Search for dissertations about: "IL-1"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 139 swedish dissertations containing the word IL-1.

  2. 6. Fever : the role of IL-1, IL-6, CRF and glucocorticoids

    Author : Zhen Chai; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES;

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  4. 7. Role of IL-1RAcP and IL-1ra in IL-1 signalling : molecular biological and transgenic studies

    Author : Johan Lundkvist; Alberto Mantovani; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; Other chemistry; Övrig kemi;

    Abstract : IL-1 is a proinflammatory cytokine which causes systemic responses such as fever, increased neuroendocrine activity, sympathetic outflow and increased immune responses. Activation of the transcription factor NFkB is one of the molecular mechanisms involved in IL-1 signalling. READ MORE

  5. 8. On the role of HMGB1 and IL-1 in tissue barrier defense

    Author : Cecilia Zetterström; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
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    Abstract : The specialized epithelial surfaces of the lymphoepithelial tissue in the airways and the seminiferous epithelium of the testis are sites of host-environmental interaction at the same time as they serve important physiological functions in gas exchange and reproduction. The host response of a broken epithelial barrier requires rapid mechanisms to control the microflora and to prevent invasion of pathogens. READ MORE

  6. 9. Interleukin 1, tumor necrosis factor α and interleukin 6 in the rat central nervous system : production and effects with particular attention to the fever response

    Author : Silvia Gatti; Stockholms universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Neurotoxikologi; Tumörer; Onkologi;

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  7. 10. Biologics in Staphylococcus aureus arthritis

    Author : Abukar Ali; Göteborgs universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Staphylococcus aureus; CTLA4-Ig; IL-1 Ra; anti-TNF therapy; mouse; septic arthritis;

    Abstract : The emergence of new type of drugs known as biologics has led to rapid disease improvements in many autoimmune arthritic patients. Nevertheless, most of these biologics are immunomodulators that may consequently increase the susceptibility of patients towards infections, such as septic arthritis. READ MORE