1 inhibition of cAMP signaling in adipocytes, liver, and pancreatic β cells. In Pde3b-KO...

Natural Killer Cells Determine Development of Allergen-induced Eosinophilic Airway Inflammation in Mice

Korsgren, Magnus, Persson, Carl G.A., Sundler, Frank, Bjerke, Torbjörn, Hansson, Tony, Chambers, Benedict J., ...

The earliest contact between antigen and the innate immune system is thought to direct the subsequent antigen-specific T cell response. We hypothesized that cells of the innate immune system, such as...

Allergic Eosinophil-rich Inflammation Develops in Lungs and Airways of B Cell–deficient Mice

Korsgren, Magnus, ält, Jonas S. Erjef, Korsgren, Olle, Sundler, Frank, Persson, Carl G.A.

Immunoglobulins (Ig), particularly IgE, are believed to be crucially involved in the pathogenesis of asthma and, equally, in allergic models of the disease. To validate this paradigm we examined...