- giil.melver@uib.no
- Visitor address
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Haukeland universitetssykehus, Laboratoriebygget
5009 Bergen - Postal address
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P.O. Box 7804NO-5020 BergenNorway
Research groups
Short info
Studies on biomarkers in blood and cerebrospinal fluid in primary (neurodegenrative) and secondary (delirium) brain diseases, with a focus on biochemical and immunological processes. Minor works on statistics, immunology and heart disease.
Outreach
See about the kynurenine pathway https://www.jci.org/posts/680 and listen about glucose metabolism https://academic.oup.com/brain/pages/podcast (podcast 14. februar 2024) in delirium.
Teaching
History taking and clinical examination for medical students.
Publications
Academic article
- Plaça, Desirée Rodrigues; Fonseca, Dennyson Leandro M.; Marques, Alexandre H. C. et al. (2024). Immunological signatures unveiled by integrative systems vaccinology characterization of dengue vaccination trials and natural infection. (external link)
- Knapskog, Anne-Brita; Edwin, Trine Holt; Ueland, Per Magne et al. (2024). Sex-specific associations of kynurenic acid with neopterin in Alzheimer’s disease. (external link)
- Denver, Paul; Tortorelli, Lucas; Hov, Karen Roksund et al. (2024). Chemokine associations with blood cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) barrier permeability and delirium. (external link)
- Titlestad, Irit; Haugarvoll, Kristoffer; Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstad et al. (2024). Delirium is frequently underdiagnosed among older hospitalised patients despite available information in hospital medical records. (external link)
- Melvær, Giil Lasse; Hanseth, Silja; Bojovic, Ognjen et al. (2023). The inverse association between the apolipoprotein E ε4 allele and C-reactive protein levels is stronger in persons with obesity and diabetes. (external link)
- Titlestad, Irit; Watne, Leiv; Caplan, Gideon A. et al. (2023). Impaired glucose utilization in the brain of patients with delirium following hip fracture. (external link)
- Knapskog, Anne Brita; Aksnes, Mari; Edwin, Trine Holt et al. (2023). Higher concentrations of kynurenic acid in CSF are associated with the slower clinical progression of Alzheimer's disease. (external link)
- Baiocchi, Gabriela C.; Vojdani, Aristo; Rosenberg, Avi Z. et al. (2023). Cross-sectional analysis reveals autoantibody signatures associated with COVID-19 severity. (external link)
- Prado, Caroline Aliane de Souza; Fonseca, Dennyson Leandro M.; Singh, Youvika et al. (2023). Integrative systems immunology uncovers molecular networks of the cell cycle that stratify COVID-19 severity. (external link)
- Jaramillo-Jiménez, Alberto; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Borda, Miguel Germán et al. (2023). Serum TCA cycle metabolites in Lewy bodies dementia and Alzheimer's disease: Network analysis and cognitive prognosis. (external link)
- Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstad; Hodge, Allison; Watne, Leiv et al. (2022). Kynurenine Pathway Metabolites in the Blood and Cerebrospinal Fluid Are Associated with Human Aging. (external link)
- Borda, Miguel Germán; Jaramillo-Jiménez, Alberto; Melvær, Giil Lasse et al. (2022). Body mass index trajectories and associations with cognitive decline in people with Lewy body dementia and Alzheimer's disease. (external link)
- Watne, Leiv Otto; Pollmann, Christian Thomas; Neerland, Bjørn Erik et al. (2022). Cerebrospinal fluid quinolinic acid is strongly associated with delirium and mortality in hip-fracture patients. (external link)
- Borges, Lysandro P.; Guimarães, Adriana G.; Fonseca, Dennyson Leandro M. et al. (2022). Cross-sectional analysis of students and school workers reveals a high number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections during school reopening in Brazilian cities. (external link)
- Giil, Lasse Melvær (2022). Autoantibodies targeting GPCRs and RAS-related molecules associate with COVID-19 severity. (external link)
- Cabral-Marques, Otavio; Halpert, Gilad; Schimke, Lena F. et al. (2022). Autoantibodies targeting GPCRs and RAS-related molecules associate with COVID-19 severity. (external link)
