Publications 2024

Kakwangire P, Atukunda P, Ngari M, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Muhoozi G (2024)
Long-term effects on depressive symptoms among Ugandan mothers - Findings from a follow-up of a cluster-randomized education trial in a rural low-resource setting
J Affect Disord, 351, 598-606
DOI 10.1016/j.jad.2024.01.263, PubMed 38307132

Kakwangire P, Muhoozi G, Ngari M, Matovu N, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Atukunda P (2024)
8-Year Follow-up of a Maternal Education Trial in a Low-Resource Setting
Pediatrics, 153 (4)
DOI 10.1542/peds.2023-063352, PubMed 38505933

Koroma AS, Stephenson KB, Iversen PO, Manary MJ, Hendrixson DT (2024)
The Effect of Breastfeeding Practices of Undernourished Mothers in Rural Sierra Leone on Infant Growth and Mortality
Children (Basel), 11 (2)
DOI 10.3390/children11020233, PubMed 38397345

Rogn Å, Jensen JL, Iversen PO, Singh PB (2024)
Post-COVID-19 patients suffer from chemosensory, trigeminal, and salivary dysfunctions
Sci Rep, 14 (1), 3455
DOI 10.1038/s41598-024-53919-y, PubMed 38342941

Song P, Adeloye D, Acharya Y, Bojude DA, Ali S, Alibudbud R, Bastien S, Becerra-Posada F, Berecki M, Bodomo A, Borrescio-Higa F, Buchtova M, Campbell H, Chan KY, Cheema S, Chopra M, Cipta DA, Castro LD, Ganasegeran K, Gebre T, Glasnović A, Graham CJ, Igwesi-Chidobe C, Iversen PO, Jadoon B et al. (2024)
Setting research priorities for global pandemic preparedness: An international consensus and comparison with ChatGPT's output
J Glob Health, 14, 04054
DOI 10.7189/jogh.14.04054, PubMed 38386716

Publications 2023

Ahmed M, Muhoozi GKM, Atukunda P, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Wangen KR (2023)
Cognitive development among children in a low-income setting: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a maternal nutrition education intervention in rural Uganda
PLoS One, 18 (8), e0290379
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0290379, PubMed 37594989

Ali MM, Gedde-Dahl T, Osnes LT, Perrier F, Veierød MB, Tjønnfjord GE, Iversen PO (2023)
Extracorporeal Photopheresis as Graft-versus-Host Disease Prophylaxis: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Transplant Cell Ther, 29 (6), 364.e1-364.e11
DOI 10.1016/j.jtct.2023.02.023, PubMed 36878428

Dusingizimana T, Ramilan T, Weber JL, Iversen PO, Mugabowindekwe M, Ahishakiye J, Brough L (2023)
Predictors for achieving adequate antenatal care visits during pregnancy: a cross-sectional study in rural Northwest Rwanda
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 23 (1), 69
DOI 10.1186/s12884-023-05384-0, PubMed 36703102

Gudmundstuen AM, Efficace F, Tjønnfjord GE, Skaarud KJ, Cottone F, Hjermstad MJ, Iversen PO (2023)
The prognostic value of patient-reported outcomes in allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: exploratory analysis of a randomized nutrition intervention trial
Ann Hematol, 102 (4), 927-935
DOI 10.1007/s00277-023-05149-x, PubMed 36864210

Hasanaliyeva G, Sufar EK, Wang J, Rempelos L, Volakakis N, Iversen PO, Leifert C (2023)
Effects of Agricultural Intensification on Mediterranean Diets: A Narrative Review
Foods, 12 (20)
DOI 10.3390/foods12203779, PubMed 37893672

Iversen PO, Fogelholm M (2023)
Fluid and water balance: a scoping review for the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations 2023
Food Nutr Res, 67
DOI 10.29219/fnr.v67.9975, PubMed 38084150

Kisali EP, Iversen PO, Makani J, Sickle Cell Programme, MUHAS (2023)
Low vitamin B₁₂ blood levels in sickle cell disease: Data from a large cohort study in Tanzania
Br J Haematol, 204 (3), 1047-1053
DOI 10.1111/bjh.19265, PubMed 38087805

Kverneland M, Nakken KO, Hofoss D, Skogan AH, Iversen PO, Selmer KK, Lossius MI (2023)
Health-related quality of life in adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy treated with modified Atkins diet in a randomized clinical trial
Epilepsia, 64 (5), e69-e74
DOI 10.1111/epi.17585, PubMed 36923995

Meshkovska B, Gebremariam MK, Atukunda P, Iversen PO, Wandel M, Lien N (2023)
Barriers and facilitators to implementation of nutrition-related actions in school settings in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs): a qualitative systematic review using the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR)
Implement Sci Commun, 4 (1), 73
DOI 10.1186/s43058-023-00454-y, PubMed 37370179

Molteberg E, Thorsby PM, Kverneland M, Iversen PO, Selmer KK, Hofoss D, Nakken KO, Taubøll E (2023)
Stress biomarkers in adult patients with drug-resistant epilepsy on a modified Atkins diet: A prospective study
Epilepsia Open, 8 (4), 1331-1339
DOI 10.1002/epi4.12808, PubMed 37574592

Nahalomo A, Iversen PO, Andreassen BA, Kaaya A, Rukooko AB, Rukundo PM (2023)
Food insecurity, dietary diversity and the right to adequate food among households in landslide-prone communities in Eastern Uganda: A cohort study
PLoS One, 18 (4), e0283078
DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0283078, PubMed 37053147

Pedersen S, Kverneland M, Rudi K, Gervin K, Landmark CJ, Iversen PO, Selmer KK (2023)
Decreased serum concentrations of antiseizure medications in children with drug resistant epilepsy following treatment with ketogenic diet
Epilepsia Open, 8 (3), 858-866
DOI 10.1002/epi4.12746, PubMed 37057954

Rempelos L, Wang J, Sufar EK, Almuayrifi MSB, Knutt D, Leifert H, Leifert A, Wilkinson A, Shotton P, Hasanaliyeva G, Bilsborrow P, Wilcockson S, Volakakis N, Markellou E, Zhao B, Jones S, Iversen PO, Leifert C (2023)
Breeding Bread-Making Wheat Varieties for Organic Farming Systems: The Need to Target Productivity, Robustness, Resource Use Efficiency and Grain Quality Traits
Foods, 12 (6)
DOI 10.3390/foods12061209, PubMed 36981136

Steinskog ESS, Finne K, Enger M, Helgeland L, Iversen PO, McCormack E, Wiig H, Tenstad O (2023)
Isolation of lymph shows dysregulation of STAT3 and CREB pathways in the spleen and liver during leukemia development in a rat model
Microcirculation, 30 (2-3), e12800
DOI 10.1111/micc.12800, PubMed 36702790

Stover PJ, Field MS, Andermann ML, Bailey RL, Batterham RL, Cauffman E, Frühbeck G, Iversen PO, Starke-Reed P, Sternson SM, Vinoy S, Witte AV, Zuker CS, Angelin B (2023)
Neurobiology of eating behavior, nutrition, and health
J Intern Med, 294 (5), 582-604
DOI 10.1111/joim.13699, PubMed 37424220

Troensegaard H, Khoury J, Westerberg AC, Tonstad S, Roeters van Lennep J, Veierød MB, Iversen PO, Holven KB, Retterstøl K (2023)
Protocol for a 20-year follow-up after a randomized controlled trial of a Mediterranean diet in pregnancy: maternal and offspring risk factors for cardiovascular disease
Front Pediatr, 11, 1256815
DOI 10.3389/fped.2023.1256815, PubMed 37920793

Vinnes EW, Lillemoen PKS, Klingenberg O, Fjeld B, Iversen PO, Brodwall KM, Bechensteen AG (2023)
[Sickle cell disease – clinical manifestations and diagnostics]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 143 (3)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.22.0353, PubMed 36811424

Publications 2022

Engh MS, Muhoozi GKM, Ngari M, Skaare AB, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Brusevold IJ, Atukunda P (2022)
Long-Term Effects of a Randomized Maternal Education Trial in Rural Uganda: Implications for Child Oral Health
Am J Trop Med Hyg, 107 (4), 939-947
DOI 10.4269/ajtmh.22-0248, PubMed 36067985

Hjertholm KG, Holmboe-Ottesen G, Mdala I, Shi Z, Iversen PO (2022)
The impact of dietary diversity and seasonality in food availability on the quantile distribution of birth size among pregnant women in rural Malawi - a cross-sectional study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 22 (1), 602
DOI 10.1186/s12884-022-04924-4, PubMed 35897009

Iversen PO, Hankin A, Horn J, Pedersen TH, Borgersen R, Frøen HM (2022)
Deep Compartment Syndrome Without Myonecrosis: A Case Report on a Rare Complication of Sickle Cell Disease
Cureus, 14 (9), e29164
DOI 10.7759/cureus.29164, PubMed 36258983

Katenga-Kaunda LZ, Iversen PO, Kamudoni PR, Holmboe-Ottesen G, Fjeld HE (2022)
Food-based nutrition counselling and education intervention for improved diets of pregnant women in rural Malawi: a qualitative study of factors influencing dietary behaviour change
Public Health Nutr, 25 (9), 2436-2447
DOI 10.1017/S1368980022000593, PubMed 35369896

Koroma AS, Ellie M, Bangura K, Iversen PO, Hendrixson DT, Stephenson K, Manary MJ (2022)
Supplementary feeding and infection control in pregnant adolescents-A secondary analysis of a randomized trial among malnourished women in Sierra Leone
Matern Child Nutr, 19 (1), e13456
DOI 10.1111/mcn.13456, PubMed 36349973

Molteberg E, Taubøll E, Kverneland M, Iversen PO, Selmer KK, Nakken KO, Hofoss D, Thorsby PM (2022)
Substantial early changes in bone and calcium metabolism among adult pharmacoresistant epilepsy patients on a modified Atkins diet
Epilepsia, 63 (4), 880-891
DOI 10.1111/epi.17169, PubMed 35092022

Muhoozi GKM, Li K, Atukunda P, Skaare AB, Willumsen T, Enersen M, Westerberg AC, Morris A, Vieira AR, Iversen PO, Methé BA (2022)
Child saliva microbiota and caries: a randomized controlled maternal education trial in rural Uganda
Sci Rep, 12 (1), 7857
DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-11979-y, PubMed 35552492

Nahalomo A, Iversen PO, Andreassen BA, Kaaya AN, Rukooko AB, Rukundo PM (2022)
Seasonality- and disaster effects on food variety and food insecurity coping strategies among a landslide-prone cohort
Clin Nutr ESPEN, 52, 229-239
DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2022.11.005, PubMed 36513458

Nahalomo A, Iversen PO, Andreassen BA, Kaaya AN, Rukooko AB, Tushabe G, Nateme NC, Rukundo PM (2022)
Malnutrition and Associated Risk Factors among Children 6-59 Months Old in the Landslide-Prone Bududa District, Eastern Uganda: A Cohort Study
Curr Dev Nutr, 6 (2), nzac005
DOI 10.1093/cdn/nzac005, PubMed 35198847

Pedersen S, Kverneland M, Nakken KO, Rudi K, Iversen PO, Gervin K, Selmer KK (2022)
Genome-wide decrease in DNA methylation in adults with epilepsy treated with modified ketogenic diet: A prospective study
Epilepsia, 63 (9), 2413-2426
DOI 10.1111/epi.17351, PubMed 35762681

Polašek O, Wazny K, Adeloye D, Song P, Chan KY, Bojude DA, Ali S, Bastien S, Becerra-Posada F, Borrescio-Higa F, Cheema S, Cipta DA, Cvjetković S, Castro LD, Ebenso B, Femi-Ajao O, Ganesan B, Glasnović A, He L, Heraud JM, Igwesi-Chidobe C, Iversen PO, Jadoon B, Karim AJ, Khan J et al. (2022)
Research priorities to reduce the impact of COVID-19 in low- and middle-income countries
J Glob Health, 12, 09003
DOI 10.7189/jogh.12.09003, PubMed 35475006

