Search for dissertations about: "Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue.

2. 1. Immune cells in pregnant uterine mucosa : functional properties, cellular composition and tissue organization

   Author : Lucia Mincheva-Nilsson; Sten Hammarström; Rolf Kiessling; Umeå universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; immunologically privileged site; TCR γδ cells; CD56 cells; large granular lymphocytes; immunosuppression; cytokine; interleukin; lymphoid cell cluster; intraepithelial lymphocytes; glandular epithelium; immuno electron microscopy; pregnancy; decidua; lactoferrin; lactoferrin receptor; colostrum;

   Abstract : The pregnant uterus mucosa - decidua - is an "immunologically privileged" site. A semiallogeneic embryo is allowed to survive, develop, and grow while the same tissue implanted outside the uterus will be rejected. The decidua basalis, which participates in the placenta formation, is a tissue rich in lymphoid cells. READ MORE

4. 2. Characterisation of CD8 T cells in mucosa associated lymphoid tissue : implications for immune control of HIV-1 infection

   Author : Máire Quigley; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : CD8 T cells; Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1; Mucosa Associated Lymphoid Tissue; perforin; cytotoxicity; gastrointestinal mucosa; tonsil; CD7 expression; Simian Immunodeficiency Virus.;

   Abstract : The role of CD8 T cells has been implicated in the partial immune control of HIV-1 infection. Ultimately these cells fail to control the infection and immune deficiency ensues in the absence of antiretroviral therapy. READ MORE

5. 3. Studies on the immuno-modulating properties of the cholera toxin A1-based fusion protein CTA1-DD

   Author : Anna Eriksson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : adjuvant; cholera toxin; mucosa; targeting; B cell; immuno-modulation; vaccine;

   Abstract : The present work was aimed at exploring the immuno-modulating properties of the novel cholera toxin (CT)-based vaccine adjuvant CTA1-DD, which combines the full enzymatic activity of the A1 subunit of CT with B cell targeting. We have studied the efficacy of the CTA1-DD adjuvant to enhance immune responses in mice after nasal administration. READ MORE

6. 4. Trafficking of Human Dendritic Cells and B cells in Helicobacter pylori-induced Gastritis

   Author : Malin Hansson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Helicobacter pylori; migration; homing; dendritic cells; B cells; gastric mucosa;

   Abstract : Infection with the bacterium Helicobacter pylori is widespread throughout the world, and is associated with development of gastric and duodenal ulcer disease as well as gastric adenocarcinoma and mucosa associated lymphoid tissue lymphoma. The infection generally leads to a large infiltration of immune cells, among them dendrite cells (DC) and IgA-secreting cells. READ MORE

7. 5. Immunological studies of adenoids in children : relation to atopy

   Author : Georgios Papatziamos; Karolinska Institutet; Karolinska Institutet; []
   Keywords : Adenoids; atopy; flow cytometry; immunohistochemistry; IgE; IL-2; IL-4; IFN-gamma; epsilonGL transcripts; IgE cells; IgE plasma cells;

   Abstract : The nasopharyngeal tonsil or adenoids is in constant interaction with our environment with every breath we take. This organ, rich in B cells, contains all the immunocompetent cells necessary for an interaction with T cells, exerted through secretion of cytokines and resulting in the production of immunoglobulins and the formation of memory cells. READ MORE