Ylva Hellsten

Ylva Hellsten

Professor, Head of Section, Professor


  1. Published

    Ecto- and cytosolic 5'-nucleotidases in normal and AMP deaminase-deficient human skeletal muscle

    Hanisch, F., Hellsten, Ylva & Zierz, S., 2006, In: Biological Chemistry. 387, 1, p. 53-58 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Exercise training alters the balance between vasoactive compounds in skeletal muscle of individuals with essential hypertension

    Hansen, A. H., Nyberg, M. P., Bangsbo, Jens, Saltin, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2011, In: Hypertension. 58, 5, p. 943-949 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Exercise training normalizes skeletal muscle vascular endothelial growth factor levels in patients with essential hypertension

    Hansen, A. H., Nielsen, Jens Jung, Saltin, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2010, In: Journal of Hypertension. 28, 6, p. 1176-1185 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Redox balance in human skeletal muscle-derived endothelial cells - Effect of exercise training

    Hansen, Camilla Collin, Møller, S., Ehlers, T., Wickham, Kate Aiko, Bangsbo, Jens, Gliemann, Lasse & Hellsten, Ylva, 2022, In: Free Radical Biology and Medicine. 179, p. 144-155 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    High metabolic substrate load induces mitochondrial dysfunction in rat skeletal muscle microvascular endothelial cells

    Hansen, Camilla Collin, Olsen, K., Pilegaard, Henriette, Bangsbo, Jens, Gliemann, Lasse & Hellsten, Ylva, 2021, In: Physiological Reports. 9, 14, 17 p., e14855.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. Published

    The effect of aerobic exercise training on asthma control in postmenopausal women (ATOM): a randomized controlled pilot study

    Hansen, E. S. H., Rasmusen, Hanne K., Hostrup, Morten, Hellsten, Ylva & Backer, Vibeke, 2023, In: European Clinical Respiratory Journal. 10, 1, 10 p., 2251256.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  7. Published

    Effect of aerobic exercise training on asthma control in postmenopausal women (the ATOM-study): protocol for an outcome assessor, randomised controlled trial

    Hansen, E. S. H., Hostrup, Morten, Rasmusen, Hanne K., Hellsten, Ylva & Backer, Vibeke, 2021, In: BMJ Open. 11, 6 p., e049477.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Effect of aerobic exercise training on asthma in adults: A systematic review and meta-analysis

    Hansen, E. S. H., Pitzner-Fabricius, A., Tønnesen, L. L., Rasmusen, Hanne K., Hostrup, Morten, Hellsten, Ylva, Backer, Vibeke & Henriksen, Marius, 2020, In: European Respiratory Journal. 56, 1, 12 p., 2000146.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibition on the exchange of glucose and fatty acids in human skeletal muscle

    Heinonen, I., Saltin, B., Kemppainen, J., Nuutila, P., Knuuti, J., Kalliokoski, K. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2013, In: Nutrition & Metabolism. 10, 1, 7 p., 43.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. Published

    Skeletal muscle blood flow and oxygen uptake at rest and during exercise in humans: a PET study with nitric oxide and cyclooxygenase inhibition

    Heinonen, I., Saltin, B., Kemppainen, J., Sipilä, H. T., Oikonen, V., Nuutila, P., Knuuti, J., Kalliokoski, K. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2011, In: American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 300, 4, p. H1510-H1517 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  11. Published

    The effect of nitric oxide synthase inhibition with and without inhibition of prostaglandins on blood flow in different human skeletal muscles

    Heinonen, I., Saltin, B., Hellsten, Ylva & Kalliokoski, K., 2017, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology. 117, 6, p. 1175-1180 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. Published

    Regulation of bone blood flow in humans: The role of nitric oxide, prostaglandins, and adenosine

    Heinonen, I., Boushel, R., Hellsten, Ylva & Kalliokoski, K., 2018, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 28, 5, p. 1252-1258 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  13. Published

    Comparison of exogenous adenosine and voluntary exercise on human skeletal muscle perfusion and perfusion heterogeneity

    Heinonen, I. H. A., Kemppainen, J., Kaskinoro, K., Peltonen, J. E., Borra, R., Lindroos, M., Oikonen, V., Nuutila, P., Knuuti, J., Hellsten, Ylva, Boushel, R. & Kalliokoski, K. K., 2010, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 108, 2, p. 378-386 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. Published

    Impaired formation of vasodilators in peripheral tissue in essential hypertension is normalized by exercise training: role of adenosine and prostacyclin

    Hellsten, Ylva, Gliemann, Lasse, Thaning, P., Nyberg, M. P. & Mortensen, S. P., 2012, In: Journal of Hypertension. 30, 10, p. 2007-2014 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  15. Published

