
Henna Martiskainen
Academy Research Fellow
Institute of Biomedicine, School of Medicine, Faculty of Health Sciences
[email protected] | +358 50 387 1326
My research is focused on the genetic risk factors for Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative diseases in the Finnish population. I use human-derived cell models to understand the molecular mechanisms of the genetic risk variants in microglial cells.
Research groups
Publications
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Low prevalence of CWH43 variants among Finnish and Norwegian idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus patients: a cohort-based observational study
Räsänen, Joel; Helisalmi, Seppo; Heikkinen, Sami; Raivo, Joose; Korhonen, Ville E.; Martiskainen, Henna; Junkkari, Antti; Grenier-Boley, Benjamin; Bellenguez, Céline; Oinas, Minna; Avellan, Cecilia; Frantzen, Janek; Kotkansalo, Anna; Rinne, Jaakko; Ronkainen, Antti; Kauppinen, Mikko; von und zu Fraunberg, Mikael; Lönnrot, Kimmo; Satopää, Jarno; Perola, Markus; Koivisto, Anne M.; Julkunen, Valtteri; Portaankorva, Anne M.; Mannermaa, Arto; Soininen, Hilkka; Jääskeläinen, Juha E.; Lambert, Jean-Cha. 2025. Fluids and barriers of the cns. 22: . 17 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Deep learning assisted quantitative analysis of Aβ and microglia in patients with idiopathic normal pressure hydrocephalus in relation to cognitive outcome
Luikku, Antti J; Nerg, Ossi; Koivisto, Anne M; Hanninen, Tuomo; Junkkari, Antti; Kemppainen, Susanna; Juopperi, Sini-Pauliina; Sinisalo, Rosa; Pesola, Alli; Soininen, Hilkka; Hiltunen, Mikko; Leinonen, Ville; Rauramaa, Tuomas; Martiskainen, Henna. 2024. Journal of neuropathology and experimental neurology. 83: 967-978 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Organotypic Hippocampal Slice Cultures from Adult Tauopathy Mice and Theragnostic Evaluation of Nanomaterial Phospho-TAU Antibody-Conjugates
Kemppainen, Susanna; Huber, Nadine; Willman, Roosa-Maria; Zamora, Ana; Makinen, Petra; Martiskainen, Henna; Takalo, Mari; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Sobrino, Tomas; Gomez, Manuel Antonio Gonzalez; Pineiro, Yolanda; Rivas, Jose; Himmelreich, Uwe; Hiltunen, Mikko. 2023. Cells. 12: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Protective Alzheimer's disease-associated APP A673T variant predominantly decreases sAPPβ levels in cerebrospinal fluid and 2D/3D cell culture models
Wittrahm, Rebekka; Takalo, Mari; Kuulasmaa, Teemu; Mäkinen, Petra M; Mäkinen, Petri; Končarević, Saša; Fartzdinov, Vadim; Selzer, Stefan; Kokkola, Tarja; Antikainen, Leila; Martiskainen, Henna; Kemppainen, Susanna; Marttinen, Mikael; Jeskanen, Heli; Rostalski, Hannah; Rahunen, Eija; Kivipelto, Miia; Ngandu, Tiia; Natunen, Teemu; Lambert, Jean-Charles; Tanzi, Rudolph E; Kim, Doo Yeon; Rauramaa, Tuomas; Herukka, Sanna-Kaisa; Soininen, Hilkka; Laakso, Markku; Pike, Ian; Leinonen, Ville; Haapasalo, . 2023. Neurobiology of disease. 182: A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Alzheimerin taudin uudet riskigeenit - keskiössä mikrogliasolut
Martiskainen, Henna; Takalo, Mari; Konttinen, Henna; Malm, Tarja; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Leinonen, Ville; Hiltunen, Mikko. 2021. Duodecim. 137: 1375- 1382 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
MECP2 Increases the Pro-Inflammatory Response of Microglial Cells and Phosphorylation at Serine 423 Regulates Neuronal Gene Expression upon Neuroinflammation
Wittrahm, Rebekka; Takalo, Mari; Marttinen, Mikael; Kuulasmaa, Teemu; Mäkinen, Petra; Kemppainen, Susanna; Martiskainen, Henna; Rauramaa, Tuomas; Pike, Ian; Leinonen, Ville; Natunen, Teemu; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Hiltunen, Mikko. 2021. Cells. 10: 860 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Diabetic phenotype in mouse and humans reduces the number of microglia around ß-amyloid plaques
Natunen, Teemu; Martiskainen, Henna; Marttinen, Mikael; Gabbouj, Sami; Koivisto, Hennariikka; Kemppainen, Susanna; Kaipainen, Satu; Takalo, Mari; Svobodová, Helena; Leppänen, Luukas; Kemiläinen, Benjam; Ryhänen, Simo; Kuulasmaa, Teemu: Rahunen, Eija: Juutinen, Sisko; Mäkinen, Petra; Miettinen, Pasi; Rauramaa, Tuomas; Pihlajamäki, Jussi; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; et al [incl. Leinonen, Ville; Tanila, Heikki; Hiltunen, Mikko]. 2020. Molecular neurodegeneration. 15: 66 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
The Alzheimer's disease-associated protective Plcγ2-P522R variant promotes immune functions
Takalo, Mari; Wittrahm, Rebekka; Wefers, Benedikt; Parhizkar, Samira; Jokivarsi, Kimmo; Kuulasmaa, Teemu; Mäkinen, Petra; Martiskainen, Henna; Wurst, Wolfgang; Xiang, Xianyuan; Marttinen, Mikael; Poutiainen, Pekka; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Hiltunen, Mikko; Haass, Christian. 2020. Molecular neurodegeneration. 15: 52 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research -
Altered Insulin Signaling in Alzheimer's Disease Brain - Special Emphasis on PI3K-Akt Pathway
Gabbouj, Sami; Ryhanen, Simo; Marttinen, Mikael; Wittrahm, Rebekka; Takalo, Mari; Kemppainen, Susanna; Martiskainen, Henna; Tanila, Heikki; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Hiltunen, Mikko; Natunen, Teemu. 2019. Frontiers in neuroscience. 13: 629 A2 Review article, Literature review, Systematic review -
Decreased plasma C-reactive protein levels in APOE E 4 allele carriers
Martiskainen, Henna; Takalo, Mari; Solomon, Alina; Stancáková, Alena; Marttinen, Mikael; Natunen, Teemu; Haapasalo, Annakaisa; Herukka, Sanna-Kaisa; Kuusisto, Johanna; Soininen, Hilkka; Kivipelto, Miia; Laakso, Markku; Hiltunen, Mikko. 2018. Annals of clinical and translational neurology. 5: 1229-1240 A1 Journal article (refereed), original research