Björn Johansson

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Research Group: Experimental alcohol- and drug dependence research [1]
[1] https://ki.se/en/cns/vladana-vukojevics-research-group

Articles

Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2021;81(1):179-188

Biting the Bullet: Firearm Ownership in Persons with Dementia. A Registry-Based Observational Study.

Schwertner E; Zelic R; Secnik J; Johansson B; Winblad B; Eriksdotter M; Religa D
Article: FRONTIERS IN PUBLIC HEALTH. 2021;9:643991

Challenges and Controversies in COVID-19: Masking the General Population may Attenuate This Pandemic's Outbreak.

Johansson B
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL DIRECTORS ASSOCIATION. 2019;20(3):323-329.e2

Antipsychotic Treatment Associated With Increased Mortality Risk in Patients With Dementia. A Registry-Based Observational Cohort Study.

Schwertner E; Secnik J; Garcia-Ptacek S; Johansson B; Nagga K; Eriksdotter M; Winblad B; Religa D
Article: IMMUNOPHARMACOLOGY AND IMMUNOTOXICOLOGY. 2019;41(1):117-122

Tachykinin upregulation in atopic dermatitis.

Lönndahl L; Rasul A; Lonne-Rahm S-B; Holst M; Johansson B; El-Nour H; Radu Djurfeldt D; Nordlind K
Article: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. 2018;673:92-98

Distinct phenotypes of spontaneous activity and induction of amphetamine sensitization in inbred Roman high- and low-avoidance rats: Vulnerability and protection.

Giménez-Llort L; Guitart-Masip M; Tobeña A; Fernández-Teruel A; Johansson B
Article: FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY. 2018;9:79

Long-term Treatment with Low-Dose Caffeine Worsens BPSD-Like Profile in 3xTg-AD Mice Model of Alzheimer's Disease and Affects Mice with Normal Aging.

Baeta-Corral R; Johansson B; Giménez-Llort L
Article: ACTA DERMATO-VENEREOLOGICA. 2016;96(6):732-736

Serotonergic Markers in Atopic Dermatitis.

Rasul A; El-Nour H; Lonne-Rahm S-B; Fransson O; Johansson C; Johansson B; Zubeidi M; Seeberg E; Djurfeldt DR; Azmitia EC; Nordlind K
Article: JOURNAL OF ALZHEIMERS DISEASE. 2016;53(2):631-638

Assessment and Reporting of Driving Fitness in Patients with Dementia in Clinical Practice: Data from SveDem, the Swedish Dementia Registry.

Lovas J; Fereshtehnejad S-M; Cermakova P; Lundberg C; Johansson B; Johansson K; Winblad B; Eriksdotter M; Religa D
Article: BEHAVIOURAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2014;271:140-146

Neophobia, NQO1 and SIRT1 as premorbid and prodromal indicators of AD in 3xTg-AD mice.

Torres-Lista V; Parrado-Fernández C; Alvarez-Montón I; Frontiñán-Rubio J; Durán-Prado M; Peinado JR; Johansson B; Alcaín FJ; Giménez-Llort L
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY. 2014;136(28):9973-9981

Simultaneous imaging of amyloid-β and lipids in brain tissue using antibody-coupled liposomes and time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry.

Carlred L; Gunnarsson A; Solé-Domènech S; Johansson B; Vukojević V; Terenius L; Codita A; Winblad B; Schalling M; Höök F; Sjövall P
Article: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 2014;86(7):3443-3452

Imaging of distribution of topically applied drug molecules in mouse skin by combination of time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry and scanning electron microscopy.

Sjövall P; Greve TM; Clausen SK; Moller K; Eirefelt S; Johansson B; Nielsen KT
Article: PLOS ONE. 2014;9(8):e103683

Synergistic effects of ethanol and isopentenyl pyrophosphate on expansion of γδ T cells in synovial fluid from patients with arthritis.

Laurent AJ; Bindslev N; Johansson B; Berg L
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 2013;305(5):407-413

Chronic mild stress modulates 5-HT1A and 5-HT2A receptor expression in the cerebellar cortex of NC/Nga atopic-like mice.

Rasul A; Johansson B; Lonne-Rahm S-B; Nordlind K; Theodorsson E; El-Nour H
Article: JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN ACADEMY OF DERMATOLOGY AND VENEREOLOGY. 2013;27(2):199-205

Substance P alterations in skin and brain of chronically stressed atopic-like mice.

