• Circulating miRNAs as molecular markers of occupational grain dust exposure 

      Straumfors, Anne; Duale, Nur; Foss, Oda Astrid Haarr; Mollerup, Steen Kristen (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Dust from grain and feed production may cause adverse health effects in exposed workers. In this study we explored circulating miRNAs as potential biomarkers of occupational grain dust exposure. Twenty-two serum miRNAs ...
    • Iodine and bromine in fish consumed by indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic 

      Sobolev, Nikita; Aksenov, Andrey; Sorokina, Tatiana; Chashchin, Valery; Ellingsen, Dag; Nieboer, Evert; Varakina, Yulia; Plakhina, Elena; Onuchina, Alexandra; Thomassen, Magny Sissel S.; Thomassen, Yngvar (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Fish muscle may constitute one of the main sources of iodine (I) for the indigenous peoples of the Russian Arctic, although limited information is available about its content in commonly consumed fish species. In the current ...
    • The airborne mycobiome and associations with mycotoxins and inflammatory markers in the Norwegian grain industry 

      Straumfors, Anne; Mundra, Sunil; Foss, Oda Astrid Haarr; Mollerup, Steen Kristen; Kauserud, Håvard (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Grain dust exposure is associated with respiratory symptoms among grain industry workers. However, the fungal assemblage that contribute to airborne grain dust has been poorly studied. We characterized the airborne fungal ...
    • The effect of toll-like receptor ligands on energy metabolism and myokine expression and secretion in cultured human skeletal muscle cells 

      Tingstad, Ragna Husby; Norheim, Frode Amador; Haugen, Fred; Feng, Yuan Zeng; Tunsjø, Hege; Thoresen, G. Hege; Rustan, Arild Christian; Charnock, Colin; Aas, Vigdis (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)
      Skeletal muscle plays an important role in glycaemic control and metabolic homeostasis, making it a tissue of interest with respect to type 2 diabetes mellitus. The aim of the present study was to determine if ligands of ...