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I Sverige ber\u00e4knas mellan 400 000 och 700 000 personer ha KOL och varje \u00e5r d\u00f6r n\u00e4stan 3000 svenskar i sjukdomen. Gunilla Westergren-Thorssons forskning tar ett helhetsgrepp om sjukdomen och unders\u00f6ker patientens f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga till sj\u00e4lvl\u00e4kning samtidigt som hon forskar p\u00e5 att hitta botemedel.<\/p>\n
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KOL, kronisk obstruktiv lungsjukdom, f\u00f6rknippas av m\u00e5nga med r\u00f6kning, men vem som helst kan drabbas. Andra orsaker kan vara luftf\u00f6roreningar eller damm. Och trots att f\u00e4rre har sjukdomen d\u00f6r ungef\u00e4r lika m\u00e5nga som f\u00f6r tio \u00e5r sedan. \u00c4n idag finns inget botemedel mot sjukdomen.<\/p>\n
Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson \u00e4r professor i lungbiologi vid Lunds universitet. Hon har en personlig koppling till sin forskning, som unders\u00f6ker KOL hela v\u00e4gen fr\u00e5n molekyl\u00e4r niv\u00e5 till hur KOL-patienter kan sj\u00e4lvl\u00e4ka med hj\u00e4lp av tr\u00e4ning.<\/p>\n
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Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson, professor i lungbiologi vid Lunds universitet.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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Hennes pappa var r\u00f6kare och hade ett h\u00e5rt kroppsarbete som hamnarbetare. Han levde l\u00e4nge med KOL.<\/p>\n
\u2013 Trots det levde han ett ganska bra liv. Det var f\u00f6rst under de sista \u00e5ren som han m\u00e5dde riktigt d\u00e5ligt, s\u00e4ger hon.<\/p>\n
Detta satte ig\u00e5ng fr\u00e5gor kring varf\u00f6r vissa personer drabbas s\u00e5 kraftigt att deras vardagsliv blir mycket p\u00e5verkat, medan andra kan leva ett b\u00e4ttre liv. Gemensamt f\u00f6r KOL-patienterna \u00e4r att samtliga har delar av lungorna som \u00e4r f\u00f6rst\u00f6rda, andra delar som \u00e4r friska och vissa omr\u00e5den som \u00e4r ett mellanting.<\/p>\n
Gunilla Westergren-Thorssons forskargrupp fokuserar p\u00e5 v\u00e4vnad som befinner sig i ett mellanl\u00e4ge \u2013 och unders\u00f6ker KOL-patienters f\u00f6rm\u00e5ga att sj\u00e4lvl\u00e4ka genom tr\u00e4ning. Det verkar som att nyckeln till att lungan ska kunna reparera sig \u00e4r att skapa en bra milj\u00f6 f\u00f6r cellerna.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2013 Vi g\u00f6r en klinisk studie d\u00e4r vi anv\u00e4nder oss av tr\u00e4ning. Just nu unders\u00f6ker vi hur KOL-patienter reagerar medelintensiv tr\u00e4ning. Och det ser v\u00e4ldigt sp\u00e4nnande ut.<\/span><\/p>\n Resultaten \u00e4r prelimin\u00e4ra. Men lovande. Flera har blivit b\u00e4ttre.<\/span><\/p>\n \u2013 Att inte kunna andas ordentligt ger \u00e5ngest och k\u00e4nns obehagligt. De som har svarat bra p\u00e5 studien m\u00e5r mycket b\u00e4ttre, blir gladare och k\u00e4nner sig mer positiva.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/kampanj.expressen.se\/hjart-lungfonden\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/gunilla-westergren-thorsson2.jpg” title_text=”gunilla-westergren-thorsson2″ _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”25px||25px||true|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||true|false” animation_style=”fade” border_radii=”on|16px|16px|16px|16px” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_text_color=”#212121″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.5em” link_font=”Arial|300|||||||” link_text_color=”#0876b5″ header_font_size=”24px” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#222222″ header_2_font_size=”24px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”23px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Men forskningen handlar inte bara om tr\u00e4ning. Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson \u2013 som fick ta emot det stora forskningsanslaget p\u00e5 15 miljoner kronor fr\u00e5n Hj\u00e4rt-Lungfonden 2021 \u2013 forskar p\u00e5 l\u00e4kemedel som inte bara ska lindra symtomen, utan ocks\u00e5 bygga upp lungornas funktion, och d\u00e4rmed bota sjukdomen.<\/p>\n \u2013 Det ser v\u00e4ldigt lovande ut. Vi ser positiva resultat i labbet som kanske kan bli ett l\u00e4kemedel p\u00e5 l\u00e5ng sikt, f\u00f6r att hj\u00e4lpa framtida patienter att bygga upp v\u00e4vnaden i lungorna.<\/p>\n Vad hade din pappa tyckt om dina forskningsstudier?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u2013 Han var v\u00e4ldigt glad och positiv s\u00e5 han hade s\u00e4kert tyckt om det mycket och \u00e4ven deltagit sj\u00e4lv.<\/p>\n [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.26.0″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_text_color=”#212121″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.5em” link_font=”Arial|300|||||||” link_text_color=”#0876b5″ header_font_size=”24px” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#222222″ header_2_font_size=”24px” module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||||false|false” custom_padding=”||||false|false” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”23px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Gunilla Westergren-Thorsson hoppas att forskningen ska leda till b\u00e4ttre h\u00e4lsa och till b\u00e4ttre liv. Men f\u00f6r att kunna forts\u00e4tta med det efter att st\u00f6det fr\u00e5n det stora anslaget g\u00e5r ut i slutet av 2024 kr\u00e4vs mer pengar. [\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text disabled_on=”on|on|on” _builder_version=”4.24.2″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Arial||||||||” text_text_color=”#141414″ text_font_size=”18px” text_line_height=”1.5em” link_font=”Arial|700|||||||” link_text_color=”#0076D6″ header_font_size=”24px” header_2_font=”||||||||” header_2_text_color=”#222222″ header_2_font_size=”24px” header_6_font=”Arial||||||||” header_6_text_color=”#FFFFFF” header_6_font_size=”18px” header_6_line_height=”1.5em” background_color=”#0076D6″ module_alignment=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”10px|10px|10px|10px|true|true” header_2_font_size_tablet=”” header_2_font_size_phone=”23px” header_2_font_size_last_edited=”on|phone” border_color_all=”#EBEBEB” disabled=”on” locked=”off” global_colors_info=”{}” theme_builder_area=”post_content”]<\/p>\n Hj\u00e4rt- och lungsjukdomar \u00e4r den vanligaste d\u00f6dsorsaken i Sverige idag. N\u00e5gra av v\u00e4rldens fr\u00e4msta forskare inom omr\u00e5det finns i Sverige \u2013 men det saknas pengar. Just nu v\u00e4xer en r\u00f6relse fram i Sverige d\u00e4r alla kan hj\u00e4lpa till, antingen genom att st\u00f6dja n\u00e5gon annans insamlingsinitiativ eller att starta ett eget. M\u00e5l: Att finansiera forskarnas livsviktiga arbete.<\/p>\nL\u00e4kemedel som kan bota sjukdomen<\/h2>\n
Mer pengar beh\u00f6vs<\/h2>\n
\u2013 Jag hade aldrig kunnat g\u00f6ra min forskning utan Hj\u00e4rt-lungfondens st\u00f6d. Deras anslag betyder s\u00e5 mycket f\u00f6r forskningen och i f\u00f6rl\u00e4ngningen till att KOL-patienter ska f\u00e5 leva ett b\u00e4ttre liv.<\/p>\nStarta en egen insamling<\/h2>\n