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Dr. Håkan Tunon
Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences (SLU)

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Journal article
Published: 17 March 2021 in Sustainability
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The mutually beneficial relationships between improving animal welfare (AW) and achieving the United Nations (UN) sustainable development goals (SDGs) were further explored and compared to previous work. This was done in the context of a doctoral training course where students selected at least six SDGs and reasoned around their impact on AW and vice versa. Then, students rated the strength of the SDG—AW links. Lastly, students engaged in an assessment exercise. Students reported an overall mutually beneficial relationship between AW and all SDGs, yet with significant differences in strength for SDGs 4, 11, 10, 12 and 13 to that previously found by experts. Students considered SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production the most promising way to integrate AW targets. This study further supports the positive role of AW in the success of the UN’s strategy. Still, the magnitude of the anticipated impacts is modified by stakeholder, context and experience.

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Gabriela Olmos Antillón; Håkan Tunón; Daiana de Oliveira; Michael Jones; Anna Wallenbeck; Janice Swanson; Harry Blokhuis; Linda Keeling. Animal Welfare and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals—Broadening Students’ Perspectives. Sustainability 2021, 13, 3328 .

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Gabriela Olmos Antillón, Håkan Tunón, Daiana de Oliveira, Michael Jones, Anna Wallenbeck, Janice Swanson, Harry Blokhuis, Linda Keeling. Animal Welfare and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals—Broadening Students’ Perspectives. Sustainability. 2021; 13 (6):3328.

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Gabriela Olmos Antillón; Håkan Tunón; Daiana de Oliveira; Michael Jones; Anna Wallenbeck; Janice Swanson; Harry Blokhuis; Linda Keeling. 2021. "Animal Welfare and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals—Broadening Students’ Perspectives." Sustainability 13, no. 6: 3328.

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Published: 05 January 2021 in Polar Biology
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This paper documents changes in three villages of the Ponoy River region, Murmansk, Russia between 2006 and 2020. Two keystone species—the Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar) and northern pike (Esox lucius) as well as an introduced species, the pink salmon (Oncorhynchus gorbuscha), were studied to determine changes to fish and fisheries. Oral histories, community-based observations and literature data are used to establish key messages on river health from the 1800s to 2020, including temperature data from 1864 to present. Climate change becomes increasingly evident and impacts the Ponoy River system from 1980s onwards with system-relevant changes becoming more pronounced in late 2010s. This coincides with proliferation of pink salmon from 2006 onwards. The species was introduced from the Russian Far East in the 1930s. Very few long-term community-based observation processes have taken place in the Russian North and this paper corrects this to certain extent. Ponoy River and region are important as the last major roadless wilderness area of the European North. Societal and climate changes are rapidly impacting the river and its catchment area as well as the available biological resources and consequently the local culture. This study shows the value of local communities to determine base lines and highlight ongoing changes when establishing climate change impacts and impacts of an alien species.

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Tero Mustonen; Kaisu Mustonen; Jevgeni Kirillov; Alexander Paul; Anna Koleshnikova; Irina Kurzeneva; Denis Barudkin; Håkan Tunón; Marie Kvarnström; Johanna Roto; Brie Van Dam. Community-based monitoring in the Ponoy River, Kola Peninsula (Russia): reflections on Atlantic salmon, pink salmon, Northern pike and weather/climate change. Polar Biology 2021, 44, 173 -194.

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Tero Mustonen, Kaisu Mustonen, Jevgeni Kirillov, Alexander Paul, Anna Koleshnikova, Irina Kurzeneva, Denis Barudkin, Håkan Tunón, Marie Kvarnström, Johanna Roto, Brie Van Dam. Community-based monitoring in the Ponoy River, Kola Peninsula (Russia): reflections on Atlantic salmon, pink salmon, Northern pike and weather/climate change. Polar Biology. 2021; 44 (1):173-194.

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Tero Mustonen; Kaisu Mustonen; Jevgeni Kirillov; Alexander Paul; Anna Koleshnikova; Irina Kurzeneva; Denis Barudkin; Håkan Tunón; Marie Kvarnström; Johanna Roto; Brie Van Dam. 2021. "Community-based monitoring in the Ponoy River, Kola Peninsula (Russia): reflections on Atlantic salmon, pink salmon, Northern pike and weather/climate change." Polar Biology 44, no. 1: 173-194.

