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Ulrika Ottander
Research qualifications:
Docent
Educational qualifications:
Distinguished university teacher
Contact
E-mail
ulrika.ottander@umu.se
Phone
+46 90 786 62 63
Works as
Affiliation
Associate professor, senior consultant (attending) physician
at
Department of Clinical Sciences
Section: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Location
QA, plan 3, NUS
Umeå universitet, Klinisk vetenskap, obstetrik och gynekologi, 901 85 Umeå
Publications
Publications
Research
Research
2025
Primary staging with 2[18F]-FDG-PET/CT and -PET/MRI and radiotherapy response evaluation with MRI in uterine cervical cancer: an interim analysis of a prospective clinical trial
EJNMMI reports
, Springer Nature 2025, Vol. 9, (1)
Aasa, Maja; Lindquist, David; Ottander, Ulrika; et al.
2025
Imaging-based pre-operative differentiation of ovarian tumours: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Diagnostics
, MDPI 2025, Vol. 15, (20)
Kabibulatova, Assel; Kazi, Mehzabin; Berglund, Peter; et al.
2025
Novel glycovariant biomarkers of CA125 and CA15-3 and their diagnostic performance across histotypes of ovarian cancer: a multi-cohort study in Sweden and Finland
European Journal of Obstetrics, Gynecology, and Reproductive Biology
, Elsevier 2025, Vol. 312
Roos Alexander, Hanna; Jain, Shruti; Gidwani, Kamlesh; et al.
2025
Risk factors for lymph ascites after surgery for endometrial cancer and impact on lymphedema of the legs: a prospective longitudinal Swedish multicenter study
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
, John Wiley & Sons 2025, Vol. 104, (5) : 976-987
Wedin, Madelene; Glimskär Stålberg, Karin; Ottander, Ulrika; et al.
2024
Endometriotic tissue-derived exosomes downregulate NKG2D-mediated cytotoxicity and promote apoptosis: mechanisms for survival of endometriotic tissue at ectopic sites
Björk, Emma; Israelsson, Pernilla; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
2024
Endometriotic tissue-derived exosomes downregulate NKg2D-mediated cytotoxicity and promote apoptosis: mechanisms for survival of ectopic endometrial tissue in endometriosis
Journal of Immunology
, The American Association of Immunologists 2024, Vol. 213, (5) : 567-576
Björk, Emma; Israelsson, Pernilla; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
2024
Reading aloud compared with positive expiratory pressure after abdominal surgery: a randomized controlled trial
International Journal of Surgery. Global Health
, Wolters Kluwer 2024, Vol. 7, (6)
Holmgren, Erik; Spyckerelle, Iris; Hultin, Magnus; et al.
2024
The effect of tinzaparin on biomarkers in FIGO stages III-IV ovarian cancer patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy - the TABANETOC trial: study protocol for a randomized clinical multicenter trial
Acta Oncologica
, Medical Journals Sweden 2024, Vol. 63 : 581-585
Karlsson, Anna; Lindahl, Gabriel; Spetz Holm, Anna-Clara; et al.
2023
Long-term follow-up of tamoxifen treatment and the use of imaging in psammocarcinoma: a case report, review of the literature and discussion of diagnostic and therapeutic challenges
Current Oncology
, MDPI 2023, Vol. 30, (12) : 10260-10271
Gideonsson, Ida; Israelsson, Pernilla; Strandberg, Sara; et al.
2023
NKG2D-mediated cytotoxicity improves after primary surgery for high-grade serous ovarian cancer
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 89, (1)
Israelsson, Pernilla; Björk, Emma; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
2023
Äggstockscancer
Cancersjukdomar
, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB 2023 : 369-377
Ottander, Ulrika; Dahlstrand, Hanna
2023
Exposure to oestrogen and risk of anastomotic leakage after colorectal cancer surgery - A clue to the different leak rates in men and women.
Colorectal Disease
, John Wiley & Sons 2023, Vol. 25, (1) : 9-15
Rutegård, Martin; Moshtaghi-Svensson, John; Weibull, Caroline E.; et al.
2021
Medical students’ experiences in learning to perform pelvic examinations: a mixed-methods study
International Journal of Medical Education
, Nottingham: Medical Education Unit University of Nottingham 2021, Vol. 12 : 233-242
Danielsson, Johanna; Hadding, Cecilia; Martin, Fahlström; et al.
