Peter Bergsten
Affiliated Researcher at Department of Women's and Children's Health; Paediatric Inflammation, Metabolism and Child Health Research
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 49 23
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 870 22 10
- E-mail:
- peter.bergsten@kbh.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- MTC-huset, Dag Hammarskjölds väg 14B, 1 tr
752 37 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Akademiska sjukhuset
751 85 UPPSALA - Available:
- barnspecialistmottagning, forskningsavd barn
Professor at Department of Medical Cell Biology; Research Group Peter Bergsten
- Telephone:
- +46 18 471 49 23
- Mobile phone:
- +46 70 870 22 10
- Fax:
- +46 18 471 40 59
- E-mail:
- Peter.Bergsten@mcb.uu.se
- Visiting address:
- BMC
Husargatan 3
751 23 Uppsala - Postal address:
- Box 571
751 23 UPPSALA

Publications
Recent publications
Advances in CRISPR-Cas technology and its applications: revolutionising precision medicine
Part of Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2024
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Part of EBioMedicine, 2024
- DOI for GABA-mediated inhibition of human CD4+ T cell functions is enhanced by insulin but impaired by high glucose levels
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Part of Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2024
- DOI for Rise in fasting and dynamic glucagon levels in children and adolescents with obesity is moderate in subjects with impaired fasting glucose but accentuated in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 286-295, 2024
- DOI for Studies in children with obesity in two European treatment centres show a high prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism in the Swedish cohort
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Part of Molecular Metabolism, 2024
- DOI for Inhibiting the endoplasmic reticulum stress response enhances the effect of doxorubicin by altering the lipid metabolism of liver cancer cells
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Part of EBioMedicine, 2024
- DOI for GABA-mediated inhibition of human CD4+ T cell functions is enhanced by insulin but impaired by high glucose levels
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Part of Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2024
- DOI for Rise in fasting and dynamic glucagon levels in children and adolescents with obesity is moderate in subjects with impaired fasting glucose but accentuated in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance or type 2 diabetes
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 286-295, 2024
- DOI for Studies in children with obesity in two European treatment centres show a high prevalence of impaired glucose metabolism in the Swedish cohort
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Part of Molecular Metabolism, 2024
- DOI for Inhibiting the endoplasmic reticulum stress response enhances the effect of doxorubicin by altering the lipid metabolism of liver cancer cells
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Part of Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2023
- DOI for Adolescents with obesity treated with exenatide maintain endogenous GLP-1, reduce DPP-4, and improve glycemic control
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Part of Annals of Nutrition and Metabolism, p. 522-527, 2023
Part of Metabolites, 2023
- DOI for Low Fasting Concentrations of Glucagon in Patients with Very Long-Chain Acyl-CoA Dehydrogenase Deficiency
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Metformin Can Attenuate Beta-Cell Hypersecretion-Implications for Treatment of Children with Obesity
Part of Metabolites, 2023
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Part of Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, p. 3757-3765, 2023
- DOI for Metformin restores prohormone processing enzymes and normalizes aberrations in secretion of proinsulin and insulin in palmitate‐exposed human islets
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Part of Journal of Veterinary Internal Medicine, p. 2520-2528, 2023
- DOI for Short-term effects of canagliflozin on glucose and insulin responses in insulin dysregulated horses: A randomized, placebo-controlled, double-blind, study
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Part of Clinical and Translational Science, p. 182-194, 2022
- DOI for Altered mitochondrial metabolism in peripheral blood cells from patients with inborn errors of β-oxidation
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Deviating glucose results in an international dual-center study. A root cause investigation
Part of Biochemia Medica, 2022
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Part of Nutrients, 2022
- DOI for Association between Metabolic Syndrome Diagnosis and the Physical Activity-Sedentary Profile of Adolescents with Obesity: A Complementary Analysis of the Beta-JUDO Study
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Part of Pediatric Obesity, 2022
Part of Journal of Cell Science, 2022
- DOI for The endoplasmic reticulum-plasma membrane tethering protein TMEM24 is a regulator of cellular Ca2+ homeostasis
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Part of Cancers, 2022
- DOI for Iron Chelator VLX600 Inhibits Mitochondrial Respiration and Promotes Sensitization of Neuroblastoma Cells in Nutrition-Restricted Conditions
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Part of Upsala Journal of Medical Sciences, 2022
- DOI for Obesity in adolescents associated with vascular aging - a study using ultra-high-resolution ultrasound
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Determinants of hyperglucagonemia in pediatric non-alcoholic fatty liver disease
Part of Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
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Single Point Insulin Sensitivity Estimator in Pediatric Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Part of Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2022
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Part of Pediatric Obesity, 2022
- DOI for High levels of FSH before puberty are associated with increased risk of metabolic syndrome during pubertal transition
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Part of European Journal of Pediatrics, p. 3119-3129, 2022
Part of Clinical Science, p. 2243-2263, 2021
Part of Metabolites, 2021
- DOI for Impaired HMG-CoA reductase activity caused by genetic variants or statin exposure: impact on human adipose tissue, β-cells and metabolome
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Part of Pediatric Diabetes, p. 168-181, 2021
- DOI for Prevalence of different states of glucose intolerance in Sri Lankan children and adolescents with obesity and its relation to other comorbidities.