Rempelos L, Wang J, Barański M, Watson A, Volakakis N, Hadall C, Hasanaliyeva G, Chatzidimitriou E, Magistrali A, Davis H, Vigar V, Średnicka-Tober D, Rushton S, Rosnes KS, Iversen PO, Seal CJ, Leifert C (2022)
Diet, but not food type, significantly affects micronutrient and toxic metal profiles in urine and/or plasma; a randomized, controlled intervention trial
Am J Clin Nutr, 116 (5), 1278-1290
DOI 10.1093/ajcn/nqac233, PubMed 36041176

Rempelos L, Wang J, Barański M, Watson A, Volakakis N, Hoppe HW, Kühn-Velten WN, Hadall C, Hasanaliyeva G, Chatzidimitriou E, Magistrali A, Davis H, Vigar V, Średnicka-Tober D, Rushton S, Iversen PO, Seal CJ, Leifert C (2022)
Diet and food type affect urinary pesticide residue excretion profiles in healthy individuals: results of a randomized controlled dietary intervention trial
Am J Clin Nutr, 115 (2), 364-377
DOI 10.1093/ajcn/nqab308, PubMed 34718382

Stover PJ, Field MS, Brawley HN, Angelin B, Iversen PO, Frühbeck G (2022)
Nutrition and stem cell integrity in aging
J Intern Med, 292 (4), 587-603
DOI 10.1111/joim.13507, PubMed 35633146

Strømmen K, Lyche JL, Moltu SJ, Müller MHB, Blakstad EW, Brække K, Sakhi AK, Thomsen C, Nakstad B, Rønnestad AE, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2022)
Estimated daily intake of phthalates, parabens, and bisphenol A in hospitalised very low birth weight infants
Chemosphere, 309 (Pt 1), 136687
DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2022.136687, PubMed 36206919

Publications 2021

Atukunda P, Eide WB, Kardel KR, Iversen PO, Westerberg AC (2021)
Unlocking the potential for achievement of the UN Sustainable Development Goal 2 - 'Zero Hunger' - in Africa: targets, strategies, synergies and challenges
Food Nutr Res, 65
DOI 10.29219/fnr.v65.7686, PubMed 34262413

Atukunda P, Ngari M, Chen X, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Muhoozi G (2021)
Longitudinal assessments of child growth: A six-year follow-up of a cluster-randomized maternal education trial
Clin Nutr, 40 (9), 5106-5113
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2021.08.007, PubMed 34461584

Bakken L, Iversen PO (2021)
The impact of malaria during pregnancy on low birth weight in East-Africa: a topical review
Malar J, 20 (1), 348
DOI 10.1186/s12936-021-03883-z, PubMed 34429121

Barański M, Średnicka-Tober D, Rempelos L, Hasanaliyeva G, Gromadzka-Ostrowska J, Skwarło-Sońta K, Królikowski T, Rembiałkowska E, Hajslova J, Schulzova V, Cakmak I, Ozturk L, Hallmann E, Seal C, Iversen PO, Vigar V, Leifert C (2021)
Feed Composition Differences Resulting from Organic and Conventional Farming Practices Affect Physiological Parameters in Wistar Rats-Results from a Factorial, Two-Generation Dietary Intervention Trial
Nutrients, 13 (2)
DOI 10.3390/nu13020377, PubMed 33530419

Bøhn SK, Thune I, Flote VG, Frydenberg H, Bertheussen GF, Husøy A, Fjeldheim F, Brunvoll SH, Hjartåker A, Mowinckel MC, Sandset PM, Iversen PO (2021)
Effects of a 1-Year Physical Activity Intervention on Markers of Hemostasis among Breast Cancer Survivors: A Randomized Controlled Trial
TH Open, 5 (1), e14-e23
DOI 10.1055/s-0040-1721782, PubMed 33564742

Dusingizimana T, Weber JL, Ramilan T, Iversen PO, Brough L (2021)
A Mixed-Methods Study of Factors Influencing Access to and Use of Micronutrient Powders in Rwanda
Glob Health Sci Pract, 9 (2), 274-285
DOI 10.9745/GHSP-D-20-00422, PubMed 34048359

Hasanaliyeva G, Chatzidimitrou E, Wang J, Baranski M, Volakakis N, Pakos P, Seal C, Rosa EAS, Markellou E, Iversen PO, Vigar V, Willson A, Barkla B, Leifert C, Rempelos L (2021)
Effect of Organic and Conventional Production Methods on Fruit Yield and Nutritional Quality Parameters in Three Traditional Cretan Grape Varieties: Results from a Farm Survey
Foods, 10 (2)
DOI 10.3390/foods10020476, PubMed 33671741

Hendrixson DT, Smith K, Lasowski P, Callaghan-Gillespie M, Weber J, Papathakis P, Iversen PO, Koroma AS, Manary MJ (2021)
A novel intervention combining supplementary food and infection control measures to improve birth outcomes in undernourished pregnant women in Sierra Leone: A randomized, controlled clinical effectiveness trial
PLoS Med, 18 (9), e1003618
DOI 10.1371/journal.pmed.1003618, PubMed 34582451

Iversen PO, Ngari M, Westerberg AC, Muhoozi G, Atukunda P (2021)
Child stunting concurrent with wasting or being overweight: A 6-y follow up of a randomized maternal education trial in Uganda
Nutrition, 89, 111281
DOI 10.1016/j.nut.2021.111281, PubMed 34090214

Kakwangire P, Moss C, Matovu N, Atukunda P, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Muhoozi G (2021)
The association between dietary diversity and development among children under 24 months in rural Uganda: analysis of a cluster-randomised maternal education trial
Public Health Nutr, 24 (13), 4286-4296
DOI 10.1017/S136898002100077X, PubMed 33706831

Katenga-Kaunda LZ, Kamudoni PR, Holmboe-Ottesen G, Fjeld HE, Mdala I, Shi Z, Iversen PO (2021)
Enhancing nutrition knowledge and dietary diversity among rural pregnant women in Malawi: a randomized controlled trial
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 21 (1), 644
DOI 10.1186/s12884-021-04117-5, PubMed 34551744

Kort R, Schlösser J, Vazquez AR, Atukunda P, Muhoozi GKM, Wacoo AP, Sybesma WFH, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Schoen ED (2021)
Model Selection Reveals the Butyrate-Producing Gut Bacterium Coprococcus eutactus as Predictor for Language Development in 3-Year-Old Rural Ugandan Children
Front Microbiol, 12, 681485
DOI 10.3389/fmicb.2021.681485, PubMed 34149673

Kvam AK, Torp HA, Iversen PO (2021)
Life-Threatening Acute Chest Syndrome in a Patient With Sickle Cell Disease After Switching From Hydroxyurea Therapy to Partial Exchange Transfusions: A Case Report
Cureus, 13 (12), e20236
DOI 10.7759/cureus.20236, PubMed 35004051

Ngari MM, Obiero C, Mwangome MK, Nyaguara A, Mturi N, Murunga S, Otiende M, Iversen PO, Fegan GW, Walson JL, Berkley JA (2021)
Mortality during and following hospital admission among school-aged children: a cohort study
Wellcome Open Res, 5, 234
DOI 10.12688/wellcomeopenres.16323.2, PubMed 33195820

Skaarud KJ, Hov JR, Hansen SH, Kummen M, Valeur J, Seljeflot I, Bye A, Paulsen V, Lundin KEA, Trøseid M, Tjønnfjord GE, Iversen PO (2021)
Mortality and microbial diversity after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation: secondary analysis of a randomized nutritional intervention trial
Sci Rep, 11 (1), 11593
DOI 10.1038/s41598-021-90976-z, PubMed 34078971

Strømmen K, Lyche JL, Moltu SJ, Müller MHB, Blakstad EW, Almaas AN, Sakhi AK, Thomsen C, Nakstad B, Rønnestad AE, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2021)
High urinary concentrations of parabens and bisphenol A in very low birth weight infants
Chemosphere, 271, 129570
DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.129570, PubMed 33453489

Strømmen K, Lyche JL, Moltu SJ, Müller MHB, Blakstad EW, Almaas AN, Sakhi AK, Thomsen C, Nakstad B, Rønnestad AE, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2021)
Corrigendum to "High urinary concentrations of parabens and bisphenol A in very low birth weight infants" [Chemosphere 271 (2021) 129570]
Chemosphere, 275, 130613
DOI 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2021.130613, PubMed 33931266

Wang J, Barański M, Hasanaliyeva G, Korkut R, Kalee HA, Leifert A, Winter S, Janovska D, Willson A, Barkla B, Iversen PO, Seal C, Bilsborrow P, Leifert C, Rempelos L, Volakakis N (2021)
Effect of irrigation, fertiliser type and variety on grain yield and nutritional quality of spelt wheat (Triticum spelta) grown under semi-arid conditions
Food Chem, 358, 129826
DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2021.129826, PubMed 33933964

Publications 2020

Atukunda P, Muhoozi GK, Diep LM, Berg JP, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO (2020)
The association of urine markers of iodine intake with development and growth among children in rural Uganda: a secondary analysis of a randomised education trial
Public Health Nutr, 24 (12), 3730-3739
DOI 10.1017/S1368980020001603, PubMed 32654677

Dusingizimana T, Weber JL, Ramilan T, Iversen PO, Brough L (2020)
A qualitative analysis of infant and young child feeding practices in rural Rwanda
Public Health Nutr, 24 (12), 3592-3601
DOI 10.1017/S1368980020001081, PubMed 32611464

Dusingizimana T, Weber JL, Ramilan T, Iversen PO, Brough L (2020)
An empirical study of factors associated with height-for-age z-scores of children aged 6-23 months in northwest Rwanda: the role of care practices related to child feeding and health
Br J Nutr, 126 (8), 1203-1214
DOI 10.1017/S0007114520004961, PubMed 33298231

Hasanaliyeva G, Chatzidimitrou E, Wang J, Baranski M, Volakakis N, Seal C, Rosa EAS, Iversen PO, Vigar V, Barkla B, Leifert C, Rempelos L (2020)
Effects of Production Region, Production Systems and Grape Type/Variety on Nutritional Quality Parameters of Table Grapes; Results from a UK Retail Survey
Foods, 9 (12)
DOI 10.3390/foods9121874, PubMed 33339243

Iversen PO, Atukunda P, Kort R, Ueland PM, Westerberg AC, Muhoozi GKM (2020)
No associations between microbiota signalling substances and cognitive, language and motor development among three-year-old rural Ugandan children
Acta Paediatr, 109 (11), 2339-2341
DOI 10.1111/apa.15330, PubMed 32347570

Iversen PO, Sioud M (2020)
Harnessing the Antiviral-Type Responses Induced by Immunostimulatory siRNAs for Cancer Immunotherapy
Methods Mol Biol, 2115, 281-287
DOI 10.1007/978-1-0716-0290-4_16, PubMed 32006407

Iversen PO, von Lueder TG, Kardel KR, Lien K (2020)
Cardiac Dimensions and Function Are Not Altered among Females with the Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Healthcare (Basel), 8 (4)
DOI 10.3390/healthcare8040406, PubMed 33081294

Molteberg E, Thorsby PM, Kverneland M, Iversen PO, Selmer KK, Nakken KO, Taubøll E (2020)
Effects of modified Atkins diet on thyroid function in adult patients with pharmacoresistant epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 111, 107285
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107285, PubMed 32698106

