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Molekylær inflammasjon forskningsgruppe (MIRG) ole.p.rekvig@uit.no +4777646203 You can find me here

Ole Petter Rekvig


Professor emeritus


  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    The greatest contribution to medical science is the transformation from studying symptoms to studying their causes—the unrelenting legacy of Robert Koch and Louis Pasteur—and a causality perspective to approach a definition of SLE
    Frontiers in Immunology 2024 DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    SLE classification criteria: Is “The causality principle” integrated and operative – and do the molecular and genetical network, on which criteria depend on, support the definition of SLE as “a one disease entity” – A theoretical discussion
    Autoimmunity Reviews 2023 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    SLE classification criteria: Science-based icons or algorithmic distractions – an intellectually demanding dilemma
    Frontiers in Immunology 2022 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    The Anti-DNA Antibodies: Their Specificities for Unique DNA Structures and Their Unresolved Clinical Impact—A System Criticism and a Hypothesis
    Frontiers in Immunology 2021 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Autoimmunity and SLE: Factual and Semantic Evidence-Based Critical Analyses of Definitions, Etiology, and Pathogenesis
    Frontiers in Immunology 2020 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    The dsDNA, Anti-dsDNA Antibody, and Lupus Nephritis: What We Agree on, What Must Be Done, and What the Best Strategy Forward Could Be
    Frontiers in Immunology 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Unni Igesund, Grete Overvåg, Guri Rasmussen, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Kartlegging av prosedyrer for oppdekking av instrumentbord ved kirurgiske inngrep
    Sykepleien Forskning 2019 ARKIV / DOI
  • Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Hege Lynum Pedersen, Natalya Seredkina, Kjersti Daae Horvei, Lorena Arranz, Ramon Sonneveld et al.:
    IL-1β Promotes a New Function of DNase I as a Transcription Factor for the Fas Receptor Gene
    Frontiers in Cell and Developmental Biology 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Hege Lynum Pedersen, Kjersti Daae Horvei, Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Gudrun Norby, Natalya Seredkina, Gabriella Moroni et al.:
    Lupus nephritis: low urinary DNase I levels reflect loss of renal DNase I and may be utilized as a biomarker of disease progression
    The journal of pathology. Clinical research 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Systemic lupus erythematosus: Definitions, contexts, conflicts, enigmas
    Frontiers in Immunology 2018 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ronald Van Vollenhoven, Alexandre Voskuyl, George Bertsias, Cynthia Aranow, Martin Aringer, Laurent Arnaud et al.:
    A framework for remission in SLE: Consensus findings from a large international task force on definitions of remission in SLE (DORIS)
    Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2017 DOI
  • Kjersti Daae Horvei, Hege Lynum Pedersen, Silje Fismen, Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Andrea Schneider, Ole Petter Rekvig et al.:
    Lupus nephritis progression in FcγRIIB-/-yaa mice is associated with early development of glomerular electron dense deposits and loss of renal DNase I in severe disease.
    PLOS ONE 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Nishant Dwivedi, Annica Hedberg, Ying Yi Zheng, Indira Neeli, Minoru Satoh, Laurence Morel et al.:
    B Cell Tolerance to Deiminated Histones in BALB/c, C57BL/6, and Autoimmune-Prone Mouse Strains
    Frontiers in Immunology 2017 ARKIV / DOI
  • Harri Itkonen, Michael Brown, Alfonso Urbanucci, Gregory Tredwell, Chung Ho Lau, Stefan Jörg Barfeld et al.:
    Lipid degradation promotes prostate cancer cell survival
    OncoTarget 2017 DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig, Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Hege Lynum Pedersen, Kjersti Daae Horvei, Natalya Seredkina :
    Future perspectives on pathogenesis of Lupus Nephritis: facts, problems, and potential causal therapy modalities
    American Journal of Pathology 2016 DOI
  • Christoffer Tandrup Nielsen, Ole Østergaard, Ole Petter Rekvig, Gunnar Sturfelt, Saren Jacobsen, Niels Henrik Helweg Heegaard :
