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Gustav Andersson
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E-mail
gustav.andersson@umu.se
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+46 90 786 69 92
Works as
Affiliation
Associate professor, senior consultant (attending) physician
at
Department of Medical and Translational Biology
Section: Teachers A-wing, Group Mikael Wiberg
Location
hus H, Johan Bures väg 12, Biologihuset
Umeå universitet, 901 87 Umeå
Affiliation
Associate professor
at
Department of Diagnostics and Intervention
Section: Hand- and Plastic Surgery
Location
2, Målpunkt A62, Norrlands universitetssjukhus
Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå
Publications
Publications
Research
Research
2025
Isolated lumbar extension exercise alone or in a multimodal program for low back pain and radiculopathy: a non-randomized controlled trial
Scientific Reports
, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 15, (1)
Domokos, Bruno; Domokos, Julia; Andersson, Gustav; et al.
2025
Forskolin enhances urokinase plasminogen activator secretion and angiogenic activity of xeno-free cultures of human adipose tissue-derived stem cells
Advanced Biology
, Wiley-VCH Verlagsgesellschaft 2025, Vol. 9, (10)
Giraudo, Maria; Lauvrud, Anne Therese; Wiberg, Rebecca; et al.
2025
Occupational risk factors for thumb carpometacarpal joint osteoarthritis: a register-based study of construction workers
Occupational and Environmental Medicine
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2025, Vol. 82, (1) : 14-20
Lewis, Charlotte A.; Jackson, Jennie A.; Stjernbrandt, Albin; et al.
2022
Efficacy of Nerve-Derived Hydrogels to Promote Axon Regeneration Is Influenced by the Method of Tissue Decellularization
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
, MDPI 2022, Vol. 23, (15)
Kumar Kuna, Vijay; Lundgren, André; Anerillas, Luis Oliveros; et al.
2021
Anti-apoptotic effect of adipose tissue-derived stromal vascular fraction in denervated rat muscle
Stem Cell Research & Therapy
, BioMed Central (BMC) 2021, Vol. 12, (1)
El-Habta, Roine; Andersson, Gustav; Kingham, Paul J.; et al.
2021
Fractional anisotropy thresholding for deterministic tractography of the roots of the brachial plexus
Scientific Reports
, Nature Publishing Group 2021, Vol. 11, (1)
Wade, Ryckie G.; Teh, Irvin; Andersson, Gustav; et al.
2020
Diffusion Tensor Imaging for Diagnosing Root Avulsions in Traumatic Adult Brachial Plexus Injuries: A Proof-of-Concept Study
Frontiers in Surgery
, Frontiers Media S.A. 2020, Vol. 7
Wade, Ryckie G.; Tanner, Steven F.; Teh, Irvin; et al.
2020
Diffusion tensor imaging of the roots of the brachial plexus: a systematic review and meta-analysis of normative values
Clinical and Transational Imaging
, Springer 2020, Vol. 8 : 419-431
Wade, Ryckie G.; Whittam, Alexander; Teh, Irvin; et al.
2018
In vivo Diffusion Tensor Imaging, Diffusion Kurtosis Imaging, and Tractography of a Sciatic Nerve Injury Model in Rat at 9.4T
Scientific Reports
, Nature Publishing Group 2018, Vol. 8
Andersson, Gustav; Orädd, Greger; Sultan, Fahad; et al.
2017
Nerve distributions in insertional Achilles tendinopathy - a comparison of bone, bursae and tendon
Histology and Histopathology
, Vol. 32, (3) : 263-270
Andersson, Gustav; Backman, Ludvig J.; Christensen, Jens; et al.
2016
The plantaris tendon: a narrative review focusing on anatomical features and clinical importance
The Bone & Joint Journal
, Vol. 98B, (10) : 1312-1319
Spang, Christoph; Alfredson, Håkan; Docking, S. I.; et al.
2016
Fat pads adjacent to tendinopathy: more than a coincidence?
British Journal of Sports Medicine
, Vol. 50, (24) : 1491-1492
Ward, Ella Rose; Andersson, Gustav; Backman, Ludvig J.; et al.
