Sofia Halin Bergström

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sofia.halin@umu.se

+46 90 785 44 05

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Staff scientist at Department of Medical Biosciences Section: Pathology

By 6M, vån 2, Sjukhusområdet Umeå universitet, 901 85 Umeå

Morphological heterogeneities in prostate cancer bone metastases are related to molecular subtypes and prognosis

Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 42, (5)

Halin Bergström, Sofia; Semenas, Julius; Nordstrand, Annika; et al.

Investigating microRNA Profiles in Prostate Cancer Bone Metastases and Functional Effects of microRNA-23c and microRNA-4328

Cancers, MDPI 2023, Vol. 15, (9)

Järemo, Helena; Semenas, Julius; Halin Bergström, Sofia; et al.

Rat prostate tumors induce DNA synthesis in remote organs

Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2022, Vol. 12, (1)

Halin Bergström, Sofia; Lundholm, Marie; Nordstrand, Annika; et al.

Epithelial and stromal characteristics of primary tumors predict the bone metastatic subtype of prostate cancer and patient survival after androgen-deprivation therapy

Cancers, MDPI 2022, Vol. 14, (21)

Wikström, Pernilla; Halin Bergström, Sofia; Josefsson, Andreas; et al.

High-grade tumours promote growth of other less-malignant tumours in the same prostate

Journal of Pathology, John Wiley & Sons 2021, Vol. 253, (4) : 396-403

Halin Bergström, Sofia; Rudolfsson, Stina H.; Lundholm, Marie; et al.

High monocyte count and expression of s100a9 and s100a12 in peripheral blood mononuclear cells are associated with poor outcome in patients with metastatic prostate cancer

Cancers, MDPI 2021, Vol. 13, (10)

Åberg, Anna-Maja; Halin Bergström, Sofia; Thysell, Elin; et al.

Effects of orthotopic implantation of rat prostate tumour cells upon components of the N-acylethanolamine and monoacylglycerol signalling systems: an mRNA study

Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2020, Vol. 10, (1)

Alhouayek, Mireille; Stafberg, Linda; Karlsson, Jessica; et al.

Prostate cancer induces C/EBPβ expression in surrounding epithelial cells which relates to tumor aggressiveness and patient outcome

The Prostate, John Wiley & Sons 2019, Vol. 79, (5) : 435-445

Adamo, Hanibal Hani; Hammarsten, Peter; Hägglöf, Christina; et al.

Prostate tumors downregulate microseminoprotein-beta (MSMB) in the surrounding benign prostate epithelium and this response is associated with tumor aggressiveness

The Prostate, Vol. 78, (4) : 257-265

Halin Bergström, Sofia; Järemo, Helena; Nilsson, Maria; et al.

Inhibition of the insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor potentiates acute effects of castration in a rat model for prostate cancer growth in bone

Clinical and Experimental Metastasis, Springer 2017, Vol. 34, (3-4) : 261-271

Nordstrand, Annika; Halin Bergström, Sofia; Thysell, Elin; et al.

Highly aggressive rat prostate tumors rapidly precondition regional lymph nodes for subsequent metastatic growth

PLOS ONE, San Fransisco: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017, Vol. 12, (10)

Strömvall, Kerstin; Lundholm, Marie; Thysell, Elin; et al.

Reduced number of CD169(+) macrophages in pre-metastatic regional lymph nodes is associated with subsequent metastatic disease in an animal model and with poor outcome in prostate cancer patients

The Prostate, John Wiley & Sons 2017, Vol. 77, (15) : 1468-1477

Strömvall, Kerstin; Sundkvist, Kristoffer; Ljungberg, Börje; et al.

Aggressive rat prostate tumors reprogram the benign parts of the prostate and regional lymph nodes prior to metastasis

PLOS ONE, Public library science 2017, Vol. 12, (5)

Strömvall, Kerstin; Thysell, Elin; Halin Bergström, Sofia; et al.

Extracellular Vesicles from Metastatic Rat Prostate Tumors Prime the Normal Prostate Tissue to Facilitate Tumor Growth

Scientific Reports, Nature Publishing Group 2016, Vol. 6

Halin Bergström, Sofia; Hägglöf, Christina; Thysell, Elin; et al.

