Sture Forsgren

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Affiliated as professor emeritus at Department of Medical and Translational Biology Section: Teachers A-wing, Teachers D1-wing, Group Patrik Danielson

hus H, Johan Bures väg 12, Biologihuset Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå

Publications Publications

Neurotrophic factor BDNF is upregulated in soft palate muscles of snorers and sleep apnea patients

Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology (LIO), Wiley Periodicals, Inc. 2019, Vol. 4, (1) : 174-180

Shah, Farhan; Forsgren, Sture; Holmlund, Thorbjörn; et al.

Desmin and dystrophin abnormalities in upper airway muscles of snorers and patients with sleep apnea

Respiratory Research, BioMed Central 2019, Vol. 20

Shah, Farhan; Franklin, Karl A; Holmlund, Thorbjörn; et al.

Apolipoprotein A1 distribution pattern in the human Achilles tendon

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, WILEY 2018, Vol. 28, (5) : 1506-1513

Gaida, James Edmund; Alfredson, Håkan; Scott, A.; et al.

Axon and Schwann Cell Degeneration in Nerves of Upper Airway Relates to Pharyngeal Dysfunction in Snorers and Patients With Sleep Apnea

Chest, Elsevier 2018, Vol. 154, (5) : 1091-1098

Shah, Farhan; Holmlund, Thorbjörn; Levring Jäghagen, Eva; et al.

Bilateral muscle fiber and nerve influences by TNF-alpha in response to unilateral muscle overuse: studies on TNF receptor expressions

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, Vol. 18, (1)

Renström, Lina; Stål, Per; Song, Yafeng; et al.

Marked expression of TNF receptors in human peritendinous tissues including in nerve fascicles with axonal damage: Studies on tendinopathy and tennis elbow

Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions - JMNI, JMNI 2017, Vol. 17, (3) : 226-236

Spang, Christoph; Renström, Lina; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.

A pilot study on biomarkers for tendinopathy: lower levels of serum TNF-alpha and other cytokines in females but not males with Achilles tendinopathy

BMC Sports Science, Medicine and Rehabilitation, Vol. 8

Gaida, James E.; Alfredson, Håkan; Forsgren, Sture; et al.

Further proof of the existence of a non-neuronal cholinergic system in the human Achilles tendon: Presence of the AChR alpha 7 receptor in tendon cells and cells in the peritendinous tissue

International Immunopharmacology, Vol. 29, (1) : 195-200

Forsgren, Sture; Alfredson, Håkan; Andersson, Gustav

Serum Levels of Oxylipins in Achilles Tendinopathy: An Exploratory Study

PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, (4)

Gouveia-Figueira, Sandra; Nording, Malin L.; Gaida, Jamie E.; et al.

Choline acetyltransferase and the nicotinic acetylcholine receptor AChR alpha 7 in experimental myositis

International Immunopharmacology, Vol. 29, (1) : 189-194

Spang, Christoph; Forsgren, Sture

Marked innervation but also signs of nerve degeneration in between the Achilles and plantaris tendons and presence of innervation within the plantaris tendon in midportion Achilles tendinopathy

Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions - JMNI, Vol. 15, (2) : 197-206

Spang, Christoph; Harandi, Vahid M; Alfredsson, Håkan; et al.

Unilateral surgical treatment for patients with midportion Achilles tendinopathy may result in bilateral recovery

British Journal of Sports Medicine, BMJ Publishing Group 2014, Vol. 48, (19) : 1421-1424

Alfredson, Håkan; Spang, Christoph; Forsgren, Sture

Decreased tumour necrosis factor alpha (tnf-a) in serum of patients with achilles tendinopathy: further evidence against the role of inflammation in the chronic stage

British Journal of Sports Medicine, BMJ Groups 2014, Vol. 48, (7) : 597-

Gaida, J; Alfredson, Håkan; Forsgren, Sture; et al.

Unilateral muscle overuse causes bilateral changes in muscle fiber composition and vascular supply

PLOS ONE, Vol. 9, (12) : e116455-

Song, Yafeng; Forsgren, Sture; Liu, Jing-Xia; et al.

Inhibitors of endopeptidase and angiotensin-converting enzyme lead to an amplification of the morphological changes and an upregulation of the substance P system in a muscle overuse model

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, BioMed Central 2014, Vol. 15 : 126-

Song, Yafeng; Stål, Per S; Yu, Ji-Guo; et al.

Bilateral Achilles tendinosis: the similar morphological appearance and the benefit of unilateral treatment has benefits for the contralateral tendon

International journal of experimental pathology (Print), Vol. 94, (4) : A18-A18

Alfredson, Håkan; Spang, Christoph; Forsgren, Sture

Nerve ingrowth into tendon tissue in Achilles tendinosis: a Case Report

International journal of experimental pathology (Print), Vol. 94, (4) : A8-A8

Bagge, J.; Alfredson, Håkan; Forsgren, Sture

Recent studies using an overuse animal model show that signal substances are highly involved in muscle derangement and muscle inflammation

Proceedings of the International Congress on Sports Science Research and Technology Support, SciTePress 2013 : 64-70

Forsgren, Sture

In mid-portion Achilles tendinosis the plantaris tendon shows the same tendinosis-like morphological features and expression of the non-neuronal cholinergic system as the Achilles tendon itself

International journal of experimental pathology (Print), Vol. 94, (4) : A3-A3

Forsgren, Sture; Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan

TNF-alpha in an Overuse Muscle Model - Relationship to Muscle Fiber Necrosis/Regeneration, the NK-1 Receptor and an Occurrence of Bilateral Involvement

Journal of Clinical & Cellular Immunology, Vol. 4, (2)

Renström, Lina; Song, Yafeng; Stål, Per; et al.