2021
Gynekologi
Kliniska färdigheter: mötet mellan patient och läkare
, Lund: Studentlitteratur AB 2021 : 145-157
Ottander, Ulrika
2021
Risk factors for lymphedema and method of assessment in endometrial cancer: a prospective longitudinal multicenter study
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2021, Vol. 31, (11) : 1416-1427
Wedin, Madelene; Stalberg, Karin; Marcickiewicz, Janusz; et al.
2020
Enhanced local and systemic inflammatory cytokine mRNA expression in women with endometriosis evokes compensatory adaptive regulatory mRNA response that mediates immune suppression and impairs cytotoxicity
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 84, (4)
Björk, Emma; Vinnars, Marie-Therese; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
2020
Cytokine mRNA and protein expression by cell cultures of epithelial ovarian cancer: Methodological considerations on the choice of analytical method for cytokine analyses
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
, John Wiley & Sons 2020, Vol. 84, (1)
Israelsson, Pernilla; Dehlin, Eva; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
2020
Chlamydia trachomatis and Anti-MUC1 Serology and Subsequent Risk of High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer: A Population-Based Case-Control Study in Northern Sweden
Translational Oncology
, Elsevier 2020, Vol. 13, (1) : 86-91
Jonsson, Sarah; Lundin, Eva; Elgh, Fredrik; et al.
2019
Robot-assisted approach to cervical cancer (RACC): an international multi-center, open-label randomized controlled trial
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
, BMJ PUBLISHING GROUP 2019, Vol. 29, (6) : 1072-1076
Falconer, Henrik; Palsdottir, Kolbrun; Stalberg, Karin; et al.
2019
Assessment of cytokine mRNA expression profiles in tumor microenvironment and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with high-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2019, Vol. 29 : A138-A138
Israelsson, Pernilla; Labani-Motlagh, Alireza; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
2019
Chlamydia trachomatis and anti-MUC1 antibodies and subsequent risk of high grade serous ovarian cancer: a population-based case-control study in Northern Sweden
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd 2019, Vol. 29 : A139-A139
Jonsson, S.; Lundin, Eva; Elgh, Fredrik; et al.
2018
Enhanced Th1 and inflammatory mRNA responses upregulate NK cell cytotoxicity and NKG2D ligand expression in human pre-eclamptic placenta and target it for NK cell attack
American Journal of Reproductive Immunology
, John Wiley & Sons 2018, Vol. 80, (1)
Vinnars, Marie-Therese; Björk, Emma; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
2017
Assessment of cytokine mRNA expression profiles in tumor microenvironment and peripheral blood mononuclear cells of patients with high-grade serous carcinoma of the ovary
Journal of Cancer Science & Therapy
, Vol. 9, (5) : 422-429
Israelsson, Pernilla; Labani-Motlagh, Alireza; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
2016
Differential expression of ligands for NKG2D and DNAM-1 receptors by epithelial ovarian cancer-derived exosomes and its influence on NK cell cytotoxicity
Tumor Biology
, Vol. 37, (4) : 5455-5466
Labani-Motlagh, Alireza; Israelsson, Pernilla; Ottander, Ulrika; et al.
2016
CASE SERIES OF PATIENTS WITH LEIOMYOSARCOMA OF THE UTERUS TREATED WITH TRABECTEDIN IN NORTHERN SWEDEN
International Journal of Gynecological Cancer
, Vol. 26, (Supplement 3) : 1046-1046
Ofverman, Charlotte; Stefansson, Kristina; Ottander, Ulrika; et al.
2014
Prognostic significance of specific anti-WT1 IgG antibody level in plasma in patients with ovarian carcinoma
Cancer Medicine
, Vol. 3, (4) : 909-918
Andersson, Charlotta; Oji, Yusuke; Ohlson, Nina; et al.
2011
Chlamydia trachomatis and Mycoplasma genitalium plasma antibodies in relation to epithelial ovarian tumors
Infectious diseases in obstetrics and gynecology
, Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2011, Vol. 2011
Idahl, Annika; Lundin, Eva; Jurstrand, Margaretha; et al.
2010
Chlamydia trachomatis, Mycoplasma genitalium
,
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
, human papillomavirus, and polyomavirus are not detectable in human tissue with epithelial ovarian cancer, borderline tumor, or benign conditions
American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
, Vol. 202, (1) : 71.e1-71.e6
Idahl, Annika; Lundin, Eva; Elgh, Fredrik; et al.
2009
Oocyte-specific deletion of Pten in mice reveals a stage-specific function of PTEN/PI3K signaling in oocytes in controlling follicular activation
PLOS ONE
, Vol. 4, (7) : e6186-
Jagarlamudi, Krishna; Liu, Lian; Adhikari, Deepak; et al.
