Kirsty Spalding

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Research

Our lab [1] is primarily interested in investigating the origin and turnover
of adipocytes, their progenitor cells and lipid stores in lean and obese
individuals.
[1] http://ki.se/en/cmb/kirsty-spaldings-group

Articles

Article: NATURE. 2023;613(7943):355-364

A DNA methylation atlas of normal human cell types.

Loyfer N; Magenheim J; Peretz A; Cann G; Bredno J; Klochendler A; Fox-Fisher I; Shabi-Porat S; Hecht M; Pelet T; Moss J; Drawshy Z; Amini H; Moradi P; Nagaraju S; Bauman D; Shveiky D; Porat S; Dior U; Rivkin G; Or O; Hirshoren N; Carmon E; Pikarsky A; Khalaileh A; Zamir G; Grinbaum R; Abu Gazala M; Mizrahi I; Shussman N; Korach A; Wald O; Izhar U; Erez E; Yutkin V; Samet Y; Rotnemer Golinkin D; Spalding KL; Druid H; Arner P; Shapiro AMJ; Grompe M; Aravanis A; Venn O; Jamshidi A; Shemer R; Dor Y; Glaser B; Kaplan T
Article: ELIFE. 2022;11:e76391

Elevated brain-derived cell-free DNA among patients with first psychotic episode - a proof-of-concept study.

Lubotzky A; Pelov I; Teplitz R; Neiman D; Smadja A; Zemmour H; Piyanzin S; Ochana B-L; Spalding KL; Glaser B; Shemer R; Dor Y; Kohn Y
Article: JCI INSIGHT. 2022;7(2):e153559

Liquid biopsy reveals collateral tissue damage in cancer.

Lubotzky A; Zemmour H; Neiman D; Gotkine M; Loyfer N; Piyanzin S; Ochana B-L; Lehmann-Werman R; Cohen D; Moss J; Magenheim J; Loftus MF; Brais L; Ng K; Mostoslavsky R; Wolpin BM; Zick A; Maoz M; Grinshpun A; Kustanovich A; Makranz C; Cohen JE; Peretz T; Hubert A; Temper M; Salah A; Avniel-Polak S; Grozinsky-Glasberg S; Spalding KL; Rokach A; Kaplan T; Glaser B; Shemer R; Dor Y
Article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2021;27(11):1941-1953

Obesity and hyperinsulinemia drive adipocytes to activate a cell cycle program and senesce.

Li Q; Hagberg CE; Silva Cascales H; Lang S; Hyvönen MT; Salehzadeh F; Chen P; Alexandersson I; Terezaki E; Harms MJ; Kutschke M; Arifen N; Krämer N; Aouadi M; Knibbe C; Boucher J; Thorell A; Spalding KL
Article: CYTOMETRY PART B-CLINICAL CYTOMETRY. 2020;97(8):800-810

Practical Guidelines for Optimization and Characterization of the Beckman Coulter CytoFLEX™ Platform.

Bhowmick D; Sheridan RTC; Bushnell TP; Spalding KL
Article: NATURE MEDICINE. 2019;25(9):1385-1389

Adipose lipid turnover and long-term changes in body weight.

Arner P; Bernard S; Appelsved L; Fu K-Y; Andersson DP; Salehpour M; Thorell A; Rydén M; Spalding KL
Article: CELL REPORTS. 2019;27(1):213-225.e5

Mature Human White Adipocytes Cultured under Membranes Maintain Identity, Function, and Can Transdifferentiate into Brown-like Adipocytes.

Harms MJ; Li Q; Lee S; Zhang C; Kull B; Hallen S; Thorell A; Alexandersson I; Hagberg CE; Peng X-R; Mardinoglu A; Spalding KL; Boucher J
Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2018;9(1):5068

Comprehensive human cell-type methylation atlas reveals origins of circulating cell-free DNA in health and disease.

Moss J; Magenheim J; Neiman D; Zemmour H; Loyfer N; Korach A; Samet Y; Maoz M; Druid H; Arner P; Fu K-Y; Kiss E; Spalding KL; Landesberg G; Zick A; Grinshpun A; Shapiro AMJ; Grompe M; Wittenberg AD; Glaser B; Shemer R; Kaplan T; Dor Y
Article: CELL REPORTS. 2018;25(3):551-560.e5

Transforming Growth Factor-β3 Regulates Adipocyte Number in Subcutaneous White Adipose Tissue.

Petrus P; Mejhert N; Corrales P; Lecoutre S; Li Q; Maldonado E; Kulyté A; Lopez Y; Campbell M; Acosta JR; Laurencikiene J; Douagi I; Gao H; Martínez-Álvarez C; Hedén P; Spalding KL; Vidal-Puig A; Medina-Gomez G; Arner P; Rydén M
Article: CELL REPORTS. 2018;24(10):2746-2756.e5

Flow Cytometry of Mouse and Human Adipocytes for the Analysis of Browning and Cellular Heterogeneity.