Journal article
Published: 26 June 2020 in Sustainability
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Since the 1990s Swedish authorities have increasingly treated summer farms as businesses, expecting them to generate profits like any other firm. However, in addition to being financially independent, summer farms are expected to provide a number of services, to help maintain biological heritage, provide beautiful landscapes for tourists, and much more. Summer farmers are also forced to co-exist with other local stakeholders that base their activities on the same resources, e.g., adventure and nature-based tourism, agriculture, and other businesses. All of this creates a number of entrepreneurial challenges but can also open new windows of opportunity. The response of summer farmers has been to diversify activities to cope with shrinking income and the seasonal character of their trade. Most new business strategies include tourism or increasing the number of cattle rationalizing animal husbandry. The strategies have partly been influenced by policies and partly by new market opportunities. Departing from a business, spatial and institutional contextual analysis we identified five main entrepreneurial strategies, three of which are related to rural tourism, one is related to increasing the animal herd and the fifth is a no-strategy, maintaining status quo. This article analyses the reality of summer farms from a business perspective. The main questions to be answered are: How have summer farmers responded to the entrepreneurial turn in regional development policies? Which are their main business challenges and opportunities?

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Paulina Rytkönen; Håkan Tunón. Summer Farmers, Diversification and Rural Tourism—Challenges and Opportunities in the Wake of the Entrepreneurial Turn in Swedish Policies (1991–2019). Sustainability 2020, 12, 5217 .

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Paulina Rytkönen, Håkan Tunón. Summer Farmers, Diversification and Rural Tourism—Challenges and Opportunities in the Wake of the Entrepreneurial Turn in Swedish Policies (1991–2019). Sustainability. 2020; 12 (12):5217.

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Paulina Rytkönen; Håkan Tunón. 2020. "Summer Farmers, Diversification and Rural Tourism—Challenges and Opportunities in the Wake of the Entrepreneurial Turn in Swedish Policies (1991–2019)." Sustainability 12, no. 12: 5217.

Original research article
Published: 10 October 2019 in Frontiers in Veterinary Science
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This paper systematically evaluates the extent to which achieving the UN sustainable development goals (SDGs) is compatible with improving animal welfare. The analyses were based on discussion and independent scoring in a group of 12 participants with academic backgrounds within agricultural or veterinary sciences. We considered all categories of animals; those kept for food production, working and companion animals, but also laboratory and wild animals. The strengths of the links between improving animal welfare and achieving an SDG were scored on a 7-point scale, from being completely indivisible, at one end of the scale, to where it is impossible to reach both the SDG and improved animal welfare at the same time. There was good consensus between participants, with the overall scores being positive, indicating that although animal welfare is not explicitly mentioned in the SDGs, working to achieving the SDGs is compatible with working to improve animal welfare. When analyzing the direction of the links, the impact of achieving an SDG was considered, on average, to be slightly better at leading to improved animal welfare, than the impact of improving animal welfare was on achieving the SDG. The exception to this was for SDG 2, dealing with zero hunger. The two SDGs for which there was strongest mutual reinforcing were SDG 12, which deals with responsible production and consumption, and SDG 14, which deals with life below water. Most of the targets under these two SDGs were considered relevant to animal welfare, whereas when all SDGs were considered, 66 targets of the total of 169 were considered relevant. Although the results of this study suggest a mutually beneficial relationship between improving animal welfare and achieving SDGs, this should be confirmed on a wider group of people, for example people from less developed countries and other stakeholders. Showing the relationships between animal welfare and the sustainable development goals helps highlight the importance of animal welfare when implementing these goals in practice. The methodology described in this study could also be useful to researchers working with other societal and environmental issues not yet considered within the overall SDG framework.

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Linda Keeling; Håkan Tunon; Gabriela Olmos Antillón; Charlotte Berg; Mike Jones; Leopoldo Stuardo; Janice Swanson; Anna Wallenbeck; Christoph Winckler; Harry Blokhuis. Animal Welfare and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Frontiers in Veterinary Science 2019, 6, 1 .

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Linda Keeling, Håkan Tunon, Gabriela Olmos Antillón, Charlotte Berg, Mike Jones, Leopoldo Stuardo, Janice Swanson, Anna Wallenbeck, Christoph Winckler, Harry Blokhuis. Animal Welfare and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Frontiers in Veterinary Science. 2019; 6 ():1.

