Search for dissertations about: "Chlamydia karolinska"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 25 swedish dissertations containing the words Chlamydia karolinska.

  2. 1. Towards a bacterial origin of irritable bowel syndrome

    Author : Aldona Dlugosz; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Chlamydia;

    Abstract : Background: The irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is one of the most prevalent disorders and affects about 15% of the Swedish population. Patients with IBS suffer from abdominal pain and disturbed bowel function. Despite being so common, little is known about causality in IBS. READ MORE

  4. 2. Interferons in immunity to chlamydia pneumoniae

    Author : Antonio Carlos Gigliotti (Tony) Rothfuchs; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Chlamydia pneumoniae; TLR; IFN-alpha beta; IFN-gamma; macrophages; T cells;

    Abstract : The cytokine IFN-gamma is the architect behind an amazing immunological program of host resistance to intracellular bacterial and protozoan infections. IFN-gamma activates macrophages, making them into inhospitable habitats for parasites attempting to grow inside them. READ MORE

  5. 3. Chronic infection with chlamydia pneumoniae in COPD and lung cancer

    Author : Eva Brandén; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : Chlamydia pneumoniae; chronic infection; lung cancer; COPD; treatment; detection;

    Abstract : Lung cancer and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are major causes of morbidity and mortality throughout the world. Smoking is the main cause for both diseases, but other factors seem to contribute. READ MORE

  6. 4. Chlamydia trachomatis infection in Sweden : time trends, risk factors, and prevalence

    Author : Inga Veličko; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Chlamydia trachomatis (chlamydia) infection is the most common bacterial sexually transmitted infection (STI), with an estimated 127 million new cases occurring every year worldwide. Due to the asymptomatic nature of the infection, individuals may carry it for a long time and transmit without knowing about it. READ MORE

  7. 5. The role of interferons in the resistance to infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae

    Author : Christian Trumstedt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Chlamydia pneumoniae is an obligate intracellular bacterial pathogen that infects the respiratory tract in human. IFN-gamma is an essential cytokine for the immune response triggered to limit infection with C. pneumoniae. C. READ MORE