Sofia Björkander

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Article: THE LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH - EUROPE. 2023;28:100608

Ambient air pollution exposure linked to long COVID among young adults: a nested survey in a population-based cohort in Sweden.

Yu Z; Ekström S; Bellander T; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Eneroth K; Kull I; Bergström A; Georgelis A; Stafoggia M; Gruzieva O; Melén E; BAMSE COVID-19 Study Group
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2023;53(3):e2250083

Staphylococcus aureus-derived factors promote human Th9 cell polarization and enhance a transcriptional program associated with allergic inflammation.

Badolati I; van der Heiden M; Brodin D; Zuurveld M; Szilágyi S; Björkander S; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: CLINICAL AND TRANSLATIONAL ALLERGY. 2023;13(3):e12238

Obese asthma phenotypes display distinct plasma biomarker profiles.

Björkander S; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Kere M; Ekström S; Sparreman Mikus M; van Hage M; James A; Kull I; Bergström A; Mjösberg J; Tibbitt CA; Melén E
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF RESPIRATORY AND CRITICAL CARE MEDICINE. 2023;207(4):406-415

Plasticity of Individual Lung Function States from Childhood to Adulthood.

Wang G; Hallberg J; Faner R; Koefoed H-J; Kebede Merid S; Klevebro S; Björkander S; Gruzieva O; Pershagen G; van Hage M; Guerra S; Bottai M; Georgelis A; Gehring U; Bergström A; Vonk JM; Kull I; Koppelman GH; Agusti A; Melén E
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL ALLERGY. 2023;53(2):186-197

Exploring proteomic plasma biomarkers in eosinophilic and neutrophilic asthma.

Kere M; Klevebro S; Hernandez-Pacheco N; Ödling M; Ekström S; Mogensen I; Janson C; Palmberg L; van Hage M; Georgelis A; Bergström A; Kull I; Melén E; Björkander S
Journal article: CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;2:46-53

Reduced immune system responsiveness in fibromyalgia - A pilot study

Björkander S; Ernberg M; Bileviciute-Ljungar I
Article: JOURNAL OF VIROLOGY. 2022;96(22):e0131022-e01322

Four-Parameter FluoroSpot Assay Reveals That the Varicella Zoster Virus Elicits a Robust Memory T Cell IL-10 Response throughout Childhood.

Nilsson A; Höbinger A; Jahnmatz P; Tiselius E; Laestadius Å; Melén E; Björkander S; Saghafian-Hedengren S
Article: J ALLERGY CLIN IMMUNOL GLOB. 2022;1(2):37-42

Lung function before and after COVID-19 in young adults: A population-based study.

Mogensen I; Hallberg J; Björkander S; Du L; Zuo F; Hammarström L; Pan-Hammarström Q; Ekström S; Georgelis A; Palmberg L; Janson C; Bergström A; Melén E; Kull I; BAMSE COVID-19 Study Group
Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(4):e228109

Association of Short-term Air Pollution Exposure With SARS-CoV-2 Infection Among Young Adults in Sweden.

Yu Z; Bellander T; Bergström A; Dillner J; Eneroth K; Engardt M; Georgelis A; Kull I; Ljungman P; Pershagen G; Stafoggia M; Melén E; Gruzieva O; BAMSE COVID-19 Study Group
Article: JOURNAL OF LEUKOCYTE BIOLOGY. 2022;111(3):597-609

Activation of human γδ T cells and NK cells by Staphylococcal enterotoxins requires both monocytes and conventional T cells.

Mata Forsberg M; Arasa C; van Zwol W; Uzunçayir S; Schönbichler A; Regenthal P; Schelin J; Lindkvist-Petersson K; Björkander S; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;149(1):65-75.e8

SARS-CoV-2-specific B- and T-cell immunity in a population-based study of young Swedish adults.

Björkander S; Du L; Zuo F; Ekström S; Wang Y; Wan H; Sherina N; Schoutens L; Andréll J; Andersson N; Georgelis A; Bergström A; Marcotte H; Kull I; Hammarström L; Melén E; Pan-Hammarström Q; BAMSE COVID-19 study group
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2021;11(1):11391

Inflammation-related plasma protein levels and association with adiposity measurements in young adults.

Klevebro S; Björkander S; Ekström S; Merid SK; Gruzieva O; Mälarstig A; Johansson Å; Kull I; Bergström A; Melén E
Article: ANNALS OF THE RHEUMATIC DISEASES. 2021;80(2):194-202

Natural killer cells and type II interferon in Ro/SSA and La/SSB autoantibody-exposed newborns at risk of congenital heart block.