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Linda Keeling; Håkan Tunon; Gabriela Olmos Antillón; Charlotte Berg; Mike Jones; Leopoldo Stuardo; Janice Swanson; Anna Wallenbeck; Christoph Winckler; Harry Blokhuis. 2019. "Animal Welfare and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals." Frontiers in Veterinary Science 6, no. : 1.

Book
Published: 18 June 2018 in Health, well-being and life conditions of young LGBTI persons in the Nordic countries : A literature review and survey of efforts
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A Belgrano; P Clausen; G Ejdung; L Gamfeldt; H Gundersen; M Hammer; K Hancke; J.L.S Hansen; Anna-Stiina Heiskanen; M Häggblom; A Højgård Petersen; H Ilvessalo-Lax; Susanna Jernberg; M Kvarnström; M Køie Poulsen; C Lindblad; K Magnussen; T Mustonen; M Mäenpää; P Norling; E Roth; J Roto; G Sogn Andersen; H Svedäng; C Söderberg; J Sørensen; Håkan Tunon; P Vihervaara; S Vävare. Biodiversity and ecosystem services in Nordic coastal ecosystems: an IPBES-like assessment. Volume 1. The general overview. Health, well-being and life conditions of young LGBTI persons in the Nordic countries : A literature review and survey of efforts 2018, 1 .

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A Belgrano, P Clausen, G Ejdung, L Gamfeldt, H Gundersen, M Hammer, K Hancke, J.L.S Hansen, Anna-Stiina Heiskanen, M Häggblom, A Højgård Petersen, H Ilvessalo-Lax, Susanna Jernberg, M Kvarnström, M Køie Poulsen, C Lindblad, K Magnussen, T Mustonen, M Mäenpää, P Norling, E Roth, J Roto, G Sogn Andersen, H Svedäng, C Söderberg, J Sørensen, Håkan Tunon, P Vihervaara, S Vävare. Biodiversity and ecosystem services in Nordic coastal ecosystems: an IPBES-like assessment. Volume 1. The general overview. Health, well-being and life conditions of young LGBTI persons in the Nordic countries : A literature review and survey of efforts. 2018; ():1.

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A Belgrano; P Clausen; G Ejdung; L Gamfeldt; H Gundersen; M Hammer; K Hancke; J.L.S Hansen; Anna-Stiina Heiskanen; M Häggblom; A Højgård Petersen; H Ilvessalo-Lax; Susanna Jernberg; M Kvarnström; M Køie Poulsen; C Lindblad; K Magnussen; T Mustonen; M Mäenpää; P Norling; E Roth; J Roto; G Sogn Andersen; H Svedäng; C Söderberg; J Sørensen; Håkan Tunon; P Vihervaara; S Vävare. 2018. "Biodiversity and ecosystem services in Nordic coastal ecosystems: an IPBES-like assessment. Volume 1. The general overview." Health, well-being and life conditions of young LGBTI persons in the Nordic countries : A literature review and survey of efforts , no. : 1.

Journal article
Published: 16 April 2018 in Agriculture
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This article highlights the motivational factors behind consumers’ and tourists’ decisions to buy local artisan cheese in Jämtland (Sweden). Empirically, the case itself diverts from the typical Franco-Mediterranean case in which both the actions of producers and consumers are embedded in historical, long-term culinary traditions and territorial features, nor is it the typical farmers’ market or another market-driven direct produce system. The main purpose is to shed light on the motivational factors behind the purchasing decision of consumers and tourists by studying the attributes that consumers embody in the products. The article is based on two consumer surveys/short interviews, the first conducted in June 2012 and the second in February 2017. The results were tested against/related to the wider local food discussion conceptualized through four types of attributes. Namely, intrinsic and extrinsic attributes; post-modernity and environmental attributes; geographical and territorial attributes; and local and rural development attributes. The results in this article clearly show that consumers value a combination of different attributes from both market-driven direct produce systems and close typicity systems. Therefore, the construction of proximity from the point of view of the consumer can be derived from a complex set of attributes and motivational factors not normally highlighted in the localized food discussion.

