Ylva Hellsten

Ylva Hellsten

Professor, Head of Section, Professor


  1. 2003
  2. Published

    Regulation of 5'AMP-activated protein kinase activity and substrate utilization in exercising human skeletal muscle

    Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, MacDonald, C. S., Nielsen, J. N., Hellsten, Ylva, Hardie, D. G., Kemp, B. E., Kiens, Bente & Richter, Erik A., 2003, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 284, 4, p. E813-E822

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. 2004
  4. Published

    Effect of acute exercise and exercise training on VEGF splice variants in human skeletal muscle

    Jensen, L., Pilegaard, Henriette, Neufer, P. D. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2004, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 287, 2, p. R397-R402 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Effect of high intensity training on capillarization and presence of angiogenic factors in human skeletal muscle

    Jensen, L., Bangsbo, Jens & Hellsten, Ylva, 2004, In: Journal of Physiology. 557, 2, p. 571-582

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. 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

  7. Published

    Intense interval training enhances human skeletal muscle oxygen uptake in the initial phase of dynamic exercise at high but not at low intensities

    Krustrup, P., Hellsten, Ylva & Bangsbo, Jens, 2004, In: Journal of Physiology. 559, 1, p. 335-345

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Regulation of VEGF and bFGF mRNA expression and other proliferative compounds in skeletal muscle cells

    Jensen, L., Schjerling, P. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2004, In: Angiogenesis. 7, 3, p. 255-267

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Vasodilatory mechanisms in contracting skeletal muscle

    Clifford, P. S. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2004, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 97, 1, p. 393-403 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearch

  10. 2005
  11. Published

    Effects of alpha-AMPK knockout on exercise-induced gene activation in mouse skeletal muscle

    Jørgensen, S. B., Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, Viollet, B., Andreelli, F., Birk, Jesper Bratz, Hellsten, Ylva, Schjerling, Peter, Vaulont, S., Neufer, P. D., Richter, Erik A. & Pilegaard, Henriette, 2005, In: The FASEB Journal. 19, 9, p. 1146-1148 3 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. 2006
  13. Published

    Differential regulation of IL-6 and TNF-alfa via calcineurin in human skeletal muscle cells

    Keller, C., Hellsten, Ylva, Steensberg, A. & Pedersen, Bente Klarlund, 2006, In: Cytokine. 36, 3-4, p. 141-147 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  14. 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

  15. Published
  16. 2007
  17. Published

    Absence of humoral mediated 5'AMP-activated protein kinase activation in human skeletal muscle and adipose tissue during exercise

    Kristensen, Jonas Møller, Johnsen, A. B., Birk, Jesper Bratz, Nielsen, J. N., Jensen, B. R., Hellsten, Ylva, Richter, Erik A. & Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, 2007, In: Journal of Physiology. 585, 3, p. 897-909 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. 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

  19. Published

    Caffeine-induced Ca2+ release increases AMPK-dependent glucose uptake in rodent soleus muscle

    Jensen, Thomas Elbenhardt, Rose, A. J., Hellsten, Ylva, Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P & Richter, Erik A., 2007, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 293, 1, p. E286-E292 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    Calcium signalling in the regulation of PGC-1alpha, PDK4 and HKII mRNA expression

    Kusuhara, K., Madsen, K., Jensen, L., Hellsten, Ylva & Pilegaard, Henriette, 2007, In: Biological Chemistry. 388, 5, p. 481-488 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  21. Published

    Inhibition of nitric oxide and prostaglandins, but not endothelial-derived hyperpolarizing factors, reduces blood flow and aerobic energy turnover in the exercising human leg

    Mortensen, S. P., González-Alonso, J., Damsgaard, R., Saltin, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2007, In: Journal of Physiology. 581, 2, p. 853-861 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  22. 2008
  23. Published

    Erythropoietin receptor in human skeletal muscle and the effects of acute and long-term injections with recombinant human erythropoietin on the skeletal muscle

    Lundby, C., Hellsten, Ylva, Jensen, M. B. F., Munch, A. S. & Pilegaard, Henriette, 2008, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 104, 4, p. 1154-1160 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  24. Published