Mpinganzima C, Haaland A, Holm AGV, Thein SL, Tjønnfjord GE, Iversen PO (2020)
Two Consecutive Episodes of Severe Delayed Hemolytic Transfusion Reaction in a Sickle Cell Disease Patient
Case Rep Hematol, 2020, 2765012
DOI 10.1155/2020/2765012, PubMed 32351743

Mtenga J, Orf K, Zheng J, Chamba C, Chuwa H, Luoga F, Malangahe SW, Iversen PO, Makani J (2020)
Haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Tanzania
Br J Haematol, 192 (1), 17-21
DOI 10.1111/bjh.17106, PubMed 32976624

Mwaiswelo RO, Mawala W, Iversen PO, de Montalembert M, Luzzatto L, Makani J (2020)
Sickle cell disease and malaria: decreased exposure and asplenia can modulate the risk from Plasmodium falciparum
Malar J, 19 (1), 165
DOI 10.1186/s12936-020-03212-w, PubMed 32334583

Wacoo AP, Atukunda P, Muhoozi G, Braster M, Wagner M, Broek TJVD, Sybesma W, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO, Kort R (2020)
Aflatoxins: Occurrence, Exposure, and Binding to Lactobacillus Species from the Gut Microbiota of Rural Ugandan Children
Microorganisms, 8 (3)
DOI 10.3390/microorganisms8030347, PubMed 32121365

Wang J, Chatzidimitriou E, Wood L, Hasanalieva G, Markelou E, Iversen PO, Seal C, Baranski M, Vigar V, Ernst L, Willson A, Thapa M, Barkla BJ, Leifert C, Rempelos L (2020)
Effect of wheat species (Triticum aestivum vs T. spelta), farming system (organic vs conventional) and flour type (wholegrain vs white) on composition of wheat flour - Results of a retail survey in the UK and Germany - 2. Antioxidant activity, and phenolic and mineral content
Food Chem X, 6, 100091
DOI 10.1016/j.fochx.2020.100091, PubMed 32420543

Wang J, Hasanalieva G, Wood L, Anagnostopoulos C, Ampadogiannis G, Bempelou E, Kiousi M, Markellou E, Iversen PO, Seal C, Baranski M, Vigar V, Leifert C, Rempelos L (2020)
Effect of wheat species (Triticum aestivum vs T. spelta), farming system (organic vs conventional) and flour type (wholegrain vs white) on composition of wheat flour - Results of a retail survey in the UK and Germany - 3. Pesticide residue content
Food Chem X, 7, 100089
DOI 10.1016/j.fochx.2020.100089, PubMed 32637911

Wang J, Hasanalieva G, Wood L, Markellou E, Iversen PO, Bernhoft A, Seal C, Baranski M, Vigar V, Ernst L, Willson A, Barkla BJ, Leifert C, Rempelos L (2020)
Effect of wheat species (Triticum aestivum vs T. spelta), farming system (organic vs conventional) and flour type (wholegrain vs white) on composition of wheat flour; results of a retail survey in the UK and Germany - 1. Mycotoxin content
Food Chem, 327, 127011
DOI 10.1016/j.foodchem.2020.127011, PubMed 32438263

Ziyenda Katenga-Kaunda L, Iversen PO, Holmboe-Ottesen G, Fjeld H, Mdala I, Kamudoni PR (2020)
Dietary intake and processes of behaviour change in a nutrition education intervention for pregnant women in rural Malawi: a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Public Health Nutr, 23 (13), 2345-2354
DOI 10.1017/S1368980020000294, PubMed 32419688

Publications 2019

Atukunda P, Muhoozi GKM, van den Broek TJ, Kort R, Diep LM, Kaaya AN, Iversen PO, Westerberg AC (2019)
Child development, growth and microbiota: follow-up of a randomized education trial in Uganda
J Glob Health, 9 (1), 010431
DOI 10.7189/jogh.09.010431, PubMed 31131103

Atukunda P, Muhoozi GKM, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO (2019)
Nutrition, Hygiene and Stimulation Education for Impoverished Mothers in Rural Uganda: Effect on Maternal Depression Symptoms and Their Associations to Child Development Outcomes
Nutrients, 11 (7)
DOI 10.3390/nu11071561, PubMed 31373314

Blakstad EW, Korpela K, Lee S, Nakstad B, Moltu SJ, Strømmen K, Rønnestad AE, Brække K, Iversen PO, de Vos WM, Drevon CA (2019)
Enhanced nutrient supply and intestinal microbiota development in very low birth weight infants
Pediatr Res, 86 (3), 323-332
DOI 10.1038/s41390-019-0412-x, PubMed 31086354

Hjertholm KG, Holmboe-Ottesen G, Iversen PO, Mdala I, Munthali A, Maleta K, Shi Z, Ferguson E, Kamudoni P (2019)
Seasonality in associations between dietary diversity scores and nutrient adequacy ratios among pregnant women in rural Malawi - a cross-sectional study
Food Nutr Res, 63
DOI 10.29219/fnr.v63.2712, PubMed 30837821

Iversen PO, Abisay M, Seleki F, Majigo M, Luzzatto L, Makani J (2019)
Sickle cell disease, malaria and dengue fever: a case of triple jeopardy
J Travel Med, 26 (7)
DOI 10.1093/jtm/taz070, PubMed 31518428

Iversen PO, Jacob M, Makame J, Abisay M, Yonazi M, Schuh A, Makani J (2019)
A Massive Extradural Hematoma in Sickle Cell Disease and the Importance of Rapid Neuroimaging
Case Rep Hematol, 2019, 1742472
DOI 10.1155/2019/1742472, PubMed 31929921

James WPT, Johnson RJ, Speakman JR, Wallace DC, Frühbeck G, Iversen PO, Stover PJ (2019)
Nutrition and its role in human evolution
J Intern Med, 285 (5), 533-549
DOI 10.1111/joim.12878, PubMed 30772945

Kverneland M, Taubøll E, Molteberg E, Veierød MB, Selmer KK, Nakken KO, Iversen PO (2019)
Pharmacokinetic interaction between modified Atkins diet and antiepileptic drugs in adults with drug-resistant epilepsy
Epilepsia, 60 (11), 2235-2244
DOI 10.1111/epi.16364, PubMed 31602644

Lien K, Johansen B, Veierød MB, Haslestad AS, Bøhn SK, Melsom MN, Kardel KR, Iversen PO (2019)
Abnormal blood lactate accumulation during repeated exercise testing in myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome
Physiol Rep, 7 (11), e14138
DOI 10.14814/phy2.14138, PubMed 31161646

Rukundo PM, Rukooko B, Andreassen BA, Iversen PO (2019)
Housing, water and sanitation implications on food insecurity and diet diversity in landslide affected communities: A cross-sectional survey of two districts in Uganda
Clin Nutr ESPEN, 33, 47-56
DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2019.07.010, PubMed 31451275

Savikj M, Kostovski E, Lundell LS, Iversen PO, Massart J, Widegren U (2019)
Altered oxidative stress and antioxidant defence in skeletal muscle during the first year following spinal cord injury
Physiol Rep, 7 (16), e14218
DOI 10.14814/phy2.14218, PubMed 31456346

Skaarud KJ, Veierød MB, Lergenmuller S, Bye A, Iversen PO, Tjønnfjord GE (2019)
Body weight, body composition and survival after 1 year: follow-up of a nutritional intervention trial in allo-HSCT recipients
Bone Marrow Transplant, 54 (12), 2102-2109
DOI 10.1038/s41409-019-0638-6, PubMed 31455897

Tvedt THA, Skaarud KJ, Tjønnfjord GE, Gedde-Dahl T, Iversen PO, Bruserud Ø (2019)
The Systemic Metabolic Profile Early after Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: Effects of Adequate Energy Support Administered through Enteral Feeding Tube
Biol Blood Marrow Transplant, 26 (2), 380-391
DOI 10.1016/j.bbmt.2019.10.005, PubMed 31622769

Publications 2018

Bhamra JS, Iversen PO, Titze TK, Tjønnfjord GE, Akkök ÇA (2018)
A Case of Posttransfusion Purpura with Severe Refractory Thrombocytopenia but No Cutaneous Manifestations
Case Rep Hematol, 2018, 8187659
DOI 10.1155/2018/8187659, PubMed 30510818

Chortatos A, Iversen PO, Haugen M, Eberhard-Gran M, Bjelland EK, Veierød MB (2018)
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy - association with pelvic girdle pain during pregnancy and 4-6 months post-partum
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 18 (1), 137
DOI 10.1186/s12884-018-1764-7, PubMed 29739355

Haffner J, Hager HB, Iversen PO, Nyquist E (2018)
[Injections to treat vitamin B12 deficiency are unnecessary]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (17)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.18.0668, PubMed 30378402

Haffner J, Iversen PO, Nyquist E, Hager HB (2018)
No need for injections for Vitamin B-12 deficiency
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (17), 1602-1603

Hope S, Nordstrom M, Retterstol K, Iversen PO, Kolset SO (2018)
The right to a health promoting diet for people with intellectual disabilities
Tidsskr. Nor. Laegeforen., 138 (2), 122-123

Hope S, Nordstrøm M, Retterstøl K, Iversen PO, Kolset SO (2018)
The right to a health-promoting diet for people with intellectual disabilities
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 138 (2)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0985, PubMed 29357630

Kolset SO, Nordstrøm M, Hope S, Retterstøl K, Iversen PO (2018)
Securing rights and nutritional health for persons with intellectual disabilities - a pressing challenge
Food Nutr Res, 62
DOI 10.29219/fnr.v62.1268, PubMed 29899685

Korpela K, Blakstad EW, Moltu SJ, Strømmen K, Nakstad B, Rønnestad AE, Brække K, Iversen PO, Drevon CA, de Vos W (2018)
Intestinal microbiota development and gestational age in preterm neonates
Sci Rep, 8 (1), 2453
DOI 10.1038/s41598-018-20827-x, PubMed 29410448

Kostovski E, Frigato E, Savikj M, Dahm A, Sandset PM, Mowinckel MC, Skretting G, Østerud B, Bertolucci C, Iversen PO (2018)
Normalization of disrupted clock gene expression in males with tetraplegia: a crossover randomized placebo-controlled trial of melatonin supplementation
Spinal Cord, 56 (11), 1076-1083
DOI 10.1038/s41393-018-0176-x, PubMed 29985456

Kverneland M, Molteberg E, Iversen PO, Veierød MB, Taubøll E, Selmer KK, Nakken KO (2018)
Effect of modified Atkins diet in adults with drug-resistant focal epilepsy: A randomized clinical trial
Epilepsia, 59 (8), 1567-1576
DOI 10.1111/epi.14457, PubMed 29901816

Lundell LS, Savikj M, Kostovski E, Iversen PO, Zierath JR, Krook A, Chibalin AV, Widegren U (2018)
Protein translation, proteolysis and autophagy in human skeletal muscle atrophy after spinal cord injury
Acta Physiol (Oxf), 223 (3), e13051
DOI 10.1111/apha.13051, PubMed 29423932

Muhoozi GKM, Atukunda P, Skaare AB, Willumsen T, Diep LM, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO (2018)
Effects of nutrition and hygiene education on oral health and growth among toddlers in rural Uganda: follow-up of a cluster-randomised controlled trial
Trop Med Int Health, 23 (4), 391-404
DOI 10.1111/tmi.13036, PubMed 29381827

Nahalomo A, Iversen PO, Rukundo PM, Kaaya A, Kikafunda J, Eide WB, Marais M, Wamala E, Kabahenda M (2018)
Realization of the right to adequate food and the nutritional status of land evictees: a case for mothers/caregivers and their children in rural Central Uganda
BMC Int Health Hum Rights, 18 (1), 21
DOI 10.1186/s12914-018-0162-6, PubMed 29793472

