Search for dissertations about: "Atopic dermatitis correlation"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 7 swedish dissertations containing the words Atopic dermatitis correlation.

2. 1. Serotonergic mechanisms in atopic dermatitis

   Author : Aram Rasul; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Atopic dermatitis (AD) may be worsened by stress and anxiety. Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) is an important mediator in stress and anxiety. In the present thesis serotonergic mechanisms were studied in atopic dermatitis (AD). READ MORE

4. 2. Tachykinergic mechanisms in atopic dermatitis

   Author : Louise Lönndahl; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Atopic dermatitis (AD) is an often severely itching, chronic, inflammatory skin disorder and may worsen due to stress and anxiety. Tachykinins have been suggested to influence the level of inflammation as well as being involved in pruritus, stress and anxiety. READ MORE

5. 3. Atopic dermatitis in adults: prognosis and factors of importance for persistence

   Author : Mari Helen Sandström Falk; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; atopic dermatitis; adults; prognosis; prognostic factors; Malassezia; atopu patch test; skin prick test; IgE; prevalence; severity; locations;

   Abstract : Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a common skin disease with multifactorial aetiology. Elevatedlevels of serum IgE are common in AD patients and IgE antibodies to the yeast Malassezia, amember of the cutaneous microflora, are also common. READ MORE

6. 4. The role of Malassezia in the pathogenesis of atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome

   Author : Catharina Johansson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Atopic dermatitis; atopic eczema dermatitis syndrome; Malassezia; Pityrosporum; T-cells; PBMC proliferation; cytokines; ELISPOT; TCRVB; IgE; skin prick test; atopy patch test;

   Abstract : Atopic eczema/dermatitis syndrome (AEDS) is a chronically relapsing skin disease, which is often associated with elevated levels of serum lgE. The immunopathology of AEDS is at present unclear, but it is known that lymphocytes infiltrating the AEDS lesions are predominantly of the CD4+ T helper phenotype. READ MORE

7. 5. The role of CD30 in atopic allergy

   Author : Åsa Bengtsson; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : CD30; sCD30; CD30L; allergy; atopic dermatitis; T-cell clone; Th1 Th2; placenta; glutathione GSH ; N-acetyl-L-cysteine NAC ;

   Abstract : The 120 kDa CD30 molecule belongs to the tumour necrosis factor (TNF) receptor superfamily and is expressed by activated lymphoid cells. Small populations of CD30+ cells have been detected in the peripheral lymphoid organs, as well as in the thymus. A subset of CD45RO+, so-called memory T cells, also express CD30 after various kind of stimuli. READ MORE