Ylva Hellsten

Ylva Hellsten

Professor, Head of Section, Professor


  1. Published

    Resveratrol blunts the positive effects of exercise training on cardiovascular health in aged men

    Gliemann, Lasse, Schmidt, J. F., Olesen, J., Biensø, R. S., Peronard, S. L., Grandjean, S. U., Mortensen, S. P., Nyberg, M. P., Bangsbo, Jens, Pilegaard, Henriette & Hellsten, Ylva, 2013, In: Journal of Physiology. 591, 20, p. 5047-5059 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  2. Published

    Exercise but not prostanoids enhance levels of vascular endothelial growth factor and other proliferative agents in human skeletal muscle interstitium

    Höffner, L., Nielsen, Jens Jung, Langberg, Henning & Hellsten, Ylva, 2003, In: Journal of Physiology. 550, 1, p. 217-225 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  3. Published

    Intense intermittent exercise provides weak stimulus for vascular endothelial growth factor secretion and capillary growth in skeletal muscle

    Høier, B., Passos, M., Bangsbo, Jens & Hellsten, Ylva, 2013, In: Experimental Physiology. 98, 2, p. 585-597 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  4. Published

    Aerobic high-intensity exercise training improves cardiovascular health in older post-menopausal women

    Høier, B., Nørregaard, Line Boel, Leinum, M., Jørgensen, T. S., Carter, H. H., Hellsten, Ylva & Bangsbo, Jens, 2021, In: Frontiers in Aging. 2, 9 p., 667519.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  5. Published

    Pro- and anti-angiogenic factors in human skeletal muscle in response to acute exercise and training

    Høier, B., Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup, Andersen, S., Gliemann, Lasse, Nybo, Lars, Bangsbo, Jens & Hellsten, Ylva, 2012, In: Journal of Physiology. 590, 3, p. 595-606 12 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  6. 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

  7. Published

    Exercise induced capillary growth in human skeletal muscle and the dynamics of VEGF

    Høier, B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2014, In: Microcirculation. 21, 4, p. 301-314 14 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  8. Published

    Subcellular localization and mechanism of secretion of vascular endothelial growth factor in human skeletal muscle

    Høier, B., Prats Gavalda, Clara, Qvortrup, Klaus, Pilegaard, Henriette, Bangsbo, Jens & Hellsten, Ylva, 2013, In: F A S E B Journal. 27, 9, p. 3496-3504 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  9. Published

    Early time course of change in angiogenic proteins in human skeletal muscle and vascular cells with endurance training

    Høier, B., Olsen, K., Hanskov, D. J. A., Jørgensen, M., Norup, Liselotte Rothmann & Hellsten, Ylva, 2020, In: Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports. 30, 7, p. 1117-1131 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  10. 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

  11. Published

    Angiogenic response to passive movement and active exercise in individuals with peripheral arterial disease

    Høier, B., Walker, M., Passos, M., Walker, P. J., Green, A., Bangsbo, Jens, Askew, C. D. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2013, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 115, 12, p. 1777-1787 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  12. 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

  13. 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

  14. 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

  15. Published

    Leg blood flow is impaired during small muscle mass exercise in patients with COPD

    Iepsen, Ulrik Winning, Munch, G. D. W., Rugbjerg, M., Ryrsø, C. K., Secher, Niels H., Hellsten, Ylva, Lange, Peter, Pedersen, Bente Klarlund, Thaning, P. & Mortensen, S. P., 2017, In: Journal of Applied Physiology. 123, 3, p. 624-631 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  16. Published

    Regulation of leg blood flow is impaired during exercise in COPD patients

    Iepsen, U. W., Munch, G., Rugbjerg, M., Ryrsø, C., Secher, Niels H., Hellsten, Ylva, Lange, Peter, Pedersen, Bente Klarlund, Thaning, P. & Mortensen, S., Sep 2017, In: Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica. 61, 8, p. 1041-1042 2 p., 128.

    Research output: Contribution to journalConference abstract in journalResearchpeer-review

  17. Published

    Effect of endurance versus resistance training on quadriceps muscle dysfunction in COPD: a pilot study

    Iepsen, Ulrik Winning, Munch, G. D. W., Rugbjerg, M., Rinnov, A. R., Zacho, M., Mortensen, S. P., Secher, Niels H., Ringbæk, T. J., Pedersen, Bente Klarlund, Hellsten, Ylva, Lange, Peter & Thaning, P., 2016, In: The International Journal of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (Print). 11, p. 2659-2669 11 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  18. Published

    Effect of tension on contraction-induced glucose transport in rat skeletal muscle

    Ihlemann, J., Ploug, Thorkil, Hellsten, Ylva & Galbo, Henrik, 1999, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 277, p. E208-E214 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  19. Published

    Effect of stimulation frequency on contraction-induced glucose transport in rat skeletal muscle

    Ihlemann, J., Ploug, Thorkil, Hellsten, Ylva & Galbo, Henrik, 2000, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 279, 4, p. E862-E867 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  20. Published

    On the horizon of aging and physical activity research

    Jakobi, J. M., Dempsey, J. A., Hellsten, Ylva, Monette, R. & Kalmar, J. M., 2020, In: Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism. 45, 2, p. 113-117 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  21. 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

  22. 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

  23. 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

  24. 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

  25. Published

    Potassium fluxes in contracting human skeletal muscle and red blood cells

    Juel, C., Hellsten, Ylva, Saltin, B. & Bangsbo, Jens, 1999, In: American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 276, p. R184-R188 5 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  26. 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