Nesvold MB, Jensen JL, Hove LH, Singh PB, Young A, Palm Ø, Andersen LF, Carlsen MH, Iversen PO (2018)
Dietary Intake, Body Composition, and Oral Health Parameters among Female Patients with Primary Sjögren's Syndrome
Nutrients, 10 (7)
DOI 10.3390/nu10070866, PubMed 29973575

Ngari MM, Iversen PO, Thitiri J, Mwalekwa L, Timbwa M, Fegan GW, Berkley JA (2018)
Linear growth following complicated severe malnutrition: 1-year follow-up cohort of Kenyan children
Arch Dis Child, 104 (3), 229-235
DOI 10.1136/archdischild-2018-315641, PubMed 30266874

Ngari MM, Mwalekwa L, Timbwa M, Hamid F, Ali R, Iversen PO, Fegan GW, Berkley JA (2018)
Changes in susceptibility to life-threatening infections after treatment for complicated severe malnutrition in Kenya
Am J Clin Nutr, 107 (4), 626-634
DOI 10.1093/ajcn/nqy007, PubMed 29635501

Olafsen M, Rukooko AB, Iversen PO, Andreassen BA (2018)
Examination of the roles and capacities of duty bearers responsible for protecting the human rights to adequate food, nutritional health and wellbeing in Ugandan children's homes
BMC Int Health Hum Rights, 18 (1), 17
DOI 10.1186/s12914-018-0156-4, PubMed 29665819

Savikj M, Ruby MA, Kostovski E, Iversen PO, Zierath JR, Krook A, Widegren U (2018)
Retained differentiation capacity of human skeletal muscle satellite cells from spinal cord-injured individuals
Physiol Rep, 6 (12), e13739
DOI 10.14814/phy2.13739, PubMed 29906337

Skaarud KJ, Hjermstad MJ, Bye A, Veierød MB, Gudmundstuen AM, Lundin KEA, Distante S, Brinch L, Tjønnfjord GE, Iversen PO (2018)
Effects of individualized nutrition after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation following myeloablative conditioning; a randomized controlled trial
Clin Nutr ESPEN, 28, 59-66
DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2018.08.002, PubMed 30390894

Publications 2017

Barański M, Rempelos L, Iversen PO, Leifert C (2017)
Effects of organic food consumption on human health; the jury is still out!
Food Nutr Res, 61 (1), 1287333
DOI 10.1080/16546628.2017.1287333, PubMed 28326003

Berg T, Magala-Nyago C, Iversen PO (2017)
Nutritional status among adolescent girls in children's homes: Anthropometry and dietary patterns
Clin Nutr, 37 (3), 926-933
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2017.03.020, PubMed 28389119

Gjevestad GO, Ottestad I, Biong AS, Iversen PO, Retterstøl K, Raastad T, Skålhegg BS, Ulven SM, Holven KB (2017)
Consumption of protein-enriched milk has minor effects on inflammation in older adults-A 12-week double-blind randomized controlled trial
Mech Ageing Dev, 162, 1-8
DOI 10.1016/j.mad.2017.01.011, PubMed 28163108

Hjertholm KG, Iversen PO, Holmboe-Ottesen G, Mdala I, Munthali A, Maleta K, Shi Z, Ferguson E, Kamudoni P (2017)
Maternal dietary intake during pregnancy and its association to birth size in rural Malawi: A cross-sectional study
Matern Child Nutr, 14 (1)
DOI 10.1111/mcn.12433, PubMed 28217860

Klohe K, Prazeres da Costa C, Lien N, Holmboe-Ottesen G, Rychlik M, Haavardsson I, Stordalen G, Singh S, Engebretsen I, Iversen PO, Winkler AS (2017)
[Not Available]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 137 (23-24)
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.17.0679, PubMed 29231665

Komperød MJ, Sommer C, Mellin-Olsen T, Iversen PO, Røseth AG, Valeur J (2017)
Persistent symptoms in patients with Crohn's disease in remission: An exploratory study on the role of diet
Scand J Gastroenterol, 53 (5), 573-578
DOI 10.1080/00365521.2017.1397736, PubMed 29168412

Muhoozi GKM, Atukunda P, Diep LM, Mwadime R, Kaaya AN, Skaare AB, Willumsen T, Westerberg AC, Iversen PO (2017)
Nutrition, hygiene, and stimulation education to improve growth, cognitive, language, and motor development among infants in Uganda: A cluster-randomized trial
Matern Child Nutr, 14 (2), e12527
DOI 10.1111/mcn.12527, PubMed 28925580

Ngari MM, Thitiri J, Mwalekwa L, Timbwa M, Iversen PO, Fegan GW, Berkley JA (2017)
The impact of rickets on growth and morbidity during recovery among children with complicated severe acute malnutrition in Kenya: A cohort study
Matern Child Nutr, 14 (2), e12569
DOI 10.1111/mcn.12569, PubMed 29178404

Olsen MB, Hildrestrand GA, Scheffler K, Vinge LE, Alfsnes K, Palibrk V, Wang J, Neurauter CG, Luna L, Johansen J, Øgaard JDS, Ohm IK, Slupphaug G, Kuśnierczyk A, Fiane AE, Brorson SH, Zhang L, Gullestad L, Louch WE, Iversen PO, Østlie I, Klungland A, Christensen G, Sjaastad I, Sætrom P et al. (2017)
NEIL3-Dependent Regulation of Cardiac Fibroblast Proliferation Prevents Myocardial Rupture
Cell Rep, 18 (1), 82-92
DOI 10.1016/j.celrep.2016.12.009, PubMed 28052262

Ottestad I, Løvstad AT, Gjevestad GO, Hamarsland H, Šaltytė Benth J, Andersen LF, Bye A, Biong AS, Retterstøl K, Iversen PO, Raastad T, Ulven SM, Holven KB (2017)
Intake of a Protein-Enriched Milk and Effects on Muscle Mass and Strength. A 12-Week Randomized Placebo Controlled Trial among Community-Dwelling Older Adults
J Nutr Health Aging, 21 (10), 1160-1169
DOI 10.1007/s12603-016-0856-1, PubMed 29188875

Retterstøl K, Narverud I, Selmer R, Berge KE, Osnes IV, Ulven SM, Halvorsen B, Aukrust P, Holven KB, Iversen PO (2017)
Severe hypertriglyceridemia in Norway: prevalence, clinical and genetic characteristics
Lipids Health Dis, 16 (1), 115
DOI 10.1186/s12944-017-0511-9, PubMed 28606150

Steffensen IL, Frølich W, Dahl KH, Iversen PO, Lyche JL, Lillegaard ITL, Alexander J (2017)
Benefit and risk assessment of increasing potassium intake by replacement of sodium chloride with potassium chloride in industrial food products in Norway
Food Chem Toxicol, 111, 329-340
DOI 10.1016/j.fct.2017.11.044, PubMed 29175183

Strømmen K, Haag A, Moltu SJ, Veierød MB, Blakstad EW, Nakstad B, Almaas AN, Brække K, Rønnestad AE, Daniel H, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2017)
Enhanced nutrient supply to very low birth weight infants is associated with higher blood amino acid concentrations and improved growth
Clin Nutr ESPEN, 18, 16-22
DOI 10.1016/j.clnesp.2017.01.003, PubMed 29132733

Publications 2016

Almaas AN, Tamnes CK, Nakstad B, Henriksen C, Grydeland H, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, Iversen PO, Drevon CA (2016)
Diffusion tensor imaging and behavior in premature infants at 8 years of age, a randomized controlled trial with long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids
Early Hum Dev, 95, 41-6
DOI 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2016.01.021, PubMed 26939082

Biegstraaten M, Cox TM, Belmatoug N, Berger MG, Collin-Histed T, Vom Dahl S, Di Rocco M, Fraga C, Giona F, Giraldo P, Hasanhodzic M, Hughes DA, Iversen PO, Kiewiet AI, Lukina E, Machaczka M, Marinakis T, Mengel E, Pastores GM, Plöckinger U, Rosenbaum H, Serratrice C, Symeonidis A, Szer J, Timmerman J et al. (2016)
Management goals for type 1 Gaucher disease: An expert consensus document from the European working group on Gaucher disease
Blood Cells Mol Dis, 68, 203-208
DOI 10.1016/j.bcmd.2016.10.008, PubMed 28274788

Blakstad EW, Moltu SJ, Nakstad B, Veierød MB, Strømmen K, Júlíusson PB, Almaas AN, Rønnestad AE, Brække K, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2016)
Enhanced nutrition improves growth and increases blood adiponectin concentrations in very low birth weight infants
Food Nutr Res, 60, 33171
DOI 10.3402/fnr.v60.33171, PubMed 27914187

Bye A, Wesseltoft-Rao N, Iversen PO, Skjegstad G, Holven KB, Ulven S, Hjermstad MJ (2016)
Alterations in inflammatory biomarkers and energy intake in cancer cachexia: a prospective study in patients with inoperable pancreatic cancer
Med Oncol, 33 (6), 54
DOI 10.1007/s12032-016-0768-2, PubMed 27119533

Henriksen C, Almaas AN, Westerberg AC, Drevon CA, Iversen PO, Nakstad B (2016)
Growth, metabolic markers, and cognition in 8-year old children born prematurely, follow-up of a randomized controlled trial with essential fatty acids
Eur J Pediatr, 175 (9), 1165-1174
DOI 10.1007/s00431-016-2755-1, PubMed 27502791

Holen T, Norheim F, Gundersen TE, Mitry P, Linseisen J, Iversen PO, Drevon CA (2016)
Biomarkers for nutrient intake with focus on alternative sampling techniques
Genes Nutr, 11, 12
DOI 10.1186/s12263-016-0527-1, PubMed 27551313

Muhoozi GK, Atukunda P, Mwadime R, Iversen PO, Westerberg AC (2016)
Nutritional and developmental status among 6- to 8-month-old children in southwestern Uganda: a cross-sectional study
Food Nutr Res, 60, 30270
DOI 10.3402/fnr.v60.30270, PubMed 27238555

Mundal L, Veierød MB, Halvorsen T, Holven KB, Ose L, Iversen PO, Tell GS, Leren TP, Retterstøl K (2016)
Cardiovascular disease in patients with genotyped familial hypercholesterolemia in Norway during 1994-2009, a registry study
Eur J Prev Cardiol, 23 (18), 1962-1969
DOI 10.1177/2047487316666371, PubMed 27558979

Nordheim T, Rustøen T, Iversen PO, Nakstad B (2016)
Quality of life in parents of preterm infants in a randomized nutritional intervention trial
Food Nutr Res, 60, 32162
DOI 10.3402/fnr.v60.32162, PubMed 27839532

Rukundo PM, Andreassen BA, Kikafunda J, Rukooko B, Oshaug A, Iversen PO (2016)
Household food insecurity and diet diversity after the major 2010 landslide disaster in Eastern Uganda: a cross-sectional survey
Br J Nutr, 115 (4), 718-29
DOI 10.1017/S0007114515004961, PubMed 26777212

Rukundo PM, Oshaug A, Andreassen BA, Kikafunda J, Rukooko B, Iversen PO (2016)
Food variety consumption and household food insecurity coping strategies after the 2010 landslide disaster - the case of Uganda
Public Health Nutr, 19 (17), 3197-3209
DOI 10.1017/S1368980016001397, PubMed 27278061

Skarpengland T, Holm S, Scheffler K, Gregersen I, Dahl TB, Suganthan R, Segers FM, Østlie I, Otten JJ, Luna L, Ketelhuth DF, Lundberg AM, Neurauter CG, Hildrestrand G, Skjelland M, Bjørndal B, Svardal AM, Iversen PO, Hedin U, Nygård S, Olstad OK, Krohg-Sørensen K, Slupphaug G, Eide L, Kuśnierczyk A et al. (2016)
Neil3-dependent base excision repair regulates lipid metabolism and prevents atherosclerosis in Apoe-deficient mice
Sci Rep, 6, 28337
DOI 10.1038/srep28337, PubMed 27328939

