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  1. NOD1 ligand FK565 promotes atherogenesis and accumulation of NOD1highsmooth muscle cells in atherosclerotic lesions

    Article • March 2025, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  2. The alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist PHA 568487 dampens inflammation in PBMCs from patients with newly discovered coronary artery disease

    Article • AJP Heart and Circulatory Physiology, November 2024, American Physiological Society

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  3. Alpha 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist PHA 568487 Reduces Acute Inflammation but Does Not Affect Cardiac Function or Myocardial Infarct Size in the Permanent Occlusion Model

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, April 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  4. Alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist PHA 568487 dampens inflammation in PBMCs from patients with newly discovered coronary artery disease

    Article • March 2024, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  5. Alpha7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Agonist PHA 568487 Does Not Affect Cardiac Function nor Myocardial Infarct Size in the Permanent Occlusion Model

    Article • February 2024, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  6. Somatic ablation of IKKβ in liver and leukocytes is not tolerated in obese mice but hepatic IKKβ deletion improves fatty liver and insulin sensitivity

    Article • The FASEB Journal, August 2022, Wiley

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  7. The Alpha 7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Does Not Affect Neonatal Brain Injury

    Article • Biomedicines, August 2022, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  8. Cardiovagal Function Measured by the Deep Breathing Test: Relationships With Coronary Atherosclerosis

    Article • Journal of the American Heart Association, April 2022, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  9. Polymorphisms in alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor gene, CHRNA7 , and its partially duplicated gene, CHRFAM7A , associate with increased inflammatory response in human peripheral mono...

    Article • The FASEB Journal, March 2022, Wiley

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  10. The selective alpha7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist AR-R17779 does not affect ischemia–reperfusion brain injury in mice

    Article • Bioscience Reports, June 2021, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  11. Weight gain and neuroadaptations elicited by high fat diet depend on fatty acid composition

    Article • Psychoneuroendocrinology, April 2021, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  12. Spleen proteomics data from high fat diet fed mice

    Article • Data in Brief, October 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  13. Bis(maltolato)oxovanadium(IV) Induces Angiogenesis via Phosphorylation of VEGFR2

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, June 2020, MDPI AG

    Professor Paul HA Quax, Dr Maria E Johansson

  14. RNA sequencing data describing transcriptional changes in aorta of ApoE-/- mice after alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) stimulation

    Article • Data in Brief, June 2020, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  15. Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Immune Cells

    Article • International Journal of Molecular Sciences, October 2019, MDPI AG

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  16. Stimulation of alpha 7 nicotinic acetylcholine receptor (α7nAChR) inhibits atherosclerosis via immunomodulatory effects on myeloid cells

    Article • Atherosclerosis, August 2019, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  17. Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Promote Neutrophil Accumulation in the Spleen by Altering Chemotaxis and Delaying Cell Death

    Article • Infection and Immunity, May 2019, ASM Journals

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  18. Testosterone is an endogenous regulator of BAFF and splenic B cell number

    Article • Nature Communications, May 2018, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  19. Body weight homeostat that regulates fat mass independently of leptin in rats and mice

    Article • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, December 2017, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  20. The association between autonomic dysfunction, inflammation and atherosclerosis in men under investigation for carotid plaques

    Article • PLOS One, April 2017, PLOS

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  21. Overexpression of protein kinase STK25 in mice exacerbates ectopic lipid accumulation, mitochondrial dysfunction and insulin resistance in skeletal muscle

    Article • Diabetologia, December 2016, Springer Science + Business Media

    Dr Manoj Amrutkar, Dr Maria E Johansson

  22. Increased Intimal Hyperplasia After Vascular Injury in Male Androgen Receptor-Deficient Mice

    Article • Endocrinology, October 2016, Endocrine Society

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  23. Six Tissue Transcriptomics Reveals Specific Immune Suppression in Spleen by Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids

    Article • PLOS One, May 2016, PLOS

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  24. Dietary Omega-3 Fatty Acids Increase Survival and Decrease Bacterial Load in Mice Subjected to Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Sepsis

    Article • Infection and Immunity, February 2016, ASM Journals

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  25. Dietary Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids Increase Survival and Decrease Bacterial Load during Septic Staphylococcus aureus Infection and Improve Neutrophil Function in Mice

    Article • Infection and Immunity, November 2014, ASM Journals

    Dr Maria E Johansson, Dr Louise Grahnemo

  26.  7 Nicotinic Acetylcholine Receptor Is Expressed in Human Atherosclerosis and Inhibits Disease in Mice--Brief Report

    Article • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, October 2014, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  27. Innate immune receptor NOD2 promotes vascular inflammation and formation of lipid-rich necrotic cores in hypercholesterolemic mice

    Article • European Journal of Immunology, August 2014, Wiley

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  28. Exendin-4 Reduces Ischemic Brain Injury in Normal and Aged Type 2 Diabetic Mice and Promotes Microglial M2 Polarization