    Galectin-3 binding protein links circulating microparticles with electron dense glomerular deposits in lupus nephritis
    Lupus 2015 DOI
  • Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Ole Petter Rekvig, Natalya Seredkina :
    TNFα amplifies DNaseI expression in renal tubular cells while IL-1β promotes nuclear DNaseI translocation in an endonuclease-inactive form
    PLOS ONE 2015 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    The anti-DNA antibody: Origin and impact, dogmas and controversies
    Nature Reviews Rheumatology 2015 DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Anti-dsDNA antibodies as a classification criterion and a diagnostic marker for systemic lupus erythematosus: Critical remarks
    Clinical and Experimental Immunology 2015 DOI
  • Hege Lynum Pedersen, Kjersti Daae Horvei, Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Natalya Seredkina, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Murine and human lupus nephritis: pathogenic mechanisms and theoretical strategies for therapy
    Seminars in Nephrology 2015 DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig, Johan van der Vlag, Natalya Seredkina :
    Review: Antinucleosome antibodies: A critical reflection on their specificities and diagnostic impact
    Arthritis and Rheumatism 2014 DOI
  • Michele Compagno, Ole Petter Rekvig, Anders Bengtsson, Gunnar Sturfeld, Niels H. H. Heegaard, Andreas Jönsen et al.:
    Clinical phenotype associations with various types of anti-dsDNA antibodies in patients with recent onset of rheumatic symptoms. Results from a multicentre observational study
    Lupus Science and Medicine 2014 ARKIV / DOI
  • Michele Compagno, S. Jacobsen, Ole Petter Rekvig, L. Truedsson, Niels H. H. Heegaard, Johannes C Nossent et al.:
    Low diagnostic and predictive value of anti-dsDNA antibodies in unselected patients with recent onset of rheumatic symptoms: results from a long-term follow-up Scandinavian multicentre study
    Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology 2013 DOI
  • Natalya Seredkina, Johan van der Vlag, Jo Berden, Elin Synnøve Mortensen, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Lupus Nephritis: Enigmas, Conflicting Models and an Emerging Concept
    Molecular medicine (Cambridge, Mass. Print) 2013 ARKIV / DOI
  • Silje Fismen, Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Natalya Seredkina, Henrik Nielsen, Søren Jacobsen, Thomas Elung-Jensen et al.:
    Impact of the Tumor Necrosis Factor Receptor-Associated Protein 1 (Trap1) on Renal DNaseI Shutdown and on Progression of Murine and Human Lupus Nephritis
    American Journal of Pathology 2013 DOI
  • Annica Hedberg, Premasany Kanapathippillai, Ole Petter Rekvig, Kristin Andreassen Fenton :
    LMW Heparin Prevents Increased Kidney Expression of Proinflammatory Mediators in (NZBxNZW)F1 Mice
    Clinical & Developmental Immunology 2013 ARKIV / DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig, Chaim Putterman, Cinzia Casu, Hua-Xin Gao, Anna Ghirardello, Elin Synnøve Mortensen et al.:
    Autoantibodies in lupus: Culprits or passive bystanders?
    Autoimmunity Reviews 2012 DOI
  • Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Silje Fismen, Natalya Seredkina, Søren Jacobsen, Thomas Elung-Jensen, Anne-Lise Kamper et al.:
    Silencing of Renal DNaseI in Murine Lupus Nephritis Imposes Exposure of Large Chromatin Fragments and Activation of Toll Like Receptors and the Clec4e
    PLOS ONE 2012 ARKIV / DOI
  • Franz Gruber, Tuija Lundan, Rasmus Goll, Aleksandra Silye, Ingvild Mikkola, Ole Petter Rekvig et al.:
    BCR-ABL isoforms associated with intrinsic or acquired resistance to imatinib: more heterogeneous than just ABL kinase domain point mutations?
    Medical Oncology (MO) 2012 DOI
  • Ole Petter Rekvig, Elin Synnøve Mortensen :
    Immunity and autoimmunity to dsDNA and chromatin - the role of immunogenic DNA-binding proteins and nuclease deficiencies
    Autoimmunity 2012 DOI
  • Marko Radic, Martin Herrmann, Johan van der Vlag, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Regulatory and pathogenetic mechanisms of autoantibodies in SLE
    Autoimmunity 2011 DOI
  • Janne erikke Mjelle, Ole Petter Rekvig, Johan van der Vlag, Kristin Andreassen Fenton :
    Nephritogenic antibodies bind in glomeruli through interaction with exposed chromatin fragments and not with renal cross-reactive antigens
    Autoimmunity 2011 DOI
  • Annica Hedberg, Elin Mortensen, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Chromatin as a target antigen in human and murine lupus nephritis
