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KD Steffensen

Professor, Senior Consultant, Vejle Hospital, Vejle, Denmark
Verified email at rsyd.dk
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Liver X receptor biology and pharmacology: new pathways, challenges and opportunities

…, E Treuter, JÅ Gustafsson, KR Steffensen - Trends in …, 2012 - cell.com
Nuclear receptors (NRs) are master regulators of transcriptional programs that integrate the
homeostatic control of almost all biological processes. Their direct mode of ligand regulation …

Putative metabolic effects of the liver X receptor (LXR)

KR Steffensen, JA Gustafsson - Diabetes, 2004 - Am Diabetes Assoc
The nuclear receptors liver X receptor (LXR)α and LXRβ are sensors of cholesterol metabolism
and lipid biosynthesis. They have recently been found to be regulators of inflammatory …

Gynecologic cancers in pregnancy: guidelines of a second international consensus meeting

…, KD Steffensen, C Lok, K Van Calsteren… - International Journal of …, 2014 - ijgc.bmj.com
Objectives This study aimed to provide timely and effective guidance for pregnant women
and health care providers to optimize maternal treatment and fetal protection and to promote …

[HTML][HTML] Veliparib with first-line chemotherapy and as maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer

…, MF Brady, EM Swisher, KD Steffensen… - … England Journal of …, 2019 - Mass Medical Soc
Background Data are limited regarding the use of poly(adenosine diphosphate [ADP]–ribose)
polymerase inhibitors, such as veliparib, in combination with chemotherapy followed by …

Molecular phenotyping of human ovarian cancer stem cells unravels the mechanisms for repair and chemoresistance

…, PE Schwartz, T Rutherford, DA Silasi, KD Steffensen… - Cell cycle, 2009 - Taylor & Francis
A major burden in the treatment of ovarian cancer is the high percentage of recurrence and
chemoresistance. Cancer stem cells (CSCs) provide a reservoir of cells that can self-renew, …

Eye lens radiocarbon reveals centuries of longevity in the Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus)

…, RW Brill, M Simon, KF Steffensen, JF Steffensen - Science, 2016 - science.org
The Greenland shark (Somniosus microcephalus), an iconic species of the Arctic Seas,
grows slowly and reaches >500 centimeters (cm) in total length, suggesting a life span well …

Tumor-mediated liver X receptor-α activation inhibits CC chemokine receptor-7 expression on dendritic cells and dampens antitumor responses

…, B Valentinis, M Bregni, A Prinetti, KR Steffensen… - Nature medicine, 2010 - nature.com
Sterol metabolism has recently been linked to innate and adaptive immune responses
through liver X receptor (LXR) signaling. Whether products of sterol metabolism interfere with …

Oncological management and obstetric and neonatal outcomes for women diagnosed with cancer during pregnancy: a 20-year international cohort study of 1170 …

…, CJM de Groot, FA Peccatori, KD Steffensen… - The Lancet …, 2018 - thelancet.com
Background Awareness is growing that cancer can be treated during pregnancy, but the effect
of this change on maternal and neonatal outcomes is unknown. The International Network …

Activated liver X receptors stimulate adipocyte differentiation through induction of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor γ expression

…, J Ham, H Kang, MG Park, KR Steffensen… - … and cellular biology, 2004 - Am Soc Microbiol
Liver X receptors (LXRs) are nuclear hormone receptors that regulate cholesterol and fatty
acid metabolism in liver tissue and in macrophages. Although LXR activation enhances …

Cancers take their Toll—the function and regulation of Toll-like receptors in cancer cells

R Chen, AB Alvero, DA Silasi, KD Steffensen, G Mor - Oncogene, 2008 - nature.com
Cancer could be deemed as an abnormal and uncontrolled tissue repair process. Therefore,
it would not be surprising that factors that function in the tissue repair process, such as …