Extratumoral Heme Oxygenase-1 (HO-1) Expressing Macrophages Likely Promote Primary and Metastatic Prostate Tumor Growth

PLOS ONE, Vol. 11, (6)

Halin Bergström, Sofia; Nilsson, Maria; Adamo, Hanibal; et al.

Rat Prostate Tumor Cells Progress in the Bone Microenvironment to a Highly Aggressive Phenotype

Neoplasia, Elsevier 2016, Vol. 18, (3) : 152-161

Halin Bergström, Sofia; Rudolfsson, Stina H.; Bergh, Anders

Inhibition of Lysyl Oxidase and Lysyl Oxidase-Like Enzymes Has Tumour-Promoting and Tumour-Suppressing Roles in Experimental Prostate Cancer

Scientific Reports, Vol. 6

Nilsson, Maria; Adamo, Hanibal; Bergh, Anders; et al.

Characterization of a Gene Expression Signature in Normal Rat Prostate Tissue Induced by the Presence of a Tumor Elsewhere in the Organ

PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, (6)

Adamo, Hanibal Hani; Bergström, Sofia Halin; Bergh, Anders

Adaptive (TINT) Changes in the Tumor Bearing Organ Are Related to Prostate Tumor Size and Aggressiveness

PLOS ONE, Vol. 10, (11)

Adamo, Hanibal Hani; Strömvall, Kerstin; Nilsson, Maria; et al.

High Lysyl Oxidase (LOX) in the Non-Malignant Prostate Epithelium Predicts a Poor Outcome in Prostate Cancer Patient Managed by Watchful Waiting

PLOS ONE, Public library science 2015, Vol. 10, (10)

Nilsson, Maria; Hägglöf, Christina; Hammarsten, Peter; et al.

Novel antitumor strategies using cytokine PEDF for prostate cancer therapy

Current Angiogenesis, Bentham Science Publishers 2012, Vol. 1, (4) : 277-298

Zolochevska, Olga; Halin Bergström, Sofia; Comeaux, Brennen; et al.

Tumor indicating normal tissue could be a new source of diagnostic and prognostic markers for prostate cancer

Expert Opinion in Medical Diagnostics, Informa Healthcare 2011, Vol. 5, (1) : 37-47

Halin Bergström, Sofia; Hammarsten, Peter; Adamo, Hani; et al.

Pigment epithelium-derived factor stimulates tumor macrophage recruitment and is downregulated by the prostate tumor microenvironment

Neoplasia, Neoplasia press 2010, Vol. 12, (4) : 336-345

Halin, Sofia; Häggström Rudolfsson, Stina; Doll, Jennifer A; et al.

Mast cells are novel independent prognostic markers in prostate cancer and represent a target for therapy

American Journal of Pathology, Vol. 177, (2) : 1031-1041

Johansson, Anna; Rudolfsson, Stina; Hammarsten, Peter; et al.

Extratumoral macrophages promote tumor and vascular growth in an orthotopic rat prostate tumor model.

Neoplasia, Vol. 11, (2) : 177-186

Halin, Sofia; Häggström Rudolfsson, Stina; Van Rooijen, Nico; et al.

Androgen-insensitive prostate cancer cells transiently respond to castration treatment when growing in an androgen-dependent prostate environment.

The Prostate, Vol. 67, (4) : 370-7

Halin, Sofia; Hammarsten, Peter; Wikström, Pernilla; et al.

Inhibitory effects of castration in an orthotopic model of androgen-independent prostate cancer can be mimicked and enhanced by angiogenesis inhibition.

Clinical Cancer Research, Vol. 12, (24) : 7431-7436

Hammarsten, Peter; Halin, Sofia; Wikström, Pernilla; et al.

Decreased pigment epithelium-derived factor is associated with metastatic phenotype in human and rat prostate tumors.

Cancer Research, Vol. 64, (16) : 5664-71

Halin, Sofia; Wikström, Pernilla; Rudolfsson, Stina; et al.

Prostate cancer induces C/EBPβ expression in surrounding epithelial cells which relates to tumor aggressiveness and patient outcome

Adamo, Hanibal; Hammarsten, Peter; Hägglöf, Christina; et al.

The microRNA landscape of prostate cancer bone metastases and the role of miRNA-375 in modulating phenotypic characteristics of metastatic cells

Järemo, Helena; Semenas, Julius; Halin Bergström, Sofia; et al.

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Research groups

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Anders Bergh Lab