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Inger Gjertsson
Professor/ Chief Physician
Institute of MedicineAbout Inger Gjertsson
Inger Gjertsson, consultant and professor in Rheumatology. Gjertsson's primary research focus is B cells the contribution of cartilage-specific autoantibodies the B cell subsets that produce these autoantibodies in cartilage destruction in rheumatoid arthritis.
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A Longitudinal Study Reveals Metabolomic Markers for Individuals at Risk, Disease Severity, and Treatment Response in Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Chenxi Zhu, Jiayi Xu, Siyu He, Qian Niu, Yi Liu, Xin Guo, Huifang Hu, Rui Sun, Tao Chen, Yan Liu, Zhiqiang Xu, Na Jiang, Lipu Yao, Lunzhi Dai, Qinghua Zou, Fanxin Zeng, Liesu Meng, Inger Gjertsson, Rikard Holmdahl, Bin Yang, Dan Du, Yi Zhao
ADVANCED SCIENCE - 2025 -
Cone Beam Computed Tomography for Assessment of Erosions in Early Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Pilot
Study
Inger Gjertsson, Ylva Aurell, Anna Rudin, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Eva Klingberg, Kristina Forslind
Journal of Rheumatology - 2025 -
A longitudinal cohort study uncovers plasma protein biomarkers predating clinical onset and treatment response of rheumatoid
arthritis
Siyu He, Chenxi Zhu, Yi Liu, Zhiqiang Xu, Rui Sun, Bin Yang, Xin Guo, Martin Herrmann i, Luis E. Munoz, Inger Gjertsson, Rikard Holmdahl, Lunzhi Dai, Yi Zhao
NATURE COMMUNICATIONS - 2025 -
Association of Soluble Immune Checkpoint Molecules PD1 and 4-1BB With CTLA-4Ig Treatment Response in Early Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Tilia Selldén, Kristina Lend, Jon Lampa, Merete Lund Hetland, Mikkel Østergaard, Tillmann Uhlig, Dan Nordström, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Björn Gudbjörnsson, Gerdur Gröndal, Inger Gjertsson, Ronald van Vollenhoven, Cristina Maglio, Kerstin Andersson, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Anna-Carin Lundell, Anna Rudin
Acr Open Rheumatology - 2025 -
Epitopes targeted by autoantibodies in presymptomatic individuals predict early rheumatoid
arthritis
Yibo He, Outi Sareila, Linda Johansson, Monica Leu Agelii, Lei Cheng, Anders Lundquist, Erik Lönnblom, Gerdur Gröndal, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Kim Hørslev-Petersen, Jon Lampa, Kristina Lend, Merete Lund Hetland, Dan Nordström, Michael Nurmohamed, Anna Rudin, Till Uhlig, Mikkel Østergaard, Inger Gjertsson, Solbritt Rantapää-Dahlqvist, Rikard Holmdahl
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - 2025 -
From confusion to acceptance: overcoming challenges using a fighting spirit and the power of support–a qualitative study of young adults’ experiences in the first year after diagnosis in early onset of chronic inflammatory joint
disease
Ann-Sofi Sjö, Kerstin Ulin, Eva Klingberg, U. Bergsten, Inger Gjertsson, Annelie Bilberg
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology - 2025 -
Circulating Baseline CXCR3+Th2 and Th17 Cell Proportions Correlate With Trabecular Bone Loss After 48 Weeks of Biological Treatment in Early Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Julia Scheffler, Christina Drevinge, Catharina Lindholm, Inger Gjertsson, Kristina Lend, Merete Lund Hetland, Mikkel Ostergaard, Till Uhlig, Marte Schrumpf Heiberg, Espen A. Haavardsholm, Michael T. Nurmohamed, Jon Lampa, Tuulikki Sokka-Isler, Dan Nordstrom, Kim Horslev-Petersen, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Gerdur Grondal, Ronald van Vollenhoven, Hans Carlsten, Mattias Lorentzon, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Anna Rudin, Ulrika Islander
ACR Open Rheumatology - 2025 -
A randomized controlled cross-over trial of differences in acute effects on serum metabolites from isocaloric meals based on red meat, fatty fish, or soy
protein
Helen Lindqvist, Erik Hulander, Linnea Bärebring, Inger Gjertsson, Anna Winkvist
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF NUTRITION - 2025 -
A six-month weight loss intervention is associated with significant changes in serum biomarkers related to inflammation, bone and cartilage metabolism in obese patients with psoriatic arthritis and matched
controls.
