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Helena Enocsson

Docent, PhD, Researcher in rheumatology with focus on systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

Biomarkers of inflammation and organ damage in systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)

SLE is an autoimmune disease which may affect multiple organ systems. It's heterogeneity implies clinical challenges regarding diagnostics, follow-up and treatment. About 90% of the patients are women.

The disease course in SLE is characterized by flares and remissions. Treatment as well as disease activity may cause permanent organ damage which has an impact on the quality of life, morbidity and mortality.

Our research group study rheumatic diseases from a clinical- as well as experimental perspective. The focus of my research is biomarkers of inflammation and organ damage in SLE and other inflammatory diseases, with a special interest in acute phase proteins, autoantibodies and interferon alpha.

The overall aim is to find biomarkers for improved diagnostics, follow-up and targeted therapy in SLE.

About me

Education

  • Medical Doctor, 2024

  • PhD, 2014

  • Master of Medical Science in Medical Biology, 2008

Teaching

  • Supervisor of degree projects
  • Supervisor of tutorial groups (the Medical program, Medical Biology, etc.)
  • Laboratory teaching

Membership and networks

  • The Swedish Society for Rheumatology (SRF)
  • The Swedish SLE network
  • DISSECT consortium (Dissecting disease mechanisms in three systemic inflammatory autoimmune diseases with an interferon signature)
  • Mucosa Infection and Inflammation Center (MIIC)
  • Ingrid Asp Kidney Research Center

Publications

2026

Sandra Jagerback, Frederic A. Houssiau, Dionysis Nikolopoulos, Lina Wirestam, Helena Enocsson, Selda Aydin, Julius Lindblom, Farah Tamirou, Christopher Sjöwall, Ioannis Parodis (2026) Seminars in Arthritis & Rheumatism, Vol. 79, Article 153031 (Article in journal)

2025

Jesper Karlsson, Helena Enocsson, Hanna Duan, Suhana Ahmad, Daniel Appelgren, Alf Kastbom, Lina Wirestam, Christopher Sjöwall, Jonas Wetterö (2025) Autoimmunity, Vol. 58, Article 2579832 (Article in journal)
Lina Wirestam, Jesper Karlsson, Astrid Welin, Jhonatan Antonio Alvarez Gomez, Jonas Wetterö, Christopher Sjöwall, Helena Enocsson (2025) Clinical and Experimental Medicine (Testo stampato), Vol. 25, Article 317 (Article in journal)
Jesper Karlsson, Lina Wirestam, Hanna Duan, Suhana Ahmad, Daniel Appelgren, Helena Enocsson, Jonas Wetterö, Christopher Sjöwall (2025) Frontiers in Immunology, Vol. 16, Article 1578372 (Article in journal)
Matteo Bianchi, Sergey V. Kozyrev, Antonella Notarnicola, Johanna K. Sandling, Mats Pettersson, Dag Leonard, Christopher Sjöwall, Iva Gunnarsson, Solbritt Rantapaa-Dahlqvist, Anders A. Bengtsson, Andreas Jonsen, Elisabet Svenungsson, Helena Enocsson, Marika Kvarnstrom, Helena Forsblad-d'Elia, Sara Magnusson Bucher, Katrine B. Norheim, Eva Baecklund, Roland Jonsson, Daniel Hammenfors, Per Eriksson, Thomas Mandl, Roald Omdal, Leonid Padyukov, Helena Andersson, Oyvind Molberg, Louise Pyndt Diederichsen, Ann-Christine Syvanen, Marie Wahren-Herlenius, Gunnel Nordmark, Ingrid E. Lundberg, Lars Ronnblom, Kerstin Lindblad-Toh (2025) Arthritis & Rheumatology, Vol. 77, p. 212-225 (Article in journal)

News

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.

Organisation

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Division of Inflammation and Infection (II)

The Division of Inflammation and Infection (II) includes clinical subject areas such as Immunology, Rheumatology, Pathology and Microbiology.

Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV)

What characterizes the Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences (BKV) is the wide breadth of research and education. BKV is one of the largest departments at Â鶹Éç with affiliation mainly to the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences.
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Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (MEDFAK)

The Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences conducts research and education within medicine, healthcare and public health.