    Arthritis Research & Therapy 2011 DOI
  • Annica Hedberg, Silje Fismen, Kristin Andreassen Fenton, Christopher Graham Fenton, Bjarne Østerud, Elin Mortensen et al.:
    Heparin Exerts a Dual Effect on Murine Lupus Nephritis by Enhancing Enzymatic Chromatin Degradation and Preventing Chromatin Binding in Glomerular Membranes
    Arthritis and Rheumatism 2011 DOI
  • Mariann Hellvik Jørgensen, Ole Petter Rekvig, Rasmus S. Jacobsen, Søren Jacobsen, Kristin Andreassen Fenton :
    Circulating levels of chromatin fragments are inversely correlated with anti-dsDNA antibody levels in human and murine systemic lupus erythematosus
    Immunology Letters 2011 DOI
  • Natalya Seredkina, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Acquired loss of renal nuclease activity is restricted to DNaseI and is an organ-selective feature of murine lupus nephritis
    American Journal of Pathology 2011 DOI
  • Anders Aune Tveita, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Alterations in Wnt Pathway Activity in Mouse Serum and Kidneys During Lupus Development
    Arthritis and Rheumatism 2011 DOI
  • Silje Fismen, Elin Mortensen, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Nuclease deficiencies promote end-stage lupus nephritis but not nephritogenic autoimmunity in (NZBxNZW) F1 mice
    Immunology and Cell Biology 2011 DOI
  • Kristin Andreassen Fenton, berit TØmmerÅs, Tony Norman Marion, Ole Petter Rekvik :
    Pure anti-dsDNA mAbs need chromatin structures to promote glomerular mesangial deposits in BALB/c mice
    Autoimmunity 2010 DOI
  • Silje Fismen, Elin Mortensen, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Nuclease deficiencies promote end-stage lupus nephritis but not nephritogenic autoimmunity in (NZB x NZW) F1 mice
    Immunology and Cell Biology 2010 DOI
  • M Mosca, C Tani, M Aringer, S Bombardieri, D Boumpas, R Brey et al.:
    European League Against Rheumatism recommendations for monitoring patients with systemic lupus erythematosus in clinical practice and in observational studies
    Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2010 DOI
  • Annica Hedberg, Silje Fismen, Kristin Andreassen Fenton, Elin Mortensen, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Deposition of chromatin-IgG complexes in skin of nephritic MRL-lpr/lpr mice is associated with increased local matrix metalloprotease activities
    Experimental Dermatology 2010 DOI
  • Svetlana Zykova, Anders Tveita, Ole Petter Rekvik :
    Renal Dnase1 Enzyme Activity and Protein Expression Is Selectively Shut Down in Murine and Human Membranoproliferative Lupus Nephritis
    PLOS ONE 2010 ARKIV / DOI
  • Silje Fismen, Annica Hedberg, Kristin Andreassen Fenton, S Jacobsen, E Krarup, AL Kamper et al.:
    Circulating chromatin-anti-chromatin antibody complexes bind with high affinity to dermo-epidermal structures in murine and human lupus nephritis
    Lupus 2009 DOI
  • Janne erikke Mjelle, manar Kalaaji, Ole Petter Rekvik :
    Exposure of chromatin and not high affinity for dsDNA determines the nephritogenic impact of anti-dsDNA antibodies in (NZBNZW)F1 mice
    Autoimmunity 2009 DOI
  • Hege Lynum Pedersen, Kjersti Daae Horvei, Dhivya Thiyagarajan, Gudrun Norby, Natalya Seredkina, Gabriella Moroni et al.:
    LUPUS NEPHRITIS: SEVERELY REDUCED URINARY DNASE I LEVELS REFLECT LOSS OF RENAL DNASE I, DISEASE PROGRESSION AND MAY REDUCE THE NEED FOR RENAL BIOPSIES
    2018
  • Ole Petter Rekvig, Johan van der Vlag :
    The pathogenesis and diagnosis of systemic lupus erythematosus: Still not resolved
    Seminars in Immunopathology 2014 DOI
  • michele compagno, Søren Jacobsen, Ole Petter Rekvig, Lennart Truedsson, Niels H. H. Heegaard, Johannes C Nossent et al.:
    Diagnostic Accuracy of Anti-dsDNA Antibodies in Unselected Patients with Recent Onset of Rheumatic Symptoms
    Arthritis and Rheumatism 2012
  • Steinar Daae Johansen, morten Andreassen, Igor Babiak, Teshome Bizuayehu, Dag-Hugo Coucheron, M. Raafat El-Gewely et al.:
    Investigating miRNAs and transcriptomes at our local SOLiD sequencing facility
    2011
  • Natalya Seredkina, Ole Petter Rekvig :
    Acquired loss of renal Dnase1 is an organ specific feature for severe lupus nephritis
    2010

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    Research interests

    Studies on the genesis of antibodies to dsDNA and to chromatin

    Basic and clinical science on SLE and lupus nephritis

    Transcriptomics in lupus nephritis

    To understand the role of autoimmunity to chromatin in lupus nephritis