Ivanchenko M; Thorlacius GE; Hedlund M; Ottosson V; Meneghel L; Björkander S; Ossoinak A; Tingström J; Bremme K; Sverremark-Ekström E; Gemzell-Danielsson K; Sonesson S-E; Chemin K; Wahren-Herlenius M
Article: CLINICAL & TRANSLATIONAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;10(6):e1294

Extreme prematurity and sepsis strongly influence frequencies and functional characteristics of circulating γδ T and natural killer cells.

Rahman Qazi K; Jensen GB; van der Heiden M; Björkander S; Marchini G; Jenmalm MC; Abrahamsson T; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;202(3):288-299

Childhood allergy is preceded by an absence of gut lactobacilli species and higher levels of atopy-related plasma chemokines.

Björkander S; Carvalho-Queiroz C; Hallberg J; Persson J-O; Johansson MA; Nussbaum B; Jenmalm MC; Nilsson C; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: IMMUNOLOGY AND CELL BIOLOGY. 2020;98(1):79-87

Characterization of the γδ T-cell compartment during infancy reveals clear differences between the early neonatal period and 2 years of age.

van der Heiden M; Björkander S; Rahman Qazi K; Bittmann J; Hell L; Jenmalm MC; Marchini G; Vermijlen D; Abrahamsson T; Nilsson C; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2020;204(1):68-77

Extremely Preterm Infants Have Significant Alterations in Their Conventional T Cell Compartment during the First Weeks of Life.

Qazi KR; Bach Jensen G; van der Heiden M; Björkander S; Holmlund U; Haileselassie Y; Kokkinou E; Marchini G; Jenmalm MC; Abrahamsson T; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2019;9(1):17109

Extracellular Membrane Vesicles from Lactobacilli Dampen IFN-γ Responses in a Monocyte-Dependent Manner.

Mata Forsberg M; Björkander S; Pang Y; Lundqvist L; Ndi M; Ott M; Escribá IB; Jaeger M-C; Roos S; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: IMMUNITY INFLAMMATION AND DISEASE. 2019;7(3):170-182

The allergic phenotype during the first 10 years of life in a prospective cohort.

Björkander S; Hallberg J; Persson J-O; Lilja G; Nilsson C; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2018;9:486

CD161 Defines a Functionally Distinct Subset of Pro-Inflammatory Natural Killer Cells.

Kurioka A; Cosgrove C; Simoni Y; van Wilgenburg B; Geremia A; Björkander S; Sverremark-Ekström E; Thurnheer C; Günthard HF; Khanna N; Swiss HIV Cohort Study; Oxford IBD Cohort Investigators; Walker LJ; Arancibia-Cárcamo CV; Newell EW; Willberg CB; Klenerman P
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;8:1865

Epstein-Barr Virus, but Not Cytomegalovirus, Latency Accelerates the Decay of Childhood Measles and Rubella Vaccine Responses-A 10-Year Follow-up of a Swedish Birth Cohort.

Lasaviciute G; Björkander S; Carvalho-Queiroz C; Hed Myrberg I; Nussbaum B; Nilsson C; Bemark M; Nilsson A; Sverremark-Ekström E; Saghafian-Hedengren S
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;8:1699

Early-Life Human Microbiota Associated With Childhood Allergy Promotes the T Helper 17 Axis in Mice.

Petursdottir DH; Nordlander S; Qazi KR; Carvalho-Queiroz C; Ahmed Osman O; Hell E; Björkander S; Haileselassie Y; Navis M; Kokkinou E; Lio IZL; Hennemann J; Brodin B; Huseby DL; Nilsson C; Hughes D; Udekwu KI; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: SCIENTIFIC REPORTS. 2016;6:22083

Staphylococcus aureus-derived factors induce IL-10, IFN-γ and IL-17A-expressing FOXP3+CD161+ T-helper cells in a partly monocyte-dependent manner.

Björkander S; Hell L; Johansson MA; Forsberg MM; Lasaviciute G; Roos S; Holmlund U; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: FRONTIERS IN IMMUNOLOGY. 2016;7:273

Probiotic Lactobacilli Modulate Staphylococcus aureus-Induced Activation of Conventional and Unconventional T cells and NK Cells.

