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1. Delayed Cell Death after Traumatic Brain Injury : Role of Reactive Oxygen Species
Abstract : Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a leading cause of death and disability TBI survivors often suffer from severe disturbances of cognition, memory and emotions. Improving the treatment is of great importance, but as of yet no specific neuroprotective treatment has been found. READ MORE
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2. Inflammatory response and intervention in experimental acute pancreatitis
Abstract : Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a common disease where underlying mechanisms for the local initiating events in the pancreas, the systemic dissemination of the inflammatory response and remote organ dysfunction still are unclear. The overall aim of the thesis was to study mechanisms of the inflammatory response in AP with special emphasis on local, systemic, and distant organ injury directed at different signalling pathways, and potential therapeutic strategies to prevent the development of inflammation and cell injury following AP. READ MORE
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3. A Path for Improving Stroke Recovery. Effects of MEK-ERK1/2 Inhibition
Abstract : The present thesis aimed to shed more light on the notion of acute inhibition of extracellular-signal regulated kinase (ERK)1/2 pathway as a treatment to improve stroke recovery. Stroke is a major cause of death and long-term disability worldwide, classified as ischemic or hemorrhagic. READ MORE
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4. Regulation of signal transduction in the striatum by typical and atypical antipsychotic drugs
Abstract : The only effective therapy for schizophrenia is based on the use of antipsychotic drugs. These substances act as dopamine D 2 receptor antagonists and can be classified as typical or atypical. Typical antipsychotics, e.g. READ MORE
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5. Importance of MAPK and PKC in cerebrovascular endothelin receptor changes
Abstract : Endothelin is a vasoactive peptide that exerts its effect through two receptors; the endothelin type A (ETA) and type B (ETB) receptor. The contractile ETA receptor is localized on smooth muscle cells in the vascular wall, while the ETB receptors are mainly situated on endothelial cells, mediating vasodilatation. READ MORE