Saku Ruohonen
PhD, Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology
Pharmacology and toxicology. Cardiovascular sciences in preclinical and epidemiological studies.
- Melanocortin 1 Receptor Regulates Pathological and Physiological Cardiac Remodeling (2025)
- Journal of the American Heart Association
Suominen, Anni; Suni, Aino; Ruohonen, Saku; Szabó, Zoltán; Pohjolainen, Lotta; Cai, Minying; Savontaus, Eriika; Talman, Virpi; Kerkelä, Risto; Rinne, Petteri
- Determinants of echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue in a general middle-aged population - The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (2024) Gustafsson, Behnoush; Rovio, Suvi P.; Ruohonen, Saku; Hutri-Kähönen, Nina; Kähönen, Mika; Viikari, Jorma S. A.; Pahkala, Katja; Raitakari, Olli T.
- 2024
- BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making
Drouard Gabin, Mykkänen Juha, Heiskanen Jarkko, Pohjonen Joona, Ruohonen Saku, Pahkala Katja, Lehtimäki Terho, Wang Xiaoling, Ollikainen Miina, Ripatti Samuli, Pirinen Matti, Raitakari Olli, Kaprio Jaakko
- Exposure to parental smoking and cardiac structure and function in adulthood: the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns StudyVimentin regulates Notch signaling strength and arterial remodeling in response to hemodynamic stress2024
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
Pihlman Jukka, Nuotio Joel, Rovio Suvi, Pahkala Katja, Ruohonen Saku, Jokinen Eero, Laitinen Tomi P, Burgner David P, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Tossavainen Päivi, Taittonen Leena, Kähönen Mika, Viikari Jorma SA, Raitakari Olli T, Magnussen Costan G, Juonala Markus
- α-Melanocyte-stimulating hormone alleviates pathological cardiac remodeling via melanocortin 5 receptor (2024) Suominen Anni, Saldo Rubio Guillem, Ruohonen Saku, Szabó Zoltan, Pohjolainen Lotta, Ghimire Bishwa, Ruohonen Suvi T., Saukkonen Karla, Ijas Jani, Skarp Sini, Kaikkonen Leena, Cai Minying, Wardlaw Sharon L., Ruskoaho Heikki, Talman Virpi, Savontaus Eriika, Kerkelä Risto, Rinne Petteri
- Deep Learning–Based Segmentation of Morphologically Distinct Rat Hippocampal Reactive Astrocytes After Trimethyltin Exposure (2022) Vuorimaa Miika, Kareinen Ilona, Toivanen Petri, Karlsson Stefan, Ruohonen Saku
- Cardiovascular Risk Factors in Childhood and Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in AdulthoodReference values and correlates of right atrial volume in healthy adults by two-dimensional echocardiography. (2021) Heiskanen Jarkko S, Ruohonen Saku, Rovio Suvi P, Pahkala Katja, Kytö Ville, Kähonen Mika, Lehtimäki Terho, Viikari Jorma SA, Juonala Markus, Laitinen Tomi, Tossavainen Päivi, Jokinen Eero, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Raitakari Olli T
- Fatty liver index and left ventricular mass: prospective associations from two independent cohortsAssociation of Socioeconomic Status in Childhood With Left Ventricular Structure and Diastolic Function in Adulthood The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (2021)
- Journal of HypertensionJAMA Pediatrics
Li Xiang, Heiskanen Jarkko S, Ma Hao, Heianza Yoriko, Guo Yajun, Kelly Tanika N, He Hua, Fonseca Vivian A, Chen Wei, Harville Emily W, Ruohonen Saku, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Bazzano Lydia A, Raitakari Olli T, Qi Lu
- Influence of early-life body mass index and systolic blood pressure on left ventricle in adulthood - the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns StudyExperimental and Human Evidence for Lipocalin-2 (Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin [NGAL]) in the Development of Cardiac Hypertrophy and heart failure2021
- Annals of MedicineJournal of the American Heart Association
