Kristin Andreassen Fenton
Job description
I am a researcher with a background in biochemistry (MSc) and immunology (PhD) that focuses on determining the mechanisms that lead to the development of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and specifically lupus nephritis (LN). The main goal is to develop new detection method for early diagnosis and new treatment strategies to prevent the development of LN.
We use advanced molecular experiments using animal, translational, and clinical studies to answer our research questions.
I teach immunology and autoimmunity to BSc and MSs in biomedicine students in addition to medical students.
I am also the deputy head of education at the institute of medical biology where I am responsible for all the teachers and teaching given by IMB.
Research key words: Autoimmunity, systemic lupus erythematosus, lupus nephritis, tertiary lymphoid structures, immune cells, autoantibodies, anti-dsDNA ab, immune complexes,
Susannah von Hofsten,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Hege Lynum Pedersen
:
Human and Murine Toll-like Receptor-Driven Disease in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
Aud-Malin Karlsson Hovd,
Saba Nayar,
Charlotte G Smith,
Premasany Kanapathippilai,
Valentina Iannizzotto,
Francesca Barone
et al.:
Podoplanin expressing macrophages and their involvement in tertiary lymphoid structures in mouse models of Sjögren’s disease
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Hege Lynum Pedersen
:
Advanced methods and novel biomarkers in autoimmune diseases ‑ a review of the recent years progress in systemic lupus erythematosus
Luis Villegas,
Vishesh Kumar Dubey,
Mona Nystad,
Jean-Claude Tinguely,
David Andre Coucheron,
Firehun Tsige Dullo
et al.:
Chip-based multimodal super-resolution microscopy for histological investigations of cryopreserved tissue sections
Simin Jamaly,
Mehrdad Rakaee,
Reza Abdi,
George tsokos,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton
:
Interplay of immune and kidney resident cells in the formation of tertiary lymphoid structures in lupus nephritis
Seyed Esmaeil Dorraji,
Ana Oteiza,
Samuel Kuttner,
Armas Maria Montserrat Martin,
Premasany Kanapathippillai,
Sara Garbarino
et al.:
Positron emission tomography and single photon emission computed tomography imaging of tertiary lymphoid structures during the development of lupus nephritis
Luis Villegas,
Vishesh Kumar Dubey,
Jean-Claude Tinguely,
David Andre Coucheron,
Anish Priyadarshi,
Sebastian Andres Acuña Maldonado
et al.:
Photonic-chip: a multimodal imaging tool for histopathology.
Samuel Kuttner,
Kristoffer Knutsen Wickstrøm,
Gustav Kalda,
Seyed Esmaeil Dorraji,
Montserrat Martin-Armas,
Ana Oteiza
et al.:
Machine learning derived input-function in a dynamic 18F-FDG PET study of mice
Seyed Esmaeil Dorraji,
Premasany Kanapathippillai,
Aud-Malin Karlsson Hovd,
Mikael Ryan Stenersrød,
Kjersti Daae Horvei,
anita Ursvik
et al.:
Kidney tertiary lymphoid structures in Lupus Nephritis develop into large interconnected networks and resemble lymph nodes in gene signature
Seyed Esmaeil Dorraji,
Aud-Malin Karlsson Hovd,
Premasany Kanapathippillai,
Gunnstein Bakland,
Gro Østli Eilertsen,
Stine Figenschau
et al.:
Mesenchymal stem cells and T cells in the formation of Tertiary Lymphoid Structures in Lupus Nephritis
Stine Figenschau,
Erik Knutsen,
Ilona Urbarova,
Christopher Graham Fenton,
Bryan Elston,
Maria Perander
et al.:
ICAM1 expression is induced by proinflammatory cytokines and associated with TLS formation in aggressive breast cancer subtypes
Kristin Andreassen Fenton
:
The effect of cell death in the initiation of lupus nephritis
Stine Linn Figenschau,
Silje Fismen,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Christopher Graham Fenton,
Elin Synnøve Mortensen
:
Tertiary lymphoid structures are associated with higher tumor grade in primary operable breast cancer patients
Annica Hedberg,
Premasany Kanapathippillai,
Ole Petter Rekvig,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton
:
LMW Heparin Prevents Increased Kidney Expression of Proinflammatory Mediators in (NZBxNZW)F1 Mice
Premasany Kanapathippillai,
Annica Hedberg,
Christopher Graham Fenton,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton
:
Nucleosomes contribute to increase mesangial cell chemokine expression during the development of lupus nephritis
Cytokine 2013 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
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
Idun Grønsberg,
Lise Nordgård,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Beate Hegge,
Kaare Magne Nielsen,
Susan Bardocz
et al.:
Uptake and Organ Distribution of Feed Introduced Plasmid DNA in Growing or Pregnant Rats
Food and Nutrition Sciences 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
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
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
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Silje Fismen,
