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Jörgen Ekström
Seniorforskare
Department of Pharmacology-
The human major sublingual gland and its neuropeptidergic and nitrergic
innervations
Marianna Boi, Roberto Demontis, Michela Isola, Raffaella Isola, Francesco Loy, Maria Pina Serra, Marcello Trucas, Jörgen Ekström, Marina Quartu
ANNALS OF ANATOMY-ANATOMISCHER ANZEIGER - 2024 -
Prostate-specific antigen: An unfamiliar protein in the human salivary
glands
Michela Isola, Cristina Maxia, Daniela Murtas, Jörgen Ekström, Raffaella Isola, Francesco Loy
Journal of Anatomy - 2024 -
Tyrosine-hydroxylase, dopamine β-hydroxylase and choline acetyltransferase-like immunoreactive fibres in the human major sublingual
gland
F. Loy, M. P. Serra, M. Boi, R. Isola, Jörgen Ekström, M. Quartu
Archives of Oral Biology - 2020 -
Proteomics of the acid-soluble fraction of whole and major gland saliva in burning mouth syndrome
patients
T. Cabras, B. Manconi, M. Castagnola, M. T. Sanna, M. Arba, Shikha Acharya, Jörgen Ekström, Anette Carlén, I. Messana
Archives of Oral Biology - 2019 -
Melatonin release by exocytosis in the rat parotid
gland
M. Isola, Jörgen Ekström, R. Isola, F. Loy
Journal of Anatomy - 2019 -
Saliva and the control of its
secretion
Jörgen Ekström, N. Khosravani, M. Castagnola, I. Messana
Dysphagia - 2019 -
Salivary secretion in health and
disease
A. M. L. Pedersen, C. E. Sorensen, G. B. Proctor, G. H. Carpenter, Jörgen Ekström
J Oral Rehabil - 2018 -
Electrostimulation of the lingual nerve by an intraoral device may lead to salivary gland regeneration: A case series
study
A. Wolff, M. Koray, G. Campisi, F. P. Strietzel, G. I. Lafaurie, B. Z. Beiski, Jörgen Ekström
Medicina Oral Patologia Oral Y Cirugia Bucal - 2018 -
Saliva on the oral mucosa and whole saliva in women diagnosed with burning mouth
syndrome
Shikha Acharya, Catharina Hägglin, Mats Jontell, Bengt Wenneberg, Jörgen Ekström, Anette Carlén
Oral Diseases - 2018 -
Marked Differences in the Submandibular Salivary Proteome between Sardinian Alcohol-Preferring and Sardinian Alcohol-Non Preferring Rats Revealed by an Integrated Top-Down-Bottom-Up Proteomic
Platform
T. Cabras, A. D'Alessandro, S. Serrao, R. Isola, F. Iavarone, F. Vincenzoni, G. Colombo, Jörgen Ekström, I. Messana, M. Castagnola
Journal of Proteome Research - 2018 -
A Guide to Medications Inducing Salivary Gland Dysfunction, Xerostomia, and Subjective Sialorrhea: A Systematic Review Sponsored by the World Workshop on Oral Medicine
VI
A. Wolff, R. K. Joshi, Jörgen Ekström, D. Aframian, A. M. L. Pedersen, G. Proctor, N. Narayana, A. Villa, Y. W. Sia, A. Aliko, R. McGowan, A. R. Kerr, S. B. Jensen, A. Vissink, C. Dawes
Drugs in R&D - 2017 -
Dynamics of the melatonin MT1 receptor in the rat parotidgland upon melatonin
administration
M. Isola, Jörgen Ekström, M. A. Lilliu, R. Isola, F. Loy
Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology - 2016 -
World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: a systematic review of medication-induced salivary gland
dysfunction
A. Villa, A. Wolff, N. Narayana, C. Dawes, D. J. Aframian, A. M. Lynge Pedersen, A. Vissink, A. Aliko, Y. W. Sia, R. K. Joshi, R. McGowan, S. B. Jensen, A. R. Kerr, Jörgen Ekström, G. Proctor
Oral Diseases - 2016 -
