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Månedlige Neuro-SysMed-seminarer

Neuro-SysMed seminar – MS

Velkommen til Neuro-SysMeds månedlige seminarer! Bli med i auditoriet i Bikuben kl. 11:30–13:00 (lunsj fra 11:30–12:00). Foreleser er Kristin Nielsen Varhaug på temaet "The role of mitochondrial function and dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis".

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Speaker: Kristin Nielsen Varhaug, MD, PhD, from the Mitochondrial Medicine & Neurogenetics (MMN) group in Neuro-SysMed.

Title: "The role of mitochondrial function and dysfunction in Multiple Sclerosis"

Registration: Please register here. Deadline if you'd line to join the lunch: Within September 10 at 11 AM. 

Abstract: 

Mitochondria play a major role in neurodegeneration. They also have an important role in innate immunity and inflammation. Multiple sclerosis is an intriguing disease as it has both active neuroinflammatory and neurodegenerative components in its pathogenesis. Current evidence suggests that mitochondrial dysfunction occurs in the in brain and blood mononuclear cells from individuals with MS, shown by impaired mtDNA maintenance, mtDNA point mutations, respiratory chain deficiencies and mitochondrial swelling and accumulation. MtDNA has also been found playing a potential role in the inflammatory process of the MS pathogenesis. 

By improving mitochondrial function in patients with progressive MS, neuronal metabolism may improve and thus prevent or delay the neurodegeneration and clinical progression in these patients. 

Place: The auditorium in Bikuben, Jonas Lies vei 69 (campus Haukeland University Hospital)

Time: September 14, 2022 at 11:30 - 13:00 (lunch from 11:30 - 12:00).