- Jaramillo-Jiménez, Alberto; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Tovar-Rios, Diego Alejandro et al. (2021). Association Between Amygdala Volume and Trajectories of Neuropsychiatric Symptoms in Alzheimer’s Disease and Dementia With Lewy Bodies. (external link)
- Fossdal, Guri; Mjelle, Anders Batman; Wiencke, Kristine et al. (2021). Fluctuating biomarkers in primary sclerosing cholangitis: A longitudinal comparison of alkaline phosphatase, liver stiffness, and ELF. (external link)
- McCann, Adrian; Aarsland, Dag; Ueland, Per Magne et al. (2021). Serum tyrosine is associated with better cognition in Lewy body dementia. (external link)
- Leidland, Magnus; Undheim, Britt; Parker, Anagha P. et al. (2021). Lungeembolisme hos en pasient med Klinefelters syndrom. (external link)
- Freire, Paula P.; Marques, Alexandre; Baiocchi, Gabriela C. et al. (2021). The relationship between cytokine and neutrophil gene network distinguishes SARS-CoV-2–infected patients by sex and age. (external link)
- Kvestad, Ingrid; McCann, Adrian; Chandyo, Ram K. et al. (2021). One-Carbon Metabolism in Nepalese Infant-Mother Pairs and Child Cognition at 5 Years Old. (external link)
- Borda, Miguel Germán; Copete, Ana Maria Ayala; Tovar-Rios, Diego Alejandro et al. (2021). Association of malnutrition with functional and cognitive trajectories in people living with dementia: a five-year follow-up study. (external link)
- Melvær, Giil Lasse; Aarsland, Dag; Vik-Mo, Audun Osland (2021). Differentiating traits and states identifies the importance of chronic neuropsychiatric symptoms for cognitive prognosis in mild dementia. (external link)
- Melvær, Giil Lasse; Aarsland, Dag (2020). Greater Variability in Cognitive Decline in Lewy Body Dementia Compared to Alzheimer's Disease. (external link)
- Borda, Miguel Germán; Aarsland, Dag; Tovar-Rios, Diego Alejandro et al. (2020). Neuropsychiatric symptoms and functional decline in Alzheimerʼs disease and Lewy body dementia. (external link)
- Sundal, Einar Vie; Melvær, Giil Lasse (2020). Alvorlig delir etter GHB-misbruk. (external link)
- Lund, Anders; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Slettom, Grete et al. (2020). Plasma kynurenines and prognosis in patients with heart failure. (external link)
- Hildre, Audun Skjærseth; Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstad; Aarsland, Dag et al. (2020). Components of the choline oxidation pathway modify the association between the apolipoprotein ε4 gene variant and cognitive decline in patients with dementia. (external link)
- Hellton, Kristoffer Herland; Cummings, Jeffrey; Vik-Mo, Audun Osland et al. (2020). The Truth behind the Zeros: A New Approach to Principal Component Analysis of the Neuropsychiatric Inventory. (external link)
- Mølstad, Per; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Steigen, Terje et al. (2020). The effect of drug-eluting stents on target lesion revascularization in native coronary arteries: Results from the NORSTENT randomized study. (external link)
- Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne Edøy; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar et al. (2019). Traumatic amputations caused by drone attacks in the local population in Gaza: a retrospective cross-sectional study. (external link)
- McCann, Adrian; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Ulvik, Arve et al. (2019). Plasma amino acids and incident type 2 diabetes in patients with coronary artery disease. (external link)
- Ervik, Arne Olav; Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstad; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik et al. (2019). The associations between cognitive prognosis and kynurenines are modified by the apolipoprotein ε4 allele variant in patients with dementia. (external link)
- Parkar, Anagha P; Adriaensen, Miraude E.A.M.P.; Melvær, Giil Lasse et al. (2019). Computed Tomography Assessment of Anatomic Graft Placement After ACL Reconstruction: A Comparative Study of Grid and Angle Measurements. (external link)
- Vik-Mo, Audun Osland; Giil, Lasse Melvær; Borda, Miguel Germán et al. (2019). The individual course of neuropsychiatric symptoms in people with Alzheimer’s and Lewy body dementia: 12-year longitudinal cohort study. (external link)
- Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstad; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Tell, Grethe S. et al. (2019). The kynurenine pathway and cognitive performance in community-dwelling older adults. The Hordaland Health Study. (external link)
- Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstad; Nordrehaug, Jan Erik; Aarsland, Dag et al. (2019). Kynurenines, Neuropsychiatric Symptoms, and Cognitive Prognosis in Patients with Mild Dementia. (external link)
- Knapstad, Mari Kalland; Steihaug, Ole Martin; Aaslund, Mona Kristin et al. (2019). Reduced Walking Speed in Subjective and Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Cross-Sectional Study. (external link)
- Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar et al. (2019). Does pain, psychological distress and deteriorated family economy follow traumatic amputation among war casualties? A retrospective, cross-sectional study from Gaza. (external link)
- Bergland, Anne Katrine; Sønnesyn, Hogne; Dalen, Ingvild et al. (2019). Effects of anthocyanin supplementation on serum lipids, glucose, markers of inflammation and cognition in adults with increased risk of dementia - A pilot study. (external link)
- Melvær, Giil Lasse; Solvang, Stein-Erik Hafstad; Giil, Malin Melvaer et al. (2019). Serum Potassium Is Associated with Cognitive Decline in Patients with Lewy Body Dementia. (external link)
- Lund, Anders; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Slettom, Grete et al. (2018). Antibodies to receptors are associated with biomarkers of inflammation and myocardial damage in heart failure. (external link)
- Vik-Mo, Audun Osland; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Ballard, Clive et al. (2018). Course of neuropsychiatric symptoms in dementia: 5-year longitudinal study. (external link)
- Cabral-Marques, Otavio; Marques, Alexandre; Melvær, Giil Lasse et al. (2018). GPCR-specific autoantibody signatures are associated with physiological and pathological immune homeostasis. (external link)
- Heszlein-Lossius, Hanne Edøy; Al-Borno, Yahya; Shaqqoura, Samar et al. (2018). Life after conflict-related amputation trauma: A clinical study from the Gaza Strip. (external link)
- Melvær, Giil Lasse; Aarsland, Dag; Hellton, Kristoffer Herland et al. (2018). Antibodies to multiple receptors are associated with neuropsychiatric symptoms and mortality in Alzheimer's disease: A longitudinal study. (external link)
- Giil, Lasse Melvær (2018). GPCR-specific autoantibody signatures are associated with physiological and pathological immune homeostasis. (external link)
- Vogelsang, Petra; Melvær, Giil Lasse; Lund, Anders et al. (2018). Reduced glucose transporter-1 in brain derived circulating endothelial cells in mild Alzheimer's disease patients. (external link)
- Melvær, Giil Lasse; Midttun, Øivind; Refsum, Helga et al. (2017). Kynurenine pathway metabolites in Alzheimer's disease. (external link)
- Melvær, Giil Lasse; Vedeler, Christian A.; Kristoffersen, Einar Klæboe et al. (2017). Antibodies to signaling molecules and receptors in Alzheimer's disease are associated with psychomotor slowing, depression, and poor visuospatial function. (external link)
- Giil, Lasse Melvær; Kristoffersen, Einar Klæboe; Vedeler, Christian A. et al. (2015). Autoantibodies toward the angiotensin 2 type 1 receptor: a novel autoantibody in Alzheimer's Disease. (external link)
Errata
- Borges, Lysandro P.; Guimarães, Adriana G.; Fonseca, Dennyson Leandro M. et al. (2023). Corrigendum to “Cross-sectional analysis of students and school workers reveals a high number of asymptomatic SARS-CoV-2 infections during school reopening in Brazilian cities” [Heliyon 8 (11) (November 2022) Article e11368] (Heliyon (2022) 8(11), (S2405844022026561), (10.1016/j.heliyon.2022.e11368)). (external link)
- Bergland, Anne Katrine; Sønnesyn, Hogne; Dalen, Ingvild et al. (2021). Corrigendum: Effects of Anthocyanin Supplementation on Serum Lipids, Glucose, Markers of Inflammation and Cognition in Adults With Increased Risk of Dementia – A Pilot Study (Front. Genet., (2019), 10, (536), 10.3389/fgene.2019.00536). (external link)