Linda Torres, Charlotte A Jonsson, Björn Eliasson, Helena Forsblad d'Elia, Anton J. Landgren, Annelie Bilberg, Inger Gjertsson, Ingrid Larsson, Eva Klingberg
BMC Rheumatology - 2025 -
Transitional and CD21PD-1 B cells are associated with remission in early rheumatoid
arthritis
Sarah McGrath, Boel Sundbeck, Katrin Thorarinsdottir, Charlotte A Jonsson, Alessandro Camponeschi, Monica Leu Agelii, Anna-Karin H. Ekwall, Merete Lund Hetland, Mikkel Ostergaard, Till Uhlig, Michael Nurmohamed, Jon Lampa, Dan Nordstrom, Kim Horslev-Petersen, Bjorn Gudbjornsson, Gerdur Grondal, Ronald van Vollenhoven, Anna Rudin, Inga-Lill Mårtensson, Inger Gjertsson
BMC RHEUMATOLOGY - 2025 -
Inflammatory and lipemic response to red meat intake in women with and without Rheumatoid Arthritis: a single meal study within a randomized controlled
trial
Torsten Sällström, Linnea Bärebring, Erik Hulander, Inger Gjertsson, Anna Winkvist, Helen Lindqvist
BMC NUTRITION - 2025 -
Autoantibodies to joint-related peptides as predictive markers in early rheumatoid
arthritis
Monica Leu Agelii, Outi Sareila, Erik Loennblom, Lei Cheng, Kristina Forslind, Ingiald Hafstrom, Maria L. E. Andersson, Alf Kastbom, Christopher Sjowall, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Jan Kihlberg, Rikard Holmdahl, Inger Gjertsson
RHEUMATOLOGY - 2024 -
Targeting CD38 with monoclonal antibodies disrupts key survival pathways in paediatric Burkitt's lymphoma malignant B
cells
Kathrin Klaesener, Nadja Herrmann, Liliana Håversen, Timothy Sundell, Martina Sundqvist, Christina Lundqvist, Paul Manna, Charlotte A Jonsson, Marcella Visentini, Diana Ljung Sass, Sarah McGrath, Kristoffer Grimstad, Alaitz Aranburu, Karin Mellgren, Linda Fogelstrand, Huamei Forsman, Olov Ekwall, Jan Borén, Inger Gjertsson, Michael Reth, Inga-Lill Mårtensson, Alessandro Camponeschi
Clinical & translational immunology - 2024 -
Cartilage destruction in early rheumatoid arthritis patients correlates with CD21−/low double-negative B
cells
Katrin Thorarinsdottir, Sarah McGrath, Kristina Forslind, Monica Leu Agelii, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Anna Rudin, Inga-Lill Mårtensson, Inger Gjertsson
Arthritis Research & Therapy - 2024 -
A randomized controlled cross-over trial investigating the acute inflammatory and metabolic response after meals based on red meat, fatty fish, or soy protein: the postprandial inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis (PIRA)
trial.
Erik Hulander, Linnea Bärebring, Anna Winkvist, Inger Gjertsson, Helen Lindqvist
European Journal of Nutrition - 2024 -
Correlation of Professional Antigen-Presenting Tbet+CD11c+ B Cells With Bone Destruction in Untreated Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Sarah McGrath, Kristoffer Grimstad, Katrin Thorarinsdottir, Kristina Forslind, Daniel Glinatsi, Monica Leu Agelii, Alaitz Aranburu, Timothy Sundell, Charlotte A Jonsson, Alessandro Camponeschi, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Andreas Tilevik, Inger Gjertsson, Inga-Lill Mårtensson
ARTHRITIS & RHEUMATOLOGY - 2024 -
Sex differences in cytokines and adipokines in obese patients with PsA and controls undergoing a weight loss
intervention.
