Search for dissertations about: "Susanne Lindgren"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Susanne Lindgren.

  1. 1. HIV and pregnancy : an epidemiological, clinical and virological study of HIV-infected pregnant women and their offspring

    Author : Susanne Lindgren; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : HIV; pregnancy; screening; viraemia; CD4 cell counts; counselling; perinatal transmissionStockholm 1996;

    Abstract : Background: HIV infection is spread throughout most parts of the world with a substantial risk for a fatal outcome within 10 years. The virus is transmitted sexually, by infected blood and from mother to child. Whether the course of am HIV infection in women is changed by pregnancy is not known. READ MORE

  2. 2. On the regulation of immune responses to dietary and self antigens

    Author : Susanne Lindgren; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : Tolerance; regulatory T cells; self antigens; oral tolerance; dietary antigens; intestinal epithelial cells; exosomes; Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin A;

    Abstract : Regulatory mechanisms are necessary to avoid the misdirected aggressive immune responses responsible for the pathology seen in autoimmunity and allergy. Thymic-derived CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells are indispensible for this regulation. We investigated if CD4+CD25+ Treg prevents auto-reactive responses in adult peripheral blood and cord blood. READ MORE

  3. 3. Awareness of fetal movements and pregnancy outcomes

    Author : Anna Akselsson; Ingela Rådestad; Helena Lindgren; Susanne Georgsson; Anna Dencker; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; Sophiahemmet Högskola; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Fetal movements are one, among others, of the measurable factors indicating wellbeing of the fetus. Decreased fetal movements are associated with intrauterine growth restriction and stillbirth. Women with experience of stillbirth have often noticed decreased and weaker fetal movements preceding the intrauterine death. READ MORE