Search for dissertations about: "Neutrophils"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 403 swedish dissertations containing the word Neutrophils.
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1. Neutrophils versus Pathogenic Fungi : through the magnifying glass of nutritional immunity
Abstract : Neutrophils are among the first white blood cells recruited to the site of infection once microbial pathogens enter the host organism. At site, they perform a well-orchestrated chain of processes that aims to kill the microbial invader. Most prominent, neutrophils engulf microbes to inactivate them intracellularly, a process called phagocytosis. READ MORE
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2. Functional characterization of pro-angiogenic neutrophils
Abstract : The vascular system stretches throughout the body to provide oxygen, nutrition, and to remove waste products from cell metabolism. Angiogenesis, formation of new blood vessels by sprouting from pre-existing vessels, is one of the main mechanisms involved in blood vessel formation. READ MORE
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3. Malaria during pregnancy and childhood : A focus on soluble mediators and neutrophils
Abstract : In areas where malaria is endemic, pregnant women and children bear the main burden of severe and life-threatening malarial disease. The aim of this work was to study the impact of Plasmodium falciparum infection on inflammatory responses in pregnant women and children residing in African countries. READ MORE
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4. Monocytes and Neutrophils in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Abstract : Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is a heterogenous inflammatory joint disease and the most commonrheumatic disease in children. Oligoarticular JIA (oJIA) is the major subgroup, which mainly affects fewand large joints, such as the knee. READ MORE
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5. Neutrophils and autoantibodies in autoimmune rheumatic disease
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