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Part of International Journal of Endocrinology, 2021
- DOI for Metabolic Abnormalities in a Cohort of Overweight and Obese Children in an Urban Setting of Sri Lanka
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Evaluation of fasting plasma insulin and proxy measurements to assess insulin sensitivity in horses
Part of BMC Veterinary Research, 2021
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The importance of the ZBED6-IGF2 axis for metabolic regulation in mouse myoblast cells
Part of The FASEB Journal, p. 10250-10266, 2020
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Serum Ferritin Correlates With Liver Fat in Male Adolescents With Obesity.
Part of Frontiers in Endocrinology, 2020
Part of Pediatric Obesity, 2020
- DOI for A 6-month randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial of weekly exenatide in adolescents with obesity
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Part of Molecular Nutrition & Food Research, 2019
Part of Pediatric Obesity, 2019
Part of Biochimie, p. 23-35, 2019
Part of The FASEB Journal, p. 3510-3522, 2019
Part of Magnetic Resonance in Medicine, p. 2736-2745, 2019
Part of Environmental Research, p. 127-136, 2019
- DOI for Developmental exposure to a very low dose of bisphenol A induces persistent islet insulin hypersecretion in Fischer 344 rat offspring
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Assessment of Nutritional Status in Sri Lankan Children: Validity of Current Anthropometry Cutoffs?
Part of Asia-Pacific journal of public health, p. 633-642, 2019
Part of Pediatric Diabetes, p. 880-891, 2019
Identification of early biological changes in palmitate-treated isolated human islets.
Part of BMC Genomics, 2018
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High DPP-4 concentrations in adolescents are associated with low intact GLP-1
Part of Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, p. 2958-2966, 2018
Mechanisms of beneficial effects of metformin on fatty acid-treated human islets
Part of Journal of Molecular Endocrinology, p. 91-99, 2018
Part of Journal of Proteome Research, p. 3824-3836, 2018
Part of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, p. 117-125, 2018
Part of Diabetologia, 2018
Part of Scientific Reports, 2017
Automated segmentation of human cervical-supraclavicular adipose tissue in magnetic resonance images
Part of Scientific Reports, 2017
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2017
- DOI for Combined lipidomic and proteomic analysis of isolated human islets exposed to palmitate reveals time-dependent changes in insulin secretion and lipid metabolism
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Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 13-13, 2017
Exenatide Once Weekly Reduces Weight, Liver Fat And 2-Hour Postprandial Glucose In Obese Adolescents
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 14-15, 2017
TNFSF14: a potential contributor to hyperinsulinaemia in childhood obesity
Part of Diabetologia, 2017
Part of Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, p. 736-736, 2017
Part of Diabetologia, 2017
Part of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, p. 194-202, 2017
Childhood adiposity and risk of type 1 diabetes: A Mendelian randomization study
Part of PLoS Medicine, 2017
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Part of Islets, p. 43-48, 2017
Part of Pancreas, p. 358-365, 2017
- DOI for Pancreatic Fat Is Associated With Metabolic Syndrome and Visceral Fat but Not Beta-Cell Function or Body Mass Index in Pediatric Obesity
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Part of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular and Cell Biology of Lipids, p. 1151-1160, 2016
Part of Journal of Nutritional Biochemistry, p. 123-127, 2016
Part of Nutrition & Metabolism, 2016
- DOI for Fatty acids stimulate insulin secretion from human pancreatic islets at fasting glucose concentrations via mitochondria-dependent and -independent mechanisms
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Part of Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism, p. 1181-1189, 2016
Part of Wiener Klinische Wochenschrift, p. 747-747, 2016
Eating Behavior In Swedish And Austrian Children And Adolescents With Obesity
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 30-31, 2016
Part of Pediatric Research, p. 267-274, 2016
Part of Clinical Chemistry, p. 1211-1219, 2016
Part of Diabetologia, 2016
Part of Diabetologia, 2016
Part of Diabetologia, 2016