Grip L; Lonne-Rahm S-B; Holst M; Johansson B; Nordlind K; Theodorsson E; El-Nour H
Article: ACTA NEUROPATHOLOGICA. 2013;125(1):145-157

Localization of cholesterol, amyloid and glia in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mouse brain tissue using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry (ToF-SIMS) and immunofluorescence imaging.

Solé-Domènech S; Sjövall P; Vukojević V; Fernando R; Codita A; Salve S; Bogdanović N; Mohammed AH; Hammarström P; Nilsson KPR; LaFerla FM; Jacob S; Berggren P-O; Giménez-Llort L; Schalling M; Terenius L; Johansson B
Article: MBIO. 2012;4(1):e00535-e00512

Pilus adhesin RrgA interacts with complement receptor 3, thereby affecting macrophage function and systemic pneumococcal disease.

Orrskog S; Rounioja S; Spadafina T; Gallotta M; Norman M; Hentrich K; Fälker S; Ygberg-Eriksson S; Hasenberg M; Johansson B; Uotila LM; Gahmberg CG; Barocchi M; Gunzer M; Normark S; Henriques-Normark B
Article: ARCHIVES OF DERMATOLOGICAL RESEARCH. 2011;303(9):625-633

Effect of chronic mild stress on serotonergic markers in the skin and brain of the NC/Nga atopic-like mouse strain.

Rasul A; El-Nour H; Blakely RD; Lonne-Rahm S-B; Forsberg J; Johansson B; Theodorsson E; Nordlind K
Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2010;396(1):140-142

The opioid systems--panacea and nemesis.

Terenius L; Johansson B
Article: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 2010;82(5):1964-1974

Analysis of opioid and amyloid peptides using time-of-flight secondary ion mass spectrometry.

Solé-Domènech S; Johansson B; Schalling M; Malm J; Sjövall P
Article: BRAIN RESEARCH. 2009;1305 Suppl:S7-19

The nociceptin system and hippocampal cognition in mice: a pharmacological and genetic analysis.

Kuzmin A; Madjid N; Johansson B; Terenius L; Ogren SO
Article: HISTOCHEMISTRY AND CELL BIOLOGY. 2009;132(1):105-115

Chemical analysis of osmium tetroxide staining in adipose tissue using imaging ToF-SIMS.

Belazi D; Solé-Domènech S; Johansson B; Schalling M; Sjövall P
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2008;105(47):18176-18181

Quantitative single-molecule imaging by confocal laser scanning microscopy.

Vukojevic V; Heidkamp M; Ming Y; Johansson B; Terenius L; Rigler R
Article: NEUROCHEMICAL RESEARCH. 2008;33(10):2062-2069

Effects of naltrexone and acamprosate on alcohol-induced NGFI-A expression in mouse brain.

Lindholm J; Guitart-Masip M; Hassankhali H; Landgren S; Nicoleau C; Giménez-Llort L; Terenius L; Ogren SO; Johansson B
Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2008;22(10):3537-3548

Mu-opioid receptor activation in live cells.

Vukojević V; Ming Y; D'Addario C; Hansen M; Langel U; Schulz R; Johansson B; Rigler R; Terenius L
Article: NEUROSCIENCE. 2008;151(1):195-208

Regional adaptations in PSD-95, NGFI-A and secretogranin gene transcripts related to vulnerability to behavioral sensitization to amphetamine in the Roman rat strains.

Guitart-Masip M; Johansson B; Cañete T; Fernández-Teruel A; Tobeña A; Terenius L; Giménez-Llort L
Article: PLOS ONE. 2008;3(12):e4008

Ethanol/naltrexone interactions at the mu-opioid receptor. CLSM/FCS study in live cells.

Vukojević V; Ming Y; D'Addario C; Rigler R; Johansson B; Terenius L
Article: PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2008;196(1):39-49

Divergent effect of the selective D3 receptor agonist pd-128,907 on locomotor activity in Roman high- and low-avoidance rats: relationship to NGFI-A gene expression in the Calleja islands.