Effect of the neuropeptides vasoactive intestinal peptide, peptide histidine methionine and substance P on human major salivary gland
secretion
M. Del Fiacco, M. Quartu, Jörgen Ekström, T. Melis, M. Boi, M. Isola, F. Loy, Mp Serra
Oral Diseases - 2015 -
Ultrastructural evidence of a secretory role for melatonin in the human parotid
gland
F. Loy, M. Isola, R. Isola, P. Solinas, M. A. Lilliu, R. Puxeddu, Jörgen Ekström
Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology - 2015 -
Salivary secretion and drug treatment in four 70-year-old Swedish cohorts during a period of 30
years
Cecilia N Johanson, Tor Österberg, Bodil Lernfelt, Jörgen Ekström, Dowen Birkhed
Gerodontology - 2015 -
World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: clinical implications of medication-induced salivary gland
dysfunction
A. Aliko, A. Wolff, C. Dawes, D. Aframian, G. Proctor, Jörgen Ekström, N. Narayana, A. Villa, Y. W. Sia, R. K. Joshi, R. McGowan, S. B. Jensen, A. R. Kerr, A. M. L. Pedersen, A. Vissink
Oral Surgery Oral Medicine Oral Pathology Oral Radiology - 2015 -
World Workshop on Oral Medicine VI: a systematic review of medication-induced salivary gland dysfunction: prevalence, diagnosis, and
treatment
A. Villa, A. Wolff, D. Aframian, A. Vissink, Jörgen Ekström, G. Proctor, R. McGowan, N. Narayana, A. Aliko, Y. W. Sia, R. K. Joshi, S. B. Jensen, A. R. Kerr, C. Dawes, A. M. L. Pedersen
Clinical Oral Investigations - 2015 -
The functions of human saliva: A review sponsored by the World Workshop on Oral Medicine
VI
C. Dawes, A. M. L. Pedersen, A. Villa, Jörgen Ekström, G. B. Proctor, A. Vissink, D. Aframian, R. McGowan, A. Aliko, N. Narayana, Y. W. Sia, R. K. Joshi, S. B. Jensen, A. R. Kerr, A. Wolff
Archives of Oral Biology - 2015 -
The antipsychotic amisulpride: ultrastructural evidence of its secretory activity in salivary
glands
F. Loy, M. Isola, R. Isola, M. A. Lilliu, P. Solinas, G. Conti, Tania Godoy, A. Riva, Jörgen Ekström
Oral Diseases - 2014 -
Parasympathetic vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP): a likely contributor to clozapine-induced
sialorrhoea
Jörgen Ekström, Tania Godoy, F. Loy, A. Riva
Oral Diseases - 2014 -
Top-down HPLC-ESI-MS characterization of rat gliadoralin A, a new member of the family of rat submandibular gland glutamine-rich proteins and potential substrate of
transglutaminase
T. Cabras, F. Iavarone, D. Pirolli, M. C. De Rosa, A. Vitali, G. Faa, M. Cordaro, I. Messana, Jörgen Ekström, M. Castagnola
Journal of Separation Science - 2013 -
Subcellular distribution of melatonin receptors in human parotid
glands
M. Isola, Jörgen Ekström, M. Diana, P. Solinas, M. Cossu, M. A. Lilliu, F. Loy, R. Isola
Journal of Anatomy - 2013 -
Immunoreactivity for thymosin beta 4 and thymosin beta 10 in the adult rat oro-gastrointestinal
tract
S. Nemolato, Jörgen Ekström, T. Cabras, C. Gerosa, D. Fanni, E. Di Felice, A. Locci, I. Messana, M. Castagnola, G. Faa
European Journal of Histochemistry - 2013 -
Salivary secretion effects of the antipsychotic drug olanzapine in an animal
model
Tania Godoy, A. Riva, Jörgen Ekström
Oral Diseases - 2013 -
Morphological evidence that pentagastrin regulates secretion in the human parotid
gland
Francesco Loy, Martina Diana, Raffaella Isola, Paola Solinas, Michela Isola, Gabriele Conti, Maria Serenella Lantini, Margherita Cossu, Alessandro Riva, Jörgen Ekström