Strømmen K, Lyche JL, Blakstad EW, Moltu SJ, Veierød MB, Almaas AN, Sakhi AK, Thomsen C, Nakstad B, Brække K, Rønnestad AE, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2016)
Increased levels of phthalates in very low birth weight infants with septicemia and bronchopulmonary dysplasia
Environ Int, 89-90, 228-34
DOI 10.1016/j.envint.2016.01.024, PubMed 26922148

Vogt LE, Rukooko B, Iversen PO, Eide WB (2016)
Human rights dimensions of food, health and care in children's homes in Kampala, Uganda - a qualitative study
BMC Int Health Hum Rights, 16, 10
DOI 10.1186/s12914-016-0086-y, PubMed 26993271

Publications 2015

Almaas AN, Tamnes CK, Nakstad B, Henriksen C, Walhovd KB, Fjell AM, Due-Tønnessen P, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2015)
Long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids and cognition in VLBW infants at 8 years: an RCT
Pediatrics, 135 (6), 972-80
DOI 10.1542/peds.2014-4094, PubMed 25986018

Blakstad EW, Strømmen K, Moltu SJ, Wattam-Bell J, Nordheim T, Almaas AN, Grønn M, Rønnestad AE, Brække K, Iversen PO, von Hofsten C, Veierød MB, Westerberg AC, Drevon CA, Nakstad B (2015)
Improved Visual Perception in Very Low Birth Weight Infants on Enhanced Nutrient Supply
Neonatology, 108 (1), 30-7
DOI 10.1159/000381660, PubMed 25967892

Boon H, Sjögren RJ, Massart J, Egan B, Kostovski E, Iversen PO, Hjeltnes N, Chibalin AV, Widegren U, Zierath JR (2015)
MicroRNA-208b progressively declines after spinal cord injury in humans and is inversely related to myostatin expression
Physiol Rep, 3 (11)
DOI 10.14814/phy2.12622, PubMed 26603456

Chortatos A, Haugen M, Iversen PO, Vikanes Å, Eberhard-Gran M, Bjelland EK, Magnus P, Veierød MB (2015)
Pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among women experiencing nausea only or nausea and vomiting during pregnancy in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 15, 138
DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0580-6, PubMed 26100060

Chortatos A, Haugen M, Iversen PO, Vikanes Å, Eberhard-Gran M, Bjelland EK, Magnus P, Veierød MB (2015)
Erratum: Pregnancy complications and birth outcomes among women experiencing nausea only or nausea and vomiting during pregnancy in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
BMC Pregnancy Childbirth, 15, 167
DOI 10.1186/s12884-015-0596-y, PubMed 26268704

Hansen TT, Herselman M, du Plessis L, Daniels L, Bezuidenhout T, van Niekerk C, Truter L, Iversen PO (2015)
Evaluation of selected aspects of the Nutrition Therapeutic Programme offered to HIV-positive women of child-bearing age in Western Cape Province, South Africa
South Afr J HIV Med, 16 (1), 338
DOI 10.4102/sajhivmed.v16i1.338, PubMed 29568577

Iversen PO, Dahm A, Skretting G, Mowinckel MC, Stranda A, Østerud B, Sandset PM, Kostovski E (2015)
Reduced peak, but no diurnal variation, in thrombin generation upon melatonin supplementation in tetraplegia. A randomised, placebo-controlled study
Thromb Haemost, 114 (5), 964-8
DOI 10.1160/TH15-05-0396, PubMed 26202881

Iversen PO, Sioud M (2015)
Engineering therapeutic cancer vaccines that activate antitumor immunity
Methods Mol Biol, 1218, 263-8
DOI 10.1007/978-1-4939-1538-5_15, PubMed 25319656

Kostovski E, Dahm AE, Mowinckel MC, Stranda A, Skretting G, Østerud B, Sandset PM, Iversen PO (2015)
Circadian rhythms of hemostatic factors in tetraplegia: a double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled cross-over study of melatonin
Spinal Cord, 53 (4), 285-90
DOI 10.1038/sc.2014.243, PubMed 25644388

Kverneland M, Selmer KK, Nakken KO, Iversen PO, Taubøll E (2015)
A prospective study of the modified Atkins diet for adults with idiopathic generalized epilepsy
Epilepsy Behav, 53, 197-201
DOI 10.1016/j.yebeh.2015.10.021, PubMed 26588588

Mundal L, Sarancic M, Ose L, Iversen PO, Borgan JK, Veierød MB, Leren TP, Retterstøl K (2015)
[Increased mortality in familial hypercholesterolemia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 135 (11), 1024-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.15.0244, PubMed 26080775

Narverud I, van Lennep JR, Christensen JJ, Versmissen J, Gran JM, Iversen PO, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B, Ueland T, Ulven SM, Ose L, Veierød MB, Sijbrands E, Retterstøl K, Holven KB (2015)
Maternal inheritance does not predict cholesterol levels in children with familial hypercholesterolemia
Atherosclerosis, 243 (1), 155-60
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2015.09.014, PubMed 26386212

Rukundo PM, Iversen PO, Andreassen BA, Oshaug A, Kikafunda J, Rukooko B (2015)
Perceptions on the right to adequate food after a major landslide disaster: a cross-sectional survey of two districts in Uganda
BMC Int Health Hum Rights, 15, 9
DOI 10.1186/s12914-015-0047-x, PubMed 25909355

Tjelle TE, Holtung L, Bøhn SK, Aaby K, Thoresen M, Wiik SÅ, Paur I, Karlsen AS, Retterstøl K, Iversen PO, Blomhoff R (2015)
Polyphenol-rich juices reduce blood pressure measures in a randomised controlled trial in high normal and hypertensive volunteers
Br J Nutr, 114 (7), 1054-63
DOI 10.1017/S0007114515000562, PubMed 26227795

Wesseltoft-Rao N, Hjermstad MJ, Ikdahl T, Dajani O, Ulven SM, Iversen PO, Bye A (2015)
Comparing two classifications of cancer cachexia and their association with survival in patients with unresected pancreatic cancer
Nutr Cancer, 67 (3), 472-80
DOI 10.1080/01635581.2015.1004728, PubMed 25710201

Publications 2014

Iversen PO, Ha L, Blomhoff R, Hauge T, Veierød MB (2014)
Baseline oxidative defense and survival after 5-7 years among elderly stroke patients at nutritional risk: Follow-up of a randomized, nutritional intervention trial
Clin Nutr, 34 (4), 775-8
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2014.07.002, PubMed 25108573

Knudsen E, Carlsen H, Bøyum A, Benestad HB, Iversen PO (2014)
No major role for the transcription factor NF-κB in bone marrow function during peritonitis in the mouse
Int J Hematol, 100 (2), 111-8
DOI 10.1007/s12185-014-1598-7, PubMed 24859830

Kostovski E, Hjeltnes N, Eriksen EF, Kolset SO, Iversen PO (2014)
Differences in bone mineral density, markers of bone turnover and extracellular matrix and daily life muscular activity among patients with recent motor-incomplete versus motor-complete spinal cord injury
Calcif Tissue Int, 96 (2), 145-54
DOI 10.1007/s00223-014-9947-3, PubMed 25539858

Kverneland M, Taubøll E, Selmer KK, Iversen PO, Nakken KO (2014)
Modified Atkins diet may reduce serum concentrations of antiepileptic drugs
Acta Neurol Scand, 131 (3), 187-90
DOI 10.1111/ane.12330, PubMed 25312999

Moltu SJ, Blakstad EW, Strømmen K, Almaas AN, Nakstad B, Rønnestad A, Brække K, Veierød MB, Drevon CA, Iversen PO, Westerberg AC (2014)
Enhanced feeding and diminished postnatal growth failure in very-low-birth-weight infants
J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 58 (3), 344-51
DOI 10.1097/MPG.0000000000000220, PubMed 24556755

Moltu SJ, Sachse D, Blakstad EW, Strømmen K, Nakstad B, Almaas AN, Westerberg AC, Rønnestad A, Brække K, Veierød MB, Iversen PO, Rise F, Berg JP, Drevon CA (2014)
Urinary metabolite profiles in premature infants show early postnatal metabolic adaptation and maturation
Nutrients, 6 (5), 1913-30
DOI 10.3390/nu6051913, PubMed 24824288

Mundal L, Sarancic M, Ose L, Iversen PO, Borgan JK, Veierød MB, Leren TP, Retterstøl K (2014)
Mortality among patients with familial hypercholesterolemia: a registry-based study in Norway, 1992-2010
J Am Heart Assoc, 3 (6), e001236
DOI 10.1161/JAHA.114.001236, PubMed 25468658

Narverud I, Retterstøl K, Iversen PO, Halvorsen B, Ueland T, Ulven SM, Ose L, Aukrust P, Veierød MB, Holven KB (2014)
Markers of atherosclerotic development in children with familial hypercholesterolemia: a literature review
Atherosclerosis, 235 (2), 299-309
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2014.05.917, PubMed 24908240

Rukundo PM, Iversen PO, Oshaug A, Omuajuanfo LR, Rukooko B, Kikafunda J, Andreassen BA (2014)
Food as a human right during disasters in Uganda
Food Policy, 49, 312-322
DOI 10.1016/j.foodpol.2014.09.009

Strømmen K, Blakstad EW, Moltu SJ, Almaas AN, Westerberg AC, Amlien IK, Rønnestad AE, Nakstad B, Drevon CA, Bjørnerud A, Courivaud F, Hol PK, Veierød MB, Fjell AM, Walhovd KB, Iversen PO (2014)
Enhanced nutrient supply to very low birth weight infants is associated with improved white matter maturation and head growth
Neonatology, 107 (1), 68-75
DOI 10.1159/000368181, PubMed 25401387

Publications 2013

Aukner C, Eide HD, Iversen PO (2013)
Nutritional status among older residents with dementia in open versus special care units in municipal nursing homes: an observational study
BMC Geriatr, 13, 26
DOI 10.1186/1471-2318-13-26, PubMed 23496975

Chortatos A, Haugen M, Iversen PO, Vikanes Å, Magnus P, Veierød MB (2013)
Nausea and vomiting in pregnancy: associations with maternal gestational diet and lifestyle factors in the Norwegian Mother and Child Cohort Study
BJOG, 120 (13), 1642-53
DOI 10.1111/1471-0528.12406, PubMed 23962347

Grundlingh H, Herselman M, Iversen PO (2013)
An assessment of the implementation of the National Therapeutic Programme for pregnant women within the City of Cape Town district
S Afr Med J, 103 (8), 549-51
DOI 10.7196/samj.6670, PubMed 23885737

Iversen PO, Negaard H, Østenstad B, Sandset PM, Kolset SO (2013)
Evidence for long-term hypercoagulopathy, but normalization of markers of extracellular matrix turnover, in patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma
Leuk Lymphoma, 56 (8), 2479-81
DOI 10.3109/10428194.2013.803227, PubMed 23656198

Kostovski E, Boon H, Hjeltnes N, Lundell LS, Ahlsén M, Chibalin AV, Krook A, Iversen PO, Widegren U (2013)
Altered content of AMP-activated protein kinase isoforms in skeletal muscle from spinal cord injured subjects
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 305 (9), E1071-80
DOI 10.1152/ajpendo.00132.2013, PubMed 24022865

Publications 2012

Bastani NE, Kostovski E, Sakhi AK, Karlsen A, Carlsen MH, Hjeltnes N, Blomhoff R, Iversen PO (2012)
Reduced antioxidant defense and increased oxidative stress in spinal cord injured patients
Arch Phys Med Rehabil, 93 (12), 2223-8.e2
DOI 10.1016/j.apmr.2012.06.021, PubMed 22772083

