Search for dissertations about: "Lung transplantation"
Showing result 6 - 10 of 49 swedish dissertations containing the words Lung transplantation.
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6. Cancer in organ transplant recipients
Abstract : Tens of thousands of transplantations are performed around the world each year. Organ transplant recipients (OTR) are obliged to receive life-long medical treatment with immunosuppressive drugs to ensure graft function. However, such medications entail an increased risk of developing a broad spectrum of malignancies, especially skin cancer. READ MORE
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7. Clinical and translational perspectives on interventions and therapies in lung transplantation
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8. Cytomegalovirus Infection in Heart and Lung Transplant Patients with focus on long-term outcome
Abstract : Cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection is a common opportunistic infection after heart and lung transplantation. The aims of this thesis were to relate the incidence and severity of CMV infection and disease to different forms of antiviral prevention and to evaluate whether CMV is a risk factor for bronchiolitis obliterans syndrome (BOS) after lung transplantation and coronary artery vasculopathy (CAV) after heart transplantation. READ MORE
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9. Mesenchymal stromal cells in lung tissue
Abstract : Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSC) are multipotent cells with immunomodulatory and regenerative properties. During recent years, the interest in using MSC for clinical approaches for various diseases have increased. READ MORE
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10. Immunological aspects on cystic fibrosis lung disease
Abstract : In cystic fibrosis (CF) colonization of the airways with Pseudomonas aeruginosa is a major cause of deterioration and death. Host defence fails to clear the invading bacteria, which results in a chronic destructive inflammatory process. READ MORE