Developing novel complement activation assays for application in basic and clinical research
Studying the cross-talk between complement and TLRs, in particular to the co-receptor CD14
Investigating the effect on inflammation by inhibiting complement activation and CD14 using human whole blood in vitro models and in vivo animal models of human diseases
Studying the “Thromboinflammation” and new complex whole blood models to reveal cross-talk between biological systems ex vivo
Studying complement activation in patients with diseases being tentative candidates for future complement intervention
Develop tools for evaluation of the effect of complement therapy in the clinic
Sagedal S, Hovd M, Åsberg A, Mollnes TE, Klingenberg O, Heldal TF, Witczak BJ, Hejlesen TK, Troldborg A, Thiel S(2025) Increased levels of ficolin-1 and of C3dg are independently associated with high risk of infection in patients with chronic kidney disease: a prospective cohort study Front Immunol, 16, 1645347 DOI 10.3389/fimmu.2025.1645347, PubMed 41103429
Wikan VE, Øverli Ø, Ueland T, Mollnes TE, Brækkan SK, Michelsen AE, Yeganeh GJ, Hansen JB, Brodin EE(2025) Complement activation assessed by C3bc and C5b-9 terminal complex as diagnostic biomarkers for deep vein thrombosis PLoS One, 20(10), e0333206 DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0333206, PubMed 41052133
Soloey-Nilsen H, Nygaard-Odeh K, Kristiansen MG, Kvig EI, Brekke OL, Mollnes TE, Berk M, Reitan SK(2025) High-density lipoprotein is inversely associated with psychiatric symptoms across diagnoses in patients with general psychiatric disorders Front Psychiatry, 16, 1634920 DOI 10.3389/fpsyt.2025.1634920, PubMed 40980045