2007
Phosphorylation and inactivation of glycogen synthase kinase-3 by soluble kit ligand in mouse oocytes during early follicular development.
Journal of Molecular Endocrinology
, Vol. 38, (1-2) : 137-146
Liu, Lian; Rajareddy, Singareddy; Reddy, Pradeep; et al.
2005
Allopregnanolone and pregnanolone are produced by the human corpus luteum.
Mol Cell Endocrinol
, Vol. 239, (1-2) : 37-44
Ottander, Ulrika; Poromaa, Inger Sundström; Bjurulf, Erik; et al.
2005
Formation of E-cadherin-mediated cell-cell adhesion activates AKT and mitogen activated protein kinase via phosphatidylinositol 3 kinase and ligand-independent activation of epidermal growth factor receptor in ovarian cancer cells
Mol Endocrinol
, Vol. 19, (10) : 2564-2578
Reddy, Pradeep; Liu, Lian; Ren, Chong; et al.
2005
Activation of Akt (PKB) and suppression of FKHRL1 in mouse and rat oocytes by stem cell factor during follicular activation and development
Dev Biol
, Vol. 281, (2) : 160-170
Reddy, Pradeep; Shen, Lijun; Ren, Chong; et al.
2004
Intraovarian blood flow measured with color doppler ultrasonography inversely correlates with vascular density in the human corpus luteum of the menstrual cycle
Fertility and Sterility
, Vol. 81, (1) : 154-159
Ottander, Ulrika; Solensten, Nils Gunnar; Bergh, Anders; et al.
2002
Role of apoptosis, apoptosis-related factors and 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenases in human corpus luteum regression
Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology
, Vol. 194, (1-2) : 191-200
Vaskivuo, Tommi E; Ottander, Ulrika; Oduwole, Olayiwola; et al.
2001
Dominant expression and distribution of oestrogen receptor beta over oestrogen receptor alpha in the human corpus luteum
Molecular human reproduction
, Vol. 7, (2) : 137-145
Hosokawa, K; Ottander, Ulrika; Wahlberg, P; et al.
2001
Clinical and pregnancy outcome following ectopic pregnancy: a prospective study comparing expectancy, surgery and systemic methotrexate treatment
Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica
, Vol. 80, (8) : 744-749
Olofsson, Jan I; Poromaa, I S; Ottander, Ulrika; et al.
2000
Intraovarian mechanisms influencing the human corpus luteum
Umeå University medical dissertations
, 695
Ottander, Ulrika
2000
A putative stimulatory role of progesterone acting via progesterone receptors in the steroidogenic cells of the human corpus luteum
Biology of Reproduction
, Oxford University Press 2000, Vol. 62, (3) : 655-663
Ottander, Ulrika; Hosokawa, Kenichi; Liu, Kui; et al.
1999
Functional evidence for divergent receptor activation mechanisms of luteotrophic and luteolytic events in the human corpus luteum
Molecular human reproduction
, Vol. 5, (5) : 391-395
Ottander, Ulrika; Leung, Constant HB; Olofsson, Jan I
1997
Compartmentalization of human chorionic gonadotrophin sensitivity and luteinizing hormone receptor mRNA in different subtypes of the human corpus luteum
Human Reproduction
, Vol. 12, (5) : 1037-1042
Ottander, Ulrika; Nakata, M; Bäckström, Torbjörn; et al.
1995
[A case report. Sepsis in connection with levonorgestrel IUD]
Läkartidningen
, Vol. 92, (48) : 4555-4557
Ottander, Ulrika; Bäckström, Torbjörn; Högberg, Ulf; et al.
Enhanced CD56 expression and increased numbers of CD56
+bright
cells in the peripheral blood of untreated endometriosis patients
Björk, Emma; Israelsson, Pernilla; Nagaeva, Olga; et al.
The influence of surgery on circulating ovarian cancer exosomes and the NKG2D‐mediated cytotoxicity
Israelsson, Pernilla; Björk, Emma; Nagaev, Ivan; et al.
CD8, CD44, Ki-67, and p53 immunoreactivity in vulvar squamous cell carcinoma: correlation with prognosis in relation to HPV-DNA and p16
ink4a
status
Oda, Husam; Öfverman, Charlotte; Lundin, Eva; et al.
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Group member
Lucia Mincheva-Nilsson
Research projects
1 May 2023 until 1 May 2032
Prognostic and diagnostic added value of medical imaging in staging and treatment planning of gynecological cancer (PRODIGYN)
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