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Translational cardiac and skeletal muscle physiology – Daniel Andersson's research group

Daniel C Andersson’s research group studies heart and skeletal muscle function and disease. This includes studying mechanisms of heart failure and myopathies. I particular focus is to understand how systemic inflammatory diseases, eg rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory myopathies/myositis, affects muscle and heart function. To reach our research goals, the group uses experimental laboratory research methods and clinical data from patients. Our aim is to find new treatments of disease.

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Our Research

The laboratory uses experimental physiology and molecular biology tools to investigate disease mechanisms. In clinical studies Daniel C Andersson investigates how inflammatory/rheumatic diseases affects the risk for heart failure. 

The studies utilize mouse models, patient materials and clinical data to better understand the disease processes of heart dysfunction in rheumatic disease.

The experimental studies are performed at FYFA in collaboration with the rheumatology clinic and the Heart and vascular theme at Karolinska University Hospital.

Publications

Selected publications

  • Article: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2025
    Wyckelsma VL; Murgia M; Kamandulis S; Gastaldello S; Brazaitis M; Snieckus A; Eimantas N; Paeaesuke M; Edman S; Apro W; Andersson DC; Westerblad H; Venckunas T
  • Letter: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2024;83(12):1796-1797
    Leijding C; Kaewin S; Andreasson KM; Horuluoglu B; Galindo-Feria AS; Van Gompel E; Dastmalchi M; Gastaldello S; Alexanderson H; Lundberg IE; Andersson DC
  • Article: LAB ANIMAL. 2024;53(11):336-346
    Carvalho LRRA; Shimari M; Boeder AM; Zhuge Z; Cai M; Leijding C; Gastaldello S; Kleschyov AL; Schiffer TA; Guimaraes DD; Picozzi G; Lund LH; Fellstrom B; Weitzberg E; Lundberg JO; Hagberg CE; Pironti G; Andersson DC; Carlstrom M
  • Article: ESC HEART FAILURE. 2024;11(1):601-605
    Erhardsson M; Faxen UL; Venkateshvaran A; Hage C; Pironti G; Thorvaldsen T; Webb D-L; Hellstroem PM; Andersson DC; Stahlberg M; Lund LH
  • Journal article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44:ehad655.760
    Erhardsson M; Faxen UL; Venkateshvaran A; Hage C; Pironti G; Thorvaldsson T; Shahgaldi K; Webb DL; Hellstrom P; Andersson DC; Stalhberg M; Lund L
  • Letter: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HEART FAILURE. 2023;25(11):2093-2095
    Hage C; Stahlberg M; Thorvaldsen T; Faxen UL; Pironti G; Webb D-L; Hellstrom PM; Andersson DC; Lund LH
  • Article: JACC-HEART FAILURE. 2023;11(9):1216-1228
    Mantel A; Sandstrom A; Faxen J; Andersson DC; Razaz N; Cnattingius S; Stephansson O
  • Article: EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;44(22):2009-2025
    Lund LH; Hage C; Pironti G; Thorvaldsen T; Ljung-Faxen U; Zabarovskaja S; Shahgaldi K; Webb D-L; Hellstrom PM; Andersson DC; Stahlberg M
  • Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2023;37(6):e22978
    Leijding C; Viken I; Bruton JDD; Andersson DCC; Cheng AJJ; Westerblad H
  • Article: AMERICAN HEART JOURNAL. 2023;259:42-51
    Faxen J; Benson L; Mantel A; Savarese G; Hage C; Dahlstrom U; Askling J; Lun LH; Andersson DC
  • Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2022;236(3):e13869
    Pironti G; Gastaldello S; Rassier DE; Lanner JT; Carlstrom M; Lund LH; Westerblad H; Yamada T; Andersson DC