Hagberg CE; Li Q; Kutschke M; Bhowmick D; Kiss E; Shabalina IG; Harms MJ; Shilkova O; Kozina V; Nedergaard J; Boucher J; Thorell A; Spalding KL
Article: NATURE COMMUNICATIONS. 2017;8:15253

Impact of fat mass and distribution on lipid turnover in human adipose tissue.

Spalding KL; Bernard S; Näslund E; Salehpour M; Possnert G; Appelsved L; Fu K-Y; Alkass K; Druid H; Thorell A; Rydén M; Arner P
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2016;113(13):E1826-E1834

Identification of tissue-specific cell death using methylation patterns of circulating DNA.

Lehmann-Werman R; Neiman D; Zemmour H; Moss J; Magenheim J; Vaknin-Dembinsky A; Rubertsson S; Nellgård B; Blennow K; Zetterberg H; Spalding K; Haller MJ; Wasserfall CH; Schatz DA; Greenbaum CJ; Dorrell C; Grompe M; Zick A; Hubert A; Maoz M; Fendrich V; Bartsch DK; Golan T; Ben Sasson SA; Zamir G; Razin A; Cedar H; Shapiro AMJ; Glaser B; Shemer R; Dor Y
Article: COLD SPRING HARBOR PERSPECTIVES IN BIOLOGY. 2016;8(3):a025981

Detection and Phenotypic Characterization of Adult Neurogenesis.

Kuhn HG; Eisch AJ; Spalding K; Peterson DA
Article: CELL METABOLISM. 2015;22(3):408-417

Transplanted Bone Marrow-Derived Cells Contribute to Human Adipogenesis.

Rydén M; Uzunel M; Hård JL; Borgström E; Mold JE; Arner E; Mejhert N; Andersson DP; Widlund Y; Hassan M; Jones CV; Spalding KL; Svahn B-M; Ahmadian A; Frisén J; Bernard S; Mattsson J; Arner P
Article: COLD SPRING HARBOR PERSPECTIVES IN BIOLOGY. 2015;7(7):a018994

Adult Neurogenesis in Humans.

Bergmann O; Spalding KL; Frisén J
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PHYSIOLOGY-ENDOCRINOLOGY AND METABOLISM. 2015;308(9):E822-E829

Adrenergically stimulated blood flow in brown adipose tissue is not dependent on thermogenesis.

Abreu-Vieira G; Hagberg CE; Spalding KL; Cannon B; Nedergaard J
Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 2013;54(10):2909-2913

Adipocyte triglyceride turnover and lipolysis in lean and overweight subjects.

Rydén M; Andersson DP; Bernard S; Spalding K; Arner P
Article: CELL. 2013;153(6):1219-1227

Dynamics of hippocampal neurogenesis in adult humans.

Spalding KL; Bergmann O; Alkass K; Bernard S; Salehpour M; Huttner HB; Boström E; Westerlund I; Vial C; Buchholz BA; Possnert G; Mash DC; Druid H; Frisén J
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(7):e69597

Analysis of radiocarbon, stable isotopes and DNA in teeth to facilitate identification of unknown decedents.

Alkass K; Saitoh H; Buchholz BA; Bernard S; Holmlund G; Senn DR; Spalding KL; Druid H
Article: JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION. 2012;1(6):e003467

Adipocyte triglyceride turnover is independently associated with atherogenic dyslipidemia.

Frayn K; Bernard S; Spalding K; Arner P
Article: JOURNAL OF FORENSIC SCIENCES. 2012;57(5):1354-1360

Personal identification of cold case remains through combined contribution from anthropological, mtDNA, and bomb-pulse dating analyses.

Speller CF; Spalding KL; Buchholz BA; Hildebrand D; Moore J; Mathewes R; Skinner MF; Yang DY
Article: NEURON. 2012;74(4):634-639

The age of olfactory bulb neurons in humans.

Bergmann O; Liebl J; Bernard S; Alkass K; Yeung MSY; Steier P; Kutschera W; Johnson L; Landén M; Druid H; Spalding KL; Frisén J
Article: NATURE. 2011;478(7367):110-113

Dynamics of human adipose lipid turnover in health and metabolic disease.

Arner P; Bernard S; Salehpour M; Possnert G; Liebl J; Steier P; Buchholz BA; Eriksson M; Arner E; Hauner H; Skurk T; Rydén M; Frayn KN; Spalding KL
Article: FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL. 2011;209(1-3):34-41

Analysis of 14C and 13C in teeth provides precise birth dating and clues to geographical origin.

Alkass K; Buchholz BA; Druid H; Spalding KL
Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2010;396(1):101-104

Fat cell turnover in humans.

Arner P; Spalding KL
Article: SURFACE AND INTERFACE ANALYSIS. 2010;42(5):398-401

Year of birth determination using radiocarbon dating of dental enamel.

Buchholz BA; Spalding KL
Article: DIABETES. 2010;59(1):105-109

Adipocyte turnover: relevance to human adipose tissue morphology.