Marked effects of tachykinin in myositis both in the experimental side and contralaterally: studies on NK-1 receptor expressions in an animal model

ISRN Inflammation, Vol. 2013, (907821)

Song, Yafeng; Stål, Per; Yu, Jiguo; et al.

Bilateral increase in expression and concentration of tachykinin in a unilateral rabbit muscle overuse model that leads to myositis

BMC Musculoskeletal Disorders, BioMed Central 2013, Vol. 14

Song, Yafeng; Stål, Per; Yu, Jiguo; et al.

The plantaris tendon in association with mid-portion Achilles tendinosis: tendinosis-like morphological features and presence of a non-neuronal cholinergic system

Histology and Histopathology, Vol. 28 : 623-632

Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan; Ferguson, Mark; et al.

Achilles tendinopathy is a troublesome sports-related condition involving blood vessel ingrowth into the tendon tissue: Studies on the adjacent plantaris tendon and the peritendinous connective tissue suggest that TNF-alpha can be highly involved in the vascular and tissue changes

Proceedings of the International Congress on Sports Science Research and Technology Support, SciTePress 2013 : 45-50

Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan; Forsgren, Sture

In situ hybridization studies favouring the occurrence of a local production of BDNF in the human Achilles tendon

Histology and Histopathology, Vol. 27, (9) : 1239-1246

Bagge, Johan; Danielson, Patrik; Forsgren, Sture

The Cholinergic System Can Be of Unexpected Importance in Osteoarthritis

Priciples of Osteoarthritis, Its definition, character, derivation and modality-related recognition, InTech 2012 : 461-472

Forsgren, Sture

Presence of ChAT mRNA and a very marked alpha 7nAChR immunoreaction in the synovial lining layer of the knee joint

Life Sciences, Elsevier 2012, Vol. 91, (21-22) : 1043-1047

Forsgren, Sture

TNF-Alpha in the Locomotor System beyond Joints: High Degree of Involvement in Myositis in a Rabbit Model.

International Journal of Rheumatology, Vol. 2012 : 637452-

Forsgren, Sture; Renström, Lina; Purdam, Craig; et al.

Evidence of the TNF-α system in the human Achilles tendon: expression of TNF-α and TNF receptor at both protein and mRNA levels in the tenocytes

Cells Tissues Organs, S. Karger 2012, Vol. 196, (4) : 339-352

Gaida, James Edmund; Bagge, Johan; Purdam, Craig; et al.

Epithelial Expression of Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide in Ulcerative Colitis: Down-Regulation in Markedly Inflamed Colon

Digestive Diseases and Sciences, Dordrecht: Springer 2012, Vol. 57, (2) : 303-310

Jonsson, Maria; Norrgard, Orjan; Forsgren, Sture

Effects on contralateral muscles after unilateral electrical muscle stimulation and exercise

PLOS ONE, Public Library Science 2012, Vol. 7, (12) : e52230-

Song, Yafeng; Forsgren, Sture; Yu, Jiguo; et al.

VGluT2 and NMDAR1 expression in cells in the inflammatory infiltrates in experimentally induced myositis: evidence of local glutamate signaling suggests autocrine/paracrine effects in an overuse injury model

Inflammation, Vol. 35, (1) : 39-48

Spang, Christoph; Scott, Alexander; Danielson, Patrik; et al.

Ultrasound and doppler-guided artthroscopic shaving for the treatment of patellar tendinopathy/jumper´s knee: biological background and description of method

Anterior knee pain and patellar instability, London: Springer London 2011 : 367-371

Alfredson, Håkan; Willberg, Lotta; Öhberg, Lars; et al.

Substance P accelerates hypercellularity and angiogenesis in tendon tissue and enhances paratendinitis in response to Achilles tendon overuse in a tendinopathy model

British Journal of Sports Medicine, Loughborough: British Assoc. of Sport and Medicine 2011, Vol. 45, (13) : 1017-1022

Andersson, Gustav; Backman, Ludvig; Scott, Alexander; et al.

Tenocyte hypercellularity and vascular proliferation in a rabbit model of tendinopathy: contralateral effects suggest the involvement of central neuronal mechanisms

British Journal of Sports Medicine, Vol. 45, (5) : 399-406

Andersson, Gustav; Forsgren, Sture; Scott, Alexander; et al.

Endogenous substance P production in the Achilles tendon increases with loading in an in vivo model of tendinopathy: peptidergic elevation preceding tendinosis-like tissue changes

Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions - JMNI, International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions 2011, Vol. 11, (2) : 133-140

Backman, Ludvig; Andersson, Gustav; Wennstig, Gabriel; et al.

Physical activity level in Achilles tendinosis is associated with blood levels of pain-related factors: a pilot study

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports, Vol. 21, (6) : E430-E438

Bagge, Johan; Gaida, JE; Danielson, Patrik; et al.

Increased expression of cannabinoid CB(1) receptors in achilles tendinosis

PLOS ONE, San Francisco, CA: Public Library of Science 2011, Vol. 6, (9) : e24731-

Björklund, Emmelie; Forsgren, Sture; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.

Measurements in the Blood of BDNF for RA Patients and in Response to Anti-TNF Treatment Help Us to Clarify the Magnitude of Centrally Related Pain and to Explain the Relief of This Pain upon Treatment

International Journal of Inflammation, Sage-Hindawi 2011, Vol. 2011 : 650685-

Forsgren, Sture; Grimsholm, Ola; Dalén, Tore; et al.

Unexpected presence of the neurotrophins NGF and BDNF and the neurotrophin receptor p75 in the tendon cells of the human Achilles tendon

Histology and Histopathology, Vol. 24, (7) : 839-848