Linda Björkhem-Bergman
Principal Researcher
| Docent
E-mail: linda.bjorkhem-bergman@ki.se
Visiting address: Blickagången 16, 14152 Huddinge
Postal address: H1 Neurobiologi, vårdvetenskap och samhälle, H1 Klinisk geriatrik Björkhem-Bergman, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- My background
I am MD since 2001 and defended my PhD-thesis in Experimental Pathology in
2004 at the Karolinska Institutet. The project involved carcinogenesis
studies in animal models and cell-culturing of multi-drug resistant cells
with focus on selenium compounds and selenoenzymes. During my post-doc time
(2009-2012) at Dept of Clinical Pharmacology I expanded my knowledge about
drug metabolism with focus on statins. During my Residency at Clinical
Pharmacology (ST-läkare) (2006-2013) I started working with clinical
research and with Phase I and II studies at the Clinical Trial Unit. I
finished my Specialist Training in Clinical Pharmacology 2012 and I am since
2013 Associate Professor (Docent) in Clinical Pharmacology. Since 2013 I am
working in the field of Palliative Medicine and I am Senior Consultant
(Överläkare) at Stockholms Sjukhem, Dept of Palliative Medicine. Since
2021 I also have a Specialist degree in Palliative Medicine.
Current Research Profile
In 2018 I started up my own research group in Palliative Medicine at the
Division of Clinical Geriatrics, NVS, KI. My overall aim is to find new
pharmacological and non-pharmacological strategies to improve the quality of
life in end-of-life patients. I have a translational approach where I try to
combine clinical trials with pre-clinical experiments for mechanistic
studies. My main focus during recent years has been on the role of Vitamin D
in the immune system and possible beneficial effects of Vitamin D
supplementation to cancer patients to improve pain management, reduce the
incidence of infections and improve the quality of life.
Articles
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Article: BMC PALLIATIVE CARE. 2023;22(1):159
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Article: PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 2023;120(12):e2220320120
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Article: BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE. 2022;12(3):332-338
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Article: LIFE-BASEL. 2022;12(6):846
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Article: LIFE-BASEL. 2022;12(4):525
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Article: NUTRIENTS. 2022;14(3):602
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Article: LIFE-BASEL. 2022;12(1):105
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Article: PHARMACOLOGY RESEARCH & PERSPECTIVES. 2021;9(6):e00884
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Article: CANCERS. 2021;13(18):4689
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Article: INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2021;53(9):719-723
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Article: CANCERS. 2021;13(15):3707
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Article: BMC WOMENS HEALTH. 2021;21(1):166
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Article: PHARMACEUTICALS. 2021;14(4):368
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Article: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE MEDICINE. 2021;24(3):433-437
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Article: DRUG TESTING AND ANALYSIS. 2021;13(3):550-557
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Article: BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE. 2020;:bmjspcare-2020-002331
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Article: DRUG TESTING AND ANALYSIS. 2020;12(9):1229-1240
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Article: BMC PALLIATIVE CARE. 2019;18(1):80
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Article: BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE. 2019;:bmjspcare-2019-001932
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Article: ENDOCRINE CONNECTIONS. 2019;8(7):1070-1081
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Article: BIOLOGY OF SEX DIFFERENCES. 2018;9(1):47
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY & INFECTIOUS DISEASES. 2018;37(9):1735-1744
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Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2018;11(1):619
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Article: BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE. 2018;8(1):30-33
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Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2018;11(1):51
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Article: BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE. 2017;7(4):458-463
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Article: VACCINE. 2017;35(20):2654-2660
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2017;12(8):e0184208
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Article: HORMONE AND METABOLIC RESEARCH. 2016;48(12):834-839
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Article: BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY. 2016;118(6):499-502
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Article: BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY. 2016;118(3):214-218
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2016;11(9):e0163451
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Article: PHARMACOLOGY RESEARCH & PERSPECTIVES. 2015;3(6):e00192
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Article: BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY. 2015;117(4):261-266
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Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2015;8:391
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Article: BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY. 2015;117(2):133-136
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Article: FORENSIC SCIENCE INTERNATIONAL. 2015;252:150-156
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2015;10(5):e0128223
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Article: JOURNAL OF PALLIATIVE CARE. 2015;31(3):172-176
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Article: PHARMACOLOGY RESEARCH & PERSPECTIVES. 2014;2(6):e00071
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Article: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2014;23(10):1101-1106
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Article: BASIC & CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY & TOXICOLOGY. 2014;115(4):366-371
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Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF ANTIMICROBIAL AGENTS. 2014;44(2):125-130
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Article: SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND REHABILITATION. 2014;5:121-127
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Article: FEBS OPEN BIO. 2014;4:886-891
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Article: DRUG METABOLISM AND PHARMACOKINETICS. 2014;29(4):352-355
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Article: DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION. 2013;41(9):1610-1615
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Article: DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION. 2013;41(8):1488-1493
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Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2013;69 Suppl 1:73-78
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Article: DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION. 2013;41(4):704-708
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Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2013;430(1):90-94
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Article: JOURNAL OF CARDIOVASCULAR PHARMACOLOGY. 2013;61(1):1-7
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Article: PHOTOCHEMICAL & PHOTOBIOLOGICAL SCIENCES. 2012;11(12):1797-1801
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Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2012;425(2):348-352
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Article: HEPATOLOGY. 2012;55(4):1112-1121
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Article: BIOCHEMICAL AND BIOPHYSICAL RESEARCH COMMUNICATIONS. 2012;417(3):1046-1051
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Article: BMJ OPEN. 2012;2(6):e001663
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Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2011;72(1):153-156
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Article: DRUG METABOLISM AND DISPOSITION. 2011;39(5):933-937
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Article: PLOS ONE. 2011;6(8):e24394
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Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2010;30(4):1105-1112
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Article: JOURNAL OF LIPID RESEARCH. 2010;51(2):318-323
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Article: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2005;69(12):1765-1772
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Article: CARCINOGENESIS. 2005;26(1):125-131
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Article: PEPTIDES. 2004;25(11):1849-1855
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Article: HISTORY OF PSYCHIATRY. 2004;15(58 Pt 2):193-200
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Article: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2004;67(3):513-522
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Article: JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY. 2003;278(4):2141-2146
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Article: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2002;63(10):1875-1884
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Article: JOURNAL OF HEPATOLOGY. 2001;35(2):259-264
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All other publications
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Editorial comment: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2022;61(12):1435-1436
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Review: LIFE-BASEL. 2022;12(5):613
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Review: CANCERS. 2021;13(5):985
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Review: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MOLECULAR SCIENCES. 2017;18(10):2170
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Review: BMJ SUPPORTIVE & PALLIATIVE CARE. 2016;6(3):287-291
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Review: EXPERT REVIEW OF ANTI-INFECTIVE THERAPY. 2013;11(12):1391-1400
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Review: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(6):e65835
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Review: IN VIVO. 2012;26(4):527-535
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Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2011;72(1):164-165
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Review: JOURNAL OF PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY. 2011;25(3):299-305
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Review: PLOS ONE. 2010;5(5):e10702
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Published paper: BIOFACTORS. 2003;18(1-4):45-50
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Corrigendum: BIOCHEMICAL PHARMACOLOGY. 2002;64(1):159
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Review: BIOMEDICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES. 1997;10(2-3):271-279
Employments
- Principal Researcher, Department of Neurobiology, Care Sciences and Society, Karolinska Institutet, 2022-
Degrees and Education
- Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2013
- Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2004
- University Medical Degree, Karolinska Institutet, 2001