    Limitations of skeletal muscle oxygen supply in ageing

    Hellsten, Ylva, 2016, In: Journal of Physiology. 594, 8, p. 2259-2260 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  16. Published

    Antioxidant supplementation enhances the exercise-induced increase in mitochondrial uncoupling protein 3 and endothelial nitric oxide synthase mRNA content in human skeletal muscle

    Hellsten, Ylva, Nielsen, Jens Jung, Lykkesfeldt, J., Bruhn, M., Silveira, L., Pilegaard, Henriette & Bangsbo, Jens, 2007, In: Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 43, 3, p. 353-361 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Capillary growth in human skeletal muscle: physiological factors and the balance between pro-angiogenic and angiostatic factors

    Hellsten, Ylva & Hoier, B., 2014, In: Biochemical Society Transactions. 42, 6, p. 1616-1622 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Partial neuromuscular blockade in humans enhances muscle blood flow during exercise independently of muscle oxygen uptake and acetylcholine receptor blockade

    Hellsten, Ylva, Krustrup, P., Iaia, F. M., Secher, Niels H. & Bangsbo, Jens, 2009, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 296, 4, p. 1106-1112 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Urate uptake and lowered ATP levels in human muscle after high-intensity intermittent exercise

    Hellsten, Ylva, Sjödin, B., Richter, Erik A. & Bangsbo, Jens, 1998, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 274, p. E600-E606 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Limb vascular function in women: Effects of female sex hormones and physical activity

    Hellsten, Ylva & Gliemann, Lasse, 2018, In: Translational Sports Medicine. 1, 1, p. 14-24 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Adenosine formation in contracting primary rat skeletal muscle cells and endothelial cells in culture

    Hellsten, Ylva & Frandsen, U., 1997, In: Journal of Physiology. 504, 3, p. 695-704 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. Published

    Adenosine concentrations in the interstitium of resting and contracting human skeletal muscle

    Hellsten, Ylva, Maclean, D., Rådegran, G., Saltin, B. & Bangsbo, Jens, 1998, In: Circulation. 98, 1, p. 6-8 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  23. Published

    Allantoin formation and urate and glutathione exchange in human muscle during submaximal exercise

    Hellsten, Ylva, Svensson, M., Sjödin, B., Smith, S., Christensen, A., Richter, Erik A. & Bangsbo, Jens, 2001, In: Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 31, 11, p. 1313-1322 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Cover Image

    Hellsten, Ylva & Gliemann, Lasse, 2018, In: Translational Sports Medicine. 1, 1, p. i-i 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    Cardiovascular adaptations to exercise training

    Hellsten, Ylva & Nyberg, M., 2016, In: Comprehensive Physiology. 6, 1, p. 1-32 32 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. Published

    Physical activity is essential and never too late

    Hellsten, Ylva, 2019, In: Translational Sports Medicine. 2, 3, p. 101 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearch

  27. Increased expression of xanthine oxidase and insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) immunoreactivity in skeletal muscle after strenuous exercise in humans

    Hellsten, Ylva, Hansson, H. A., Johnson, L., Frandsen, U. & Sjödin, B., 1996, In: Acta physiologica Scandinavica. 157, 2, p. 191-197 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. Published

    Xanthine oxidase in human skeletal muscle following eccentric exercise:  a role in inflammation

    Hellsten, Ylva, Frandsen, U., Orthenblad, N., Sjødin, B. & Richter, Erik A., 1997, In: Journal of Physiology. 498, 1, p. 239-248 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  29. Published

    Xanthine dehydrogenase and purine metabolism in man. With special reference to exercise

    Hellsten, Ylva, 1994, In: Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. Supplementum. 621, p. 1-73 73 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Contribution of intravascular versus interstitial purines and nitric oxide in the regulation of exercise hyperaemia in humans

    Hellsten, Ylva, Nyberg, M. P. & Mortensen, S. P., 2012, In: Journal of Physiology. 590, 20, p. 5015-5023 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Peripheral limitations for performance: Muscle capillarization

    Hellsten, Ylva & Gliemann, Lasse, 2024, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 34, 1, 9 p., e14442.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Effect of ribose supplementation on resynthesis of adenine nucleotides after intense intermittent training in humans

    Hellsten, Ylva, Skadhauge, L. & Bangsbo, Jens, 2004, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 286, 1, p. R182-R188

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Response to microdialysis of prostaglandins, thromboxane, and other eicosanoids: Recall past knowledge

    Hellsten, Ylva & Bangsbo, Jens, 2012, In: Hypertension. 59, 1 p., e40.

