Search for dissertations about: "Herpesvirus 8"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Herpesvirus 8.

  2. 1. Herpesvirus infections in transplant recipients

    Author : Jenny K Lindahl; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Allogeneic stem cell transplantation; Cytomegalovirus; Epstein-Barr virus; Human Herpesvirus type 6; Renal transplantation; Varicella zoster virus;

    Abstract : Abstract Herpesvirus infections are common and can cause serious and life-threatening conditions in transplanted individuals. In this thesis, consisting of 4 papers (I-IV), we investigated primary infection and reactivation of Cytomegalovirus (CMV), Human Herpesvirus type 6 (HHV-6), Varicella Zoster Virus (VZV) and Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) in transplant patients. READ MORE

  4. 2. Viral dUTPases, Recombinant Expression, Purification and Characterization

    Author : Anna-Carin Bergman; Biokemi och Strukturbiologi; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Proteins; nucleocapsid protein; retrovirus; herpesvirus; dUTPase; nucleotide metabolism; enzymology; Proteiner; enzymologi;

    Abstract : The enzyme deoxyuridine 5’-triphosphate nucleotidohydrolase (dUTPase, EC 3.6.1.23) catalyzes the hydrolysis of dUTP to dUMP and pyrophosphate. READ MORE

  5. 3. Human herpesvirus-6 in multiple sclerosis : assay development, immune responses and host genetics

    Author : Rasmus Gustafsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : MS is a chronic inflammatory demyelinating disease of the CNS that implies impaired motor- and cognitive functions. Life expectancy is not severely affected but the disease has substantial negative effects on the quality of life of patients and their relatives. READ MORE

  6. 4. Structural and functional studies of novel viral complement inhibitors

    Author : Linda Mark; Malmö Klinisk kemi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; transplantation; serologi; serology; Kaposi s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus; Immunologi; Immunology; homology modeling; complement inhibitor;

    Abstract : Viruses have developed several strategies to evade the complement system, a part of the immune system. The fourth open reading frame of the human virus Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) encodes a type 1 transmembrane protein. READ MORE

  7. 5. HHV-8/KSHV association with tumor cells during development of Kaposi sarcoma

    Author : Fatemeh Pak; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Kaposi's sarcoma (KS) is a highly and abnormally vascularized tumor-like lesion which usually presents as a cutaneous disease and progresses to extracutaneous, systemic spread usually in the gastrointestinal (GI) tract, lungs, oral cavity and lymph nodes. It is the most common neoplasm of AIDS patient and included in the staging of HIV disease progression. READ MORE