Search for dissertations about: "Anna Witasp"

Found 1 swedish dissertation containing the words Anna Witasp.

2. 1. Expression of inflammatory and insulin signaling genes in acute and chronic stress

   Author : Anna Witasp; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : The acute surgical stress response induces a short-term inflammatory and insulin resistant condition, commonly producing hyperglycemia, which is strongly associated to morbidity and mortality in postsurgical patients. The chronic state of renal insufficiency, on the other hand, represents a long-term stress associated with alarmingly high mortality rates, primarily due to cardiovascular complications, and is similarly related to chronic inflammation, oxidative stress, and insulin resistance. READ MORE