Annica Hedberg,
Natalya Seredkina,
Christopher Graham Fenton,
Elin Mortensen
et al.:
Anti-dsDNA Antibodies Promote Initiation, and Acquired Loss of Renal Dnase1 Promotes Progression of Lupus Nephritis in Autoimmune (NZBxNZW)F1 mice
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
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 2009 DOI
Elin Mortensen,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Ole Petter Rekvik
:
Lupus nephritis - The central role of nucleosomes revealed
American Journal of Pathology 2008 DOI
Casandra C. van Bavel,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Ole Petter Rekvik,
Johan van der Vlag,
Jo H. Berden
:
Glomerular targets of nephritogenic autoantibodies in systemic lupus erythematosus
Arthritis and Rheumatism 2008 DOI
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Janne erikke Mjelle,
Søren Jakobsen,
randi Olsen,
Ole Petter Rekvik
:
Renal expression of polyomavirus large T antigen is associated with nephritis in human systemic lupus erythematosus
Molecular Immunology 2008 DOI
signy Bendiksen,
Elin Mortensen,
randi Olsen,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
manar Kalaaji,
Leif Jørgensen
et al.:
Glomerular expression of large polyomavirus T antigen in binary tet-off regulated transgenic mice induces apoptosis, release of chromatin and initiates a lupus-like nephritis
Molecular Immunology 2008 DOI
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Ole Petter Rekvik
:
A central role of nucleosomes in lupus nephritis
Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences 2007 DOI
Janne erikke Mjelle,
Ole Petter Rekvik,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton
:
Nucleosomes possess a high affinity for glomerular laminin and collagen IV and bind nephritogenic antibodies in murine lupus-like nephritis
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases 2007 DOI
manar Kalaaji,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Elin Mortensen,
randi Olsen,
G Sturfelt,
P Alm
et al.:
Glomerular apoptotic nucleosomes are central target structures for nephritogenic antibodies in human SLE nephritis
Kidney International 2007 DOI
Marit Renee Myhre,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Julia Friederike Egger,
Kaare Magne Nielsen,
Terje I Traavik
:
The 35S CaMV plant virus promoter is active in human enterocyte-like cells
European Food Research and Technology 2006 DOI
Luis Villegas,
Vishesh Kumar Dubey,
Mona Nystad,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Ganesh Acharya,
Jose M. Mateos
et al.:
Chip-based multimodal microscopy for histological investigations of cryopreserved tissue sections
2022
Samuel Kuttner,
Luigi Tommaso Luppino,
Kristoffer Wickstrøm,
Nils Thomas Doherty Midtbø,
Seyed Esmaeil Dorraji,
Ana Oteiza
et al.:
Deep learning derived input function in dynamic 18F-FDG PET imaging of mice
2022
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Hege Lynum Pedersen
:
Characterising tertiary lymphoid structures in lupus-prone mice
Research Features Magazine 05. May 2021 DOI
Vishesh Kumar Dubey,
Luis Enrique Villegas Hernández,
Jean-Claude Tinguely,
David Andre Coucheron,
Anish Priyadarshi,
Sebastian Acuña
et al.:
Multimodal super-resolution imaging for histopathology applications
2021
Vishesh Kumar Dubey,
Luis Enrique Villegas Hernández,
Mona Nystad,
Jean-Claude Tinguely,
David Andre Coucheron,
Firehun Tsige Dullo
et al.:
Photonic-chip for multimodal super-resolution imaging in histopathology applications
2021
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Stine Figenschau,
Elin Synnøve Mortensen
:
ICAM1 er uttrykt i trippel negative brystkreftceller og vev
BestPractice Nordic 2018
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
Janne erikke Mjelle,
R Olsen,
manar Kalaaji,
Ole Petter Rekvik
:
Electron dense deposits in the GBM of (NZBxNZW)F1 mice constitute chromatin that represents target for in vivo bound autoantibodies
2006
Julia Friederike Eggert,
Kristin Andreassen Fenton,
olga Goldfain,
Beate Hegge,
AI Myhr,
Lise Nordgård
et al.:
Absence of Proof is not a Proof of Absence. Risks of Genetically Modified Organisms
2002
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Research interests
My main goal is to develop new diagnostic markers and tools for early detection of lupus nephritis in SLE patents. To do this we investigate the development of SLE in different mouse models of LN both inducible and spontaneous.
Member of research group
CV
Associate professor fixed position (2012-present)
Senior scientist funded by Health and rehabilitation (2009- 2011)
Post Doc funded by Health and rehabilitation (2005-2008)
Laboratory Manager/ Researcher. GenØk (2002-2004)
Postdoctoral Research Fellow. GenØk, Centre for Biosafety, Forskningsparken i Breivika, P.O. Box 6418, 9294 Tromsø, Norway (2001-2002)
Dr. scient, Department of Molecular Genetics, Institute of Medical Biology, University of Tromsø (2000)