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Paulina Rytkönen; Madeleine Bonow; Chloe Girard; Håkan Tunón. Bringing the Consumer Back in—The Motives, Perceptions, and Values behind Consumers and Rural Tourists’ Decision to Buy Local and Localized Artisan Food—A Swedish Example. Agriculture 2018, 8, 58 .

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Paulina Rytkönen, Madeleine Bonow, Chloe Girard, Håkan Tunón. Bringing the Consumer Back in—The Motives, Perceptions, and Values behind Consumers and Rural Tourists’ Decision to Buy Local and Localized Artisan Food—A Swedish Example. Agriculture. 2018; 8 (4):58.

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Paulina Rytkönen; Madeleine Bonow; Chloe Girard; Håkan Tunón. 2018. "Bringing the Consumer Back in—The Motives, Perceptions, and Values behind Consumers and Rural Tourists’ Decision to Buy Local and Localized Artisan Food—A Swedish Example." Agriculture 8, no. 4: 58.

Book part
Published: 10 November 2017 in Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology
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Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology - edited by Carole L. Crumley November 2017

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Anamaria Iuga; Anna Westin; Bogdan Iancu; Monica Stroe; Håkan Tunon; Carole L. Crumley; Tommy Lennartsson. Rural Communities and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology 2017, 84 -111.

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Anamaria Iuga, Anna Westin, Bogdan Iancu, Monica Stroe, Håkan Tunon, Carole L. Crumley, Tommy Lennartsson. Rural Communities and Traditional Ecological Knowledge. Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology. 2017; ():84-111.

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Anamaria Iuga; Anna Westin; Bogdan Iancu; Monica Stroe; Håkan Tunon; Carole L. Crumley; Tommy Lennartsson. 2017. "Rural Communities and Traditional Ecological Knowledge." Issues and Concepts in Historical Ecology , no. : 84-111.

Journal article
Published: 30 June 2006 in Fitoterapia
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A toluene extract of southernwood (Artemisia abrotanum) and the essential oil from flowers of carnation (Dianthus caryophyllum ) exerted pronounced a repellent effect both against ticks (nymphs of Ixodes ricinus) and yellow fever mosquitoes (Aedes aegypti). The most potent repellents found were coumarin and thujyl alcohol from A. abrotanum and phenylethanol from D. caryophyllum where coumarin and thujyl alcohol were also detected.

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H. Tunón; W. Thorsell; A. Mikiver; I. Malander. Arthropod repellency, especially tick (Ixodes ricinus), exerted by extract from Artemisia abrotanum and essential oil from flowers of Dianthus caryophyllum. Fitoterapia 2006, 77, 257 -261.

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H. Tunón, W. Thorsell, A. Mikiver, I. Malander. Arthropod repellency, especially tick (Ixodes ricinus), exerted by extract from Artemisia abrotanum and essential oil from flowers of Dianthus caryophyllum. Fitoterapia. 2006; 77 (4):257-261.

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H. Tunón; W. Thorsell; A. Mikiver; I. Malander. 2006. "Arthropod repellency, especially tick (Ixodes ricinus), exerted by extract from Artemisia abrotanum and essential oil from flowers of Dianthus caryophyllum." Fitoterapia 77, no. 4: 257-261.

Short communication
Published: 05 January 2006 in Phytomedicine
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The repellent effects on nymphal stages of Ixodes ricinus L. of some plant materials have been studied in the laboratory. The plant material consisted of an ethanolic extract from Achillea millefolium L., and volatile oils of birch and/or pine tar, citronella, cloves, eucalyptus, geranium, lavender, lily of the valley and peppermint. The most pronounced effects were observed for the oils of citronella, cloves and lily of the valley. They possessed repelling activities of the same magnitude as the reference repellent DEET (N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide). Some major constituents of these oils, e.g. citronellol and geraniol (oil of citronella and lily of the valley) and eugenol (oil of cloves) showed pronounced repelling effects. This was also the case for phenethyl alcohol, a minor component in the oil from lily of the valley.

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W. Thorsell; A. Mikiver; Håkan Tunon. Repelling properties of some plant materials on the tick Ixodes ricinus L. Phytomedicine 2006, 13, 132 -134.

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W. Thorsell, A. Mikiver, Håkan Tunon. Repelling properties of some plant materials on the tick Ixodes ricinus L. Phytomedicine. 2006; 13 (1-2):132-134.