Journal of Anatomy - 2012 -
A Developmental Approach to Drug-induced Liver Injury in Newborns and
Children
G. Faa, Jörgen Ekström, M. Castagnola, Y. Gibo, G. Ottonello, V. Fanos
Current Medicinal Chemistry - 2012 -
Atypical antipsychotics - effects of amisulpride on salivary secretion and on clozapine-induced
sialorrhea
Tania Godoy, A. Riva, Jörgen Ekström
Oral Diseases - 2012 -
Clozapine-induced salivation: interaction with N-desmethylclozapine and amisulpride in an experimental rat
model
Tania Godoy, A Riva, Jörgen Ekström
European Journal of Oral Sciences - 2011 -
Pharmacological characteristics of protein synthesis inhibitors by radioactive leucine incorporation in rat hippocampal slices: experimental evidence and pre-clinical
implications
Abdul-Karim Abbas, Jörgen Ekström, Holger Wigström
The 23rd Biennial Meeting of the International Society for Neurochemistry (ISN), August 28-September 1 2011, Athens, Greece - 2011 -
Melatonin-induced protein synthesis in the rat parotid
gland
Hülya Çevik Aras, Jörgen Ekström, Tania Godoy
Journal of physiology and pharmacology - 2011 -
Emetine treatment masks initial LTP without affecting long-term
stability.
Abdul-Karim Abbas, Fen-Sheng Huang, Rui Li, Jörgen Ekström, Holger Wigström
Brain research - 2011 -
Regulatory Mechanisms and Salivary Gland
Function
Jörgen Ekström, Nina Khosravani
Salivary Gland Disorders: Diagnosis and Management - 2011 -
Long-term potentiation and insult conditioning in hippocampal slices from young rats: a role for protein synthesis under chemical
stress?
Abdul-Karim Abbas, S Mohamad, Jörgen Ekström, Holger Wigström
The 10th Biennial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Society for Neurochemistry (APSN), October 17-20, 2010, Phuket, Thailand - 2010 -
N-Desmethylclozapine exerts dual and opposite effects on salivary secretion in the
rat.
Jörgen Ekström, Tania Godoy, Alessandro Riva
European journal of oral sciences - 2010 -
How to explain the Clozapine-induced
sialorrhea?
Jörgen Ekström, Tania Godoy, Riva A
International Symposium on Morphological Sciences;Taotmina-Messina;18-22 september 2010 - 2010 -
How to explain the Clozapine-induced
sialorrhea?
Jörgen Ekström, Tania Godoy, Riva A
International Symposium on Morphological Sciences;Taotmina-Messina;18-22 september 2010 - 2010 -
Clozapine: agonistic and antagonistic salivary secretory
actions.
Jörgen Ekström, Tania Godoy, A Riva
Journal of dental research - 2010 -
Anti-inflammatory action of cholecystokinin and melatonin in the rat parotid
gland
Hülya Çevik Aras, Jörgen Ekström
ORAL DISEASES - 2010 -
The cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine for the local treatment of dry mouth: a randomized
study.
Nina Khosravani, Dowen Birkhed, Jörgen Ekström
European journal of oral sciences - 2009 -
RP-HPLC-ESI-MS characterization of novel peptide fragments related to rat parotid secretory protein in parasympathetic induced
saliva.
Jörgen Ekström, Murakami, Inzitari, Nina Khosravani, Fanali, Cabras, Fujita-Yoshigaki, Sugiya, Messana, Castagnola
Journal of separation science - 2009 -
Altered plasticity of the parasympathetic innervation in the recovering rat submandibular gland following extensive
atrophy.
