Search for dissertations about: "Humoral immunity"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 86 swedish dissertations containing the words Humoral immunity.
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1. Infectious immunity and pneumococcal vaccine responses in multiple myeloma and related disorders
Abstract : Multiple myeloma (MM), Waldenstrom’s macroglobulinemia (WM), and monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) are B cell conditions associated with suppressed immune functions and susceptibility to infection. Severe pneumococcal disease is common not least in MM patients and vaccination is considered important, although the protective efficacy is debated. READ MORE
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2. Varicella immunity and vaccination
Abstract : Varicella-zoster virus (VZV) is an air-borne, extremely contagious herpesvirus. It causes chickenpox, which usually is a benign illness in childhood. Adults, pregnant women and immunocompromised patients often get a severe disease with complications. After infection the virus stays latent in sensory ganglia. READ MORE
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3. Anomalies in humoral immunity in the NOD mouse : contribution to the progression of type 1 diabetes
Abstract : The non-obese diabetic (NOD) mouse is widely used model Type 1 diabetes (T1D), a chronic inflammatory disease characterized by destruction of the insulin producing β cells in the islets of Langerhans by immune cells. The classical symptoms include increased glucose levels in urine and blood, frequent urination and enhanced thirst. READ MORE
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4. Herpesvirus Infection and Immunity in Neurocognitive Disorders
Abstract : Herpesviruses have co-speciated with several vertebrate and invertebrate animals throughout the history of evolution. In the immunocompetent human host, primary infection is usually benign, whereafter the virus is brought into life-long latency. READ MORE
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5. Antigens and antibodies involved in humoral immunity to plasmodium falciparum
Abstract : Malaria plasmodiidae cause more death and disease than any other known human pathogen. The parasite still threatens half of the world population {2.5 billion) and 300 million people are considered to become infected every year. READ MORE