    Neuromuscular blockade of slow twitch muscle fibres elevates muscle oxygen uptake and energy turnover during submaximal exercise in humans

    Krustrup, P., Secher, Niels H., Relu, M. U., Hellsten, Ylva, Söderlund, K. & Bangsbo, Jens, 2008, In: Journal of Physiology. 586, 24, p. 6037-6048 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  25. Published

    PGC-1alpha is not mandatory for exercise- and training-induced adaptive gene responses in mouse skeletal muscle

    Leick, L., Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, Johansen, S. T., Kiilerich, K., Comes, G., Hellsten, Ylva, Hidalgo, J. & Pilegaard, Henriette, 2008, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 294, 2, p. E463-E474 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. 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

  27. Published

    Reduced volume but increased training intensity elevates muscle Na+-K+ pump alpha1-subunit and NHE1 expression as well as short-term work capacity in humans

    Iaia, F. M., Thomassen, Martin, Kolding, H., Gunnarsson, T. G. P., Wendell, J., Rostgaard, T., Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup, Krustrup, P., Nybo, Lars, Hellsten, Ylva & Bangsbo, Jens, 2008, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 294, 3, p. R966-R974 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. 2009
  29. Published

    ATP induced vasodilatation and purinergic receptors in the human leg: roles of nitric oxide, prostaglandins and adenosine

    Mortensen, S. P., Gonzalez-Alonso, J., Bune, L., Saltin, B., Pilegaard, Henriette & Hellsten, Ylva, 2009, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 296, 4, p. R1140-R1148

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  30. Published

    Activation of estrogen response elements is mediated both via estrogen and muscle contractions in rat skeletal muscle myotubes

    Wiik, A., Hellsten, Ylva, Berthelson, P., Lundholm, L., Fischer, H. & Jansson, E., 2009, In: American Journal of Physiology: Cell Physiology. 296, 1, p. C215-C220 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Adenosine contributes to blood flow regulation in the exercising human leg by increasing prostaglandin and nitric oxide formation

    Mortensen, S., Nyberg, M., Thaning, P., Saltin, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2009, In: Hypertension. 53, 6, p. 993-999 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  32. Published

    Four weeks of speed endurance training reduces energy expenditure during exercise and maintains muscle oxidative capacity despite a reduction in training volume

    Iaia, F. M., Hellsten, Ylva, Nielsen, Jens Jung, Fernström, M., Sahlin, K. & Bangsbo, Jens, 2009, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 106, 1, p. 73-80 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. Published

    Muscle interstitial ATP and norepinephrine concentrations in the human leg during exercise and ATP infusion

    Mortensen, S. P., Gonzalez-Alonso, J., Nielsen, Jens Jung, Saltin, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2009, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 107, 6, p. 1757-1762 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  34. Published

    PGC-1alpha mediates exercise-induced skeletal muscle VEGF expression in mice

    Leick, L., Hellsten, Ylva, Fentz, J., Lyngby, S. S., Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, Hidalgo, J. & Pilegaard, Henriette, 2009, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 297, 1, p. E92-E103 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  35. 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

  36. 2010
  37. Published

    Anaerobic energy expenditure and mechanical efficiency during exhaustive leg press exercise

    Gorostiaga, E. M., Navarro-Amézqueta, I., Cusso, R., Hellsten, Ylva, Calbet, J. A. L., Guerrero, M., Granados, C., González-Izal, M., Ibáñez, J. & Izquierdo, M., 2010, In: P L o S One. 5, 10, p. e13486 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. Published

    Attenuated purinergic receptor function in patients with type 2 diabetes

    Thaning, P., Bune, L. T., Hellsten, Ylva, Pilegaard, Henriette, Saltin, B. & Rosenmeier, J. B., 2010, In: Diabetes. 59, 1, p. 182-189 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  39. 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

  40. Published

    Contraction induced changes in skeletal muscle Na+, K+ pump mRNA expression - importance of exercise intensity and Ca2+ mediated signalling

    Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup, Kusuhara, K., Hellsten, Ylva, Lyngby, S., Lundby, C., Madsen, K. & Pilegaard, Henriette, 2010, In: Acta Physiologica (Print Edition). 198, 4, p. 487-498 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  41. Published

    Contraction induced secretion of VEGF from skeletal muscle cells is mediated by adenosine

    Høier, B., Olsen, K., Nyberg, M. P., Bangsbo, Jens & Hellsten, Ylva, 2010, In: American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 299, 3, p. H857-H862 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  42. Published

    Contraction-induced changes in skeletal muscle Na(+), K(+) pump mRNA expression - importance of exercise intensity and Ca(2+)-mediated signalling

    Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup, Kusuhara, K., Hellsten, Ylva, Lyngby, A. S. B., Lundby, C., Madsen, K. & Pilegaard, Henriette, 2010, In: Acta Physiologica (Print). 198, 4, p. 487-98

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. 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

  44. Published

    Interstitial and plasma adenosine stimulate nitric oxide and prostacyclin formation in human skeletal muscle

    Nyberg, M. P., Mortensen, S. P., Thaning, P., Saltin, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2010, In: Hypertension. 56, 6, p. 1102-1108 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Low blood flow at onset of moderate intensity exercise does not limit muscle oxygen uptake

    Nyberg, M. P., Mortensen, S. P., Saltin, B., Hellsten, Ylva & Bangsbo, Jens, 2010, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 298, 3, p. R843-R848 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    The effect of passive movement training on angiogenic factors and capillary growth in human skeletal muscle

    Høier, B., Rufener, N., Bojsen-Møller, J., Bangsbo, Jens & Hellsten, Ylva, 2010, In: Journal of Physiology. 588, 19, p. 3833-3845 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. 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

  48. 2011
  49. 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

  50. Published

    Homage to August Krogh celebrating the 90th anniversary of his Nobel prize in Physiology or Medicine

    Larsen, Erik Hviid, Hellsten, Ylva & Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, 2011, In: Acta Physiologica (Print). 202, 3, p. 211-212 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalEditorialResearchpeer-review

  51. Published

    Local release of ATP into the arterial inflow and venous drainage of human skeletal muscle: insight from ATP determination with the intravascular microdialysis technique

    Mortensen, S., Thaning, P., Nyberg, M. P., Saltin, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2011, In: Journal of Physiology. 589, 7, p. 1847-1857 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  52. Published

    Relationship between performance at different exercise intensities and skeletal muscle characteristics

    Iaia, F. M., Perez-Gomez, J., Thomassen, Martin, Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup, Hellsten, Ylva & Bangsbo, Jens, 2011, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 110, 6, p. 1555-1563 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  53. 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

  54. 2012
  55. Published

    A-Z of nutritional supplements: dietary supplements, sports nutrition foods and ergogenic aids for health and performance - Part 34

    King, D. S., Baskerville, R., Hellsten, Ylva, Senchina, D. S., Burke, L. M., Stear, S. J. & Castell, L. M., 2012, In: British Journal of Sports Medicine. 46, 9, p. 689-690 2 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  56. 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

  57. Published

    Energy metabolism during repeated sets of leg press exercise leading to failure or not

    Gorostiaga, E. M., Navarro-Amézqueta, I., Calbet, J. A. L., Hellsten, Ylva, Cusso, R., Guerrero, M., Granados, C., González-Izal, M., Ibañez, J. & Izquierdo, M., 2012, In: P L o S One. 7, 7, 9 p., e40621.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  58. 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

  59. Published

    Lifelong physical activity prevents an age-related reduction in arterial and skeletal muscle nitric oxide bioavailability in humans

    Nyberg, M. P., Blackwell, J. R., Damsgaard, R., Jones, A. M., Hellsten, Ylva & Mortensen, S. P., 2012, In: Journal of Physiology. 590, 21, p. 5361-5370 10 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  60. Published

    Opposing effects of nitric oxide and prostaglandin inhibition on muscle mitochondrial VO2 during exercise

    Boushel, R. C., Fuentes, T., Hellsten, Ylva & Saltin, B., 2012, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 303, 1, p. R94-R100 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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