Publications by authors named "M Ost"
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- Contaminants of emerging concern (CECs) like bisphenols and phthalates are found in aquatic environments and can disrupt wildlife biology, but their presence in seabirds, like common eiders, is not well-studied.
- This research sampled blood from 18 female common eiders in the Baltic Sea during their breeding season to analyze CEC levels and how they change over incubation.
- Findings revealed that while some CECs were present in significant amounts, late-breeding eiders showed higher concentrations than early-breeders at specific times, highlighting the need for ongoing CEC monitoring in eiders and related prey species.
Recent research has identified growth differentiation factor 15 (GDF15) as a crucial factor in various physiological and pathological processes, particularly in energy balance regulation. While the role of GDF15 in modulating energy metabolism through hindbrain GDNF family receptor alpha-like (GFRAL) signaling has been extensively studied, emerging evidence suggests direct peripheral metabolic actions of GDF15. Using knockout mouse models, we investigated GDF15 and GFRAL's roles in adipose tissue metabolism.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFParental care is regulated by multiple endocrine mechanisms. Among these hormones, prolactin (PRL) is involved in the expression of parental behaviors. Despite the consensus that PRL mediates variation in parental effort with age and body condition, its role in the adjustment of parental effort to fluctuating environmental conditions, including changing predation pressure, still awaits further investigation.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: This study investigated trajectory profiles and the association of concentrations of the biomarkers neurofilament light (NfL) and glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) in ventricular cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) with clinical outcome at 1 year and 10-15 years after a severe traumatic brain injury (sTBI).
Methods: This study included patients with sTBI at the Neurointensive Care Unit at Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden. The injury was regarded as severe if patients had a Glasgow Coma Scale ≤ 8 corresponding to Reaction Level Scale ≥ 4.