Search for dissertations about: "CD4 cell counts"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 43 swedish dissertations containing the words CD4 cell counts.
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1. HIV-1 evolution, disease progression and molecular epidemiology of HIV-1 single and HIV-1 and HIV-2 dual-infected individuals in Guinea-Bissau
Abstract : The two genetically related human lentiviruses known today, HIV-1 (which is pandemic) and HIV-2 (which mainly is confined to West Africa), are the causative agents of AIDS. Progressive immune dysfunction and AIDS develop in most cases of untreated HIV-1 infection, but only in approximately 25-30% of HIV-2 infected individuals. READ MORE
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2. Sarcoidosis : expression of cell regulatory markers and the influence of patient phenotype on bronchoalveolar lavage cell differential counts
Abstract : Sarcoidosis is a systemic inflammatory disease that can affect almost any organ, but the respiratory system is affected in more than 90% of the cases. To elicit an immune response, an antigen(s) is processed by antigen-presenting cells (APCs), e.g. READ MORE
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3. Mesenchymal stromal cell crosstalk with the immune system
Abstract : Cell therapy is a promising treatment for several diseases. One of the most commonly used cell types are mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs). MSCs are found in most connective tissues but for clinical use they are commonly harvested from bone marrow, adipose tissue and umbilical cord. READ MORE
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4. Flow cytometric methods for assessment of cell-mediated immune responses
Abstract : The aim of this thesis was to develop and improve flow cytometry-based methods for assessment of cellmediated immune responses (CMI) induced by natural infection or vaccination. Traditionally, the measurement of anti genspecific cellular immune responses has been based on the use of complex, labourintensive, and less informative bulkresults assays (51Cr-release, 3 3H-thymidin uptake and Limiting dilution assay, LDA). READ MORE
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5. The central role of the CD4 T-helper cell in HIV infection : analysis of cell mediated responses and CCR-5 genotypes in HIV-1 infected individuals
Abstract : Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection is characterized by progressive immunologic dysregulation. The main target of HIV is the CD4 cell resulting in malfunction of the immune system, with a decline in CD4 cells and subsequent development of the acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS). READ MORE