  • Article: RHEUMATOLOGY. 2022;61(10):4076-4086
    Korsholm SS; Andersson DC; Knudsen JB; Dastmalchi M; Diederichsen ACP; Gerke O; Witting N; Jacobsen S; Pecini R; Friis T; Krogager ME; Lundberg IE; Diederichsen L
  • Article: ARTHRITIS RESEARCH & THERAPY. 2022;24(1):156
    Yamada T; Ashida Y; Tamai K; Kimura I; Yamauchi N; Naito A; Tokuda N; Westerblad H; Andersson DC; Himori K
  • Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2021;35(11):e21988
    Yamada T; Kimura I; Ashida Y; Tamai K; Fusagawa H; Tohse N; Westerblad H; Andersson DC; Sato T
  • Article: ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY. 2021;73(5):848-857
    Himori K; Ashida Y; Tatebayashi D; Abe M; Saito Y; Chikenji T; Westerblad H; Andersson DC; Yamada T
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HUMAN GENETICS. 2021;108(3):446-457
    Wyckelsma VL; Venckunas T; Houweling PJ; Schlittler M; Lauschke VM; Tiong CF; Wood HD; Ivarsson N; Paulauskas H; Eimantas N; Andersson DC; North KN; Brazaitis M; Westerblad H
  • Article: EXPERIMENTAL GERONTOLOGY. 2020;134:110880
    Wyckelsma VL; Lindkvist W; Venckunas T; Brazaitis M; Kamandulis S; Paasuke M; Ereline J; Westerblad H; Andersson DC
  • Article: NITRIC OXIDE-BIOLOGY AND CHEMISTRY. 2020;97:48-56
    Cordero-Herrera I; Guimaraes DD; Moretti C; Zhuge Z; Han H; Haworth SM; Gonzalez AEU; Andersson DC; Weitzberg E; Lundberg JO; Carlstrom M
  • Article: CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH. 2020;116(3):619-632
    Manti M; Fornes R; Pironti G; Haworth SM; Zhengbing Z; Benrick A; Carlstrom M; Andersson D; Stener-Victorin E
  • Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY. 2019;119(9):1951-1958
    Schlittler M; Neyroud D; Tanga C; Zanou N; Kamandulis S; Skurvydas A; Kayser B; Westerblad H; Place N; Andersson DC
  • Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY. 2019;287:66-72
    Faxen UL; Lund LH; Orsini N; Stromberg A; Andersson DC; Linde C; Dahlstrom U; Savarese G
  • Article: JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-LONDON. 2019;597(12):3133-3146
    Cheng AJ; Allodi I; Chaillou T; Schlittler M; Ivarsson N; Lanner JT; Thams S; Hedlund E; Andersson DC
  • Article: HEART. 2018;104(24):2026-2034
    Pironti G; Bersellini-Farinotti A; Agalave NM; Sandor K; Fernandez-Zafra T; Jurczak A; Lund LH; Svensson CI; Andersson DC
  • Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY. 2017;69(10):1275-1285
    Mantel A; Holmqvist M; Andersson DC; Lund LH; Askling J
  • Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-CELL PHYSIOLOGY. 2016;310(10):C836-C840
    Schlittler M; Goiny M; Agudelo LZ; Venckunas T; Brazaitis M; Skurvydas A; Kamandulis S; Ruas JL; Erhardt S; Westerblad H; Andersson DC
  • Article: BASIC RESEARCH IN CARDIOLOGY. 2016;111(3):34
    Pironti G; Ivarsson N; Yang J; Farinotti AB; Jonsson W; Zhang S-J; Bas D; Svensson CI; Westerblad H; Weitzberg E; Lundberg JO; Pernow J; Lanner J; Andersson DC
  • Article: CARDIOVASCULAR RESEARCH. 2014;103(1):90-99
    Roberge S; Roussel J; Andersson DC; Meli AC; Vidal B; Blandel F; Lanner JT; Le Guennec J-Y; Katz A; Westerblad H; Lacampagne A; Fauconnier J
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̽»¨¾«Ñ¡, Physiology and Pharmacology; Biomedicum 5C, Solnavägen 9, Stockholm, 171 65, Sverige

Keywords:
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Disease Physiology and Anatomy Rheumatology
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04-09-2025