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W. Thorsell; A. Mikiver; Håkan Tunon. 2006. "Repelling properties of some plant materials on the tick Ixodes ricinus L." Phytomedicine 13, no. 1-2: 132-134.

Journal article
Published: 31 August 1998 in Phytomedicine
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Achillea millefolium extract contains several compounds, which prevent Aedes aegypti from feeding blood. Some of these compounds might interfere with each other. Caffeic acid, mandelonitrile glucoside, pyrocatechol, salicylic acid, and stachydrine were chosen for tests in paired mixtures. The effects were mainly antagonistic or additive. Exceptions were the mixtures of mandelonitrile glucoside and pyrocatechol, and possibly stachydrine and pyrocatechol where slight synergistic effects could be demonstrated. In connection with these studies the question arose if ortho substituents, especially free hydroxy groups, might be of importance for the effect on mosquitoes. It was shown that in the test series pyrocatechol (ortho-substituted), resorcinol (meta-substituted) and hydroquinone (para-substituted), pyrocatechol showed the highest activity. Furthermore, the importance of the free ortho hydroxy groups in the molecule was indicated by a decreased activity by the mono- and di-methylation of the hydroxy groups in pyrocatechol, i.e. the compounds guaiacol and veratrol.

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W. Thorsell; H. Tunón. Ortho hydroxy-substituted molecules might be of importance for the prevention of bloodsucking by mosquitoes. Phytomedicine 1998, 5, 307 -310.

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W. Thorsell, H. Tunón. Ortho hydroxy-substituted molecules might be of importance for the prevention of bloodsucking by mosquitoes. Phytomedicine. 1998; 5 (4):307-310.

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W. Thorsell; H. Tunón. 1998. "Ortho hydroxy-substituted molecules might be of importance for the prevention of bloodsucking by mosquitoes." Phytomedicine 5, no. 4: 307-310.

Journal article
Published: 31 August 1998 in Phytomedicine
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Some natural products, extract of Achillea millefolium (yarrow), birch/pine tar-, citronella-, clove-, eucalyptus-, geranium-, lavender-, lily of the valley- and peppermint oils have been tested for repellency in the laboratory against Aedes aegypti and in the field predominantly against Aedes communis and A. cinereus. The laboratory tests showed that yarrow extract exhibited a similar repellency as the reference substances N,N-diethyl-m-toluamide and N,N-diethyl-mandelic acid amide. A good repelling effect was also obtained with the oils of birch/pine tar and eucalyptus. The field tests revealed that the extracts and oils with good activity against Aedes aegypti also were effective against A. communis and A. cinereus. Furthermore oils of citronella and lily of the valley showed similar activity and were comparable with the used reference substances mentioned. Each of these natural products contained a great number of constituents when characterized by chromatography/mass spectrometry. Available data in the literature were gathered, both regarding mosquito repellency and toxicity for humans and larger animals, for each product as well as its major constituents.

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W. Thorsell; A. Mikiver; I. Malander; H. Tunón. Efficacy of plant extracts and oils as mosquito repellents. Phytomedicine 1998, 5, 311 -323.

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W. Thorsell, A. Mikiver, I. Malander, H. Tunón. Efficacy of plant extracts and oils as mosquito repellents. Phytomedicine. 1998; 5 (4):311-323.

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W. Thorsell; A. Mikiver; I. Malander; H. Tunón. 1998. "Efficacy of plant extracts and oils as mosquito repellents." Phytomedicine 5, no. 4: 311-323.

Review
Published: 10 July 1996 in Lakartidningen
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H Tunón; W Thorsell. [War on several front-lines against mosquitoes. Over 20,000 different agents against 2,000 different species]. Lakartidningen 1996, 93, 1 .

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H Tunón, W Thorsell. [War on several front-lines against mosquitoes. Over 20,000 different agents against 2,000 different species]. Lakartidningen. 1996; 93 (28):1.

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H Tunón; W Thorsell. 1996. "[War on several front-lines against mosquitoes. Over 20,000 different agents against 2,000 different species]." Lakartidningen 93, no. 28: 1.

