Publications by authors named "A Toernqvist Andren"

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a drug resistant and lethal cancer. Identification of the genes that consistently show altered expression across patients' cohorts can expose effective therapeutic targets and strategies. To identify such genes, we separately analyzed five human PDAC microarray datasets.

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Problem: Migration continues to play a role in determining health outcomes related to pregnancy and childbirth in Sweden.

Background: Migrant women have, compared to Swedish-born women, increased risks of adverse birth outcomes. Previous research suggests that migrant women seek care for decreased fetal movements less than Swedish-born women.

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Article Synopsis
  • Diffuse midline gliomas (DMG), particularly the H3K27M subtype, are aggressive brain tumors resistant to standard radiation treatments due to mutations affecting metabolism.
  • Research shows that these tumors have a unique dependence on purine synthesis pathways, which are crucial for their growth and survival, particularly in the context of radiation therapy.
  • Inhibiting purine synthesis, especially through targeting specific enzymes like HGPRT, enhances the effectiveness of radiation treatments and reduces tumor growth, suggesting potential therapeutic strategies for DMG-H3K27M.
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Photoreceptor loss results in vision loss in many blinding diseases, and metabolic dysfunction underlies photoreceptor degeneration. So, exploiting photoreceptor metabolism is an attractive strategy to prevent vision loss. Yet, the metabolic pathways that maintain photoreceptor health remain largely unknown.

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Angiogenic programming in the vascular endothelium is a tightly regulated process for maintaining tissue homeostasis and is activated in tissue injury and the tumor microenvironment. The metabolic basis of how gas signaling molecules regulate angiogenesis is elusive. Here, we report that hypoxic upregulation of ·NO in endothelial cells reprograms the transsulfuration pathway to increase biogenesis of hydrogen sulfide (HS), a proangiogenic metabolite.

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