Guitart-Masip M; Johansson B; Fernández-Teruel A; Tobeña A; Giménez-Llort L
Article: NEUROSCIENCE. 2006;142(4):1231-1243

Divergent anatomical pattern of D1 and D3 binding and dopamine- and cyclic AMP-regulated phosphoprotein of 32 kDa mRNA expression in the Roman rat strains: Implications for drug addiction.

Guitart-Masip M; Johansson B; Fernández-Teruel A; Cañete T; Tobeña A; Terenius L; Giménez-Llort L
Article: FASEB JOURNAL. 2006;20(12):2124-2126

Prodynorphin storage and processing in axon terminals and dendrites.

Yakovleva T; Bazov I; Cebers G; Marinova Z; Hara Y; Ahmed A; Vlaskovska M; Johansson B; Hochgeschwender U; Singh IN; Bruce-Keller AJ; Hurd YL; Kaneko T; Terenius L; Ekström TJ; Hauser KF; Pickel VM; Bakalkin G
Article: PROSTATE. 2006;66(12):1235-1244

Proteomic comparison of prostate cancer cell lines LNCaP-FGC and LNCaP-r reveals heatshock protein 60 as a marker for prostate malignancy.

Johansson B; Pourian MR; Chuan Y-C; Byman I; Bergh A; Pang S-T; Norstedt G; Bergman T; Pousette A
Article: PROSTATE. 2006;66(2):157-172

Cytogenetic and expression profiles associated with transformation to androgen-resistant prostate cancer.

Pang S-T; Weng W-H; Flores-Morales A; Johansson B; Pourian MR; Nilsson P; Pousette A; Larsson C; Norstedt G
Article: EUROPEAN NEUROPSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2006;16(2):129-136

Combination of adenosine A1 and A2A receptor blocking agents induces caffeine-like locomotor stimulation in mice.

Kuzmin A; Johansson B; Gimenez L; Ogren S-O; Fredholm BB
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2006;23(2):531-540

Reduced ethanol response in the alcohol-preferring RHA rats and neuropeptide mRNAs in relevant structures.

Guitart-Masip M; Giménez-Llort L; Fernández-Teruel A; Cañete T; Tobeña A; Ogren SO; Terenius L; Johansson B
Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2004;182(2):133-143

Adenosine A receptors are necessary for protection of the murine heart by remote, delayed adaptation to ischaemia.

Schulte G; Sommerschild H; Yang J; Tokuno S; Goiny M; Lövdahl C; Johansson B; Fredholm BB; Valen G
Article: NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY. 2004;370(4):270-278

Binding of adenosine receptor ligands to brain of adenosine receptor knock-out mice: evidence that CGS 21680 binds to A1 receptors in hippocampus.

Halldner L; Lopes LV; Daré E; Lindström K; Johansson B; Ledent C; Cunha RA; Fredholm BB
Article: ANALYTICAL CHEMISTRY. 2004;76(15):4271-4278

Mass spectrometric imaging of lipids in brain tissue.

Sjövall P; Lausmaa J; Johansson B
Article: NEUROPHARMACOLOGY. 2004;46(7):1008-1017

The adenosine A1 receptor contributes to the stimulatory, but not the inhibitory effect of caffeine on locomotion: a study in mice lacking adenosine A1 and/or A2A receptors.

Halldner L; Adén U; Dahlberg V; Johansson B; Ledent C; Fredholm BB
Article: JOURNAL OF ANDROLOGY. 2004;25(2):286-292

Involvement of A1 adenosine receptors in the acquisition of fertilizing capacity.

Minelli A; Liguori L; Bellazza I; Mannucci R; Johansson B; Fredholm BB
Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY. 2004;141(6):1006-1014

Binding of the prototypical adenosine A(2A) receptor agonist CGS 21680 to the cerebral cortex of adenosine A(1) and A(2A) receptor knockout mice.

Lopes LV; Halldner L; Rebola N; Johansson B; Ledent C; Chen JF; Fredholm BB; Cunha RA
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 2003;147(1-2):201-207

Prenatal cannabinoid and gene expression for neural adhesion molecule L1 in the fetal rat brain.

Gómez M; Hernández M; Johansson B; de Miguel R; Ramos JA; Fernández-Ruiz J
Article: JOURNAL OF SLEEP RESEARCH. 2003;12(4):283-290

Sleep and its homeostatic regulation in mice lacking the adenosine A1 receptor.