Journal article
Published: 31 October 1995 in Journal of Ethnopharmacology
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Plants used in Swedish traditional medicine to treat inflammatory diseases and/or wounds were selected, based on literature data, for evaluation of inhibitory activity on prostaglandin biosynthesis and platelet activating factor (PAF)-induced exocytosis in vitro. Fifty-nine water extracts from 52 different plants in 28 families were tested. A number of plants, e.g. Calluna vulgaris, Corylus avellana, Geum urbanum, Juniperus communis, Polygonum aviculare, Potentilla erecta and Salix caprea were found to be active in both assays. The most potent cyclooxygenase inhibitors were extracts of Calluna vulgaris, Potentilla erecta and Salix caprea. None of the extracts inhibited just the prostaglandin biosynthesis. In the PAF-test, high inhibition was obtained by 19 extracts, the most potent of which were from Geum rivale, G. urbanum, Solanum dulcamara, Symphytum x uplandicum and Vaccinium vitis-idaea. The in vitro effects in relation to the traditional use, chemical contents and botanical classification, as well as the possibilities and the limitations of the methods are discussed.

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Håkan Tunon; C. Olavsdotter; L. Bohlin. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of some Swedish medicinal plants. Inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis and PAF-induced exocytosis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 1995, 48, 61 -76.

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Håkan Tunon, C. Olavsdotter, L. Bohlin. Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of some Swedish medicinal plants. Inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis and PAF-induced exocytosis. Journal of Ethnopharmacology. 1995; 48 (2):61-76.

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Håkan Tunon; C. Olavsdotter; L. Bohlin. 1995. "Evaluation of anti-inflammatory activity of some Swedish medicinal plants. Inhibition of prostaglandin biosynthesis and PAF-induced exocytosis." Journal of Ethnopharmacology 48, no. 2: 61-76.

Journal article
Published: 31 October 1995 in Phytomedicine
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Menyanthes trifoliata L. is used in Swedish traditional medicine for the treatment of inflammatory diseases of the kidney, e.g. glomerulonephritis. Earlier studies have shown that MtL increases glomerular filtration rate after renal reperfusion ischemia. This activity was suggested to be PAF-inhibitory since MtL also inhibited PAF-induced exocytosis in vitro on human neutrophils (IC(50) = 0.16 mg/ml). The present study further characterizes the anti-inflammatory properties of a rhizome decoction of this plant. MtL inhibited carrageenan-induced rat paw edema (ID(50) ≈ 1.7 g/kg p.o.) and ethyl phenylpropiolate-induced rat ear edema (32% at 2.0 g/kg p.o.) in a dose-dependent manner. Further studies revealed that MtL inhibited both fMLP-induced exocytosis (IC(50) = 0.16 mg/ml) and elastase activity (IC(50) = 0.16 mg/ml). According to these results it is likely that the activity shown in the PAF-test is at least partly due to an inhibition of elastase. MtL showed only minor hemolytic properties at the concentrations used in the PAF- and fMLP-tests, suggesting that the cells in these tests are undamaged. The decoction also inhibited the biosynthesis of LTB(4) (IC(50) ≈ 0.73 mg/ml) and prostaglandins (IC(50) = 0.37 mg/ml) in vitro in a concentration-dependent way. However, at concentrations where the decoction is active in the LTB(4)-test, it also possesses hemolytic properties.

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H. Tunón; L. Bohlin. Anti-inflammatory studies on Menyanthes trifoliata related to the effect shown against renal failure in rats. Phytomedicine 1995, 2, 103 -112.

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H. Tunón, L. Bohlin. Anti-inflammatory studies on Menyanthes trifoliata related to the effect shown against renal failure in rats. Phytomedicine. 1995; 2 (2):103-112.

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H. Tunón; L. Bohlin. 1995. "Anti-inflammatory studies on Menyanthes trifoliata related to the effect shown against renal failure in rats." Phytomedicine 2, no. 2: 103-112.

Journal article
Published: 01 January 1995 in Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica
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C Huang; Håkan Tunon; L Bohlin. Anti-inflammatory compounds isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica 1995, 30, 1 .

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C Huang, Håkan Tunon, L Bohlin. Anti-inflammatory compounds isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L. Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica. 1995; 30 (8):1.

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C Huang; Håkan Tunon; L Bohlin. 1995. "Anti-inflammatory compounds isolated from Menyanthes trifoliata L." Yao xue xue bao = Acta pharmaceutica Sinica 30, no. 8: 1.