Anton J. Landgren, Charlotte A Jonsson, Annelie Bilberg, Björn Eliasson, Linda Torres, Mats Dehlin, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Inger Gjertsson, Ingrid Larsson, Eva Klingberg
RMD open - 2024 -
Exploring the differences in serum metabolite profiles after intake of red meat in women with rheumatoid arthritis and a matched control
group
Helen Lindqvist, Inger Gjertsson, Erik Hulander, Linnea Bärebring, Anna Winkvist
European Journal of Nutrition - 2024 -
Person-centred health plans for physical activity in persons with chronic widespread pain (CWP) - a retrospective descriptive
review.
Anette Larsson, Emmelie Barenfeld, Andreas Fors, Inger Gjertsson, Anna Bergenheim, Kaisa Mannerkorpi
Disability and rehabilitation - 2023 -
Certolizumab pegol, abatacept, tocilizumab or active conventional treatment in early rheumatoid arthritis: 48-week clinical and radiographic results of the investigator-initiated randomised controlled NORD-STAR
trial
M. Ostergaard, R. F. van Vollenhoven, Anna Rudin, M. L. Hetland, M. S. Heiberg, D. C. Nordstrom, M. T. Nurmohamed, B. Gudbjornsson, L. M. Ornbjerg, P. Boyesen, K. Lend, K. Horslev-Petersen, T. Uhlig, T. Sokka, G. Grondal, S. Krabbe, J. Lindqvist, Inger Gjertsson, D. Glinatsi, M. C. Kapetanovic, A. B. Aga, F. Faustini, P. Parmanne, T. Lorenzen, C. Giovanni, J. Back, O. Hendricks, D. Vedder, T. Rannio, E. Grenholm, M. K. Ljosa, E. Brodin, H. Lindegaard, A. Soderbergh, M. Rizk, A. Kastbom, P. Larsson, L. Uhrenholt, S. A. Just, D. J. Stevens, T. B. Laurbjerg, G. Bakland, I. C. Olsen, E. A. Haavardsholm, J. Lampa
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - 2023 -
Antigen-presenting autoreactive B cells activate regulatory T cells and suppress autoimmune arthritis in
mice
M. Aoun, A. Coelho, A. Krämer, A. Saxena, P. Sabatier, C. M. Beusch, E. Lönnblom, M. M. Geng, N. N. Do, Z. W. Xu, J. D. Zhang, Y. B. He, L. R. Castillo, H. Abolhassani, B. Z. Xu, J. Viljanen, J. Rorbach, G. F. Lahore, Inger Gjertsson, A. Kastbom, C. Sjöwall, J. Kihlberg, R. A. Zubarev, H. Burkhardt, R. Holmdahl
Journal of Experimental Medicine - 2023 -
Successful Management of Checkpoint Inhibitor-Induced Arthritis With Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drugs During Active Immune Checkpoint Inhibition
Treatment.
Helga Björk Brynjarsdottir, Sara Bjursten, Max Levin, Inger Gjertsson, Anna Rudin
The Journal of rheumatology - 2023 -
Dietary biomarkers and food records indicate compliance to study diets in the ADIRA (Anti-inflammatory Diet In Rheumatoid Arthritis)
trial
Anna Turesson Wadell, Linnea Bärebring, Erik Hulander, Inger Gjertsson, R. Landberg, Helen Lindqvist, Anna Winkvist
FRONTIERS IN NUTRITION - 2023 -
Influence of Dietary n-3 Long Chain Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid Intake on Oxylipins in Erythrocytes of Women with Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Helen Lindqvist, Anna Winkvist, Inger Gjertsson, P. C. Calder, A. M. Armando, O. Quehenberger, R. Coras, M. Guma
Molecules - 2023 -
Serum IL-23 significantly decreased in obese patients with psoriatic arthritis six months after a structured weight loss
intervention.