Stenberg D; Litonius E; Halldner L; Johansson B; Fredholm BB; Porkka-Heiskanen T
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2003;100(20):11718-11722

A1 adenosine receptors mediate hypoxia-induced ventriculomegaly.

Turner CP; Seli M; Ment L; Stewart W; Yan H; Johansson B; Fredholm BB; Blackburn M; Rivkees SA
Article: JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS. 2002;303(1):356-363

Modulation of hippocampal glutamatergic transmission by ATP is dependent on adenosine a(1) receptors.

Masino SA; Diao L; Illes P; Zahniser NR; Larson GA; Johansson B; Fredholm BB; Dunwiddie TV
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2002;16(3):547-550

Mice lacking the adenosine A1 receptor are anxious and aggressive, but are normal learners with reduced muscle strength and survival rate.

Giménez-Llort L; Fernández-Teruel A; Escorihuela RM; Fredholm BB; Tobeña A; Pekny M; Johansson B
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-REGULATORY, INTEGRATIVE AND COMPARATIVE PHYSIOLOGY. 2001;281(5):R1362-R1367

Abolished tubuloglomerular feedback and increased plasma renin in adenosine A1 receptor-deficient mice.

Brown R; Ollerstam A; Johansson B; Skøtt O; Gebre-Medhin S; Fredholm B; Persson AE
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2001;98(16):9407-9412

Hyperalgesia, anxiety, and decreased hypoxic neuroprotection in mice lacking the adenosine A1 receptor.

Johansson B; Halldner L; Dunwiddie TV; Masino SA; Poelchen W; Giménez-Llort L; Escorihuela RM; Fernández-Teruel A; Wiesenfeld-Hallin Z; Xu XJ; Hårdemark A; Betsholtz C; Herlenius E; Fredholm BB
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2000;12(8):3026-3032

Differences in the effect of chronic and acute caffeine on self-administration of cocaine in mice.

Kuzmin A; Johansson B; Semenova S; Fredholm BB
Article: PHARMACOLOGY BIOCHEMISTRY AND BEHAVIOR. 2000;65(3):399-406

Reinforcing and neurochemical effects of cocaine: differences among C57, DBA, and 129 mice.

Kuzmin A; Johansson B
Article: LIFE SCIENCES. 2000;66(8):PL113-PL118

Genetic evidence that cocaine and caffeine stimulate locomotion in mice via different mechanisms.

Kuzmin A; Johansson B; Fredholm BB; Ogren SO
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 1999;11(10):3694-3700

Expression of c-fos, NGFI-A and secretogranin II mRNA in brain regions during initiation of cocaine self-administration in mice.

Kuzmin A; Johansson B
Article: JOURNAL OF PHARMACOLOGY AND EXPERIMENTAL THERAPEUTICS. 1999;290(2):535-542

Caffeine, acting on adenosine A(1) receptors, prevents the extinction of cocaine-seeking behavior in mice.

Kuzmin A; Johansson B; Zvartau EE; Fredholm BB
Article: BRAIN RESEARCH. 1998;791(1-2):177-185

Age-dependent changes in adenosine receptors are not modified by life-long intermittent alcohol administration.

Fredholm BB; Johansson B; Lindström K; Wahlström G
Article: BRAIN RESEARCH. 1997;762(1-2):153-164

A1 and A2A adenosine receptors and A1 mRNA in mouse brain: effect of long-term caffeine treatment.

Johansson B; Georgiev V; Lindström K; Fredholm BB
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 1996;8(12):2447-2458

Long-term treatment with some methylxanthines decreases the susceptibility to bicuculline- and pentylenetetrazol-induced seizures in mice. Relationship to c-fos expression and receptor binding.

Johansson B; Georgiev V; Kuosmanen T; Fredholm BB
Article: NAUNYN-SCHMIEDEBERGS ARCHIVES OF PHARMACOLOGY. 1996;353(3):261-271

Evidence for high-affinity binding sites for the adenosine A2A receptor agonist [3H] CGS 21680 in the rat hippocampus and cerebral cortex that are different from striatal A2A receptors.