Heiskanen Jarkko S, Hernesniemi Jussi A, Ruohonen Saku, Hutri-Kähönen Nina, Kähonen Mika, Jokinen Eero, Tossavainen Päivi, Kallio Merja, Laitinen Tomi, Lehtimäki Terho, Viikari Jorma, Juonala Markus, Nevalainen Jaakko, Raitakari Olli T
- Childhood Psychosocial Environment and Adult Cardiac Health: A Causal Mediation ApproachIdeal cardiovascular health in childhood-Longitudinal associations with cardiac structure and function: The Special Turku Coronary Risk Factor Intervention Project (STRIP) and the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (YFS) (2019)
- American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Komulainen K, Mittleman MA, Ruohonen S, Laitinen TT, Pahkala K, Elovainio M, Tammelin T, Kähönen M, Juonala M, Keltikangas-Järvinen L, Raitakari O, Pulkki-Råback L, Jokela M
- (2019)
- Scientific ReportsEchocardiography
Nicole C . A. van Engeland, Freddy Suarez Rodriguez, Adolfo Rivero-Müller, Tommaso Ristori, Camille L. Duran, Oscar M. J. A. Stassen, Daniel Antfolk, Rob C. H. Driessen, Saku Ruohonen, Suvi T. Ruohonen, Salla Nuutinen,
Eriika Savontaus, Sandra Loerakker, Kayla J. Bayless, Marika Sjöqvist, Carlijn V. C . Bouten, John E. Eriksson, Cecilia M. Sahlgren
- (2018)
- HeartFrontiers in Pharmacology
Hernesniemi JA, Heiskanen J, Ruohonen S, Kartiosuo N, Hutri-Kähönen N, Kähönen M, Jokinen E, Tossavainen P, Kallio M, Laitinen T, Lehtimäki T, Viikari JSA, Juonala M, Raitakari OT
- Geographic origin as a determinant of left ventricular mass and diastolic function – the Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study (2018)
- Scandinavian Journal of Public Health
L. Vähämurto, M. Juonala, S. Ruohonen, N. Hutri-Kähönen, M. Kähönen, T. Laitinen, P. Tossavainen, E. Jokinen, J. Viikari, O.T. Raitakari, K. Pahkala
- (2018) Ferrara F, Gargani L, Ruohonen S, Vriz O, Scalese M, Russo V, Marra AM, Stanziola AA, Cittadini A, D'Andrea A, Naeije R, Bossone E.
- (2017) Laitinen TT, Puolakka E, Ruohonen S, Magnussen CG, Smith KJ, Viikari JSA, Heinonen OJ, Kartiosuo N, Hutri-Kahonen N, Kahonen M, Jokinen E, Laitinen TP, Tossavainen P, Pulkki-Raback L, Elovainio M, Raitakari OT, Pahkala K, Juonala M
- (2017) Marques FZ, Prestes PR, Byars SG, Ritchie SC, Wurtz P, Patel SK, Booth SA, Rana I, Minoda Y, Berzins SP, Curl CL, Bell JR, Wai B, Srivastava PM, Kangas AJ, Soininen P, Ruohonen S, Kahonen M, Lehtimaki T, Raitoharju E, Havulinna A, Perola M, Raitakari O, Salomaa V, Ala-Korpela M, Kettunen J, McGlynn M, Kelly J, Wlodek ME, Lewandowski PA, Delbridge LM, Burrell LM, Inouye M, Harrap SB, Charchar FJ, Harrap SB, Charchar FJ
- (2017)
- International Journal of Cardiology
Laitinen TT, Ruohonen S, Juonala M, Magnussen CG, Mikkila V, Mikola H, Hutri-Kahonen N, Laitinen T, Tossavainen P, Jokinen E, Niinikoski H, Jula A, Viikari JSA, Ronnemaa T, Raitakari OT, Pahkala K
- Reference Values for Echocardiography in Middle-Aged Population: The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. (2016) Ruohonen S, Koskenvuo JW, Wendelin-Saarenhovi M, Savontaus M, Kähönen M, Laitinen T, Lehtimäki T, Jokinen E, Viikari J, Juonala M, Taittonen L, Tossavainen P, Kallio M, Bax JJ, Raitakari O.
- Systemic Dosing of Thymosin Beta 4 before and after Ischemia Does Not Attenuate Global Myocardial Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury in Pigs (2016) Stark CKJ, Tarkia M, Kentala R, Malmberg M, Vahasilta T, Savo M, Hynninen VV, Helenius M, Ruohonen S, Jalkanen J, Taimen P, Alastalo TP, Saraste A, Knuuti J, Savunen T, Koskenvuo J
- TV viewing and subclinical cardiac diastolic dysfunction in early midlife. The Cardiovascular Risk in Young Finns Study. (2016) Helajärvi H, Ruohonen S, Pahkala K, Heinonen OJ, Viikari J, Raitakari OT