Anton J. Landgren, Charlotte A Jonsson, Annelie Bilberg, B Eliasson, Linda Torres, Mats Dehlin, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, Inger Gjertsson, I Larsson, Eva Klingberg
Arthritis research & therapy - 2023 -
A subset of antibodies targeting citrullinated proteins confers protection from rheumatoid
arthritis.
Yibo He, Changrong Ge, Àlex Moreno-Giró, Bingze Xu, Christian M Beusch, Katalin Sandor, Jie Su, Lei Cheng, Erik Lönnblom, Christina Lundqvist, Linda M Slot, Dongmei Tong, Vilma Urbonaviciute, Bibo Liang, Taotao Li, Gonzalo Fernandez Lahore, Mike Aoun, Vivianne Malmström, Theo Rispens, Patrik Ernfors, Camilla I Svensson, Hans Ulrich Scherer, René E M Toes, Inger Gjertsson, Olov Ekwall, Roman A Zubarev, Rikard Holmdahl
Nature communications - 2023 -
Early increase of circulating transitional B cells and autoantibodies to joint-related proteins in patients with metastatic melanoma developing checkpoint inhibitor-induced inflammatory
arthritis.
Mariele Gatto, Sara Bjursten, Charlotte A Jonsson, Monica Leu Agelii, Caroline Jonell, Sarah McGrath, Erik Lönnblom, Outi Sareila, Rikard Holmdahl, Anna Rudin, Max Levin, Inger Gjertsson
Arthritis & rheumatology (Hoboken, N.J.) - 2023 -
Pathogenic antibody response to glucose-6-phosphate isomerase targets a modified epitope uniquely exposed on joint
cartilage
T. T. Li, C. R. Ge, A. Kramer, Outi Sareila, Monica Leu Agelii, L. Johansson, K. Forslind, E. Lonnblom, M. Yang, B. Z. Xu, Q. X. Li, L. Cheng, G. Bergstrom, G. Fernandez, A. Kastbom, S. Rantapaa-Dahlqvist, Inger Gjertsson, R. Holmdahl
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - 2023 -
Long-term fracture risk in rheumatoid arthritis: impact of early sustained DAS28-remission and restored function, progressive erosive disease, body mass index, autoantibody positivity and glucocorticoids. A cohort study over 10
years
S. Ajeganova, M. Andersson, K. Forslind, Inger Gjertsson, B. M. Nyhall-Wahlin, B. Svensson, I. Hafstrom
BMC Rheumatology - 2023 -
Single-cell RNA sequencing analyses: interference by the genes that encode the B-cell and T-cell
receptors
Timothy Sundell, Kristoffer Grimstad, Alessandro Camponeschi, A. Tilevik, Inger Gjertsson, Inga-Lill Mårtensson
Briefings in Functional Genomics - 2023 -
Radiographic airway abnormalities in untreated early rheumatoid arthritis are associated with peripheral neutrophil
activation
Tilia Selldén, Carina Kärrman Mårdh, Martin Joelsson, Jenny Vikgren, Åse (Allansdotter) Johnsson, Gunilla Larsson, D. Glinatsi, K. Stubendorff, K. Svensson, Inger Gjertsson, Anna Rudin, Anna-Carin Lundell, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall
Arthritis Research & Therapy - 2023 -
Autoantibodies to Disease-Related Proteins in Joints as Novel Biomarkers for the Diagnosis of Rheumatoid
Arthritis
E. Lonnblom, Monica Leu Agelii, Outi Sareila, L. Cheng, B. Z. Xu, J. Viljanen, I. Hafstrom, M. L. E. Andersson, G. Bergstrom, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Anna Rudin, A. Kastbom, C. Sjowall, Lennart T. H. Jacobsson, J. Kihlberg, Inger Gjertsson, R. Holmdahl
Arthritis & Rheumatology - 2023 -
Protein Profiling in Presymptomatic Individuals Separates Myeloperoxidase-Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody and Proteinase 3-Antineutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody
Vasculitides
M. Brink, E. Berglin, A. J. Mohammad, A. Lundquist, Inger Gjertsson, A. Alexeyenko, K. Lejon, S. Rantapaa-Dahlqvist
Arthritis & Rheumatology - 2023 -
Misdiagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Long-Term Cohort of Early Arthritis Based on the ACR-1987 Classification
Criteria
Monica Leu Agelii, I. Hafstrom, B. Svensson, S. Ajeganova, K. Forslind, M. Andersson, Inger Gjertsson
Open Access Rheumatology-Research and Reviews - 2022 -
Human CD38 regulates B cell antigen receptor dynamic organization in normal and malignant B
cells.