GH Carpenter, Nina Khosravani, Jörgen Ekström, SM Osailan, KP Paterson, GB Proctor
Experimental physiology - 2009 -
Persistent LTP without triggered protein
synthesis.
Abdul-Karim Abbas, Mikhail Dozmorov, Rui Li, Fen-Sheng Huang, Fredrik Hellberg, Jonas Danielson, Ye Tian, Jörgen Ekström, Mats Sandberg, Holger Wigström
Neuroscience research - 2009 -
Local treatment of dry mouth by the cholinesterase inhibitor
physostigmine
Nina Khosravani, Dowen Birkhed, Jörgen Ekström
8th European Symposium on Saliva, Eeegmond oon Zee, Netherlands,14-17 june 2008 - 2008 -
Effects of pentagastrin on human parotid salivary
glands.
F Loy, M Dihna, Jörgen Ekström, Alessandro Riva
8th European Symposium on Saliva, Eeegmond oon Zee, Netherlands,14-17 june 2008 - 2008 -
Carbachol-induced in vitro secretion of certain human submandibular proteins investigated by
mass-spectrometry.
Tiziana Cabras, Massimo Castagnola, Rosanna Inzitari, Jörgen Ekström, Michela Isola, Alessandro Riva, Irene Messana
Archives of oral biology - 2008 -
Parasympathetic non-adrenergic, non-cholinergic transmission in rat parotid glands: effects of cholecystokinin-A and -B receptor antagonists on the secretory
response.
Jörgen Ekström, Hülya Çevik Aras
Regulatory peptides - 2008 -
The peptidergic innervation of the rat parotid gland: effects of section of the auriculo-temporal nerve and/or of otic
ganglionectomy.
Nina Khosravani, Rolf Ekman, Jörgen Ekström
Archives of oral biology - 2008 -
Melatonin-evoked in vivo secretion of protein and amylase from the parotid gland of the anaesthetised
rat.
Hülya Çevik Aras, Jörgen Ekström
Journal of pineal research - 2008 -
Acetylcholine synthesis, muscarinic receptor subtypes, neuropeptides and secretion of ferret salivary glands with special reference to the zygomatic
gland.
Nina Khosravani, Rolf Ekman, Jörgen Ekström
Arch Oral Biol. - 2007 -
Intraoral stimulation of salivary secretion with the cholinesterase inhibitor physostigmine as a mouth spray: A pilot study in healthy
volunteers.
Nina Khosravani, Jörgen Ekström, Dowen Birkhed
Archives of oral biology - 2007 -
Neural- and hormonal-induced proetin synthesis and mitotic activity in the rat parotid gland and the dependence on
NO-generation
Jörgen Ekström, Hülya Çevik Aras, Shariel Sayardoust
Journal of Oral Biosciences - 2007 -
The otic ganglion in rats and its parotid connection: cholinergic pathways, reflex secretion and a secretory role for the facial
nerve.
Nina Khosravani, M. Sandberg, Jörgen Ekström
Exp Physiol - 2006 -
Parasympathetic nerve-evoked protein synthesis, mitotic activity and salivary secretion in the rat parotid gland and the dependence on
NO-generation.
Shariel Sayardoust, Jörgen Ekström
Archives of oral biology - 2006 -
Lipopolysaccharide induced-in vivo increases in beta-defensins of the rat parotid
gland.
Malin Darnell, Hülya Çevik Aras, Bengt Magnusson, Jörgen Ekström
Archives of oral biology - 2006 -
Pentagastrin-induced protein synthesis in the parotid gland of the anaesthetized rat, and its dependence on CCK-A and -B receptors and nitric oxide
generation.
Hülya Çevik Aras, Jörgen Ekström
Exp Physiol - 2006 -
Facial nerve section induces transient changes in sensitivity to methacholine and in acetylcholine synthesis in the rat parotid
gland.
Nina Khosravani, Jörgen Ekström
Arch Oral Biol - 2006 -
A critical role for constitutive proteins in LTP of hippocampal slices from young
rats?
