Search for dissertations about: "Hong Wang"

Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Hong Wang.

2. 1. A comparative study of estrogen receptors a and b in the female reproductive tract

   Author : Hong Wang; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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   Abstract : Estrogens have a pronounced influence on the function of the female reproductive system. The regulation of biological processes by estrogens is mediated via specific intracellular receptors (ERs), ERalpha and ERbeta, which function as regulators of transcriptional activity. READ MORE

4. 2. Immune modulation of macrophages by the meningococcal surface protein NhhA

   Author : Xiao Wang; Hong Sjölinder; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

   Abstract : Functional immune modulation of macrophages play important role during bacterial infection. Neisseria meningitidis, a gram-negative diplococcal bacterium, is the leading cause of bacterial meningitis and fatal septic shock. However, it is also a commensal bacterium that colonizes the nasopharynx of healthy individuals asymptomatically. READ MORE

5. 3. Macrophage programming and host responses to bacterial infection

   Author : Xiao Wang; Hong Sjölinder; Martin Rottenberg; Stockholms universitet; []
   Keywords : NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Macrophages; meningococci; mycobacteria; NhhA; CD46; cytokines; molekylärgenetik; Molecular Genetics;

   Abstract : Macrophages are dynamic, plastic, and heterogeneous immune cells that play an important role in host immune defense against bacterial infection. Various bacterial pathogens, such as Neisseria meningitidis and Mycobacterium tuberculosis, can modulate host immune responses by interfering with macrophage differentiation and polarization. READ MORE