Johansson MA; Björkander S; Mata Forsberg M; Qazi KR; Salvany Celades M; Bittmann J; Eberl M; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: CELL REPORTS. 2014;9(3):1075-1088

CD161 defines a transcriptional and functional phenotype across distinct human T cell lineages.

Fergusson JR; Smith KE; Fleming VM; Rajoriya N; Newell EW; Simmons R; Marchi E; Björkander S; Kang Y-H; Swadling L; Kurioka A; Sahgal N; Lockstone H; Baban D; Freeman GJ; Sverremark-Ekström E; Davis MM; Davenport MP; Venturi V; Ussher JE; Willberg CB; Klenerman P
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2013;77(3):200-212

Peripheral monocyte expression of the chemokine receptors CCR2, CCR5 and CXCR3 is altered at parturition in healthy women and in women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Björkander S; Heidari-Hamedani G; Bremme K; Gunnarsson I; Holmlund U
Article: PLOS ONE. 2013;8(10):e77893

Lactobacilli regulate Staphylococcus aureus 161:2-induced pro-inflammatory T-cell responses in vitro.

Haileselassie Y; Johansson MA; Zimmer CL; Björkander S; Petursdottir DH; Dicksved J; Petersson M; Persson J-O; Fernandez C; Roos S; Holmlund U; Sverremark-Ekström E
Article: CYTOKINE. 2012;59(2):392-399

Pregnancy-associated inflammatory markers are elevated in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Björkander S; Bremme K; Persson J-O; van Vollenhoven RF; Sverremark-Ekström E; Holmlund U
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Letter: ALLERGY. 2023;78(9):2533-2536

Innate lymphoid cells type 2 and CD8+ T cells are perturbed in overweight and obese individuals with asthma.

Björkander S; Maier P; Kere M; Merid SK; Wirth L; Wiegel W; Ekström S; Kull I; Bergström A; Melén E; Mjösberg J; Tibbitt CA
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2022;60:2953

Activated type 2 innate lymphoid cells are elevated in children with uncontrolled asthma

Golebski K; Bjorkander S; Van Dijk Y; Gole B; Kabesch M; Maitland-Van der Zee AH; Melen E; Van der Ploeg E; Potocnik U; Reinartz S; Valente ES; Stadhouders R; Van Drunen C; Vijverberg S
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2022;60:1771

Genome-wide exploration of inflammation-related proteins and Type 2 asthma

Hernandez-Pacheco N; Bjorkander S; Klevebro S; Merid SK; Kumar A; Mogensen I; Janson C; Palmberg L; Van Hage M; Georgellis A; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E
Letter: PEDIATRIC ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY. 2022;33(1):e13682

Transcriptome changes during peanut oral immunotherapy and omalizumab treatment.

Björkander S; Merid SK; Brodin D; Brandström J; Fagerström-Billai F; van der Heiden M; Konradsen JR; Kabesch M; van Drunen CM; Golebski K; Maitland-van der Zee AH; Potočnik U; Vijverberg SJH; Nopp A; Nilsson C; Melén E
Editorial comment: ERJ OPEN RESEARCH. 2021;7(4):381-2021

Expert meeting report: towards a joint European roadmap to address the unmet needs and priorities of paediatric asthma patients on biologic therapy.

Golebski K; Dankelman LHM; Björkander S; Bønnelykke K; Brinkman P; Deschildre A; van Dijk YE; Fleming L; Grigg J; Hamelmann E; Hashimoto S; Kabesch M; Klevebro S; Maitland-van der Zee A-H; Merid SK; Nieto A; Niggel J; Nilsson C; Potočnik U; Roberts G; Rusconi F; Saglani S; Valente E; van Drunen C; Wang G; Melén E; Vijverberg SJH
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:oa4053

Late Breaking Abstract - Lung function before and after COVID-19 infection in young adults

Mogensen I; Hallberg J; Bjorkander S; Pan-Hammarstrom Q; Palmberg L; Janson C; Bergstrom A; Melen E; Kull I
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa3070

Investigation of gene expression in relation to omalizumab treatment and peanut oral immunotherapy

Merid SK; Bjorkander S; Brodin D; Brandstrom J; Fagerstrom-Billai F; Van der Heiden M; Konradsen J; Kabesch M; Van Drunen C; Kornel G; Maitland-Van der Zee AH; Potocnik U; Vijverberg VJH; Nopp A; Nilsson C; Melen E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa2143

Exploring inflammation-related plasma biomarkers in young adults with allergic- or non-allergic asthma

