Browsing NINA Brage by Author "Stenvinkel, Peter"
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Elevated plasma phospholipid n-3 docosapentaenoic acid concentrations during hibernation
Strandvik, Birgitta; Qureshi, Abdul Rashid; Painer, Johanna; Backman-Johansson, Carolina; Engvall, Martin; Fröbert, Ole; Kindberg, Jonas; Stenvinkel, Peter; Giroud, Sylvain (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)Factors for initiating hibernation are unknown, but the condition shares some metabolic similarities with consciousness/sleep, which has been associated with n-3 fatty acids in humans. We investigated plasma phospholipid ... -
Potential natural immunization against atherosclerosis in hibernating bears
Samal, Shailesh Kumar; Fröbert, Ole; Kindberg, Jonas; Stenvinkel, Peter; Frostegård, Johan (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2021)Brown bears (Ursus arctos) hibernate for 5–6 months during winter, but despite kidney insufciency, dyslipidemia and inactivity they do not seem to develop atherosclerosis or cardiovascular disease (CVD). IgM antibodies ...