Search for dissertations about: "therapeutic apheresis"

Found 4 swedish dissertations containing the words therapeutic apheresis.

  2. 1. Plasma as a Therapeutic Principle in Clinical Practice : With Special Reference to Sweden

    Author : Rut A C Norda; Bo Nilsson; Bernd G Stegmayr; Kristina Nilsson-Ekdahl; Volker Kretschmer; Uppsala universitet; []
    Keywords : Immunology; adverse effects; contact activation; plasma exchange; plasma storage; severe sepsis; therapeutic apheresis; transfusion; Immunologi;

    Abstract : The newly established Swedish Apheresis Registry makes it possible to do national inter-center comparisons. This study was undertaken to describe and analyze the use of therapeutic apheresis and the adverse effects in such therapy. READ MORE

  4. 2. Interventional studies on immunological balance in IBD and allergic asthma

    Author : Vladislaw Muratov; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : We have studied a role of immunological balance in connection to allergen challenge in asthma patients and in connection to apheresis treatment in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients. It has been suggested that T-helper type 2 cells become recruited into the bronchial mucosa and regulate allergic asthma reaction. READ MORE

  5. 3. Immunological markers and clinical characteristics of pulmonary inflammation

    Author : Helga Haugom Olsen; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Interstitial lung diseases (ILD) includes a broad spectrum of disorders affecting the lung parenchyma. Common to these conditions is the exacerbated pulmonary immunological response leading to inflammation, disordered tissue healing, and, in a proportion of patients, chronic pulmonary fibrosis. READ MORE

  6. 4. Pediatric inflammatory bowel disease : clinical and immunological aspects on remission treatment

    Author : Helena J Rolandsdotter; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background - Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), including Crohn’s disease (CD) and ulcerative colitis (UC), are lifelong conditions characterized by abdominal pain, bloody diarrhea and fatigue. The incidence and prevalence are increasing worldwide, with approximately 10-20% of all IBD cases diagnosed during childhood. READ MORE