Boon H, Kostovski E, Pirkmajer S, Song M, Lubarski I, Iversen PO, Hjeltnes N, Widegren U, Chibalin AV (2012)
Influence of chronic and acute spinal cord injury on skeletal muscle Na+-K+-ATPase and phospholemman expression in humans
Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab, 302 (7), E864-71
DOI 10.1152/ajpendo.00625.2011, PubMed 22275761

Bye A, Jordhøy MS, Skjegstad G, Ledsaak O, Iversen PO, Hjermstad MJ (2012)
Symptoms in advanced pancreatic cancer are of importance for energy intake
Support Care Cancer, 21 (1), 219-27
DOI 10.1007/s00520-012-1514-8, PubMed 22684989

Moltu SJ, Strømmen K, Blakstad EW, Almaas AN, Westerberg AC, Brække K, Rønnestad A, Nakstad B, Berg JP, Veierød MB, Haaland K, Iversen PO, Drevon CA (2012)
Enhanced feeding in very-low-birth-weight infants may cause electrolyte disturbances and septicemia--a randomized, controlled trial
Clin Nutr, 32 (2), 207-12
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2012.09.004, PubMed 23043722

Narverud I, Iversen PO, Aukrust P, Halvorsen B, Ueland T, Johansen SG, Nenseter MS, Sandset PM, Ulven SM, Ose L, Retterstøl K, Holven KB (2012)
Maternal familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) confers altered haemostatic profile in offspring with and without FH
Thromb Res, 131 (2), 178-82
DOI 10.1016/j.thromres.2012.11.008, PubMed 23199546

Stupar D, Eide WB, Bourne L, Hendricks M, Iversen PO, Wandel M (2012)
The nutrition transition and the human right to adequate food for adolescents in the Cape Town metropolitan area: Implications for nutrition policy
Food Policy, 37 (3), 199-206
DOI 10.1016/j.foodpol.2012.02.007

Publications 2011

Haugen F, Labori KJ, Noreng HJ, Buanes T, Iversen PO, Drevon CA (2011)
Altered expression of genes in adipose tissues associated with reduced fat mass in patients with pancreatic cancer
Arch Physiol Biochem, 117 (2), 78-87
DOI 10.3109/13813455.2011.560609, PubMed 21457003

Iversen PO, du Plessis L, Marais D, Morseth M, Hoisaether EA, Herselman M (2011)
Nutritional health of young children in South Africa over the first 16 years of democracy
S. Afr. J. Child Health, 5 (3), 72-77

Iversen PO, Høisæther EA, Morseth M, Herselman M (2011)
Diverging opinions of supplementation programmes between mothers of small children and staff at primary health clinics in the Western Cape Province of South Africa
Public Health Nutr, 14 (5), 923-30
DOI 10.1017/S1368980010003319, PubMed 21208474

Knudsen E, Iversen PO, Bøyum A, Seierstad T, Nicolaysen G, Benestad HB (2011)
G-CSF enhances the proliferation and mobilization, but not the maturation rate, of murine myeloid cells
Eur J Haematol, 87 (4), 302-11
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2011.01658.x, PubMed 21623923

Kostovski E, Dahm AE, Iversen N, Hjeltnes N, Østerud B, Sandset PM, Iversen PO (2011)
Melatonin stimulates release of tissue factor pathway inhibitor from the vascular endothelium
Blood Coagul Fibrinolysis, 22 (4), 254-9
DOI 10.1097/MBC.0b013e3283442ce2, PubMed 21297449

Negaard HF, Sandset PM, Kolset SO, Svennevig K, Østenstad B, Iversen PO (2011)
Associations between regulators of extracellular matrix and hemostatic factors in hematologic neoplasias
Leuk Lymphoma, 52 (6), 1157-9
DOI 10.3109/10428194.2011.563886, PubMed 21463121

Toleikyte I, Retterstøl K, Leren TP, Iversen PO (2011)
Pregnancy outcomes in familial hypercholesterolemia: a registry-based study
Circulation, 124 (15), 1606-14
DOI 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.110.990929, PubMed 21911783

Westerberg AC, Schei R, Henriksen C, Smith L, Veierød MB, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2011)
Attention among very low birth weight infants following early supplementation with docosahexaenoic and arachidonic acid
Acta Paediatr, 100 (1), 47-52
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2010.01946.x, PubMed 20624152

Publications 2010

Ha L, Hauge T, Iversen PO (2010)
Body composition in older acute stroke patients after treatment with individualized, nutritional supplementation while in hospital
BMC Geriatr, 10, 75
DOI 10.1186/1471-2318-10-75, PubMed 20955603

Ha L, Hauge T, Spenning AB, Iversen PO (2010)
Individual, nutritional support prevents undernutrition, increases muscle strength and improves QoL among elderly at nutritional risk hospitalized for acute stroke: a randomized, controlled trial
Clin Nutr, 29 (5), 567-73
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2010.01.011, PubMed 20176418

Iversen PO, Sørensen DR, Sioud M (2010)
A combined immunostimulatory and immunoinhibitory short interference RNA reduces hypercoagulability in a rat model of acute promyelocytic leukaemia
Thromb Haemost, 104 (2), 350-4
DOI 10.1160/TH09-12-0816, PubMed 20539915

Kardel KR, Henriksen T, Iversen PO (2010)
No effect of energy supply during childbirth on delivery outcomes in nulliparous women: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial
J Obstet Gynaecol, 30 (3), 248-52
DOI 10.3109/01443610903531428, PubMed 20373924

Kostovski E, Iversen PO, Hjeltnes N (2010)
[Complications of chronic spinal cord injury]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 130 (12), 1242-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.09.0055, PubMed 20567276

Semaeva E, Tenstad O, Skavland J, Enger M, Iversen PO, Gjertsen BT, Wiig H (2010)
Access to the spleen microenvironment through lymph shows local cytokine production, increased cell flux, and altered signaling of immune cells during lipopolysaccharide-induced acute inflammation
J Immunol, 184 (8), 4547-56
DOI 10.4049/jimmunol.0902049, PubMed 20237290

Westerberg AC, Henriksen C, Ellingvåg A, Veierød MB, Júlíusson PB, Nakstad B, Aurvåg AK, Rønnestad A, Grønn M, Iversen PO, Drevon CA (2010)
First year growth among very low birth weight infants
Acta Paediatr, 99 (4), 556-62
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01667.x, PubMed 20096031

Wiig H, Tenstad O, Iversen PO, Kalluri R, Bjerkvig R (2010)
Interstitial fluid: the overlooked component of the tumor microenvironment?
Fibrogenesis Tissue Repair, 3, 12
DOI 10.1186/1755-1536-3-12, PubMed 20653943

Publications 2009

Andresen EC, Wandel M, Eide WB, Herselman M, Iversen PO (2009)
Delivery of the Nutrition Supplementation Programme in the Cape Town metropolitan area from the perspective of mothers of under-5s: A qualitative study
S. Afr. J. Child Health, 3 (3), 90-95

Henriksen C, Westerberg AC, Rønnestad A, Nakstad B, Veierød MB, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2009)
Growth and nutrient intake among very-low-birth-weight infants fed fortified human milk during hospitalisation
Br J Nutr, 102 (8), 1179-86
DOI 10.1017/S0007114509371755, PubMed 19445820

Iversen PO (2009)
[Nutritional situation for mothers and children in South Africa]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 129 (13), 1362-5
DOI 10.4045/tidsskr.08.0301, PubMed 19561683

Iversen PO, Andersson KB, Finsen AV, Sjaastad I, von Lueder TG, Sejersted OM, Attramadal H, Christensen G (2009)
Separate mechanisms cause anemia in ischemic vs. nonischemic murine heart failure
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 298 (3), R808-14
DOI 10.1152/ajpregu.00250.2009, PubMed 20032264

Iversen PO, Semaeva E, Sorensen DR, Wiig H, Sioud M (2009)
Dendritic Cells Loaded with Tumor Antigens and a Dual Immunostimulatory and Anti-Interleukin 10-Specific Small Interference RNA Prime T Lymphocytes against Leukemic Cells
Transl Oncol, 2 (4), 242-6
DOI 10.1593/tlo.09154, PubMed 19956385

Iversen PO, Wisløff F, Gulbrandsen N (2009)
Reduced nutritional status among multiple myeloma patients during treatment with high-dose chemotherapy and autologous stem cell support
Clin Nutr, 29 (4), 488-91
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.12.002, PubMed 20044183

Kardel KR, Johansen B, Voldner N, Iversen PO, Henriksen T (2009)
Association between aerobic fitness in late pregnancy and duration of labor in nulliparous women
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 88 (8), 948-52
DOI 10.1080/00016340903093583, PubMed 19562561

Khoury J, Amundsen AL, Tonstad S, Henriksen T, Ose L, Retterstøl K, Iversen PO (2009)
Evidence for impaired physiological decrease in the uteroplacental vascular resistance in pregnant women with familial hypercholesterolemia
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand, 88 (2), 222-6
DOI 10.1080/00016340802503047, PubMed 18972234

Negaard HF, Svennevig K, Kolset SO, Iversen N, Lothe IM, Østenstad B, Sandset PM, Iversen PO (2009)
Alterations in regulators of the extracellular matrix in non-Hodgkin lymphomas
Leuk Lymphoma, 50 (6), 998-1004
DOI 10.1080/10428190902889270, PubMed 19373600

Rehn TA, Borge BA, Lunde PK, Munkvik M, Sneve ML, Grøndahl F, Aronsen JM, Sjaastad I, Prydz K, Kolset SO, Wiig H, Sejersted OM, Iversen PO (2009)
Temporary fatigue and altered extracellular matrix in skeletal muscle during progression of heart failure in rats
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 297 (1), R26-33
DOI 10.1152/ajpregu.90617.2008, PubMed 19339678

Reseland JE, Reppe S, Olstad OK, Hjorth-Hansen H, Brenne AT, Syversen U, Waage A, Iversen PO (2009)
Abnormal adipokine levels and leptin-induced changes in gene expression profiles in multiple myeloma
Eur J Haematol, 83 (5), 460-70
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2009.01311.x, PubMed 19572994

Retterstøl K, Hennig CB, Iversen PO (2009)
Improved plasma lipids and body weight in overweight/obese patients with type III hyperlipoproteinemia after 4 weeks on a low glycemic diet
Clin Nutr, 28 (2), 213-5
DOI 10.1016/j.clnu.2009.01.018, PubMed 19232793

Publications 2008

Ha L, Iversen PO, Hauge T (2008)
[Nutrition for elderly acute stroke patients]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 128 (17), 1946-50
PubMed 18787570

Henriksen C, Haugholt K, Lindgren M, Aurvåg AK, Rønnestad A, Grønn M, Solberg R, Moen A, Nakstad B, Berge RK, Smith L, Iversen PO, Drevon CA (2008)
Improved cognitive development among preterm infants attributable to early supplementation of human milk with docosahexaenoic acid and arachidonic acid
Pediatrics, 121 (6), 1137-45
DOI 10.1542/peds.2007-1511, PubMed 18519483

Iversen PO, Ukrainchenko E, Afanasyev B, Hulbekkmo K, Choukah A, Gulbrandsen N, Wisløff F, Tangen JM (2008)
Impaired nutritional status during intensive chemotherapy in Russian and Norwegian cohorts with acute myeloid leukemia
Leuk Lymphoma, 49 (10), 1916-24
DOI 10.1080/10428190802339723, PubMed 18949615

Kostovski E, Iversen PO, Birkeland K, Torjesen PA, Hjeltnes N (2008)
Decreased levels of testosterone and gonadotrophins in men with long-standing tetraplegia
Spinal Cord, 46 (8), 559-64
DOI 10.1038/sc.2008.3, PubMed 18317482