Alessandro Camponeschi, Kathrin Kläsener, Timothy Sundell, Christina Lundqvist, Paul T Manna, Negar Ayoubzadeh, Martina Sundqvist, Katrin Thorarinsdottir, Mariele Gatto, Marcella Visentini, Karin Önnheim, Alaitz Aranburu, Huamei Forsman, Olov Ekwall, Linda Fogelstrand, Inger Gjertsson, Michael Reth, Inga-Lill Mårtensson
The Journal of experimental medicine - 2022 -
Experience of co-creation of a health plan and support for sustainable physical activity among people with chronic widespread pain: a qualitative interview study in
Sweden.
Caroline Feldthusen, Anna Bergenheim, Emmelie Barenfeld, Inger Gjertsson, Anette Larsson, Kaisa Mannerkorpi
BMJ open - 2022 -
Blood PD-1+TFh and CTLA-4+CD4+ T cells predict remission after CTLA-4Ig treatment in early rheumatoid
arthritis.
Jonathan Aldridge, Kerstin Andersson, Inger Gjertsson, Anna-Karin H Ekwall, Magnus Hallström, Ronald van Vollenhoven, Anna-Carin Lundell, Anna Rudin
Rheumatology (Oxford, England) - 2022 -
A close-up on the expanding landscape of CD21(-)/low B cells in
humans
Inger Gjertsson, Sarah McGrath, Kristoffer Grimstad, Charlotte A Jonsson, Alessandro Camponeschi, Katrin Thorarinsdottir, Inga-Lill Mårtensson
Clinical and Experimental Immunology - 2022 -
Erosion-free rheumatoid arthritis: clinical and conceptional implications-a BARFOT
study
B. Svensson, M. L. E. Andersson, Inger Gjertsson, I. Hafstroem, S. Ajeganova, K. Forslind
Bmc Rheumatology - 2022 -
Multiomics analysis of rheumatoid arthritis yields sequence variants that have large effects on risk of the seropositive
subset
S. Saevarsdottir, L. Stefansdottir, P. Sulem, G. Thorleifsson, E. Ferkingstad, G. Rutsdottir, B. Glintborg, H. Westerlind, G. Grondal, I. C. Loft, S. B. Sorensen, B. A. Lie, M. Brink, L. Arlestig, A. O. Arnthorsson, E. Baecklund, K. Banasik, S. Bank, Lena Björkman, T. Ellingsen, C. Erikstrup, O. Frei, Inger Gjertsson, D. F. Gudbjartsson, S. A. Gudjonsson, G. H. Halldorsson, O. Hendricks, J. Hillert, E. Hogdall, S. Jacobsen, D. V. Jensen, H. Jonsson, A. Kastbom, I. Kockum, S. Kristensen, H. Kristjansdottir, M. H. Larsen, A. Linauskas, E. M. Hauge, A. G. Loft, B. R. Ludviksson, S. H. Lund, T. Markusson, G. Masson, P. Melsted, K. H. S. Moore, H. Munk, K. R. Nielsen, G. L. Norddahl, A. Oddsson, T. A. Olafsdottir, P. I. Olason, T. Olsson, S. R. Ostrowski, K. Horslev-Petersen, S. Rognvaldsson, H. Sanner, G. N. Silberberg, H. Stefansson, E. Sorensen, I. J. Sorensen, C. Turesson, T. Bergman, L. Alfredsson, T. K. Kvien, S. Brunak, K. Steinsson, V. Andersen, O. A. Andreassen, S. Rantapaa-Dahlqvist, M. L. Hetland, L. Klareskog, J. Askling, L. Padyukov, O. B. Pedersen, U. Thorsteinsdottir, I. Jonsdottir, K. Stefansson
Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases - 2022 -
Inadequate Dietary Nutrient Intake in Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis in Southwestern Sweden: A Cross-Sectional