Role of the AMP kinase in cytokine-induced human EndoC-beta H1 cell death
Part of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, p. 53-63, 2015
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Part of PLOS ONE, 2015
Part of Biochimica et Biophysica Acta. Molecular Cell Research, p. 3248-3257, 2015
- DOI for Free fatty acid receptor 1 (FFAR1/GPR40) signaling affects insulin secretion by enhancing mitochondrial respiration during palmitate exposure
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Part of Endocrinology, p. 802-812, 2015
- DOI for Palmitate-induced impairments of beta-cell function are linked with generation of specific ceramide species via acylation of sphingosine
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Early Adiposity Rebound and its Association with Obesity and Neuropsychiatric Disorders
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 16-16, 2015
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 15-15, 2015
Development of Glucose Intolerance in Obese Children Studied in the Beta-Judo Cohort
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 12-12, 2015
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 2-2, 2015
Part of Acta Paediatrica, p. 2-3, 2015
Part of Diabetologia, 2015
Role of PIAS1 in palmitate mediated beta cell dysfunction
Part of Diabetologia, 2015
Part of Diabetologia, 2015
Uppsala Longitudinal Study of Childhood Obesity: Protocol Description
Part of Pediatrics, 2014
Free fatty acid determination in plasma by GC-MS after conversion to Weinreb amides
Part of Analytical and Bioanalytical Chemistry, p. 1929-1935, 2013
FFAR1 is involved in both the acute and chronic effects of palmitate on insulin secretion
Part of Diabetologia, 2013
Signaling in Insulin-Secreting MIN6 Pseudoislets and Monolayer Cells
Part of Journal of Proteome Research, p. 5954-5962, 2013
FFAR1 Is Involved in Both the Acute and Chronic Effects of Palmitate on Insulin Secretion
Part of Endocrinology, p. 4078-4088, 2013
Functional differences between aggregated and dispersed insulin-producing cells
Part of Diabetologia, p. 1557-1568, 2013
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Part of Läkartidningen, p. 898-898, 2012
Part of Nutrition & Metabolism, p. 70, 2011
- DOI for UPR in palmitate-treated pancreatic beta-cells is not affected by altering oxidation of the fatty acid
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Lipotoxicity is glucose-dependent in INS-1E cells but not in human islets and MIN6 cells
Part of Lipids in Health and Disease, p. 115, 2011
Reduced levels of SCD1 accentuate palmitate-induced stress in insulin-producing beta-cells
Part of Lipids in Health and Disease, p. 108, 2010
Part of Diabetologia, 2010
Part of Journal of Cellular Biochemistry, p. 497-507, 2010
Palmitate-induced changes in protein expression of insulin secreting INS-1E cells
Part of Journal of Proteomics, p. 1148-1155, 2010
Part of Islets, p. 236-239, 2010
Part of Proteome Science, p. 24, 2009
Role of MAPK in apolipoprotein CIII-induced apoptosis in INS-1E cells
Part of Lipids in Health and Disease, p. 3, 2009
Part of Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, p. 109-116, 2009
Part of Diabetes, obesity and metabolism, p. 97-117, 2009
Part of Journal of Proteome Research, p. 5650-5656, 2009
Diazoxide-induced beta-cell rest reduces endoplasmic reticulum stress in lipotoxic beta-cells
Part of Journal of Endocrinology, p. 41-50, 2008
Part of NMR in Biomedicine, p. 357-365, 2008
Part of Journal of molecular endocrinology, p. 187-94, 2008
Part of Diabetes/Metabolism Research Reviews, p. 148-154, 2008
Part of Clinical Science, p. 499-507, 2008
Part of Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications - BBRC, p. 517-521, 2008
Part of Proteomics, p. 3105-3115, 2007
Part of Proteomics, p. 5193-5198, 2006
Part of Biochemical Journal, p. 81-89, 2006
Part of Diabetes Metab Res Rev, p. 359-66, 2005
Part of Diabetologia, p. 477-85, 2005
Part of J Proteome Res, p. 931-40, 2005
Part of Diabetes Metab Res Rev, 2004
Part of Diabetes, p. 2737, 2001
Part of Eur J Endocrinol, p. 667-75, 2001
Appearance of glucose-induced insulin release in fetal rat β-cells
Part of Journal of Endocrinology, p. 115-120, 1998
Part of Biol Neonate, p. 60-68, 1997
Articles, review/survey
Advances in CRISPR-Cas technology and its applications: revolutionising precision medicine
Part of Frontiers in Genome Editing, 2024
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Protein profiling of pancreatic islets
Part of Expert review of proteomics, p. 665-675, 2006