Negaard HF, Iversen N, Bowitz-Lothe IM, Sandset PM, Steinsvik B, Ostenstad B, Iversen PO (2008)
Increased bone marrow microvascular density in haematological malignancies is associated with differential regulation of angiogenic factors
Leukemia, 23 (1), 162-9
DOI 10.1038/leu.2008.255, PubMed 18800145

Negaard HF, Iversen PO, Ostenstad B, Mowinckel MC, Sandset PM (2008)
Increased acquired activated protein C resistance in unselected patients with hematological malignancies
J Thromb Haemost, 6 (9), 1482-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2008.03060.x, PubMed 18573186

Negaard HF, Iversen PO, Østenstad B, Iversen N, Holme PA, Sandset PM (2008)
Hypercoagulability in patients with haematological neoplasia: no apparent initiation by tissue factor
Thromb Haemost, 99 (6), 1040-8
DOI 10.1160/TH07-09-0541, PubMed 18521506

Wiig H, Gyenge C, Iversen PO, Gullberg D, Tenstad O (2008)
The role of the extracellular matrix in tissue distribution of macromolecules in normal and pathological tissues: potential therapeutic consequences
Microcirculation, 15 (4), 283-96
DOI 10.1080/10739680701671105, PubMed 18464158

Publications 2007

Aurvåg AK, Henriksen C, Drevon CA, Iversen PO, Nakstad B (2007)
Improved vitamin A supplementation regimen for breastfed very low birth weight infants
Acta Paediatr, 96 (9), 1296-302
DOI 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2007.00445.x, PubMed 17718782

Blomhoff R, Iversen PO, Thuesen NP (2007)
Hjelp, jeg har fått høyt blodtrykk: hva nå?
Birkeland Publications, [Oslo], 144 s.
BIBSYS 080035515, ISBN 978-82-997423-1-3

Iversen PO, Sørensen DR (2007)
A murine model for studying hematopoiesis and immunity in heart failure
Methods Mol Biol, 360, 269-75
DOI 10.1385/1-59745-165-7:269, PubMed 17172734

Nicolaysen A, Gammelsaeter R, Storm-Mathisen J, Gundersen V, Iversen PO (2007)
The components required for amino acid neurotransmitter signaling are present in adipose tissues
J Lipid Res, 48 (10), 2123-32
DOI 10.1194/jlr.M700021-JLR200, PubMed 17600303

Publications 2006

Amundsen AL, Khoury J, Iversen PO, Bergei C, Ose L, Tonstad S, Retterstøl K (2006)
Marked changes in plasma lipids and lipoproteins during pregnancy in women with familial hypercholesterolemia
Atherosclerosis, 189 (2), 451-7
DOI 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2006.01.002, PubMed 16466729

Amundsen AL, Khoury J, Sandset PM, Seljeflot I, Ose L, Tonstad S, Henriksen T, Retterstøl K, Iversen PO (2006)
Altered hemostatic balance and endothelial activation in pregnant women with familial hypercholesterolemia
Thromb Res, 120 (1), 21-7
DOI 10.1016/j.thromres.2006.07.001, PubMed 16914186

Chawla A, Amundsen AL, Hanssen KF, Iversen PO (2006)
[Gestational diabetes in women from South Asia]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 126 (8), 1041-3
PubMed 16619062

Dahm A, Osterud B, Hjeltnes N, Sandset PM, Iversen PO (2006)
Opposite circadian rhythms in melatonin and tissue factor pathway inhibitor type 1: does daylight affect coagulation?
J Thromb Haemost, 4 (8), 1840-2
DOI 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2006.02048.x, PubMed 16879232

Henriksen C, Helland IB, Rønnestad A, Grønn M, Iversen PO, Drevon CA (2006)
Fat-soluble vitamins in breast-fed preterm and term infants
Eur J Clin Nutr, 60 (6), 756-62
DOI 10.1038/sj.ejcn.1602379, PubMed 16452918

Iversen PO, Sørensen DR, Tronstad KJ, Gudbrandsen OA, Rustan AC, Berge RK, Drevon CA (2006)
A bioactively modified fatty acid improves survival and impairs metastasis in preclinical models of acute leukemia
Clin Cancer Res, 12 (11 Pt 1), 3525-31
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-2802, PubMed 16740779

Johannsson E, Henriksen T, Iversen PO (2006)
Increase in matrix metalloproteinases from endothelial cells exposed to umbilical cord plasma from high birth weight newborns
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 292 (4), R1563-8
DOI 10.1152/ajpregu.00634.2006, PubMed 17158262

Negaard HF, Eilertsen AL, Dahm A, Iversen PO, Østenstad B, Sandset PM (2006)
Decreased lung cancer survival with hormone-replacement therapy: caused by a decreased tissue factor pathway inhibitor level?
J Clin Oncol, 24 (17), 2683-4; author reply 2684
DOI 10.1200/JCO.2006.06.4345, PubMed 16763285

Publications 2005

Dahm AE, Iversen PO, Hjeltnes N, Sandset PM (2005)
Differences in circadian variations of tissue factor pathway inhibitor type 1 between able-bodied and spinal cord injured
Thromb Res, 118 (2), 281-7
DOI 10.1016/j.thromres.2005.07.021, PubMed 16139333

Henriksen T, Haugen G, Bollerslev J, Kolset SO, Drevon CA, Iversen PO, Clausen T (2005)
[Fetal nutrition and future health]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 125 (4), 442-4
PubMed 15742018

Hjeltnes N, De Groot P, Birkeland KI, Falch JA, Iversen PO (2005)
Tetraplegic subjects have hyperleptinaemia with marked circadian variation
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf), 62 (2), 223-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2265.2005.02204.x, PubMed 15670200

Iversen PO, Wiig H (2005)
Tumor necrosis factor alpha and adiponectin in bone marrow interstitial fluid from patients with acute myeloid leukemia inhibit normal hematopoiesis
Clin Cancer Res, 11 (19 Pt 1), 6793-9
DOI 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-05-1033, PubMed 16203766

Iversen PO, Woldbaek PR, Christensen G (2005)
Reduced immune responses to an aseptic inflammation in mice with congestive heart failure
Eur J Haematol, 75 (2), 156-63
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2005.00440.x, PubMed 16000132

Negaard H, Dahm A, Sandset PM, Iversen PO, Østenstad B (2005)
Angiogenesis and hemostasis in hematological neoplasias
Curr Drug Targets, 6 (6), 683-99
DOI 10.2174/1389450054863699, PubMed 16178801

Schiøtz Thorud HM, Stranda A, Birkeland JA, Lunde PK, Sjaastad I, Kolset SO, Sejersted OM, Iversen PO (2005)
Enhanced matrix metalloproteinase activity in skeletal muscles of rats with congestive heart failure
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 289 (2), R389-R394
DOI 10.1152/ajpregu.00067.2005, PubMed 15802562

Sioud M, Iversen PO (2005)
Ribozymes, DNAzymes and small interfering RNAs as therapeutics
Curr Drug Targets, 6 (6), 647-53
DOI 10.2174/1389450054863653, PubMed 16178798

Publications 2004

Henriksen C, Grønn M, Drevon CA, Iversen PO (2004)
[Nutrition for preterm infants]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (10), 1392-5
PubMed 15195179

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen A, Hjeltnes N, Njå A, Benestad HB (2004)
Preserved granulocyte formation and function, as well as bone marrow innervation, in subjects with complete spinal cord injury
Br J Haematol, 126 (6), 870-7
DOI 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2004.05085.x, PubMed 15352992

Iversen PO, Sioud M (2004)
Inhibition of gene expression by nucleic acid enzymes in rodent models of human disease
Methods Mol Biol, 252, 451-6
DOI 10.1385/1-59259-746-7:451, PubMed 15017070

Knudsen E, Benestad HB, Seierstad T, Iversen PO (2004)
Macrophages in spleen and liver direct the migration pattern of rat neutrophils during inflammation
Eur J Haematol, 73 (2), 109-22
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2004.00263.x, PubMed 15245510

Nicolaysen G, Iversen PO (2004)
[Salt and hypertension--100 years of unresolved issues]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 124 (24), 3191-3
PubMed 15608762

Wiig H, Berggreen E, Borge BA, Iversen PO (2004)
Demonstration of altered signaling responses in bone marrow extracellular fluid during increased hematopoiesis in rats using a centrifugation method
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 286 (5), H2028-34
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.00934.2003, PubMed 14715508

Publications 2003

Iversen PO (2003)
[Angiogenesis and hematological malignancies]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (22), 3198-200
PubMed 14714007

Iversen PO, Melby KK, Erikstad TE (2003)
[Treatment of tuberculosis in three of Oslo's central and eastern parts in 1994-2000]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (6), 815-7
PubMed 12693125

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G (2003)
[Water--for life]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (23), 3402-5
PubMed 14713981

Iversen PO, Wisløff F (2003)
[Gaucher disease]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 123 (3), 304-7
PubMed 12640894

Publications 2002

Iversen PO, Drevon CA, Reseland JE (2002)
Prevention of leptin binding to its receptor suppresses rat leukemic cell growth by inhibiting angiogenesis
Blood, 100 (12), 4123-8
DOI 10.1182/blood-2001-11-0134, PubMed 12393625

Iversen PO, Emanuel PD, Sioud M (2002)
Targeting Raf-1 gene expression by a DNA enzyme inhibits juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia cell growth
Blood, 99 (11), 4147-53
DOI 10.1182/blood.v99.11.4147, PubMed 12010819

Iversen PO, Groot PD, Hjeltnes N, Andersen TO, Mowinckel MC, Sandset PM (2002)
Impaired circadian variations of haemostatic and fibrinolytic parameters in tetraplegia
Br J Haematol, 119 (4), 1011-6
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2141.2002.03953.x, PubMed 12472582

Iversen PO, Kolset SO (2002)
[Nutrition is medicine, too--and education is necessary]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 122 (12), 1232
PubMed 12089854

Iversen PO, Sorensen DR, Benestad HB (2002)
Inhibitors of angiogenesis selectively reduce the malignant cell load in rodent models of human myeloid leukemias
Leukemia, 16 (3), 376-81
DOI 10.1038/sj.leu.2402376, PubMed 11896541

Iversen PO, Woldbaek PR, Tønnessen T, Christensen G (2002)
Decreased hematopoiesis in bone marrow of mice with congestive heart failure
Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol, 282 (1), R166-72
DOI 10.1152/ajpregu.2002.282.1.R166, PubMed 11742835

Knudsen E, Iversen PO, Van Rooijen N, Benestad HB (2002)
Macrophage-dependent regulation of neutrophil mobilization and chemotaxis during development of sterile peritonitis in the rat
Eur J Haematol, 69 (5-6), 284-96
DOI 10.1034/j.1600-0609.2002.02657.x, PubMed 12460233

Sorensen DR, Leirdal M, Iversen PO, Sioud M (2002)
Combination of endostatin and a protein kinase Calpha DNA enzyme improves the survival of rats with malignant glioma
Neoplasia, 4 (6), 474-9
DOI 10.1038/sj.neo.7900271, PubMed 12407440

Sorensen DR, Read TA, Porwol T, Olsen BR, Timpl R, Sasaki T, Iversen PO, Benestad HB, Sim BK, Bjerkvig R (2002)
Endostatin reduces vascularization, blood flow, and growth in a rat gliosarcoma
Neuro Oncol, 4 (1), 1-8
DOI 10.1093/neuonc/4.1.1, PubMed 11772427

Publications 2001

Iversen PO, Berggreen E, Nicolaysen G, Heyeraas K (2001)
Regulation of extracellular volume and interstitial fluid pressure in rat bone marrow
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 280 (4), H1807-13
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.280.4.H1807, PubMed 11247795

