Search for dissertations about: "Adiponectin"
Showing result 11 - 15 of 73 swedish dissertations containing the word Adiponectin.
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11. Estimation of risk in the field of osteoporosis
Abstract : Introduction: Osteoporosis has been recognised as an established and well-defined disease that affects more than 75 million people in the United States, Europe and Japan. Osteoporosis has been operationally defined by the WHO on the basis of bone mineral density (BMD) assessment. READ MORE
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12. Molecular characterization of insulin resistance in the adipose tissue and the effects of thiazolidinediones
Abstract : Type 2 diabetes is the most common metabolic disorder today and has reached epidemic proportions in many contries. Insulin resistance plays a central role in the pathogenesis of Type 2 diabetes and can be present for a decade or more before onset of the disease. READ MORE
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13. Environmental Contaminants and Obesity
Abstract : Obesity is a worldwide problem affecting both children and adults. Genetic, physiological, environmental, psychological, social and economic factors interact in varying degrees, influencing body weight and fat distribution and the progress of obesity. READ MORE
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14. Immunometabolic patterns in psychiatric disease
Abstract : Many forms of immune system dysregulation are linked to psychiatric disorders. This thesis examines specific types of immune dysregulation in broad cohorts with psychiatric disease. The first section focuses on adipokines and other immunometabolic biomarkers and their interaction with state vs. trait symptoms. READ MORE
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15. Pathophysiological role and clinical relevance of cytokines in hypertensive heart failure. A combined clinical and experimental study
Abstract : Although mortality due to heart failure has decreased significantly in the last decade since the introduction of ACE-inhibitors and ?-adrenergic receptor blockers in the management of heart failure, chronic heart failure is still one of the most important causes of morbidity and mortality and has a very high frequency for readmission to hospitalization because of the aggravation of heart failure. This accounts for a significantly higher health-care expenditure that is twice as much the cost for cancer. READ MORE