Search for dissertations about: "Nordenfelt Pontus"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words Nordenfelt Pontus.

  2. 1. Phagocytosis by neutrophils - studies on phagosome dynamics and membrane traffic modulation by Streptococcus pyogenes

    Author : Pontus Nordenfelt; Infektionsmedicin; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; fluorescence microscopy; membrane traffic; neutrophil; Streptococcus pyogenes; phagosome; phagocytosis;

    Abstract : Neutrophils are our most numerous and deadly white blood cells and without them we would succumb quickly to infections by pathogens. The main mechanism that the neutrophils employ for our protection is phagocytosis, where they eat and enclose their target inside a membrane-bound organelle, the phagosome. READ MORE

  4. 2. Innate immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection : How extracellular traps and trained immunity can restrict bacterial growth

    Author : Clara Braian; Maria Lerm; Olle Stendahl; Parasa Venkata Ramanarao; Nordenfelt Pontus; Linköpings universitet; []
    Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES;

    Abstract : Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease caused by the bacterium Mycobacterium tuberculosis, and the cause of 1.5 million deaths in 2018. During a pulmonary TB infection, the bacterium reaches the lungs and is phagocytosed by cells of the innate immune system, primarily macrophages. READ MORE