Study
Anna Turesson Wadell, Linnea Bärebring, Erik Hulander, Inger Gjertsson, Helen Lindqvist, Anna Winkvist
Frontiers in Nutrition - 2022 -
Antibodies to Cartilage Oligomeric Matrix Protein Are Pathogenic in Mice and May Be Clinically Relevant in Rheumatoid
Arthritis
C. R. Ge, D. M. Tong, E. Lonnblom, B. B. Liang, W. W. Cai, C. Fahlquist-Hagert, T. T. Li, A. Kastbom, Inger Gjertsson, D. Dobritzsch, R. Holmdahl
Arthritis & Rheumatology - 2022 -
Improvements in Body Composition after a Proposed Anti-Inflammatory Diet Are Modified by Employment Status in Weight-Stable Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis, a Randomized Controlled Crossover
Trial
Erik Hulander, Helen Lindqvist, Anna Turesson Wadell, Inger Gjertsson, Anna Winkvist, Linnea Bärebring
Nutrients - 2022 -
Proposed Anti-Inflammatory Diet Reduces Inflammation in Compliant, Weight-Stable Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis in a Randomized Controlled Crossover
Trial
Erik Hulander, Linnea Bärebring, Anna Turesson Wadell, Inger Gjertsson, P. C. Calder, Anna Winkvist, Helen Lindqvist
Journal of Nutrition - 2021 -
A Randomized Controlled Dietary Intervention Improved the Serum Lipid Signature towards a Less Atherogenic Profile in Patients with Rheumatoid
Arthritis
Helen Lindqvist, Linnea Bärebring, Inger Gjertsson, A. Jylha, R. Laaksonen, Anna Winkvist, M. Hilvo
Metabolites - 2021 -
Effects on health-related quality of life in the randomized, controlled crossover trial ADIRA (Anti-inflammatory Diet In Rheumatoid
Arthritis).
Anna Turesson Wadell, Linnea Bärebring, Erik Hulander, Inger Gjertsson, Lars Hagberg, Helen Lindqvist, Anna Winkvist
PloS one - 2021 -
Physical activity with person-centred guidance supported by a digital platform for persons with chronic widespread pain: A randomized controlled
trial.
Sofia Juhlin, Anna Bergenheim, Inger Gjertsson, Anette Larsson, Kaisa Mannerkorpi
Journal of rehabilitation medicine - 2021 -
Osteopenia/osteoporosis develops in the early phase of disease in patients with idiopathic inflammatory
myopathies
Balsam Hanna, E. Sakiniene, Inger Gjertsson, Rille Pullerits, Tao Jin
Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology - 2021 -
Intermediate monocytes correlate with CXCR3(+) Th17 cells but not with bone characteristics in untreated early rheumatoid
arthritis
Christina Drevinge, Julia M. Scheffler, Catalin Koro-Arvidsson, Daniel Sundh, Hans Carlsten, Inger Gjertsson, Catharina Lindholm, Mattias Lorentzon, Anna Rudin, Anna-Karin Hultgård Ekwall, Ulrika Islander
Plos One - 2021 -
Adipocytokines in Untreated Newly Diagnosed Rheumatoid Arthritis: Association with Circulating Chemokines and Markers of
Inflammation
Georgios Vasileiadis, Anna-Carin Lundell, Yuan Zhang, Kerstin Andersson, Inger Gjertsson, Anna Rudin, Cristina Maglio
Biomolecules - 2021
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