    Article • PLOS One, August 2014, PLOS

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  29. Perinatal Hypoxia-Ischemia Reducesα7 Nicotinic Receptor Expression and Selectiveα7 Nicotinic Receptor Stimulation Suppresses Inflammation and Promotes Microglial Mox Phenotype

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  30. Metoprolol Reduces Proinflammatory Cytokines and Atherosclerosis in ApoE−/−Mice

    Article • BioMed Research International, January 2014, Hindawi Publishing Corporation

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  31. Toll-Like Receptor-3 Activation Increases the Vulnerability of the Neonatal Brain to Hypoxia-Ischemia

    Article • Journal of Neuroscience, July 2013, Society for Neuroscience

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  32. Rats with adenine-induced chronic renal failure develop low-renin, salt-sensitive hypertension and increased aortic stiffness

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, March 2013, American Physiological Society

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  33. Toll-like receptor 3 and 4 signalling through the TRIF and TRAM adaptors in haematopoietic cells promotes atherosclerosis

    Article • Cardiovascular Research, February 2013, European Society of Cardiology

    Dr Maria E Johansson, Dr Daniel FJ Ketelhuth

  34. Vascular function in rats with adenine-induced chronic renal failure

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, April 2012, American Physiological Society

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  35. Social disruption stress increases IL-6 levels and accelerates atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− mice

    Article • Atherosclerosis, April 2012, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  36. Identification of a Danger-Associated Peptide From Apolipoprotein B100 (ApoBDS-1) That Triggers Innate Proatherogenic Responses

    Article • Circulation, November 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maria E Johansson, Dr Daniel FJ Ketelhuth

  37. Rip2 Deficiency Leads to Increased Atherosclerosis Despite Decreased Inflammation

    Article • Circulation Research, September 2011, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  38. 12 IDENTIFICATION OF A DANGER-ASSOCIATED PEPTIDE FROM APOLIPOPROTEIN B100 (APOBDS-1) THAT TRIGGERS INNATE PRO-ATHEROGENIC RESPONSES

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  39. 328 METOPROLOL REDUCES PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES AND ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN APOE-/- MICE

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  40. 36 SOCIAL DISRUPTION STRESS ACCELERATES ATHEROSCLEROSIS IN APOE–/– MICE

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, June 2011, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  41. Nuclear Factor  B-Mediated Transactivation of Telomerase Prevents Intimal Smooth Muscle Cell From Replicative Senescence During Vascular Repair

    Article • Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, September 2010, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  42. P145 SOCIAL BUT NOT PHYSICAL STRESSORS RESULTS IN IL-6 RELEASE IN MICE

    Article • Atherosclerosis Supplements, June 2010, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  43. Repeated exposure to stressors do not accelerate atherosclerosis in ApoE−/− mice

    Article • Atherosclerosis, May 2009, Elsevier

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  44. T Cell–Mediated Inflammation in Adipose Tissue Does Not Cause Insulin Resistance in Hyperlipidemic Mice

    Article • Circulation Research, April 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Jérémy Fauconnier, Dr Maria E Johansson

  45. High-salt diet combined with elevated angiotensin II accelerates atherosclerosis in apolipoprotein E-deficient mice

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, January 2009, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  46. Hyperinsulinemic rats are normotensive but sensitized to angiotensin II

    Article • AJP Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology, January 2008, American Physiological Society

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  47. Effects of social isolation and environmental enrichment on atherosclerosis in ApoE−/−mice

    Article • Stress, January 2008, Taylor & Francis

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  48. Angiotensin type 2 receptor is expressed in human atherosclerotic lesions

    Article • Journal of the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System, January 2008, SAGE Publications

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  49. Blood pressure is the major driving force for plaque formation in aortic-constricted ApoE−/− mice

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, October 2006, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  50. Endothelial dysfunction in growth hormone transgenic mice

    Article • Clinical Science, February 2006, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  51. Angiotensin II, type 2 receptor is not involved in the angiotensin II-mediated pro-atherogenic process in ApoE−/− mice

    Article • Journal of Hypertension, August 2005, Wolters Kluwer Health

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  52. Haemodynamically significant plaque formation and regional endothelial dysfunction in cholesterol-fed ApoE −/− mice

    Article • Clinical Science, June 2005, Portland Press Ltd.

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  53. Gene expression profile and aortic vessel distensibility in voluntarily exercised spontaneously hypertensive rats: potential role of heat shock proteins

    Article • Physiological Genomics, May 2005, American Physiological Society

    Dr Maria E Johansson

  54. Expression of Progesterone Receptor (PR) A and B Isoforms in Mouse Granulosa Cells: Stage-Dependent PR-Mediated Regulation of Apoptosis and Cell Proliferation

    Article • Biology of Reproduction, October 2002, Society for the Study of Reproduction

    Dr Maria E Johansson, Professor Håkan Billig