Abdul-Karim Abbas, Mikhail Dozmorov, Rui Li, F Hellberg, Jonas Danielson, Ye Tian, Fen-Sheng Huang, Jörgen Ekström, Mats Sandberg, Holger Wigström
The 36th Annual Meeting of the Society for Neuroscience, Oct 14-18, 2006, Atlanta, GA, USA - 2006 -
Pentagastrin-induced nitric-oxide dependent protein secretion from the parotid gland of the anaesthetized
rat.
Hülya Çevik Aras, Jörgen Ekström
Exp Physiol - 2006 -
Cholecystokinin- and gastrin-induced protein and amylase secretion from the parotid gland of the anaesthetized
rat.
Hülya Çevik Aras, Jörgen Ekström
Regul Pept. - 2006 -
The facial nerve and its influence on the parotid
gland.
Nina Khosravani, Jörgen Ekström
3rd International Symposium on salivary glands in honor of Niels Stensen, eds Murakami M, Suigya A, Riva A, Okazaki Conference Center, NINS, Japan, October 20-24 - 2006 -
Melatonin-evoked protein secretion from the rat parotid
gland.
Hülya Çevik Aras, Jörgen Ekström
3rd International Symposium on salivary glands in honor of Niels Stensen, eds Murakami M, Suigya A, Riva A, Okazaki Conference Center, NINS, Japan, October 20-24 - 2006 -
Sympathectomy-induced increases in calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP)-, substance P- and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP)-levels in parotid and submandibular glands of the
rat
Jörgen Ekström, Rolf Ekman
Arch Oral Biol - 2005 -
CCK-8 and pentagastrin evoked protein secretion in the parotid
gland.
Hülya Çevik Aras, Jörgen Ekström
7 th European Symposium on Saliva, Eegmond aan Zee,The Netherlands - 2005 -
Parotid secretion: a role for the facial
nerve.
Jörgen Ekström, Nina Khosravani
7 th European Symposium on Saliva, Eegmond aan Zee,The Netherlands, - 2005 -
Acetylcholine synthesis, muscarinic subtypes and neuropeptides in mucin-secreting salivary
glands.
Nina Khosravani, Jörgen Ekström
7 th European Symposium on Saliva, Eegmond aan Zee,The Netherlands - 2005 -
Increases in nerve growth factor immunoreactivity in the submandibular gland, but not in the parotid gland, of the rat following sympathetic
denervation.
Jörgen Ekström, Ann-Christine Reinhold
Arch Oral Biol. - 2004 -
Expressions of CCAAT-enhancer-binding proteins and c-Myc in the parotid gland of the rat: in vivo effects of isoprenaline, bethanechol, vasoactive intestinal peptide and food
intake.
Ann-Christine Reinhold, Jörgen Ekström
Arch Oral Biol. - 2004 -
Nitric oxide-dependent protein synthesis in parotid and submandibular glands of anaesthetized rats upon sympathetic stimulation or isoprenaline
administration.
Shariel Sayardoust, Jörgen Ekström
Exp Physiol - 2004 -
Nitric oxide-dependent mitotic activity in salivary glands of the rat upon sympathetic
stimulation.
Jörgen Ekström, Shariel Sayardoust, Hülya Çevik Aras
Arch Oral Biol - 2004 -
Nitric oxide-dependent in vitro secretion of amylase from innervated or chronically denervated parotid glands of the rat in response to isoprenaline and vasoactive intestinal
peptide.
Shariel Sayardoust, Jörgen Ekström
Experimental physiology - 2003 -
Nitric oxide in the control of submandibular gland function in the anaesthetized
ferret.
Gunnar Tobin, A V Edwards, S R Bloom, Jörgen Ekström
Experimental physiology - 1997 -
Nitric oxide and release of the peptide VIP from parasympathetic terminals in the submandibular gland of the anaesthetized
cat.
A V Edwards, Gunnar Tobin, Jörgen Ekström, S R Bloom
Experimental physiology - 1996