Bjorkander S; Klevebro S; Kere M; Gruzieva O; Mikus M; Van Hage M; Dahlen S-E; Georgellis A; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:pa3122

Clinical variables and protein biomarkers associated with blood eosinophil count and asthma in young adults

Kere M; Bjorkander S; Klevebro S; Odling M; Ekstrom S; Mogensen I; Van Hage M; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN RESPIRATORY JOURNAL. 2021;58:oa1318

Longitudinal modelling of lung function trajectories from childhood to early adulthood in the BAMSE cohort

Wang G; Hallberg J; Merid SK; Klevebro S; Bjorkander S; Gruzieva O; Faner R; Agusti A; Bottai M; Georgellis A; Bergstrom A; Kull I; Melen E
Conference publication: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;51:154

Th9 cell polarization is enhanced by Staphylococcus aureus while suppressed by retinoic acid and is possibly altered in allergic individuals

Badolati I; Van der Heiden M; Hellberg U; Bjorkander S; Nilsson C; Ekstrom ES
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2021;94(6)

Staphylococcal enterotoxins require a mature immune system to induce a robust cytokine response

Arasa C; Forsberg MM; Bjorkander S; Sverremark-Ekstrom E
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2020;75:185

Retinoic acid suppresses S. aureus-induced T helper 9 cells in vitro, both in healthy and atopic individuals

Heiden MVD; Bjorkander S; Badolati I; Hellberg U; Nilsson C; Sverremark-Ekstrom E
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2020;75:54

Extreme prematurity strongly imprints circulating Natural Killer- and γδ T cells, which are further influenced by sepsis

Qazi KR; Bach JG; Van der Heiden M; Bjorkander S; Marchini G; Jenmalm MC; Abrahamsson T; Sverremark-Ekstrom E
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2019;90(6)

The phenotype of γδ T-cells at very young age and the effect of CMV infection

van derHeiden M; Bjorkander S; Qazi KR; Jenmalm M; Abrahamsson T; Marchini G; Vermijlen D; Nilsson C; Sverremark-Ekstrom E
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;86(4):263

EBV-latency accelerates the decay of childhood vaccine responses

Bjorkander S; Lasaviciute G; Carvalho-Queiroz C; Myrberg IH; Nussbaum B; Nilsson C; Bemark M; Nilsson A; Sverremark-Ekstrom E; Saghafian-Hedengren S
Conference publication: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF IMMUNOLOGY. 2017;86(4):262

Elevated IL-21 and BCA-1/CXCL13-levels associate with allergic disease in a Swedish birth cohort

Szilagyi S; Bjorkander S; Carvalho-Queiroz C; Nussbaum B; Jenmalm MC; Nilsson C; Sverremark-Ekstrom E
Conference publication: ALLERGY. 2017;72:304

Allergy development during the first 10 years of life in a Swedish prospective birth cohort is preceded by a lack of early lactobacilli-colonization and a skewed plasma chemokine-profile

Bjorkander S; Carvalho-Queiroz C; Nussbaum B; Johansson MA; Jenmalm MC; Nilsson C; Sverremark-Ekstrom E
Letter: JOURNAL OF ALLERGY AND CLINICAL IMMUNOLOGY. 2016;138(3):905-908

FOXP3(+) CD4 T-cell maturity and responses to microbial stimulation alter with age and associate with early-life gut colonization.

Björkander S; Johansson MA; Hell L; Lasaviciute G; Nilsson C; Holmlund U; Sverremark-Ekström E
Conference publication: IMMUNOLOGY. 2012;137:583

Maternal systemic lupus erythematosus affects neonatal circulating plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels

Holmlund U; Heidari-Hamedani G; Bjorkander S; Ekstrom M; Bremme K
Conference publication: IMMUNOLOGY. 2012;137:192

Peripheral monocyte expression of CCR2 is altered by pregnancy

Bjoerkander S; Heidari-Hamedani G; Bremme K; Gunnarsson I; Sverremark-Ekstroem E; Holmlund U
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Employments

Assistant Professor, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2029
Postdoctoral Researcher, Department of Clinical Science and Education, Södersjukhuset, Karolinska Institutet, 2020-2023
Postdoctoral Researcher, Immunology, Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 2017-2020

Degrees and Education

PhD, Molecular Bioscience/Immunology, Immune maturation and lymphocyte characteristics in relation to early gut bacteria exposure, Molecular Biosciences, The Wenner-Gren Institute, Stockholm University, 2016

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