    Research output: Contribution to journalComment/debateResearch

  34. Published

    AMP deamination and purine exchange in human skeletal muscle during and after intense exercise

    Hellsten, Ylva, Richter, Erik A., Kiens, Bente & Bangsbo, Jens, 1999, In: Journal of Physiology. 520, 3, p. 909-920 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. Published

    Oestrogen, exercise and vascular function

    Hellsten, Ylva, 2019, In: Journal of Physiology. 597, 19, p. 4871 1 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  36. Published

    Effect of sprint cycle training on activities of antioxidant enzymes in human skeletal muscle

    Hellsten, Ylva, Apple, F. S. & Sjödin, B., 1996, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 81, 4, p. 1484-1487 4 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  37. Published

    Passive leg movement enhances interstitial VEGF protein, endothelial cell proliferation, and eNOS mRNA content in human skeletal muscle

    Hellsten, Ylva, Rufener, N., Nielsen, Jens Jung, Høier, B., Krustrup, P. & Bangsbo, Jens, 2008, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 294, 3, p. R975-R982 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Indication of in vivo xanthine oxidase activity in human skeletal muscle during exercise

    Hellsten, Ylva, Ahlborg, G., Jensen-Urstad, M. & Sjödin, B., 1988, In: Acta physiologica Scandinavica. 134, 1, p. 159-160 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. Published

    Vasodilator interactions in skeletal muscle blood flow regulation

    Hellsten, Ylva, Nyberg, M. P., Gliemann, Lasse & Mortensen, S. P., 2012, In: Journal of Physiology. 590, 24, p. 6297-6305 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. Published

    What turns off the angiogenic switch in skeletal muscle?

    Hellsten, Ylva, Høier, B. & Gliemann, Lasse, 2015, In: Experimental Physiology. 100, 7, p. 772-773 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    The effect of muscle contraction on the regulation of adenosine formation in rat skeletal muscle cells

    Hellsten, Ylva, 1999, In: Journal of Physiology. 518, 3, p. 761-768 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    The legacy of the Copenhagen School: in the footsteps of Lindhard and Krogh

    Hellsten, Ylva & Saltin, B., 2010, In: Acta Physiologica (Print Edition). 199, 4, p. 347-8 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Oxidation of urate in human skeletal muscle during exercise

    Hellsten, Ylva, Tullson, P. C., Richter, Erik A. & Bangsbo, Jens, 1997, In: Free Radical Biology & Medicine. 22, 1-2, p. 169-174 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  44. Exchange of purines in human liver and skeletal muscle with short-term exhaustive exercise

    Hellsten-Westing, Y., Hellsten, Ylva, Kaijser, L., Ekblom, B. & Sjödin, B., 1994, In: American Journal of Physiology (Consolidated). 266, 2, p. R81-R86 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Decreased resting levels of adenine nucleotides in human skeletal muscle after high-intensity training

    Hellsten-Westing, Y., Hellsten, Ylva, Norman, B., Balsom, P. D. & Sjödin, B., 1993, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 74, 5, p. 2523-2528 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. The effect of high-intensity training on purine metabolism in man

    Hellsten-Westing, Y., Hellsten, Ylva, Balsom, P. D., Norman, B. & Sjödin, B., 1993, In: Acta physiologica Scandinavica. 149, 4, p. 405-412 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. Plasma accumulation of hypoxanthine, uric acid and creatine kinase following exhausting runs of differing durations in man

    Hellsten-Westing, Y., Hellsten, Ylva, Sollevi, A. & Sjödin, B., 1991, In: European Journal of Applied Physiology and Occupational Physiology. 62, 5, p. 380-384 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  48. Immunohistochemical localization of xanthine oxidase in human cardiac and skeletal muscle

    Hellsten-Westing, Y. & Hellsten, Ylva, 1993, In: Histochemistry. 100, 3, p. 215-222 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Cytochrome P450 2C9 plays an important role in the regulation of exercise-induced skeletal muscle blood flow and oxygen uptake in humans

    Hillig, T., Krustrup, P., Fleming, I., Osada, T., Saltin, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2003, In: Journal of Physiology. 546, 1, p. 307-314

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Inducible deletion of skeletal muscle AMPKα 1 reveals that AMPK is required for nucleotide balance but dispensable for muscle glucose uptake and fat oxidation during exercise

    Hingst, J. R., Kjøbsted, R., Birk, J. B., Jørgensen, N. O., Larsen, M. R., Kido, K., Larsen, J. K., Kjeldsen, S. A. S., Fentz, J., Frøsig, C., Holm, S., Fritzen, A. M., Dohlmann, T. L., Larsen, S., Foretz, M., Viollet, B., Schjerling, P., Overby, P., Halling, J. F., Pilegaard, H. & 2 others, Hellsten, Ylva & Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, 2020, In: Molecular Metabolism. 40, 17 p., 101028.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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