Search for dissertations about: "Physiological biophysics"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 26 swedish dissertations containing the words Physiological biophysics.

  2. 1. Spectroscopic studies of dynorphin neuropeptides and the amyloid beta-peptide : The consequences of biomembrane interactions

    Author : Loïc Hugonin; Astrid Gräslund; Bernard Lebleu; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biophysics; Biofysik; Biophysics; biofysik;

    Abstract : Dynorphin A, dynorphin B and big dynorphin are endogenous opioid neuropeptides. They play an important role in a wide variety of physiological functions such as regulation of pain processing and memory acquisition. Such actions are generally mediated through the κ-receptors. READ MORE

  4. 2. Dynorphin A – Interactions with receptors and the membrane bilayer

    Author : Johannes Björnerås; Lena Mäler; Astrid Gräslund; Göran Widmalm; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Biophysics; biofysik; Biochemistry; biokemi;

    Abstract : The work presented in this thesis concerns the dynorphin neuropeptides, and dynorphin A (DynA) in particular. DynA belongs to the wider class of typical opioid peptides that, together with the opioid receptors, a four-membered family of GPCR membrane proteins, form the opioid system. READ MORE

  5. 3. The opioid peptide dynorphin A : Biophysical studies of peptide–receptor and peptide–membrane interactions

    Author : Johannes Björnerås; Lena Mäler; Astrid Gräslund; Scott Prosser; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; dynorphin A; opioid receptor; neuropeptide; bicelles; NMR; diffusion; decomposition; Biophysics; biofysik;

    Abstract : The work presented in this thesis concerns the opioid peptide dynorphin A (DynA). DynA functions primarily as a neurotransmitter and belongs to the family of typical opioid peptides. These peptides are a part of the opioid system, together with the opioid receptors, a family of GPCR membrane proteins. READ MORE

  6. 4. Apoptosis Regulation via the Mitochondrial Pathway : Membrane Response upon Apoptotic Stimuli

    Author : Marc-Antoine Sani; Gerhard Grobner; Antoinette Killian; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Apoptosis; BH4 peptide; Bax-α1 peptide; model membrane; cardiolipin; solid phase peptide synthesis; circular dichroism; solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy.; Biophysics; Biofysik;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis was the investigation of the mitochondrial response mechanisms upon apoptotic stimuli. The specific objectives were the biophysical characterization of membrane dynamics and the specific roles of lipids in the context of apoptotic regulation occurring at the mitochondrion and its complex membrane systems. READ MORE

  7. 5. Structural studies of heterogeneous amyloid species of lysozymes and de novo protein albebetin and their cytotoxicity

    Author : Vladimir Zamotin; Ludmilla Morozova-Roche; Daniel Otzen; Umeå universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; amyloid; cytotoxicity; atomic force microscopy; Biophysics; Biofysik;

    Abstract : A number of diseases are linked to protein folding problems which lead to the deposition of insoluble protein plaques in the brain or other organs. These diseases include prion diseases such as Creutzfeld-Jakob disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and type II (non-insulin dependent) diabetes. READ MORE