Journal article
Published: 30 June 1994 in Phytomedicine
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The influence of oral administration of a water decoction made from the rhizomes of Menyanthes trifoliata L. (MtL) was studied in rats, before and after exposure of 45 min of renal ischemia. Under normal conditions (preischemia) MtL treated kidneys behave similarly to untreated kidneys, measured as glomerular filtration rate (GFR), urine flow and the ability of the kidneys to concentrate urine. After ischemia, the MtL animals, showed much more preserved renal function, demonstrating a glomerular filtration rate (GFR) that was more than 3 times higher than in untreated animals. An in vitro model of platelet activating factor (PAF)-induced exocytosis in human neutrophils, was used to investigate PAF-inhibiting activity of MtL. The standard PAF antagonists WEB 2086, WEB 2170 and SRI 63-441 were used and compared to MtL. All PAF antagonists showed a concentration-dependent inhibition of the exocytosis of activated neutrophils, the PAF-inhibitor WEB 2170 being the most potent, with an IC(50) = 0.2 μg/ml while MtL showed an IC(50) = 160 μg/ml. It is concluded that the higher GFR seen after acute renal failure and treatment with MtL, could, in part, be due to a PAF-antagonistic effect.

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H. Tunón; L. Bohlin; G. Öjteg. The effect of Menyanthes trifoliata L. on acute renal failure might be due to PAF-inhibition. Phytomedicine 1994, 1, 39 -45.

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H. Tunón, L. Bohlin, G. Öjteg. The effect of Menyanthes trifoliata L. on acute renal failure might be due to PAF-inhibition. Phytomedicine. 1994; 1 (1):39-45.

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H. Tunón; L. Bohlin; G. Öjteg. 1994. "The effect of Menyanthes trifoliata L. on acute renal failure might be due to PAF-inhibition." Phytomedicine 1, no. 1: 39-45.

Journal article
Published: 01 April 1994 in Economic Botany
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An ethanol extract ofAchillea millefolium L. showed repelling properties against the mosquito,Aedes aegypti L. Prepared fractions from the extract contained several active compounds which were characterized by thin layer chromatography, high performance liquid chromatography, gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy. Of 35 compounds tested, the most active were the nitrogen containing compound stachydrine, the carboxylic acids, caffeic, chlorogenic, and salicylic acids, and the phenolic compound pyrocatechol. These substances are earlier reported to occur inA. millefolium with the exception of pyrocatechol. Some further substances with lower activity were characterized for the first time inA. millefolium, i.e., adenine, ferulic and mandelic acid, and the methyl esters of capryliclinolenic- and undecylenic acid. Der Ethanolextrakt vonA. millefolium zeigte abwehrende Eigenschaften gegen die MückeAedes aegypti L. Die aus diesem Extrakt hergestellten Fraktionen enthielten mehrere aktive Verbindungen, die mittels Ditnnschichtchromatographie, Gaschromatographie und Massenspektrometrie charakterisiert wurden. Von den 35 untersuchten Substanzen waren die stickstoffhaltige Verbindung Stachydrin, die sauren Verbindungen Kaffee-, Chlorogen- und Salicylsäure sowie das Brenzcatechin die aktivsten. Diese Substanzen sind mit Ausnahme des Brenzcatechins schonfrüher aus A. millefolium beschrieben worden. Weiterhin wurden Adenin, Ferula- und Mandelsäure sowie die Methylestern der Capryl-, Linolen- und Undecylensäure als schwächer aktive Substanzen zum ersten Mal ausA. millefolium charakterisiert.

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Håkan Tunon; W. Thorsell; L. Bohlin. Mosquito repelling activity of compounds occurring inAchillea millefolium L. (asteraceae). Economic Botany 1994, 48, 111 -120.

AMA Style

Håkan Tunon, W. Thorsell, L. Bohlin. Mosquito repelling activity of compounds occurring inAchillea millefolium L. (asteraceae). Economic Botany. 1994; 48 (2):111-120.

Chicago/Turabian Style

Håkan Tunon; W. Thorsell; L. Bohlin. 1994. "Mosquito repelling activity of compounds occurring inAchillea millefolium L. (asteraceae)." Economic Botany 48, no. 2: 111-120.