Arner E; Westermark PO; Spalding KL; Britton T; Rydén M; Frisén J; Bernard S; Arner P
Article: NATURE. 2008;453(7196):783-787

Dynamics of fat cell turnover in humans.

Spalding KL; Arner E; Westermark PO; Bernard S; Buchholz BA; Bergmann O; Blomqvist L; Hoffstedt J; Näslund E; Britton T; Concha H; Hassan M; Rydén M; Frisén J; Arner P
Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2006;103(33):12564-12568

Neocortical neurogenesis in humans is restricted to development.

Bhardwaj RD; Curtis MA; Spalding KL; Buchholz BA; Fink D; Björk-Eriksson T; Nordborg C; Gage FH; Druid H; Eriksson PS; Frisén J
Article: CELL. 2005;122(1):133-143

Retrospective birth dating of cells in humans.

Spalding KL; Bhardwaj RD; Buchholz BA; Druid H; Frisén J
Article: GENES & DEVELOPMENT. 2005;19(4):462-471

Ephrin-A2 reverse signaling negatively regulates neural progenitor proliferation and neurogenesis.

Holmberg J; Armulik A; Senti K-A; Edoff K; Spalding K; Momma S; Cassidy R; Flanagan JG; Frisén J
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NEUROSCIENCE. 2005;21(1):33-45

Caspase-independent retinal ganglion cell death after target ablation in the neonatal rat.

Spalding KL; Dharmarajan AM; Harvey AR
Article: NEUROSCIENCE. 2005;131(2):387-395

Retinal ganglion cell neurotrophin receptor levels and trophic requirements following target ablation in the neonatal rat.

Spalding KL; Cui Q; Harvey AR
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROBIOLOGY. 2004;60(3):319-327

Target-derived and locally derived neurotrophins support retinal ganglion cell survival in the neonatal rat retina.

Spalding KL; Rush RA; Harvey AR
Article: EXPERIMENTAL NEUROLOGY. 2004;186(1):6-19

Fate of multipotent neural precursor cells transplanted into mouse retina selectively depleted of retinal ganglion cells.

Mellough CB; Cui Q; Spalding KL; Symons NA; Pollett MA; Snyder EY; Macklis JD; Harvey AR
Article: MOLECULAR AND CELLULAR NEUROSCIENCE. 2002;19(4):485-500

Anterograde transport and trophic actions of BDNF and NT-4/5 in the developing rat visual system.

Spalding KL; Tan MML; Hendry IA; Harvey AR
Article: DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH. 1998;107(1):133-142

The effects of central administration of neurotrophins or transplants of fetal tectal tissue on retinal ganglion cell survival following removal of the superior colliculus in neonatal rats.

Spalding KL; Cui Q; Harvey AR
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Review: NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY. 2024;25(4):270-289

White adipocyte dysfunction and obesity-associated pathologies in humans.

Hagberg CE; Spalding KL
Corrigendum: NATURE REVIEWS MOLECULAR CELL BIOLOGY. 2024;25(4):333

Publisher Correction: White adipocyte dysfunction and obesity-associated pathologies in humans.

Hagberg CE; Spalding KL
Editorial comment: EBIOMEDICINE. 2022;81:104105

Profiling hypertrophic adipocytes in humans, from transcriptomics to diagnostics.

Li Q; Spalding KL
Review: FRONTIERS IN CELL AND DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY. 2022;10:1003219

The regulation of adipocyte growth in white adipose tissue.

Li Q; Spalding KL
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY. 2021;45(5):934-943

Cellular senescence and its role in white adipose tissue.

Smith U; Li Q; Rydén M; Spalding KL
Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY & CELL BIOLOGY. 2014;56:123-132

Maintenance of white adipose tissue in man.

Hyvönen MT; Spalding KL
Published paper: MOLECULAR & CELLULAR PROTEOMICS. 2010;9(5):1022-1030

Age estimation in forensic sciences: application of combined aspartic acid racemization and radiocarbon analysis.

Alkass K; Buchholz BA; Ohtani S; Yamamoto T; Druid H; Spalding KL
Published paper: NUCLEAR INSTRUMENTS & METHODS IN PHYSICS RESEARCH SECTION B-BEAM INTERACTIONS WITH MATERIALS AND ATOMS. 2010;268(7-8):1295-1298

A mathematical model for the interpretation of nuclear bomb test derived ¹⁴C incorporation in biological systems

Bernard S; Frisen J; Spalding KL
Published paper: CELL BIOLOGY AND TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE, VOL 14: STEM CELLS IN LINEAGE SPECIFIC DIFFERENTIATION AND DISEASE. 2006;572:447-451

Injury-induced retinal ganglion cell loss in the neonatal rat retina.

Spalding KL; Cui Q; Dharmarajan AM; Harvey AR
Editorial comment: NATURE. 2005;437(7057):333-334

Forensics: age written in teeth by nuclear tests.

Spalding KL; Buchholz BA; Bergman L-E; Druid H; Frisén J

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