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G, Sioud M (2001)
DNA enzyme targeting TNF-alpha mRNA improves hemodynamic performance in rats with postinfarction heart failure
Am J Physiol Heart Circ Physiol, 281 (5), H2211-7
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.2001.281.5.H2211, PubMed 11668085

Publications 2000

Iversen PO, Hjeltnes N, Holm B, Flatebo T, Strom-Gundersen I, Ronning W, Stanghelle J, Benestad HB (2000)
Depressed immunity and impaired proliferation of hematopoietic progenitor cells in patients with complete spinal cord injury
Blood, 96 (6), 2081-3
PubMed 10979951

Jensen PO, Mortensen BT, Hodgkiss RJ, Iversen PO, Christensen IJ, Helledie N, Larsen JK (2000)
Increased cellular hypoxia and reduced proliferation of both normal and leukaemic cells during progression of acute myeloid leukaemia in rats
Cell Prolif, 33 (6), 381-95
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2184.2000.00183.x, PubMed 11101010

Publications 1999

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen A, Kvernebo K, Benestad HB, Nicolaysen G (1999)
Human cytokines modulate arterial vascular tone via endothelial receptors
Pflugers Arch, 439 (1-2), 93-100
DOI 10.1007/s004249900149, PubMed 10651005

Sun Q, Jones K, McClure B, Cambareri B, Zacharakis B, Iversen PO, Stomski F, Woodcock JM, Bagley CJ, D'Andrea R, Lopez AF (1999)
Simultaneous antagonism of interleukin-5, granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor, and interleukin-3 stimulation of human eosinophils by targetting the common cytokine binding site of their receptors
Blood, 94 (6), 1943-51
PubMed 10477723

Publications 1998

Benestad HB, Strom-Gundersen I, Iversen PO, Haug E, Njâ A (1998)
No neuronal regulation of murine bone marrow function
Blood, 91 (4), 1280-7
DOI 10.1182/blood.V91.4.1280, PubMed 9454758

Iversen PO, Schrøder CP, Gerlyng P (1998)
[Tropical pyomyositis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (21), 3282
PubMed 9772816

Iversen PO, Sioud M (1998)
Modulation of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor gene expression by a tumor necrosis factor specific ribozyme in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemic cells
Blood, 92 (11), 4263-8
DOI 10.1182/blood.V92.11.4263.422k46_4263_4268, PubMed 9834232

Iversen PO, Thelle A, Mosvold J (1998)
[Substance abuse among patients in a department of general medicine]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 118 (28), 4348-52
PubMed 9889605

Mortensen BT, Jensen PO, Helledie N, Iversen PO, Ralfkiaer E, Larsen JK, Madsen MT (1998)
Changing bone marrow micro-environment during development of acute myeloid leukaemia in rats
Br J Haematol, 102 (2), 458-64
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-2141.1998.00801.x, PubMed 9695960

Publications 1997

Iversen PO (1997)
Blood flow to the haemopoietic bone marrow
Acta Physiol Scand, 159 (4), 269-76
DOI 10.1046/j.1365-201X.1997.00107.x, PubMed 9146747

Iversen PO, Hart PH, Bonder CS, Lopez AF (1997)
Interleukin (IL)-10, but not IL-4 or IL-13, inhibits cytokine production and growth in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia cells
Cancer Res, 57 (3), 476-80
PubMed 9012477

Iversen PO, Hercus TR, Zacharakis B, Woodcock JM, Stomski FC, Kumar S, Nelson BH, Miyajima A, Lopez AF (1997)
The apoptosis-inducing granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) analog E21R functions through specific regions of the heterodimeric GM-CSF receptor and requires interleukin-1beta-converting enzyme-like proteases
J Biol Chem, 272 (15), 9877-83
DOI 10.1074/jbc.272.15.9877, PubMed 9092524

Iversen PO, Lewis ID, Turczynowicz S, Hasle H, Niemeyer C, Schmiegelow K, Bastiras S, Biondi A, Hughes TP, Lopez AF (1997)
Inhibition of granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor prevents dissemination and induces remission of juvenile myelomonocytic leukemia in engrafted immunodeficient mice
Blood, 90 (12), 4910-7
PubMed 9389708

Iversen PO, Robinson D, Ying S, Meng Q, Kay AB, Clark-Lewis I, Lopez AF (1997)
The GM-CSF analogue E21R induces apoptosis of normal and activated eosinophils
Am J Respir Crit Care Med, 156 (5), 1628-32
DOI 10.1164/ajrccm.156.5.9612097, PubMed 9372686

Kochetkova M, Iversen PO, Lopez AF, Shannon MF (1997)
Deoxyribonucleic acid triplex formation inhibits granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor gene expression and suppresses growth in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemic cells
J Clin Invest, 99 (12), 3000-8
DOI 10.1172/JCI119495, PubMed 9185524

Publications 1996

Iversen PO, Rodwell RL, Pitcher L, Taylor KM, Lopez AF (1996)
Inhibition of proliferation and induction of apoptosis in juvenile myelomonocytic leukemic cells by the granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor analogue E21R
Blood, 88 (7), 2634-9
PubMed 8839857

Iversen PO, To LB, Lopez AF (1996)
Apoptosis of hemopoietic cells by the human granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor mutant E21R
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 93 (7), 2785-9
DOI 10.1073/pnas.93.7.2785, PubMed 8610118

Løvås K, Knudsen E, Iversen PO, Benestad HB (1996)
Sequestration patterns of transfused rat neutrophilic granulocytes under normal and inflammatory conditions
Eur J Haematol, 56 (4), 221-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1600-0609.1996.tb01933.x, PubMed 8641390

Publications 1995

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G (1995)
High correlation of fractals for regional blood flows among resting and exercising skeletal muscles
Am J Physiol, 269 (1 Pt 2), H7-13
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.1995.269.1.H7, PubMed 7631876

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G (1995)
Fractals describe blood flow heterogeneity within skeletal muscle and within myocardium
Am J Physiol, 268 (1 Pt 2), H112-6
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.1995.268.1.H112, PubMed 7840256

Melsom MN, Flatebø T, Kramer-Johansen J, Aulie A, Sjaastad OV, Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G (1995)
Both gravity and non-gravity dependent factors determine regional blood flow within the goat lung
Acta Physiol Scand, 153 (4), 343-53
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1995.tb09872.x, PubMed 7618481

Skrede S, Iversen PO (1995)
Enhanced oxygen consumption and fatty acid metabolism in rat bone marrow with acute promyelocytic leukaemia
Leuk Res, 19 (7), 463-7
DOI 10.1016/0145-2126(95)00002-6, PubMed 7637392

Publications 1994

Iversen PO, Arvesen BL, Benestad HB (1994)
No mandatory role for the spleen in the exercise-induced leucocytosis in man
Clin Sci (Lond), 86 (5), 505-10
DOI 10.1042/cs0860505, PubMed 8033504

Iversen PO, Benestad HB, Nicolaysen G (1994)
Haemorrhage-induced splenic vasodilation in the rat is mediated by sympathetic vasomotor nerves
Acta Physiol Scand, 150 (4), 373-9
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1994.tb09701.x, PubMed 8036906

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G, Benestad HB (1994)
Endogenous nitric oxide causes vasodilation in rat bone marrow, bone, and spleen during accelerated hematopoiesis
Exp Hematol, 22 (13), 1297-302
PubMed 7957715

Iversen PO, Stokland A, Rolstad B, Benestad HB (1994)
Adrenaline-induced leucocytosis: recruitment of blood cells from rat spleen, bone marrow and lymphatics
Eur J Appl Physiol Occup Physiol, 68 (3), 219-27
DOI 10.1007/BF00376770, PubMed 8039518

Publications 1993

Iversen PO (1993)
Local blood flow is not linked to lactate within single rabbit skeletal muscles
Respir Physiol, 94 (2), 205-15
DOI 10.1016/0034-5687(93)90048-f, PubMed 8272591

Iversen PO (1993)
[Upper femoral neck fractures at a local hospital. A retrospective study from the Sandnessjøn hospital 1988-91]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 113 (12), 1454-7
PubMed 8332971

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G, Benestad HB (1993)
The leukopoietic cytokine granulocyte colony-stimulating factor increases blood flow to rat bone marrow
Exp Hematol, 21 (2), 231-5
PubMed 7678810

Iversen PO, Thing-Mortensen B, Nicolaysen G, Benestad HB (1993)
Decreased blood flow to rat bone marrow, bone, spleen, and liver in acute leukemia
Leuk Res, 17 (8), 663-8
DOI 10.1016/0145-2126(93)90071-r, PubMed 8355510

Publications 1992

Iversen PO (1992)
Evidence for long-term fluctuations in regional blood flow within the rabbit left ventricle
Acta Physiol Scand, 146 (3), 329-39
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1992.tb09427.x, PubMed 1481690

Iversen PO (1992)
[Physiological leukocytosis]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 112 (16), 2091-3
PubMed 1523631

Iversen PO (1992)
Blood flow distributions within single skeletal muscles in awake and in anesthetized rabbits: a study based on the microsphere method
Department of Physiology, Institute of Basal Medical Sciences, University of Oslo, [Oslo], 1 b. (flere pag.)
BIBSYS 920012396, ISBN 82-992549-0-6

Iversen PO, Benestad HB, Nicolaysen G (1992)
Marked splenic hyperaemia during post-haemorrhagic hypotension in the rat, rabbit and cat
J Physiol, 448, 437-52
DOI 10.1113/jphysiol.1992.sp019050, PubMed 1593473

Iversen PO, Flatebø T, Nicolaysen G (1992)
Uneven perfusion within single cat muscles: nitric oxide and citrate synthase play no role
Respir Physiol, 89 (3), 329-39
DOI 10.1016/0034-5687(92)90091-a, PubMed 1410846

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G, Benestad HB (1992)
Blood flow to bone marrow during development of anemia or polycythemia in the rat
Blood, 79 (3), 594-601
PubMed 1732005

Standa M, Iversen PO, Flatebø T, Nicolaysen G (1992)
Regional heterogeneity of myocardial blood flow within the rabbit left ventricle during haemorrhagic hypotension
J Physiol Pharmacol, 43 (3), 209-18
PubMed 1493253

Publications 1991

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G (1991)
Regional distributions of blood flow and tissue uptake rates of vitamin B12 and albumin within single rabbit skeletal muscles
Acta Physiol Scand, 143 (3), 311-20
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1991.tb09238.x, PubMed 1772039

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G (1991)
Local blood flow and glucose uptake within resting and exercising rabbit skeletal muscle
Am J Physiol, 260 (6 Pt 2), H1795-801
DOI 10.1152/ajpheart.1991.260.6.H1795, PubMed 2058716

Publications 1990

Iversen PO, Grønseth SA, Høva N, Halvorsen PS, Nilsen T, Skrede S (1990)
[Occupational health care, coordination with primary health care]
Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen, 110 (8), 991-2
PubMed 2321236

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G (1990)
The distribution of blood flow and glucose uptake within single skeletal muscles in the awake rabbit
Acta Physiol Scand, 140 (3), 373-81
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1990.tb09012.x, PubMed 2082705

Publications 1989

Iversen PO, Nicolaysen G (1989)
Heterogeneous blood flow distribution within single skeletal muscles in the rabbit: role of vasomotion, sympathetic nerve activity and effect of vasodilation
Acta Physiol Scand, 137 (1), 125-33
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1989.tb08728.x, PubMed 2801152

Iversen PO, Standa M, Nicolaysen G (1989)
Marked regional heterogeneity in blood flow within a single skeletal muscle at rest and during exercise hyperaemia in the rabbit
Acta Physiol Scand, 136 (1), 17-28
DOI 10.1111/j.1748-1716.1989.tb08625.x, PubMed 2773659