Cecilia Svanberg

Postdoc

Publications

2026

Cecilia Svanberg, Ravi Prasad Mukku, Sabri Özkan Besler, Francis Hopkins, Christopher Sjöwall, Sofia Nyström, Esaki M. Shankar, Marie Larsson (2026)

HIV-1 derived oligonucleotides induce a type I IFN/STING dependent immune suppression reversible by targeting IFNARI PLoS Pathogens, Vol. 22, Article e1013868 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1013868

2025

Melissa Govender, Jyotirmoy Das, Francis Hopkins, Cecilia Svanberg, Johan Nordgren, Marie Hagbom, Jonas Klingström, Åsa Nilsdotter-Augustinsson, Yean K. Yong, Vijayakumar Velu, Sivadoss Raju, Johanna Sjöwall, Esaki M. Shankar, Sofia Nyström, Marie Larsson (2025)

Altered DNA Methylation Pattern Contributes to Differential Epigenetic Immune Signaling in the Upper Respiratory Airway of Unvaccinated COVID-19 Patients Cells, Vol. 14, Article 1673 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cells14211673

2023

Cecilia Svanberg (2023)

HIV-1 Exploitation of Dendritic Cell Functionality and Initial Responses in Mucosal Tissues: Elucidation of Influence of HIV-1 Complement Opsonization, and HIV-1-HSV-2 Co-infection (Doctoral thesis, comprehensive summary)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3384/9789180751230

Cecilia Svanberg, Helena Enocsson, Melissa Govender, Klara Martinsson, Lawrence A. Potempa, Ibraheem M. Rajab, Rafael Fernandez-Botran, Jonas Wetterö, Marie Larsson, Christopher Sjöwall (2023)

Conformational state of C-reactive protein is critical for reducing immune complex-triggered type I interferon response: Implications for pathogenic mechanisms in autoimmune diseases imprinted by type I interferon gene dysregulation Journal of Autoimmunity, Vol. 135, Article 102998 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaut.2023.102998

Francis Hopkins, Johan Nordgren, Rafael Fernandez-Botran, Helena Enocsson, Melissa Govender, Cecilia Svanberg, Lennart Svensson, Marie Hagbom, Åsa Nilsdotter-Augustinsson, Sofia Nyström, Christopher Sjöwall, Johanna Sjöwall, Marie Larsson (2023)

Pentameric C-reactive protein is a better prognostic biomarker and remains elevated for longer than monomeric CRP in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 Frontiers in Immunology, Vol. 14, Article 1259005 (Article in journal)

https://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2023.1259005

News

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Existing medication can restore HIV-affected immune cells

HIV exhausts the body’s immune system by overactivating it, despite effective antiviral treatment. Researchers from Linköping University have conducted cell studies showing that an existing medication restores immune cell function.

Blood sampling in clinical setting from finger.

C-reactive protein reduces immune response in inflammatory disease

The biological function of the C-reactive protein, CRP, has long been unknown. Researchers now show that this protein has a beneficial function in SLE, an inflammatory disease. But this is true only for one of CRP’s two forms, according to the study.

Female researcher studies a cell plate in a laboratory.

Long-term effects on the immune system following COVID-19

The more severe the COVID-19 infection, the slower the recovery of immune cells which are necessary for the activation of the immune system. Six months after severe COVID-19, a negative impact on several types of immune cells can still be seen.