Search for dissertations about: "Erythropoietin"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 46 swedish dissertations containing the word Erythropoietin.

  2. 21. Occupational heat exposure and kidney disease - Studies on the role of heat stress in the Mesoamerican epidemic of Chronic Kidney Disease of non-traditional origin

    Author : Erik Hansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Heat stress; heat strain; chronic kidney disease; acute kidney injury; occupational medicine;

    Abstract : This thesis examines the association between heat stress and kidney disease in Mesoamerica using different perspectives and methods. An ecologic study found that hot, sugarcane-cultivating regions had elevated chronic kidney disease (CKD) mortality. READ MORE

  4. 22. Preoperative deposit of autologous blood. Effects on inflammatory mediators

    Author : Monica Hyllner; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; allogeneic; autologous; complement; cytokines; blood storage; erythropoiesis; hysterectomy; plasma; prestorage leucocyte filtration; rHuEPO; whole blood.;

    Abstract : Blood contains complex cascade systems and substances that can be activated during the processing of blood components and storage. Allogeneic blood, i.e. blood from someone else, is normally separated into components before storage and transfusion, while autologous blood (the patient s own blood) often is used as whole blood. READ MORE

  5. 23. Studies of experimental brain trauma and ischemia : effects of Epo

    Author : Jonas Blixt; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Traumatic brain injury has attained a lot of scientific and clinical focus during a considerable amount of time but is still as of today regarded a highly lethal condition with a high degree of morbidity amongst the surviving. The complexity of the pathophysiological processes that start immediately after the primary injury are challenging – disruption of the blood-brain barrier (BBB), imbalance in metabolic supply and demand, neuroinflammation and formation of brain edema are some of the components in a plethora of existing processes. READ MORE

  6. 24. Growth hormone, JAKs and STATs : a model cytokine signal transduction system

    Author : Tim Wood; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The haematopoietic cytokine family of signalling molecules comprises a variety of polypeptides which have pleiotropic effects on cell differentiation, tissue development and homeostasis. The family includes several interleukins, a variety of growth and colony stimulating factors, erythropoietin, leukaemia inhibitory factor, ciliary neurotrophic factor, the interferons, as well as leptin, prolactin and growth hormone. READ MORE

  7. 25. Pregnancies complicated by obesity : focus on stillbirth and infants born large for gestational age

    Author : Hanna Åmark; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : Background: The prevalence of obesity has increased globally and reached pandemic levels. Obesity is associated with increased risks of complications during conception, pregnancy and delivery as well as during the postpartum period. READ MORE