2015
Protease-activated receptors in the Achilles tendon-a potential explanation for the excessive pain signalling in tendinopathy
Molecular Pain
, Vol. 11
Christensen, Jens; Alfredson, Håkan; Andersson, Gustav
2015
Further proof of the existence of a non-neuronal cholinergic system in the human Achilles tendon: Presence of the AChR alpha 7 receptor in tendon cells and cells in the peritendinous tissue
International Immunopharmacology
, Vol. 29, (1) : 195-200
Forsgren, Sture; Alfredson, Håkan; Andersson, Gustav
2014
Regional molecular and cellular differences in the female rabbit Achilles tendon complex: potential implications for understanding responses to loading
Journal of Anatomy
, Vol. 224, (5) : 538-547
Huisman, Elise S.; Andersson, Gustav; Scott, Alexander; et al.
2013
Alpha-2 adrenergic stimulation triggers Achilles tenocyte hypercellularity: comparison between two model systems
Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports
, John Wiley & Sons 2013, Vol. 23, (6) : 687-696
Backman, Ludvig J; Andersson, Gustav; Fong, Gloria; et al.
2013
Human tenocytes are stimulated to proliferate by acetylcholine through an EGFR signalling pathway
Cell and Tissue Research
, Springer-Verlag New York 2013, Vol. 351, (3) : 465-475
Fong, Gloria; Backman, Ludvig; Andersson, Gustav; et al.
2011
Substance P accelerates hypercellularity and angiogenesis in tendon tissue and enhances paratendinitis in response to Achilles tendon overuse in a tendinopathy model
British Journal of Sports Medicine
, Loughborough: British Assoc. of Sport and Medicine 2011, Vol. 45, (13) : 1017-1022
Andersson, Gustav; Backman, Ludvig; Scott, Alexander; et al.
2011
Tenocyte hypercellularity and vascular proliferation in a rabbit model of tendinopathy: contralateral effects suggest the involvement of central neuronal mechanisms
British Journal of Sports Medicine
, Vol. 45, (5) : 399-406
Andersson, Gustav; Forsgren, Sture; Scott, Alexander; et al.
2011
Endogenous substance P production in the Achilles tendon increases with loading in an in vivo model of tendinopathy: peptidergic elevation preceding tendinosis-like tissue changes
Journal of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions - JMNI
, International Society of Musculoskeletal and Neuronal Interactions 2011, Vol. 11, (2) : 133-140
Backman, Ludvig; Andersson, Gustav; Wennstig, Gabriel; et al.
2011
Substance P is a mechanoresponsive, autocrine regulator of human tenocyte proliferation
PLOS ONE
, San Francisco, USA: Public Library of Science 2011, Vol. 6, (11) : e27209-
Backman, Ludvig; Fong, Gloria; Andersson, Gustav; et al.
2010
Influences of paratendinous innervation and non-neuronal substance P in tendinopathy: studies on human tendon tissue and an experimental model of Achilles tendinopathy
Umeå University medical dissertations
, 1370
Andersson, Gustav
2008
Presence of substance P and the neurokinin-1 receptor in tenocytes of the human Achilles tendon
Regulatory Peptides
, Vol. 150, (1-3) : 81-87
Andersson, Gustav; Danielson, Patrik; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.
2008
Marked sympathetic component in the perivascular innervation of the dorsal paratendinous tissue of the patellar tendon in arthroscopically treated tendinosis patients.
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
, Vol. 16, (6) : 621-6
Danielson, Patrik; Andersson, Gustav; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.
2007
Nerve-related characteristics of ventral paratendinous tissue in chronic Achilles tendinosis
Knee Surgery, Sports Traumatology, Arthroscopy
, Vol. 15, (10) : 1272-1279
Andersson, Gustav; Danielson, Patrik; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.
2007
Extensive expression of markers for acetylcholine synthesis and of M2 receptors in tenocytes in therapy-resistant chronic painful patellar tendon tendinosis - a pilot study.
Life Sciences
, Vol. 80, (24-25) : 2235-2238
Danielson, Patrik; Andersson, Gustav; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.
2006
Arteries in the area targeted with successful sclerosing injections for Achilles tendinosis are under distinct neural control
10th International Conference of Orthopaedics, Biomechanics and Sports Rehabilitation, Assisi, Italy, 2006
Andersson, Gustav; Danielson, Patrik; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.
Substance P induces tendinosis-like changes in a rabbit model of Achilles tendon overuse
Andersson, Gustav; Backman, Ludvig; Scott, Alexander; et al.
Marked sympathetic component in the perivascular innervation of the dorsal paratendinous tissue targeted in sclerosing Polidocanol injection therapy of patellar tendinosis
Danielson, Patrik; Andersson, Gustav; Alfredson, Håkan; et al.
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