Search for dissertations about: "mesothelioma tissues"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words mesothelioma tissues.

  2. 1. Polyomavirus infections in humans

    Author : Annika Lundstig; Malmö Klinisk mikrobiologi; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Polyomaviruses; tumour virology; BK virus; neuroblastoma; maternal infection; Real Time PCR; enzyme immunoassay; seroprevalence; JC virus; SV40; virus like particles VLPs ; seroepidemiology; biobank; mesothelioma tissues; Microbiology; bacteriology; virology; mycology; Mikrobiologi; bakteriologi; virologi; mykologi;

    Abstract : The human polyomaviruses BKV and JCV are endemic and infect > 70% of population worldwide. Primary infections occur during childhood and are largely subclinical. Following primary infection, both viruses persist as latent infections in the kidneys and B lymphocytes. READ MORE

  4. 2. Matrix metalloproteases and cell motility in malignant mesothelioma

    Author : Zhiwen Liu; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Matrix; metalloproteases MMPs ; cell motility; growth factors; malignant mesothelioma; invasion;

    Abstract : Invasion and metastasis of malignant tumor cells requires destruction of and migration through extracellular matrix (ECM) such as basement membrane and interstitial stroma. The ECM-degrading proteases produced by tumor cells and stromal cells and cell motility play a crucial role in this process. READ MORE

  5. 3. Mesothelial differentiation, mesothelioma and tumor markers in serous cavities

    Author : Miklós Gulyás; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Mesothelium; mesothelioma; differentiation; differential gene expression; proteoglycans; tumor markers; effusion;

    Abstract : Mesothelial cells covering the serous membranes are of mesodermal origin although they acquire several characteristics of epithelial cells. The cytological and histological diagnosis of malignant tumors in serous cavities is sometimes a major challenge: the main diagnostic alternatives are reactive benign mesothelium, mesothelioma and adenocarcinoma. READ MORE

  6. 4. Gender differences in chemical carcinogenesis

    Author : Sandeep Kadekar; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Gender differences in cancer incidence and mortality is a regular finding in epidemiological studies. In addition to reproductive organs this pattern is also seen in non-reproductive organs, with men being the most affected gender for the majority of cancer-sites. READ MORE