Search for dissertations about: "Leishmania infection"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 17 swedish dissertations containing the words Leishmania infection.

  2. 1. Leishmania donovani lipophosphoglycan : effects on actin and phagosomal maturation

    Author : Åsa Holm; Maria Fällman; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICINE; MEDICIN;

    Abstract : Leishmania donovani promastigotes survive intracellularly in macrophages by inhibiting phagosomal maturation. This ability is conferred by surface lipophosphoglycan (LPG), which is transferred to the host-cell plasma and phagosomal membranes during phagocytosis. READ MORE

  4. 2. Bioactive leishmanicidal alkaloid molecules from Galipea longiflora Krause with immunomodulatory activity

    Author : Jacqueline Calla-Magariños; Carmen Fernández; Marita Troye-Blomberg; Geneviève Milon; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Leishmania infection; Leishmaniasis; herbal medicine; natural products; Galipea longiflora Krause; Evanta; cytokines; IFN-gamma; dendritic cells; inflammation; meglumine antimoniate; immunologi; Immunology;

    Abstract : According to WHO, leishmaniasis is endemic in 98 countries, and has been placed ninth in a global analysis of infectious diseases. Treatment of leishmaniasis is based on pentavalent antimonials but toxicity and developing resistance have been reported. READ MORE

  5. 3. The Immunopathology of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Leishmania donovani Infection in Sudan

    Author : Amir I. Elshafie; Johan Rönnelid; Anders Bengtsson; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Klinisk immunologi; Clinical Immunology;

    Abstract : Immune complexes (IC) and antibody production against self-antigens play a pathological key role in the development of autoimmunity that occurs in patients with parasitic infections and rheumatic diseases. My studies have targeted two groups of patients from Sudan; patients with visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). READ MORE

  6. 4. Effects of intestinal worms on skin immunity and control of co-infection

    Author : Cajsa Classon; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Intestinal helminth infections remain a major health concern in developing areas of the world. Consequences of infection range from gastrointestinal discomfort to systemic manifestations. It has been suggested that individuals infected with intestinal helminths are more susceptible to other infections and mount weaker immunity to vaccination. READ MORE

  7. 5. The role of IL-7 in lymphopenia and bystander apoptosis during HIV-1 infection

    Author : Caroline Fluur; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : The concentration of interleukin-7 (IL-7) in human serum is elevated in various clinical conditions associated with lymphopenia. IL-7 is an essential factor for T cell differentiation and survival, and high IL-7 concentration has been proposed to represent a homeostatic response to T cell depletion, which may accelerate thymic output and promote T cell regeneration. READ MORE