Cunha RA; Johansson B; Constantino MD; Sebastião AM; Fredholm BB
Article: BRAIN RESEARCH. 1996;35(1-2):183-189

Caffeine-induced expression of c-fos mRNA and NGFI-A mRNA in caudate putamen and in nucleus accumbens are differentially affected by the N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor antagonist MK-801.

Svenningsson P; Johansson B; Fredholm BB
Article: NEUROPHARMACOLOGY. 1996;35(1):79-89

Adenosine A1 and A2A receptors and nitrobenzylthioinosine-sensitive transporters in gerbil brain: no changes following long-term treatment with the adenosine transport inhibitor propentofylline.

Parkinson FE; Johansson B; Lindström K; Fredholm BB
Article: NEUROSCIENCE LETTERS. 1995;196(1-2):41-44

Adenosine A2A receptors stimulate acetylcholine release from nerve terminals of the rat hippocampus.

Cunha RA; Johansson B; Fredholm BB; Ribeiro JA; Sebastião AM
Article: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 1995;154(1):17-24

Effect of different xanthines and phosphodiesterase inhibitors on c-fos expression in rat striatum.

Svenningsson P; Johansson B; Fredholm BB
Article: JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 1995;15(5 Pt 1):3583-3593

Increased expression of c-jun, junB, AP-1, and preproenkephalin mRNA in rat striatum following a single injection of caffeine.

Svenningsson P; Ström A; Johansson B; Fredholm BB
Article: NEUROPHARMACOLOGY. 1995;34(4):393-403

Further characterization of the binding of the adenosine receptor agonist [3H]CGS 21680 to rat brain using autoradiography.

Johansson B; Fredholm BB
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Editorial comment: FRONTIERS IN PHARMACOLOGY. 2021;12:704421

Editorial: Pharmacology of BPSD (Behavioral and Psychological Symptoms of Dementia).

Giménez-Llort L; Johansson B
Published conference paper: BIOINTERPHASES. 2016;11(2):02A312

Imaging of amyloid-β in Alzheimer's disease transgenic mouse brains with ToF-SIMS using immunoliposomes.

Carlred L; Vukojević V; Johansson B; Schalling M; Höök F; Sjövall P
Published conference paper: APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE. 2008;255(4):1177-1180

TOF-SIMS analysis of adipose tissue from patients with chronic kidney disease

Sjovall P; Johansson B; Belazi D; Stenvinkel P; Lindholm B; Lausmaa J; Schalling M
Published conference paper: ACTA PHYSIOLOGICA. 2007;190(1):63-75

Sex differences in mouse heart rate and body temperature and in their regulation by adenosine A1 receptors.

Yang J-N; Tiselius C; Daré E; Johansson B; Valen G; Fredholm BB
Published conference paper: NEUROSCIENCE AND BIOBEHAVIORAL REVIEWS. 2007;31(1):125-147

Modeling behavioral and neuronal symptoms of Alzheimer's disease in mice: a role for intraneuronal amyloid.

Giménez-Llort L; Blázquez G; Cañete T; Johansson B; Oddo S; Tobeña A; LaFerla FM; Fernández-Teruel A
Review: SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS. 2006;38(11):1401-1412

ToF-SIMS imaging of lipids in cell membranes

Johansson B
Published conference paper: APPLIED SURFACE SCIENCE. 2006;252(19):6966-6974

Localization of lipids in freeze-dried mouse brain sections by imaging TOF-SIMS

Sjovall P; Johansson B; Lausmaa J
Published conference paper: DRUG DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH. 2003;58(4):350-353

Consequences of eliminating adenosine A₁ receptors in mice

Fredholm BB; Halldner L; Johansson C; Schulte G; Lövdahl C; Thorén P; Dunwiddie TV; Masino SA; Poelchen W; Diao LH; Illes P; Zahniser NR; Valen G; Tokuno S; Sommerschild H; Giménez-Llort L; Fernández-Teruel A; Escorihuela RM; Wiesenfeld-Hallin Z; Xu XJ; Hårdemark A; Herlenius E; Pekny S; Gebré-Medhin S; Brown R; Ollerstam A; Persson AEG; Skott O; Johansson B
Review: NEUROSCIENCE. 1997;80(4):1187-1207

Distribution and postnatal ontogeny of adenosine A2A receptors in rat brain: comparison with dopamine receptors.

Johansson B; Georgiev V; Fredholm BB

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Clinical Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2025

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