  27. Published

    Assessment of diabetic foot ulcers based on pictorial material: an interobserver study

    Jørgensen, T. S., Hellsten, Ylva, Gottlieb, Hans & Brorson, Stig, 2020, In: Journal of Wound Care. 29, 11, p. 658-663 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  28. 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

  29. 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

  30. Published

    Measurement of insulin- and contraction-stimulated glucose uptake in isolated and incubated mature skeletal muscle from mice

    Kjøbsted, Rasmus, Kido, K., Larsen, Jeppe Kjærgaard, Jørgensen, N. O., Birk, Jesper Bratz, Hellsten, Ylva & Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, 2021, In: Journal of Visualized Experiments. 171, 22 p., e61398.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  31. Published

    Metformin improves glycemia independently of skeletal muscle AMPK via enhanced intestinal glucose clearance

    Kjøbsted, Rasmus, Kristensen, Jonas Møller, Birk, Jesper Bratz, Jørgensen, N. O., Kido, K., Andersen, Nicoline Resen, Larsen, J. K., Foretz, M., Viollet, B., Nielsen, F., Brøsen, K., Jessen, N., Hellsten, Ylva, Højlund, K. & Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P, 24 May 2022, bioRxiv, p. 1-33, 33 p.

    Research output: Working paperPreprintResearch

  32. Published

    High-intensity interval, but not endurance training induces muscle fiber type-specific subsarcolemmal lipid droplet size reduction in type 2 diabetic patients

    Koh, H. E., Ørtenblad, N., Winding, K. M., Hellsten, Ylva, Mortensen, S. P. & Nielsen, J., 2018, In: American Journal of Physiology: Endocrinology and Metabolism. 315, 5, p. E872-E884 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  33. 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

  34. 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

  35. 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

  36. 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

  37. Published

    Exercise-induced increase in interstitial bradykinin and adenosine concentrations in skeletal muscle and peritendinous tissue in humans

    Langberg, Henning, Bjørn, C., Boushel, R. C., Hellsten, Ylva & Kjær, Michael, 1 Aug 2002, In: Journal of Physiology. 542, 3, p. 977-983 7 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  38. 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

  39. Published

    The effect of tyramine infusion and exercise on blood flow, coagulation and clot microstructure in healthy individuals

    Lawrence, M. J., Davies, G., Nyberg, M. P., Whitley, J., Evans, V., Williams, R., Hellsten, Ylva & Evans, P. A., Oct 2018, In: Thrombosis Research. 170, p. 32-37 6 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  40. 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

  41. 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

  42. Published

    AXIN1 knockout does not alter AMPK/mTORC1 regulation and glucose metabolism in mouse skeletal muscle

    Li, J., Knudsen, Jonas Roland, Henriquez-Olguín, Carlos, Li, Z., Birk, Jesper Bratz, Persson, Kaspar Wredstrøm, Hellsten, Ylva, Offergeld, A., Jarassier, W., Grand, F. L., Schjerling, P., Wojtaszewski, Jørgen F P & Jensen, Thomas Elbenhardt, 2021, In: Journal of Physiology. 599, 12, p. 3081-3100 20 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  43. Published

    Assessment of resistance vessel function in human skeletal muscle: guidelines for experimental design, Doppler ultrasound, and pharmacology

    Limberg, J. K., Casey, D. P., Trinity, J. D., Nicholson, W. T., Wray, D. W., Tschakovsky, M. E., Green, D. J., Hellsten, Ylva, Fadel, P. J., Joyner, M. J. & Padilla, J., 2020, In: American Journal of Physiology: Heart and Circulatory Physiology. 318, 2, p. H301-H325 25 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  44. Published

    Effects of exercise training intensity and duration on skeletal muscle capillarization in healthy subjects: A meta-analysis

    Liu, Y., Christensen, P. M., Hellsten, Ylva & Gliemann, Lasse, 2022, In: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 54, 10, p. 1714-1728 15 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalReviewResearchpeer-review

  45. Published

    Platelet responses to pharmacological and physiological interventions in middle-aged men with different habitual physical activity levels

    Lundberg Slingsby, M. H., Gliemann, Lasse, Thrane, M. N., Rytter Mortensen, N., Egelund, J., Chan, M. V., Armstrong, P. C., Warner, T. D. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2018, In: Acta Physiologica (Print). 223, 1, 12 p., e13028.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  46. Published

    Aerobic exercise training lowers platelet reactivity and improves platelet sensitivity to prostacyclin in pre- and postmenopausal women

    Lundberg Slingsby, M. H., Nyberg, M. P., Egelund, J., djc739, djc739, Frikke-Schmidt, Ruth, Kirkby, N. S. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2017, In: Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. 15, 12, p. 2419-2431 13 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  47. 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

  48. Published

    Extracellular formation and uptake of adenosine during skeletal muscle contraction in the rat: role of adenosine transporters

    Lynge, J., Juel, C. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2001, In: Journal of Physiology. 537, 2, p. 597-605 9 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  49. Published

    Adenosine A2B receptors modulate cAMP levels and induce CREB but not ERK1/2 and p38 phosphorylation in rat skeletal muscle cells

    Lynge, J., Schulte, G., Nordsborg, Nikolai Baastrup, Fredholm, B. B. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2003, In: Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications. 307, 1, p. 180-187 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

  50. Published

    Distribution of adenosine A1, A2A and A2B receptors in human skeletal muscle

    Lynge, J. & Hellsten, Ylva, 2000, In: Acta Physiologica Scandinavica. 169, 4, p. 283-290 8 p.

    Research output: Contribution to journalJournal articleResearchpeer-review

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